Comic Title: Action Comics #254
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1959
On Sale Date: May 28, 1959 Copyright Date May 28, 1959
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1959

Newsstand Date May 28, 1959
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V14 #3

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

Title: "The Battle with Bizarro"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: Al Plastino

Reprinted In:
80 Page Giant Magazine #6 (1965)
Superman in the Fifties TPB (2002)
Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 1 TPB (2005)
Superman:The Man of Tomorrow Archives Vol. 2 HC (2006)
Superman in the Fifties TPB (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #38; next appearance in Action Comics #255)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #38; next appearance in Action Comics #255)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #38; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #11)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #38; next appearance in Superman #131)

Villain(s)

• Lex Luthor (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #100; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #104)
• Bizarro (next appearance in Action Comics #255)
• A handsome Bizarro (created by Bizarro with the duplicator ray; next appearance in Action Comics #255)
• Vekko (Luthor’s henchman; no further appearances)

Comments:
The Bizarro created in this story is not the same one that appeared in Superboy #68 although he does possess those memories, presumably because Superman has them.

This story continues in the first story of Action Comics #255.

Synopsis:
Lex Luthor has discovered the plans to Professor Dalton’s duplicator ray, that created a Bizarro when Superboy was exposed to it. Luthor builds another device and uses it on Superman. The device creates an adult Bizarro.

Bizarro however will not serve Luthor as intended, and instead the creature captures his creator. Bizarro is feared by people due to his appearance, and Superman intends to destroy him. The creature falls in love with Lois Lane, but Lois rejects him.

Bizarro uses the duplicator ray to make an imperfect duplicate of himself that Lois will like. The new Bizarro is handsome, but still stupid. Lois is initially tricked into believing he is Superman. While the handsome Bizarro romances Lois, the original Bizarro keeps Superman from interfering by exposing him to Kryptonite.