Yea i've never known him to have a beard either. Of course I was never into comic books so I'm not an expert on this.

I actually find this to be very interesting, though. We've already seen pics of Superman and Kent without a beard, so obviously this is temporary. Now if we look at movies in general, temporary beards like this are used to give the character a gruff and grizzled look after they've been in hiding for a while. Or possibly when they've fallen on tough time, though then it's usually just stubble.

So, the question arises: what type of trouble has Superman got himself into? Or what has he been hiding for?

My ex had a very nice beard at one time and all the women loved it. I have always gone more for the scruffy look as long as it's well kept and clean.