I think I remember hearing about an Elseworld (I think it's called "The Nail") that kind of has that as an underpinning precept. The Kent's truck get's stopped by a nail, preventing them from finding Clark's ship. Instead, an Amish family takes him in. As a result, the JLA does not have Superman as part of their founding members. I'd recommend reading it or at least trying to get ahold of "Another Nail" which has Clark join the world as Superman after being found by Lois.
Those stories sound interesting, Christina. Sadly, they aren't on our Archives under those titles.
