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Smallville is the childhood and adolescent hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. Smallville is the setting of many ''Superboy'' comics, which depict the original Superboy (Superman as a boy) defending Smallville from various evils as well as occasionally, the young Lex Luthor. Smallville is also the setting of the television series of the same name which similarly depicts the young Clark Kent. Smallville was first named in ''Superboy'' (volume 1) #2 in 1949. ==History== In the earliest Golden Age Superboy comics, the name of Clark Kent's hometown is uncertain. Earliest stories would either show Clark's hometown as unnamed or even as Metropolis (or its suburbs).〔''Adventure Comics'' #104, May 1946〕 However, as of ''Superboy'' (volume 1) #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 ''Superman Family'', as well as in ''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 farmers 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''.〔''World of Smallville'' #1-4, April–July 1988〕〔''The Kents'' #1-12, August 1997-July 1998〕 Later, Smallville was retconned 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 ''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."〔''Superman/Batman''#44-49 (2008)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Smallville (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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