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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The Silver and Gold podcast is rolling right along. Last week, they released their 5th episode! Where does the time go?

You can find links to the podcast at splittingatomsblog.wordpress.com.

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We haven't looked in a month, so let's just take a peek at our current list of longest spans between in-continuity Booster Gold appearances, shall we?

1. 336 days between Superman #124 and Chase #4 (Apr. 1997 to Mar. 1998)
2. 302 days between Martian Manhunter #24 and JLA: Our Worlds At War (Sept. 2000 to July 2001)
3. 244 days between All Star Western #21 and All Star Western #28 (June 2013 to Feb. 2014)
4. 238 days between Stormwatch #12 and All-Star Western #19 (Aug. 2012 to Apr. 2013)
5. 212 days between Bat-Mite #4 and now (November 2015 to present)

Yes, that's right. We've cracked the top five! Whoo-hoo?

How high can we go? The number three position looks totally reachable, especially since there was no sign of Booster in May's solicitations. However, To take the top spot, Booster Gold will have to remain out of action until at least July 6. Can that happen? I sure hope not.

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