Comic Title: Superman #169
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1964
On Sale Date: March 19, 1964 Newsstand Date March 19, 1964
Source: House Ad, Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #49, Page 30

Copyright Date March 19, 1964
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1964

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Man Who Stole Superman's Secret Life"
Pages: 14

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Al Plastino

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #169; next appearance in Superman #169)

Supporting Character(s)

• Perry White (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #141; next appearance in Superman #169)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman #169; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #49)

Villain(s)

• Ned Barnes (a Superman look-a-like; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Big Tony and Gunner (mobsters; both die in this story; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #319; next appearance in Adventure Comics #320)

Other Character(s)

• Sally Selwyn (last appearance in Superman #165; no further appearances)
• Digby Selwyn and Hawkins (last appearance in Superman #165; no further appearances)
• An unnamed police detective and a security guard (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Lois Lane (in Clark Kent's dream)
• Lana Lang (in Clark Kent's dream)

Synopsis:
A spy masquerading as Superman photographs some secret equipment in the Midwest, then escapes disguised in a suit. He is seen by Sally Selwyn, who once fell in love with Clark Kent, when he had amnesia and believed he was Jim White. Sally thinks the spy is Jim. To hide-out from police, the spy plays along with Sally's mistake.

Superman arrives to investigate the imposter. He too runs in to Sally which restores his memory of their previous encounter. He decides that Sally is worth marrying, but when he finally locates the imposter, he reconsiders.

The imposter, who is really Ned Barnes, a boy Superboy once saved. Barnes got plastic surgery to resemble the Boy of Steel, but eventually came to despise him. Barnes has fallen for Sally too, so he double-crosses his partners to save her life. He dies in the encounter, and Superman realizes that he too must give up Sally to protect her.