Comic Title: Action Comics #199
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1954
Approx. On Sale Date: October 28, 1954 Copyright Date October 26, 1954
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1954
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Phantom Superman"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #73; next appearance in Superman #94)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #73; next appearance in Superman #94)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Action Comics #198; next appearance in Superman #94)

Villain(s)

• Lex Luthor (last appearance in Superman #90; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #5)
• A duplicate Superman (destroyed in this story; no further appearances)
• A group of underworld leaders (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
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.