Profiles in History has long held exhibitor space at Comic Con in San Diego as a way to build awareness of their brand and promote their regularly scheduled auctions. This year, they are promoting their two television and movie prop and costume auctions for July – The Dreier Collection, Part 1 and Hollywood Auction 49.
A few observations with regards to some of the auction lots.
Lot 81. MARLON BRANDO COMPLETE SIGNATURE “JOR-EL” COSTUME FROM SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE.
- The “S” emblem on the chest is a replica – not an original. This is not noted in the catalog description.
Lot 83. CHRISTOPHER REEVE COMPLETE HERO SUPERMAN COSTUME FROM SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE.
- The fabric of the bodysuit is correct, but the tights are a different shade of blue from the top, which is not apparent in reviewing the photo that appears in the Profiles in History catalog. If you look at my photography below, the differences in color will be more apparent. This is not noted in the catalog description (in fact, it is described as “matching”). I don’t know if the difference in color is by design and the pair is mismatched, or if one half of the suit was exposed to sun or some other element that caused a change in color. Since the suit is on a mannequin at the convention, I was not able to inspect/review the tagging.
Below are photos taken at the booth today:
Jason DeBord