Remember last month when Bleeding Cool told us that Booster Gold and Blue Beetle would be turning up in Justice League 3000 #12? Well, Vaneta Rogers and Newsarama.com finally confirmed it at 10AM this morning.

Newsarama: Keith, we've been hearing that issue #12 has some new characters that people should be happy to see. And now that issue #12 is about to be solicited, are you ready to reveal who's coming to Justice League 3000?

Keith Giffen: Yes! Booster Gold and Blue Beetle are coming to Justice League 3000, as of issue #12.

I'm not going to keep this a secret anymore. I mean, if Beetle and Booster are coming back, we should scream it from the rooftops, right? Maybe more people will buy it who are Beetle and Booster fans, and not be surprised and miss the issue. So I'm not really big on hiding stuff anymore.

O frabjous day! I'm already reserving a place in line to buy Justice League 3000 #12 when it hits stands in December.

I know that many fans weaned on the Johns/Katz volume of Booster Gold don't care for Giffen/DeMatteis' take, and that's okay. However, even the news that Justice League 3000 takes place in an alternate universe free from the shenanigans of the New 52 fills me with unbridled glee.

This revelation means that despite all of DC's posturing in recent years over the inviolability of the New 52, the multiverse — or hypertime or elseworlds or whatever you want to call it — is alive and well and somewhere the "real" Justice League International continues its never-ending battle for truth, justice, and a little bit of respect! Somewhere, Wally West is still the Fastest Man Alive and Captain Atom isn't Dr. Manhattan.

It also means that somewhere, Michelle, Rani, and Rip Hunter are running from rampaging dinosaurs, and that the Black Beetle and Rex Hunter could return to take their revenge on Booster Gold's wife. What's not to love?

For complete details, I recommend that you read the rest of the article at Newsarama.com.

EDIT: This post original ran on Friday, September 12 at 4PM EDT.

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Recently, I received an email from Ryan Sias:

"the fact dc never resolved who the Black beetle is still haunts me. ... I was wondering if you had any idea or if you could post something on the blog and as a group we could figure it out."

That's a good suggestion, Ryan. It's been over six years since Black Beetle first appeared in Booster Gold #4 to muck with time and more than three years since his last appearance. It's about time someone got around to discovering the truth of Black Beetle's secret identity. Perhaps Booster Gold's fans can solve the mystery that eluded our hero.

Starting Monday, I'll begin walking through the clues scattered throughout issues of Booster Gold to see where they lead. Do you have a theory? If so, feel free to leave them in the comments. (How else are you going to be able to gloat when we prove you right?)

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When some people win the lottery, they buy a house. I'd hire George Perez to redraw Crisis on Infinite Earths with every character replaced by Booster Gold.

Last week's poll question: How much do you spend a year on commissioned art from comic artists? (40 votes)

I know that I've devoted a bunch of posts to Smallville Season 11 recently, but that's because it's the only place we've been seeing Booster Gold. Would you rather that I ignored them?

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Did you buy Smallville: Chaos online? If you've been waiting for the print versions, be aware that Chapters 4 through 6 are coming to your LCS today as Smallville Season 11: Chaos #2.

In this issue, Booster doesn't have a steady spotlight, but we do get to see him in battle against Lex Luthor's Yellow Lantern Corps!

Buy this issue and make Skeets happy.

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If you're paying attention, you may soon start seeing Eaglemoss' "white pawn" Booster Gold (and accompanying magazine) appearing in your Local Comic Shop.

Booster is figure 61 in the set. (Pieces 1 through 32 were a complete Batman-themed chess set.) He's been available for a few months internationally, but he'll be arriving in American stores any day now, if not already. (You can already find it for under $20 on eBay.com.)

This New 52 Booster should make a nice companion to the classic Booster Eaglemoss released a few years ago. How long do we have to wait for an Eaglemoss Skeets?

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