Starman
“Grassroots Hero”
Volume 1, Issue 1, October 1988
Released June 28, 1988
Cover Price: $1.00
Guide Price: $2.00 (as of 2016)
Writer: Roger Stern
Penciller: Tom Lyle
Inker: Bob Smith
Colorist: Julianna Ferriter
Letterer: Bob Pinaha
Cover Description: Starman flies up into the air. (No Booster Gold.)
Brief Synopsis: Unemployed William Payton discovers he has super powers and struggles with what to do with them.
Booster Gold's role in this story:
None (Booster Gold does not appear in this story)
Costume Worn: MARK I power-suit
Issue Notes: Booster Gold does not appear in this issue.
Page 24, panel 9
EXTRA, EXTRA: Booster Gold appears on the cover of a Time magazine owned by Jayne Payton. It is not clear if this is the same cover seen hanging in the B.G.I. offices in Booster Gold #21.
Jayne's brother, Will, better known as Starman, isn't a big fan. Will's disdain for our hero is understandable. This book was published after Millennium, during which Booster Gold's public image took a pretty severe hit when he sided with the Manhunters.
Credit to Michael Foster for bringing this appearance to our attention.
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