In a press release:
At Profiles in History’s Booth #1605
The Comic Con Dream Experience
Costumes, Props and Memorabilia, From Your Favorite MoviesFrom Watchmen
The Rorschack, Nite Owl and Comedian CostumesChristopher Reeve’s Superman, George Clooney’s Batman
A Martian From Mars Attacks
Indiana Jones’ Signature Fedora Hat
The James Bond Walther Pistol
The Jigsaw Puppet from Saw IIAn Absolute Must See!Ever wonder how you would size up to one of the martians from Mars Attacks! orGeorge Clooney’s Batman costume? You’re invited to come and visit the Profiles in History booth at this year’s Comic Con and interview Joe Maddalena, CEO of Profiles and star of Hollywood Treasure on Syfy. This year the Profiles in History booth, number 1605, will be a Comic Con attendees dream experience.The costumes, props and memorabilia at their booth will include, The Rorschack, Comedian and Nite Owl costumes fromWatchmen, Christopher Reeve’s Superman III costume and Brandon Routh’s Superman Returns costume, George Clooney’s Batman costume, Halley Berry’s Catwoman costume, Trinity’s costume from Matrix Revolution and an Agent Smith life-size puppet, Brad Pitt’s Achilles costume and Orlando Bloom’s Paris costume from Troy, the James Bond Walther pistol, a Star Wars Rebel Alliance blaster, the Rambo survival knife from First Blood,the Jigsaw puppet from Saw II, the Frank the Rabbit mask fromDonnie Darko, Johnny Depp’s scissor hands from Edward Scissorhands, Indiana Jones’ signature fedora hat (pictured below) and many more.All of these items will be on the auction block at Profiles in History’s Hollywood Auction, July 28-30 in Los Angeles. Joe Maddalena, born into a family of antique dealers, is now the world’s foremost authenticator of Hollywood memorabilia. From his first baseball card show at 12 to his first big buy, a handwritten letter of Abraham Lincoln dated January 8, 1863 regarding his issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation for $749,000, Profiles in History has become the world’s leading dealer in guaranteed authentic original Hollywood memorabilia, historical autographs, letters, documents, vintage signed photographs and manuscripts. Upon graduation from Pepperdine, Joe pursued his passion to become a full-time dealer of historical documents, and opened his first office in 1985. Profiles in History has held some of the most prestigious and successful auctions of Hollywood memorabilia and owns virtually every Guinness Book record for prices of original screen-used memorabilia. Highlights from their previous auctions include the “Cowardly Lion” costume from The Wizard of Oz ($805,000) and Steve McQueen’s “Michael Delaney” racing suit from Le Mans ($960,000.) From the recording breaking sale of the Debbie Reynolds Collection, the Marilyn Monroe “Subway” dress from The Seven Year Itchwent for $5.52M, the Marilyn Monroe signature red-sequined showgirl gown from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes went for $1.44M and the Audrey Hepburn Ascot Dress from My Fair Lady went for $4.44M. He also auctioned off the screen used Captain America suit from Captain America: The First Avenger for $ 2228,000. In February 2012, Profiles in History arranged the sale of a pair of Judy Garland screen-used Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. In addition, Joe Maddalena is the star ofHollywood Treasure, which takes viewers into the fascinating world of showbiz and pop culture memorabilia.
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