As the mother of Clark Kent, Martha's life has been threatened on several occasions over the course of the series.
Image | Episode | Episode Name | Near-death experience |
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1x01 | Pilot | During the first meteor shower that hit Smallville, Martha and Jonathan were ambushed by it while driving home. One of the meteorites fell in front of them, causing they truck to turn over. Both escaped unharmed. | |
1x04 | X-Ray | Martha was nearly run down by Tina Greer posing as Clark Kent but was saved in time by the real Clark. | |
1x05 | Cool | Sean Kelvin tried to steal the body heat of Martha but was stopped in time by Clark. | |
1x06 | Hourglass | Harry Volk tried to kill Martha but she hid in a grain silo. Harry found her and attacked her with a knife. Martha pulled a lever and buried them both in grain. Clark and Jonathan arrived just in time to pull her out and resuscitate her. | |
1x17 | Reaper | Martha was nearly killed by Tyler Randall after discovering that he was the one who killed Mrs. Sykes. She was saved by Clark. | |
1x18 | Drone | Sasha Woodman attacked Martha with a swarm of killer bees to force Clark to abandon his candidacy for class president. She was rescued by Clark. | |
1x21 | Tempest | When a tornado hit Smallville, Martha and Jonathan were in danger so they hid in a storm cellar. | |
2x05 | Nocturne | Byron Moore attacked Martha and Lionel but they were saved by Clark. | |
2x10 | Skinwalker | Kyla Willowbrook threatened Martha's life as a wolf in order to force Lionel Luthor to stop exploiting the Kawatche Caves. | |
2x12 | Insurgence | Lionel and Martha were kidnapped at LuthorCorp by a group of terrorists but Clark was able to save both of them. | |
2x16 | Fever | Martha was infected with a meteor rock toxin that almost killed her but was saved by Jonathan Kent. | |
2x20 | Witness | A thug that stole kryptonite from a LuthorCorp truck tied up a pregnant Martha Kent and Jonathan Kent against the wall in the barn 20 feet in the air to prevent Clark from testifying against him. | |
2x23 | Exodus | The destruction of Clark's ship created a massive explosion and a shockwave that overturned the truck with Jonathan and Martha inside. Martha lost her baby. | |
3x02 | Phoenix | Martha was kept hostage by one of the thugs of Morgan Edge but was saved by Lana Lang. | |
3x11 | Delete | A mind controlled Martha was knocked unconscious with a kick to the head by Chloe. | |
4x10 | Scare | Clark saved Martha among others from a synthetic toxin which escaped from LuthorCorp. | |
4x22 | Commencement | Martha and Jonathan were held hostage in their house by Jason Teague who threatened to kill Martha. A second meteor shower hit the Kent house with all of them inside. | |
5x01 | Arrival | Martha was severely injured and buried under the rubble of the Kent house. Lois helped her. | |
5x02 | Mortal | Martha, Jonathan and Lana were kidnapped by three meteor freaks but Clark rescued them. | |
5x08 | Solitude | Martha came down with a strange kryptonian disease brought on by Brainiac and almost died but Clark was able to save her. | |
5x16 | Hypnotic | Chloe knocked a mind controlled Martha out to protect her cousin. | |
5x18 | Fragile | Tyler McKnight tried to kill Martha with a shard of glass he held to her throat but she was saved by Clark. | |
5x19 | Mercy | Martha and Lionel were caught in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game by a vindictive former LuthorCorp employee. Martha is sealed in a soundproof, impermeable chamber and almost drowned. Later Clark rescued them. | |
5x22 | Vessel | Martha collapsed in a LuthorCorp jet when Brainiac left her and Lois without oxygen. | |
6x01 | Zod | Lois and Martha's plane crashed near the Fortress of Solitude and an injured Martha drags an unconscious Lois to the Fortress seeking refuge. | |
6x06 | Fallout | Baern was about to kill Martha, but Clark lures him to the Fortress of Solitude, saving her. | |
10x13 | Beacon | Martha was shot at by Alexander but was wearing a bulletproof vest, which saved her. Later, Martha was knocked unconscious by Alexander, who then set Luthor Mansion on fire. She was saved by Clark. |