Since we opened the week with a bit of a look back to something many Booster fans may have never seen, let's continue that theme with a peek at something else that has been around awhile but may be new to you. (Slight warning, the following may contain spoiler information if you have not yet read 52. But if you haven't yet read 52, shame on you.)

Years ago, DC posted Keith Giffen's layouts for 52 at 52thecomic.com (now archived at www.dccomics.com/sites/52/). Among those layouts are two original rough drafts for the ending of 52 Week 15, including one ending where Booster Gold is disintegrated and another ending where he was cut in half. Fortunately, neither of those things ended up happening to our dear Booster. He just died instead.

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Last week at ComicsAlliance.com, Andy Khouri posted Kevin Maguire's turnarounds (front, side, and rear view drawings used for visual reference by a sculptor) for the 2009 DC Direct Justice League International action figures. Of course these things look great.

Comics Alliance may have just posted an article about it, and I may have just re-posted it, but there isn't really anything new here. These drawings were made for a set of action figures released 2 years ago. Comics Alliance even notes that they re-posted these images from the (apparently now-defunct) Poytress of Solitude website, where they had been originally posted in 2008.

But there is no shelf life on great art, and if you haven't seen these drawings before, they're new to you! Thanks to loyal Boosterphile Morgenstern for calling these images to my attention.

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Do you have holes in your Booster Gold collection? Do you like to read comics but you hate all that cumbersome paper? Then have I got a deal for you!

From yesterday through Sunday morning, DC is offering a huge selection of digital comics from 2005-2007 for sale at a mere 99¢ each at Comixology. Since these comics are the nearly complete Infinite Crisis and 52 storylines, they also happen to contain the resurgence of Booster Gold! The available comic books featuring appearances by Booster Gold are

• Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1 (Booster Gold gets a contract to sell sunglasses!)
• The OMAC Project #1-6 (Booster Gold attacks Batman!)
• Infinite Crisis #2, 4-7 (Booster Gold gets a new costume!)
• The OMAC Project Special #1 (Booster Gold flies away!)
• 52 #1-8, 10, 15, 20, 22, 24-25, 31, 33-37, 50-52 (Booster Gold dies and saves the universe!)
• World War III #2 (Booster Gold visits the Leaning Tower of Pisa!)

Sure, you could buy the issues that don't include Booster Gold, but why would you want to? (I mean, unless you also want the issues where Max Lord is killed. Or maybe you like to read complete stories. Whatever.)

You can find the whole list of comics for sale on DC's Source Blog here, and the Comixology DC Store here.)

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With Justice League: Generation Lost finally wrapping up, it looks like Booster Gold is back to one appearance a month in his solo series. We've gotten spoiled after several months of 3, even 4 Booster Gold appearances in a month. So sad.

But what's with these persistent rumors that I keep hearing about an upcoming series...?

I think I like it. Click here to reveal major spoiler.
(Don't peek unless you've read Justice League: Generation Lost #24.)

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Here comes the big finish! The final issue! The long-awaited battle between Booster Gold and Maxwell Lord! Justice League: Generation Lost #24 is scheduled to hit stands today (alongside Brightest Day #24), wrapping up the year-long mega-series. At 48 pages, it's 50% longer than the previous 23 issues, but at $4.99, it's also 66% more expensive. At least that's still cheaper than a gallon of gas! Buy it and make Skeets happy.

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