As Smallville heads into its final season, the show will be adding a new partner for Clark.

Sources confirm the addition of Cat Grant to The Daily Planet payroll, as this DC Comics character will come aboard as Clark's new partner.

For those unfamiliar with the vixen, a Grant primer:

• She first appeared in a January 1987 edition of Adventures of Superman.
• She worked as a gossip columnist in Los Angeles before coming to Metropolis.
• She's a single mother divorcee who is trying to stay sober.

She's also pictured here:

No actress has been cast as Grant yet. Got any suggestions? It could be difficult to find a female with these... dimensions.

Smallville premieres its new season on September 24. Other casting additions/reprisals include John Schneider and Laura Vandervoort.

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