The last two seasons of the original "Superman" was shot in color.
Trivia: the original B&W Superman suit was shades of brown, to make it differentiate better in the B&W cameras under the bright TV cameras. Reeves wore a blue and red suit for publicity appearances. Recall that TV in that day was only about 280 Lines. . . detail got lost so the seam would likely not be seen.
Watching these auctions for Hollywood props you see what they can get away with in fake stuff. Rubber guns that on screen shoot, wooden swords that on screen cut and clang, rubber knives that shine like metal, slice and draw blood, fake phones that have moving images on their screens, etc., but even more surprising is the exceeding high dollar values they bring at auction from fans.
Wow, the "S" logo looks like it was made from ordinary craft felt a housewife could buy in a fabric store.
According to the Auction blurb, the "S" on the cape IS a later "felt replacement" from the 1970s added by the costume company. Apparently the original had gotten threadbare.
Interesting details! Thanks!
When I worked in advertising, we used to do all kinds of yucky stuff to make food products look good for the camera, like placing a lighted cigarette butt on the saucer behind the cup of cold coffee to make “steam” appear to be rising from a cup of hot coffee. We sprayed the outside of cold drink cups with plastic beads of “condensation” and used plastic “ice cubes” that wouldn’t melt in the studio lights. We rubbed brown steak sauce on cold roast turkeys to make the skin look nicely crisped and sprayed them with lacquer for shine, etc.