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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Jesse Schedeen has composed his list of "The Top 25 Heroes of DC Comics" for IGN.com. I might not agree with the entire list, but I can't argue that Booster Gold deserves to be on it.

When you're a washed-up athlete in a world full of futuristic technology, how do you recapture that lost glory? Why, by stealing a bunch of gear and traveling back in time to present yourself as the world's greatest superhero, of course. Folks in the present day DC Universe don't tend to see Booster Gold as the great hero he imagines himself to be. He's more of a running joke. But he perseveres, and over the years he's proven that he really does have the right stuff. The combination of goofball humor and time travel antics always make Booster's misadventures fun to read.

If you ask me, "fun to read" should be what every comic book should strive for. Hopefully we'll see Booster bring fun back to the DCnU soon.

Thanks to Russ Burlingame for passing me this list.

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Now that we're past Christmas, popular media will devote the rest of the year to retrospective lists for 2012. Booster Gold fan and comic-book blogger Erin of Exploring the Time Lab has gotten a head start with her own superlatives list. She saves her biggest gripe for last:

Worst Book of the Year: Justice League International Annual. I could have made this the worst character derailment but this comic was worse than that. The writers ignored most of the actual comic series itself which felt like a big screw you to the readers. I try not to see things like that but think about it. As someone that invested time and money on the relaunch series since #1, that enjoyed the characters then told none of that mattered. Having all of that sweep under the rug to do their own take and totally destroy the team. Not only did it feel like an insult to the fans but I can't help feeling bad for Jurgens who had his work ignored. At least Countdown to Infinite Crisis had the Ted and Booster friendship to make it special. Now Booster's back to no one liking him, being a loser that lies for no reason. Skeets is just an anti-virus, and Rip is erased with Booster. Thanks again Johns, we can't tell something's a big event without needlessly killing or derailing a character.

I couldn't agree more, Erin. Here's hoping Booster Gold and company make out better in 2013.

To read the rest of Erin's list for 2012, including her "Biggest Surprise Read" and "Biggest Disappointment," visit exploringthetimelab.blogspot.com.

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Erin of Exploring the Time Lab has compiled a list of the "10 Top Booster Gold" stories. You may quibble about the order, but who can argue against her taste? In reverse order, her favorite stories are

10. Booster Gold meets Superman in Booster Gold, v1, #6 (1986);
9. Booster Gold vs Lex Luthor in Booster Gold, v1, #23 (1987);
8. Booster Gold as International Man of Mystery in Justice League International, v1, #17 (1988);
7. Booster Gold quits the Justice League in Justice League America #37 (1990);
6. Booster Gold joins the Justice League in Justice League #4 (1987);
5. Booster Gold faces down Broderick in Booster Gold, v1, #18 (1987);
4. Booster Gold journey to becoming a Time Master in Booster Gold, v2, #1 (2007);
3. Booster Gold faces down a dead Ted Kord in Booster Gold, v2, #26 (2010);
2. Booster Gold saves the World in 52 (2006).

What is Erin's number 1 Booster Gold story? You're going to have to head over the the Time Lab to find out.

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Booster Gold has made the list of "10 Superheroes That You Didn't Know Had Superpowers" at i09.com. The article makes the point that since, as Clarke's third law states "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic," Booster's 25th-century technology is essentially Booster Gold's super power whether Booster considers himself super-powered or not. Framed in that context, it's a convincing argument, so long as he doesn't have a software crash. Those can be very inconvenient.

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