Editing Smallville (comics) (section)

==Location==
[[File:Smallville silver age map.jpg|thumb|right|A map of the layout of the Silver Age version of Smallville. From ''The New Adventures of Superboy'' #22, October 1981.]]

Similar to the whereabouts of other fictional [[DC Universe]] 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.<ref>''The New Adventures of Superboy'' #22 (October 1981). DC Comics.</ref> ''All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55'' (notable for featuring the wedding of [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] members [[Garth Ranzz|Lightning Lad]] and [[Saturn Girl]] 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 (comics)|John Byrne]] [[The Man of Steel (comics)|Superman origin reboot]] point the location of Smallville to be in [[Kansas]].

===''Superman Family'' #195===
In the Superboy story in ''Superman Family'' #195 (May–June 1979), [[Interstate 70]] 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 [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], [[Kansas]] (Smallville's usual post-Crisis location), [[Missouri]], [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Ohio]], [[West Virginia]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[Maryland]] (cited in some pre-Crisis references as Smallville's location<ref>''Amazing World of DC Comics'' #14 (1977)</ref>).

===''Amazing World of DC Comics'' #14===
In ''[[Amazing World of DC Comics]]'' #14 (1977), an officially sanctioned [[fanzine]] with articles on DC Comics characters and series, Smallville was stated to be in [[Maryland]]. 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 [[Delaware Bay]] (the same map placed [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]] and [[Gotham City]] 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 [[Great Bend, Kansas]], airport<ref>Stern, Roger. ''The Death and Life of Superman''. Bantan Books: New York. 1993: 286.</ref> which would put Smallville somewhere in central [[Kansas]].

===''The Kents''===
The 1990s limited series ''[[The Kents]]'' places Smallville in eastern Kansas, within approximately one day's horse ride from [[Paola, Kansas]], which is located in [[Miami County, Kansas|Miami County]].

===''Action Comics'' #822===
In "Repo Man" Pt. 1, Smallville is placed approximately 55 miles from [[Salina, Kansas]], and in line with [[Junction City, Kansas|Junction City]], giving it approximately the same location as [[Dorrance, Kansas]].

===Smallville Season 11===
''Smallville Season 11'' is the comic book sequel to the ''[[Smallville]]'' television series. This version of Smallville has a [[ZIP Code]] of 67524, which is the real world ZIP Code for [[Chase, Kansas]]. Although this Smallville is described as being about two hundred miles west of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] and southwest of [[Dodge City]] (placing it around [[Liberal, Kansas]]), Chase is 73 miles northwest of Wichita.