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Action Comics #199

DC · Series began 1938 · December 1954

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Dates

Cover date: December 1954
On sale: October 26, 1954
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Wayne Boring, Henry Boltinoff, Jim Mooney, Ray Thompson, Win Mortimer, Raymond Perry, Ed Smalle, Fred Harmaninks: Stan Kaye, Henry Boltinoff, Jim Mooney, Ray Thompson, Win Mortimer, Raymond Perry, Ed Smalle, Fred Harmancolors: Jack Adlerscript: Bill Woolfolk, Henry Boltinoff, Otto Binder, Jack Schiff, Jack Millerletters: Henry Boltinoff, Ira Schnapp

Stories

The Phantom Superman! · 12 pages
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.
The Interplanetary Bank! · 6 pages
Tommy is assigned to go undercover at the Interplanetary Bank, where gold is mysteriously disappearing.
Death on the Highway · 2 pages
An article about some of the safety precautions used on highways.
School for Hunters! · 6 pages
One of the students at Bill's big game hunting school is out to murder another student.

Reprinted in

Adventure Comics (1938), Superman Annual (1951), Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (1956), Tarzan (1972)