BEFORE IT FLIES BY� CATCH A �SMALLVILLE� MARATHON TRACING BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF CLARK KENT�S ARRIVAL TO EARTH

Marathon leads into �Superman: The Movie� Starring Christopher Reeve

Burbank, CA (December XX, 2006) � ABC Family will air a marathon of episodes that trace his origins beginning with his arrival to Smallville, Friday, December 29 (11:00AM � 8:00PM ET/PT). The marathon ends with the season 4 cliffhanger, catch the conclusion along with all new episodes of Smallville beginning January 2, 2007. Clark must face his past or see everything he has come to love; including his family, friends and the earth destroyed. The marathon leads into the original Superman: The Movie (8:00PM � 10:00 PM ET/PT) starring the late Christopher Reeve.

ABC Family Schedule Smallville Marathon

Friday, December 29 (11:00AM- 8:00PM ET/PT) (OTO)

(11:00AM -12:00PM) � �Pilot� SMA1001� A meteor shower reeks havoc on the town of Smallville and brings with it a small boy who is taken in by Martha and Jonathan Kent.

(12:00PM -1:00PM) � �Rosetta� SMA2017 � Determined to discover his origins, Clark visits Dr. Virgil Swann (Christopher Reeve) who possesses a message for Clark from his home planet.

(1:00PM � 2:00PM) � �Exodus� SMA2023B � In the second season finale Clark makes an astonishing discovery about his origins and faces the choice of his lifetime.

(2:00PM � 3:00PM) � �Relic� SMA3006 � Lana discovers a picture of her great-aunt�s suspected killer and it looks exactly like Clark-- only her great-aunt was murdered 40 years before.

(3:00PM � 4:00PM) � �Legacy� SMA3017 � Jonathan begins acting strangely and Clark believes his Kryptonian father, Jor-El is responsible. (Guest star Christopher Reeve)

(4:00PM � 5:00PM) � �Memoria� SMA3019 � Clark is forced into an experimental program that helps regain memories and he witnesses some of his earliest moments in life.

(5:00PM � 6:00PM) � �Covenant� SMA3022 � A beautiful girl claiming to be from Krypton arrives in Smallville and forces Jonathan to tell Clark about the deal he struck with Jor-El.

(6:00PM � 7:00PM) � �Crusade� SMA4001 � Clark returns to Smallville from being in a phantom zone, possessed by his Kryptonian alter-ego Kal-El.

(7:00PM � 8:00PM) � �Commencement� SMA4022 � Clark discovers the reason he was sent to Earth and goes to the caves to seek answers from his father, Jor-El.

(8:00PM � 10:00PM) � �Superman: The Movie� starring Christopher Reeve.