will we see new Clark kent as superboy stories

[IamtheRock3]

sense new continuty hints he was superboy againb

[The Batman]

I think if we do see any new young Clark stories they'll be less like the Superboy of old and more along the lines of Smallville. No costume, no superhero moniker, but some adventures.

Just my opinion.

[marshal99]

No superboy moniker since DC does not own the rights to the "superboy" name anymore.

http://www.comicon.com/thebeat/2006/..._superboy.html

[Person Man]

That ruling is utterly bizarre, and I have doubts as to how well it'll hold up.

[Ontir]

To clarify:

"Sense" is that which allows one to smell, hear, taste, touch, or see.

"Since" is the time between an event, and the present.

As per Superboy, I think that if Clark has a code-name, it'll be "Superman." For publication sake, it might be "Young Superman," or even "Kid Superman," which would re-use a copyright from the late 60's, early 70's.

[DoctorDoom]

hrmm...wierd

[IamtheRock3]

how did the owners of SUPERMAN, lose the SUPERBOY licence

[Rik Levins]

I have a feeling he'll be treated as an Urban Legend. A few people in Smallville will have reported glimpses of a "Super-Boy", but, like Bigfoot, no one will actually believe such a creature exists.
The "Welcome to Smallville, Home of Superboy" sign is supposedly back in continuity, at least according to the shard we saw in IC #6. But that could easily fit in. Many towns that are associated with a local legend (Jersey Devil, Gravity Hill, etc.), often mention that in advertising signs. If there are legal problems, they could just modify the sign to "Home of the Super Boy" or something like that.
Maybe that will even be the origin of the costume. Since the only reports of this creature would be semi-hysterical (and probably contradictory), eyewitness sightings, perhaps some newspaper staff artist comes up with a concept drawing of what the "Super Boy" might look like, and this artwork makes it onto the sign. And when Clark does decide to go public, years later, he could be inspired by that concept in creating the actual costume.

[Rich L]

how did the owners of SUPERMAN, lose the SUPERBOY licence

There's a pretty thorough analysis of it here.

Basically as I understand it, it was ruled that Superboy and Superman were two different characters as Superman as he originally appeared wasn't Superboy when he was a kid.

Complications could be ensued from the fact that the then-current Superboy (Conner) wasn't a young Clark Kent - but then he was killed off. And the previously-announced Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes was changed to Superman and the LSH.

Read into that what you will...

[rwe1138]

I have a feeling he'll be treated as an Urban Legend. A few people in Smallville will have reported glimpses of a "Super-Boy", but, like Bigfoot, no one will actually believe such a creature exists.
The "Welcome to Smallville, Home of Superboy" sign is supposedly back in continuity, at least according to the shard we saw in IC #6. But that could easily fit in. Many towns that are associated with a local legend (Jersey Devil, Gravity Hill, etc.), often mention that in advertising signs. If there are legal problems, they could just modify the sign to "Home of the Super Boy" or something like that.
Maybe that will even be the origin of the costume. Since the only reports of this creature would be semi-hysterical (and probably contradictory), eyewitness sightings, perhaps some newspaper staff artist comes up with a concept drawing of what the "Super Boy" might look like, and this artwork makes it onto the sign. And when Clark does decide to go public, years later, he could be inspired by that concept in creating the actual costume.

That's a damn fine idea.

[glennsim]

I have a feeling he'll be treated as an Urban Legend. A few people in Smallville will have reported glimpses of a "Super-Boy", but, like Bigfoot, no one will actually believe such a creature exists.
The "Welcome to Smallville, Home of Superboy" sign is supposedly back in continuity, at least according to the shard we saw in IC #6. But that could easily fit in. Many towns that are associated with a local legend (Jersey Devil, Gravity Hill, etc.), often mention that in advertising signs. If there are legal problems, they could just modify the sign to "Home of the Super Boy" or something like that.
Maybe that will even be the origin of the costume. Since the only reports of this creature would be semi-hysterical (and probably contradictory), eyewitness sightings, perhaps some newspaper staff artist comes up with a concept drawing of what the "Super Boy" might look like, and this artwork makes it onto the sign. And when Clark does decide to go public, years later, he could be inspired by that concept in creating the actual costume.

That's a pretty good explanation.

Although I wonder now if the mistake with the sign (and I do think it was a mistake) was "oops, nobody told the artist that while young Clark is going to have adventures, he's not literally going to be Superboy" or if it was "oops, we just lost the court case, time to change him from an actual Superboy to just a mysterious super boy"

I guess this didn't get changed in any way for the IC hardcover, huh?

[glennsim]

There's a pretty thorough analysis of it here.

Basically as I understand it, it was ruled that Superboy and Superman were two different characters as Superman as he originally appeared wasn't Superboy when he was a kid.

Complications could be ensued from the fact that the then-current Superboy (Conner) wasn't a young Clark Kent - but then he was killed off. And the previously-announced Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes was changed to Superman and the LSH.

Read into that what you will...

I think the key point that people should take from what happened is that the original court ruled as it did not because it was logical to separate Superboy from Superman, but really just to punish DC for screwing over Siegle. And the future cases have all had to build on this illogical scenario.

I guess it's not in DC's best interest to prove that Superboy is just a young Superman, because that could backfire, with the court deciding that they don't own Superman because he's the adult Superboy...

[Ontir]

They ought to have Grant Morrison do a Young Superman book, which takes place, not in Smallville; but in some new fictional college town, where Clark is going to school, with an all-new supporting cast (Chloe Sullivan could be his college girlfriend) and begins his career as Superman. He's still 18, and at this point, he can begin to interact with the Legion of Super-Heroes again.

[Super Buddies Forever]

Perhaps the shards in IC aren't meant to be taken literally. Meaning, the concept of Superboy has been reinserted into the DKU, but when it does finally get melded back into the fabric of history, he doesn't end up as a literal "Superboy."

I personally think it's a fantastic compromise. You don't get stuck with having him running around in tights prior to his debut as Superman, yet you still get to keep the sense of a pre-history with a Smallville twist. Perhaps some old Superboy stories could even be reinserted (and reimagined) into continuity.

[Steel Spider]

I hope they don't show Clark as Superboy in the costume. Because that would be lame.