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Smallville is the fictional hometown of Clark Kent. Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths, the town was protected by the first Superboy, before he began his career in Metropolis as Superman. Post-Crisis, the second Supergirl and third Superboy have spent significant time in Smallville. The TV series Smallville also takes place there. The town first appeared as "Smallville, USA" in Superboy (volume 1) #2 (1949). Smallville is an American television series created by writer/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and was initially broadcast by The WB. After its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which is the current broadcaster for the show in the United States. ... For other uses, see Fiction (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Clark Kent (disambiguation). ... Crisis on Infinite Earths was a 12-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12-part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ... Superboy is the name of several fictional characters in the DC Universe, most of them youthful incarnations of Superman. ... Metropolis Skyline, as seen in Smallville. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... For other uses, see Supergirl (disambiguation). ... Smallville is an American television series created by writer/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and was initially broadcast by The WB. After its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which is the current broadcaster for the show in the United States. ...

The town

A billboard of Superboy, greeting drivers entering and exiting Smallville. From Superboy #8 (Sept 1994). Art by Tom Grummett.

Smallville is usually portrayed as an idyllic small isolated American town, with an atmosphere resembling the settings of the paintings of Norman Rockwell. Its residents are generally very friendly, although for a relatively minor civic center its crime rate is unusually high. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Billboard redirects here. ... New Thunderbolts #7 cover by Grummett Thomas Tom Grummett is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. ... An idyll is a short poem, descriptive of rustic life, written in the style of Theocrituss short pastoral poems, the Idylls. ... Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was a 20th century American painter. ...

Noted residents of Smallville include the Kent family (Jonathan and Martha Kent, or Ma and Pa Kent as they were often called, and their adopted son Clark Kent), Lana Lang, Pete Ross, and Smallville police chief Chief Parker. In the original Superboy comics, Other noted residents included Professor Phineas Potter (Lana's uncle) and a younger version of Lex Luthor. The late Conner Kent, the third Superboy, lived in Smallville with Ma and Pa Kent, though he didn't quite enjoy it. Martha Clark Kent and Jonathan Kent, also known as Ma and Pa Kent, are fictional characters published by DC Comics. ... Adoption is the legal act of permanently placing a child with a parent or parents other than the birth parents. ... Lana Lang is a supporting character in DC Comics Superman series. ... Pete Ross is a fictional character who appears in the Superman comic books published by DC Comics. ... Professor Phineas Potter is a fictional character who appeared in various Superman and Superboy stories published by DC Comics. ... Lex Luthor is a fictional DC Comics supervillain. ... Kon-El is a superhero in the fictional DC Universe and the current Superboy. ...

Smallville's economy seems mostly to consist 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 sold their farm when Clark started school and opened a general store in town; the post-Crisis comics, where Clark never had a Superboy career, show the Kents as still residing on their farm when Clark is an adult. Smiths Gully General Store in Smiths Gully, Australia. ...

Clark, Pete, and Lana attended Smallville's only high school, Smallville High School. For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ...

In terms of media, Smallville has have several newspapers mentioned over the years, including the Smallville Sentinel and Smallville Times-Reader. Smallville receives its television and radio broadcasts from a larger nearby city.

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."

The History of Smallville's Location

The actual location of Smallville like those of other fictional DC Universe cities, originally was 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 Legion of Super-Heroes members Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl and published in 1978) calls Smallville "a quiet town, nestled in the hills just inland from the eastern seaboard." Cover to the History of the DC Universe trade paperback. ... LSH redirects here. ... Garth Ranzz, also known as Lightning Lad and Live Wire, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. ... Saturn Girl is a fictional character, a DC Comics superhero, a telepath and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, an organization of teenage heroes that exists one thousand years in the future. ...

In Amazing World of DC Comics #14 (1977), a magazine with articles on DC Comics characters and series, Smallville was stated to be in Maryland. The Maryland location was supported in the actual 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 Delaware Bay (the same map placed Metropolis and Gotham City on the east and west sides of the bay. Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Largest metro area Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 101 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N... Delaware Bay Delaware Bay is a large esturarial inlet of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Delaware River along the coast of the United States. ... Metropolis Skyline, as seen in Smallville. ... This article is about the fictional place. ...

A map of Legion-era Metropolis included in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2 # 313(July, 1984) indicates that Smallville was believed by the 2980s 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 circumstances in other titles, as detailed below.

Smallville was first placed in Kansas by the 1978 film, Superman,^[1] although actual filming of the Kent family's farmland was done in Alberta and the surrounding fields of the town of Baldock, England. Superman writer Elliot S! Maggin incorporated the Kansas location into the DC Universe in his 1981 Superman novel, Miracle Monday. Comic writer and artist John Byrne also placed Smallville in Kansas in his 1986 rewrite of Superman's origin. The 1990s limited series The Kents places Smallville in Eastern Kansas within about a days horse ride of Paola, Kansas which is located in Miami County. Official language(s) English[2] Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²)  - Width 211 miles (340 km)  - Length 417 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... For the franchise, see Superman film series. ... For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). ... Elliot S! Maggin is an American writer. ... Miracle Monday is a novel written by Elliot S! Maggin and based on the DC Comics character Superman. ... For other uses of John Byrne, see John Byrne (disambiguation). ... The Kents is the title of a comic book limited series published by DC Comics. ... Paola is a city located in Miami County, Kansas. ... Miami County (standard abbreviation: MI) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ...

In issue #13 of the Superman/Batman series (2004), Smallville is mentioned as being adjacent to the (equally fictional) town of Granville, Kansas. The name Granville comes from the 2000s television series Smallville; the series is filmed in and around Vancouver, British Columbia, which was called Granville until it was incorporated and renamed in 1886. Furthermore, Granville Street (a major arterial road in the city) as well as Granville Island (a small, man-made peninsula often mistaken for an island, serving as a market and tourist attraction) still retain the name (the nearby rural suburban town of Cloverdale stands in for downtown Smallville in the series). Superman/Batman is a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publishers two most popular characters: Superman and Batman. ... This article is about the first decade of the 21st century. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th Total 944... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Granville Island in 2005. ... Cloverdale, famously known as the filming location for Downtown Smallville. ...

In Smallville, Metropolis is visible from the town on a clear day. Metropolis is mentioned as being a three-hour drive away from Smallville by Chloe Sullivan in Season 3, which gives a clue as to its approximate distance away. In another episode ("Fallout"), a map is shown with "Metropolis, KS" clearly labeled; it is located in the southwest quadrant of Kansas, somewhere near the real-world location of Dodge City, while Smallville on the same map (marked with a star) appears to be several hundred miles to the east, near real-world Wichita. However, by the fifth season, when most of the episodes feature many scenes in Metropolis, the main characters routinely and quickly travel between the two cities by car several times a day, implying that the two cities must indeed be close enough for Metropolis to be visible from Smallville. Jonathan Kent became a Senator from Kansas just before his death on Smallville in which Martha Kent took his place in the United States Senate. Chloe Ann Sullivan is a fictional character from the television series Smallville, played by Allison Mack. ... For Michael Curtizs 1939 western movie, see Dodge City (1939 movie). ... For other uses, see Wichita (disambiguation). ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States...

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman places Smallville as a city in Kansas as well, though Metropolis is located on the east coast. Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action television series based on the Superman comic books. ...

In two Season One episodes, the zip code for Smallville, Kansas was revealed to be 66684 and 66645. In another episode, an envelope addressed to Lex revealed that the Metropolis zip code was 66624. The 66624 zip code in reality belongs to Topeka, Kansas. This article is about the state capital of Kansas. ...

The Superboy TV series also places Smallville in Kansas, stating it is where Clark and Lana grew up. The main action of that series takes place at a fictional college in Florida. Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on the fictional DC Comics character Superboy. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ...

Other uses

• "Smallville, USA" is also a generic term to describe a relatively small American town.
• Starting in Season 4 of Smallville, it is a nickname given to Clark Kent by Lois Lane; this convention was carried over from similar uses by the Lois Lane character in Superman: The Animated Series and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.^{[citation needed]}

See also Season four of Smallville, an American television series, began airing on September 22, 2004. ... For the Dutch girl group, see Loïs Lane. ... Superman: The Animated Series is the unofficial title given to Warner Bros. ...

• Clark Kent
• Superman
• Lana Lang
• Kryptonite
• Kryptonians

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External links

• Supermanica wiki's entry on Smallville
• Smallville en Español
• Smallville Wikihihiihihi

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