I don't think they won't resemble 616 characters physically. I mean even in radical What If stories the characters look like their 616 counter parts....
Diana can still debut as a superhero shortly after Superman....if it's when Clark is Superboy. Pre-Crisis, Superboy was a public superhero recognized...
While applying things to the fantasy/mythology genre can work if it's applicable, I don't think it's strictly required. Wonder Woman was not designed...
Batman and (to a lesser extent) Superman both look like ineffectual idiots for letting their foes continue to live after all the bodies they've piled...
I will always have a bit of nostalgic love for the Heinberg and Dodson run, because those were the first WW comics I picked up. They don't hold up at...