Warning: Spoilers for DC All In Special #1!The time has finally come Buster Gold to become a truth Justice League hero – according to SupermanAt least. With as many attempts to be just like his idols as failures, Booster has a tumultuous run as a superhero. As a man from the future living in the history of the greatest superhero age he used to read about in textbooks, Buster Gold is a fanboy among practical gods – and it looks like he is finally considered one of them.
The story of DC’s All In initiative, which is launching a brand new Absolute Universe that exists alongside DC’s main continuity, starts with DC All In Special #1 By Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, Wes Craig, Daniel Sampere, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain, Alejandro Sánchez, Mike Spicer and Steve Wands. Brighter days are ahead for the heroes of the Justice League as they rebuild their famous Watchtower and assemble the Justice League Unlimited by handing out membership cards to heroes across the Earth.
In a touching moment, fame-hungry Buster Gold was offered a membership card to the big leagues by none other than Superman himself, who tells him that his growth as a hero is not questionable. And so Superman welcomes Buster Gold with open arms to the Justice League.
Meet DC’s “worst” superhero – the time traveling Buster Gold
Michael John Carter wanted to live among his childhood heroes
Michael John Carter is a man from Gotham City of the 25th century. He once was A talented athlete at Gotham UniversityBut he became a night watchman for the famous Metropolis Space Museum after his career ended. There he was surrounded by the heroes of the Justice League, who became his gods.
Michael so desperately wanted to be among them and be loved by them that he stole many of the museum’s artifacts, including A Legion flight ring and a time machine that allowed him to travel back in time to reinvent himself And make a timeline where he was a famous hero cemented in that very museum. And that’s not the only superhero artifact Buster gold stole either.
In the present, Booster Gold has quickly become famous among DC’s heroes – but it’s not exactly the fame he intended. Trying to bypass his hero-hood, He is known as a shameless promoter of brandsOften cutting deals with corporations for profit and screen time. He has even been known to produce saves by paying off villains to pull their punches to never actually put him in danger. And yet, through the years, Booster Gold is slowly learning what it means to be a true underrated Justice League hero. However, there were a lot of bumps along the way.
Booster Gold has more than enough screw-ups
Buster Gold witnesses Green Lantern’s death in the alternate timeline he created
Before Buster Gold became DC’s most important hero in DC All in special #1, where he will be vital in maintaining the timeline, Buster treats time like a toy. in Batman: The Venom By Tom King and Tony S. Daniel, Batman was about to marry Catwoman, and Buster Gold, being the lovable screw-up that he is, decided to give Batman a gift: He changed the timeline so that Batman’s parents were never murdered, Thinking it would be the greatest wedding gift possible.
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What resulted was an almost complete collapse of the timeline and a world in chaos without Batman. It was especially traumatic for Bruce Wayne, as he had to lose his parents again, and the memories of this alternate world, a kind of Flashpoint world but much darker, remained with both Batman and Buster Gold, as revealed in Heroes in crisis By King and Clay Man. In this arc, Buster himself is suspected of being the source of the massacre at Sanctuary, and no hero rushes to his defense, showing that in this low time, Buster Gold is not only considered a joke of a hero but is only a thin line away from the Justice League turning on him.
Buster Gold goes from complete failure to true hero
Buster Gold’s iconic pose on the cover, by Kevin Maguire, of Buster Gold #32
Buster Gold has more than paid his penance. He’s experienced enough to realize that fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be—that real heroes don’t save people just to be celebrated for saving. Even before Superman comes, He tells his robot companion Skates that he thinks he’s ready to return to his own timeline, Meaning his dreams of fame are finally over. With this doubt, he becomes a hero who is able to join the roster of the new Justice League.
Created by Dan Jurgens, Booster Gold is also known for his time in another version of Justice League: The Sometimes-Kooky Justice League International, where fans loved him for his antics with his best friend, Blue Beetle Ted Chord. Check out the beloved Justice League International series, available both digitally and in collected editions from DC Comics.
It’s when Buster Gold stops worrying about how to become a hero that he finally becomes one and earns a Justice League card from Superman. Buster has always been an outsider, and he usually makes up for it by being louder than everyone else just to get noticed. But in DC All In Special #1, Buster wonders about his place in the world, and through that humility, he performs some heroic acts without worrying about recognition. ironic, Superman Recognize this, and tell the truth: the growth of Buster Gold is certainly undesirable, and he’s earned his place on the Justice League.
DC All In Special #1 Available October 2, 2024 from DC Comics!