Originally posted by ODG
Because of [b](i) the lack of a hyphen on a billboard about Superboy, (ii) during a flashback that, (iii) wasn't even ever portrayed during pre-Crisis, right? [/B]
Originally posted by qwertyuiop1998
Because
1) Superboy is a pre-crisis element
2) The Superboy that post-infinite crisis brought back has a difference in spelling on the present time which separates from pre-crisis version.And if you want to get a bit further, Smallville is even proud of being his home/Superboy seems to go public in there which is different from post-crisis version but more tied to pre-crisis version
And yes, the hyphen is actually gets noticed multiple times in different sources
For exmaple, in Secret Origin, it also calls him "Super-Boy" in Smallville
https://ibb.co/VLxpVJ4
Or as wiki notices that it is called "Super-Boy" due to he keeps his activities secret
The first issue of the miniseries depicts teenage Clark first suiting up shortly after learning that he is from Krypton.[21] In the second issue, Clark performs rescues and other super-feats in costume, but keeps his activities secret, giving rise to the myth of a "super-boy" operating in and around Smallville. He also joins the Legion of Super-Heroes under the identity of Superboy.[22][23] Later in the same issue, Clark finds Krypto after the dog arrives on Earth. Clark does not go public with his superhero identity until after he has grown up and moved to Metropolis.[24] Superboy (Kal-El) appeared in Adventure Comics from #12/#515 (August 2010) to #520 (January 2011) as a member of the Legion in the first story arc scripted by Paul Levitz in that series since its revival in 2009.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superboy_(Kal-El)
And not even sure a scene wasn't portrayed during pre-crisis contradicts any of that? Certainly you can add something in previous continuity, no?