Comic Title: Batman #257
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jul/Aug 1974
On Sale Date: April 30, 1974 Newsstand Date April 30, 1974
Source: Comic Reader, #105

Copyright Date April 30, 1974
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1974

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.60
Page Count: 96
Editor: Julius Schwartz

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "Ally Babble and the Fourteen Peeves"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Bill Finger
Artist: Dick Sprang

Reprinted From:
Batman #30 (1945)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #30; next appearance in Detective Comics #102)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #30; next appearance in Detective Comics #102)

Villain(s)

• Hoiman and Shoiman (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Ally Babble (next appearance in Batman #34)
• Jasper Quinch (a millionaire; no further appearances)
• A dancer, subway guard, a motorist, a moviegoer, a man on the telephone, a barber, Thomas Traff, a radio listener, and members of the Clown Club (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
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.