COMIC BOOKS
When Booster Gold first debuted in 1985, few would have suspected that the character would have such legs. After over 20 years and 314 comic book appearances, Booster continues to play a role in the DC Comics universe super hero community.
The following pages contain annotated notes for every DC Comics published comic book that contains an appearance by Booster Gold.
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Cover Gallery
Chronological Appearances of Booster Gold
Non-DCU Comic Appearances
ANNOTATION NOTES
A few brief notes about the annotations:
All comics mentioned within were published by DC Comics. Booster Gold and every hero and villain that he encounters are the intellectual property of DC Comics.
Where possible, issues are arranged by chronological appearance of Booster Gold and, where not possible, by cover date. Note that issues are traditionally advance dated approximately 2-3 months, so Booster's debut, cover dated February 1986, actually shipped in November 1985.
The focus of this commentary is to enlighten the reader about the history and peculiarities of the adventures of Booster Gold. Though an effort has been made to reduce SPOILER WARNING material whenever possible, be aware that these annotations do occasionally contain some information that should be considered spoilers. Read them at your own risk.
Annotations are generally restricted to providing details that are relevant or known to Booster Gold, especially in cases where Booster Gold is not the centerpiece of an ensemble issue, such as his appearances in crossover events or Justice League issues.
Characers listed in the annotations are characters who will interact with Booster Gold within the given issue, not necessarily all of the characters appearing within the book. The only character who is mentioned even if not interacting with Booster is Skeets. First appearances of characters are noted as such.
Artists listed in the annotations are the artists who were credited with producing a given issue. In the case where multiple artists worked on a given issue, all credited artists are listed, even if the artists were only credited for a page that Booster Gold did not appear on. Cover artists are listed only if Booster Gold appears on the cover of an issue.
Some recurring themes in Booster Gold's apperances are given special attention in the annotations. These situations are noted by the following tags.
- BOOSTERRIFIC! COUNT: Booster Gold's catch phrase, familiar to fans, has actually been uttered less often than one might suspect.
- BUSTER GOLD: The longest running gag in Booster's appearances, friends and enemies alike enjoy ruffling Booster's feathers by calling him "Buster."
- EXTRA, EXTRA: Booster Gold lives for the clebrity of appearing in the headlines of daily newspapers throughout the world. It is very common to see Booster's name headlining a front page in Metropolis' Daily Planet newspaper.
- FASHION ALERT: Change in Booster Gold's costume, usually stemming from artist interpretation, also include changes in power-suit models.
- HIS STORY: Having been raised in the 25th century, Booster Gold is aware of 500 years worth of history that is unknown to his friends. Every so often, he makes us aware that he knows more than we do.
- MEET THE PRESS: A shamelss self promoter, Booster Gold always takes every oportunity to mug for the cameras or befriend reporters.
- POWER UP or POWER DOWN: Denotes fluctuations in Booster's apparent power levels. Each of Booster Gold's power-suits have varied in power output and abilities.
- PRODUCT PLACEMENT: Booster Gold has endoresed quite a number and variety of products over the years.
- SILVER SCREEN: For a time, Booster Gold was very interested in seeing a movie adaptation of his life story. The movie very nearly took on a life of its own.
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