Fans like to poke holes in Superman's secret identity all the time, but apart from that potentially being the most boring thing you could every possibly say about the character, it's still a compelling dichotomy.
As mild mannered reporter Clark Kent, the alien known as Kal-El has the perfect cover. His job gives him the perfect excuse to get close to danger where he can then slip away and be the Man of Steel, but Clark's absence when danger strikes has proven to be conspicuous on occasion. Lois Lane, one of the best reporters in the world, seemed to think as much, revealing Kent's true identity to the world in an exclusive for the Daily Planet during the New 52.
Lois figuring out Superman's true identity isn't anything new, but her plastering it across the pages of one of DC's most prestigious papers certainly was. She decided to do so because a villain was blackmailing the Man of Steel, but it led to all sorts of adverse consequences further down the line.
Currently, the version of Superman seen in DC Rebirth is an amalgamation of the New 52 incarnation and his pre-Flashpoint counterpart. Once again, the public sees no connection between Kent and the Last Son of Krypton.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
