To my great surprise, when looking back at the year that was here at Boosterrific.com, none of the posts that generated any significant "heat" had anything to do with Convergence or Bat-Mite or anything DC Comics was doing. In fact, the number one most visited post was this one featuring cosplayer Muyra that ran in February.

Proving once again that no one can resist a good looking guy in gold tights. You can find more of Muyra's work on Facebook.

Happy New Year, everyone.

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I'd like to end the week with an extra special thank you to Logan Peterson and Shawn Baston, without whom the Boosterrific.com database wouldn't be nearly complete enough.

These two eagle-eyed Booster boosters notified me about our hero's cameos in Secret Origins #10 and Grayson #6.

No Booster Gold collector needs to feel bad if their collection never includes either of these minor appearances, but we're all better off as a community because we have people like these two watching out for the rest of us. Thank you!

[UPDATE 2015-03-26: Kenneth Baillargeon tried to tell me about the Secret Origins appearance on Facebook the week it came out, but I didn't spot that until just now. I'm sorry for not crediting you earlier, Kenneth. I'm not good with the Facebook. (Because, yes, I'm a grumpy old man.) So if anyone needs to reach me, you can find me at webmaster at boosterrific dot com.]

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Costa Rican cosplayer Muyra recently posted this Booster Gold cosplay pic on his Facebook page:

Booster Gold selling Axe Gold? What a natural pairing! And look at that Skeets: a perfect shape for carrying around your body spray with room left over for a thermos and a snack pack. What a good sidekick!

You can find more of Mura's cosplay pics at WorldCosplay.com.

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Over the weekend, Russ Burlingame of ComicBook.com uncovered a clue to Convergence on Dan DiDio's Facebook page.

"Blue Beagle" and "Rooster Gold" animal heads aside — are we going to see a Blue and Gold crossover with Captain Carrot's Zoo Crew? — what's the rest of that picture from? Says detective Burlingame:

This also wouldn't be an old image that this reporter simply doesn't recognize. Ted Kord has only ever shared a single panel with this version of Booster Gold before -- in Futures End: Booster Gold. That issue saw Booster careening out of control through DC's Multiverse, before ending up "home" in the pre-Flashpoint DC Universe. The armored costume -- generally depicted with an A.R.G.U.S. emblem on it, although not here -- first appeared in the Justice League International Annual #1 in the New 52, meaning that Ted Kord was not a superhero and shared no history with Booster Gold when that look debuted.

So is this image teasing a Blue and Gold reunion in the mainstream DCnU? I guess we'll find out as we get closer to April 2015.

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Booster Gold hasn't made too many cover appearances lately. That's something that Ross Pearsall is aiming to correct.

Dazzler? An inspired choice! It even Booster Gold-creator Dan Jurgens' attention. He called it "a great idea" on the SuperTeamFamilyTheLostIssues Facebook page. No word yet on what Dazzler's committee of creators (including a murderer's row of Jim Shooter, Tom DeFalco, Roger Stern, and John Romita, Jr.) think about the pairing.

I'm certain that this is the first time I've mentioned Dazzler on this site, but I'd gladly buy a Booster Gold/Cloak & Dagger crossover if that's what it took to get Booster into the Marvel Universe.

I've showcased plenty of Ross Pearsall's previous Booster Gold team-ups, but you'll find even more amazing covers at his site, Super-Team Family ...The Lost Issues daily.

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