Thirty years ago in 1996, many of the DC Universe's most notable heroes voluntarily patrolled the skies of Metropolis to ensure that Superman could take the day off, allowing Clark Kent the time to marry Lois Lane in a private ceremony in Superman: The Wedding Album #1.

As you can see above, Booster Gold was not pictured among the patrolling heroes. At the time, Booster was a member of the "Extreme" branch of the Justice League which was not exactly on the best terms with the other branches (lead by Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter), so Booster's absence was understandable.

But what if he just wasn't pictured?

Last week in Superman: The Wedding Album 30th Anniversary Special #1, many of those same heroes reassembled to celebrate the anniversary of the happy event. As you can see below, Booster Gold and his Extreme Justice pal Blue Beetle were present this time.

Flash, Green Arrow, Black Canary, and Martian Manhunter are just off panel there, which means almost everyone from 1996 attended the reunion. (Only Tim Drake, Guardian, and Alpha Centurion are absent.) So when Green Lantern Kyle Rayner says "We were busy covering Metropolis," could the "We" include Booster and Beetle? Were Blue and Gold present but unseen in 1996? Hmm.

Obviously there are other heroes here at the 2026 reunion who were not seen in 1996. At the time, Aquaman had his hands full with an alien invasion, John Stewart was in space with the Darkstars, Guy Gardner was freelancing as Warrior, and Black Lightning was cleaning up the streets of Brick City. The remainders, Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes, Supergirl, Damian Wayne, and Tomorrow Man, were not active heroes at the time. Kyle couldn't be talking about most of them. But Booster Gold? Sure, why not.

It's fun to think that Blue and Gold, two of the most public heroes in the entire DCU, were willing to hide unseen between the panels of one of the DC Universe's biggest events of the 1990s to ensure that Superman and Lois could have their special day in relative peace. What a couple of great guys!

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Did everyone have a happy holiday? I know Xavier did because he sent me this:

Marcus To drew a booster and ted in halloween costumes at Winnipeg Comic Con today

That's quite a treat you got there, Xavier. Thanks for sharing.

Marcus To must be a Blue and Gold fan; he always makes Booster look so good. This is the fifth time I've been lucky enough to showcase one of his various commissioned sketches. You can see most of the rest here.

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I've reached the age where even the idea of a helmet full of candy makes me a little queasy.

Pace yourselves this holiday, li'l Booster boosters.

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