Thor's Hammer (and Other Avengers Props) Goes Under the Hammer

Captain America's costume, motorcycle, two of his shields and a Cosmic Cube are just a few of the items up for grabs for the richest 1% of comic book fans next month, when Profiles in History teams up with Marvel Studios for a Captain America: The First Avenger auction at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2). Besides those and other props from Captain America: The First Avenger, the April 14 auction will include items like Iron Man's Mark II "Autopsy" armor from Iron Man II--that is, the armor that Jim Rhodes absconded with--and the foam-headed stunt hammer from Kenneth Branagh's Thor. The armor is expected to be the most expensive item of the night, with a reported starting bid of $60,000 according to TMZ (plus, according to a press release from Profiles in History, "special shipping arrangements will apply"), with a complete Captain America costume from the film (pictured at right) next on the list at $20,000. Rounding out the top five starting bids are Cap's Harley Davidson at $12,000; Thor's hammer at $4,000 and one of Captain America's stunt shields at $3,000. The auction house adds, "Also included will be a wide array of Hydra and Allied prop weaponry and equipment, Johann Schmidt/Red Skull costumes, plus several Hydra motorcycles and a full-scale steel-plated Hydra "Fastrac" tank built on a four wheel drive tractor chassis!", and they promise more announcements to come in the weeks leading up to the auction. C2E2 takes place April 13-15 at Chicago's McCormick Place.