Early life: Clark's birthday is May 3, not May 13 (per Oracle). Added ref's for that and "Clark" being Martha's maiden name.
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[[File:Young Clark.jpg|thumb|Young Kal-El arrives on Earth.]]
[[File:Young Clark.jpg|thumb|Young Kal-El arrives on Earth.]]
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Kal-El came to Earth during the [[meteor shower]] which struck the community of [[Smallville]], Kansas, on October 7, 1989. He was sent from Krypton as an infant, but because of the distance from Earth, Kal-El appeared to be between the ages of two and three when his ship crash-landed. Jonathan and Martha Kent found him in [[Miller's Field]]: unable to have children themselves, the Kents [[adoption|adopted]] the young [[orphan]] and raised him as their son. Because he owed a favor from [[Lionel Luthor]], Jonathan allowed him to produce forged paperwork that made it official. They arbitrarily picked a May
13
, 1987 birth date for their new son and named him Clark, Martha's maiden name.
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Kal-El came to Earth during the [[meteor shower]] which struck the community of [[Smallville]], Kansas, on October 7, 1989. He was sent from Krypton as an infant, but because of the distance from Earth, Kal-El appeared to be between the ages of two and three when his ship crash-landed. Jonathan and Martha Kent found him in [[Miller's Field]]: unable to have children themselves, the Kents [[adoption|adopted]] the young [[orphan]] and raised him as their son. Because he owed a favor from [[Lionel Luthor]], Jonathan allowed him to produce forged paperwork that made it official. They arbitrarily picked a May
3
, 1987 birth date
<ref>''[[Oracle]]''</ref>
for their new son and named him Clark
<ref>''[[Lineage]]''</ref>
, Martha's maiden name.
[[File:Smallville207 249.jpg|thumb|left|174px|Clark staying with the Kents.]]
[[File:Smallville207 249.jpg|thumb|left|174px|Clark staying with the Kents.]]