The basic idea for SpyBoy came from Dark Horse Comics, who hired Peter David to develop the concept, including the cast, their backstories, and the series bible.

However, David has lamented that the ideas he had for the series' run were not completed, as Dark Horse did not continue with it.

This is the story of Alex Fleming, a young boy who was bullied in his school and had a normal life.

But he doesn't know that he's a sleeper agent, codenamed as "SpyBoy",[2] who works for secret organization S.H.I.R.T.S.

(acronym for Secret Headquarters International Reconnaissance, Tactics, and Spies), in order to stop criminal organization S.K.I.N.S.