Posted By Dan Greenfield on Mar 22, 2024 | 6 comments

Owner Stewart A. Berkowitz, a true gentleman, has died…

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UPDATED 3/22/24: The news came this morning that Dr. Stewart A. Berkowitz, a pop-culture collector extraordinaire from New Jersey, has died at the age of 64. Stewart, an oncologist, was the secret identity of “Alfred,” whom we have featured over the years for his extraordinary Batman ’66 collection of costumes and props. After a while, Stewart’s ID became an open secret among collectors as he was very active on the Jersey Shore, making appearances with his fleet of TV and movie vehicles at various events. He was a true gentleman to work with and I will miss him. Below are links to galleries of his incredible collection. Enjoy them. Rest in peace, Stewart. — Dan

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FROM 2018:

Remember a couple weeks ago, how we showed off that original Burt Ward Robin costume owned by an anonymous collector we’re calling Alfred? (Click here if you missed it — or want to see it again. Believe me, you want to.)

Remember how we said we had a ton more to show you?

Well, we do.

But before we start doing a deep Bat-dive into Alfred’s extraordinary collection of original costumes and screen-used items (not to mention his original Batmobile and his replica vehicles and props), we’ve got a nice, fat tease for you, thanks to a photo Alfred himself sent over:

The Caped Crusaders and friends (and enemies) in Alfred’s hidden headquarters. (Copyrighted photo. Do not re-publish without permission.)

Yeah. Five screen-used Bat-costumes (with some replica items thrown in to complete the looks). And this doesn’t even include the Joker and the Penguin — because those mannequins aren’t finished yet — or many of the other pieces of this amazing collection.

The Batman ’66 exhibit in Los Angeles, which mixes screen-used items with dead-on replicas, is superb (click here). But this private collection is extraordinary, especially when you consider it’s owned by one person. It’s probably the greatest you’ll ever see — and you may even get a chance to see it up close because Alfred is looking to create a traveling exhibit.

Anyway, over the next few weeks and months, we’ll be presenting detailed looks at every item in Alfred’s collection, with tons of pix, just like Robin.

So keep coming back to 13th Dimension — and bookmark this post because we’ll be adding links as we go along.

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LINKS

— Dig This UP-CLOSE LOOK at an Original BATMAN Costume. Click here.

— Dig This UP-CLOSE LOOK at an Original ROBIN Costume. Click here.

— Dig This UP-CLOSE LOOK at an Original BATGIRL Costume. Click here.

— Dig This UP-CLOSE LOOK at an Original JOKER Costume. Click here.

— Dig This UP-CLOSE LOOK at an Original PENGUIN Costume. Click here.

— Dig This UP-CLOSE LOOK at an Original RIDDLER Costume. Click here.

— Dig This UP-CLOSE LOOK at an Original CATWOMAN Costume. Click here.

— Dig This UP-CLOSE LOOK at the Original 1966 PENGUIN SUB. Click here.