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Comics - Ongoing - Batman - Issue #257

BATMAN #257
COVER TAGLINE: None
TITLE: Hail Emperor Penguin
STORY ARC: None
COVER DATE: July/August, 1974

WRITER: Dennis 'Denny' O'Neil
ARTIST: Irv Novick
INKER: Dick Giordano
COLORS: N/A
LETTERS: N/A
EDITORS: Julius Schwartz
COVER: Nick Cardy

PRICE: $1.00 U.S.

CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Penguin

PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE: Hunt for a Robin-Killer
STORY ARC: None

WRITER: Gardner F. Fox
ARTIST: Gil Kane
INKER: Sid Greene
COLORS: N/A
LETTERS: N/A
EDITORS: Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne)

PLOT:
N/A
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ORIGINAL PRINTING:
(Story Reprinted from Detective #374)

TITLE: Ally Babble and the Fourteen Peeves
STORY ARC: None

WRITER: Bill Finger
ARTIST: Dick Sprang
INKER: Dick Sprang
COLORS: N/A
LETTERS: N/A
EDITORS: Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)

PLOT:
Millionaire Jasper Quinch meets a talkative troublemaker named Ally Babble. Ally quiets one of Quinch's noisy neighbors, so Quinch hires Babble to handle some of his other pet peeves. Ally travels around town working on Quinch's list. Authorities, including Batman, think Babble is a lunatic. Two crooks named Hoiman and Shoiman use the chaos Babble creates as a distraction for their robberies. Batman nabs the crooks and stops Babble's activities. Quinch apologizes for hiring Babble, who has become his latest pet peeve.

ORIGINAL PRINTING:
(Story Reprinted From Batman #30)

TITLE: Adventures of Alfred : "Conversational Clue"
STORY ARC: None

WRITER: Mort Weisinger
ARTIST: Jerry Robinson
INKER: Jerry Robinson
COLORS: N/A
LETTERS: N/A
EDITORS: Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)

PLOT:
While researching criminology at the library, Alfred meets a professor of the subject. Before he can finish talking to the professor, Alfred overhears two men talking about a murder. Alfred follows the men in order to stop them from committing the crime. When he bursts in on them, he discovers they are radio actors, rehearsing a murder scene.

Alfred leaves embarrassed, then discovers he switches notebooks with the professor. He tracks down the man and discovers the professor is actually a safecracker. The professor tries to kill Alfred, but through an accident the butler manages to capture the crook and his assistant.

ORIGINAL PRINTING:
(Story Reprinted From Batman #22)

TITLE: Die Small -- Die Big
STORY ARC: None

WRITER: Robert Kanigher
ARTIST: Bob Brown
INKER: Joe Giella
COLORS: N/A
LETTERS: N/A
EDITORS: Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne)

PLOT:
N/A
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ORIGINAL PRINTING:
(Story Reprinted From Detective Comics #385)

TITLE: Rackety-Rax Racket
STORY ARC: None

WRITER: Don Cameron
ARTIST: Dick Sprang
INKER: Dick Sprang
COLORS: N/A
LETTERS: N/A
EDITORS: Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Joker

PLOT:
The Joker plans a new series of jewel capers, using college initiations pranks as a theme. When Batman intervenes, the Caped Crusader is captured. Robin is then forced to undergo humiliating initiation pranks in order to save Batman's life. Eventually Batman frees himself from Joker's clutches. Together, the Dynamic Duo then apprehends the Joker and his men.

ORIGINAL PRINTING:
(Story Reprinted From Batman #32)

REVIEW:
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