Matt, I suspect that Alex messed with Superboy-Prime's head (not literally; in a Yoko Factor headgames way) while Earth-2 Supes was preoccupied with Lois being ill and dying. In fact, that's the reason that Alex gave for the ease with which he and SPB were able to slip away from their fortress thingie, so I just extrapolated that he also used Supes' preoccupation as an opportunity to fuck with SPB's mental state.

My interpretation was the same as Steph's. Plus, I think his fight with the Titans in #4(?) completely unhinged him.

But there were signs of the weird regressive behavior before that fight, and of his jealous resentment/hostility toward Kon as well. I just guess I don't see someone raised by the Kents as cracking in the particular way he's been shown to .

Hmm, perhaps the fact that HIS Kents got whited out with Earth-Prime in the Crisis and he never got the chance to deal with that could be a factor.

Yup, I'm with Kalshane on the unhinging in #4.

Matt, I also think that tedium and jealousy play a part.

Matt, well, he did lose everything he knew and cared for and he felt as if all of it, including himself, was replaced by a cheap copy. So, I can see the resentment. Plus, Steph's suggested mind-poisoning by Alexander on top of it and I can see how he was more or less pushed to the breaking point. Then the fight with the Titans happened, he killed someone (albeit accidently) and suddenly he was "worse" than his ursurper and he completely lost it.

(I'm confused as to what should and shouldn't be white-fonted, since we're discussing stuff from 2 issues ago.)

I've probably been over-cautious in my whitefonting since I don't have previous issues here with me. I guess there haven't been any new signs of wackiness on Superboy Prime's part that hadn't already been shown in #4.

I think people confused about Superboy Prime need to read the Infinite Crisis Secret Files, which -- aside from the utter stupidity of tshowing how SP's tantrums caused him to get mad and hit time, thus changing DC continuity (Dear God, that was lame) does a pretty good job of outlining how SP came to lose it -- from watching his parents and girlfriend die in the Crisis to utter isolation in their haven, to growing, bitter resentment watching things unfold on Earth. He was messed up. And also, his parents WEREN'T Ma and Pa Kent, they just had the same last name.

I think what Victor thinks.

This should come as no shock.

Though I'm not as one with him on thinking the reality-altering punches were lame, because c'mon--Jason Todd! Dude! That's as worth it as ConCord for Naked Gina Torres, people.

Plei, you misspelled "completely broken and betrayed and OMG Now I See The Woobie-ness Jason Todd."

IJS. The last issue of Batman before OYL could not have been more perfect. Hell, the last *page* of the last issue was enough perfection right there.