With Man of Steel set to open this Friday, there's no better way to countdown the days than by looking back at his shared adventures with DC's greatest hero, Booster Gold!

Even Micheal Jon Carter would admit that without Superman, there would be no Booster Gold. The legacy of Superman was the primary inspiration that drove Micheal Jon Carter to rob the Space Museum of the equipment he would use as a 20th-century superhero. But it wouldn't be until Booster Gold, volume 1, #6 that the pair would finally meet face-to-face.

Against their will, Booster Gold and Superman (and Skeets!) were transported to an alien world in Booster Gold, volume 1, #7. While incarcerated, Superman taught Booster one of the most valuable lessons in super heroics, that sometimes some things are not what they seem to be. Booster has always been a little too trusting for his own good, and who better to impart that essential bit of wisdom than someone who can see through walls? Of course, Booster wouldn't just take Superman's word for it, so Superman had to beat the lesson into Booster's thick skull. That's tough love.

(Superman's appearance in this story isn't just significant to Booster Gold's development. This also happens to be Superman's first in-continuity appearance following the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths as well as the first time that Superman was drawn and written by Dan Jurgens! Groundbreaking stuff!)

The shared adventure didn't exactly turn the two men into fast friends. Both found something lacking in the other — Superman thought Booster was careless and vain, Booster thought Superman was old-fashioned and cold — but a connection had been made between the two greatest heroes in the DC Universe that would establish a foundation for adventures to come.

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Justice League of America #2 hits stores today. What are the chances that we will get another Booster Gold reference this month? The solicitation doesn't give much hope, but Skeets has his fins crossed!

Also out today is a new printing of Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus. The volume includes Booster Gold's appearances in Justice League America #69 and Man of Steel #20. This hardcover will set you back $99.99, so if you are buying it just for Booster Gold, there are some some cheaper options, including buying the original back issues from your Local Comic Shop.

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For the third week in a row, DC is releasing a trade compilation reprinting old Booster Gold appearances. This week it is The Death of Superman, which contains Booster's dismantling by Doomsday as originally seen in Justice League America #69 and Superman, Volume 2, #74.

To give readers who have read this, the most read story in the history of comic books, a reason to read it again, DC is promoting this reprint as "a newly recolored edition." I don't know how much weight that adds to your decision whether to re-purchase this classic story by Dan Jurgens and company, but if you were looking for an excuse, there you go.

I should mention that also out today is Justice League of America #1. It was once strongly implied that this series was where we would eventually see Booster Gold return, so keep your eyes peeled if you drop by your Local Comic Shop this week if you want to get in on the ground floor. (Just don't expect to see Booster in issue #1.) This ridiculous thing has 53 covers that retailers were allowed to order individually, so it shouldn't be too hard to spot.

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Fans of the 1990s rejoice! Dan Jurgens returns to writing Superman with issue #7 hitting stands today. For the entire decade, Jurgens either wrote or drew that series. It's good to have him back at the reigns, making the DCnU a little more familiar (even if Superman is still wearing that stupid armor).

Dan Jurgens' greatest creation, Booster Gold, also will appear in a book released today. Booster's cameo appearance in Justice League of America #47 is included the issues collected in Justice League of America: Dark Things. Despite its name, this collection also collects 2 issues of JSA and is chock full of characters that have yet to appear in the DCnU.

Skeets may still be unhappy not to appear in the DCnU, but there will be complain if you decide to support Dan Jurgens. (Making Dan Jurgens happy is the surest way to get Skeets back on panel.)

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February 29 is Superman's birthday. Naturally, anything that is good for Superman is anathema to Booster Gold, so it should come as no surprise that Booster has never appeared in a comic released on February 29. And after today, he still might not have.

DC released preview art for DC Universe Online Legends #24 last week on The Source that mentions -- but does not show -- our hero. It also implies that we will not be seeing our hero... ever again. (At least in the alternate continuity of the DCU Online video game.)

So does Booster finally get his Leap Year on or not? Buy this issue and let Skeets know if he should start collecting unemployment.

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