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* [[Clark Kenting]]: Obviously. Follows the Christopher Reeve formula of making Clark Kent meek and bumbling.
* [[Composite Character]]: The Lex Luthor presented here is a hybrid of [[John Byrne]]'s corporate executive Lex Luthor and Richard Donner's more comedic Gene Hackman Lex Luthor.
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Lex Luthor, following in the ''[[The Man of Steel
* [[Dark Mistress]]: Jessica Morganberry, in a manner reminiscent of Miss Tesmacher from the original Superman films.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Lex, especially when discussing either Superman ("Blue Boy") or Jessica ("My little neanderthal").
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* [[Sadistic Choice]]: Superman faced this situation a few times, usually having to choose between saving Lois and preventing some life-threatening disaster. He always managed to [[Take a Third Option]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: The series begins with Lois and Superman flying together in a manner reminiscent of their romantic flight in the 1978 ''[[Superman (film)|Superman]]'' film. Also, as noted, the intro used an abbreviated version of the opening narration from the old ''[[The Adventures of Superman]]'' TV show.
** The DVD's cover art homages the cover of the first issue from Byrne's ''[[The Man of Steel
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