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Rickman offers his hand to Lex.
Volume 2 of Smallville: A Mother's Love, a Father's Strength.
Differences[]
Part 4[]
Differences from Smallville[]
- Lex's struggle with Kyle parallels Clark as Lillian believes Kyle shouldn't be trusted either.
- Mercy Graves is introduced as Rickman's assistant.
- Lex actually gives Victoria her father's company after swindling Sir Harry.
- Lillian kidnaps Eric because of how he had similar abilities to Clark, also mentioning the Traveler far earlier than before.
- Also, the figure Lillian is working with encourages her to fire Hamilton.
- Said figure also has video evidence of Clark stopping the bus from Rogue.
- Lex doesn't tell the truth about Club Zero until the end when he's talking to Clark.
- Also, Tess is the one to inform Lex about Jude and the like.
Characters[]
Main Characters[]
Chloe kisses Clark under the influence of a kryptonite handshake.
- Clark Kent
- Lillian Luthor
- Lex Luthor
- Julian Luthor
- Jonathan Kent
- Martha Kent
- Chloe Sullivan
- Lana Lang
- Whitney Fordman
Supporting Characters[]
Dressed up Tess.
- Tess Mercer (2/??)
- Victoria Hardwick (2/??)
- Lionel Luthor (1/??)
- Virgil Swann (1/??)
- Bridgette Crosby (1/??)
- Gabe Sullivan (1/??)
- Roger Nixon (1/??)
- Sam Phelan (1/??)
Minor Characters[]
Kyle at his old home.
- Mercy Graves
- Kyle Tippet
- Bob Rickman
- Eric Summers
- Harry Hardwick
- Roy Rothman
- Max Kasich
- Jude Royce (flashback)
- Amanda Rothman (flashback)