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Released Nov 27th, 2019
Booster Gold: The Big Fall HC
These are the 1980s tales that introduced Booster Gold, the glory-hungry hero who traveled back in time from the 25th century to become a superhero called Goldstar-but manages to mangle both his mission and his name, winding up with the oddball name by which he is known. In these stories, while battling rad 1980s super-villains, Booster attempts to line up endorsement deals with limited success. Collects BOOSTER GOLD #1-12 in color for the first time, plus design material, unpublished story pages and more.
Format
Hardcover
Page Count
320 pages
Cover Price
$39.99
UPC
1779500750
Distributor SKU
JUN190576
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Characters
Collects/Reprints 12 Issues
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Metropolis' new public hero number one, Booster Gold, accidentally encounters and fights agents of an unknown organization, including the brute Blackguard, recovering then losing a top-secret guidance system. -
After last issue's defeat, Booster laments his loneliness and his separation from his family. Later, while filming a television commercial near a prison, Booster again meets and battles Blackguard and Mindancer.
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Booster Gold and Skeets follow Blackguard and Mindancer to the underground lair of the 1000, where they are eventually captured.
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With the aid of Thorn, Booster Gold and Skeets escape from their captivity, defeating Blackguard, Mindancer, and the 1000, to much fanfare.
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Booster foils a terrorist bombing at a Metropolis ice hockey game, earning the respect of the Metropolis police, before again retreating into his private world of loneliness.
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The arrival of an alien in Metropolis leads to the revelation of Booster Gold's origin.
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Booster Gold and Superman become embroiled in a civil war on an alien world, leading to a fight between the two heroes.
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While three members of the 30th-century Legion of Super-Heroes return to the 20th-century to bring Booster to justice for his theft of 25th-century technology, the 1000 plots the assassination of the American President.
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Booster and the Legion of Super-Heroes must work together to save the president from a 1000 assassination attempt. As a result, Booster Gold is thrust into the public limelight, exactly where he wants to be.
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The 1000 take the opportunity to attack Booster while he tries to save citizens from a towering inferno.
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Booster battles the 1000 hired villain Shockwave but fails to prevent him from destroying Reilleau Towers.
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Booster saves Trixie and Sarah on his way to a showdown with the Director, destroying the 1000's latest headquarters, Skeets, and his costume in the process.
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