Plan W
Inspiration: Fullmetal Alchemist
Basic Procedure: Pick a "loved one" to bring back from the dead. With Clark, use science practically indistinguishable from magic to try to bring him/her back to life. Fail; skip the part involving turning into a suit of armor/getting prosthetic limbs. Go on epic journey to find artifact capable of bending the laws of science (no magic). End up saving the country from psychopathic madman who wants to kill everyone in order to make said artifact. Secure friendship.
Status: Failure
Reason for Failure: Clark categorically refused to attempt to bring anyone back from the dead, citing that trying to bring people back to life only gets people killed. Numerous counter-examples were met with the rebuttal that the revived person was "only mostly dead."
Additional Notes: Jonathan Kent would be a good choice to bring back from dead, if only to rub having saved his life again in his face. Jor-El, when confronted about mysterious life-force balance, admitted there was no such thing in regards to Kryptonian technology, and was a lie to attempt to make Clark feel guilty the next time someone close to him died, so Clark would be more careful about getting himself killed in the future. Cannot decide if this is asshole-ish or genius.
