Since Boosterrific.com is my site, it tends to reflect the aspects of Booster Gold fandom that I find the most interesting. That means there are elements at the edges of fandom that I rarely touch on but shouldn't ignore. Topics like buying and selling comics for profit.

Earlier this week, the website gocollect.com ran an article called "It's Time for Booster Gold" by Matt Tuck. The gist of the article is in its first line:

This year's Blue Beetle movie could pave the way for a sure-fire fan favorite, Booster Gold, and you can own his key issues for pennies on the dollar.

Tuck specifically suggests that comic collectors should go get their hands on Booster Gold #1, Legends #6, and Justice League #3 because they are cheap enough that the buy-in risk is low and the likelihood of their value increasing is high. I guess. I mean, sure, Booster Gold #1 floats to the top of the speculation chart every time there's a rumor that Booster might finally get the television/movie spotlight he deserves, but Legends #6 has nothing to do with Booster Gold or the Blue Beetle who is getting a movie. I can't imagine anyone will be knocking down doors to get a copy of it anytime soon.

While comics speculation obviously isn't my bag — which is kind of ironic when you consider that I obsessively track a commercially-motivated character who knows what items will be valuable in the future — I cannot deny there's a certain appeal to that the idea of turning $5 into $10. Therefore, if I were to speculate, I would choose to hoard books like Booster's origin story in Booster Gold #6 (also the first appearance of post-Crisis Superman) that currently sells for a paltry $40. Or how about the first appearance of the Conglomerate (also the first appearance of Booster's cool leather jacket costume) in Justice League Quarterly #1, which tops out near $50. Or any Extreme Justice issue. No one has ever asked for an Extreme Justice issue, so demand for those can only go up. They certainly aren't making any more of them, thank goodness.

On second thought, maybe you should ignore my advice. If I knew which comics were going to be worth real money, I wouldn't be running a Booster Gold website; I'd be paying someone else to do it.

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For decades, you could pick up a copy of Booster Gold, Volume 1, #1 for nominally more than its 75¢ cover price. However, ever since SyFy announced that they would be making a Booster Gold television show in 2011, the price of his first appearance has skyrocketed.

I frequently see sellers offering slabbed copies for about $400, although you can acquire one in great condition for much closer to $40 if you are patient and don't care to have your comic trapped inside a plastic cocoon. (Booster Gold, Volume 2, #1, on the other hand, is still readily available for about $4!)

Recent confirmation that Warner Brothers is working on a movie about our hero is likely to make these prices keep climbing. Silver Age Marvel comics — always desirable — have gone through the roof since the Marvel Cinematic Universe became all the rage. Although Booster Gold #1 is unlikely to ever be as valuable as Amazing Fantasy #15, Booster would certainly be pleased to learn that his own comics are becoming sought-after collectibles in their own right.

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I think that anyone who has been buying comics books for as long as I have has to admit that they make terrible investments.

Last week's poll question: How do you respond to news that Booster Gold v1 #1 is spiking in value? (53 votes)

Two-hour movie or 22-episode television show? Live-action or animation? What format would you like to see Warner Brothers give the Booster Gold treatment?

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Wow. If Booster Gold fans are any indication, The Flash seems to be a huge hit.

Last week's poll question: Will you watch The Flash if Booster Gold is in it? (69 votes)

Now that we've discovered that our Booster Gold collections have increased in value (by a factor of ten!), what are your plans?

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Not too long ago, there was a brief discussion in the Boosterrific Forum about an apparent price increase in Booster Gold back issues. At the time, I assumed that it couldn't have anything to do with a Booster Gold television show because it had been a few years since there was any news on that front. But when have comic book prices ever been based on reality?

The website Comic Book Scalping last week recommended Booster Gold, Volume 1, #1 as a target issue for speculators looking to buy low and sell high.

A year ago, collectible copies of the issue (very fine or better) could be had for only $3, but now ComicsPriceGuide.com currently values those same issues at about $30 or more. On eBay.com, you'll find high-grade slabbed copies going for over $200!

I can't think of any reason that Booster's first appearance is going up in price so quickly other than the persistent rumors that he might be coming to television. So hang on to your copies, Booster boosters. Speculators will be beating down our doors if DC ever gets that much-anticipated television series off the ground!

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