I’ve always attributed the clumsy, bumbling, cowardly, to him trying to hide any ideas that he’s Superman.
I think DE might be the only one who doesn’t get this. I thought it was commonly understood and I’ve never heard of anyone complaining about it.
Right. If he hadn’t acted like that, Lois would’ve caught on immediately. As soon as Supes would come to save her, she’d yell “Clark?!”