Don’t Tug on Superman's Cape – Buy It Instead!

Posted by Scott Von Doviak

Here's your chance to show up at your next fancy social engagement wearing Odd Job's bowler hat from Goldfinger, a genuine Liberace mink coat and John Candy's pants from Canadian Bacon. (You may need a belt with those.) Or if you really want to make a lasting impression, how about attending your sister's wedding clad in the jacket Brandon Lee was wearing when he was killed on the set of The Crow, topped off with a genuine Mr. Freeze helmet from the '60s Batman series? You'll be the talk of the reception for sure, although you may have trouble getting someone to dance with you.

All of these items will be available when the Pugliese Pop Culture Collection goes up for auction on March 15th. It's billed as "the finest collection focusing on 20th Century pop culture ever privately assembled," featuring some "850 of the most extraordinary objects imaginable from the worlds of motion pictures, popular music, magic, television and politics."

Even if you have no use for Wilma Flintstone's dress or a genuine Gangs of New York battle axe, the auction may have some items of interest. According to Toronto's CityNews, the gun Jack Ruby used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald will also be up for bids. "The biggest prize is what the hypesters are calling 'the most famous gun in the world.' The Colt Cobra Ruby used to work his way into history by killing the suspected U.S. presidential assassin has the initials of all the detectives who handled it carved into the weapon."

"The whole world saw that unfold live and here's the very gun and the hat that Jack Ruby was wearing," notes Arlan Ettinger of auction house Guernsey's, adding that Oswald's toe tag is also available. That's nice, but here at the Screengrab we're pooling our money for Dom DeLuise's Captain Chaos costume from The Cannonball Run. Outbid us if you dare!


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