Batman #257 Values

Publisher: DC, 1974

About Batman #257

One-hundred page issue. Joker, Penguin, and Talia appearances. Alfred backup story. Bondage cover by Nick Cardy. Story art by Irv Novick and Dick Giordano.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Talia al Ghul; the Joker (inset); Alfred Pennyworth (inset); Ally Babble (inset)

Pencils: Nick Cardy

Inks: Nick Cardy

Colors: Tatjana Wood

Letters: Joe Letterese

Notes: Cardy's credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. His credits are also found on the contents page. Previous indexer also listed Neal Adams as contributing to the cover, but Nick Caputo sees no evidence of Adams art on the cover. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

STORY DETAILS

(10 Stories)

Title: Hail Emperor Penguin!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; King Peeble IV (Kingdom of Swawak ruler); Talia al Ghul; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot; aka Forster Aptenodytes] (villain); Ras al Ghul (image); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (image)

Synopsis: When a young King is kidnapped by the Penguin, it takes the efforts of Batman, Robin and Talia to free him from the madman's clutches.

Pages: 20.000

Script: Denny O'Neil (credited)

Pencils: Irv Novick (credited)

Inks: Dick Giordano (credited)

Letters: Ben Oda

Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, and listed in the book.

Title: The Penguin's Unique Umbrellas!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)

Pages: 2.000

Script: E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Pencils: Pat Broderick; Bob Kane; Carmine Infantino; ? (illustrations)

Inks: Pat Broderick; Bob Kane; Murphy Anderson; ? (illustrations)

Letters: Ben Oda

Notes: Consists of panels reprinted from earlier Penguin appearances along with new material by Pat Broderick. Citations for Batman #14, #21, #33, #36, #38, #169, #190 and Detective Comics #58.

Title: Hunt for a Robin-Killer!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jim Condor; Ed Condor

Synopsis: After finding the Boy Wonder nearly dead from a brutal beating, a vengeful Batman hits the streets to find the man responsible.

Pages: 13.670

Script: Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils: Gil Kane (credited)

Inks: Sid Greene (credited)

Letters: Milt Snapinn ?

Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, and are listed in the book.

Characters: Casey the Cop

Synopsis: Casey arrests a camera fiend, whom the Sergeant misinterprets as a person who likes to take pictures.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Henry Boltinoff (credited)

Pencils: Henry Boltinoff (credited)

Inks: Henry Boltinoff (credited)

Letters: Henry Boltinoff

Title: Ally Babble and the Fourteen Peeves!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ally Babble

Synopsis: Ally Babble accepts the offer of $5000 from a rich man to eliminate 14 peeves he has against others, but is soon charged with ripping off the man who paid him.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Bill Finger

Pencils: Dick Sprang

Inks: Dick Sprang

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Notes: Pencils and inks credits verified by Dick Sprang.

Title: Conversational Clue!

Characters: Alfred Pennyworth; Bruce Wayne (guest-star); Dick Grayson (guest-star)

Synopsis: When Alfred accidentally hears some unsettling conversation in a local library, he follows the clue up...which nearly costs him his life!

Pages: 4.000

Script: Mort Weisinger

Pencils: Jerry Robinson

Inks: Jerry Robinson

Letters: George Roussos

Notes: Writer and letterer credits added and art credits confirmed by Craig Delich.

Title: Die Small -- Die Big!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dick Grayson; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Barbara Gordon; Herbert Small

Synopsis: The appearance of a man dressed as the Batman at a party at Wayne Mansion and carrying a death threat for the Caped Crusader spurs Batman to attack the problem alone without the aid of Robin.

Pages: 14.340

Script: Robert Kanigher (credited)

Pencils: Bob Brown (credited)

Inks: Joe Giella (credited)

Letters: Milt Snapinn

Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, and listed in the book. Pages 6 and 15 are 2/3-pages.

Pages: 2.000

Script: Guy H. Lillian [as GHLIII]

Pencils: Anthony Kowalik (illustration)

Inks: Neal Adams (illustration)

Letters: typeset

Notes: Letters of comment from Clint Thomas, Roger Orth, William Nutt, Alan Lankin, Bob Ortega, David Dasch, The Guitar Man (Donwyn Newsome) and Bob Rodi.

Title: Rackety-Rax Racket!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joker

Synopsis: A series of crazy college initiations are actually a blind for daring thefts masterminded by the Joker!

Pages: 12.000

Script: Don C. Cameron

Pencils: Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane]

Inks: Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane]

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Notes: Pencils and inks credits verified by Dick Sprang.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	3	4	7	9	14	14	19	23	16	4	0	0	119
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	3	5	7	10	14	14	20	24	16	4	0	0	123

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