Ages of Heroism - The Golden Age

The Golden Age of Heroism (1938–1970)   The Golden Age began in 1938 with the appearance of the first modern superhero.   He fell from the sky wearing a cape and bright colors, lifted a city bus full of strangers from the wreckage, and smiled for the cameras as if this sort of thing were perfectly natural. His name was Stellar Man, and the world watched in open-mouthed awe.   What followed was an era of emergence. The true archetypes of heroism took shape: masked avengers stalking city streets, dark vigilantes operating beyond the law, shining paragons standing openly for ideals larger than themselves. For the first time, the extraordinary was no longer hidden in the margins or dismissed as rumor. It stood in daylight, posed for photographs, and spoke directly to the public.   The Second World War accelerated everything. Both Axis and Allied powers pursued super-soldier programs, occult research, psionic experimentation, and advanced weapons with ruthless urgency. Magic and mental phenomena surged under the pressures of global conflict, while governments quietly learned that some forces could not be controlled once unleashed. Many heroes were elevated into symbols of national pride; others were buried, erased, or repurposed.   By war’s end, the world could not return to ignorance. Superhumans were no longer curiosities or pulp exaggerations—they were strategic realities. The atomic age, the Cold War, and the rise of global media ensured that heroism and villainy alike would play out on a public stage.   This was the age when the super ceased to be fiction and became front-page news. An age of optimism, fear, propaganda, sacrifice, and spectacle. The modern era of superpowers had begun, and there would be no turning back.   Figures of the Golden age (WIP will add more)
  Steller Man
  Evelyn Conway
  The Nightwatchman
  The Spirit of Sekhmet