On the heels of our recent announcement that “Newsstand Edition” will be added to certification labels for qualifying magazines, CGC® is proud to announce the addition of 66 new Registry set categories for Sports Illustrated, Sport, The Ring, and Slam magazine.
The market has experienced robust growth for certified magazines, particularly sports magazines, with cover appearances of the most successful and popular athletes setting the pace. A CGC 9.8 newsstand copy of Michael Jordan’s famous “A Star is Born” Sports Illustrated cover from 1984 brought $126,000 in 2023, with many other record-breaking prices set since.
With many new collectors entering the market and chasing these gems, it’s the perfect time for CGC to enhance the collecting experience with a launch of new Registry sets, starting with the most popular sports magazines of the past 100 years. These sets encompass cover appearances of famous athletes like Michael Jordan, Mickey Mantle, Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, and Wayne Gretzky. Other sets include 1st cover appearances of athletes grouped by baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. We’ve even built a Registry set for the ultra-popular Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues!
More magazine sets will be forthcoming, so stay tuned!
24 new Sports Illustrated sets added to the CGC Registry:
1st cover appearances basketball
1st cover appearances baseball
1st cover appearances football
1st cover appearance hockey
Swimsuit editions
Derek Jeter
Joe Namath
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Kobe Bryant
Larry Bird
LeBron James
Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan (a set already existed)
Michael Phelps
Mickey Mantle
Mike Tyson
Muhammad Ali
Pete Rose
Shaquille O’Neal
Ted Williams
Tiger Woods
Tom Brady
Wayne Gretzky
Willie Mays
Wilt Chamberlain
22 new Sport magazine sets added to the CGC Registry:
1st cover appearances basketball
1st cover appearances baseball
1st cover appearances football
Bobby Orr
Hank Aaron
Jackie Robinson
Joe DiMaggio
Joe Montana
Joe Namath
Johnny Unitas
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Larry Bird
Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
Mickey Mantle
Muhammad Ali
Sandy Koufax
Stan Musial
Ted Williams
Willie Mays
Wilt Chamberlain
Yogi Berra
18 new The Ring sets added to the CGC Registry:
1st cover appearances boxing
Evander Holyfield
Floyd Mayweather
George Foreman
James Braddock
Joe Frazier
Joe Louis
Larry Holmes
Lennox Lewis
Max Baer
Max Schmeling
Mike Tyson
Muhammad Ali
Oscar De La Hoya
Rocky Marciano
Sonny Liston
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Robinson
2 new Slam magazine sets added to the CGC Registry:
Michael Jordan
LeBron James
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