Iconic Batman and Wonder Woman TV Suits Just Sold for a Staggering Sum
Adam West’s 1966 Batman costumes just hauled in nearly $1 million at auction, as classic Batman and Wonder Woman TV show suits sparked a nostalgia-fueled bidding frenzy.
Vintage Batman gear is still cleaning up. Heritage Auctions just moved a trove of TV wardrobe on October 24, and the 1966 Batman show outfits practically ran the table. The suits alone almost cracked $1 million, while Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman did well but got thoroughly outpaced.
What was the event?
Heritage Auctions sold the 'Television Treasures Collection' put together by longtime pop-culture collector Dr. Stewart Berkowitz. If you watched classic network TV, this catalog hit every nostalgia node: Batman, Star Trek, Happy Days, I Dream of Jeannie, and more. Berkowitz, an avid collector and early eBay stalwart, passed away in 2024 at age 64, and this sale brought his stash into the spotlight.
The big-ticket results
- Adam West and Burt Ward’s Batman and Robin suits (1966 series): $575,000 combined
- Cesar Romero’s Joker purple suit: $212,000
- Yvonne Craig’s Batgirl suit: $87,500
- Julie Newmar’s Catwoman costume: $68,750
- Burgess Meredith’s Penguin suit: $46,250
- Batcave’s Batscanner console: $150,000
- Batman’s Batarang and holster: $50,000
- Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman costume (ABC-CBS, 1975–79), with the red-white-blue corset, golden cuff bracelets, and Lasso of Truth: $225,000
- Henry Winkler’s Fonzie leather jackets (ABC’s Happy Days): $87,500 and $75,000
- William Shatner’s Captain Kirk uniforms (NBC’s Star Trek): $62,500 and $52,500
- Barbara Eden’s pink harem costume (NBC’s I Dream of Jeannie): $42,500
The Batman haul, by the numbers
Just the Batman-family suits added up to $989,500. Toss in the Batcave’s Batscanner console ($150,000) plus the Batarang and holster ($50,000), and the Batman take jumps to $1,189,500. That’s a lot of TV history for a show that leaned hard into camp.
How Wonder Woman stacked up
Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman pulled $225,000, complete with bracelets and the Lasso of Truth. Solid result, but compared to Gotham City’s wardrobe department, it was overshadowed. The appetite for 60s Batman is clearly still huge.