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Jor-el
and his wife, Lara prepared a space-going vessel
for their infant child. Their utopian world of Krypton
was destroying itself. Getting baby Kal-el to another
planet would be his only chance of survival. Jor-el
found a suitable planet, programmed it in, and the
tiny ship blasted off. He was unsure the rocket
would make it there, but he was positive Krypton
would soon be destroyed.
Twenty-five years later, American journalist Clark
Kent was working on a story in Africa about a tribal
leader. Kent saved the man from two assassination
attempts within an hour.
Clark
finally was able to activate the tablet that was
in his rocket. Though he could not read the text,
he could tell by the visuals that it was a history
of his people.
Clark was placed in the middle of a civil war and
he was forced to show off his special powers in
front of some people. After the war was over, he
returned home. Inside the rocket in which he arrived
on earth was a blue banner with a stylized red and
yellow "S." From the videos, he realized
the symbol meant something to his people and he
decided it should mean something to him.
He
showed his mother some drawings he'd done and they
worked on a costume. He wanted to help people, but
didn't want "Clark Kent" to get in the
way. It seemed people became afraid of him after
they witnessed his powers. A schism began to develop
between Clark and Jonathan, but they talked through
it. Martha decided they should work on the Clark
Kent half of him as a disguise as much as the new
costume. He got glasses, baggy clothes, and a slouch.
With Lex Luthor taking up business in Metropolis,
Clark decided that would be his new home.
Clark
had a job interview with Perry White at the Daily
Planet. On his way in, he saw reporter Lois Lane
stand up for intern Jimmy Olsen to the publisher.
He introduced himself and she'd read some of his
stuff. While being interviewed, helicopters attacked.
Kent got Mr. White to safety and changed into his
new outfit. Lane and Olsen jumped in a helicopter
and went after the story. The caped man saved it
from a crash and went after the others. While chasing
them, he saw Lex Luthor.
After destroying the hijacked helicopters, he confronted
Luthor. Luthor denied any involvement with the situation,
though the man could "see" the transmissions
leading it back to him. Lane and Olsen arrived and
attempted to get a story. They were thrown out.
Lois
Lane was introduced to her new partner, Clark Kent.
She was assigned to show him the ropes after he
wowed Perry White with an article about the attacking
helicopters. He was able to tie them back to LexCorp.
Luthor, after seeing the S on "Superman's"
chest, was reminded of something and visited a division
of his company which looked for extraterrestrial
life. Inside, he found what he was looking for:
a sliver of a green element with the same S. He
called his secretary to set up a meeting with his
old friend, Clark Kent.
Lane
and Kent met with Luthor, who denied knowing Kent
or Smallville. He showed the two reporters some
of the patents he was working on - items that had
been developed from exploration of other planets.
Luthor claimed to have proof that Superman was an
alien.
White told Kent to write the story. After it was
published, everyone began giving him the cold shoulder.
Luthor later sabotaged a bridge so he could catch
Superman in action. He used an emission device and
was able to make Superman falter. Clark visited
his parents and discussed when he knew Luthor ten
years previous.
Lex was shunned by the townspeople and his schoolmates
due to his genius. Everyone feared him but Clark,
who tried to befriend him. Lex showed him part of
a meteorite he'd found in Smallville, and for the
first time, Clark felt ill. Lex threw him out in
anger. His experiment to open a wormhole to another
dimension went wrong. An explosion killed his father
and burned their home. Smallville never saw or heard
from Lex Luthor again.
Luthor
published pictures he'd gotten with his telescopes
- space vessels with the same S Superman wore. He
claimed Superman was an advanced scout from a race
of extraterrestrial conquerors.
Superman, though not fully trusted, continued to
help the city as much as he could. He attacked Luthor
who told him about "Krypton" - his planet
of origin. All the people of the world were killed
but him. Lex had been decoding transmissions and
had gathered tons of information on the planet and
its technologies. Luthor had sold his lab to the
government, so Superman was now wanted.
Giant alien ants attacked Earth. Kryptonians emerged
from them. Superman tried to help, but Luthor was
broadcasting his "kryptonite" radiation
across the city. Clark went back to the office and
resigned. Superman caught up with her - she still
trusted him. He told her the lowdown and she went
off to find the Kryptonite in Luthor's tower. When
she arrived, she found Luthor preparing to send
his troops in against the Kryptonians. She removed
the Kryptonite and Superman began to heal. Luthor
told her everything before dropping her out of his
window.
Superman
saved her and went for Luthor. He'd opened a wormhole
to Krypton shortly before it was destroyed. Superman
saw his parents putting him in the rocket. They
saw him telling them he made it before their world
ended.
Luthor was indicted on several counts; Lane and
Kent broke the story.
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