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Smallville. Twenty-five years from the Kent farm.

A young Clark Kent, earlier Superman performers and the physical editions that carry a television story forward.

The original feature 42 seconds. The story is also available in the slides and text below.

The Feature Film

Smallville. Twenty-five years from the Kent farm.

Before Superman, there was Smallville.

Smallville premiered on The WB on October 16, 2001. The feature marks 25 years since Tom Welling’s young Clark Kent began balancing extraordinary powers with life on the Kent farm.

The Photo Essay

6 slides from the feature.

The story behind the images.

The show also brought earlier Superman performers into its world. Christopher Reeve guest-starred as Dr. Virgil Swann in the 2003 episode “Rosetta.” Annette O’Toole, Smallville’s Martha Kent, had played Lana Lang in Superman III (1983).

For the Archive, that history also lives on the shelf: complete-series Blu-rays and DC’s Smallville Season 11 print comics.

Our pick for one of TV’s most memorable cliffhangers: season one’s “Tempest.” We’re keeping the details spoiler-free.

Wanted for the Archive

Smallville. The complete series on Blu-ray.

The complete-series Blu-ray collection, preserving its packaging, discs and accompanying printed material.

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