Credits
Writer(s):
Bill Finger
Penciller(s):
Wayne Boring
Inker(s):
Stan Kaye
Colorist(s):
?
Letterer(s):
?
Subject Matter
Genres:
superhero
Feature(s):
Superman
Character(s):
Superman [Clark Kent]; Johnny Broddigan; Cliff Tyler; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Jor-El's Robot
Synopsis:
When a series of Kryptonian weapons suddenly appear, the Man of Steel deduces that there must be an evil Superman on Earth.
Reprinting
From Content Item:
Action Comics #216 published May 1956
was The Super-Menace of Metropolis [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled as "The Hyper-Menace from Krypton"
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
12
Notes:
Original title: "The Super-Menace of Metropolis"; a handful of panels were edited to fix a minor error in the original story (Superman should not be able to destroy machines from Krypton which would become invulnerable on Earth -- additional word balloon added to page 3, panel 3; modified word balloon on page 5, panel 2; modified word balloon on page 9, panels 4 and 6; modified word balloons on page 12, panels 3, 4, and 5).