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Superman Costume Color Analysis & Reference: BLUE

This article continues coverage of Superman costumes and costume components offered for sale publicly in the marketplace attributed to use in the Superman films of the 70s-80s starring Christopher Reeve and characterized as “original” and “authentic”.   As part of the ongoing analysis, and in buidling tools to assist with authenticating costumes currently in the marketplace, I thought it would be productive to analyze the colors of the costume, and establish benchmarks using confirmed authentic costumes as reference.

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Comic-Con 2008: Event Recap & My Personal Experience

I thought I’d share my own personal impressions and experiences about Comic-Con International 2008 in San Diego, to close out my series of articles and features on the event.  Some bits admittedly off topic… [Read more…]

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Comic-Con 2008: Three Questions for Stephen Lane, The Prop Store of London (Video Interview)

Stephen Lane, owner of The Prop Store of London, took a moment to answer a few questions at Comic-Con International 2008, where the London and Los Angeles stores hosted their first exhibit for this annual event: [Read more…]

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Comic-Con 2008: The Prop Store of London ~ Los Angeles

Below are photos of The Prop Store of London ~ Los Angeles exhibitor booth at Comic-Con International 2008 in San Diego this week: [Read more…]

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Profiles in History “Complete Superman: The Movie Costume” (July/August 2008 Auction)

The upcoming Profiles in History “Auction 32” event is set for July 31 & August 1 at the Profiles offices in Calabassas Hills. This sale features a complete Superman costume attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in Superman: The Movie and Superman II. [Read more…]

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Chris Alleaume (“calleaume”/”allchris”/”Barbara”/”bhilton01”) Update Regarding Superman, Greatest American Hero

This is an update to three previous articles related to the selling activity of Chris Alleaume (who sells on eBay as “calleaume“) and his connections to another seller, “Barbara” (and the eBay account “bhilton01“), as related to auction listings for a Greatest American Hero costume and Superman costume auctions. [Read more…]

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Prop Store Featured On BBC’s “The One Show”

There is a short video segment available online featuring Stephen Lane and The Prop Store of London from “The One Show” on BBC: Consumer: Investing in film props – Dominic Littlewood [Read more…]

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Bonhams “Superman IV Flying Suit” (June 2008 Auction)

The upcoming Bonhams June 18, 2008 “Entertainment Memorabilia” auction held at Knightsbridge (see article) features a Superman costume attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in the fourth installment of the film series, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.

The Bonhams site features Flash technology so that interested parties can zoom in on the supplied photo for more detail; while time consuming, it is possible to then piece together a larger, higher resolution photo using Photoshop, which I have done to take a closer look at this costume.

It is part of Sale 15801, Lot 108: LINK [Read more…]