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Cover: Wayne Boring & Stan Kaye

Action Comics #199

Dec 1954 · DC · 0.10 USD
“The Phantom Superman!”

Luthor creates a duplicate of Superman composed of duplicate atoms. Luthor then sends the duplicate to cause disasters and help criminals. Superman discovers the duplicate is not a robot and realizes that Luthor must be behind its creation. After battling the duplicate until its power runs out, Superman trails the energy source back to Luthor and destroys the machine responsible for the creation of the duplicate.

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writer Bill Woolfolk · artist Wayne Boring · inker Stan Kaye · cover Wayne BoringStan Kaye

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inker Stan Kaye
cover pencils Wayne Boring
cover inks Stan Kaye

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Luthor creates a duplicate of Superman composed of duplicate atoms. Luthor then sends the duplicate to cause disasters and help criminals. Superman discovers the duplicate is not a robot and realizes that Luthor must be behind its creation. After battling the duplicate until its power runs out, Superman trails the energy source back to Luthor and destroys the machine responsible for the creation of the duplicate.

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