Smallville is an American television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
 The series, initially broadcast by The WB, premiered on October 16, 2001.
 After "Smallville"' s fifth season, The WB and UPN merged to form The CW, the series' later United States broadcaster.
 "Smallville", which ended its tenth and final season on May 13, 2011, follows Clark Kent (Tom Welling) in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, before he becomes known as Superman.
 The first four seasons focus on Clark and his friends in high school.
 After season five "Smallville" ventures into adult settings, eventually focusing on his career at the "Daily Planet" and introducing other DC comic-book superheroes and villains.
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (commonly known simply as Lois and Clark and in the UK as The New Adventures of Superman) is an American television series based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
 It stars Dean Cain as Clark Kent/Superman and Teri Hatcher as Lois Lane.
 The series aired on ABC from September 12, 1993 to June 14, 1997.
 The show was shot entirely in California.
Natalie Zea (born March 17, 1975) is an American actress, known for her performances on television.
 Zea began her acting career in theatre.
 Her first major role was on the NBC daytime soap opera "Passions" (2000–2002), where she played the role of Gwen Hotchkiss.
 Her breakout role was on the ABC primetime soap opera "Dirty Sexy Money" as socialite Karen Darling, where she starred from 2007 to 2009.
 Zea also has made many guest appearances on television, starred in the number of independent and made-for-television movies, and had the recurring roles in "The Shield", "Hung" and "Californication".
First Love is an American soap opera which ran on NBC Daytime from July 5, 1954 to December 30, 1955.
 The series aired at 4:15 p.m. EST, between "Golden Windows" and "Concerning Miss Marlowe".
 Although the show had a strong fan following, at the time NBC had little use for developing any of their daytime shows (the first successful NBC daytime soap was not until 1963's "The Doctors") and canceled "First Love" after a year and a half.
 Many cast members such as Patricia Barry, Val Dufour and Rosemary Prinz went on to become long-running daytime stars.
Galen Laius Gering (born February 13, 1971) is an American actor most known for his portrayal of characters on daytime soap operas.
 He plays the role of Rafe Hernandez on the long-running NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives."
 Prior to his current role, he acted on the NBC daytime soap opera "Passions."
Kelly Rutherford (born November 6, 1968) is an American actress.
 She is known for her television roles as Stephanie "Sam" Whitmore on the NBC daytime soap opera "Generations" (1989–91), as Megan Lewis on the Fox primetime soap opera "Melrose Place" (1996–99), and as Lily van der Woodsen on The CW series "Gossip Girl" (2007–12).
Fox Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera "Passions" and was portrayed by Justin Hartley from December 17, 2002—February 10, 2006, and Mark Cameron Wystrach from February 14, 2006—September 7, 2007.
 Actor Nick Stabile took over the role temporarily following the 2004 Summer Olympic Games (which preempted Passions for a few weeks), while Hartley's wife, fellow Passions star Lindsay Hartley was on maternity leave.
 Fox, as played by Hartley, was a fan favorite amongst "Passions" viewers.
The powers of DC Comics character Superman have changed since his introduction in the 1930s.
 Many other DC Comics characters have Superman's abilities from Kryptonian DNA, such as Zod, Kara Zor-El, and even the hybrid Superboy.
 The extent of Superman's powers peaked during the 1970s and 1980s to the point where various writers found it difficult to create suitable challenges for the character.
 Lex Luthor described Superman as a "living god" on Earth.
 As a result, his powers were significantly reduced when his story was rebooted by writer John Byrne after the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" series.
 After Byrne's departure, Superman's powers were gradually increased again, though with greater in-story explanation than his Pre-"Crisis" incarnation.
Justin Scott Hartley (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor.
 He is known for his television roles that include Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera "Passions" (2002–2006), Oliver Queen on The CW's superhero drama series "Smallville" (2006–2011), and Adam Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless" (2014–2016) which earned him an Emmy nomination.
 Hartley appeared in the recurring role of Patrick Osbourne in the third season of the television series "Revenge".
 As of 2016, he stars in the NBC drama series "This Is Us".
Sam Behrens (born July 24, 1950) is an American television actor, best known for his roles as Jake Meyer on the ABC daytime soap opera "General Hospital", Danny Waleska in the CBS prime time soap opera "Knots Landing" and as Gregory Richards in the NBC daytime soap opera, "Sunset Beach".
 He is of German ancestry on his paternal side.

Question: Who were the writers of an American television series based on the DC Comics character Superman, which starred an American actor known for his television roles that include Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera "Passions"?
Answer: Alfred Gough and Miles Millar