>>107642956>Does he really need to keep up such an elaborate lie to maintain this double life for the sake of it?Yes. A character needs a reason for why they are going to a place of antagonism. The Shusters needed a setting in order for Clark to bounce off of a supporting cast. You need a reason for the heroics and not just on the emotional side. Unless this was an Elseworld story, You can’t takeaway the Clark from the Kal El. He was raised by an old couple in Kansas, his powers are alien, his intestines are alien, but his lifestyle isn’t. He likes baseball, pretzels, rock music, and literature.The Richard Donner movies may have had him yearn for his alien heritage, but nearly every post crisis comic still has him coexist with his human roots. You need to explain more of your perspective, because Superman isn’t some alien in human skin masquerading as a coward . Superman is a leader who’s using his intellect to help others at a down to Earth scale. Even Zack Snyder, the man whose quote started off this debate understands this at a certain degree
