History YMMV / Superboy

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Of the four "replacement" Supermen from the "Reign of the Supermen" arc, Superboy was the only one who received a lasting series. (Steel got one, but it was canceled not long after.)

* ReplacementScrappy: While he's liked by the majority of readers, some Conner fans do ''not'' like Jonathan Kent. After years of ''Superboy'' being... well, crap, they hoped he would be fixed somewhat by Rebirth... this did not happen. In fact, he doesn't seem to appear in ''anything'' after the ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' story arc "Crucible". And to rub salt in the wound, Jon gets to co-star in ''Superman'' written by Peter J. Tomasi ''and'' he gets to appear alongside Damian Wayne in ''Super Sons'', never mind the likelihood of him likely making guest appearances in ''Teen Titans''. Suffice to say, Conner fans are not amused that Jon gets such a big push.

* FridgeBrilliance: Conner's '[[CivvieSpandex costume]]'- jeans and a T-shirt- seems odd at first, compared to pretty much every [[SuperheroesWearCapes other]] [[SuperheroesWearTights superhero]]. But considering Conner's identity issues, it makes perfect sense. He's trying his hardest to '''not''' be Superman, in any way possible. He wants to be his own person, and his choice of costume reflects that.
** Further than that, Conner's real identity is Superboy. He's wearing normal clothes because being Superboy is when he takes his costume ''off.''

* ReplacementScrappy: While he's liked by the majority of readers, some Conner fans do ''not'' like Jonathan Kent. After years of ''Superboy'' being... well, crap, they hoped he would be fixed somewhat by Rebirth... this did not happen. In fact, he doesn't seem to appear in ''anything''. And to rub salt in the wound, Jon gets to co-star in ''Superman'' written by Peter J. Tomasi ''and'' he gets to appear alongside Damian Wayne in ''Super Sons'', never mind the likelihood of him likely making guest appearances in ''Teen Titans''. Suffice to say, Conner fans are not amused that Jon gets such a big push.
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* DorkAge: The New52 volume gets this to some people, starting off strong before going absolutely insane and being cancelled.

* MoralEventHorizon: Superboy Prime, who in every one of his appearances, ends up finding new and horrific ways to become more and more of a CompleteMonster.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Conner gets a lot of it from ''Comicbook/YoungJustice'' fans, who still insist on calling him Kon.

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* RunningTheAsylum: Back when he was just a mere fan,[[http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3055/geoffjohnslu2.png Geoff Johns was specifically told that Lex Luthor was NOT a DNA donor in Superboy's creation.]] Needless to say, Geoff ignored that when he started writing for the character....

* [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/sa_steve/4237827436/in/photostream/ This cover]] of features him getting spanked by the principal.

* CharacterRerailment: More like rerailment from CharacterDevelopment. Superboy-Prime goes back to his usual CompleteMonster self in his latest appearance, even after at least feeling remorse and regret in ''ComicBook/BlackestNight''.

* CompleteMonster: Superboy-Prime. See the Superman character sheet and YMMV tab for more on that.

* CompleteMonster: Superboy Prime. This is very YMMV.

* JerkassWoobie: Superboy-Prime, when he doesn't [[CompleteMonster plummet]] into the MoralEventHorizon
* MoralEventHorizon: Superboy Prime, who in every one of his appearances, ends up finding new and horrific ways to become more and more of a CompleteMonster. Until his BlackestNight tie-in.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Of the four "replacement" Supermen from the "Reign of the Supermen" arc, Superboy was the only one who received a lasting series. (Steel got one, but it was canceled not long after.)

* {{FanonDiscontinuity}}: Conner gets a lot of it from ''Comicbook/YoungJustice'' fans, who still insist on calling him Kon.

* RunningTheAsylum: Back when he was just a mere fan,[[http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3055/geoffjohnslu2.png Geoff Johns was specifically told that Lex Luthor was NOT a DNA doner in Superboy's creation.]] Needless to say, Geoff ignored that when he started writing for the character....

* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: He once tussled with Spider-man (Ben Reilly) during the ''Marvel Vs DC'' event.

* {{Discontinuity}}: Conner gets a lot of it from ''Comicbook/YoungJustice'' fans, who still insist on calling him Kon.

* {{Discontinuity}}: Conner gets a lot of it from ''YoungJustice'' fans, who still insist on calling him Kon.

* CompleteMonster: Superboy Prime

* JerkassWoobie: Superboy-Prime

* MoralEventHorizon: Superboy Prime, who in every one of his appearances, ends up finding new and horrific ways to become more and more of a CompleteMonster.
** Until his BlackestNight tie-in.

** Then again, he has a VERY good FreudianExcuse: trapped inside ''something'' multiple times, his world destroyed by Anti-Monitor, and being forced to see the world was not as glimmery and nice as the silver age idea of superheroes...yeah, Prime was evil, but he was, at heart, a kid with some severe issues brought on by multiple life changing catastrophes.

* CharacterDerailment: Kon-El, post ''YoungJustice''. He didn't have to be TotallyRadical anymore, but did he have to become an unnecessarily {{Wangst}}y CloningBlues type of character?

* CharacterDerailment: Post ''YoungJustice''. He didn't have to be TotallyRadical anymore, but did he have to become an unnecessarily {{Wangst}}y CloningBlues type of character?

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Kon-El has been a fan-favorite character since his first appearance, since TheNineties were perfect for that type of character. He became immensely popular during the middle of the decade, as one can tell by the number of one-shots, crossovers (He was one of the '''main events''' of Marvel vs DC!), and spin-off monthlies he was featured in at the time. However, Superboy's post-"Graduation Day" revamp was done in large part to update him for a more modern audience. So yes, he was Rescued from the Heap, but he only got there when [[ValuesDissonance time marched on without him]].