As you recall, Booster Gold died in Justice League Task Force #13.

But, one week later in Justice League International #65...

Not even death can stop a real hero!

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I planned all week to prepare an installment of My Favorite Pages today, but after hours of working on a project that is already almost a year overdue (through no fault of mine), I just looked at the clock to see it's already 3:14 in the morning. To make matters worse, the next issue should be Justice League International Annual #5, but I forgot I don't have a copy of that on hand. Oops. Too late to fix that now.

I could give up, but instead I'll take a page from our favorite hero, put on a brave face, and press on despite the adversity (partially of my own making).

We skip ahead to Justice League Task Force #13. You know, the one were Booster Gold dies!

Dies for the first time, I mean. Depending on how you're counting, there's also 52 and Convergence and Death Metal and DC K.O., of course. But it all starts here!

Booster dying is not my favorite part of this issue. I much prefer the very first page of the issue where we get a look inside Booster's delusional (and, yes, dying) head. Sal Velluto's layouts are a big improvement over recent issues of Justice League America, but note especially Glenn Whitmore's color-negative secondary color scheme for the environment, a not-so-subtle indication that the situation is the opposite of what it appears to be for our usually primary-colored hero. It's a nice touch.

"The best-laid schemes of mice and men," eh, Booster?

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get back to work. (Man, a time machine really would come in handy right now.)

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Frankly, Justice League America #89 is just as ugly as its predecessor, all open mouths and jagged lines with no connectivity between panels. It's the comic book equivalent of trying to watch a blockbuster action movie on a scrambled pay cable channel. (Yes, that's the very definition of a dated reference, but this comic did come out a century ago.)

For all its many faults, there's still page 10:

Foreshadow much? Don't worry, Ted. Booster won't die in the suit. Technically.

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My review for Justice League America #88 ("Rage Against the Machine") reads: "This issue is so ugly, it's almost cruel." I stand by that statement, which makes picking a favorite page in the issue difficult.

But I'm kind of partial to Booster Gold going full Killing In The Name (of) on page 14.

Kablamm, scuzzbag.

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The premise of this series of "My Favorite Pages" posts is that I pick the page I like most from each comic book that features a significant appearance by Booster Gold in the chronological order they were published. I started in 2022 with Booster Gold #1, and now, a long four years later, I have reached Justice League America #87.

The very best thing I can say about Justice League America #87 is that it is a comic, and Booster Gold is in it.

And if I have to pick a "favorite" page... oh, how about page 2? It's all downhill from there.

I always say that the "Extreme Justice" era (1994-1996) is one of my favorite Booster Gold runs because of writer Dan Vados. But I always forget about Marc Campos' art. I think my brain tries to protect me with selective amnesia.

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