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DC Comics Booster Gold (1986)

"The Big Fall"

by Dan Jurgens Writer Mike DeCarlo Inker +7 more

Nov 21, 1985 $0.75 36 pages

Overview Market Data $160+ Variations 4 Discussion

Michael Carter debuts as Booster Gold in the first issue of his 1986 series. A disgraced athlete from the 25th century, he arrives in the present with stolen future technology and his flying robot companion Skeets, chasing fame and fortune as a new kind of celebrity superhero. Dan Jurgens lays out Booster's origin and the media-savvy, money-minded approach that sets him apart from other heroes.

Series

Booster Gold (1986)

Issue Number

#1

Release Date

November 21, 1985

Cover Date

February 1986

Cover Price

$0.75

Page Count

36

UPC

0709893179602

Series Details

Title

Booster Gold

Publisher

DC Comics

Type

Regular Series

Status

Completed

Run

1986 - 1988

Issues Count

25

Genre

Superhero

Format

Standard

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

Dan Jurgens

Dan Jurgens

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist

Mike DeCarlo

Mike DeCarlo

Inker

Tom Ziuko

Tom Ziuko

Colorist

Agustin Mas

Letterer

Todd Klein

Todd Klein

Letterer

Janice Race

Janice Race

Editor

Characters

Booster Gold

Booster Gold

Michael Jon Carter

Dr. Jenet Klyburn

Dr. Jenet Klyburn

Jenet Klyburn

Jimmy Olsen

Jimmy Olsen

James Bartholomew Olsen

Skeets

Skeets

Skeets

Blackguard

Blackguard

Richard Hertz

Cindy Miles

Cindy Miles

Director

Director

Henry Ballard

Dirk Davis

Dirk Davis

Dirk Davis

Goldstar

Goldstar

Michelle Carter

Mindancer

Mindancer

Myron

Myron

Skip Andrews

Skip Andrews

Skip Andrews

Teams

S.T.A.R. Labs

W.G.B.S. Employees

W.G.B.S. Employees

Goldstar Incorporated

Goldstar Incorporated

The 1000

The 1000

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