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Action Comics , #199

Published: December 1954

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The Phantom Superman!

Story Featuring Superman

"Great Scott! An exact duplicate of myself..."

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The Phantom Superman!

Story Featuring 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.

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Story Notes

Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/. Synopsis by Darkmark.

The Interplanetary Bank!

Story Featuring Tommy Tomorrow

"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.

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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.

School for Hunters!

Story Featuring Congo Bill

"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.

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Death on the Highway
Storyline

An article about some of the safety precautions used on highways.

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Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!"

Story Featuring Superboy

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Story Featuring Shorty

"Say, you can't smoke here!"

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Story Notes

Back cover.

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Inside back cover.

Editorial Advisory Board

"Here is the trick which has amazed visitors..."

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Superman's Secret Message
Draw Me!
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Inside front cover.