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Anthro

First Appearance:
Showcase #74, 1968

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Booster Gold, Vol. 2, #8, 2008

The very first Cro-Magnon man, Anthro is the common ancestor of all humans on Earth in the DC Universe.

Booster Gold met the time-displaced Anthro in an alternate-present while Booster was trying to correct his own mistakes with history. It is unclear what Anthro was doing in the modern world.

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Heroes of Armageddon 2001

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Armageddon 2001, #2, 1991

Membership: Blue Devil, Gangbuster, Robin III, Speedy, Valor

While trying to change his own future, WAVERIDER unwittingly unleashed the villainous dictator MONARCH on the world. At Waverider's warning, the heroes of Earth assembled to prevent Monarch's world domination.

Though the rest of the CONGLOMERATE was nowhere to be seen, Booster Gold responded to Monarch's ultimatum to the heroes of Earth to assemble in Metropolis.

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Assemblers

First Appearance:
Justice League of America, Vol. 1, #87, 1971

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League International, #17, 1988

Membership: Bluejay, Silver Sorceress, Wandjina

The Assemblers were heroes of the other-dimensional world Angor. Unable to save their own world from a nuclear holocaust, they traveled to Earth to save it from a similar fate.

Booster Gold encountered the Assembler Wandjina only after he had been damaged by a nuclear accident and manipulated into working for Bialya's QUEEN BEE. Later, Booster would work alongside both Bluejay and the Silver Sorceress when they joined the JUSTICE LEAGUE's European branch.

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Atom IV

First Appearance:
DCU: Brave New World #1, 2006

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
All New Atom, The, #24, 2008

Ivy University Professor Ryan Choi discovered the technology of the second Atom (see JUSTICE LEAGUE) and became an unintentional hero himself as the latest Atom IV.

The Atom was saved from certain death at the hands of LADY CHRONOS by the unexpected and timely intervention of Booster Gold in their very first meeting.

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Batman

First Appearance:
Detective Comics #27, 1938

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
New Teen Titans, Vol. 2, #29, 1987

The legendary Batman was one of the major heroes that Michael Jon Carter studied in the 25th century and one of the few heroes that Booster Gold truly admires. Batman often works with one of several sidekicks, all codenamed Robin (i.e. Dick Grayson was Robin I, Jason Todd was Robin II, Tim Drake Wayne was Robin III, Damian Wayne was Robin V, etc.) in order to aid Gotham Police Commissioner Gordon keep Gotham City a safe environment.

Batman first met Booster Gold while responding to an emergency call from MAGENTA, an associate of the the TEEN TITANS. Months later, Batman would accept Booster as a member of the Justice League. Batman respects Booster's intelligence, power, and heroic resolve, though he has long chaffed at the comedic antics of Blue and Gold. Conversely, Booster respects Batman's analytical ability and preparedness, but resents his gruff public personal and his inability to admit his own mistakes.

Booster Gold met Batman's temporary successor, Batman II (John Paul Valley), as a member of the assembled HEROES OF THE BLOODBATH against the SPACE PARASITES. Booster would later struggle to save the life of Batman's second replacement, Batman III, from the schemes of BLACK BEETLE.

Booster Gold is aware of Batman's secret identity as Bruce Wayne, the location of the Batcave, and the existence of Alfred Pennyworth, Batman's butler.

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Heroes of the Bloodbath

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Bloodbath, #1, 1993

Membership: Superboy III, NEW BLOOD HEROES, TEAM TITANS

Alien SPACE PARASITES from another dimension landed on Earth and began to slaughter humans, demanding a response from the super powered community.

As a member of the JUSTICE LEAGUE, Booster Gold joined a united effort to terminate the inhuman parasites. The first wave of established heroes to attack the space parasites, including Booster Gold, were routed but saved by the heroes accidentally created by the space parasites themselves.

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Bloodwynd

First Appearance:
Justice League America #76, 1993 (Bloodwynd I)
Justice League Spectacular #1, 1992 (Bloodwynd II)

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League America, #61, 1992

Bloodwynd I is a powerful sorcerer who can manipulate the spirits of the dead and the souls trapped within his Blood Gem.

Both Bloodwynds were members of the JUSTICE LEAGUE alongside Booster Gold. Bloodwynd II was actually the MARTIAN MANHUNTER, unintentionally impersonating Bloodwynd I.

Bloodwynd's arch-enemy is a Rott, former slave-owner Jacob Whitney trapped inside Bloodwynd's mystical gem. A powerless Booster Gold was effortlessly subdued by Rott during an escape attempt from his gem imprisonment.

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Blue Beetle II

First Appearance:
Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, 1985

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
52, #52, 2007

Inventor-turned-industrialist Ted Kord adopted the costumed identity of the Blue Beetle II in tribute to his mentor, Dan Garrett, the Blue Beetle I. Using a variety of weapons of his own design and an airship dubbed "The Bug," Blue Beetle made an impression on the established heroes of the DC universe allowing him easy entry into the JUSTICE LEAGUE.

It was in the Justice League that Blue Beetle would meet Booster Gold. The two would form a friendship and eventual business partnership that would become famous throughout the DC Universe and last for the remaining duration of the Blue Beetle's life. Blue Beetle and Booster Gold, often collectively called "Blue and Gold" for obvious reasons, were the Abbot and Costello of the UNITED NATIONS sponsored Justice League International era. Though Booster has been remembered as the funny man of the comedy act, he was usually playing the straight man to Beetle's wacky ideas and get-rich-quick schemes. (Notably, in recent years, Booster has been subjected to quite a bit of teasing over initiating the Club JLI casino on KOOEYKOOEYKOOEY, though it was Beetle who talked the reluctant Booster into the idea.) However, the pair were more than just comedy foils for one another, often acting as a surrogate brothers. Booster even attended the 15-year reunion of Beetle's high school graduation (which proved fortunate when the reunion was crashed by Vinic, the Lord High Reacquisitioner of the alien Klaarsh Empire).

Following the destruction of Booster Gold's original 25th-century power-suit at the right-hand of DOOMSDAY, it was Blue Beetle who manufactured a replacement armor that would allow Booster to remain a super hero. It was the Blue Beetle designed life-support system built into Booster's new armor that saved Booster's life following the OVERMASTER's near-destruction of the Earth.

While their relationship may have had rough patches (such as Booster's departure from the Justice League to lead the CONGLOMERATE), they were always able to overcome their differences and reconcile their relationship. Even after they left the Justice League, the two remained close friends. Together they owned and operated several technology-oriented businesses that combined Beetle's inventiveness with Booster's promotional skills.

Unfortunately for both men, Booster Gold was unable to help Blue Beetle when he needed it most. As a result of an explosion meant to cripple Beetle, Booster lay helpless in a hospital bed while Beetle was facing his final meeting with former boss MAXWELL LORD. The death of the Blue Beetle has had a sorrowing effect on Booster Gold, encouraging him to redouble his efforts as a crime-fighter.

Determined to rescue his fallen friend, Booster began traveling with RIP HUNTER's technology through time with the goal of preventing the death of Blue Beetle II.

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Blue Beetle III

First Appearance:
Infinite Crisis #3, 2006

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Infinite Crisis, #4, 2006

Jaime Reyes found the magic blue scarab of the Blue Beetle and was granted fantastic powers as Blue Beetle III.

Returning from the future in time to join the HEROES OF INFINITE CRISIS, Booster Gold immediately attempted to locate the lost magic scarab of BLUE BEETLE I. Booster discovered that the scarab had bonded with young Jaime Reyes. Booster recruited the newest Blue Beetle to aid him in locating and destroying the BROTHER EYE satellite. Booster has since kept an eye on the activities of the third Beetle, adventuring with him on such occasions as a trip through time to save Ted Kord, BLUE BEETLE II.

Booster has met the Reyes family, including Jaime's mother, father, and sister, as well as his friends Brenda & Paco, and occasional teammates, the Posse.

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Booster Gold (see BOOSTER GOLD)

See the BOOSTER GOLD section here.

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Booster Gold's Pallbearers

First Appearance:
Infinite Crisis #3, 2006

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
52, #18, 2006

Membership: Beefeater II, Honest Abe, Mindgrabber Kid, Odd Man, Yellow Peri

Desperate to be heroes, the assembled misfits and amateurs that became Booster Gold's pallbearers responded to SKEETS' posting on Herolist.

Of all the heroes who would become Booster Gold's casket pallbearers, the only one who had ever actually met him is the British hero Beefeater II in his civilian identity of Michael Morice, a liaison for the United Kingdom branch of the JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL EMBASSIES for the UNITED NATIONS sanctioned JUSTICE LEAGUE. (Booster and the Blimp attended a party once on the JLA Watchtower, but the two are not shown to have met. See PLASTIC MAN'S PARTY for details.)

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Captain Atom

First Appearance:
Captain Atom #1, 1987 (DC Universe)

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League International, #7, 1987

Framed for a crime that he didn't commit, Nathanial Adam was subjected to an experiment that bonded an alien metal to his skin and endowed him with the ability to manipulate quantum energy. For a time, Captain Atom was under the command of Air Force General Wade Eiling.

Booster Gold was already a member of the JUSTICE LEAGUE when Captain Atom was added to the League's ranks as a United States-imposed condition for United Nations sponsorship. Despite the fact that Atom has a low opinion of Booster's capabilities and discipline, he has continued to work side-by-side with Booster many times, including allowing Booster to join his EXTREME JUSTICE team.

For a time, Captain Atom was engaged to be married to the villainous Plastique, who spent time aligned with Atom's Extreme Justice team.

Breach was a hero who suffered a fate very similar to Nathanial Adam and was also transformed into an energy-wielding hero before apparently dying in the Infinite Crisis.

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Challengers of the Unknown

First Appearance:
Showcase #6, 1957

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Eclipso: The Darkness Within, #2, 1992

Membership: Ace Morgan, Red Ryan, Rocky Davis

The Challengers of the Unknown were all survivors of a terrific plane crash who dedicated their remaining lives to uncovering the mysteries of the world.

The Challengers and Booster Gold crossed paths as the heroes of Earth joined forces to combat ECLIPSO.

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Cameron Chase

First Appearance:
Batman #550, 1998

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Chase, #4, 1998

Cameron Chase is a highly-ranked agent in the United States Department of Extranormal Operations (D.E.O.). Her natural abilities to dampen the powers of nearby metahumans have served her well in her career as an investigator.

Chase and Booster Gold first crossed paths when Booster Gold crashed a TEEN TITANS press conference. While the two could not be called friends, Chase has admitted appreciating Booster Gold as one of the few heroes who has not lost his sense of humor.

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Christmas Party Guests

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Guy Gardner, Warrior, #39, 1996

Membership: Flamebird, John Constantine, Lady Blackhawk, Phantom Lady II, Plastic Man, Rampage, Supergirl III

One of the rarest events in the lives of super heroes are pleasant get-togethers with no criminals present. This was a rare case when such a remarkable number of heroes (well over 60 guests) could gather at Warrior's bar (see GUY GARDNER) to celebrate the holiday.

Booster Gold clearly enjoys himself at this party, hobnobbing with heroes that he has never had the chance to meet in battle, though he does spend most of his time talking to his fellow members of the JUSTICE LEAGUE.

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Conglomerate

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League Quarterly, #1, 1990

Membership: Echo, Gypsy, Maxi-Man, Praxis, Vapor, Reverb

When the JUSTICE LEAGUE was granted UNITED NATIONS sponsorship, the business leaders of America decided that they needed a team of super heroes to defend the interests of corporate America. Thus, the Conglomerate was formed.

Public relations specialist CLAIRE MONTGOMERY was hired to develop the team and began by recruiting Booster Gold away from the Justice League. The early days of the team were spent performing tasks for the corporate sponsors before the team revolted and began performing truly heroic missions, such as defending the country from corporate pawns Phil & Ernie.

Companies providing sponsorship to the new team included American Steel, Dante Foods, Dupree Chemical, Ferris Aircraft (see CAROL FERRIS), LexCorp (see LEX LUTHOR), Ovel Oil, Pax Entertainment, Stagg Industries (see SIMON STAGG), and S.T.A.R. LABS.

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Creeper

First Appearance:
Showcase #73, 1968

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League, #5, 1987

Investigative reporter Jack Ryder was injected with hallucinogenic drugs as part of a murder attempt. Rather than kill him, the experience created his alter-ego, the insane Creeper.

When Booster Gold met the Creeper in one of his earliest missions with the JUSTICE LEAGUE, he took an immediate disliking to the crazy crimefighters. Since that time, in the few instances when they have crossed paths, Booster has been bewaring of the Creeper.

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Darkstars

First Appearance:
Darkstars #1, 1992

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Zero Hour, #3, 1994

Membership: Darkstar Donna Troy, Darkstar Phil, Darkstar

Like the GREEN LANTERN CORPS, the Darkstars were an organization that utilized power suits with great powers to bring order to the universe. The Darkstars were disbanded once their creators, the alien Controllers, felt that the majority of the Darkstars has been corrupted from their original mission.

Booster first encountered Darkstars during the Zero Hour crisis (see HEROES OF ZERO HOUR).

Later, Booster traveled back in time through his own history with the JUSTICE LEAGUE, and accidentally crossed paths withe Darkstars investigating the theft of an inter-planetary doomsday device.

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Deadman

First Appearance:
Strange Adventures #205, 1967

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Deadman: Dead Again, #3, 2001

Boston Brand was risen from the grave to become an agent of the deity Rama Kushna known as Deadman. As a spirit, Deadman has the power to possess living creatures and force them to do his will.

Though Deadman has long been an active agent in the DC Universe, because of his ethereal agenda and incorporeal form, he has rarely crossed paths with the materially-minded Booster Gold. Booster Gold's first clear interaction with Deadman took place during the battle with DOOMSDAY, although Booster was completely unaware of Deadman's presence.

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Doom Patrol

First Appearance:
My Greatest Adventure #80, 1963

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Invasion!, #2, 1989

Membership: Beast Boy, Chief, Crazy Jane, Negative Man, Negative Woman, Rebis, Robotman II

Niles Caulder, also known as the "Chief," assembled a team of misfit super heroes to serve his purposes. The team has had several different incarnations over the years with a great number of members.

Booster Gold likely first met the Doom Patrol when they assisted the other HEROES OF THE INVASION against the ALIEN ALLIANCE. For a time, the Doom Patrol headquarters were located within the SECRET SANCTUARY of the JUSTICE LEAGUE, the same location that BLUE BEETLE II frequently used to store his Bug.

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Heroes united against Eclipso

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Eclipso: The Darkness Within, #2, 1992

Membership: Hawkman III and Hawkwoman II (see HAWKMAN), Klarion the Witch Boy, and the CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN, L.E.G.I.O.N., NEW TITANS, SHADOW FIGHTERS

When the evil ECLIPSO launched an assault on the Earth from his stronghold on the moon, many heroes fell under his control before the heroic forces of Earth were able to discover a way to free their comrades.

As a member of the JUSTICE LEAGUE, Booster Gold fought beside a truly impressive number of assembled heroes from around the globe in an attempts to prevent Eclipso's total domination of the Earth.

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Elongated Man

First Appearance:
The Flash, Vol. 1, #112, 1960

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League International, #24, 1989

By drinking extract from the gingold plant, Ralph Dibny gains the ability to stretch his body in fantastic way as the Elongated Man. Together with his wife, Sue Dibny, the Elongated Man travels the globe solving crimes, sometimes alongside his fellow JUSTICE LEAGUE members or other detectives, such as Slam Bradley.

Elongated Man was a longtime friend of his fellow Justice Leaguer Booster Gold until the two recently had a falling out following Sue Dibny's death by way of the insane Jean Loring, wife of fellow Justice Leaguer the Atom II (See JUSTICE LEAGUE).

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Etrigan the Demon

First Appearance:
Demon, Vol. 1, #1, 1972

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Bloodbath, #1, 1993

Centuries ago, the wizard Merlin bound the Demon Etrigan with the human Jason Bard. In the years since, Bard and Etrigan have been both allies and enemies with the world's champions.

Booster Gold and the JUSTICE LEAGUE first worked alongside the Demon as the HEROES OF THE BLOODBATH against the threat of the SPACE PARASITES. Later, Booster and the SUPER BUDDIES found themselves working for ~Brother Garc & Brother Maul~ in Etrigan's Big Belly Burger fast food restaurant in Hell.

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Extreme Justice

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Extreme Justice, #0, 1995

Membership: Amazing Man II, Firestorm V (see FIRESTORM), WONDER TWINS

When the JUSTICE LEAGUE's encounter with the OVERMASTER revealed a deep-seated schism in the philosophies of the League's active leaders, the League fractured into three distinct branches. CAPTAIN ATOM led his "Justice League West" branch better known as Extreme Justice in an attempt to aggressively address the criminal problems facing the world.

Booster Gold joined Extreme Justice in the team's debut, foiling the plans of rogue U.S. military officer Colonel West, and remained a member of Extreme Justice throughout the entire duration of the team's existence.

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Heroes of Final Night

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Final Night, #1, 1996

Membership: Captain Marvel, Jr., Doctor Polaris, Dusk, Takion

The champions of Earth assemble to defend the Sun from the appetite of an interstellar creature known as a sun eater.

Booster Gold and BLUE BEETLE II are well out of their league when trying to combat a being that can consume the energy of the Sun. The crisis of the Final Night is one of the very last adventures of the EXTREME JUSTICE team before it disbanded.

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Fire & Ice

First Appearance:
Super Friends #25, 1979 (Fire as Green Flame)
Justice League International, Vol. 1, #12, 1988 (Ice as Ice Maiden II)

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League International, #14, 1988

When the UNITED NATIONS withdrew support from the GLOBAL GUARDIANS in order to back the JUSTICE LEAGUE, Guardians Green Flame (Beatriz DaCosta) and Ice Maiden II (Tora Olafsdotter) switched teams to join the Justice League. They changed their codenames to Fire and Ice respectively before their powers were strengthened following the explosion of the Gene Bomb by the ALIEN ALLIANCE (see HEROES OF THE INVASION).

Along with Booster Gold, BLUE BEETLE II, and the MARTIAN MANHUNTER, these two heroines formed the core of the Justice League for many years. As a result, Booster Gold has a long history and a strong personal relationship with both characters, especially the hot-tempered Brazilian beauty Fire with whom he has shared some very difficult times.

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Firehawk

First Appearance:
Fury of Firestorm #1, 1982

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Invasion!, #2, 1989

With atomic-powered wings and heat blasts, Firehawk (Lorraine Reilly) has long been a freelance adventurer and ally of FIRESTORM (Ronnie Raymond).

Booster Gold and Firehawk first met while battling the ALIEN ALLIANCE together as HEROES OF THE INVASION. It would be many years later before they would develop a tempestuous relationship as partners in love and crime-fighting. Though the two are no longer a couple, their relationship apparently ended well enough that they still work together on occasion.

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Firestorm

First Appearance:
Firestorm, Vol. 1, #1, 1978 (as the Firestorm Matrix)

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Millennium, #1, 1988

Firestorm is the codename taken by a number of heroes who have shared the Firestorm Matrix and the ability to transmute matter.

Booster Gold first met Firestorm II (Ronnie Raymond/Mikhail Arkadin/Martin Stein) when both heroes were manipulated into working for the MANHUNTERS during the MILLENNIUM. Later, Booster would encounter both Firestorm IV (Martin Stein) and Firestorm V (Ronnie Raymond) simultaneously when an argument between the two (who collectively were the original Firestorm I) threatened the city of Pittsburgh. When Firestorm V joined the EXTREME JUSTICE team, Booster grew to resent Raymond's vitality and popularity.

After Ronnie Raymond's death, Booster would eventually meet Raymond's successor, Jason Rusch, as Firestorm VI. (Unlike previous Firestorms, Rush is the dominant force in his Firestorm Matrix, and consumes other personalities rather than co-exist with them.)

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Flash

First Appearance:
Flash Comics #1, 1940 (Flash I)
Showcase #4, 1956 (Flash II)
The Flash, Vol. 1, #110, 1959 (Flash III as Kid Flash)
The Flash, Vol. 2, #91, 1994 (Flash IV as Impulse)

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Millennium, #1, 1988

Over the years some heroes have learned to tap into the Speed Force, an energy that allows for vastly increased movement. Many of these heroes have adopted the public identity of the Flash out of respect for their forebearers, though some others have chosen other names, such as JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA members Johnny Quick and Jesse Quick or "speed guru" Max Mercury.

The first speedster that Booster Gold encountered was Flash II (Wally West) as a member of the HEROES OF THE MILLENNIUM event. He would later encounter West's mother, Mary West, and wife, Linda Park. During a trip through time, Booster would even encounter West as a young man in his original guise of Kid Flash, which he used as a member of the original TEEN TITANS.

Eventually, Booster would meet both the first hero to use the Flash moniker, Flash I (Jay Garrick), and the most recent, Flash IV (Bart Allen, then codenamed Impulse but also known as Kid Flash II), among the HEROES OF ZERO HOUR crisis.

Despite returning to the 20th century after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Booster has met Flash II, Barry Allen, the most famous of the Flashes who appeared to sacrifice his life during the Crisis, while traveling through time with RIP HUNTER.

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Forever People

First Appearance:
Forever People #1, 1971

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Superman, Vol. 2, #65, 1992

Membership: Beautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Infinity Man, Mark Moonrider, Serifan, Vykin the Black

The Forever People are composed of several young NEW GODS who seek to oppose DARKSEID through their relationship with the powerful Infinity Man.

Booster Gold fought alongside the Forever People as members of Superman's assembled HEROES OF THE PANIC IN THE SKY to stop BRAINIAC from using Warworld against Earth.

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Global Guardians

First Appearance:
DC Comics Presents #46, 1982

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League Europe, #50, 1993

Membership: Bushmaster, Doctor Mist, Godiva, Impala, Jack O'Lantern, Little Mermaid, Olympian, Owlwoman, Rising Sun, Tasmanian Devil, Thunderlord, Tuatara, Wild Huntsman

The Global Guardians are a team of international heroes assembled by Dr. Mist to police the world. For a time, they were officially sponsored by the UNITED NATIONS. Once the U.N. withdrew support from the team in favor of the JUSTICE LEAGUE, the Guardians found themselves fractured and often manipulated by villainous forces.

Booster Gold usually encountered members of the Global Guardians as foes, working for Bialya's QUEEN BEE or SONAR (though longtime teammates Fire and Ice (see FIRE & ICE) were one-time members of the Guardians before joining the Justice League International).

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Goldstar

First Appearance:
Booster Gold, Vol. 1, #13, 1987 (Goldstar I)
Booster Gold, Vol. 1, #16, 1987 (Goldstar II)

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Booster Gold, #13, 1987

Goldstar was the codename that TRIXIE COLLINS adopted while wearing a power-suit designed by JACK SOO as part of a marketing plan for a female companion for Booster Gold. After Collins refused to don the costume again, the power-suit was worn by MICHELLE CARTER. Once thought destroyed, the Goldstar costume has been restored through the intervention of RIP HUNTER.

Booster Gold was pleased to be rescued from a violent mob by Goldstar. Though he encouraged Trixie to continue in the role of Goldstar, she refused. Booster was unaware that his sister had borrowed the Goldstar power-suit for a joy-ride until she disappeared, abducted by aliens.

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Green Lantern Corps

First Appearance:
Green Lantern, Vol. 2, #9, 1961

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
New Teen Titans, Vol. 2, #29, 1987

Membership: Arisia, Brik, Driq, G'Nort, Graf Toran, GUY GARDNER, Hal Jordan (as Green Lantern II), Hannu, John Stewart (as Green Lantern III), Katma Tui, Kilowog, Kyle Rayner (as Green Lantern V), Morro, Soranik Natu, Stel, Tomar-Tu

The Green Lantern Corps are the policemen of the galaxy. Empowered by the nearly omnipotent GUARDIANS OF THE UNIVERSE, their green energy rings are capable of performing any feat that their possessors can will into being.

Booster Gold's first crossed paths with members of the Green Lantern Corps when he met John Stewart and Katmai Tui after responding to a TEEN TITANS emergency call. He would meet more members as a member of the JUSTICE LEAGUE, where he served alongside Green Lantern Guy Gardner and joined forces with representatives of the Corps on many occasions to fight many a criminal, including long-time Lantern foe Hector Hammond.

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Guy Gardner

First Appearance:
Green Lantern, Vol. 2, #59, 1968

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League, #4, 1987

Belligerent to a fault, Guy Gardner has been a school teacher, lawyer, restaurateur, Green Lantern (as Green Lantern IV), Vuldarian Warrior, and all around jerk.

Booster Gold first met Guy Gardner when both were simultaneous members the UNITED NATIONS sponsored JUSTICE LEAGUE. The two have had a long and tempestuous relationship, mainly because Gardner is extremely reluctant to participate as an equal member of a team. In fact, Gardner has been as much opponent to the Justice League as he has helped them, a situation only worsened by the infiltration of the League by Guy's evil clone, Enforcer. Gardner unintentionally brought Kraggz Tormock drones to the Justice League Refuge while learning to deal with his Vuldarian powers.

Despite his surly nature, Guy Gardner has developed several close and loyal friends over the years, including Buck Wargo, Rita Muldoon, and Tiger-Man II.

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Hawkman

First Appearance:
Flash Comics #1, 1940

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Millennium, #1, 1988

Truly, the history of the Hawkmen is a convoluted one. Each Hawkman is associated with the Hawkgod, a powerful force that bestows powers on those it associates itself with. Since its servants merge with it upon their death, the Hawkmen all maintain memories of previous lives.

Descended from Khufu, a prince of Egypt, the original Hawkman I, Carter Hall, was an early member of both the JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA and the JUSTICE LEAGUE. Years later, Fel Andar impersonated Hall's son and briefly joined the Justice League International as Hawkman II alongside his wife, Hawkwoman I Sharon Hall. Katar Hol and Shayera Thal, members of the alien Thanagarian military known as the Wingmen, took up the mantles of Hawkman III and Hawkwoman II. After merging with the Hawkgod to form the Hawk Avatar (also known as Hawkman IV), Katar's personality was sublimated to that of Carter Hall, who has returned to the role of the Hawkman alongside the latest Hawkgirl (Hawkgirl II), herself a descendant of Kufu's wife, Cha-Ara.

As a member of the Justice League, Booster Gold has worked alongside every incarnation of the Hawkman since first encountering Fel Andar and Sharon Hall as HEROES OF THE MILLENNIUM.

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Jonah Hex

First Appearance:
All-Star Western #10, 1972

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Booster Gold, Vol. 2, #3, 2007

Jonah Hex was raised by Indians and fought for the South in the American War Between the States (aka the Civil War) before journeying to the American West and making a name for himself as a bounty hunter and mercenary. Later in his life, Hex was abducted into the 21st century before he returned to the old west.

Despite using the same Borstein Time Platform that took Jonah Hex to the future to engineer his second trip into the past, Booster Gold didn't actually meet Jonah Hex until he traveled into the past to save SUPERMAN's ancestors from the time-traveling villain, SUPERNOVA III.

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Rip Hunter

First Appearance:
Booster Gold, Vol. 1, #13, 1986 (post-Crisis on Infinite Earths)

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Booster Gold, #13, 1987

Rip Hunter, the "Time Master," is the foremost authority in the DC Universe on time travel. Without Hunter's Time Sphere technology, Booster Gold would never have arrived in the 20th century, much less survived past his first year as a hero. Hunter's history is intentionally shrouded in mystery, and Ripley Hunter may not even be his real name. As an inventor, time-traveler, and discoverer of Hyper-time, Hunter has been forced to take steps to change and potentially erase his own past in order to prevent his many enemies from using his inventions to change time for the worse. Hunter himself has hinted that he may be a close relative to Booster Gold, possibly even his son.

From Booster Gold's chronological point of view, Rip Hunter and Booster Gold first met while Booster was searching for a way to return to the 25th century for solutions to both technical and medical problems. Booster's knowledge of future technology, including functional future versions of Rip Hunter's Time Sphere such as the one that Booster stole from the SPACE MUSEUM for his trip to the 20th century, encouraged Hunter to test his first prototype of the Time Sphere, and the two participated in their first time-travel together.

Since their first adventure together, Rip Hunter and Booster Gold have had a rocky relationship, largely because of Hunter's distrust of super heroes and Booster Gold's selfish personality. Rip Hunter has spent his time surrounded by non-powered professionals who share his interest in science and time travel, such as Jeff Smith and Bonnie Baxter. As a result of his persistence in exploring the nature of time, Hunter was indoctrinated into the Linear Men (see LINEAR MAN), where his time travel technology and knowledge was shared and enhanced.

Hunter and Booster remain allies and frequent partners. For a time the two were partners in the theme restaurant PLANET KRYPTON, which served as a base for Hunter's experiments. Booster has also joined Hunter as the two travel through the time stream, handling irregularities in the fragile time streams of the nascent 52 alternate Earths forming in the wake of Infinite Crisis.

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Indigo Tribe

First Appearance:
Green Lantern, Vol. 4, #25, 2007

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Blackest Night, #8, 2010

Membership: Indigo-1, Munk

The reclusive and mysterious tribe of creatures who utilize the indigo power of compassion only revealed themselves to the universe-at-large in order to confront the power of the BLACK LANTERN CORPS.

Booster Gold joined the united spectrum of lantern corps (AGENT ORANGE, BLUE LANTERN CORPS, GREEN LANTERN CORPS, Indigo Tribe, RED LANTERN CORPS, Sinestro Corps [see SINESTRO], and the STAR SAPPHIRES) in a desperate bid to save all living things from the Black Lantern Corps.

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Heroes of Infinite Crisis

Membership: Aquagirl IV, Bulleteer, Empress, Frankenstein, Manhattan Guardian, Mera, Sapphire, Sasha Bordeaux

In the week following the conclusion of the Infinite Crisis, the surviving heroes of the crisis assembled in Metropolis to mourn the missing and the dead and dedicate the statue of Superboy in Centennial Park.

Booster Gold attends this meeting largely because he expects the announcement of a new JUSTICE LEAGUE, on which he expects to be a prominent member. When the event doesn't quite come off as planned, he no doubt makes a poor impression on those assembled heroes whom he had not previously met.

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Infinity Inc

First Appearance:
All-Star Squadron #25, 1983

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
New Teen Titans, Vol. 2, #29, 1987

Membership: Brainwave II, Doctor Midnight, Hourman II, Jade, Mister Bones, Northwind, Nuklon, Obsidian, Skyman, Wildcat III

Infinity, Inc. is a group of super heroes composed almost entirely of offspring of the super heroes active during the second World War. Denied membership in the JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA, they formed their own team.

Skyman and Dr. Midnight met Booster Gold when all three responded to a TEEN TITANS distress call. Booster would meet the rest of Infinity, Inc. alongside the HEROES OF THE MILLENNIUM event. Mr. Bones, never an official "Infinitor," becomes the Director of the Department of Extranormal Operations (see CAMERON CHASE) despite his criminal past.

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Heroes of the Invasion

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Invasion!, #2, 1989

Membership: Adam Strange, Ambush Bug, Animal Man, Brother Power, Count Vertigo, Dove II, Guardian II, Peacemaker, Phantom Stranger, Shade the Changing Man, Starman V, Swamp Thing, Wild Dog, and the DOOM PATROL

The heroes of Earth banded together to defend the plant from an aggressive ALIEN ALLIANCE from across the galaxy who felt that the super humans of Earth were a threat to galactic stability.

Almost every hero active in America and throughout the world joined together for the earths defense, including Booster Gold and the JUSTICE LEAGUE. This was Booster's first encounter with many of his fellow super heroes.

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Justice Arcana

Membership: Skyrocket

After Morgain Le Fey has transformed the world by removing BATMAN, SUPERMAN, and WONDER WOMAN from history, the transformed heroes of Earth unite as the Justice Society International and the Justice Arcana to combat Le Fey's plans.

When Superman restores the Earth's proper history, Booster Gold finds himself alongside the heroes both familiar and new (Skyrocket).

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Justice League

First Appearance:
The Brave and the Bold #28, 1960

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League, #4, 1987

Membership: Atom II, Aztek, Black Canary II, Black Condor II, Big Barda, Captain Marvel, Crimson Fox, Doctor Fate I, Doctor Light IV, Huntress II, Ice Maiden I, L-Ron, General Glory, Glenn Gammeron, Maya, Oracle, Power Girl, Ray II, Red Tornado, Zauriel

The Justice League was a team composed of the greatest heroes of the modern era. Following the difficulties of the Legends event, a need was recognized for the return of the Justice League of America. By manipulating events, MAXWELL LORD was able to establish a team of heroes which earned UNITED NATIONS sponsorship. For several years, a constantly shifting line-up of heroes operated from JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL EMBASSIES across the globe. In recent years, the Justice League has operated without a United Nations mandate in order to avoid the political problems that accompany such a sponsorship.

Booster Gold was hand-picked by Maxwell Lord to add power to his fledgling League. As Booster's business and personal life disintegrated around him, the Justice League became his home and family.

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Justice Society of America

First Appearance:
All-Star Comics #3, 1940

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League Europe, #50, 1993

Membership: Atom I, Doctor Fate II, Doctor Fate IV (and Fate's hosts Kent Nelson and Inza Nelson), Doctor Mid-Nite I, Doctor Mid-Nite II, Flash I (see FLASH), Green Lantern I, Hawkman I (see HAWKMAN), Hourman I, Jakeem Thunder, Jesse Quick, Johnny Quick, Johnny Thunder, Mister Terrific II, Sand, Sandman I, Stargirl, Starman I, Starman VII, S.T.R.I.P.E., Thunderbolt, Wildcat I

The first major team of super heroes, the Justice Society of America has been active off and on since World War II. Membership is largely determined by heredity, and many current members the descendants of previous members.

Unhappily, Booster Gold's first experience with the Justice Society was when they were mind-controlled into working for the villain SONAR. Since that time, Booster has worked with several incarnations of the team, both young and old.

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L.E.G.I.O.N.

First Appearance:
L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 #1, 1989

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Adventures of Superman Annual, The, #4, 1992

Membership: Garv, Lady Quark, Pax, Phase, Stealth, Strata, Telepath, Vril Dox II, Zena Moonstruck

Following the HEROES OF THE INVASION repelling the ALIEN ALLIANCE, Vril Dox II decides to establish the Licensed Extragovernmental Interstellar Operatives Network (L.E.G.I.O.N.), an intergalactic police force charged with establishing order throughout the galaxy.

Booster Gold worked alongside L.E.G.I.O.N. operatives to combat ECLIPSO while he possessed the power of SUPERMAN .

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Legion of Super-Heroes

First Appearance:
Adventure Comics #247, 1958

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Booster Gold, #8, 1986

Membership: Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Ferro, Gates, Inferno, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Spark, Ultra Boy

The Legion of Super-Heroes is the premier super team of the 30th century with a constantly evolving line-up of the most powerful members from scores of planets.

Discovering a damaged time machine, members of the Legion of Super-Heroes travel back in time to the 20th century to investigate Booster Gold. Deciding that Booster Gold is not a threat to the space/time continuum, they part as allies, meeting again infrequently during major threats to universal existence. Multiple components of Booster Gold's original costume are derived from the technology of Legionnaire Brainiac 5.

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Lobo

First Appearance:
Omega Men #3, 1983

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League International, #18, 1988

After murdering ever other member of his race, the extremely ill-tempered Lobo roamed the galaxy as a bounty hunter of the highest caliber.

Lobo and Booster Gold first crossed paths while Lobo was hunting Martian Manhunter and other members of the JUSTICE LEAGUE for the Cluster (see MANGA KHAN). Desperate for powerful new members, MAXWELL LORD inducted Lobo into the Justice League, an arrangement that did not last very long. Since that time, Booster and Lobo have met again while battling DESPERO and the ECLIPSO-controlled SUPERMAN.

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Heroes of Mageddon

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
JLA, #27, 1999

Membership: Hawkgirl II (see HAWKMAN), Hourman III, Jemm, Wonder Girl II, Zatanna

In a desperate situation with several crises occurring at once as inspired by the approaching, world-destroying Mageddon, the JUSTICE LEAGUE puts out a call to all the heroes of Earth to lend aid against the crisis.

Booster Gold and BLUE BEETLE II appear among the crowd of heroes who volunteer what services they can against the awesome, incomprehensible power of Mageddon.

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Magenta

First Appearance:
New Teen Titans, Vol. 1, #17, 1982

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
New Teen Titans, Vol. 2, #29, 1987

Frances Kane was once the girlfriend of TEEN TITANS member Kid Flash I (see FLASH) and despite episodes of mental instability was eventually accepted a role as an ally of the Teen Titans with the codename Magenta.

When the Teen Titans were brainwashed by Brother Blood, Magenta sounded the alarm that caused several other heroes to come running. Among those responding to the alarm was Booster Gold, in his first group team-up as a super hero. The next time that Booster would encounter the mentally-unstable Magenta, many years later, she would be aiding villains (see WEDDING CRASHERS) during the wedding of Green Arrow (see HEROES OF THE MILLENNIUM) and Black Canary II (see JUSTICE LEAGUE).

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Magog

First Appearance:
Kingdom Come #1, 1996

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Brave and the Bold, The, Vol. 3, #23, 2009

Deceased Marine Lance Corporal David Reid was resurrected by the deity Gog to do his bidding. Turning on his evil benefactor, Magog joined the JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA to defeat the menace that Gog posed to Earth. It is possible that Magog will one day cause a schism between the heroes of Earth, as his namesake did on Earth-22.

Booster Gold has reason to believe that Magog will one day in the future cause harm to RIP HUNTER and SUPERMAN. Booster was not reassured by Magog's behavior when the two defeated Dvorcek and his fellow terrorists together in the African nation of Khandaq.

Prior to ever meeting Magog, Booster had previously been defeated by Gog II, another mortal also corrupted by the power of Gog, while assisting Superman. The full details of that encounter have yet to be revealed.

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Martian Manhunter

First Appearance:
Detective Comics #225, 1955

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League, #4, 1987

J'onn J'onzz is one of the last survivors of the Martian race. Adopting Earth as his new home, he uses his remarkable inherent powers to prevent the sort of cataclysmic apocalypse that destroyed Mars to befall Earth as the Martian Manhunter. Manhunter has been willing to battle his the evil kindred, the white martians, and even the gods of Mars themselves, including the Martian god of life, H'Ronmeer, to defend his adopted planet. For a variety or reasons, Manhunter at times adopts alternate personalities (see BLOODWYND).

A founding member and staple of almost every incarnation of the JUSTICE LEAGUE, Martian Manhunter was the frequent field leader of the Justice League International. As a paternal authority figure, he has traditionally been very supportive of Booster Gold. Ironically, Martian Manhunter was the first Justice Leaguer to battle Booster Gold. At the time, Booster was under the influence of a sentient cell (a bio-engineered microorganism).

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Metal Men

First Appearance:
Showcase #37, 1962

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Superman, Vol. 2, #65, 1992

Membership: Gold, Iron, Lead, Mercury, Platinum, Tin

Responsometer technology invented by genius Doc Magnus provides artificial life to several androids composed of various metals. As the Metal Men, these lifelike androids use their unique powers to assist the heroes of the world.

Booster Gold first fought beside (and against) the Metal Men when all were HEROES OF THE PANIC IN THE SKY led by SUPERMAN against BRAINIAC.

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Heroes of the Millennium

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Millennium, #1, 1988

Membership: Aqualad, Aquaman, Flash III (see FLASH), Green Arrow I, Hawkman II, Hawkwoman I (see HAWKMAN), and the GREEN LANTERN CORPS, INFINITY INC., OUTSIDERS

When the Oans Herupa Hando Hu and Nadia Safir (see GUARDIANS OF THE UNIVERSE) arrive on Earth to accelerate the evolution of humanity during the Millennium event, the heroes of Earth are asked to defend the Chosen (see NEW GUARDIANS) from the MANHUNTERS.

This event is Booster Gold's first truly large-scale event, and for the first time he finds himself among the elite ranks of the heroes of Earth, surrounded by the very heroes that he has returned to the 20th century to join.

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Mister Miracle

First Appearance:
Mister Miracle, Vol. 1, #1, 1971 (Mister Miracle I)
Mister Miracle, Vol. 1, #15, 1973 (Mister Miracle II)

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League, #4, 1987

Scott Free is the son of Highfather, leader of the NEW GODS, who was raised by DARKSEID following a treaty stabilizing relations between the respective planets of Highfather and Darkseid. Escaping to Earth with his wife, Big Barda, Scott Free developed a public reputation as master escape artist Mister Miracle I, a title that he has passed to his protégé Shilo Norman (as Mister Miracle II). Mister Miracle is often accompanied by his assistant, Oberon, who also often lent his time to the JUSTICE LEAGUE.

Booster Gold was introduced to the first Mister Miracle when both heroes were simultaneous members of the Justice League. They developed a friendship, and for a time, were very close before Miracle's apparent demise courtesy DESPERO. In this case, Miracle cheated death by not being present; his Cluster (see MANGA KHAN) replacement, a Mister Miracle Robot, was obliterated in his place. Booster Gold and BLUE BEETLE II were frequent guests at Miracle's homes, even meeting his neighbors such as Ed Ferbel. In recent years, the two have drifted apart, meeting only occasionally during major crises. Booster has never been formally introduced to Scott's successor, Shilo.

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New Blood Heroes

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League America Annual, #7, 1993

Membership: Anima, Argus II, Ballistic, Chimera, Edge, Geist, Gunfire, Hitman, Hook, Jamm, Joe Public, Krag, Layla, Lionheart, Loose Cannon, Mongrel, Myriad, Nightblade, Razorsharp, Shadowstrike, Slingshot, Sparx II

When several SPACE PARASITES landed on Earth and began collecting the spinal fluid from humans in order to feed their gestating master, a small percentage of surviving victims developed super powers.

Booster Gold and the other HEROES OF THE BLOODBATH were rescued from the space parasites thanks to the intervention of the so-called New Blood heroes. Though most of the New Blood would fade into obscurity, some continued activities in the heroic community. Ballistic, Mongrel, Nightblade, and Sparx II would eventually join the Blood Pack led by Jade (see INFINITY INC.) and fight alongside Booster Gold and the JUSTICE LEAGUE against the Crimelord.

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New Gods

First Appearance:
The New Gods #1, 1971

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League, #4, 1987

Membership: Highfather, Lightray, Orion

The New Gods are a race of highly evolved beings with amazing abilities that live on the worlds of New Genesis and Apokolips (ruled by DARKSEID), which have long been locked in a struggle for dominance and peace. The New Gods are responsible for the technology behind the advanced computer Mother Box and rapid transit Boom Tubes.

The first of the New Gods to meet Booster Gold was MISTER MIRACLE while both served the JUSTICE LEAGUE. Though Booster does not remember it, he has traveled to the world of New Genesis and met Highfather, the New Gods leader.

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New Guardians

First Appearance:
Millennium #1, 1988

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Millennium, #7, 1988

Membership: Betty Clawman, Extrano, Floro, Gloss, Jet, Ram, Thomas Kalmaku

After the Oans Herupa Hando Hu and Nadia Safir (see GUARDIANS OF THE UNIVERSE) accelerate the evolution of humanity, their "Chosen" humans joined forces to form the New Guardians.

At first a defender of the Chosen, Booster Gold betrayed the HEROES OF THE MILLENNIUM event to become agent of their opposing MANHUNTERS. At one point, Booster kidnapped Xiang Po (soon to be Gloss) in order to show her the depravity of humanity that she would have to defend should she accept the offer of super powers from the Oans. In the end, Xiang Po helped to convince Booster Gold to return to his previously heroic form.

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New Titans

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Adventures of Superman Annual, The, #4, 1992

Membership: Pantha, Phantasm III, Wildebeest III

As the original TEEN TITANS aged, their team evolved and took on new members. During one period of rotating membership, the team was frequently referred to as the New Titans.

The New Titans joined Booster Gold in the epic battle against ECLIPSO, who had possessed SUPERMAN and several members of the JUSTICE LEAGUE and New Titans.

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Outsiders

First Appearance:
The Brave and the Bold, Vol. 1, #200, 1983

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Millennium, #1, 1988

Membership: Black Lightning, Eradicator II, Faust, Geo-Force, Grace II, Halo, Katana, Looker, Metamorpho, Technocrat, Thunder III, Windfall

Several teams have adopted the name of the Outsiders. Originally organized by BATMAN after working together in the European nation of Markovia, the Outsiders are a team of heroes willing to work outside of the defend-the-status-quo missions of more traditional teams such as the JUSTICE LEAGUE.

Booster Gold worked alongside the original Outsiders as HEROES OF THE MILLENNIUM shortly before they disbanded. Since that time, he has crossed paths with various Outsider groups during some of the major threats to the Earth and the universe.

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Heroes of the Panic in the Sky

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Superman, Vol. 2, #65, 1992

Membership: Agent Liberty, Deathstroke, DNAlien, Maxima, Supergirl II, and the FOREVER PEOPLE, METAL MEN

Responding to the threat of BRAINIAC and his Warworld against the Earth, SUPERMAN responded by calling together many of the world's greatest heroes to address the situation.

The timing of Brainiac's attack caught the JUSTICE LEAGUE between rosters, and as a result, many heroes met for the first time as they answered Superman's summons for help. Booster is pleased for the opportunity, as he claims it feels like a reunion of the temporarily defunct League.

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Plastic Man's Partygoers

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
JLA: Welcome to the Working Week, #1, 2003

Membership: Batgirl II, Baytor, Black Racer, Spoiler, Ultra the Multi-Alien, and the Inferior Five (Awkward Man, Blimp, Dumb Bunny, and Merry Man)

Plastic Man threw a large party at the JUSTICE LEAGUE's moon Watchtower on the moon in order to lure Poison Ivy. The guest list for the party was surprisingly large, and many of the more obscure heroes of the DC Universe were invited to attend.

Booster Gold, at the time semi-retired from superheroics, attended the party alongside several of his old Justice League International era friends.

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Peacekeepers

First Appearance:
Justice League America, Vol. 1, #80, 1993

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League America, #81, 1993

Membership: Cinder, Lieutenant Crater, Zach

The Peacekeepers are a unit of the United States Air Force designed to be able to confront super powered threats to National Security.

While Booster Gold and the JUSTICE LEAGUE were investigating the crash landing of an alien vessel in Alaska, the Peacekeepers attacked in order to apprehend the aliens BLAKE & CORBETT. At the time, the leader of the Peacekeepers was none other than former Leaguer CAPTAIN ATOM.

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Peter Platinum

First Appearance:
Booster Gold, Vol. 2, #1,000,000, 2008

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Booster Gold, Vol. 2, #1000000, 2008

The Corporate Crusader of the 1,000th Century, Peter Platinum has modeled his career after Booster Gold's 21st-century exploits.

Finding himself displaced in time following his attempt to rescue BLUE BEETLE II from MAXWELL LORD, Booster Gold meets Peter Platinum and finds the future reflection of his former self difficult to stomach.

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Ravers

First Appearance:
Superboy and the Ravers #1, 1996

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Superboy and the Ravers, #8, 1997

Membership: Aura, Rex the Wonder Dog

A clique of young super powered individuals interested primarily in partying, the Ravers spent most of their time simply hanging-out.

When the Ravers visited Metropolis, Aura drank both BLUE BEETLE II and Booster Gold under the table at Warrior's, a bar owned and operated by GUY GARDNER.

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Shadow Fighters

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Eclipso: The Darkness Within, #2, 1992

Membership: Bruce Gordon, Chunk, Johnny Peril, Mona Bennett, Nemesis, Prism, Simon Bennett

Personally responsible for unleashing ECLIPSO on the modern world, Bruce Gordon dedicated his life to atoning for that sin by destroying Eclipso once and for all. To accomplish this task, he formed several teams of heroes with solar-based powers, Eclipso's only weakness. Eventually, these teams would be known as the Shadow Fighters.

Booster Gold encountered the Shadow Fighters for the first time when he and the other HEROES UNITED AGAINST ECLIPSO fell under Eclipso's thrall.

Though the Shadow Fighters were the best organized of those who opposed Eclipso, other mortals resisted his will as well. This notably includes Jerry Cross, who aided the Justice League in freeing the citizens of Crater Bay (including his wife Carol) from Eclipso's control.

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Shadowpact

First Appearance:
Day of Vengeance #1, 2005

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
52, #1, 2006

Membership: Detective Chimp, Enchantress, Nightmaster, Ragman III

The members of the Shadowpact first assembled to try to prevent the rogue SPECTRE from destroying all magic in the universe. They have remained a team to confront crises of a mystical nature.

Though he had previously met Shadowpact members Blue Devil (see HEROES OF ARMAGEDDON 2001), Nightshade (see SUICIDE SQUAD), and Zauriel (see JUSTICE LEAGUE) during his adventures with the Justice League, Booster Gold first encountered the rest of the members of the Shadowpact at the memorial ceremony for the fallen and missing HEROES OF INFINITE CRISIS.

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Heroes of the Soviet Union

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League International, #7, 1987

Membership: People's Heroes (Hammer, Molotov, Sickle), Red Star, Rocket Red Brigade

Refusing to concede defeat in the super power arms race with the United States, the Soviet Union aggressively developed its own super powered teams. Among the most notable are the People's Heroes and the armored Rocket Red Brigade. When the JUSTICE LEAGUE received UNITED NATIONS support, a Russian Rocket Red was appointed to safeguard Communist Bloc interests.

Booster Gold's first encounter with the Rocket Red Brigade is when Rocket Red #7 (Vladimir Mikoyan, secretly an agent for the MANHUNTERS) joins the Justice League, though he will later grow more familiar with Rocket Red #4 (Dimitri Pushkin). Much later Rocket Red #07 (Gavril Ivanovich), a rogue former Captain of the Rocket Red Brigade, will battle alongside Booster Gold against capitalistic forces within post-Soviet Union Russia, including active members of the Brigade such as Rocket Red #00 (Vadim Benet).

Booster encountered the People's Heroes and Red Star during the Justice League's attempt to prevent the SUICIDE SQUAD from rescuing one of their own detained inside a Russian prison. Booster later combats Hammer and Sickle after the two became villains following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

During a trip to the 1950s, Booster briefly encounters Sergei Pushkin, a Russian scientist responsible for the earliest versions of the Rocket Red Brigade armor.

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Spectre

First Appearance:
More Fun Comics #52, 1940

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Invasion!, #2, 1989

The Spectre is the anthropomorphic personification of the Spirit of Vengeance. It is not always necessary, but the Spectre tends to work best when bonded to a human host.

When Booster first worked alongside the Spectre and the HEROES OF THE INVASION against the ALIEN ALLIANCE, the Spectre was bonded with the spirit of slain detective Jim Corrigan. Since that time, the Spectre has passed through other hosts, but has none have yet encountered Booster Gold.

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Star Sapphires

First Appearance:
Green Lantern, Vol. 4, #20, 2007

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Blackest Night, #8, 2010

Membership: CAROL FERRIS, Fatality, Miri Riam, Race

In the past, the Star Sapphire of Zamaron sought to control only Carol Ferris of Earth strictly to oppose her lover Hal Jordan, member of the hated GREEN LANTERN CORPS, but with the coming of the War of the Light, the Zamarons formed an entire Star Sapphire corps to weld the violet light of love.

Booster Gold joined the united spectrum of lantern corps (AGENT ORANGE, BLUE LANTERN CORPS, Green Lantern Corps, INDIGO TRIBE, RED LANTERN CORPS, Sinestro Corps [see SINESTRO], and Star Sapphires) in a desperate bid to save all living things from the BLACK LANTERN CORPS.

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Starfire

First Appearance:
Starfire #1, 1976

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Time Masters: Vanishing Point, #2, 2010

Starfire II is was a slave of the alien Mygorg race in the ancient realm of Pytharia. After reaching maturity, she escaped from the evil King Sookarooth and made it her mission to free the enslaved humans from Mygorg captivity.

Following an accident during his search for a time-lost Batman, Booster Gold was transported to Pytharia where he met (and made amorous passes at) Starfire.

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Steel

First Appearance:
The Adventures of Superman #500, 1993 (Steel III)
Steel #1, 1994 (Steel IV)

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Zero Hour, #3, 1994

Following the apparent death of SUPERMAN, John Henry Irons donned a suit of armor of his own design to carry on the legacy of the Man of Steel as Steel III. Natasha Irons followed in her uncle's footsteps, wearing a suit of armor as Steel IV.

Steel III and Booster Gold were among the HEROES OF ZERO HOUR assembled to defend the world against EXTANT. Booster Gold finally met Steel IV during the hectic events of the 52.

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Suicide Squad

First Appearance:
The Brave and the Bold #25, 1959

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Booster Gold, Vol. 2, #13, 2008

Membership: Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Duchess, Evan Hughs, Javelin, Karin Grace, Nightshade, Rick Flag, Jr., Sergeant Rock, Vixen

Task Force X, more commonly known as the Suicide Squad, is a United States shadow-government organization that utilizes imprisoned criminals to accomplish nearly impossible tasks. In recent years oversight for the group is usually handled by bureaucrat AMANDA WALLER.

Booster Gold and the UNITED NATIONS sponsored JUSTICE LEAGUE were called by the Soviet Union to intercept the Suicide Squad to prevent the escape of Nemesis, a Suicide Squad member who had been captured on a recent mission.

Time-traveling Booster Gold encountered an early 1950s membership of Task Force X including several of the founding members and the renowned war hero Sgt. Frank Rock in his first of several tours with Task Force X.

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Super Buddies

First Appearance:
The Adventures of Superman #500, 1993 (Steel III)
Steel #1, 1994 (Steel IV)

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Formerly Known as the Justice League, #1, 2003

Membership: Mary Marvel

Years after the dissolution of the UNITED NATIONS sponsored JUSTICE LEAGUE that he had struggled to build, MAXWELL LORD reassembled several of the surviving members of his previous team to found a new, for-profit team of super heroes in Queens, New York. This proved to be a disastrous idea, as the team was prone to distractions created by their own foibles, generally causing more problems than they were paid to solve.

Booster Gold jumped at the chance to join the Super Buddies, if for no other reason than to avoid his loveless marriage of convenience to his unseen, older, wealthy wife Gladys. The first opponent of the Super Buddies was an astonishingly well educated street gang known as the E Street Bloodsuckers (Jerome, Lawrence, Moses, Samuel).

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Superman

First Appearance:
Action Comics #1, 1937

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Booster Gold, #6, 1986

If not for Superman, there would be no Booster Gold. Though that can be said for the genre of the Super Hero in general, it is especially true in the case for Booster Gold.

n the 25th century, pariah Michael Jon "Booster" Carter studied the selfless heroics of Superman that had inspired many other heroes such as the Kandorian Scorn. In the SPACE MUSEUM, the displays of Superman memorabilia inspired Booster to travel back in time to Superman's era to perform heroic acts while reaping the rewards of fame and glory that Superman shunned.

Once in the Metropolis of the past as Booster Gold, Michael most sought the approval of Superman. However, the two heroes were so idealistically opposed, that they developed a rivalry that would lead to multiple physical confrontations. Eventually, Metropolis' devotion to Superman and the high standards that Superman represented would force Booster out of Metropolis.

The two heroes met again on multiple occasions, even serving as simultaneously active members of the JUSTICE LEAGUE. Despite the shared adventures, including standing together against the rampaging DOOMSDAY, it remained clear that little had changed in their adversarial relationship. Booster still wanted and needed the approval that Superman remained unwilling to give.

It would be over a decade before Superman finally, if reluctantly, admitted that he accepted that Booster was a real hero, not just a glory-seeking thief. This grudging respect has encouraged Booster Gold to develop and mature into, if not a selfless hero, than at least a more considerate one.

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Heroes united against Superman Prime

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime, #1, 2007

Membership: Aquaman II, Black Condor III, Bumblebee, Citizen Steel, Cyclone, Doll Man II, Elasti-Girl, Firebrand IV, Human Bomb II, Kid Devil, Miss Martian, Phantom Lady III, Ravager V, Red Bee, Shining Knight II, Starman VIII, Uncle Sam, Vox, Wildcat IV

As the war between the GREEN LANTERN CORPS and the Sinestro Corps (see SINESTRO) threatened to envelop the Earth, many of Earth's active heroes united to oppose SUPERMAN PRIME, the villain that had been responsible for so much destruction during the recent Infinite Crisis.

This was Booster Gold's first meeting with many of the new heroes that appeared to defend the New Earth following the events of Infinite Crisis.

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Supernova

First Appearance:
52 Week Eight, 2006 (Supernova I)
52 Week Fifty-Two, 2007 (Supernova II)

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
52, #15, 2006

With SUPERMAN missing, the mysterious new masked hero dubbed Supernova arrives to protect the citizens of Metropolis following the Infinite Crisis.

The first appearance of Supernova I coincided with the public revelation that Booster Gold had been falsifying some of his celebrated exploits, and Booster Gold openly blamed Supernova for stealing the public's affection away from him. Later Supernova II (see DANIEL JON CARTER) would assist Booster Gold in saving the nascent multiverse. The third Supernova is a villain with ties to his predecessors (see SUPERNOVA III).

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Team Titans

First Appearance:
New Titans #79, 1991

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Bloodbath, #1, 1993

Membership: Battalion, Killowat, Mirage II, Nightrider, Redwing, Terra II

The members of the Team Titans were heroes from the future related to the TEEN TITANS sent back in time to prevent their own history from occurring.

Booster Gold worked alongside the Team Titans and other HEROES OF THE BLOODBATH to defend the Earth from the SPACE PARASITES.

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Teen Titans

First Appearance:
The Brave and the Bold, Vol. 1, #54, 1964

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
New Teen Titans, Vol. 2, #29, 1987

Membership: Argent, Cyborg, Wonder Girl I, Fringe, Hawk, Nightwing II, Prysm, Raven VI, Risk, Starfire III

Originally, the Teen Titans was composed of sidekicks of JUSTICE LEAGUE members. Over time, however, the team became a training ground for young heroes of all sorts.

Booster Gold's first interaction with the Teen Titans was also his first ever group team-up (see MAGENTA). Since that time, Booster has crossed paths with different line-ups of the Titans on a number of occasions, usually while in the process of trying to save the Earth from destruction or domination.

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Thorn II

First Appearance:
Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #105, 1970

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Booster Gold, #2, 1986

Thorn II is the adventuring split-personality alter-ego of advertising executive Rose Forrest.

Thorn is the first 20th-century super hero that Booster Gold has the pleasure to fight beside as they struggled to defeat the 1000 criminal organization (see DIRECTOR OF DEATH).

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Heroes against the Underword Unleashed

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Underworld Unleashed, #2, 1995

Membership: Green Arrow II, Damage, Mystek

In an attempt to gain the ultimate soul, the devil NERON bestows power on legions of the world's worst criminals, nearly bringing about Armageddon.

Though Neron directly tempted many heroes, Booster Gold was left free of the devil's temptation and able to join the assembled heroes of Earth united against the devil's plans.

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Waverider

First Appearance:
Armageddon 2001 #1, 1991

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Justice League America Annual, #5, 1991

Fleeing the 21st century, Matthew Ryder travels through time as Waverider, seeking to prevent the events that lead to the establishment of the world dictator MONARCH.

When Booster Gold first meets Waverider, he is disguised as CAPTAIN ATOM. It is not until Monarch attacks the present that the two characters formally meet. Waverider and Booster Gold will cross paths during some of the major threats to the existence of the Earth until Waverider is apparently killed by SKEETS.

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Wedding Guests

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Green Arrow and Black Canary Wedding Special, #1, 2007

Membership: Eddie Fyers, Snapper Carr, Speedy II (Mia Dearden), John Smalls, Frederick Tuckman, Zachary Zatara

When Green Arrow (see HEROES OF THE MILLENNIUM) and Black Canary II (see JUSTICE LEAGUE) finally formalized their longstanding and tumultuous relationship with a wedding, they invited scores of their friends and fellow costumed crimefighters.

Despite tenuous ties at best to the wedding party (his relationship being limited to little more than shared adventures with both as members of the Justice League, Booster Gold was invited to attend the wedding.

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Wonder Twins

First Appearance:
Extreme Justice, Vol. 1, #9, 1995

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Extreme Justice, #9, 1995

Two members of the RULING COUNCIL OF EXOR, WONDER TWINS Zan and Jayna escape to Earth to prevent destructive alien technology from being misused on their home world.

BLUE BEETLE II constructs Booster Gold's Mark X armored power-suit from the very technology that Zan and Jayna are trying to protect. As a result the wonder twins temporarily join the EXTREME JUSTICE team to oversee Booster's use of the power-suit.

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Wonder Woman

First Appearance:
All-Star Comics #8, 1941

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Millennium, #7, 1988

Wonder Woman is the representative of the Amazonians to the world of man. With superior strength and weapons bestowed by the gods, Wonder Woman is both ambassador and warrior.

Wonder Woman first met Booster Gold when both were HEROES OF THE MILLENNIUM event. Since then, they have met frequently, often working together during major threats to the existence of the Earth. For a time, Booster served on Wonder Woman's JUSTICE LEAGUE. Booster briefly met Wonder Woman's successor Wonder Woman II when the title had been temporarily passed to the Amazon Artemis.

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Heroes of Zero Hour

First Meeting with Booster Gold:
Zero Hour, #3, 1994

Membership: Alpha Centurion, Batgirl I, Impulse (see FLASH), Green Lantern V (see GREEN LANTERN CORPS), Triumph

The time-traveling villain EXTANT's attempt to erase time was opposed by the assembled heroes of Earth from both the 20th and 30th centuries.

Widely compared to the Crisis on Infinite Earths in terms of scope, the Zero Hour crisis required Booster Gold and all other heroes that could be gathered, especially considering that the JUSTICE LEAGUE was practically disbanded during this brief period.

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