History ComicBook / SupermanSecretOrigin

** The second issue includes modernizations of ''ComicBook/AdventureComics'' stories ''ComicBookTheLegionOfSuperHeroes'' and ''ComicBook/TheSuperDogFromKrypton'' when Superboy meets both the Legionnaires and his Kryptonian dog.

** The [=LexCorp=] remote control 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 to ''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 Metallo, who was a guy in a power suit. Fractal mythology gags!

''Superman: Secret Origin'' (2009-2010) was a six-issue retelling of Franchise/{{Superman}}'s origin as presented as canonical in the post-''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' DCU written by Creator/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}}'', though the miniseries notably reinstated Superman being the original Superboy in his youth when the previous two origin retellings went with Clark Kent not donning blue and red tights until adulthood.

* BackportedDevelopment: Previously, Sam Lane's hatred of aliens had developed after the events of ''Comicbook/OurWorldsAtWar'', and he got on fine with Superman before that. According to this story, he hated Kryptonians from the moment he learned they existed.

''Superman: Secret Origin'' (2009-2010) was a six-issue retelling of Franchise/{{Superman}}'s origin as presented as canonical in the post-''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' DCU written by Creator/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}}''.

* AdoptionAngst: Clark is horrified when he learns that he's an alien from another planet and flees into the fields above his parent's wishes. When Jonathan manages to catch up to him, Clark says he just want to be his son. The Kents assure him that he is their son.

* VillainousGlutton: Rudy Jones is established to have been a greedy glutton before he became the Parasite, with his EstablishingCharacterMoment having him presumably lie about skipping breakfast to manipulate Clark into giving him his lunch. Incidentally, he ends up becoming the Parasite because he ate a donut after he dropped it onto the floor and it got exposed to some spilled chemical waste.

* IOwnThisTown: Luthor has a stronghold over Metropolis and is so used to always getting his way and being venerated by the public that it really gets to him once Superman's arrival and Lois being emboldened towards holding him accountable change that.

* IOwnThisTown: Luthor has a stronghold over Metropolis and is so used to always getting his way and being venerated by the public that it really gets it him once Superman's arrival and Lois being emboldened towards holding him accountable change that.

* InsufferableGenius: Who else?

* IOwnThisTown: Luthor again.

** Like in [[Literature/TheSuperdictionary the 1970s ''DC Super Dictionary'']], [[AscendedMeme Lex Luthor stole forty cakes]]. AndThatsTerrible.

** By the end of the miniseries, Lex Luthor learns that everyone's stopped paying attention to him to instead praise and admire Superman, which he really has coming because of his efforts to punish every news outlet that doesn't speak of him favorably and his petty attempts at discrediting the Man of Steel and convincing everyone that he isn't to be trusted.

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: As far as continuity was concerned beforehand, Metallo and Parasite made their debuts sometime after the Crisis. Here, they came about during the early years of Superman's career, much like their Pre-Crisis counterparts.[[note]]Although the Pre-Crisis Parasite was Raymond Maxwell Jensen.[[/note]]

* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Daughter!" Gal]]: Lois has a less than desirable relationship with her father.

* CovertPervert: Cat Grant.

* 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.