Booster booster Steven writes

"Just listened to a podcast interview with Dan Jurgens about Booster Gold. It is the Justice League Revisited podcast with Susan Eisenberg & James Enstall. It is worth a listen."

Steven told me about that last week, and a quick Googling indicates he was talking about the episode released October 21, which they describe thusly:

Susan Eisenberg and James of Geek To Me Radio chat with the creator of Booster Gold, Dan Jurgens, to find out how he liked the Justice League Unlimited's take on his creation as we once again cover "The Greatest Story Never Told"... [which] originally aired on September 1, 2004.

You can find the podcast on several popular sites, including creators.spotify.com.

Despite being a big fan of both Jurgens and "The Greatest Story Never Told," I have to admit that I have not yet listened myself. But don't let my personal inability to find time to listen to an hour of talk radio stop you from tuning in.

Thanks for bringing it to our attention, Steven.

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I'm trying something a little new today. I'm expecting DC's January 2026 solicitations to be released today, so I'm going to go ahead and post this as a placeholder that I'll replace with any news we get about upcoming Booster Gold projects. So stay tuned for updates.

UPDATE: Yep, the solicitations for January came out on schedule, but no sign of Booster Gold anywhere. Given the current state of things, maybe that's for the best.

You can see for yourself at AIPTComics.com.

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If you're out to collect every Booster Gold comic book, DC is out to squeeze every possible penny out of you.

Case in point: this week's Superman #31. Excuse me. I mean the "Superman #31 Cover E Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant (DC K.O.)." The standard cover is $4.99, but this variant's cover price is $5.99.

Booster Gold in a poncho? Is this a reference to A Fistful of Dollars or Back to the Future III? ("What idiot dressed you in that outfit?") We can at least be sure that Booster is in the book, at least as a mute background character, thanks to the preview at AIPTComics.com, but do we really think anything like this happens between the covers?

Second case in point: New History of the DC Universe #4. Excuse me. I mean the "New History of the DC Universe #4 (of 4) Cover E Ryan Sook Foil Variant." The standard cover is $5.99, but this variant's cover price is $9.99.

The preview for that issue does not show Booster Gold, so buyer beware.

To be clear: Although, yes, I will buy comics just because Booster Gold is in them and Booster Gold is on them, I do not make a habit of buying variants, especially ones with higher cover prices, and I cannot endorse such behavior in others. ("A man's got to know his limitations.") But if you've got enough money to cover your other needs and spending that money will not harm you, I trust you to judge for yourself whether to buy some commercially produced Booster Gold artwork. ("Go ahead, make your day.")

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To recap: when last we left our heroes during the 1992 "Darkness Within" event, the Justice League and the rest of the heroes of the DCU were fighting for their very survival against the awesome corrupting powers of Eclipso, who had just taken his greatest prize, Superman, starting a race against time to find the Man of Steel before Eclipso could unleash the Kryptonian's powers at sunset.

Which brings us to Adventures of Superman Annual #4, and Booster Gold to save the day!

A redheaded Brazilian?

I'd make a joke here about discovering that Booster can read, but he's really just flipping past the articles to look at the pictures. Sigh. Oh, Booster, you really are your own worst enemy.

Look, Booster Gold and Superman have thrown down several times by now, and I'd like to tell you that this is the occasion when our Golden Boy finally taught Big Blue a lesson... but no.

I won't spoil the story further except to say that this issue is the penultimate chapter in this event, and about a third of the pages are used to set up the finale. Still, it's a pretty good battle with consistent characterization, solid (if unexceptional) sequential art, and a heroic tone, which combine to make me nostalgic for the comics of yesteryear.

(Footnote: As it happened, I was listening to the soundtrack to Kpop Demon Hunters during my latest re-read of this and by chance started "Takedown" as the heroes launched into their fight with Eclipsed Superman [page 9]. It's no Dark Side of the Moon during Wizard of Oz, but I thought it made a pretty good backing track for this particular fight. YMMV.)

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You may have heard reporting from this weekend's New York Comic Con that there was some bonkers inter-company crossover news about what DC has planned for future K.O. comics. That may or may not be in addition to the 30 other already announced tie-in books running through February 2026.

I'm writing this post just to say that I personally do not care about any of those, and I do not plan on reading or buying anything else related to DC K.O. until and unless one of you faithful Booster boosters reports that Booster Gold is found inside. (I'm afraid he's going to be in a bunch, and I just can't with this storyline anymore.)

So keep me posted, please, so that I can update the Boosterrific! Database with new Booster Gold appearances as they happen. Thank you.

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