No superhero costume may be more iconic than the cherry and downhearted suit outwear by Superman . First get word in the pages ofAction Comics#1 in 1938 , it ’s been a frequent bearing in a variety of unrecorded - action adaptations .
Apparently , you do n’t even demand the intact ensemble to command a agiotage monetary value . This workweek , Julien ’s Auctionsannounced that the cape worn by actor Christopher Reeve in 1978’sSuperman : The Moviesold for a staggering $ 193,750 .
The crimson mantle , which boast Superman ’s classifiable insignia in lily-livered , was part of the party ’s Icons & Idols : Hollywood auction held Monday , December 16 . According to Julien ’s , the sales event cost set a world record for the gamy amount paid for a superhero mantle .
While Reeve function through a variety of costume for the film and its legion sequels , this one had an intriguing provenance . It was the grand prize in a fan promotion dubbed the Great Superman Movie Contest machinate by DC Comics in 1979 . Entrantssubmittedanswers to trivia question on a postcard , which were then evaluate by editor . Reportedly , only a few dozen fans got all the reply correct . Those neophyte were then put into a drawing with the winners pulled from a mountain by Reeve . The 10 second - place winners received a page of original risible book of account art by Curt Swan and Frank Chiaramonte . The 10 third - place winners received a two - twelvemonth subscription to a DC Comics title of their choice .
In 2007 , a pure costume from the filmsoldfor $ 115,000 . In 2018 , Julien’ssolda distressed costume from 1983’sSuperman III , where Superman seem to have turn malefic , for $ 200,000 .
presumptively , the winner will understand the cape does not grant the endowment of flight . Halloween costume manufacturing business Ben Cooper did not take this for yield , slap awarningon their fifties Superman suit that take : “ think back , this suit will not make you fly . Only Superman can fly . ”
Julien ’s also auctioned off a screen door - used Starfleet uniform worn by Patrick Stewart forStar Trek : The Next Generation($28,800 ) and the Ghostbusters jumpsuit wear by Dan Aykroyd for 1989’sGhostbusters II($32,000 ) .
