Action Comics, #199
Published: December 1954
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The Phantom Superman!
"Great Scott! An exact duplicate of myself..."
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- duplicate Superman
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Colors: Jack Adler
Draw Me!
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Phantom Superman!
"It's no use! Our bullets bounce off him!"
Storyline
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.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- duplicate Superman
- Lex Luthor
- Lois Lane
- Jimmy Olsen
Credits
- Script: Bill Woolfolk
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Story Notes
Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/. Synopsis by Darkmark.
"Say, you can't smoke here!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Superman's Secret Message
The Interplanetary Bank!
"Are you sure my atomic money is safe here from bandits?"
Storyline
Tommy is assigned to go undercover at the Interplanetary Bank, where gold is mysteriously disappearing.
Characters
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
- Mr. Mason
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Jim Mooney
Story Notes
Binder's records indicate he wrote another Tommy Tomorrow story in 1954 but was unsure what issue it appeared in. This could be a re-titled script (Binder lists the story as "Living Money"). Info per Nick Caputo, culled from Bill Schelly's book Otto Binder The Life and Work of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visionary. Keith Chandler: Binder's title exactly describes the culprit of the plot here.
"Here is the trick which has amazed visitors..."
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Editorial Advisory Board
Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!"
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Death on the Highway
Storyline
An article about some of the safety precautions used on highways.
Credits
- Pencils: Luca Maresca
- Inks: Luca Maresca
School for Hunters!
"Oh - oh - - I think I'll have to stop teaching you how to avoid big game perils and start showing you!"
Storyline
One of the students at Bill's big game hunting school is out to murder another student.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Gaston Greene
- Taylor
- Janu the Jungle Boy
Credits
- Pencils: Ed Smalle
- Inks: Ed Smalle
- Script: Jack Miller
Story Notes
Inside back cover.