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Batman rookie card sells for record $131,250 at Heritage

The 1966 Topps Batman No. 1 is graded PSA 9; no PSA 10s exist

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With bidding already topping $78,000, the card will shatter the previous record of $45,000 in June 2024. (Credit: Heritage Auctions)

A 1966 Topps Batman No. 1, graded PSA 9, set a public record for the card when it sold for $131,250 at Heritage Auctions on Thursday night.

Painted by famed American artist Norman Saunders, the card is considered Batman's rookie and ranks among the most important pop-culture trading cards ever created.

According to PSA’s population report, only 13 of the 2,455 graded copies have earned PSA 9 grades. There are no PSA 10 examples.

The current public record for the card is the $45,000 paid for another PSA 9 example at Heritage in June 2024, according to data tool Card Ladder.

The card comes from the top-ranked set on the PSA Registry, per Heritage.

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Ben Burrows is a reporter and editor for cllct, the premier company for collectible culture. He was previously the collectibles editor at Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on X and Instagram @benmburrows.