Booster Gold #2 - Blue and Gold

(2008 [February 2010])

The Origin of Booster Gold (Table of Contents: 1)

Booster Gold / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Waid (credited)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited)

Inks

Andy Lanning (credited)

Colors

Alex Sinclair (credited)

Letters

Pat Brosseau

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from 52 (DC, 2006 series) #24 (December 2006)

Previously... (Table of Contents: 2)

Booster Gold / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 2008 series) #2 - Blue and Gold (2008 [January 2009])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Booster Gold / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited, signed)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited, signed)

Colors

Brian Miller (signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett]; Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes]; Blue Beetle (from the 27th century)

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 2007 series) #0 (April 2008)

Indexer Notes

Cover is an homage to the cover of Zero Hour: Crisis in Time (DC, 1994 series) #4.

Chapter 1: The Secret Origin of Booster Gold (Table of Contents: 4)

Booster Gold / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Johns (credited); Jeff Katz (credited)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited) (finished art)

Colors

Hi-Fi (credited)

Letters

Randolph Gentile (credited as Randy Gentile)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett]; Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes]; Blue Beetle (from the 27th century); Extant [Hank Hall]; Parallax [Hal Jordan]; Justice League of America [Flash [Wally West]; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Martian Manhunter] (cameos); Jon Carter; Michelle Carter [Goldstar]; O.M.A.C.; Brother Eye

Synopsis

After rescuing Ted Kord, Booster and the gathered Blue Beetles head into the timestream. There, they encounter Extant and Parallax, and in fleeing from that battle the time sphere is damaged so they must land in the 25th century and the Time Museum on the very day Booster throws a game to help his father pay his gambling debts. The group steals the Time Museum's time sphere and all the Blue Beetles return to their own times, Dan Garrett and Jaime Reyes retaining no memory of this adventure. When Booster and Ted return to the present, however, they find a world overrun with O.M.A.C.s.

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 2007 series) #0 (April 2008)

Indexer Notes

Ted's final line -- "Oh boy" -- is the second time in the series that that line has been used to evoke the TV series Quantum Leap, which had a somewhat similar premise to this series.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Booster Gold / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited, signed)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited, signed)

Colors

Brian Miller (signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold; Blue Beetle; O.M.A.C.

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 2007 series) #7 (May 2008)

Chapter 2: O.M.A.C.'d (Table of Contents: 6)

Booster Gold / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Johns (credited); Jeff Katz (credited)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited) (finished art)

Colors

Hi-Fi (credited)

Letters

Randolph Gentile (credited as Randy Gentile)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold; Rip Hunter; Daniel Carter; Rose Levin; Skeets; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; O.M.A.C.; Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross] (cameo); Black Lightning (cameo); Lightning [Jennifer Pierce] (cameo); Thunder [Anissa Pierce] (cameo); Nightwing [Dick Grayson] (cameo); Cyborg; Black Canary [Dinah Lance] (cameo); Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders] (cameo); Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner] (cameo); Max Lord; unnamed cat (formerly owned by Power Girl); Catherine Colbert; Donna Troy (cameo); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo); Flash [Wally West] (cameo); Wonder Woman [Diana] (cameo); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); Firestorm [Jason Rusch] (cameo); Robin [Tim Drake] (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Black Adam (cameo); Talia al Ghul (cameo); Dr. Psycho (cameo); Superman (cameo); Maximillion; Supernova [Jon Carter]; Black Beetle [Joshua]; (statue); Metamorpho (statue); Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Ultra-Humanite; Per Degaton; Despero; Bat Lash (cameo); Jonah Hex (cameo); Green Lantern [Abin Sur] (cameo); Joker (cameo)

Synopsis

Booster and Beetle return to a present-day overun with O.M.A.C.s and seek refuge in the old JLI embassy in London, where Catherine Colbert gets them up to speed on the situation before becoming an O.M.A.C. and turning on the duo. But the underground shows up to save them in the form of Hawkman and Green Arrow. In the far-distant past, the Blue Beetle from the 27th century, now called the Black Beetle, retrieves Booster's father and takes him to a meeting of the Time Stealers at Vanishing Point.

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 2007 series) #7 (May 2008)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Booster Gold / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited, signed)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited, signed)

Colors

Brian Miller (signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Superman

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 2007 series) #8 (June 2008)

Chapter 3: Freedom Fighters (Table of Contents: 8)

Booster Gold / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Jeff Katz (credited); Geoff Johns (credited)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited)

Colors

Hi-Fi (credited)

Letters

Nick Napolitano (credited as Nick J. Napolitano)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold; O.M.A.C.; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wild Dog; Anthro; Pantha; Max Lord; Superman [also as Clark Kent]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Skeets; Rip Hunter; Rose Levin; Daniel Carter; Ganthet (cameo); Kyle Rayner (cameo); Joker (cameo); Robin [Jason Todd] (cameo); Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl] (cameos); Per Degaton; Despero; Black Beetle; Supernova [Jon Carter]; Ultra-Humanite; Justice League International [Martian Manhunter; Rocket Red; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Mister Miracle [Scott Free]; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Fire [Beatriz DaCosta]; Oberon] (cameos)

Synopsis

When the attack of Hawkman and Green Arrow's team of freedom fighters on Checkmate's stronghold goes badly, Booster and Beetle use a mother box to boom tube to the old New York headquarters of Justice League International where Booster suggests they need to get the old team back together.

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 2007 series) #8 (June 2008)

Indexer Notes

At Vanishing Point, the villains have on their screens Ganthet giving Kyle Rayner his power ring, Joker beating Jason Todd with a crowbar, and young Clark Kent meeting the Legion of Super-Heroes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Booster Gold / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited, signed)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited, signed)

Colors

Brian Miller (signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold; O.M.A.C.; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Mister Miracle [Scott Free]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Fire [Beatriz da Costa]; Martian Manhunter; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 2007 series) #9 (July 2008)

Chapter 4: Putting the Band Back Together (Table of Contents: 10)

Booster Gold / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Johns (credited); Jeff Katz (credited)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited) (finished art)

Colors

Hi-Fi (credited)

Letters

Nick Napolitano (credited as Nick J. Napolitano)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold; Max Lord; Superman; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Mister Miracle [Scott Free]; Master Jailer; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Fire [Beatriz da Costa]; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]; Rip Hunter; Skeets; Daniel Carter; Rose Levin; Breach; Martian Manhunter; Nightshade [Eve Eden] (cameo); Alex Luthor (as corpse); Lady Quark (as corpse); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Time Stealers [Supernova [Jon Carter]; Ultra-Humanite; Black Beetle; Per Degaton; Despero]

Synopsis

Booster and Beetle gather the original Justice League International to face Max and a surprising hero puts a permanent end to Max's schemes. But the heroes are confronted by yet another challenge in the form of the Time Stealers.

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 2007 series) #9 (July 2008)

Indexer Notes

There is no explanation given why Ice is alive in this timeline. Max has a monologue that attempts to explain how the Max from Justice League International became the Max of Infinite Crisis.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Booster Gold / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Supernova [Jon Carter]; Max Lord; Despero

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 2007 series) #10 (August 2008)

Chapter 5: Mindgames (Table of Contents: 12)

Booster Gold / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Johns (credited); Jeff Katz (credited)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited) (finished art)

Colors

Hi-Fi (credited)

Letters

Nick Napolitano (credited as Nick J. Napolitano)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold; Rip Hunter; Daniel Carter; Rose Levin; Skeets; Time Stealers [Ultra-Humanite; Per Degaton; Black Beetle; Despero; Supernova [Jon Carter]]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Superman; Martian Manhunter; Mister Miracle [Scott Free]; Fire [Beatriz da Costa]; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Maximillion; Mr. Mind; Brainiac 5

Synopsis

Booster discovers the real mastermind behind the Time Stealers, as he begins to fade in and out of existence, due to their tampering with his timeline. As Rip Hunter, Daniel, and Rose try to set Booster's history right, Blue Beetle heads back to his own destiny.

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 2007 series) #10 (August 2008)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Booster Gold / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited, signed)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited, signed)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Rip Hunter; Peter Platinum

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 2007 series) #1,000,000 (September 2008)

Chapter 6: Holding Back the Years (Table of Contents: 14)

Booster Gold / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Johns (credited); Jeff Katz (credited)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited) (finished art)

Colors

Hi-Fi (credited)

Letters

Nick Napolitano (credited as Nick J. Napolitano)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Skeets; Peter Platinum; Rip Hunter; Supernova [Daniel Carter]; Rose Levin; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Goldstar [Michelle Carter]; Royal Flush Gang [King; Ace; Queen]

Synopsis

Having faded from the timeline he created when he saved Ted Kord, Booster Gold finds himself in the far future. There he briefly meets Peter Platinum -- who models himself after Booster -- before Rip, Daniel, and Rose return him to the present. Angry at Rip, Booster heads to Las Vegas where he fights the Royal Flush Gang before being summoned to a meeting with Batman, who reveals he knows that Booster is only playing the fool and encourages him. Buoyed, Booster returns to Rip's lab and a very welcome surprise. Meanwhile, someone has entered Kord Industries and found Blue Beetle's bug.

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 2007 series) #1,000,000 (September 2008)

Indexer Notes

The final page features sneak peeks of upcoming storylines.

Rejected Cover Gallery! (Table of Contents: 15)

Booster Gold / illustration / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited)

Inks

Dan Jurgens (credited); ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 2008 series) #2 - Blue and Gold (2008 [January 2009])