Cover to 52 #19 (Spoiler)

[rexpop]

Isn't he supposed to be dead ? :D

(From Newsarama)

http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/WAcker/Week19/52-Cv19-ds_t.jpg

[davros42]

Supposed to be yes. I don't think many people seriously thought he was dead for good.

(Except for JLI Conspiracy people, of course)

Note that it does say "new Booster Gold" down in the newsticker there. And big floaty numbers in space is close to the classic Silver Age time travel depictions. Maybe the folks who suspected that there were two Boosters ("our" Booster and the "evil" Booster) were right all along...

Additional: What's the big number that Booster almost looks like he's staring at: 5252...

[Jack Zodiac]

Did Booster go home during OMAC Project, or Countdown to Infinite Crisis? Everything about his characterization was awesome up until the first issue of 52, so if this "new" Booster Gold is the budding hero we saw in the wake of Ted's death, I'd crap my pants in joy. :D

[ChairthrowerLad]

Booster can never die! He lives on in our hearts!! All we have to do is believe!

Of course he's not dead....did no one notice that the explosion that apparently vaporized his skin left his suit completely intact? It's all a consipiracy...

WAIT A MINUTE! I think I know who Supernova is....


...I think I just lost my mind there for a sec...

nothing to see here...move along....

[Cassius6303]

It may not be who you think. There are spoilers from Week #18 that confuse the issue.

Still, it's good to see that this story is not over.

Jamie

[Sean Walsh]

POPE LOBO!! :p

[skally19]

WOOOOHOOO!!! YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!! so obviously. that blast didn't kill him. just blasted him through time where he is now lost

[Autonomy]

Damn Labor Day!!!!!

[Jack Zodiac]

Yep. I had to work Labor Day, and now I won't have any comics to read at work later tonight because of it. :(

[Justin D.]

Every date on the cover has some significance. I can think of what most of them mean.

1935 - DC's first comic, New Fun Comics, premiered. This was actually before the company was called DC.
1938 - First appearance of Superman in Action Comics
1939 - First appearance of Batman in Detective Comics
1941 - First appearance of Wonder Woman in All Star Comics
1956 - The start of the Silver Age with Showcase
1985 - The year Crisis of Infinite Earths started
3006 - The current year of the Legion of Super Heroes
85271 - The 853 century, the time period of Justice Legion A

I don't know what 4006 and 5252 mean. Obviously, 5252 will show up in the series somehow, but I don't know about 4006. I assume 200_ is supposed to be this year.

[Ontir]

3006 is the Legion, 4006 is 1,000 years in the Legion's future, which is perhaps hinting at something.

As for Booster, perhaps the guy who died was a version of Booster from further in the future, who returned after a younger booster was lost in the time-stream, or something. Sort of like what Barry Allen was doing in the original Crisis. He's dead, yes, but not quite yet, at least not for him. At some point, THIS Booster will go through time, to live further in the past - again - and will die there, but his younger self is alive and well, until he gets to the next point of time-travel. Got it?!? ;) :D :p

[ChairthrowerLad]

hmmm two of the dates seem to have 52 in them and one of them is even 5252....very interesting...

[Jack Zodiac]

Check out my post on Rip Hunter's chalk board (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?p=3510376&highlight=Hunter#post3510376). One of the notes on his board is "2000 years from now," which would be 4006. Perhaps this is the Booster who has been messing up time.

[TCJohnson]

WOOOOHOOO!!! YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!! so obviously. that blast didn't kill him. just blasted him through time where he is now lost


Don't get too excite. This is most likely not the same character but a new one...

In tomorrow's 52 you are introduced to Daniel Carter, Michael Jon Carter's ancestor with a strong family resembelance.

Which means that the old Booster Gold will always be a chump without any redemption.

Man, am I pissed.

[sly_kat]

Don't get too excite. This is most likely not the same character but a new one...

In tomorrow's 52 you are introduced to Daniel Carter, Michael Jon Carter's ancestor with a strong family resembelance.

Which means that the old Booster Gold will always be a chump without any redemption.

Man, am I pissed.

Alas dont worry just let... this new booster gold is goin to be his ancestor... ' but if the old michael is supernova then woot woot'

[Paragon]

Every date on the cover has some significance. I can think of what most of them mean.

1935 - DC's first comic, New Fun Comics, premiered. This was actually before the company was called DC.
1938 - First appearance of Superman in Action Comics
1939 - First appearance of Batman in Detective Comics
1941 - First appearance of Wonder Woman in All Star Comics
1956 - The start of the Silver Age with Showcase
1985 - The year Crisis of Infinite Earths started
3006 - The current year of the Legion of Super Heroes
85271 - The 853 century, the time period of Justice Legion A

I don't know what 4006 and 5252 mean. Obviously, 5252 will show up in the series somehow, but I don't know about 4006. I assume 200_ is supposed to be this year.


0 is also there, representing Zero Hour no doubt.

[Bat-Mite]

0 is also there, representing Zero Hour no doubt.

Or Christmas!

[ChairthrowerLad]

One of the notes on his board is "2000 years from now," which would be 4006.

Isn't Kamandi 2000 years in the future?

http://www.tomheroes.com/images/COMIC%20kamandi%201.jpg


...I think I read that in wizard or something....


<----unoriginal thinker...

[skally19]

Don't get too excite. This is most likely not the same character but a new one...

In tomorrow's 52 you are introduced to Daniel Carter, Michael Jon Carter's ancestor with a strong family resembelance.

Which means that the old Booster Gold will always be a chump without any redemption.

Man, am I pissed.

hm. well that doesn't piss me off per se. i'm glad they're not done with "booster gold". i guess didio was still correct when he said booster'd be brought to the front after 52. spoilers!!


but there's no way we won't see michael carter again in 52. not if daniel carter is time jumping with skeets


end.

[Ian J.N.]

Or Christmas!
All things considered, I hope it's Christmas. Christmas is waaaay better than Zero Hour.

[Ian J.N.]

Don't get too excite. This is most likely not the same character but a new one...

In tomorrow's 52 you are introduced to Daniel Carter, Michael Jon Carter's ancestor with a strong family resembelance.

Which means that the old Booster Gold will always be a chump without any redemption.

Man, am I pissed.
I read issue 18 yesterday (Hooray for Canadian shipping schedules!), and yeah, that's the impression I get. Seems absurd killing off a character just to replace him with a near duplicate (judging from the cover). It's like a slap in the face for the sake of face-slapping. Have to admit though, I'm intrigued by the idea and I'm interested in seeing where the writers go with it.

[ChairthrowerLad]

All things considered, I hope it's Christmas. Christmas is waaaay better than Zero Hour.

I dunno, man....

Zero Hour= screwed up Hawkman, Hal Jordan as a baddie, Impulse...hours of fun!!!

Christmas= socks, underwear, and toys that only held your attention for a few minutes...minutes of fun, hours of laundry...


:p

[Steve Brady]

So, now we have a third candidate (and possibly infinite others, of course) for the culprit in that Rip Hunter picture.

[Paul Newell]

Isn't Kamandi 2000 years in the future?

http://www.tomheroes.com/images/COMIC%20kamandi%201.jpg


...I think I read that in wizard or something....


<----unoriginal thinker...
Nope. Kamandi was, at the time, set 1000 years in the future. The 30th Century to be exact. Which is why his timeline was wiped out in Crisis on Infinite Earths. Couldn't have two 30th Centuries, could we? :)

[ChairthrowerLad]

Nope. Kamandi was, at the time, set 1000 years in the future. The 30th Century to be exact. Which is why his timeline was wiped out in Crisis on Infinite Earths. Couldn't have two 30th Centuries, could we? :)

Hmm that makes since...in a world erasing, world revamping, crisis prown DC universe kind of way...:p

[Ian J.N.]

Nope. Kamandi was, at the time, set 1000 years in the future. The 30th Century to be exact. Which is why his timeline was wiped out in Crisis on Infinite Earths. Couldn't have two 30th Centuries, could we? :)
Hmm, if that's the case then maybe 4006 is for Kamandi. They just tacked the 1000 years onto the current Legion year. Easiest solution, really.

Or how about this for wild speculation: 4006 is the year where (when, rather) the space heroes are. Who's to say they aren't? So far they've encountered a New God (immortal, presumably) and Lobo, who we've been told can't die. An upcoming cover shows them with the Emerald Eye of Ekron, which is similarly long-lived. I think our heroes are in for a rude awakening when they make it to Earth.

[Phoney Bone]

If Skeets convinces Daniel to become the "new" Booster Gold... then maybe he is the one who died in the explosion. That would mean that Daniel Carter just watched his own funeral. Maybe that is the reason he felt compelled to be there.

Curiouser and curiouser.....

[Joe Acro]

As for why the number 5252 is on the cover, it may be related to 52 appearing many different places. Red Tornado screamed it as the space team was blown apart (or fused together). An alien in Legion says something like "remember the fifty-two." The bomb Robin recently stopped in his own arc stopped at 52 seconds. This isn't a reference, but Superman losing his powers for 52 weeks may tie into this. Something's amiss.

[Jack Zodiac]

If Skeets convinces Daniel to become the "new" Booster Gold... then maybe he is the one who died in the explosion. That would mean that Daniel Carter just watched his own funeral. Maybe that is the reason he felt compelled to be there.

Curiouser and curiouser.....

If not for him looking like Michael, interacting with people Michael knew, and being referred to and referring to himself as Michael, I would absolutely love if this were the explanation for why Booster turned into a giant asshole after the Crisis.

Ah, pipe dreams. :o

[ChairthrowerLad]

Hmm, if that's the case then maybe 4006 is for Kamandi. They just tacked the 1000 years onto the current Legion year. Easiest solution, really.

Or how about this for wild speculation: 4006 is the year where (when, rather) the space heroes are. Who's to say they aren't? So far they've encountered a New God (immortal, presumably) and Lobo, who we've been told can't die. An upcoming cover shows them with the Emerald Eye of Ekron, which is similarly long-lived. I think our heroes are in for a rude awakening when they make it to Earth.

Now, that is an interesting thought...

[sly_kat]

Hmm, if that's the case then maybe 4006 is for Kamandi. They just tacked the 1000 years onto the current Legion year. Easiest solution, really.

Or how about this for wild speculation: 4006 is the year where (when, rather) the space heroes are. Who's to say they aren't? So far they've encountered a New God (immortal, presumably) and Lobo, who we've been told can't die. An upcoming cover shows them with the Emerald Eye of Ekron, which is similarly long-lived. I think our heroes are in for a rude awakening when they make it to Earth.

Wow Lobo found religion and it only took him 2000 more years...

[Bat-Mite]

WAIT A MINUTE!

How the heck can they travel in time in a series that is rigidly told week by week? THAT'S CHEATING!

[John Doe Jnr]

I love Booster Gold. I hate time travelers.

[Joe Acro]

I love Booster Gold. I hate time travelers.
How does that work, exactly?

[Bloody Thumb]

Don't get too excite. This is most likely not the same character but a new one...

In tomorrow's 52 you are introduced to Daniel Carter, Michael Jon Carter's ancestor with a strong family resembelance.

Which means that the old Booster Gold will always be a chump without any redemption.

Man, am I pissed.


Sadly, that's the exact assumption i jumped too as well.

[Mulett]

Yes, it isn't a good finale for Booster. When you consider how heroic he has been at times (taking on Doomsday, for instance, and his role in Infinite Crisis), I thought it was a realy shame they wrote him out in such a down-beat fashion.

[Cassius6303]

Well, there's always the possibility that Daniel is a Red Herring meant for us to think Michael is really dead and gone.

Jamie