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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published November 2002
Cover Price 3.95 USD; 6.50 CAD
Pages 76
Editing Eddie Berganza; Tom Palmer, Jr.
Notes Cover includes photo elements.

Cover Details

Characters Lana Lang; Clark Kent; Lex Luthor
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Van Fleet
Inks John Van Fleet
Colors John Van Fleet
Letters typeset
Notes Cover includes photo elements.
Reprinted in Smallville (DC, 2004 series) #[Vol. 1]

1 page Smallville illustration

Characters Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Clark Kent; Lana Lang; Lex Luthor; Whitney Fordman; Chloe Sullivan; Pete Ross
Genre superhero
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Notes Frontispiece.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "So What's Smallville the Comic?"

Characters Lana Lang; Clark Kent; Lex Luthor
Script Eddie Berganza; Tom Palmer, Jr.
Pencils John Van Vleet
Inks John Van Vleet
Colors John Van Vleet
Letters typeset
Notes Table of contents. Includes small repro of front cover.

24 page Smallville story "Raptor"

Characters Chloe Sullivan; Clark Kent; Lana Lang; Greg Fox; Lex Luthor; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Mr. Fox; Pete Ross
Synopsis Greg Fox' attempt to take revenge on Lex Luthor for the firing of his father at a dinosaur dig transforms Greg in ways he didn't anticipate.
Genre Superhero
Script Mark Verheiden
Pencils Roy Allan Martinez
Inks Roy Allan Martinez
Colors Trish Mulvihill; ? [as Digital Chameleon] (separations)
Letters ? [as Comicraft]
Notes "Special thanks to Ben Verheiden."
Reprinted in Smallville (DC, 2004 series) #[Vol. 1]

10 page Smallville story "Exile and the Kingdom"

Characters Lex Luthor; Lionel Luthor; Pete Ross; Chloe Sullivan; Lana Lang; Dr. Hamilton; Clark Kent
Synopsis Lex Luthor considers why he stays in Smallville.
Genre Superhero
Script Michael Green
Pencils John Paul Leon
Inks John Paul Leon
Colors Melissa Edwards
Letters John E. Workman
Reprinted in Smallville (DC, 2004 series) #[Vol. 1]

6 page text article "Welcome to Smallville"

Characters Lex Luthor; Clark Kent; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent
Script Jami Bernard
Pencils Jeffrey Thunher (photos); David Gray (photo); Ed McGuinness; Tim Sale
Inks Jeffrey Thunher (photos); David Gray (photo); Cam Smith; Tim Sale
Colors Jeffrey Thunher (photos); David Gray (photo); ?
Letters typeset
Notes Description of the development of the Smallville TV series.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #178 [art by Ed McGuinness & Cam Smith]; from Superman for All Seasons (DC, 1998 series) #1 [art by Tim Sale]; in Smallville (DC, 2004 series) #[Vol. 1]

4 page text article "Lex Luthor: Good Guy"

Characters Lex Luthor; Jonathan Kent; Clark Kent
Script Mike McAvennie
Pencils David Gray (photos); Brian Cyr (photo); Shane Harvey (photo); Al Plastino
Inks David Gray (photos); Brian Cyr (photo); Shane Harvey (photo); Al Plastino
Colors David Gray (photos); Brian Cyr (photo); Shane Harvey (photo); ?
Letters typeset
Notes Interview with the actor who plays Lex Luthor, Michael Rosenbaum.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #271 [art by Al Plastino]

3 page text article "Clark Kent: Role Model"

Characters Clark Kent
Script Mike McAvennie
Pencils David Gray (photos)
Inks David Gray (photos)
Colors David Gray (photos)
Letters typeset
Notes Interview with the actor who plays Clark Kent, Tom Welling.

3 page text article "Lana Lang: Small Town Girl"

Characters Lana Lang
Script Mike McAvennie
Pencils David Gray (photos); Frank Ockenfels (photo)
Inks David Gray (photos); Frank Ockenfels (photo)
Colors David Gray (photos); Frank Ockenfels (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes Interview with the actress who plays Lana Lang, Kristin Kreuk.

2 page text article "From a Tempest to a Vortex"

Characters Lana Lang; Clark Kent; Roger Nixon; Pete Ross; Whitney Fordman; Chloe Sullivan
Script Rob Allstetter
Pencils Chris Larg (photos)
Inks Chris Larg (photos)
Colors Chris Larg (photos)
Letters typeset
Notes Review of the cliffhanger ending of season 1 of Smallville and preview of season 2.