Greg and Dan review Booster Gold #16 from 1987. Team Booster is ready to face the threats of 1987! The Seahawks won! Booster has a legacy? Another fun podcast.

Writer: Dan Jurgens; Penciller: Dan Jurgens; Inkers: Bob Lewis; Bruce Patterson (Cover); Letterer: Albert Deguzman; Colors: Gene D'Angelo; Editors: Barbara Randall(Kesel)

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Timeline:

00:00 Seahawks Super Bowl Aftermath & Seattle Party Chaos
01:02 Sports Talk Meets D&D: Explaining Trades in RPG Terms
02:24 Booster Gold, the ‘12s,’ and the Chris Pratt Debate
04:59 Super Bowl Ads Rant: State Farm (and Why This Won’t Be Monetized)
06:29 Chick-fil-A Detour & The Search for Better Chicken
08:21 Back on Track: Insurance Gripes to Booster’s Destroyed HQ (Shockwave?)
11:26 Transformers Tangent: Shockwave vs Blaster (and Dino Bots)
13:32 Finally the Comic: Booster Gold #16 Cover, ‘Fresh Start’ Setup
18:31 Series Context: JLI, Cancellation Talk, and Booster’s Long-Term Legacy
27:35 Issue #16 Breakdown Begins: Credits, New HQ, and the Team Assembles
40:06 Building the ‘Booster Cave’: Mansion Upgrades, Layouts, and Laser Cannons
43:27 Page Turn Reveal: Post-Crisis Suicide Squad Shows Up
44:04 Who Died in Suicide Squad #2? (Firestorm Villain Surprise)
45:17 Booster’s Big World-Domination Business Plan (and the Star Labs Problem)
47:29 Monica Crashes the Party + Dirk’s Return & That Stupid Cape
49:06 Ad Break Deep Dive: Young All-Stars After Crisis (Why It Struggled)
53:09 Back to the Issue: Superman’s Attitude & the Runaway Blimp Rescue
56:43 Uniform Tech, Power Cells, and Michelle Wants Out
01:00:30 Cutaway to Nepal: Cheshire Steals Something (But What?)
01:01:22 Post-Crisis Flash Talk: Wally West vs Barry Allen
01:08:02 Hawk Without Dove: Hank Hall Goes Off the Rails
01:11:07 Break-In at Booster HQ: Mother Box Clues and a Mystery Intruder
01:13:39 Justice League Invitation! Booster’s One Question: Do Leaguers Get Paid?
01:16:41 Letters Page & Wrap-Up: Editor Praise, Next Issue Tease, and Podcast Plugs