Collectibles from ‘Batman,’ ‘Star Trek’ to be auctioned
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · Entertainment
(1 Nov 2018) COLLECTIBLES FROM 'BATMAN,' 'STAR TREK' TO BE AUCTIONED A longtime TV memorabilia collector is putting items from "Batman," "Star Trek" and other shows up for auction. James Comisar said 400 items from his collection will be for sale. That includes the Riddler's green jacket from the first episode of "Batman" and a protective glass "bat shield" from the camp 1960s series. Also going on the block are the egg-shaped spaceship from "Mork and Mindy," a prop bag of Walter White-concocted drugs from "Breaking Bad" and a stalking costume worn by the serial killer in "Dexter." More than 50 lots of "Star Trek" costumes, sketches, jewelry and correspondence acquired from series costume designer William Ware Theiss will be part of the sale. Among them is the toga worn by William Shatner's Captain Kirk in a kissing scene with Nichelle Nichols' Lt. Uhura. "We are so excited to have Captain Kirk's costume in the sale, but not just any costume - perhaps the most famous seen in 'Star Trek' history. It is the costume he wore when he kissed Uhura in TV's first interracial kiss November 22, 1968. A lot of history in that costume. We are expecting 60-80 thousand dollars," said Comisar curator, James Comisar. Comisar said he has been collecting TV-related items for 30 years and hopes to see a museum built to house the items to honor television history. The memorabilia is stored in a climate-, light- and humidity-controlled warehouse. With the industry slow to support his dream, Comisar said he decided to "share amazing pieces with collectors and fans, who have always valued these shows" and care for them properly. Prop Store, a film and TV memorabilia company, is hosting the auction on Dec. 1 at its Southern California facility. Items can be viewed online and bids placed on auction day by phone or on the Prop Store website. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/cda3b038b5cd870dfc25ecbab93bbd32
