Originally Posted by
greatmetropolitan
I'm always very cautious when it comes to Clark's involvement with the Legion as a kid, because I don't think he should know ANYTHING about his destiny at all until he decides it for himself. The idea of him knowing he'll become a hero is something I hate, because it almost takes away the element of choice for him. For me, Clark has to choose to be a hero with no knowledge of how it'll turn out, the legend he'll be. He has to do it because it's the ring thing to do, because he's Clark, not because he'll be Superman one day.
That being said, I know a lot of people are very invested in the Legion connection, so my fix is that the Legion pick Clark up now and again, give him his suit, he helps them, but when they put him back, Saturn Girl puts memory blocks in, to take away any knoweledge of the future he may have, to take away the chance of him changing the future, or of the future influencing him. Then when they pick him up again they just restore the memories. All perfectly consensual, something Clark agrees with and actually requests.
Then, one day, when he's already Superman, the blocks come down, his memories of his friends come flooding back, and he turns and the Legion are behind him, "It's good to see you again, Clark". It's a joyous moment for him, as he recalls incredible friendships and realises that he did the right thing by deciding to be Superman.
As for a "Superboy of Smallville" thing, I think he'd do it on the quiet as his powers develop. I'm in the "Clark can't fly till he's 18" camp. But a t-shirt he stitched the S into himself and a red mask over his face as he helps out with fires and tornadoes and the like. He's Clark, he's going to help everyone whenever he can, it's in his nature, even as a kid.