Heroes in Crisis

Cover Description: Batman and the Flash are reflected in a golden, blood spattered mask. (No Booster Gold.)

Brief Synopsis: Several heroes detail daily life in the super hero hospital known as Sanctuary

Issue Summary: In a series of flashbacks, several heroes are seen participating in their psychological therapy in Sanctuary. Lagoon Boy seeks help to overcome the memory of being struck by a laser. Wally West wants to remember his lost children.



Booster Gold also needs help overcoming some trauma, but he does not get the chance to reveal what that trauma is. He hasn't been in Sanctuary one full day when an emergency is declared. He responds to find the other patients dead and Harley Quinn standing over the apparently lifeless body of Wally West. Reveal Potential Spoilers

Booster Gold's role in this story:
Featured (Booster Gold plays a prominent role)

Costume Worn: MARK I.v2 power-suit

Story Notes: Seen in flashback, all of the events of this issue take place prior to the first issue in this series.

This story has been reprinted in:
Heroes in Crisis (2019)

Page 4, panel 1
Seen in flashback, Booster Gold arrives at Sanctuary and is greeted by three people who were revealed in Heroes in Crisis #1 to be lifelike robots. (Sanctuary looks like Clark Kent's childhood home, and the appearance of the robots look to be based on Superman's parents and childhood friend, Lana Lang.) It is unclear if Booster recognizes these are artificial people, though his magnifying infrared goggles should easily reveal the truth. In Booster Gold Volume 1, #23, Booster said that androids were common in the 25th century, so he would presumably spot them in the present day.

Page 7, panel 1
The robot custodian informs Booster that the masks at Sanctuary are optional and are used to protect secret identities. So far in this series, only Booster Gold and Wally West (the Flash) are the only characters seen wearing them.

Page 13, panel 5
HAIR CLUB FOR HEROES: Booster Gold uses the technology of Sanctuary's "Chamber" to have a conversation with himself. Does this take place in a room (like a Star Trek holodeck) or is it all in his head? The artificial Booster reveals one of Booster's insecurities: his thinning hair. This joke is first told in Booster Gold, Volume 2, #33.

Page 16, panel 1
However the Chamber works, Booster is able to physically interact with his duplicate. He is also able to hear the Sanctuary emergency alarm when it goes off.

Page 19, panel 2
SPOILER WARNING!: Surrounded by dead heroes, Booster Gold confronts Harley Quinn on the front porch at Sanctuary. It is implied that the murderer is Harley, having just been seen hitting Flash on the head with a mallet. However, in Heroes in Crisis #1, Superman finds Wally West not on the porch but inside the house. If Harley killed Wally here, how did he get inside? Also not addressed: if Booster witnessed Harley's murder spree, why does he seem unconvinced of his own innocence in Heroes in Crisis #2? Reveal