Category: Magazines

Wizard Magazine: Most Valuable Issues

Although Wizard Magazine published its last issue more than a decade ago, seeing an issue of Wizard Magazine still tugs on my heartstrings with nostalgia. Let's take a look at some of their most valuable issues. When the founders of Wizard Magazine published their first issue in...

Magazine Collecting 101 - State of the Hobby

Magazines have existed since shortly after the dawn of the printing press. Magazine collecting is more of a twentieth-century phenomenon that has waxed and waned over the years. As with comic books, some are worth top dollar while others are little more than back issue fodder. In...

Sports Illustrated – Identifying a Newsstand vs. Subscription (Not as Easy as it Seems)

Newsstand…GOOD. Mailing label…BAD. Easy enough, right? Well, it’s a little complicated. The grading of sports magazines, especially Sports Illustrated, continues to be a growing hobby in the realm of sports collectibles. A major component in the collectability of these items is the rarity of high-grade newsstand issues....

Sports Illustrated: The Most Valuable Covers

When considering sports collectibles, the first things that often come to mind are jerseys, cards, and autographed balls, but there is another niche category… Sports Illustrated magazines. The next time you go hunting for comic books in a garage sale and see a stack of magazines nearby,...