Cover: Wayne Boring & Stan Kaye

Action Comics #199

Dec 1954 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Phantom Superman!”

In "The Phantom Superman!", Lex Luthor unleashes a terrifying new threat by creating a duplicate of Superman made of duplicate atoms—real enough to fight, but not to last. When the impostor wreaks havoc across Metropolis, the real Superman must unravel the mystery of the doppelgänger’s origins before it’s too late. Written by Bill Woolfolk and illustrated by Wayne Boring with inks by Stan Kaye, this 1954 classic features cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye.

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

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Full credits

writer Bill Woolfolk

artist Wayne Boring

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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