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Smallville''' is a fictional town in the United States which Superboy protects and where most of his crime-fighting adventures take place. It is also the town in which the young Clark Kent grows up before moving to Metropolis to begin his career as Superman. The town first appeared as "Smallville, USA" in ''Superboy'' (volume 1) #2 (1949).
The town
right|thumb|250px|A billboard (advertising)|billboard of Superboy, greeting drivers entering and exiting Smallville. From ''New Adventures of Superboy'' #16 (April 1981). Art by Kurt Schaffenberger.
Smallville is usually portrayed as an idyllic small 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.
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.
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 on Infinite Earths'' comics, where Clark never had a Superboy career, show the Kents as still residing on their farm when Clark is an adult.
Clark, Pete, and Lana attended Smallville's only high school, Smallville High School.
In terms of media, Smallville has had 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."
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." In ''Amazing
