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.