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''Superman: Secret Origin'' (2009-2010) was a six-issue retelling of Franchise/{{Superman}}'s origin as presented as canonical in the post-InfiniteCrisis DCU written by GeoffJohns and drawn by Gary Frank. Much like the last origin retelling tale, ''ComicBook/SupermanBirthright'', its only real differences are that ''Secret Origin'' fits in with the Johns run of ''ComicBook/ActionComics'', the ''ComicBook/NewKrypton'' storylines and Adventure Comics, and that it takes some cues from ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and the way ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' set up a MythologyGag to allude to upcoming story lines.
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After being rendered non-canon by the events of the ComicBook/{{New 52}}, the ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' storyline ''ComicBook/SupermanReborn'' restored this story back to continuity.
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* BastardBoyfriend: Subverted, because John Corben wants to ''think'' he's Lois's boyfriend, instead coming across as a StalkerWithACrush. He keeps sending her flowers which she immediately throws out, doesn't understand why she does after reexplaining they only went out ''once'', is contemptuous of her career and thinks he knows what's best for her, and grabs her when starts ignoring him. Thankfully, Lois (and Clark) refuse to accept any of his behavior.
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* StayInTheKitchen: Sam Lane and John Corben both try to invoke this trope with Lois, being dismissive of her career and insisting it's in her "best wishes" to marry Corben, have kids, and settle down as an army wife. Lois is not appreciative that they won't take a hint.
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* TookALevelInKindness: The EstablishingCharacterMoment of Clark's arrival in Metropolis has him accidentally bump into a rude older woman who makes a confused, snide remark about his idealistic nature. [[spoiler: By the end of the last issue, another new arrival to Metropolis bumps into the same woman, who is now far more nicer and polite. This is an indicator about Superman's effect on Metropolis.]]
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* OnlyFriend: At least in a certain area. When he's leaving after his chat with Jimmy Olsen on the roof, Superman says it would be a shame if Jimmy left town because he'd lose the only friend he's made since coming to Metropolis.
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* DynamicAkimbo: When Superman lets Jimmy take a photo, he initially adopts a "hands-clasped-in-front-of-him" pose, but Jimmy suggests he put his hands on his hips instead, and that's the photo the ''Planet'' ends up running.
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* DeathByOriginStory: [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready Krypton.]]Krypton]], as always, gets blown up.
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* InterruptedSuicide: {{Subverted|Trope}}. After a nasty moment with Luthor, Superman comes up to the ''Daily Planet'' roof and finds Jimmy Olsen standing on the edge, his head down. Supes flies toward him, shouting, "Don't jump!" -- but then finds out that Jimmy ''wasn't'' planning on jumping; he was just saying a final, depressed goodbye to Metropolis before his planned departure.
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* SoProudOfYou: Jimmy laments to Superman of his WellDoneSonGuy status with his family, and how they didn't expect much of him when he left for Metropolis. This causes Superman to remember when he left Smallville and the exchange he had with his parents.
-->'''Clark Kent''': I'll make you proud.
-->'''Jonathan Kent''': You already do.
-->'''Clark Kent''': I'll make you proud.
-->'''Jonathan Kent''': You already do.
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** Like in the 1970s ''DC Super Dictionary'', [[AscendedMeme Lex Luthor stole forty cakes.]] AndThatsTerrible.
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** Like in [[Literature/TheSuperdictionary the 1970s ''DC Super Dictionary'', Dictionary'',]] [[AscendedMeme Lex Luthor stole forty cakes.]] AndThatsTerrible.
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** The [=LexCorp=] remote control exosleleton from issue 3 is a spitting image of the modern battle armor. And it's made of Metallo, a synthetic metal made by [=LexCorp=].
*** In turn, this is likely a mythology gag relating to SupermanTheAnimatedSeries, as that series opened up with Superman fighting Corben inside Lex branded power armor. That, in turn, was likely a shout out to the first Metalo, who was a guy in a power suit. Fractal mythology gags!
*** In turn, this is likely a mythology gag relating to SupermanTheAnimatedSeries, as that series opened up with Superman fighting Corben inside Lex branded power armor. That, in turn, was likely a shout out to the first Metalo, who was a guy in a power suit. Fractal mythology gags!
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** The [=LexCorp=] remote control exosleleton exoskeleton from issue 3 is a spitting image of the modern battle armor. And it's made of Metallo, a synthetic metal made by [=LexCorp=].
*** In turn, this is likely a mythology gag relating toSupermanTheAnimatedSeries, ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', as that series opened up with Superman fighting Corben inside Lex branded power armor. That, in turn, was likely a shout out to the first Metalo, who was a guy in a power suit. Fractal mythology gags!
*** In turn, this is likely a mythology gag relating to
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** [[{{Smallville}} Chloe Sullivan]] has a signature on [[spoiler:Pete Ross' arm cast]] early in the first issue.
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* ClarkKenting: As in the SilverAge, Clark's glasses in this continuity [[spoiler:come from his spaceship and absorb his heat vision]].
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* ClarkKenting: As in the SilverAge, UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}}, Clark's glasses in this continuity [[spoiler:come from his spaceship and absorb his heat vision]].
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In issue 4, Cat Grant asks Lois whether Superman is "Big".
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In issue 4, Cat Grant asks Lois whether Superman is "Big". She also mentions she gets a lot of exercise, "just not at the gym".
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* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Gary Frank's Superman is ''clearly'' based on Christopher Reeve, to the point of it being a reverse InkSuitActor.
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* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrenght: Clark at the very beginning of the story. Justified seeing that his powers are just beginning to emerge.
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* AbusiveParents: LoisLane' father General Lane and ComicBook/LexLuthor's father Lionel Luthor.
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''Superman: Secret Origin'' (2009-2010) was a six-issue retelling of Franchise/{{Superman}}'s origin as presented as canonical in the post-InfiniteCrisis DCU written by GeoffJohns and drawn by Gary Frank. Much like the last origin retelling tale, ''ComicBook/SupermanBirthright'', its only real differences are that ''Secret Origin'' fits in with the Johns run of ''ComicBook/ActionComics'', the ''ComicBook/NewKrypton'' storylines and Adventure Comics, and that it takes some cues from ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and the way ''TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' set up a MythologyGag to allude to upcoming story lines.
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* ScheduleSlip: As Johns was writing this, the last three issues were left awhile, as ''Blackest Night, Brightest Day'' and a dozen other things were going on that he needed to write.
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* CutLexLuthorACheck: Averted and subverted. The "Luthor Lottery" as people of Metropolis call it, is where Luthor uses his wealth to change the lives of one lucky person a day. Subverted when [[spoiler:It's revealed that Luthor uses it to bribe his way from the authorities and turn Rudy Jones into Parasite solely to fight Superman]].
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* CutLexLuthorACheck: Averted and subverted. The "Luthor Lottery" as people of Metropolis call it, is where Luthor uses his wealth to change the lives of one lucky person a day. Subverted when [[spoiler:It's revealed that Luthor uses it to bribe his way from the authorities and turn Rudy Jones into Parasite solely to fight Superman]]. It's also pretty clear that the main reason Luthor does it isn't to make a difference in the lives of the people he picks, but because he clearly gets off on being worshipped and adored like some benevolent deity come to Earth to distribute blessings to the masses.
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* ShipperOnDeck: General Lane wants Lois to give up her career and marry John Corben, but not because he cares about her marrying a good man, but because he sees Corben as the son he never had.
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'''Soldier''': I thought we confiscated his camera!
'''Jimmy Olsen''': A good reporter is always prepared! I have a dozen spares! ''[[BlindedByTheLight (blinds the soldiers with the camera's flash and escapes)]]''
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!!Tropes found in this series:
* AbusiveParents: LoisLane' father General Lane and LexLuthor's father Lionel Luthor.
* AlmightyJanitor: Averted with [[JerkAss Rudy Jones.]]
* AllThereInTheManual: You should have a sense of the John's run of Superman stories to fully get all the injokes and such.
* ArmsDealer: Luthor supplies the US military (and General Lane) with weapons and scientific aid.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Rudy Jones, John Corben and Lex Luthor]] in issues 4-6, respectively.
* BewareTheSuperman: Luthor tries to pull this in the later two issues.
* BittersweetEnding: Issue 2. [[spoiler:Most of Clark's friends have left him alone, except for Lana, but the Legion of Superheroes are Superman's new friends and Krypto arrives to be his companion]].
* CallBack: This goes roughly hand in hand with the current tales of Superman written by Geoff Johns. Also, the bit with the old lady yelling at Clark for looking to the sky is repeated with the old lady saying there's a reason to look up to the sky now with Superman around.
* ClarkKenting: As in the SilverAge, Clark's glasses in this continuity [[spoiler:come from his spaceship and absorb his heat vision]].
* CovertPervert: Cat Grant. See the GettingCrapPastTheRadar section.
* CoversAlwaysLie: In the first issue, Martha and Jonathan are much younger in the interior pages than the cover. Also Clark isn't so young looking.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Luthor inverts this in issues 4-6.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: Averted and subverted. The "Luthor Lottery" as people of Metropolis call it, is where Luthor uses his wealth to change the lives of one lucky person a day. Subverted when [[spoiler:It's revealed that Luthor uses it to bribe his way from the authorities and turn Rudy Jones into Parasite solely to fight Superman]].
* DeathByOriginStory: [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready Krypton.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: Luthor [[spoiler: is behind the the Daily Planet's near bankruptcy and attempts to follow through with it in the final issue when his ego is being crumbled]].
* [[EvilFormerFriend Evil Former Aquaintance]]: Luthor.
* EyesNeverLie: Lois is able to tell the integrity of someone by looking into their eyes.
* GeoffJohns: Writes it.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In issue 4, Cat Grant asks Lois whether Superman is "Big".
* InsufferableGenius: Who else?
* IOwnThisTown: Luthor again.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Clark, on discovering he's not from Earth.
* LaserGuidedKarma: To all the post-time skip bad guys.
* MythologyGag:
** Clark's high school clothes are similar to the ones he wore in the early years of ''Smallviille''.
** In issue 3, Superman saves Lois from a falling helicopter much as in the original movie.
** The [=LexCorp=] remote control exosleleton from issue 3 is a spitting image of the modern battle armor. And it's made of Metallo, a synthetic metal made by [=LexCorp=].
*** In turn, this is likely a mythology gag relating to SupermanTheAnimatedSeries, as that series opened up with Superman fighting Corben inside Lex branded power armor. That, in turn, was likely a shout out to the first Metalo, who was a guy in a power suit. Fractal mythology gags!
** [[{{Smallville}} Chloe Sullivan]] has a signature on [[spoiler:Pete Ross' arm cast]] early in the first issue.
** Images of Zod, Ursa and Non, Brainiac's ship and Doomsday appear as holograms in issue 1.
** Luthor and Clark go to school together, and his father is named Lionel. Also the sometimes canon story of Luthor murdering his or one of his parents is present.
** The very different depictions of Kryptonian clothing in the Golden and Silver Age comics, in the Christopher Reeve movies, and in JohnByrne's ''ComicBook/TheManOfSteel'' are ''all'' referenced for this origin's version of Krypton.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Gary Frank's Superman is ''clearly'' based on Christopher Reeve, to the point of it being a reverse InkSuitActor.
* NoEndorHolocaust: The big fights between Superman and [[spoiler:Rudy Jones(aka Parasite)]] in issue 4 and [[spoiler:John Corbin(aka Metallo)]] in issue 6. Lots of property damage ensues, including a [[spoiler:tank]] in 6... but a less-cynical Metropolis apparently agrees with Superman that [[spoiler:the Army had no business starting a firefight on the streets of Metropolis.]]
* NoSympathy: Lana does this to Clark in issue 2 when she tries to start a relationship with him.
* ScheduleSlip: As Johns was writing this, the last three issues were left awhile, as ''Blackest Night, Brightest Day'' and a dozen other things were going on that he needed to write.
* TimeSkip: Issue 3 takes place on Clark's first day in Metropolis after issue 2 ends with Clark still in school.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Luthor, per usual. This story has him offer a "Luthor Lottery" were one lucky Metropolis citizen can get their dreams come true through Luthor's money.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Gal]]: Lois has a less than desirable relationship with her father.
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!!Tropes found in this series:
* AbusiveParents: LoisLane' father General Lane and LexLuthor's father Lionel Luthor.
* AlmightyJanitor: Averted with [[JerkAss Rudy Jones.]]
* AllThereInTheManual: You should have a sense of the John's run of Superman stories to fully get all the injokes and such.
* ArmsDealer: Luthor supplies the US military (and General Lane) with weapons and scientific aid.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Rudy Jones, John Corben and Lex Luthor]] in issues 4-6, respectively.
* BewareTheSuperman: Luthor tries to pull this in the later two issues.
* BittersweetEnding: Issue 2. [[spoiler:Most of Clark's friends have left him alone, except for Lana, but the Legion of Superheroes are Superman's new friends and Krypto arrives to be his companion]].
* CallBack: This goes roughly hand in hand with the current tales of Superman written by Geoff Johns. Also, the bit with the old lady yelling at Clark for looking to the sky is repeated with the old lady saying there's a reason to look up to the sky now with Superman around.
* ClarkKenting: As in the SilverAge, Clark's glasses in this continuity [[spoiler:come from his spaceship and absorb his heat vision]].
* CovertPervert: Cat Grant. See the GettingCrapPastTheRadar section.
* CoversAlwaysLie: In the first issue, Martha and Jonathan are much younger in the interior pages than the cover. Also Clark isn't so young looking.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Luthor inverts this in issues 4-6.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: Averted and subverted. The "Luthor Lottery" as people of Metropolis call it, is where Luthor uses his wealth to change the lives of one lucky person a day. Subverted when [[spoiler:It's revealed that Luthor uses it to bribe his way from the authorities and turn Rudy Jones into Parasite solely to fight Superman]].
* DeathByOriginStory: [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready Krypton.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: Luthor [[spoiler: is behind the the Daily Planet's near bankruptcy and attempts to follow through with it in the final issue when his ego is being crumbled]].
* [[EvilFormerFriend Evil Former Aquaintance]]: Luthor.
* EyesNeverLie: Lois is able to tell the integrity of someone by looking into their eyes.
* GeoffJohns: Writes it.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In issue 4, Cat Grant asks Lois whether Superman is "Big".
* InsufferableGenius: Who else?
* IOwnThisTown: Luthor again.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Clark, on discovering he's not from Earth.
* LaserGuidedKarma: To all the post-time skip bad guys.
* MythologyGag:
** Clark's high school clothes are similar to the ones he wore in the early years of ''Smallviille''.
** In issue 3, Superman saves Lois from a falling helicopter much as in the original movie.
** The [=LexCorp=] remote control exosleleton from issue 3 is a spitting image of the modern battle armor. And it's made of Metallo, a synthetic metal made by [=LexCorp=].
*** In turn, this is likely a mythology gag relating to SupermanTheAnimatedSeries, as that series opened up with Superman fighting Corben inside Lex branded power armor. That, in turn, was likely a shout out to the first Metalo, who was a guy in a power suit. Fractal mythology gags!
** [[{{Smallville}} Chloe Sullivan]] has a signature on [[spoiler:Pete Ross' arm cast]] early in the first issue.
** Images of Zod, Ursa and Non, Brainiac's ship and Doomsday appear as holograms in issue 1.
** Luthor and Clark go to school together, and his father is named Lionel. Also the sometimes canon story of Luthor murdering his or one of his parents is present.
** The very different depictions of Kryptonian clothing in the Golden and Silver Age comics, in the Christopher Reeve movies, and in JohnByrne's ''ComicBook/TheManOfSteel'' are ''all'' referenced for this origin's version of Krypton.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Gary Frank's Superman is ''clearly'' based on Christopher Reeve, to the point of it being a reverse InkSuitActor.
* NoEndorHolocaust: The big fights between Superman and [[spoiler:Rudy Jones(aka Parasite)]] in issue 4 and [[spoiler:John Corbin(aka Metallo)]] in issue 6. Lots of property damage ensues, including a [[spoiler:tank]] in 6... but a less-cynical Metropolis apparently agrees with Superman that [[spoiler:the Army had no business starting a firefight on the streets of Metropolis.]]
* NoSympathy: Lana does this to Clark in issue 2 when she tries to start a relationship with him.
* ScheduleSlip: As Johns was writing this, the last three issues were left awhile, as ''Blackest Night, Brightest Day'' and a dozen other things were going on that he needed to write.
* TimeSkip: Issue 3 takes place on Clark's first day in Metropolis after issue 2 ends with Clark still in school.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Luthor, per usual. This story has him offer a "Luthor Lottery" were one lucky Metropolis citizen can get their dreams come true through Luthor's money.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Gal]]: Lois has a less than desirable relationship with her father.
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