With Sports Illustrated's 70th Anniversary rapidly approaching this summer, this is the perfect time to head back to ground zero, with this 8/16/54 SI first issue. Featuring a night baseball scene with Eddie Mathews at bat on the front cover, this seminal issue got the ball rolling for the leading sports publication. Collectors especially prize this inaugural SI edition for its three-page foldout of Topps baseball cards. A pleasing example, this magazine reports as (EX-MT), and the card foldout is crisp and clean, with Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Eddie Mathews, “Duke” Snider, Richie Ashburn, Jackie Robinson, Gil Hodges, Larry Doby, and Ted Williams. Opening Bid $100.