Yesterday, Michael Ausiello of TVLine.com reported the following:

Rumor has it the final scene of Legends of Tomorrow's May 19 season finale will introduce a "beloved superhero from the DC canon" whose mysterious agenda serves as "a launching off point for Season 2."

Naturally, the Internet seems to think this will be Booster Gold. "Mysterious" might be a bit much, but "beloved" is on target.

If you recall, it was just last August when Legends of Tomorrow Executive Producer Phil Klemmer told The Hollwyood Reporter that there was no way Booster Gold would be appearing in Season One.

"I wish I could tease a Booster thing but, you might have to wait a good long while at least on our show. Perhaps Booster is being groomed for bigger things."

Have Booster's "bigger things" fallen through? Was "bigger things" always intended to be Legends of Tomorrow's Season Two? Or is this "mysterious" and "beloved" hero from DC's canon not Booster Gold at all? I guess we'll find out on May 19.

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Great news! Both Booster Gold and Blue Beetle play a small role in Justice League 3001 TP Vol 1 Deja Vu All Over Again, available at your Local Comic Shop today.

Blue and Gold have a small role in Justice League 3000 #14. They also play a very small role in Justice League 3001 #3. Both of those stories are included in this trade.

Ok, so maybe Booster and Beetle appearances in these issues are very, very tiny — fine, let's call them cameo appearances — but surely you agree that some Blue and Gold is better than none.

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Podcasts have reached an all-time popularity, which is great for Booster Gold fans. In addition to the current Silver and Gold Podcast, there will soon be a Justice League International: Bwah-ha-ha Podcast from the Fire and Water Podcast Network starting later this month.

(I learned about that second one after Trekker Talk, a podcast about Ron Randall's Trekker comics, devoted an episode to Randall's contribution to Justice League Spectacular. They were kind enough to refer website visitors here for more information about Booster Gold. Doubly thank you!)

What does it say about the comic book industry that in an age when there are no new Booster Gold comic books being published, so many people still want to talk about (and listen to so many other people talk about) 30-year-old comics featuring our favorite hero?

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Someone at 9gag.com did a little doctoring to a Deadpool sketch and came up with this bit of amalgamated brilliance:

Say, if Access were ever to return to reunite DC and Marvel into the Amalgam Universe, who do you think he'd pair Booster Gold with? My bet is a 4-way combo between Booster Gold/Beetle Beetle and Power Man/Iron Fist. BFFs rule.

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Booster Gold may not be in comic shops right now, but you'll still find him if you look in the right places. Here's what I've seen around the web in the past few days:

• Dan Jurgens is okay with Nathan Fillion (or "probably ten other guys who I'd certainly give a big thumbs-up to") playing a live-action Booster Gold. With a character as great as Booster Gold, I figure even George Clooney couldn't ruin him.
• Speaking of Jurgens, he recently told a fan on Twitter (Booster booster CDN) that "of course" he knows who Rip Hunter's mom is. The trick will be getting him an opportunity to tell us.
• Steve Lam of BamSmackPow.com thinks he has proof that television's Rip Hunter is still Booster Gold's son. If that turns out to be true it would mean that we've already met Booster Gold's grandson!
• Speaking of Legends of Tomorrow, Erin of Exploring the Time Lab revealed that her comic book reading, LoT-watching sister had no idea that Rip Hunter is Booster Gold's son. (Spoilers!) That got me wondering whether most fans of the show would think more or less of Rip Hunter if they knew who his father was. Booster doesn't exactly have a sterling reputation with the casual comic-reading public. (That's what makes his secret identity as The Greatest Hero You've Never Heard Of work.)

What have you heard about Booster Gold lately?

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