Booster Gold is a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. Created by Dan Jurgens, he has been a member of the Justice League and first appeared in Booster Gold #1.

Michael Jon Carter was a football star in the 25th century, who was fired when he was caught betting on his own games. He took a job as a night watchman at the Metropolis Space Museum, where he began studying displays about past superheroes and villains, particularly those of the 20th century. With the help of a security robot named Skeets, he stole various devices from the museum displays, including a Legion of Super Heroes flight ring and Brainiac 5's force-field belt. He then used Rip Hunter 's time machine (also on display in the museum) to travel back to the 20th century, intent on becoming a superhero and on starting a corporation based around himself to make a comfortable living. As such, he was a shameless self-promoter, whose obsession with fame and wealth irritated other heroes.

He was originally based in Metropolis, the home city of Superman. Booster Gold was a key character in the late '80s/early '90s revamp of the Justice League under writers Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis. Booster Gold is frequently partnered with fellow former Justice League member Blue Beetle; the pair were most recently seen in Formerly Known as the Justice League. The duo of Booster and Beetle was responsible for some of the most memorable moments in the Justice League series, including a stint as superhero repo men and the construction of a gaming resort, Club JLI, on the living island Kooeykooeykooey.

Later during the Death of Superman, Booster Gold was revamped into new gear because of his battle with Doomsday.

After the events of DC's Identity Crisis mini-series, Booster Gold hung up his costume and retired from crime-fighting. However, in Countdown to Infinite Crisis barely a year later, he once again assumed the role in order to help his friend the Blue Beetle discover who was manipulating Kord Industries. He was heavily injured in an explosion at Kord's home, and editors implied that he would again see action during the Infinite Crisis mini-series due to the Blue Beetle's death. It was also revealed that his companion Skeets had been dismantled for its 25th-century technology by the Checkmate organization.

In other media

Booster Gold also appeared in an episode of Justice League Unlimited. In that series, Booster is a bit of a pathetic figure who is dismissed by the superhero community, who dislike his showboating. As such, he is treated as a grunt assigned to relatively menial duties. Eventually, he has an important, if unappreciated, adventure on his own in which he realizes his limitations, but manages to prevail and gain some measure of honest self-respect. He is voiced by Tom Everett Scott .