Smallville fans, mark your calendars for April 22, 2011 for an appearance by Booster Gold and Blue Beetle. DC Comics‘ cult fave character Booster Gold is being portrayed by soap star Eric Martsolf (Days of Our Lives) in an episode aptly titled “Booster.”

Martsolf talks about this episode’s spotlight on Booster Gold:

“The episode takes place in Booster’s very early stages where he’s at his conceited best, where he believes he can do whatever he wants. He’s gonna stay for the photo op and bask in the glory of his heroic efforts.”

Tom Welling who directed this episode says that Booster Gold helps Clark decide how to be a superhero:

“He wants to stand in the back and not be a glory hound. They are completely opposites of one another.”

This episode was written by Geoff Johns, who talks about the role that superheroes play within society:

“The one thing Booster does prove to Clark is that people want to look up to this guy. They want to be inspired, and no one’s doing it for them. [Booster is] always shows up at the last second to make a dramatic rescue, which is really suspect.”

“Booster” will also tie in the introduction of Jaime Reyes aka Blue Beetle (Jaren Brandt Bartlett) and unfold his origin story where a “mysterious high-tech scarab turns him into a super-powered arsenal.”

Johns teases this storyline:

“This is the first time the scarab comes on to Jaime, so it creates a bulkier, more dangerous armor. Ultimately he’ll gain more control over the scarab and it will become more friendly looking.”

Smallville returns with the remaining episodes of the series on Friday, April 15th on The CW.

[Source] TVGuide