Booster Gold ( Michael Jon "M.J." Carter ) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Created by Dan Jurgens , the character first appeared in Booster Gold #1 (February 1986) and has been a member of the Justice League .
89-484: He is initially depicted as a glory-seeking showboat from the future, staging high-publicity heroics through his knowledge of historical events and futuristic technology. Carter develops over the course of his publication history and through personal tragedies to become a hero weighed down by his reputation. The character has been portrayed in live action television by Eric Martsolf in Smallville and by Donald Faison in
178-471: A Black Lantern . At first unavailable due to reliving Ted's funeral in the past, he returns to meet his ancestor Daniel Carter, only to find the crashed, derelict Bug at his house. Then, he finds the Black Lantern pummeling Jaime Reyes, Daniel, and Skeets. Attacked by him, he removes Daniel and Rose from the scene and heads to Kord Industries to arm himself. He uses a special light gun designed by Ted to blast
267-536: A temporal paradox , the future Booster is revealed to be a more experienced Time Master than his son Rip Hunter, but also that he personally tasked Rip to school his past self. It is also implied that the departure of the Hypertime concept, rather than a simple retcon , is Booster's work, as in the future he tasked himself with the role of pruning divergent timelines from each universe in the Multiverse. Michael Jon Carter
356-463: A Drama Series for his portrayal of Brady Black. He was nominated again for the same award in 2019. Between 2010 and 2012, Martsolf made three appearances as Marcus Dunne on the teen drama web series Miss Behave , which also featured former Days of Our Lives performers Jillian Clare , Darin Brooks , and Patrika Darbo . He also appeared in season 10, episode 18 of Smallville in 2011, playing
445-579: A cybernetic prosthetic for his lost arm. After the Justice League falls apart, Booster Gold joins Extreme Justice , a team led by Captain Atom . While a member of this team, Booster makes a deal with the supervillain Monarch , who fully heals Booster's wounds so that he can once again remove his battle suit. Booster dons a new costume created by Blue Beetle. Skeets acts as its systems controller, who aids Booster and
534-526: A degree in Political Science from Dickinson College . He has been an Assistant Director and a Guest Artist for Children's Theatre Experience. Martsolf portrayed Ethan Winthrop on NBC 's daytime soap opera Passions from July 2002 (succeeding original portrayer Travis Schuldt ) until the series' cancellation in August 2008. Martsolf had auditioned for the role of Ethan before the show began. Before he
623-515: A form much as it was prior to the New 52. Booster Gold and his robot partner Skeets return in Action Comics #992. Booster Gold was ranked as the 173rd greatest comic book character of all time by Wizard magazine. IGN also ranked him as the 59th greatest comic book hero. Eric Martsolf Eric Martsolf (born July 27, 1971) is an American television actor . Since November 2008, he has played
712-464: A memorial for Superboy in Metropolis . Time traveler Booster Gold is shocked to not see the three heroes there, as this contradicts Skeets' historical data. Other contradictions, prompt Booster to search for answers in time traveler Rip Hunter 's bunker, which is littered with notes and photos of Gold and Skeets surrounded by the words "his fault". Booster later discovers that his reputation and fame
801-452: A moment of self-reflection, he realizes that if only he had bothered to recall more of what was history in his native era, he might have been able to warn his friends. Giving a farewell kiss to the forehead of his wounded teammate Fire as she lay in a hospital bed, he drops his trademark goggles on the floor and leaves, saying only that he has decided to "go home", implying a return to the 25th century. In Infinite Crisis , Gold resurfaces in
890-498: A new Blue and Gold team. They find evidence at the warehouse of someone else entering, even though the doors were genetically coded, with only two people cleared for access: Ted and Booster. Booster next finds his sister living in Coast City mere hours before its destruction. Though unable to save her boyfriend, Booster and Michelle patch up their relationship, with her agreeing not to leave him. This arc introduces an older Booster Gold,
979-699: A new phrase. Teth-Adam goes missing in the resulting explosion and wanders the Earth powerlessly, trying to guess the secret word. The Question and Montoya train with Richard Dragon in Nanda Parbat , where Montoya learns that the Question is dying from lung cancer and wants her to replace him. After they discover a prophecy in the Crime Bible about Batwoman 's death, the two join her fight against Intergang in Gotham City. When
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#17328558244081068-477: A superhero team whose funding is derived from corporate sponsors. Booster and his team are determined to behave as legitimate heroes, but find that their sponsors compromise them far too often. The Conglomerate reforms several times after Booster rejoins the League, though without much success. When an alien comes to Earth on a rampage, Booster coins the name Doomsday for it. While battling the entity, Booster's costume
1157-525: A vast knowledge of what will happen between the 21st and 25th centuries, though its reliability has become questionable. He possesses numerous miniature tools and weapons kept within his shell, and is also equipped with a powerful energy blaster. He is apparently immune to reality and temporal manipulation. With the help of Skeets, Michael stole devices from the museum displays, including a Legion of Super-Heroes flight ring and Brainiac 5 's force field belt. He used Rip Hunter 's Time Sphere, also on display in
1246-429: Is able to take control of the costume if Booster is rendered unconscious. Following the disbanding of Extreme Justice, this suit is destroyed. Professor Hamilton subsequently creates a new one based on the designs of both the original 25th century costume and the energy containment suit Superman was wearing at this time. This costume is apparently later tweaked to resemble Booster's original costume more closely. After
1335-527: Is another eight-issue series looking at the new Doctor Fate and a back-up story focusing on Eclipso . These include: In September 2006, DC Direct premiered a line of action figures based on 52 . The first wave, featuring figures based on Batwoman, Isis, Booster Gold, Animal Man, and Supernova, was released in May 2007. Ace Books , under the imprint of the Berkley Publishing Group and published by
1424-540: Is chosen by the U.N. to lead the JLI due to his PR sense and naiveté. He takes his leadership role seriously, and strives to become a better hero and role model. However, despite his best efforts and support from Batman, who officially defers to Booster's leadership after supporting Booster for leader, the JLI falls apart due to a string of attacks against the group that leaves members killed or wounded. Despite his best attempts to bring in new members, Booster later watches in horror as
1513-437: Is destroyed by Alexandra in an attempt to rescue Booster. Doomsday's true personality comes to the surface and he attacks Booster. During the fight, Doomsday beats him nearly to death, but he is rescued by Alexandra. He tries to prevent Doomsday from killing innocent people, and manages to put Doomsday's helmet back on. Doomsday's control is restored to Adam, who grabs Booster, hoping to kill him. Fortunately, Adam takes him back to
1602-590: Is destroyed, but he is reborn as Waverider , an all-knowing cosmic time traveler. Waverider then emerges on Telos in the final issue of Convergence , along with the New 52 Booster and Goldstar to bring back Brainiac, and they convince him to save the Multiverse from its imminent destruction. Brainiac then sends the Zero Hour Parallax and Pre- Flashpoint Superman to the conclusion of the Crisis on Infinite Earths to avert
1691-473: Is destroyed. Blue Beetle is able to design a new, bulkier costume to replace it, although this costume often malfunctions. During a later battle with Devastator, a servant of the Overmaster , Booster is nearly killed and loses an arm. Again, Blue Beetle comes to his aid, designing a suit that acts as a life support system in addition to replicating the powers of Booster's previous costumes. This suit also includes
1780-418: Is diminishing. He tries to regain the spotlight by containing an exploding nuclear submarine , but seemingly dies in the attempt. Skeets regains access to Hunter's lab and realizes the photos and arrows are pointing at himself. He goes after Hunter and eventually finds him with Booster Gold, who turns out to have faked his death to help uncover Skeets' true intentions. Hunter and Booster attempt to trap Skeets in
1869-456: Is directly followed by the weekly limited series Countdown to Final Crisis . It was the first weekly series published by DC Comics since the short-lived anthology Action Comics Weekly from 1988 to 1989. The use of a weekly publication format is unusual in the North American comics industry, traditionally based upon a monthly publication. 52 and Batman Eternal (2014/2015) both hold
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#17328558244081958-417: Is frequently partnered with fellow Justice League member Blue Beetle , and the two quickly become best friends. The duo's notable appearances include a stint as superhero repo men, and as the minds behind the construction of a gaming resort, Club JLI, on the living island Kooey Kooey Kooey. After one too many embarrassments and longing for his old reputation, Booster quits the League to found The Conglomerate,
2047-472: Is horrified to learn that, thanks to Max, the world believes Ted Kord committed suicide. Fire, Ice, and Captain Atom are soon set up by Max to cut them off from allies, but, ironically, Booster is left alone because his reputation is already poor. After the Time Masters: Vanishing Point event, Rip Hunter informed them that someone snuck into the JLI base, leaving messages on a chalkboard about
2136-423: Is malfunctioning and becomes hysterical. After Skeets reports other incorrect historical data, Booster searches fellow time traveler Rip Hunter 's desert bunker for answers, finding it littered with enigmatic scrawled notes. Booster finds photos of himself and Skeets surrounded by the words "his fault" with arrows pointing toward them. Following the events of 52 , Booster Gold returns in his second solo series with
2225-427: Is part of the manhunt to bring the resurrected Maxwell Lord to justice. He finds Max but is beaten badly. Fire, Ice, and Captain Atom find him just as Lord uses his psychic powers to the utmost to erase all memory of himself from the minds of the entire world. For some reason, Booster, Fire, Ice, and Atom are the only ones who remember Lord and see him in recorded images. Trying to convince Batman ( Dick Grayson ), Booster
2314-409: Is restored, and Mister Mind alters events in the 52 universes, creating new histories and a new status quo for each. The heroes trap him in the remains of Skeets' shell and send him back in time to the beginning of the year, where he is captured by Dr. Sivana, trapped in a time loop for all eternity. Will Magnus later rebuilds Skeets, using a copy he had made of the robot's memories. Week 50 of 52 and
2403-501: Is revealed to be Doomsday. During the battle in Coast City, he discovers that Doomsday is controlled by General Nathaniel Adam . He escapes from Doomsday and then saves a woman named Alexandra Gianopoulos from Doomsday's attack. He learns the timeline has been changed, suspecting Professor Zoom . Alexandra and Booster split up, but she secretly has powers allowing her to take others' powers and follows him. Later, he flies to Gotham City when Doomsday attacks him. General Adam's control link
2492-472: Is successful and Booster plays a pivotal role in the destruction of the satellite. In the aftermath of Infinite Crisis , Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman temporarily retire their costumed identities, and the remaining heroes attend a memorial for Superboy in Metropolis. Booster attends the memorial, but when Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman do not arrive as he expects, he suspects his robot sidekick Skeets
2581-477: Is the cause of Kahndaq's new miseries, Osiris asks Captain Marvel to remove his powers. Isis and Black Adam stop him and the three return to Kahndaq. Sobek tricks Osiris into turning back into Amon and devours him, revealing himself to be the fourth Horseman, Famine. The other Horsemen join the battle. Isis is poisoned by Pestilence and dies while asking Adam to avenge her and Osiris' deaths. Grief-stricken and enraged to
2670-527: The Millennium event, Davis reveals that he is a Manhunter in disguise and that he siphoned money from Booster's accounts in hopes of leaving him no choice but to do the Manhunters' bidding. Although the Manhunters are ultimately defeated, Booster is left bankrupt. Booster Gold is a key character in the late 1980s/early 1990s Justice League revamp by writers Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis . Booster Gold
2759-520: The Fortress of Solitude ; the rebirth of the multiverse is credited to Mister Mind's transformation, rather than the Crisis; and the weapon stolen from Steel by Booster during World War III is actually put to use against Mind, which it was not in the comic, and is the cause of his unexplained-in-the-comic shrinking. In December 2007, GraphicAudio released the first half of a full cast audiobook adaptation based on
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2848-583: The Justice League series remaining a team member until the group disbanded in 1996. He and his former Leaguers subsequently appeared as the "Superbuddies" in the Formerly Known as the Justice League miniseries and its JLA: Classified sequel "I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League". At Wizard World Los Angeles in March 2007, Dan DiDio announced a new ongoing series titled All-New Booster Gold , which
2937-534: The Phantom Zone , but Skeets appears to consume the sub-dimension and pursues his two adversaries through time. Ralph Dibny , the Elongated Man, is told that the gravestone of his dead wife Sue has been vandalized with an inverted Kryptonian "S", a symbol for resurrection. This was done by a cult that believes that Superboy can be resurrected, but would like to try first with Sue. Dibny and his friends disrupt
3026-541: The Science Squad and develop new weapons for them. There, Magnus is ordered to build a Plutonium Man robot. The scientists activate three of their Four Horsemen, which target Black Adam. Suspicious of him, Amanda Waller maneuvers Osiris into killing the Persuader and leaking footage of the incident to the media. With his reputation destroyed, Osiris retires from the public eye and acid rain ravages Kahndaq. Convinced that he
3115-473: The "Flashpoint" universe. Before the Time Masters: Vanishing Point event, Alexandra somehow appeared in the JLI base and left the messages regarding the altered timeline on the chalkboard before vanishing. In The New 52 , Booster Gold appears as part of the new Justice League International series. In the Post- Flashpoint continuity, Booster is portrayed with his original glory-seeking personality and
3204-427: The "Science Squad" storyline, keeping in the evil geniuses and their work for Intergang but leaving out Will Magnus' ongoing plot; in his introduction, Cox explains that it was not possible to adapt all the plotlines of 52 within a novel of reasonable length. Outside of the loss of these various storylines from the book, events play out in an essentially identical manner, with most of the dialogue itself even lifted from
3293-644: The DC Universe limited series, in this story, Donna Troy explores the history of the DC Universe with the help of Harbinger 's recording device. In the final chapter, both the device and a Monitor inform Donna Troy that she was supposed to have died instead of Jade . Weeks 12 through 51 feature Secret Origins , written by Mark Waid with a rotating team of artists. In the aftermath of Infinite Crisis , Clark Kent , Bruce Wayne , and Diana Prince temporarily retire their costumed identities and do not attend
3382-510: The DC Universe have hinted that there is a greater purpose to Booster Gold than he knows. During the Millennium event, Harbinger reveals to Martian Manhunter that Booster is descended from the Chosen and that he must be protected. It is revealed that Booster is destined to come to the past to protect him from an unknown event in the future. In 52 , Rip states that the moment Booster helped save
3471-515: The JLI monitor reveals Superman and Wonder Woman kissing, the future Booster disappears. The present day Booster disappears moments later. A.R.G.U.S.' director Amanda Waller orders Chronos to search for the contemporary Booster through time, but Chronos is captured by the Secret Society before carrying out his mission. The older Booster Gold mysteriously reappears in other timelines, like 19th century Gotham City. In Booster Gold: Futures End #1,
3560-659: The Penguin Group, released a novelization written by Greg Cox , with cover art by J. G. Jones and Alex Sinclair, and its design by George Brewer. The novel primarily adapts the weekly limited series and the World War III tie-in miniseries. The novel deals with the plotlines of Montoya, the Question, Black Adam, Booster Gold, Skeets, and the 52 Earths, dropping the Luthor/Steel/Everyman Project, Ralph Dibny, and space plotlines completely and including only part of
3649-469: The Project, but her uncle John Henry Irons forbids it. She enrolls anyway and becomes a member of Luthor's superhero team Infinity, Inc. During a battle with the third Blockbuster , Luthor deactivates the powers of one of Natasha's teammates with fatal results. The death of her friend prompts Natasha to question Luthor's motives. Angered by reports that he is incompatible with the treatment, Luthor deactivates
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3738-428: The Question's condition worsens, Montoya journeys back to Nanda Parbat in a failed attempt to save his life. Shortly after they leave Gotham, Intergang discovers Batwoman's identity and attempts to sacrifice her to fulfill the prophecy. Montoya, as the new Question, tries to save Batwoman, who gets stabbed by Mannheim with a ceremonial dagger. Batwoman fatally wounds Mannheim and survives. After she recovers, Montoya shines
3827-550: The ability to gain powers from any sentient being in the universe. He uses it to return to Earth. Black Adam , the superhuman leader of Kahndaq, forges a coalition with several other countries against the United States and their metahumans: the Freedom of Power Treaty. He stops when Adrianna Tomaz , a former slave, shows him how he can use his abilities more peacefully to help his country. Adam convinces Captain Marvel to give Tomaz
3916-446: The altered timeline. When Earth entered an alternate timeline due to the actions of the Flash , Booster and Skeets awaken and are the only ones who remember the original timeline due to the former's suit protecting them. Gold travels to Coast City , but US soldiers attack him mistaking him to be an Atlantean threat. Skeets is damaged when Gold is attacked by the military's Project Six, which
4005-496: The base for interrogation, allowing him to escape when the sight of "Project Superman" causes Doomsday's true personality to resurface. Alexandra defeats Doomsday by using the control helmet to make Doomsday tear himself apart, subsequently asking Booster to take her with him when he restores history to normal. Alexandra subsequently sacrifices herself to save Booster from an Atlantean attack, leaving him to return to Vanishing Point as history resets without any clear memory of his time in
4094-401: The ceremony, and the effigy of Sue crawls to Dibny, calling out to him as it burns; he suffers a nervous breakdown as a result. Ralph seeks out the helmet of Doctor Fate , which promises to revive Sue if he makes certain sacrifices. While preparing a spell for Nabu, Dibny reveals the helmet is not the one talking to him, but sorcerer Felix Faust . Faust was posing as Nabu to give Dibny's soul to
4183-479: The character Booster Gold . Martsolf met his wife Lisa Kouchak doing musical theater together and married on October 10, 2003. Their twin sons, Mason Alan and Chase Evan, were born on April 7, 2006. 52 (comics) 52 is a weekly American comic book limited series published by DC Comics that debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the Infinite Crisis miniseries. The series
4272-541: The children and shares his power with him. Amon is reborn as Osiris . Osiris befriends a seemingly timid anthropomorphic crocodile named Sobek , who joins Black Adam's Black Marvel Family . Adam and Isis inform the Freedom of Power Treaty member nations that Kahndaq is no longer interested in consolidating power or in executing superhumans. Will Magnus , creator of the Metal Men , is abducted to Oolong Island, where Intergang and Chang Tzu force kidnapped scientists to form
4361-437: The comics verbatim. There are some minor cosmetic changes along the way (for instance, on Week 3, Black Adam kills Intergang thug Rough House as opposed to Terra-Man ), but in the final chapter, a lot of the specifics of Mister Mind's cross-time battle with Rip Hunter, Booster Gold, and Supernova are altered. The villain reveals himself in front of a gathered group of heroes in Metropolis, rather than to just Booster and Rip in
4450-580: The corpse and separate the ring with light, simulating the emotional spectrum. Upon separating the corpse from the ring, he collects Ted's remains before the ring can reanimate them and takes them into the Time Sphere to Vanishing Point Fortress to secure them. He is somewhat relieved when Skeets uses the Fortress's special chronal surveillance equipment to display images of the days of Team Blue and Gold. Jaime promises to live up to Kord's legacy and eventually form
4539-518: The demon Neron in exchange for his freedom. Neron kills Dibny, but realizes too late that Dibny's spell has trapped him and Faust inside a circle of binding. With Ralph's death, Neron and Faust are seemingly trapped together for all eternity. Ralph and Sue Dibny are reunited in death and become ghost detectives. Lex Luthor announces the Everyman Project , a program designed to give ordinary people superpowers. Natasha Irons (Steel) wants to join
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#17328558244084628-499: The disappearance of the "big three" heroes in the DCU, Superman , Batman , and Wonder Woman . As the series went on, it became more of a platform for which to set the stage for upcoming storylines in the DC Universe. A backup story titled History of the DC Universe appears in Weeks 2 through 11, with the creative team of Dan Jurgens and Art Thibert . Reminiscent of DC's earlier History of
4717-489: The end of 52 and Mary Marvel 's corruption in Countdown to Final Crisis . Two strands of the 52 story were taken and put together with back-ups from the new Countdown to Final Crisis story. Countdown to Adventure looks at the fate of space-travelers Adam Strange, Animal Man, and Starfire in their new roles after their journey over the course of eight issues, with a back-up story following Forerunner. Countdown to Mystery
4806-494: The events depicted in the limited series Identity Crisis , in which Sue Dibny is murdered, Gold retires briefly, but then helps Blue Beetle discover who is manipulating KORD Industries. Booster is badly injured in an explosion at Kord's home, and it is revealed that his companion Skeets has been dismantled for its 25th century technology by the Checkmate organization. In The OMAC Project limited series, Booster Gold gathers
4895-520: The events of Infinite Crisis . They are pursued through space by agents of Lady Styx , whose forces are conquering and overrunning planets on a path of destruction toward Earth. With some help from Lobo, the Emerald Eye of Ekron and the Emerald Head of Ekron, the heroes defeat Lady Styx. During the fight, Animal Man dies. The aliens who gave him his powers later revive him with new powers. He now has
4984-464: The first story arc "52 Pick-Up". Booster puts in a request to the Justice League that they admit him and the group begrudgingly decide to monitor him over the following week. However, Rip Hunter informs Booster that history has become malleable after Mister Mind's rampage and earlier damage to the timeline . In a tie-in to the Blackest Night event, Booster faces Ted Kord, who has been reanimated as
5073-703: The four-issue World War III limited series , which was released the same week, depict the superhumans' battle with Black Adam. World War III also depicts Aquaman 's transformation into the Dweller of the Depths , Martian Manhunter 's change in outlook, Donna Troy 's assumption of the Wonder Woman mantle, Supergirl 's return to the 21st century, Jason Todd pretending to be Nightwing , and Cassandra Cain being drugged to turn evil and join Deathstroke . The lead stories of
5162-421: The hero OMAC betrays the team and inflicts more carnage, including teleporting Blue Beetle to the homeworld of the villainous "Reach" species. In the end, Booster is confronted with what appears to be an older version of him, an agent of A.R.G.U.S. who warns his present self to prevent Superman and Wonder Woman from dating. Failure to prevent it, without explanation, would cause Booster Gold to cease existing. As
5251-501: The hero to U.S. Olympic Gold athletes such as Dorothy Hamill , Peggy Fleming , and Caitlyn Jenner , who had turned "Olympic gold into commercial gold", selling multiple products based on their fame and past accomplishments. Booster's origin as a security guard at a future Superman museum was altered when writer/artist John Byrne was brought to DC to reboot Superman's origin in The Man of Steel . Since his origin, other characters within
5340-465: The man that trained Rip Hunter and was the master of both Time, the Multiverse , and Hypertime . Rip reveals that this Booster is not only his father, but also has been watching Rip training the young Booster Gold, aiding him when needed. Older Booster also reveals that he is still married to Rip's mother, and that Michelle is with them in some unknown time. In Justice League: Generation Lost , Booster
5429-507: The multiverse from Mister Mind would be remembered in the future as the start of Gold's "glory years." Later, in the new Booster Gold series, Rip hints at a "Carter heroic legacy." It is then revealed that Booster is important to the Time Masters, as he will train "the greatest of them all", being the father and the teacher of Rip Hunter himself, who willingly chose to protect his identity against other time-travelers, to pass through history as
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#17328558244085518-403: The museum, to travel to the 20th century, intent on becoming a superhero and forming a corporation based around himself to make a comfortable living. He is a shameless self-promoter whose obsession with fame and wealth irritates other heroes. Carter's nickname as a football player was "Booster", but his chosen 20th century superhero name was "Goldstar". After saving Ronald Reagan , Carter mangled
5607-627: The novel by Greg Cox. Like GraphicAudio's audiobook of Infinite Crisis , this spans two volumes (each 6 hours long) with 6 CDs and features a full cast, music, and sound effects. Volume 2 was released in February 2008. Voice cast credits as follows: In the CW series The Flash , the term '52' is often used as an Easter egg . For example, in the episode "Things You Can't Outrun", the Flash team opt to incarcerate criminal metahumans in "Area 52" at S.T.A.R. Labs . In
5696-473: The old Justice League International heroes to investigate Blue Beetle's disappearance. At the series' end, he is ruined physically and emotionally, having destroyed much of his gear in the fight against the OMACs . He has seen his friend Rocket Red die in battle. He discovered that another friend, Maxwell Lord , is responsible for killing Blue Beetle and that in fact, Lord always hated metahumans and superheroes. In
5785-435: The older Booster Gold and Goldstar are in prison on the planet Telos, where Brainiac has gathered cities from across the history of the Multiverse. The New 52 Booster and Rip release them both. Hunter tells older Booster that he has not traveled through the timeline, but through the cities in the planet which were now chronal anomalies that he was in conflict with, and that his body absorbed so much time travel radiation that he
5874-421: The older Booster clarifies he is not an older version of the New 52 Booster, but an older version of him from a universe which has ceased to exist. The older Booster is sent careening through the timeline, eventually meeting up with his sister, Goldstar, who is in a version of Metropolis which has been sealed in a bubble by a godlike version of Brainiac from an alternative universe. They are teleported to where
5963-572: The only loser of the clan. Despite the general distrust of Booster, Rip and his descendants apparently know the truth, always honoring him. Due to the complicated time-travel mechanics, Booster's future self, "currently" operating from an unknown era with his time-travel educated wife, still watches over his past self and his son, making sure that Rip Hunter gives his past self proper schooling. The older Booster acts in total anonymity, and has access to other "time-lost" equipment than his suit, such as Superboy 's seemingly-destroyed "super-goggles". Due to
6052-557: The original crisis event, which restores many of the classic worlds in the Multiverse. Alternate versions of Booster Gold and Blue Beetle as they were prior to Countdown to Infinite Crisis appear in the pages of Justice League 3000 #14, where they are awaken from a 1,000-year suspended animation on Takron-Galtos in the 31st century. According to Keith Giffen, "they're J.M. DeMatteis and my Blue Beetle and Booster Gold". In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called " DC Rebirth ", which restored its continuity to
6141-602: The point of madness, Black Adam destroys the country of Bialya, base of the Four Horsemen, murdering the country's entire population. He then attacks Oolong Island. The Justice Society of America invade the island to arrest him and subdue the scientists, but Adam escapes and embarks on a week-long rampage across the globe , during which he kills several superhumans. Captain Marvel convinces the Egyptian pantheon to revert Adam to Teth-Adam and changes Adam's magic word from "Shazam" to
6230-605: The popularity of the series, DC issued several series of comics based on the individual threads of 52 that began several months after 52 ended. Booster Gold (vol. 2) is an ongoing series that sees the eponymous hero and Rip Hunter travel through time to fix history as "the greatest superhero never known". The six-issue 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen miniseries covers the Four Horsemen's battle with Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Black Adam: The Dark Age , another six-issue miniseries, follows Teth-Adam's quest to restore his powers and bring Isis back to life; it takes place between
6319-512: The power of Isis. Adam and Isis free enslaved children across Africa . Meanwhile, the Question and Renee Montoya start investigating Intergang . Following a lead, they fly to Kahndaq and prevent a suicide bombing at Black Adam and Isis' wedding. Adam awards them one of Kahndaq's highest honors. The four uncover Intergang, which is inducting children into a religion of crime based on its Crime Bible. Black Adam finds Isis' crippled brother Amon among
6408-653: The powers of the majority of the Everyman subjects, resulting in many of them falling from the sky to their deaths. After learning the reports were falsified, he gives himself the powers of Superman. John and the Teen Titans attack LexCorp and bring him to justice with Natasha's help. Beast Boy offers Natasha membership in the Teen Titans, but she declines in favor of forming a new team with her uncle. Animal Man , Starfire , and Adam Strange are marooned on an alien planet after
6497-468: The restored Bat-Signal to call her back to work. Skeets is revealed to be Mister Mind , who has been using Skeets' metallic body as a cocoon to metamorphose into a gigantic, monstrous form that feeds on time itself. Rip Hunter and Booster escape to the end of the Infinite Crisis and witness the secret creation of 52 identical parallel universes. Mister Mind intends to consume them. The Phantom Zone
6586-600: The resurrected Maxwell Lord . From July 2010 through February 2011, Booster starred alongside Rip Hunter, Green Lantern , and Superman in the six-issue miniseries Time Masters: Vanishing Point , part of the " Return of Bruce Wayne " arc, which also reintroduced the Reverse-Flash and established the background for the 2011 DC crossover event Flashpoint . Jurgens returned to the main Booster Gold title with issue #44. Jurgens's 1984 series proposal for Booster Gold compared
6675-730: The role of Brady Black on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives for which he won a Daytime Emmy in 2014. He also played the role of Ethan Winthrop in the NBC soap opera Passions from 2002 to 2008. Martsolf sang on a Hawaiian cruise ship and has modeled for over 50 designers, companies, and businesses. He was a radio broadcaster for WDCV 88.3 FM and was a singer/dancer at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania for four years and also worked and performed at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee . He has
6764-592: The ruins of the Justice League Watchtower on the moon, along with Skeets, again branded as a criminal in his time for "hijacking historical records". When Skeets fails to locate the absent Martian Manhunter , Booster searches for Jaime Reyes , the new Blue Beetle, whom he promptly takes to the Batcave . Booster tells Batman the subject of the stolen records: Batman never finds Brother Eye , but Booster implies that, with Jaime's aid, they can succeed. The mission
6853-416: The series are collected, with commentary from the creators and other extras, into four trade paperbacks : All 52 issues were also available in the 52 Omnibus hardcover (1,216 pages, November 2012, ISBN 978-1401235567 ). The collection has also been made available in a two-volume edition that includes bonus material after each chapter: Other connected collections include: Taking advantage of
6942-485: The series is: "The greatest hero you've never heard of!". Katz and Johns left the book after 12 issues (#1-10, #0 , and a One Million issue). Jurgens and Rapmund stayed. Jurgens assumed writing duties following four issues by guests Chuck Dixon and Rick Remender . In May 2010, Keith Giffen took over the Booster Gold title, linking it with the 26-week miniseries Justice League: Generation Lost , in which Booster united with Fire , Ice and Captain Atom to defeat
7031-486: The seventh season of the Arrowverse series Legends of Tomorrow . The character will appear in an upcoming self-titled television series on Max , set in the DC Universe (DCU) media franchise. Booster Gold first appeared in Booster Gold #1 (February 1986), being the first significant new character introduced into DC Universe continuity after Crisis on Infinite Earths . The next year, he began to appear regularly in
7120-460: The subsequent public exposure, Booster signs a multitude of commercial and movie deals. During his career, his sister Michelle Carter, powered by a magnetic suit, follows in his footsteps as the superheroine Goldstar . Booster is devastated when she dies battling creatures from another dimension. Amassing a small fortune, Booster founds Goldstar, Inc. (later Booster Gold International) as a holding company and hires Dirk Davis to act as his agent. During
7209-409: The top position, of being the longest-published serialised weekly comic, published by a major North American publisher. The record was previously held by Action Comics Weekly . The story was originally conceived as being a chronicle of what happened in the "missing year" between the end of Infinite Crisis and the beginning of One Year Later . It would especially focus on how the world dealt with
7298-634: The two names, causing Reagan to introduce him as "Booster Gold". The name stuck. In a running joke throughout the DC Universe, people erroneously call him "Buster," to his chagrin. Booster is originally based in Superman's home city, Metropolis. He starts his hero career by preventing the shapeshifting assassin Chiller, an operative of The 1000 , from killing the President of the United States and replacing him. With
7387-411: The younger, New 52 Booster is held captive by Brainiac. Brainiac threatens to kill Michelle unless the younger Booster gives up the location of Vanishing Point, which he concedes. The older Booster knows this could lead to the end of the Multiverse, setting up the events of Convergence . In the two-part Convergence: Booster Gold , Booster is found by a Pre- Flashpoint Rip Hunter on Skartaris , where
7476-464: Was aging rapidly and dying. The aged Pre- Flashpoint Booster transports again, and encounters the Zero Hour Ted Kord. Booster explains to Kord that he has led a good life, married and had a son. Rip, the New 52 Booster and Michelle find him, and Rip forces the New 52 Booster to take his father into the raw chronal field contained at Vanishing Point to cure him; Pre- Flashpoint Booster's body
7565-409: Was born poor in 25th-century Gotham City . Him and his younger twin sister, Michelle, never knew their father because he left after gambling away all their money. Michael was a gifted athlete, attending Gotham University on a football scholarship . At Gotham U., Michael was a star quarterback until his father reentered his life and convinced him to deliberately lose games for gambling purposes. He
7654-493: Was cast as Ethan, he was previously on the show for one episode as a cop. He was voted favorite actor on Passions for more than 80 weeks in a row in Soap Opera Digest . Martsolf made his first appearance in the role of Brady Black on Days of Our Lives on November 13, 2008. The character had previously been portrayed by Kyle Lowder until 2005. In 2014, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in
7743-609: Was exposed, disgraced and expelled. Later, he was able to secure a job as a night watchman at the Metropolis Space Museum , where he studied displays about superheroes and villains from the past, particularly the 20th century. Michael's sidekick is a robot named Skeets. Skeets is a 25th-century security robot (sometimes "valet unit") with artificial intelligence . He is capable of flight, cognition, and voice projection, which are all considered highly advanced for 21st century Earth. He also has historical records which give him
7832-438: Was later published as simply Booster Gold . The series follows the events of 52 and was initially co-written by Geoff Johns and Jeff Katz , with art by creator Jurgens and Norm Rapmund . The series focuses primarily on Booster Gold's clandestine time travel within the DC Universe . The series also features Rip Hunter , Skeets, and Booster's ancestors Daniel Carter and Rose Levin as supporting characters. The tagline of
7921-474: Was written by Geoff Johns , Grant Morrison , Greg Rucka , and Mark Waid , with layouts by Keith Giffen . 52 also led into a few limited series spin-offs. 52 consists of 52 issues, published weekly for one year, each issue detailing an actual week chronicling the events that took place during the missing year after the end of Infinite Crisis . The series covers much of the DC Universe , and several characters whose disparate stories interconnect. The story
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