Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Action Comics #254

Jul 1959 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Battle with Bizarro!”

In "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.

writer Otto Binder · artist, inker Al Plastino · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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writer Otto Binder

artist, inker Al Plastino

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

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Luthor steals Professor Dalton's duplicating machine and creates an adult Bizarro to menace Superman, but this Bizarro turns on its creator, hands him over to the authorities, and attempts to help Superman. When the people he has helped react in horror to him, Bizarro gets depressed. He misinterprets Lois' sympathy to his plight for true affection and takes her to a remote island. But when she rejects him, he turns the duplicator ray on himself and creates a handsome bizarro duplicate, whom Lois mistakes for the real Superman.

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