Comic Title: World of Smallville #1
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: April 1988
On Sale Date: December 8, 1987 Shipping Date December 8, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #47

Shipping Date December 8, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #131

Newsstand Date December 31, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #131

Copyright Date December 8, 1987
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1987

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mike Carlin

Title: "Secrets"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Superman (Post-Crisis)

Writer: John L. Byrne
Penciller: Kurt Schaffenberger
Inker: Alfredo P. Alcala
Letterer: Carrie Spiegle (McCarthy)
Colorist: Petra Scotese (Goldberg)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #598; next appearance in World of Smallville #2)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Action Comics #597; next appearance in World of Smallville #2)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Action Comics #597; next appearance in World of Smallville #2)

Other Character(s)

• Sam Kent (Jonathan's father; in flashback; no further appearances)
• Sarah Kent (Jonathan's sister-in-law; in flashback; next appearance in World of Smallville #2)
• Dan Fordman (Martha's first husband; in flashback; next appearance in World of Smallville #2)
• Yvette (Fordman's housekeeper; in flashback; no further appearances)
• Jackie (an elevator operator; in flashback; next appearance in World of Smallville #2)
• Betty (Fordman's secretary; in flashback; no further appearances)
• Mary Ellen (a department store employee; in flashback; no further appearances)
• Maisie Nagel (a waitress; no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Jonathan Kent (after World War II; earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in World of Smallville #2)
• Martha Clark (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in World of Smallville #2)

Comments:
This story continues in World of Smallville #2.

Synopsis:
Clark Kent returns to Smallville to visit his parents. The conversation soon turns to the past. Martha reveals to Clark that she was married to Dan Fordman before Jonathan. Clark is shocked.

Jonathan then tells Clark the full story. He returned to Smallville after being a POW in World War II. He had known Martha all his life and still carried a torch for her. When he got back, Martha had already married Fordman, a wealthy department store owner. Fordman, however, was dying of lung cancer. He asked Jonathan to his office one day and laid out a proposal in which Jonathan could take Martha back.