Smallville is a

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published by

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. The childhood hometown of

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, Smallville was first named in ''Superboy'' #2 (May 1949). The town, long in an unnamed US state that was first defined as

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in '' Superman: The Movie'' (1978), is the setting of many ''

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'' comics where Superboy defends Smallville from various threats. Since the 1978 appearance in ''Superman: The Movie'', Smallville has been a setting in other non-comic book productions (film, television, video games and novels) featuring Superboy / Superman.

History

The DC Comics universe has several different timelines, with a major

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in the 1985

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Pre-Crisis

In the earliest

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comics, the name of Clark Kent's hometown is uncertain. Earliest stories would either show Clark's hometown as unnamed or even as

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. In Superman #35 (1945) a traveling Clark Kent stops off in Smallville without identifying it as his hometown. However, as of ''Superboy'' #2, Smallville's name is permanently identified. Smallville is retroactively shown as the Golden Age Superman's childhood hometown as well, as seen in the "Mr. and Mrs. Superman" series in ''

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'', as well as in ''The New Adventures of Superboy'' #15-16 (March–April 1981). Unlike

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's Smallville,

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's Smallville stays a much less prominent small town since the Earth-Two Superman was never Superboy. Additionally, the Kents never owned a general store on Earth-Two, but instead stayed

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s until their deaths.

Post-Crisis

Smallville's history, as well as that of the Kents, is delved into in the late 1980s ''World of Smallville'' miniseries, plus the 1997-1998 miniseries ''

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''. Later, Smallville was

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ned to have a violent history, with green kryptonite, a common substance in the area, having a mutating, dangerous effect on normal citizens of the town (similar to the TV show ''

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''). This history, plus the near-destruction and reconstruction of the town by overzealous government forces, is explored in the storyline "The Search For Kryptonite".

Law and government

Smallville's chief of police is Chief Douglas Parker, who in

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stories is considered a close ally of Superboy. Superboy is capable of being contacted by Chief Parker, as well as Lana Lang's father Professor Lewis Lang and the

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, via a secret signal lamp hidden in the Kent household. Chief Parker exists in the

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DC comics, but his role is much less prominent. In the modern comics, Smallville also has a

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department. It is headed by Sheriff Hayes who is murdered by a

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version of Earth-Two's Superman at the time when he was talking to his superiors about transferring to Metropolis. A storyline late in the run of ''The New Adventures of Superboy'' sees Smallville's town council propose building Smallville's first

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, though the mall's construction is revealed out to have sinister ulterior motives. While the storyline is unfinished as the comic was cancelled before the story could be concluded, it does see Jonathan Kent decide to run for a city council seat to try to thwart the mall's construction.

People

Noted residents of Smallville include the Kent family,

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, or ''Ma and Pa Kent'' as they were often called, and their adopted son

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; Clark's friend, classmate and sometimes romantic interest

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; Clark's best friend

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, and Smallville's

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. In the original ''

'' comics, other noted residents include Professor Phineas Potter (Lana's uncle), archaeologist Lewis Lang (Lana's father), and the young

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. In post-''Crisis'' continuity, Superman's clone

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lives in Smallville with the now-widowed Martha Kent. The super-powered dog

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lives with them as well.

Features

Smallville is usually portrayed as an idyllic, small isolated American town, with a " Middle America" atmosphere – resembling the settings of some paintings of

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. Its residents are generally very friendly, though in

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''Superboy'' stories, it also tends to attract various threats (from criminals, alien invaders, etc.). Smallville's economy mostly consists of various locally owned businesses, along with various farms surrounding the town, including the Kent family farm. In the original ''Superboy'' comics, the Kent family sells their farm when Clark starts school, and open a

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in town.''Superman'' #146 (July 1961). DC Comics. Post-Crisis comics, however, show the Kents residing on their farm through Clark's adulthood. Smallville has one high school, Smallville High School, which Clark, Lana, and Pete attend. Smallville also was the home of the Smallville

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, where the Kents originally brought the infant Kal-El after his rocket landed on Earth; the Kents returned several days later to formally adopt Kal-El, renaming him "Clark". In terms of media, Smallville has had several newspapers mentioned over the years, including the ''Smallville Sentinel'' (shown in various stories in ''The New Adventures of Superboy'') and the ''Smallville Times-Reader'' (in Elliot S. Maggin's "Last Son of Krypton" text novel). In ''Action Comics'' (vol. 2) #8, the ''Daily Stars editor George Taylor mentions to Clark Kent having met Ma and Pa Kent while working as a reporter for the ''Smallville Sentinel''. Smallville receives most of its

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and

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broadcasts from a larger nearby city, though ''Superboy'' #195 shows Smallville has its own radio station, WSMV. In the original ''Superboy'' comics, a billboard outside of Smallville greets those driving into and out of town. The billboard features a picture of Superboy waving, with words next to it reading: "''Welcome to Smallville, Home of Superboy''".

Location

Similar to the whereabouts of other fictional

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cities, the location of Smallville was, originally, never specifically stated in the comics. Smallville's location varied widely throughout many stories, many of which placed Smallville close to Metropolis and Midvale, home of Supergirl. ''All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55'' (notable for featuring the wedding of

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members

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and

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and published in 1978) calls Smallville "a quiet town, nestled in the hills just inland from the eastern seaboard". Most sources since the 1986 John Byrne Superman origin reboot point the location of Smallville to be in

''Superman Family'' #195

In the Superboy story in ''Superman Family'' #195 (May–June 1979),

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is shown as running through or near Smallville, as Lana and Clark drive along the highway. States the real-world Interstate 70 passes through include

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(Smallville's usual post-Crisis location),

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, and

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(cited in some pre-Crisis references as Smallville's location).

''Amazing World of DC Comics'' #14

In ''

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'' #14 (1977), an officially sanctioned

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with articles on DC Comics characters and series, Smallville was stated to be in

. The Maryland location was supported in the comics with a map of Smallville and the surrounding area that was published in ''New Adventures of Superboy'' #22 (October 1981), which situated Smallville a few miles west of a large bay very similar to

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(the same map placed

and

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on the east and west sides of the bay.

''Legion of Super-Heroes'' volume 2 #313

A map of Legion-era Metropolis included in ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 2) #313 (July 1984) indicates that Smallville was believed by the 1980s to be somewhere in northeastern Pennsylvania or northern New Jersey, while incorporated into Metropolis proper at that time as a historical district. In revisions of the map published after 1986, this was retroactively removed to accommodate changes of Smallville's location in other titles, as detailed below.

''The Death and Life of Superman'' (novel)

In the novel ''The Death and Life of Superman'' (1993), Jonathan and Martha Kent drive to Smallville from the

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, airport which would put Smallville somewhere in central

''The Kents''

The 1990s limited series ''

'' places Smallville in eastern Kansas, within approximately one day's horse ride from

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, which is located in Miami County.

''Action Comics'' #822

In "Repo Man" Pt. 1, Smallville is placed approximately 55 miles from

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, and in line with Junction City, giving it approximately the same location as

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Smallville Season 11

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'' television series. This version of Smallville has a ZIP Code of 67524, which is the real world ZIP Code for

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. Although this Smallville is described as being about two hundred miles west of Wichita and southwest of

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(placing it around

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), Chase is 73 miles northwest of Wichita.

In other media

Television

* The ''

'' TV series (1988–1992) also places Smallville in Kansas, stating it is where Clark and Lana grew up. The main action of that series takes place at the fictional Shuster University in

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, named for Superman/Superboy's co-creator, artist,

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. * '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (1993–1997) places Smallville as a city in Kansas as well, with Metropolis located on the east coast. * Smallville was featured in '' Superman: The Animated Series'' (1996–2000). It was also in Kansas. * In the television series ''

'' (2001–2011), the town's location is two hundred miles west of Wichita and southwest of

, implied by the series to be located in west Kansas. The skyline of Metropolis is visible from high points of Smallville on a clear day. Though some episodes reference an hours-long drive from Smallville to Metropolis, characters easily—and frequently—traverse between the two towns. The headquarters of LuthorCorp are in Metropolis, and a LutherCorp plant is located in Smallville. Smallville is famous for a meteor shower that hit the town in 1989, and for the lingering effects of the meteor rocks on the town and some of its citizens. The meteor shower was a cover for the spaceship that brought Clark Kent to Kansas. It was later revealed that the meteor shower also brought Davis Bloome, also known as

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, to Earth as well. The second-season episode "Lineage" gives its ZIP Code as 67524, which is the real life code for

. * Smallville appears in the ''

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'' episode "True Colors".

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and

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go undercover in LexCorp Farms as tourists, and split off from the tour group halfway through the tour. They manage to procure a sample of the Reach's additive, but on their way out, are confronted by Black Beetle. After Green Beetle joins the fight as well, the heroes regroup. At Jonathan Kent's farm, Alpha Squad and Green Beetle meet up with

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and

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discuss the damage done to the farms and conclude that the main production lines were never in any harm. * Smallville appears in

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: ** Smallville of The CW first appears in the multi-series crossover event "

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", in ''

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'' 2018 episode " Elseworlds, Part 1". The power-swapped

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and

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arrive on Earth-38 to enlist the help of

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, who is visiting Superman and Lois Lane at the Kent family farm in Kansas following the arrests of

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. Supergirl and Superman help Flash and Green Arrow work on their swapped powers on the Kent farm. ** Smallville appears in the second part of the crossover event "

". Superman, Lois Lane, and

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briefly visit Earth-167 (the setting of ''Smallville''), whose version of Clark Kent is suspected to be the Paragon of Hope. They are teleported away by their Lex Luthor who discovered that this world's Clark gave up his powers. ** Smallville appears in ''

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'' (2021–2024). The married

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, with their teenaged sons

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, live on a farm just outside the town in

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. * Smallville appears in the ''

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'' pilot episode "Adventures of a Normal Man".

Film

* Smallville was first placed in Kansas by the 1978 film '' Superman: The Movie'', although filming of the Kent family's agricultural land was done in

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, Canada. The tag on the truck driven by Jonathan Kent in the first film had a

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identifier. Areas of

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were presented as Smallville in ''

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'' while the surrounding fields of the town of

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, England portrayed the Kent farm in '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace''. * Smallville appears in '' Superman: Doomsday''. * Smallville appears in '' Superman/Batman: Apocalypse''. * Smallville appears in '' Superman vs. The Elite''. * Smallville appears in the films set in the

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: **

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was used in '' Man of Steel'', a spaceship was found by local farmer Jonathan Kent and his wife Martha. They discovered a baby in the ship and raised him as their own, naming him

. Clark grew up in the town and his powers first manifested there. Eventually his parents revealed his alien origins after Clark used his powers to save his classmates on a flooding bus after it drove off a bridge. In 2013,

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and his

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forces enter Smallville in search of the growth codex. They confront Martha Kent at her home before Clark arrived to stop them. No longer worried about hiding his powers, Clark fought Zod, and later

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and Nam-Ek throughout Smallville destroying portions of it as a result. With the aid of the US military, Clark defeated the Kryptonians. **

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was used in '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'', Clark Kent's funeral was held on the Kent farm in Smallville. At the funeral, Martha gave

an envelope with an engagement ring which was to be given to her during Clark's proposal. Heartbroken, she wears the engagement ring as she drops a pile of dirt on Clark's casket. ** In ''

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'',

and

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Video games

* Smallville appears in ''

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''. In the game, Lex Luthor has experimented on its citizens using Exobytes and Doomsday's DNA with Doomsday being trapped in a containment entropy cage in the barn near the Kent Family Farm. Jonathan Kent,

, and

are among the Smallville citizens that have been transformed into Doomsday-like creatures. Due to the experiments, Smallville has been practically destroyed. * Smallville appears in ''

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''. In the game's story,

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, Killer Frost,

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, and the Rookie travel here in search for something to get them to space. Outside of the story, the player can freely explore the town and its surrounding areas.

Radio

The first time in any media that Smallville or the Kent farm were linked to a specific location was in '' The Adventures of Superman'' radio show. In the storyline "The Secret Rocket" (9/29/47-10/30/47), mention was made several times that young Clark Kent grew up on Eben Kent's farm in Iowa. The farmtown was unnamed in the story (as the name "Smallville" appeared for the first time two years later in Superboy (volume 1) #2); the nearest town named in the broadcast was the real-life Centerville.

Novels

* Superman writer

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incorporated the Kansas location into the DC Universe in his 1981 ''Superman'' novel, ''

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.'' * In the novel, '' It's Superman!'' by

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, which is set in 1938, Smallville is placed in

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along U.S. Highway 75.

Other uses

Smallville is also a nickname given to Clark Kent by

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. Adaptations of the Superman mythos that feature Lois using this nickname include the television series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', '' Superman: The Animated Series'', and ''

''. On June 21, 2013, Hutchinson, Kansas officially changed its name to Smallville for a day, thanks to a campaign started by local residents Ben Eisiminger, KC Mcneely, and Christopher Wietrick. The annual "Smallville comic book convention, Comic Con" has been hosted at the Kansas State Fairgrounds since 2017.Smallville Con
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References

External links

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