Posted on 10/31/2025 10:16:38 AM PDT by DFG
One of the most important private collections of iconic TV show costumes has achieved $3.2m (£2.4m) in sales.
The highlight of Dr. Stewart Berkowitz’s legendary collection saw the original Adam West “Batman” and Burt Ward “Robin” costume ensembles together fetch a remarkable $575k (£436k).
Heritage Auctions offered more than 300 pieces from the New Jersey-based oncologist and pop-culture collector’s treasure trove of screen-used television costumes, props and vehicles from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Other notable sales included Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman costume at $225k (£171k), Cesar Romero’s Joker outfit from Batman at $212k (£161k), and the Batscanner receiver prop, which sold for $150k (£114k).
Accessories and costumes from beloved series also featured prominently, with Yvonne Craig’s Batgirl costume and Henry Winkler’s “Fonzie” jacket from Happy Days each reaching $87.5k (£67k).
Further notable results included Julie Newmar’s Catwoman costume at $68.75k (£53k) and William Shatner’s Captain Kirk Starfleet uniform at $62.5k (£48k).
Joe Maddalena, Executive Vice President at Heritage Auctions, said: “As one of the most comprehensive and passionately assembled collections of vintage television memorabilia ever brought to market, this auction represented a lifetime of love for these shows.”
Dr. Stewart Berkowitz passed away in March 2024 at age 64, leaving behind a collection treasured by fans and fellow collectors alike.
Sale highlights:
Adam West “Batman” and Burt Ward “Robin” costume ensembles: US$575k (£436k)
Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman costume: US$225k (£171k)
Cesar Romero’s Joker outfit from Batman: US$212k (£161k)
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eyes
Too bad she’s a moonbat.
That ship has sailed with the latest Sydney Sweeney snaps…
That’s what my son said, too.
Democrats wonder, “Really, what’s so bad about Batman ‘villains’?”
Democrats wonder, “Really, what’s so bad about Batman ‘villains’?”
I must admit, I did enjoy watching Joker shooting Bob DeNiro.
I thought that the Fonz’s leather jacket was in the Smithsonian for American culture?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/happy-days-fonz-jumped-the-shark-180964399/
I’m sure there was more than 1 jacket
I have an original animation cell from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
Between me and my wife, we have an assortment of animation cells from Batman TAS, Dilbert, and GI Joe and maybe some others stored somewhere.
There are always more than one
I have a cell from Batman Returns of Danny DeVito as The Penguin.
Also a Dark Knight poster autographed by Aaron Eckhart. I met his father in 2011 at the Reagan Library and he had it sent to me.
Cool.
He got what he deserved, as the Joker would say.
What does Count Dracula say to his victims?
“It’s been nice gnawing you.”
The Batman TAS one hangs on a wall at my desk at home.
With it is a signed prop poster that the creator of “Sledge Hammer!” sold a ton of on EBay for charity.
Another favorite of mine is the mass autographed book “Steele Loved After All These Years.” Stephanie Zimbalist threw in a few small things with my copy. RS is a favorite show to this day.
I loved Sledge Hammer. That show was hilarious.
Sledge deserved a couple more seasons.
She had eyes?
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