{"id":12959,"date":"2009-05-06T20:47:02","date_gmt":"2009-05-07T04:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=12959"},"modified":"2009-08-11T18:30:25","modified_gmt":"2009-08-12T02:30:25","slug":"hands-on-superman-costume-comparative-analysis-in-development-warner-bros-archive-authenticated-vs-super-hollywood-costumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/06\/hands-on-superman-costume-comparative-analysis-in-development-warner-bros-archive-authenticated-vs-super-hollywood-costumes\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Hands On&#8221; Superman Costume Comparative Analysis In Development: Warner Bros. Archive, Authenticated vs. &#8220;Super Hollywood&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=12959\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12971\" title=\"warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-0x380\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-0x380.jpg\" alt=\"warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-0x380\" width=\"380\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-0x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-0x380-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I spent the day in Burbank yesterday, performing a &#8220;hands on&#8221; analysis and comparison of confirmed authentic costumes (two recently released from the Warner Bros. Archives) from multiple Superman films starring Christopher Reeve (<em>Superman II, III, and IV<\/em>) with the three &#8220;Super Hollywood&#8221; costumes examined in a recent article (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=12319\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Super Hollywood&#8221; Superman III Costume Case Study: High Resolution Photo Archive &amp; Analysis<\/a>).\u00a0 A substantive article is under development that will include the results of this analysis and high resolution comparison photos.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Alinger and Stephen Lane of the <a href=\"http:\/\/propstore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prop Store of London<\/a> were kind enough to help me coordinate borrowing costumes from Prop Store as well as other collectors, and allowed me to use their Los Angeles-based facilities to take photos of these pieces and costume components.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-x1200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12972\" title=\"warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-x425\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-x425.jpg\" alt=\"warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-x425-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Super Hollywood&#8221; Provenance (TOP ROW) &amp; Warner Bros. Archive, Bonhams Authenticated (BOTTOM ROW)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to the Armando Alvarez\/&#8221;Super Hollywood&#8221; costumes which were loaned to me by collectors, which I brought for the visit, I also had an opportunity to examine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Superman II (1980):<\/strong> Superman top worn by Margot Kidder in the &#8220;Donner&#8221; cut of the film (owned by the Prop Store of London; acquired directly from Warner Bros. in 2007 with WB COA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Superman III (1983):<\/strong> &#8220;Evil&#8221; Superman tunic, shorts, belt, tights, and cape (owned by private collector; acquired directly from Warner Bros. in 2008 with WB COA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Superman IV (1987): <\/strong>Superman tunic, shorts, tights (owned by private collector; acquired from UK auction house Bonhams in 2008)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While the full analysis will be provided in the future article, many past observations made based on photo comparisons have been confirmed, along with some new findings.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to some of the basics covered in the past (type and color of fabric used, pattern, construction, asset tags, quality, etc.) of particular interest in a &#8220;hands on&#8221; analysis is comparing the <em>sizes<\/em> of these costumes, which cannot be done well by comparing photos from different sources.<\/p>\n<p>As can be seen below, the &#8220;Super Hollywood&#8221; example is dramatically oversized compared with one of the authenticated costumes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-01x1200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12960\" title=\"warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-01x425\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-01x425.jpg\" alt=\"warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-01x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-01x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-01x425-300x292.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Super Hollywood&#8221; Example (Bottom Layer) &amp; Superman IV Bonhams Authenticated (Top Layer)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-02x1200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12962\" title=\"warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-02x425\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-02x425.jpg\" alt=\"warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-02x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-02x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-02x425-300x292.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Super Hollywood&#8221; Example (Bottom Layer) &amp; Superman IV Bonhams Authenticated (Top Layer)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-03x1200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12964\" title=\"warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-03x425\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-03x425.jpg\" alt=\"warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-03x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-03x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-03x425-300x292.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Super Hollywood&#8221; Example (Bottom Layer) &amp; Superman IV Bonhams Authenticated (Middle Layer) with &#8220;Evil&#8221; Superman III from Warner Bros. (Top Layer)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-04x1200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12966\" title=\"warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-04x425\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-04x425.jpg\" alt=\"warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-04x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-04x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-04x425-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Super Hollywood&#8221; Example (Bottom Layer) &amp; Superman IV Bonhams Authenticated (Top Layer)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-05x1200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12968\" title=\"warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-05x425\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-05x425.jpg\" alt=\"warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-05x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-05x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/05\/warner-bros-superman-costume-compare-super-hollywood-size-comp-05x425-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Super Hollywood&#8221; Example (Bottom Layer) &amp; &#8220;Evil&#8221; Superman III from Warner Bros. (Top Layer)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In any event, the full analysis will be published soon; I have upwards of 700 high resolution photos to review.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201coriginal\u201d and \u201cauthentic\u201d.\u00a0 More details can be found under the <strong><a href=\"..\/?cat=1159\" target=\"_blank\">Market Watch | Superman<\/a><\/strong> category.<\/p>\n<p>Jason De Bord<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent the day in Burbank yesterday, performing a &#8220;hands on&#8221; analysis and comparison of confirmed authentic costumes (two recently released from the Warner Bros. 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