Off My Mind: Is Superboy's Secret Identity in Jeopardy?

I seriously hope they kill Lori off

I always thought he didn't have much a secret identity lately for god sakes his super hero outfit is a tee shirt and a pair of jeans it's like hmmmmm did conner kent changes his shirt.....oh wait he's a superboy now i feel stupid

I like the Smallville TV show touch that this series is taking.  I wonder how much Geoff Johns input gets to see print, I know Jeff Lemire is writing, but he also picked up from where Johns left off, so may be this is what Johns wants.
 
In the Smallville TV show there were a few who knew Clark's Identity, if anything it humbled him.  I feel this is what is happening with Conner.  By being humbled to protect his I.D. he is becoming closer to his Clark DNA and further away from his Lex DNA.  
 
 Plus it makes the story more fun, we all need a little teenage drama.  This is may be the lightest book I am reading and it is nice because it off sets the darker serious comics I tend to prefer.

I don't care what they do with his Identity as the only news I want to hear about Conner is that he is dying or leaving the Teen Titans so the book isn't brought down with his being there.

In all honesty Superboy will not have to worry about his secret identity dilemma, they will find someway for Simon Valentine to "use" Conner to the best of his ability which will lead to a major falling out, and Lena will just be his confidant, which will turn into more and then there will be a love triangle between her superboy and wonder girl.  The super family is not the bat family when it comes to secret identities.

I don't like the idea of this !

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HE DOESNT WEAR A MASK! HOW CAN HE HAVE A SECRET IDENTITY!? 
 
OH GOD I HATE YOU SUPER PEOPLE!!!

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How do people get tricked into thinking he's not Superboy? All that changes are his clothes. Also, there've only been 3 issues so far, so my guess is that the people discovering the secret now will either be close confidants or end up betraying him later on down the line.

In the article it said "it won't be long until they figure out that Clark Kent is Superman", shouldn't it be that Superman is Clark Kent since Clark Kent is really Clark Kent, the person he's always been?

Am I the only one creeped out when Comic Vine editors talk about characters in superhero comic books as if they were real people? It just sounds weird...

hmmmmmmm I guess we readers are forgetting that comics don't have to make sense, they just need to be entertaining, so what if the guys costume is just a shirt and a 3rd grader could ID him, so what that they put all these "circumstances" together and no one puts them together in comics, so what if Conner could potentially get Superman in some deep ish.......we are suppose to read and enjoy not do silly things like think.............................besides somebody's either gonna kill the two folks that know or they will get their mem's wiped lol (for anyone who couldn't tell I was being sarcastic) 
 
He honestly needs a new costume, a new city, and a new name, he needs to get from up under supes cap and go be his own man or boy or what ever he is now.

i have'nt read the story but superboy needs to relocate himself to another city..

Another Luthor in Smallville?...Come on man. 
 
Plus Villains have been fighting Heroes for so long....they have the secret identities, they just play chess with them till they need that card.

I am reading Superboy #3 right now... So, of the issue was just spoiled because I read this! =P

Superboy needs to get a new costume

HE DOESNT WEAR A MASK! HOW CAN HE HAVE A SECRET IDENTITY!? 
 
OH GOD I HATE YOU SUPER PEOPLE!!!

lol

1st off I really don't see the point of him having to go to school at all considering everything Clark went through while he was in school you would think he would stay away cause he will only be putting the school in more danger. So whats the purpose of his schooling is it :
 
Restraint and Proper use of his powers- cant be that Superboy has been doing what he's does for a long time he knows when and how to use his powers should the world need him, he is no longer the kid in the leather jacket.
Friends or Social life- can't necessarily be that, he hangs out with Teen titans on and off the "battlefield", friends of many of DC's superheroes (present and future), maybe its so he can have his own circle of friends? its only issue 3 and that's not working out for him too well.
Education?- Ninja please, the crystals in the fortress of solitude can teach much more about anything a book or teacher could.........right
 Story- can't be that we have all read this story before a hero decides they want to be more down to earth and enrolls themselves into school to rub elbows with the common folks, sure Jeff Lemire has been doing an "OK" job so far I only hope he will be able to keep this book interesting
 
I realize that Superboy having his own book that he will have to be somewhere during his downtime, but I feel sort of tired of the whole superhero/school thing, I can see his growing attachment for Smallville, Ma Kent getting a chance to be a mom again, and already a new possible threat, new possible hero, and a new future time period, which is really all great I just hope the school won't play to big a deal in this comic.

Come on people. We all know that there is very little in comics that is believable. No mask, no real costume, Superboy isn't even trying to hide his secret.

" Superboy seems to be an idiot "

Personally this whole "Conner Kent" idea was never ever good to begin with. Superboy has never been a carbon copy of Clark Kent/Superman and in current continuity he's being pushed as this wannabe Clark Kent/Superman. I understand Superman's inspirational but damn. It makes me miss the days of "Don't ever call me... "Superboy"!" If they eliminate the secret identity aspect then that's one less Clark Kent comparison... and I'm just fine with that.

I don't mind it...he needs some friends outside of the Teen Titans that he can talk to and friends at school that can cover for him in emergencies....think of it this way....on Smallville Clark had Pete and Chloe who both knew his secret identity

Didn't know he had a secret identity 

Think about Krypto. He practically walks outside the Kent farm with his "S" cape on. What if someone catches the dog?

"  Also, it looks like he is using a type of freeze vision... what is he doing? "

" @Gokujam: Exactly. Where do they draw the line? Back when Tim Drake was Robin living next door to Bruce Wayne, it wouldn't have taken much to figure it out once Tim started hanging out with Bruce so often and Batman had a new Robin. Guess it's just comic book disbelief. "

" @DEGRAAF:  @JoseDRiveraTCR7: She mentioned she suspected but didn't think it could be true. 

The fact that she's related to Lex could be bad news, even if he was an ass to Lori's mom. "

" Superboy seems to be an idiot "

" What about ultimate Spiderman?? Why does he even bother wearing a mask anymore?? "

" Superboy seems to be an idiot "

Lori finds out Connor is Superboy in #3? Didn't she find out in Adventure Comics?

" I didn't know that Superboy's Conner Kent identity was a secret.  It's a nice twist on the secret identity; being a famous super hero first, and then trying to be a normal boy afterwards.  It's like Pinocchio is Spandex ;)    "

I might be in the minority, but I actually really enjoyed the first issue of Superboy.  It's a shame that I haven't checked out the lastest issues yet since it seems like a really cool new series =D
 
Oh, and I also don't get why all you guys keep saying that Conner's secret identity is "in danger", I mean Dude flies around all day in a t-shirt and jeans for cryin' out loud =P

maybe if his cosutume was not a t-shirt so many people would no figure it out

Am I the only one laughing at the fact that people are shocked about these SECRET IDENTITIES in the DCU. I mean seriously without a mask where the secret? How the hell were people shocked about Black Canary? How did no one in STar City figure out their mayor was Green Arrow who the hell else would sport that mustache and beard combo?! And the Supers don't wear mask unless you count their glasses...but in Conners case he doesn't even wear those? Are people just blind and stupid in the DCU or what?

does anyone actually care about Superboy or infact, Superman at the moment? TBH I haven't been reading this, to me it's not interesting. I tried to get into Superman this year. Didn't like War of the Supermen and the less said about Grounded the better. Shame cos I loved Straz on Thor

It seems like a contrived decision for the sole purpose of providing additional teenage drama and angst to the comic. 
 
That said it could also perhaps be the first step for Connor to ditch the black t-shirt and jeans look and take on a more 'superhero' outfit and attitude. 

I didn't know that Superboy's Conner Kent identity was a secret.  It's a nice twist on the secret identity; being a famous super hero first, and then trying to be a normal boy afterwards.  It's like Pinocchio is Spandex ;)
   

I think the only reason Bart super speeded is because he thinks Kansas is boring, and no one is really going to just pop out. However, what I want to know is how did Bart know where to find Superboy? I guess he did Super speed around all of Smallville to look for Conner. Besides, Conner doesn't even have a costume, just a shirt with Superman's "S" planted on it. So if Conner wants to be more careful, he's going to have to create his own suit. 
 
This is what Barry said about Super speed 
 

I love that Jeff Lemire is pretty much saying, "To hell with this stupid charade that is Superboy's secret identity..." WORST secret ever because Superboy doesn't even where a mask or a hat like Green Arrow. So in a way, it's updating the character because previous generation might be a little more naive but this generation is much sharper and maybe a little more cynical with trust. 
 
Now, the trick is...can he stay low key enough so the consensus of students don't catch on? or will this be the greatest secret Smallville will hold?

Superboy seems to be an idiot