Superman suit sold in US auction
Published April 7th, 2007
A Superman costume worn by Christopher Reeve in the 1978 blockbuster film has sold for £58,000 in a Hollywood film auction.
The sale, put together by the firm Profiles in History, sold more than $2m (£1m) worth of film and TV memorabilia, including scripts and posters.
The Superman outfit was expected to fetch just half the amount it reached.
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