▁a ▁series ▁regular ▁in ▁season ▁two ▁and ▁continued ▁until ▁being ▁written ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁in ▁season ▁seven . ▁The ▁character ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁show ▁in ▁season ▁ten ▁again ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁guest ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁parallel ▁universe ▁( E arth - 2 ) ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁character . ▁In ▁Small ville , ▁Lion el ▁L ut hor ▁is ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Lex ▁L ut hor ▁( Michael ▁Rosen baum ), ▁and ▁founder ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁L ut hor Cor p . ▁Lex ▁L ut hor ' s ▁father ▁was ▁first ▁introduced ▁in ▁Super man ▁com ics ▁by ▁Jerry ▁Sie gel ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁appeared ▁in ▁other ▁Super man - related ▁media ▁under ▁different ▁names . ▁Small ville ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁character ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁intr icate ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Super man ▁adaptation . ▁Series ▁developers ▁Alfred ▁G ough ▁and ▁Mil es ▁Mill ar ▁created ▁Lion el ▁L ut hor ▁for ▁Small ville ▁to ▁provide ▁an ▁ant ith esis ▁to ▁the ▁parent ing ▁style ▁of ▁Jonathan ▁Kent ▁( John ▁Schne ider ) ▁and ▁Mar tha ▁Kent ▁( An net te ▁O ' To ole ). ▁In ▁the ▁DC ▁Comics , ▁Lex ▁L ut hor ' s ▁father ▁was ▁originally ▁named ▁Jules ▁L ut hor , ▁but ▁later ▁was ▁renamed ▁Lion el ▁L ut hor ▁some ▁time ▁after ▁Small ville . ▁He ▁deb uted ▁in ▁Super man ' s ▁Girl friend , ▁Lo is ▁Lane ▁# 2 3 ▁( F ebru ary ▁