And many of the voices were the same as those heard on the original "Superman" or other old shows.

When they bring back the original Superman, bigger and stronger than before, Phantom Girl is impressed and he appears jealous.

The clone was given implanted memories and underwent an artificial maturation process to match the age of the original Superman.

He claims to have the memories of the original Superman, but his emotional distance makes Lois uncertain.

The regeneration matrix broke open, and the original Superman emerged, greatly depowered, but alive.

Later series feature the second Superboy, who is a partial clone of the original Superman.

Despite this, his appearance completely differs from the original Superman.

However, he believed that he was perceived as a usurper and resented by the people for not being the original Superman.

He's also described in the novel as being bald and looking similar to Gene Hackman, who played the villain in the original Superman films.

When the original Superman returned, he declared that the clone had earned the name "Superboy", much to his dismay.