How much would you pay at auction for Adam West and Burt Wards original costumes from Batman? For a Henry Winkler leather jacket from Happy Days? For a Don Adams shoe phone from Get Smart?
Those items and many others from the world of classic television resulted in $3.17 million in sales (with buyers premium) on Friday as memorabilia from the famed collection of Dr. Stewart Berkowitz went up for bid via Heritage Auctions.
Batman and Robin outfits donned by West and Ward on their 1966-68 ABC series together sold for $575,000, while one worn by Cesar Romero as the Joker went for $212,000. Other accepted bids were for costumes sported by Yvonne Craig (Batgirl, $87,500), Julie Newmar (Catwoman, $68,750) and Burgess Meredith (the Penguin, $46,250). Add that up and its a cool $989,500. Plus, a Batscanner console from the Batcave and Batmans Batarang and holster realized another $150,000 and $50,000, respectively. (In fact, seven of the top 12 sellers at the auction were costumes and props from the 20th Century Fox Television show.)
Meanwhile, Lynda Carters signature Wonder Woman costume that she wore on her 1975-79 ABC-CBS series complete with red, white and blue corset, golden cuff bracelets and her golden Lasso of Truth sold for $225,000.
Two of Winklers Fonzie leather jackets from ABCs Happy Days brought $87,500 and $75,000, and a pair of William Shatners Captain Kirk costumes from NBCs Star Trek a Starfleet uniform and an outfit from the Mirror, Mirror alternate-universe episode went for $62,500 and $52,500, respectively.
Also, Barbara Edens pink harem costume from NBCs I Dream of Jeannie and Jackie Gleasons bus driver uniform from CBS The Honeymooners sold for $42,500 apiece; a (very long) Fred Gwynn costume from CBS The Munsters went for $37,500; and Adams shoe phone from NBC-CBS Get Smart fetched $35,000.










