CGC Launches New Registry Sets For Sports Magazines
Posted on 7/28/2026
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!
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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
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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
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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
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2 new Slam magazine sets added to the CGC Registry:
- Michael Jordan
- LeBron James
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