Goldstar (character)
| Gold Star | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Lobo #5 (May '94) |
| Created by | Alan Grant |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Ernest Widdle |
| Place of origin | Planet Harmony |
| Abilities | Good morals, harmonic "niceness vibes" |
Goldstar is a name that has been used by three fictional characters in publications from DC Comics.
Fictional character histories
Ernest Widdle
Ernest Widdle is a character in Lobo comics and the younger brother of Bludhound. Goldstar thought Lobo murdered his brother, witnessing the death on the planet Harmony, although Bludhound actually dies of an incurable disease.
Goldstar was generally depicted as an antithesis to Lobo - kind, decent, clean-cut and generally a stick in the mud as far as Lobo was concerned. All Goldstar wished to do was encourage niceness, decency and heroism in the universe. For this, he is routinely beaten and brutalized by Lobo.
Goldstar would encounter Lobo multiple times. For a while, Goldstar had amnesia. Lobo (and at times, Jonas Glim takes advantage of this by claiming Goldstar was his personal servant and tricking him into multiple humiliating situations. At one point, Goldstar is humiliated without Lobo's help, two ladies at Lobo's birthday party overcome the entire celebration and humiliate the men at gunpoint for their own reasons. Eventually Goldstar recovers his memories and escapes.
It is revealed that Goldstar associates with a team of superheros, all upbeat and moralistic as he is. They are also as disaster-prone.
Later, the Godwave, a remnant of energy from the creation of the universe, was slinging through the universe, causing all sorts of havoc. Lobo, on the planet of Apokolips, is seemingly endangered by this wave. Goldstar dies in an attempt to save him, jumping into the Godwave itself.
Trixie Collins
The Goldstar name was actually Booster Gold's original chosen superhero name, but when asked who he was by the President of the United States (whose life he'd just saved), Booster mangled his old football nickname (Booster) and Goldstar. The President introduced him as Booster Gold and the name stuck.
Attempting to develop a female sidekick for Booster Gold, his corporation hires ex-S.T.A.R. Labs scientist Jack Soo to create a supersuit for her to wear, the resulting suit infused with magnetic energy which the wearer could use to "key" onto a metallic object to attract or repel the object or the wearer, mimicking the abilities of super strength and flight. The costume was then dubbed with the name that Booster's corporation had at the time, Goldstar.
When a weak and physically ill Booster's life was threatened by an anti-superhero mob, Booster's personal secretary Theresa "Trixie" Collins reluctantly donned the costume to save his life and followed Booster when he traveled back to the future to save his life and repower his depleted costume. When the group were finally able to return to the present, Trixie gladly gave the costume back, having no intention of ever becoming a superhero.
Michelle Carter
Booster's twin sister Michelle Carter traveled back in time like her brother and was interested in being a superhero. Michelle decided to explore the present, a time unfamiliar to her and "borrowed" the Goldstar costume. She later died during her adventures.