6 Biggest Changes Smallville Made To The Superman Mythos

Smallville made a multitude of massive changes to the Superman mythos when it reinvented the Man of Steel’s origin story. The Superman prequel series, which chronicled ten years of Clark Kent’s life, offered its own interpretation of his DC Comics story. Over the course of its ten-season run, Smallville found room for nearly every major figure in Superman comics, including Lois Lane, General Zod, Doomsday, and more.
Due to the iconic nature of Superman’s story, it’s no surprise that Clark’s story in Smallville shares some of the most important moments from the source material. Like the comic character, Clark fell in and out of love with Lana Lang, suffered through the tragic death of his adopted father, began a romance with Lois Lane, and of course, formed a heated rivalry with Lex Luthor. It’s true that all of these elements of Superman’s comics were incorporated into Smallville’s story, but that’s not to say that the series didn’t take some huge liberties with the character. In fact, much of what it did with Clark were inventions of the series. Here are the six biggest changes Smallville made to Superman’s origin.