At an auction, the first Sports Illustrated cover featuring Michael Jordan in 1983 sets a record with a 6-figure sale.

"Sports Illustrated" magazines are very common and people kept them, but collectors narrowed the category by making rarer ...

A copy of Michael Jordan's debut on the cover of "Sports Illustrated" on Nov. 28, 1983, is now the most expensive magazine of all time after selling for $229,360 at Goldin Auctions.

A rare copy of a magazine featuring a young Michael Jordan has sold for a record price, showing how valuable sports history can become. The copy of Sports Illustrated sold for $229,360 at auction, ...

Michael Jordan's very first appearance on a "Sports Illustrated" cover has netted that copy a record $229,360 at a recent ...

Michael Jordan's first appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated for the Nov. 28, 1983, issue was with North Carolina teammate Sam Perkins. Photo courtesy of Goldin Auctions A copy of the Nov. 28, ...