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He was originally a clone of Superman, and some minor character from the early 90s called Paul Westfield (head of Cadmus Labs at the time). Being part Luthor is actually an improvement on that, and is easy to believe since Luthor did have a mole at Cadmus at the time, so it coulda been done under Westfield's nose.
The main differences between pre and post-2003 Superboy is in the character though. Pre-2003 his main power was "Tactile Telekinesis" which allowed him to fly/be invulnerable/blow stuff he touches up/other things Superman can't do. He still has the power, but barely uses it anymore, cause somehow he developed the real deal, and also developed all the hearing and vision powers he never had before. Pre-2003 he also had a personality. Then he ditched his costume for jeans and a T-Shirt and become a bland guy who went around moping about how he was half-Luthor.
I used to love him, but when he "died" a few years back I didn't really care at all because it just was not the same character I liked pre-2003.
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