THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28

BACK-TO-BACK "SMALLVILLE" EPISODES FEATURING CLASSIC CHARACTERS FROM DC COMICS

"SMALLVILLE" - (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)

"Run" (TV-PG, V) (HDTV)

THE FLASH SPEEDS INTO SMALLVILLE � After Jonathan's (John Schneider) wallet is stolen, Clark (Tom Welling) super-speeds after the thief (guest star Kyle Gallner) but is stunned when he cannot catch him. The thief, Bart, a.k.a. The Flash, later shows up at the farm and tries to talk Clark into leaving Smallville for a life on the road together, flexing their super powers. Meanwhile, Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) buys a priceless framed manuscript with Kryptonian symbols and Clark learns that it contains a mysterious hidden map. However, when Bart steals the manuscript from Lex, he inadvertently puts Clark's life in danger and must make the decision whether to save Clark or himself. Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, John Glover, Jensen Ackles, Annette O'Toole also star. David Barrett directed the episode written by Steven S. DeKnight (#405).