When your friends care enough to give the very best, they'll give you a Booster Gold sketch.

As you can tell from the inscription, that's a sketch that former Young Justice artist Todd Nauck gave former Booster Gold inker Norm Rapmund for Rapmund's birthday last week. Getting a picture of Booster Gold for your birthday? Now that's friendship!

You can find a larger version of the sketch on Nauck's Tumblr site, and the original black and white outline (plus many other cool drawings) on his Instagram page.

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As suspected, Booster Gold doesn't actually appear in Justice League of America #1, but he does get a pretty interesting shout out.

If "The Wall" is looking for Booster, it's a sure thing that she'll find him. More interestingly, who is her "temporal specialist"? Could it be Chronos, as Steve Trevor suggests? If so, which Chronos? The original villain David Clinton, anti-hero Gabriel Walker, or perhaps Lady Chronos? Or could it be another time-travelling DC character, like Rip Hunter or Waverider? Maybe even a New 52 re-imagined Extant or Epoch, The Lord of Time? Let the speculation begin!

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Wow. Genuine surprise. I really thought Fire would be the winner here.

Last week's poll question: Of his female teammates in the New 52 Justice League International, which would you like to see romancing Booster Gold? (35 votes)

Whether you are satisfied with the New 52 reboot or not, you have to admit that it hasn't gone well for Booster Gold's supporting cast.

In August 2011, I asked which supporting character you would miss the most from the rebooted DCnU, and you said Skeets. So far, Skeets has only been heard and not seen (save one off-model Booster cameo in Stormwatch #12).

In August 2010, I asked which character from Booster's first series you would most want to see returned to action, and you said Trixie Collins. So far, we've only got a throwaway reference to Rip Hunter as the Justice League International was disbanded.

In April 2010, I asked you which of Booster's relatives you would want to read more stories about, and you said Booster's father. So far, we haven't even seen Michelle in the New 52.

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For the third week in a row, DC is releasing a trade compilation reprinting old Booster Gold appearances. This week it is The Death of Superman, which contains Booster's dismantling by Doomsday as originally seen in Justice League America #69 and Superman, Volume 2, #74.

To give readers who have read this, the most read story in the history of comic books, a reason to read it again, DC is promoting this reprint as "a newly recolored edition." I don't know how much weight that adds to your decision whether to re-purchase this classic story by Dan Jurgens and company, but if you were looking for an excuse, there you go.

I should mention that also out today is Justice League of America #1. It was once strongly implied that this series was where we would eventually see Booster Gold return, so keep your eyes peeled if you drop by your Local Comic Shop this week if you want to get in on the ground floor. (Just don't expect to see Booster in issue #1.) This ridiculous thing has 53 covers that retailers were allowed to order individually, so it shouldn't be too hard to spot.

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I don't speak Spanish, but I know gold when I see it.

According to the Spanish-language website of the Argentine illustrator Jeremias Janikow, this sketch is of "Buster Gold (el banana del futuro)." With a subtitle like that, I have to suspect that calling Booster "Buster" is an intentional slight. Poor Booster. No respect even in Argentina.

When I first spotted this image, I had no idea what "mate cocido" was. According to Wikipedia, I now know that it is a tea-like drink prepared from the yerba mate plant that is popular in South America. The things that you learn running a Booster Gold fansite!

This is just one of several exceptional superheroes sketches by Janikow that can be found on Janikow Blog!. Thanks to The Day the Web Stood Stupid for drawing this tasty art to our attention.

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