Today marks the 177th day since Booster Gold was last seen in a DCnU comic book. That's nearly 6 months! To put that in perspective, this is a list of the ten longest breaks between Booster Gold in-continuity appearance.

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. 238 days between Stormwatch #12 and All-Star Western #19 (Aug. 2012 to Apr. 2013)
4. 210 days between Haven: The Broken City #5 and Superman: Day of Doom #1 (Apr. 2002 to Nov. 2002)
5. 210 days between Superman: Day of Doom #1 and JLA: Welcome to the Working Week (Nov. 2002 to June 2003)
6. 189 days between Formerly Known as the Justice League #6 and Identity Crisis #1 (Dec. 2003 to June 2004)
7. 177 days between All Star Western #21 and now (June 2013 to present)
8. 161 days between Green Lantern #116 and JLA #38 (July 1999 to Dec. 1999)
9. 161 days between JLA #41 and Martian Manhunter #24 (Mar. 2000 to Sept. 2000)
10. 154 days between Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant #1 and The Kingdom: Planet Krypton (July 1998 to Dec. 1998)

Sadly, there has been no Booster Gold news recently to suggest that we will see our hero anytime soon. Who knows how much longer this madness will go on?

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I see that "breakfast cereal" was the unpopular choice. Superman sold Kellogg's Frosted Flakes in the 1950s. Anything Superman could do, Booster Gold could do better!

Last week's poll question: Which category of product is Booster Gold best qualified to promote? (43 votes)

Christmas is less than a week away, and I for one am glad that I don't have to buy a present for Booster Gold. The man has his own robotic sidekick and a car named after him and. What can you give him that he doesn't already have?

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Drink'N'Draw Paris is a group of Parisian artists who regularly get together with drinks and pencils. Not too long ago, they turned their attention to Booster Gold and Blue Beetle, and they posted their resulting sketches on their blogspot website, Drink'N'Draw Paris.

The above sketch is by Soul. Fellow artist Nikooz recorded his drawing and posted it on YouTube.

You'll find even more sketches on their site, DnDParis.blogspot.com.

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Over on her blog at Exploring the Time Lab, Erin is working her way through reviewing the original Booster Gold comics. She's already up to issue 5.

• Issue 1 introduces our hero.
• Issue 2 introduces our hero to adversity.
• Issue 3 kills Skeets.
• Issue 4 teams Booster with Thorn.
• Issue 5 introduces the Boostermobile!

She's working fast. By the time you read this, she may already be on to volume 2!

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It's been nearly 6 months since Booster Gold appeared in a DCnU-continuity book. This isn't the first time Booster has clocked out for an extended period. Back in 1997, Booster made only 2 DCU appearances, one of which was in Superboy and the Ravers #8.

Blue Beetle and Booster Gold made a cameo appearance tring to pick up one of the Ravers in Guy Gardner's bar, Warrior's. It may not have been their finest moment, but it was certainly one of their funniest.

This classic Blue and Gold moment was brought to you in part by Ravers co-writer Steve Mattsson, who celebrates his 54th birthday today. Mattsson made a name for himself in the 1980s with Boris the Bear, a title known for its scything commentary of contemporary pop-culture trends. That's a good pedigree for someone writing for Booster Gold!

Happy Birthday, Mr. Mattsson. Celebrate with a "Loose Cannon" on us!

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