#2a • Vintage "Superman #1 Movie" Telephone Booth w/ Superman Costume

Part of August 2025 Curiosities Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $ 1,200.00

Status: Sold

Category: Collectibles

Full-size vintage telephone booth featuring a plaque reading "Handcrafted for Superman #1 Movie by Hayes River Company, Tacoma, Washington," and dated April 82, with serial #7. Inside and outside of booth is composed of wood with sliding bifold glass screen doors and brass hardware. Inside has a small corner seat to the left, and an antique reproduction wall hanging telephone to the right, encased in a wooden frame, with brass hardware and plastic or bakelite receiver, and a modern touch tone keypad hidden underneath a flat hinged wooden surface. The telephone booth became synonymous with the DC comic book character Superman after the first time Clark Kent used it to change into his alter ego in a 1942 Sunday comic strip, Kent noting the booth was "cramped." It wasn't until director Sidney J. Furie's 1987 movie Superman IV: The Quest for Peace that Clark Kent found an appropriately sized booth on the platform of a train station. Also included is a novelty, multi-piece caped Superman costume. The booth was not tested for funtionaoity as the wiring is not fully safe and partially exposed; as the plaque inside the telephone booth displays inconsistent and conflicting information than that done by our researchers, with no verification on the Hayes River Company, the Serial Number or the date of 1982, this item has not been authenticated. It measures approximately 30" x 29.5" wide. Note Regarding Shipping Services: This item is exceptionally large and/or heavy, and may require custom boxing or crating depending on the intended destination and available carrier services. International shipping is likely unavailable. For more information prior to bidding, please email us at Shipping@AlaskaPremierAuctions.com or call/text us at 907.570.7050.