Sports Illustrated v45 #17
October 25, 1976
The merger of the ABA and NBA created the occasion for this illustrious cover showing competitors Dave Cowens and Julius Erving.

Sports Illustrated v46 #19
May 2, 1977
This cover posed the question that Reggie Jackson would answer later that year by hitting game-winning homeruns throughout the postseason, garnering the nickname "Mr. October."

Sports Illustrated v59 #23
November 28, 1983
This is the first appearance of Michael Jordan on an SI cover. Who could have imagined that he would grace the cover 48 more times for a record of 49 cover appearances — the most by any athlete?

Playboy v19 #12
December, 1977
The play on Coca-Cola colors and emblems sent a clear message that Playboy and its special Christmas issue had also become American icons. This issue has had some of the color-breaking creases on the cover re-touched, and thus has been certified with the CGC Restored label.

Playboy v1 #1
December, 1953
The Premier Issue featuring "Sweetheart of the Month" Marilyn Monroe.

Playboy v24 #10
October, 1977
The notoriously guarded celebrity featured, Barbra Streisand, provided an opportunity for Playboy to highlight its popular interviews alongside other editorial features on the cover.

Playboy v25 #12
December 1978
This hefty 392-page Gala Christmas Issue is among the thickest Playboys ever issued, but can still be safely and securely housed in the CGC Magazine holder. This is the first of three Farrah Fawcett Playboy covers.

Playboy v32 #9
September 1985
Specialists will note that this was the last staple-bound Playboy, which is noted on the cover. Future issues would be square-bound. Based on the cover reference, it’s clear that Playboy was aware of the great number of enthusiastic collectors of its past issues.

Playboy v3 #4
April 1956
The stylized rabbit with tuxedo appeared as Playboy’s logo in the second issue; here it assumed true iconographic status.

Playboy v46 #3
March 1999
A popular feature of Playboy covers is that the rabbit emblem is often worked into the photo or graphic (or sometimes hidden in the image). Here, on the woman at left, Paul Stanley’s Starchild makeup was substituted for a Playboy version.