Batman Returns Movie Prop Nike Air Jordan VI Bat-boot Shoe Signed Keaton Sneaker

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Batman Returns Movie Prop Nike Air Jordan VI Bat-boot Shoe Signed Keaton Sneaker:
$8100.00

(RE-LISTED Due to typo in original listing title) Okay Sneakerheads & Bat-fans... This is the sale you\'ve been waiting for. An authentic Batman Returns Nike Air Jordan VI made by Nike for the film Batman Returns AND autographed by Batman himself, Michael Keaton. Piece comes from the 1989Batman.com collection. Here is the back story...Back when production on the original Batman began, costume designer Bob Ringwood faced a small dilemma. Warner Brothers then had a relationship with shoemaker Nike and asked the designer if there was some way of working the brand into the costuming for the film. Ringwood doubted it, noting that “80s sportswear isn’t going to fit in with our 1940s look”... but then inspiration struck, and Nike was tasked with providing Batman\'s boots for the film. Since the boot was covered by the suit\'s ankle and shin armor, the Nike shoes became almost unrecognizable in the finished movie.For 1989\'s Batman, Nike used the Air Trainer III. Both Michael Keaton and the stuntmen loved the shoe, which provided a comfortable aspect to an otherwise uncomfortable garb. The relationship was so successful that Nike again provided the shoes for the character\'s second outing in Batman Returns. This time around, Nike used a modified version of their Air Jordan VI shoe, adding an attached boot collar allowing for placement of Batman\'s shin armor.Over the years, the Nike Bat-boots have made their way into private collections, either as pairs or as individuals. One of these collections belonged to Ray Rohr. Ray was a world-renowned robot enthusiast and toy dealer responsible for much of the importing & exporting of Japanese toys throughout the 80\'s and 90\'s. His collection of toy and pop culture memorabilia spanned decades and filled an entire warehouse. Kind of like the end scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark... Except filled with really cool stuff.Ray passed away in 2009. His immense collection was purchased by an estate buyer and has slowly trickled out over the past 4 years. As the current owners work through Ray\'s belongings box by box, they have to weed out the pricey pieces from the common, worthless ones. In one such box, a single crumbling boot was found. The estate salesman glanced at it, figured it to be just a trashed old shoe, and proceeded to send it to the junk pile... Until something caught his eye- A faded scribble in silver ink. Though faded with age, the signature and inscription were unmistakable- \"Michael Keaton Batman Returns!\" Turns out that this wasn\'t just an old dirty boot... This was one of Batman\'s boots used for Batman Returns, signed by actor Michael Keaton! The seller quickly listed the item for sale on , telling the story about it almost ending up in the garbage and noting that \"one man\'s trash is another man\'s treasure\".Well, that man ended up being me. But now... the time has come for the shoe to find a new home. Though it pains me to do it, I need the funds to focus on another portion of my collection (and for the continued flux of new items for 1989Batman.com\'s archive). So here is your chance at not only a piece of Batman film history, but a truly rare Nike shoe. The odds of seeing another for sale are pretty slim.The Nike portion of the shoe is in surprisingly decent shape, given the age and the way it has been stored. There is some flaking where the boot was folded along the back, and some corrosion along the sole (due to the moisture in the air pockets inside). The real damage is to the \"armor\" up front. The shin and boot armor are actually separate pieces that are attached by Velcro over the boot fronts, hiding the laces. These pieces are made of urethane foam, which isn\'t a material that stands up well to the test of time. In the case of this boot, the armor has succumbed to its age and looks as if Batman has gone twelve rounds with the Red Triangle Circus Gang... The new owner may want to look into getting it restored. I personally was going to always leave it as-is to preserve its \"fully original\" status. I do need to caution the buyer though- That foam is INCREDIBLY brittle, and some of will likely crack/flake off in transit (it did on the way to me). I will wrap it carefully, and the boot itself will be in a large bag... BUT be prepared for some loose pieces by the time it arrives.Any questions, please feel free to ask. I am limiting this sale to US buyers only as I have had some pretty bad experiences in the past. Also- Zero response or negative response buyers MUST e-mail me before offerding or I will auto-cancel your offer. Shipping on this will be FREE to anywhere in the US. Thanks for looking and happy offerding!

On Jul-07-15 at 08:46:27 PDT, seller added the following information:

I appreciate all the interest the sale has found... But some of the articles have listed this as a pair of shoes. That is NOT the case! This sale is for only one shoe as seen in the pictures and listed in the description. Again- Regardless of what article brought you here, this sale is for ONE autographed Nike Air Jordan VI Batman Returns Bat-boot, not a pair. :) Thanks!