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Original $300K 'Iron Man' Suit Disappears From LA Prop Storage

LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Police are investigating the disappearance of an very valuable "Iron Man" suit from a Los Angeles movie prop storage facility.

Los Angeles police Officer Christopher No said Wednesday a police report was filed Tuesday and that the suit's estimated value is $325,000.

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Actor Robert Downey Jr. poses by a life-size Iron Man model during a press conference in Tokyo, on September 3, 2008. (credit: Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images)

The head, chest, leg and arms of the suit donned by billionaire playboy Tony Stark went missing from the facility sometime between February and April.

KCBS-TV first reported the investigation and says the crimson-and-gold costume was used in the 2008 "Iron Man" film, which starred Robert Downey Jr.

(© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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