Original Batman and Robin costumes to go under the hammer
Last updated on: 23 November,2019 07:55 pm
The Batman and Robin costumes to fetch between $150,000 and $200,000 at the Dec. 17 auction.
CALIFORNIA (Reuters) - A pair of Batman and Robin outfits, described as the only known complete costumes worn on the 1960s television show, is going up for auction in Los Angeles and the owner is determined that his childhood comic book heroes stay together.
The costumes, worn by actors Adam West and Burt Ward, are just two of more than 200 items of 1960s pop culture being sold from the collection amassed by American John Azarian over 30 years.
The Batman and Robin costumes, complete with capes, masks, boots, gloves and tights, are expected to fetch between $150,000 and $200,000 at the Dec. 17 auction, Profiles in History said on Friday (November 22).
Azarian said the two costumes from his favorite childhood TV show were being sold as a single lot.
He is also selling a working Batmobile Batphone (with a high estimate of $50,000) and the Shakespeare bust with a hidden switch that opened the entrance to the Batcave on "Batman", which has an estimated price of $40,000-$60,000.
Other items include tunics worn by Leonard Nimoy’s Mr. Spock and William Shatner’s Captain James T. Kirk on "Star Trek: The Original Series"; Lynda Carter’s superhero ensemble from the "Wonder Woman" 1970s TV series; and the signature pink harem costume from "I Dream of Jeannie", which is estimated to sell for up to $55,000.
The auction items represent about 25 percent of Azarian’s pop culture collection of about 1,500 items.