Action Comics #254
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Battle with Bizarro!", Superman faces a twisted mirror of himself when Lex Luthor unleashes a duplicate created by Professor Dalton's machine—only this Bizarro, despite being built to attack, chooses to help rather than harm. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Al Plastino, this 1959 classic sees the oddball clone misread kindness as love, leading to a heartfelt and bizarre journey that tests the limits of empathy. The cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye captures the surreal clash of worlds, a striking visual for a story that’s as poignant as it is outlandish.
In "The Battle with Bizarro!" from Action Comics #254, Lex Luthor steals Professor Dalton's duplicating machine to create an adult Bizarro, only to find the creature defies expectations—turning on its creator and aiding Superman, despite the public's fear. When Bizarro misreads Lois Lane’s pity as love, he takes her to a remote island, where his desperate attempt to win her affection leads to a twist neither she nor readers expect.
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Reprinted in Superman #147 (1959), Superman Supacomic #6 (1960), 80 Page Giant Magazine #6 (1965), Star Album (Supermoça) #1 (1968), Superman in Action Comics #1 (1993), The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn] (1995), Supergirl Archives #1 (2001), Superman in the Fifties #[nn] (2002), Showcase Presents: Superman #1 (2005), Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #2 (2006), Showcase Presents: Supergirl #1 (2008), Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 (2016), Supergirl: The Silver Age #1 (2017), Superman in the Fifties #[nn] (2021), DC Finest: Supergirl: The Girl of Steel #[nn] (2025), Action Comics #4
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