What happens when imaginary history reflects real history? You get the amazing hero chronologies of E. Nelson Bridwell, three mini-series that (imho) marked the moment when the Bronze age began transforming into the Copper age.
More importantly, these reveal how a therapeutic symbiosis of fantasy and reality changed culture forever and for the better. The website Splice Today is now running a two part series of articles all about Bridwell's crucial contributions to documenting the DC universe's evolution and its enduring/ever sprawling impact:
Part 1
https://www.splicetoday.com/pop-cult...tes-the-legend
Part 2
https://www.splicetoday.com/pop-cult...f-super-heroes