Heritage Auction’s just closed on what The Hollywood Reporter describes as “a near mint issue” of Batman #1 from 1940, which sold earlier today for over $2.2 million and became the record holder for most expensive Batman comic sold at auction. The eighty year old comic is certified 9.4 from CGC, a rare feat for such an old and key issue. Though not the first appearance of Batman, Batman #1 does include the first appearances of both The Joker and Catwoman. According to the trade this specific issue was previously owned by a collector named Billy T. Gates, who bought it in 1979 for the price of $3,000.