Michael Jordan has been on the cover of Sports Illustrated 50 times, way more than anyone else.

This is cover #50 shown graded in newsstand at 9.0.

As the NBA Playoffs are underway, it was perfect timing for one of my customers to send me this copy of Steph Curry’s 1st Sports Illustrated cover to work on.

This was a nasty dent on the back cover that came out completely clean! My grade projection for this cover after

Former Notre Dame head coach Ara Parseghian and his 1st Time magazine cover appearance from November 20, 1964. The magazine is graded by CGC at 6.5 and the auto is authenticated by JSA.

Old school Hockey on Sports Illustrated-CGC 7.5 Newsstand Edition-January 28 1957🏒 #Bruins

I saw that Megatron was trending and got worried that we might have lost Calvin Johnson. *sigh of relief.

This issue is such a great piece of history! When they were originally printed in 1954, Sports Illustrated kept all the overruns and stored them in a warehouse for decades. Then in the 90’s, they were packaged with a COA and a fancy binder and sold to the public.

That’s why

Today in 1951 Mickey Mantle makes his MLB debut with the New York Yankees, he goes 1 for 4. He played until 1968 and appeared in a total of 2,401 games.

This is his 1st Sports Illustrated cover from 1956 graded in newsstand at 8.5. There are a total of 62 copies of this issue

I’m pressing a copy of the very 1st issue of Sports Illustrated ever produced from August 16, 1954 for a fellow collector.

The bend that you see in pic 2 is a roller crease and occurs during the printing process. These can be very difficult, and many times impossible to get

Today in 1987 Julius Erving becomes only the 3rd NBA player to score 30,000 points. This is his 1st Sports Illustrated cover from January 14th, 1974.

This copy graded in newsstand at 8.5 is a pop 3 with only 4 copies graded higher. There are only 23 total copies graded, which

Here’s a couple of 1st covers that are being cracked, pressed and regraded for a customer. Jack Nicklaus 1st cover from 1960 and Barry Bonds 1st cover from 1992.

While the Nicklaus doesn’t have a shot at the top pop of 9.0, there’s a chance I can get this to an 8.5. For the

This copy of Sports Illustrated came out total in 2001. The photo shows Tiger Woods teeing off on 18 on Sunday at Augusta. He won with -16, two shots ahead of David Duval.

Winning the 2001 Masters completed the Tiger Slam, as he had won the three previous majors. He was the

I know Jordans first SI cover was in 1983, does anyone know the first time he was featured IN a Sports Illustrated? Does that even matter to Jordan collectors?

Have a newsstand issue from March of 1982…

One of the most important days in sports history happened today in 1947 as Jackie Robinson makes his MLB debut.

He retired in 1956 and Sports Illustrated didn’t start publishing until 1954, and even then most of SI’s covers the first few years were things like scuba, horse

Big news as Conor McGregor will fight for the first time since June 10, 2021! There’s a good chance this event will break all existing PPV records for the UFC

This is Conor’s 1st Sports Illustrated cover from February 29, 2016 graded at 9.8. Making it a pop 2 with none graded

This is the best Masters Sports Illustrated cover, it came out on April 16, 2001. The photo shows Tiger Woods teeing off on 18 on Sunday at Augusta. He won with -16, two shots ahead of David Duval.

Winning the 2001 Masters completed the Tiger Slam, as he had won the three

Incredible piece being offered for auction by Heritage! This is a pop 5 with only 1 copy graded higher.

First Sports Illustrated cover for Joe Namath (1965). This cover actually originated the nickname 'Broadway Joe'.

Namath, who was a rookie, credits teammate Sherman Plunkett for calling him Broadway Joe in the team locker room after seeing this SI cover.

#CGCmags #BroadwayJoe

Knowing that Shohei’s interpreter was buying baseball cards online, who do you think his favorite YouTube sports card influencer was?

What a beautiful piece, and looking spectacular in that frame!

We’ll likely never see another golfer like Tiger in his prime. Completely changed the way I followed golf for over a decade.