Booster Gold #5
This volume collects the first half of the 2007 Booster Gold series, re-presenting the time-traveling adventures of Michael Jon Carter, a former football star turned superhero from the future. The story follows Booster Gold as he navigates the consequences of his actions across the timestream, with appearances by his sister Goldstar and other key figures from his past and future. This collection kicks off a run that redefined the character as a reluctant hero grappling with legacy and redemption.
In "Dead Ted, Part I of II," Booster Gold’s sudden disappearance sends shockwaves through the superhero community, especially as reports surface of heroes returning as Black Lanterns. With Rip Hunter dispatching Skeets to track him down, Blue Beetle and Skeets follow a trail that leads to Booster’s relative Daniel—only to be ambushed by a Black Lantern version of Blue Beetle. Just as the situation seems hopeless, Booster suddenly reappears, having returned from a haunting visit to the past. Written and illustrated by Dan Jurgens, with cover art by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund, this issue blends time-travel mystery with the rising dread of the Black Lantern threat.
In "Dead Ted, Part I of II," Booster Gold’s sudden disappearance sends Rip Hunter scrambling to track him down, leading Skeets and Blue Beetle to investigate a lead at Booster’s relative Daniel’s home. When Black Lantern Blue Beetle attacks, the tension spikes—only for Booster to suddenly reappear, having just returned from a haunting visit to Ted Kord’s funeral, where the past and the present collide.
In "Dead Ted, Part II of II," Booster Gold and Blue Beetle race against time to free Ted's spirit from the Black Lantern ring, guided by Skeets' urgent warnings and Flash's fragmented signal. Meanwhile, in a quiet moment from years past, Michelle Carter arrives in Coast City, unaware of the storm about to unfold.
In "The Tomorrow Memory, Part One," Booster Gold is sent back in time by Rip Hunter to prevent a mysterious time traveler from altering the shuttle accident that transformed Hank Henshaw into the Cyborg Superman. Meanwhile, Booster’s sister Michelle arrives in Coast City at a later point in the timeline, unaware she’s stepping into a moment that could change everything—just as the Cyborg Superman begins his rise.
In "The Tomorrow Memory, Part Two," Booster Gold races to Coast City moments before its destruction, drawn by a strange timestream disturbance tied to the Cyborg Superman’s rise. There, he meets Sondra Crain, a mysterious time traveler whose past actions may be linked to the present crisis—and whose motives are as complicated as the timeline itself.
In "The Tomorrow Memory, Part Three," Sondra Crain pushes Booster Gold to intervene as Mongul and the Cyborg Superman close in on Coast City, threatening its destruction. With Skeets and Rip working behind the scenes—and aided by a mysterious ally—efforts are underway to ensure those meant to survive do so, even as time runs out.
In the quiet aftermath of a broken promise, Booster Gold retreats into the past, haunted by his inability to make a difference. When Rip Hunter tracks him down, he pushes Booster to confront a moment he’s tried to forget—offering a chance to make things right, one small act at a time.
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