Quote Originally Posted by Sacred Knight View Post
Its a creative idea, but I wouldn't have liked it. I absolutely loathed how they did Rebirth in the beginning with Superman in a strange world, and this would have been incredibly similar in idea. These are the types of things that are fun for imaginary tales but not something I want as a canon status quo. In fact, like Rebirth, had this been done I imagine they would have very likely done their own version of a "Superman Reborn" not long after the Crisis to get rid of the idea and make him a proper denizen of the Earth.
I agree. To me, a critical part of Superman is that he is from another world, but raised in ours as one of us. While conscious that his powers (and the attendant responsibilities that he feels they impose on him) separate him from us, Superman sees himself as one of us. It explains a lot about why he maintains Clark's identity, and why he believes that we can be more. That doesn't work as well if he arrives as an adult, no matter how similar the world seems to his own.