* IronWoobie: Butch had a very crappy constant life full of abuse (whether physically or emotional) by hand of his friends (both groups), the Fleming family, every single mission they ever had and [[spoiler: his original mother]] and he still kept a cheerful, upbeat personality.
* SpiritualAdaptation: ''Literature/AriaTheScarletAmmo'', which started four years after ''[=SpyBoy=]'' had ended, is almost exactly what it would have been if a Japanese light novel author had made an adaptation of the comic book.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Some disliked the ToneShift in ''Final Exam'', where the series became suddenly much more serious and dramatic and less wacky and self-referencial.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Many plot points, if not the series itself, considering it got cancelled before it could receive any kind of conclusion. Even the author himself, Creator/PeterDavid, thought so.
-->"I was always frustrated with where we ended it. It didn't occur to me that they wouldn't continue the series; if I'd known, I'd never have left it on a lady-or-the-tiger cliffhanger. I remember when we did the ''Spyboy''/''Young Justice'' crossover. The book had already been canceled and fans read the crossover and made comments like, 'We really love this Spyboy character. How come no one's done a series with him?' That just leaves you banging your head against the wall."
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: ''Spyboy'' is a sort of snapshot of late '90s/early '00s comic books, and its contemporary pop culture in general. The fashion is pure 2000 (lots of bare midriffs and visible thongs), it's self-consciously borrowing a ''lot'' from manga, and Spyboy's organization has a secret lair suspended between the Twin Towers.
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