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Weekend OT - An American Staple

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Sports Illustrated is an American sports media franchise owned by Time Inc. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million people each week, including over 18 million men.[2] It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twice. Its swimsuit issue, which has been published since 1964, is now an annual publishing event that generates its own television shows, videos and calendars.

First Edition Sports IllustratedThe first edition of Sports Illustrated was issued on August 8, 1954 and featured Eddie Mathews on the cover. The magazine included a three-page center foldout of 1954 Topps baseball cards. The first issue of Sports Illustrated is worth about $225.00 - $350.00 in Excellent - Near Mint condition. Common flaws would be staining, foxing (yellowing), fading, stains, creases, rips, loose pages, cracked binding, writing on the cover, and mailing labels. Any of these flaws could bring the value down significantly.

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