Action Comics 1938 #408 - 4.5 - $11.00

Superman finds himself unable to rescue a stranded astronaut.

Superman creates a new identity to prevent contaminating Earth with a strain of artificial bacteria.

A laboratory accident creates a ghostly duplicate of Ray Palmer, who wants to take the real Ray's place by destroying him.

On-sale date from copyright registration. As printed in the indica, the volume number of "5" is likely a publisher typo and should have been 35. The previous issue is volume 34, and the next issue volume 35.

• The Shocking Secret of Super-X! - Superman in college story.
• The Atom's Phantom Double! - Story in two parts of 5.67 and 6.67 pages.
• - Letters from: Mark Lucke, Richard J. Kalina, Richard H. Morrissey, Sheila Jackson, Joe Farara.