​No one knows how to reward patience like TV's Smallville. Sure, the show has it's problems. But if you kept up with the first few seasons, you only got Clark Kent battling forgettable meteor freaks (Jonathan Taylor Thomas anyone? Remember him? Anyone?) or some lab experiment Lex Luthor was cooking up. But if you stuck around past those initial episodes, things started to get interesting, and more and more familiar faces started popping up in Metropolis, to the point where most of the major DC heroes have popped by to say hi to the young Clark Kent (with two notable exceptions, of course).

Of course, there have been so many villains straight from the pages of the comic books that they deserve their own list, but one could cobble together a pretty good Justice League Unlimited from the ranks of Smallville guest stars! Warning, though -- many of these videos are fan-made tribute videos with completely ludicrous music choices. You've been warned.

11) Supergirl
Helen Slater might have played her on the big screen, but Laura Vandervoort's the Supergirl we Super-fans like the most. Her "straight from a Kryptonian ship" origin mirrors the comics somewhat closely, and she already had the power of flight down way before Clark figured out his. While she was mostly out of the picture in seasons 8 and 9, she's lined up to make an appearance in season 10.

10) Krypto
I really was going to stay away from the classic Superman friends in this daily list, so I had to justifiably ignore the Kents, Jimmy Olsen, Lois, and Perry White. But Krypto is one of those DCU characters that no one can hate. Out of all the heroes on this list, only he, Cyborg, and Aquaman have ever starred in their own series! And while he's not pure white with a cape (have you ever tried to put a cape on a dog? It's really really funny for about 5 minutes, until they start tripping over it), he's still a heroic companion to Clark. Krypto is always a good dog.

9) Aquaman
Arthur Curry has the look of Aquaman down, as well as his nonexpressive, wooden demeanor. But Smallville has done a good job of presenting all of his comic book powers in the show, including talking to fish and that ball of water energy that he throws. He works well as a supporting character, and would be a great part of a Justice League TV show, if they ever got around to that. Hell, every team needs someone who can tell fish what to do.

8) Cyborg
If comics have taught us anything, it's that Victor Stone is a team player. Despite the occasional solo mini-series, he's better on a team than alone. Possibly because the DCU has enough cyborg characters as it is (cyborg Speedy? C'mon.) and it's hard to make them stand out when all they have is robot parts. Victor in the show is, of course, part robot, but he's all Justice League! There's no hesitation about him, the guy's a faithful member of Oliver Queen's League, almost from day one. Sadly, his costume of a puffy silver vest, is kinda goofy.

7) The Legion of Superheroes
Originally, when the Legion contacted young Clark Kent, it was only Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, and Lightning Lad (aka Lighting Boy) who made the trip through time. In Smallville, the same trio dropped in on Clark for a little hero worship, and to dispense some advice on Brainiac and Doomsday. It took the Legion from a globe-hopping super police to three kids, hanging out with Clark Kent on a farm. And it was a damn fine Smallville episode.