Editing Smallville (comics) (section)

==History==

The DC Comics universe has several different timelines, with a major [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] in the 1985 [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]].

===Pre-Crisis===
In the earliest [[Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] comics, the name of Clark Kent's hometown is uncertain. Earliest stories would either show Clark's hometown as unnamed or even as [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]].<ref>''Adventure Comics'' #104 (May 1946). DC Comics.</ref> 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.<ref>''Superboy'' #2. DC Comics.</ref>

Smallville is retroactively shown as the Golden Age Superman's childhood hometown as well, as seen in the "Mr. and Mrs. Superman" series in ''[[Superman Family]]'', as well as in ''The New Adventures of Superboy'' #15-16 (March–April 1981). Unlike [[Earth-One]]'s Smallville, [[Earth-Two]]'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 [[farmer]]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 ''[[The Kents]]''.<ref>''The World of Smallville'' #1-4 (April–July 1988). DC Comics.</ref><ref>''The Kents'' #1-12 (August 1997-July 1998). DC Comics.</ref>

Later, Smallville was [[retcon]]ned to have a violent history, with [[Kryptonite|green kryptonite]], a common substance in the area, having a mutating, dangerous effect on normal citizens of the town (similar to the TV show ''[[Smallville]]''). This history, plus the near-destruction and reconstruction of the town by overzealous government forces, is explored in the storyline "The Search For Kryptonite."<ref>''Superman/Batman'' #44-49 (2008). DC Comics.</ref>