DimeLabs — Inside Sports Vol. 12 #5 · May 1990

Publications & Printed Items · PSA 9.8 · Magazine

Inside Sports Vol. 12 #5
May 1990 · Newsstand

PSA 9.8 · authenticated original

Estimated value

$8,000

One of one · not for sale

Front · Vol. 12 #5 · May 1990

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Back · PSA slab reverse · Cert #126168805

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Item details

GradePSA 9.8 · highest graded

PopulationPop 3 · PSA census at time of acquisition

SignificanceMay 1990 · NBA Playoffs Preview

Why it mattersThree-part Jordan special section

Cover & backNewsstand edition

PublisherInside Sports, Inc.

CertificationCert #126168805 · PSA 9.8

Jordan's return, on the cover

The May 1990 issue featured a three-part Michael Jordan special section — the evolution of his game, a personal photo scrapbook, and his emerging rivalry with Patrick Ewing — alongside an NFL Draft section and NHL Playoffs preview.

This is the newsstand edition, graded PSA 9.8.

A three-part Jordan special section — his game, his scrapbook, and the Ewing rivalry. May 1990.

— DimeLabs · Inside Sports Vol. 12 #5 · PSA Cert #126168805

This is the newsstand edition, graded PSA 9.8. Per the PSA census at time of acquisition it sits at Pop 2 with none higher, and is the top-graded newsstand copy recorded — the kind of top-of-census, culturally significant piece DimeLabs targets.