The Traditional ‘Batman’ Costumes Offered for $1 Million and We Hope One Individual Purchased Them All

Within the pantheon of superhero costumes, few are as recognizable or iconic as these from the 1960s Batman TV show. Although it solely ran for a couple of years and had just one movie adaptation, reruns all through the many years since have cemented these brilliant, colourful costumes within the minds of comedian guide followers in all places. Final week, a number of of the original costumes from the present went up for public sale, and, as one may anticipate with objects so historic, they went for some huge cash.

Final week, Heritage Auctions hosted an occasion promoting the gathering of the late Dr. Stewart Berkowitz, who had fairly the treasure trove. We previously covered some of the items for sale, akin to a number of authentic Star Trek costumes (a Captain Kirk Starfleet uniform and an alternate one he wore in “Mirror, Mirror” offered for $62,500 and $52,500, respectively), however Berkowitz additionally had the motherlode of Batman costumes. He had Adam West’s Batman, Burt Ward’s Robin, Cesar Romero’s Joker, Yvonne Craig’s Batgirl, Julie Newmar’s Catwoman, and Burgess Meredith’s Penguin. Right here’s how a lot every of these offered for, based on the Hollywood Reporter:

• Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward), offered as a set: $575,000
• Joker (Cesar Romero): $212,000
• Batgirl (Yvonne Craig): $87,500
• Catwoman (Julie Newmar): $68,750
• Penguin (Burgess Meredith): $46,250

Are you able to imagine Batgirl offered for greater than Catwoman? Positive, the costume is a bit brighter and extra concerned but it surely’s the freaking costume Julie Newmar wore as Catwoman. Not that just about $70,000 is a quantity to shrug off.

Anyway, including up these totals, the collected costumes offered for $989,500, very near $1 million. And all we’re considering is, we actually hope one individual obtained all of those. That’s in all probability not the case, but when I’m spending like $100,000 on a dressing up like this, I can in all probability afford $1 million. And I believe proudly owning simply considered one of these costumes would really feel incomplete. Listed below are a couple of of the pictures from the public sale home. Simply think about all these displayed collectively.

Oh, and as you’ll be able to see above, the Batman TV present wasn’t the one iconic superhero costume of the period that Dr. Berkowitz owned. Linda Carter’s Marvel Girl costume additionally offered on the public sale for $225,000.

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