Smallville

"Smallville, USA" is also a generic term to describe a relatively small American town. He was known as "Jack of the Lantern", or Jack-o'-Lantern.^{[citation needed]}
. The name "Granville" comes from the 2000s television series Smallville; Smallville is filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, which was called Granville until it was renamed in 1886, and Granville Street (a major arterial road in the city) as well as Granville Island (a small, man-made island and tourist attraction) still retain the name. So, Jack carved out one of his turnips, put a candle inside it, and began endlessly wandering the Earth for a resting place. In issue #13 of the Superman/Batman series (2004), Smallville is mentioned as being adjacent to the (equally fictional) town of Granville, Kansas. When Jack died, he was too sinful to be allowed into Heaven, but the Devil wouldn't let him into Hell. Comic writer and artist John Byrne also placed Smallville in Kansas in his 1986 rewrite of Superman's origin. The Devil agreed.

Superman writer Elliot S! Maggin incorporated the Kansas location into the DC Universe in his 1981 Superman novel, Miracle Monday. The practice of carving a jack-o'-lantern goes back to the Irish legend of Jack, a lazy but shrewd farmer who used a cross to trick the Devil, then refused to free him unless he agreed to never let Jack into Hell. Smallville was first placed in Kansas in the 1970s and 1980s Superman movies. Jack-o'-lanterns are generally made for Halloween, in Europe were originally made from large turnips, beets, and rutabagas, before the introduction of the pumpkin from the Americas (generally pumpkins are more common these days). The Maryland location was supported in the actual comics with a map of Smallville and the surrounding area that was published in New Adventures of Superboy #22 (October 1981), which situated Smallville a few miles west of a large bay very similar to Delaware Bay (the same map placed Metropolis and Gotham City on the east and west sides of the bay, respectively). The practice of carving jack-o'-lanterns began in Ireland. All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (notable for featuring the wedding of Legion of Super-Heroes members Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl and published in 1978) calls Smallville "a quiet town, nestled in the hills just inland from the eastern seaboard." In Amazing World of DC Comics #14 (1977), a magazine with articles on DC Comics characters and series, Smallville was stated to be in Maryland. The light illuminates the design from the inside.

Smallville's location varied widely throughout many stories, most of which placed Smallville close to Metropolis and Midvale, home of Supergirl. A light source (traditionally a candle) is placed inside the pumpkin and the top is put back into place (often after a "chimney" is carved in the lid in order to allow heat to escape). The actual location of Smallville, like those of other fictional DC Universe cities, originally was never specifically stated in the comics. It is possible, using thicker and thinner sections cut with differing tools, to create surprisingly detailed and realistic designs. In the original Superboy comics, a billboard outside of Smallville greets those driving into and out of town; the billboard features a picture of Superboy waving, with words next to it reading: "Welcome to Smallville, Home of Superboy.". Sections of a side are carved out to make a design, usually a face. Smallville receives its television and radio broadcasts from a larger nearby city. A jack-o'-lantern is a pumpkin, turnip or swede whose top and stem have been carved off and interior removed to leave a hollow shell.

In terms of media, Smallville has had several newspapers mentioned over the years, including the Smallville Sentinel and Smallville Times-Reader. Clark, Pete, and Lana attended Smallville's sole high school, Smallville High School. In the original Superboy comics, the Kent family sold their farm when Clark started school and opened a general store in town; the post-Crisis on Infinite Earths comics, where Clark never had a Superboy career, show the Kents as still residing on their farm when Clark is an adult. Smallville's economy seems mostly to consist of various locally owned businesses, along with various farms surrounding the town, including the Kent family farm.

Currently, Conner Kent, the current Superboy, lives in Smallville with Ma and Pa Kent, though he doesn't quite enjoy it. In the original Superboy comics, other noted residents included Professor Phineas Potter (Lana's uncle) and a younger version of Lex Luthor. Noted residents of Smallville include the Kent family (Jonathan and Martha Kent, or Ma and Pa Kent as they were often called, and their foster son Clark Kent), Lana Lang, Pete Ross, and Smallville police chief Parker. Its residents are generally very friendly, although for a relatively minor civic center its crime rate is unusually high.

Smallville is usually portrayed as an idyllic small American town, with an atmosphere resembling the settings of the paintings of Norman Rockwell. . The town first appeared as "Smallville, USA" in Superboy (volume 1) #2 (1949). It is also the town in which the young Clark Kent grows up before moving to Metropolis to begin his career as Superman.

Smallville is the fictional town in the United States said to be in the State of Kansas which Superboy protects and in which most of his crime-fighting adventures take place.