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Last Updated on
Sunday, March 21, 2004
| Personal Data: |
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Real Name: |
Michael Jon Carter of the 25th Century |
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Status: |
Reserve Member of the JLA |
Versions of the JLA: |
The
Justice League, Justice League
International, Justice
League America, Extreme
Justice |
Known Aliases: |
none |
Nicknames: |
none |
Occupation: |
Super-hero
for hire; Former professional football player |
Other Group Affiliations: |
The
Justice League, Justice League International, The Conglomerate, Justice
League America, Extreme Justice |
First Appearance: |
Booster
Gold #1 (February, 1986) |
Base of Operations: |
presumed
mobile |
Age: |
Late-twenties |
| Height: |
6'
5" |
| Weight: |
215 lbs. |
| Eyes: |
Blue |
| Hair: |
Blond |
Known Relatives: |
Ellen
(mother, deceased), Michelle (twin sister, presumed deceased) |
Known Allies: |
The
JLA, The L.A.W., Blue Beetle |
Known Enemies: |
The Weapons Master |
Powers and Abilities: |
Booster
Gold has no superhuman-powers but is a natural athlete and an above hand-to-hand
combatant. He brought 25th century technology such as energy-blasting power
gauntlets, a force field, a flight ring and other crimefighting gadgets back to
the present day for his use. |
Weaknesses/Limitations: |
Sometimes his ego
gets the better of him. |
| Background: |
| In the
25th century Michael Jon Carter was a brilliant quarterback with great
promise as a professional player. This potential was lost, when Carter was
caught betting on games in which he played. "Booster" Carter, a
nickname he received for his tremendous skills, had started gambling in
order to pay for his mother's delicate operation. Realizing he could make
enormous amounts of money, he continued to bet even after her recovery and
was soon caught. Banished from the college athletics and shunned by the
pros, Carter drifted throughout the eastern seaboard until he found
employment as a janitor at the Space Museum. Once there, he realized that
he had no future in that era, due to his past crimes. But while in college
Carter became interested in studying the great heroes of the ages. When he
came across Rip Hunter's Time Machine, he knew his future was in Earth's
past. So he stole various pieces of advanced equipment, a security robot,
and the Time Machine itself and journeyed back to the 20th century. Soon
after his arrival, Carter interfered in an assassination plot against the
President and Vice-President of the United States. Using the publicity
that followed, he took the name Booster Gold and became the world's first
super-hero dedicated to commercial pursuits rather than noble causes.
Booster is currently serving as a reserve
member of the JLA.
Notes:
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Early in his
career, Booster created his own group called The Conglomerate which is
composed of Reverb, Gypsy, Praxis, Vapor and Maxi-Man.
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Along with Blue
Beetle, Maxima, Captain Atom and Amazing Man, Booster was a founding member
of the short-lived Extreme Justice.
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