• May 1989

    May 1989
    Cover: Chris Miller – Portrait Photo: Mofo Inside This Mag: A trip to Italy with Tommy Guerrero and Mike Vallely, NSA Vertical Championships in Dayton, OH and an interview with Chris MillerAlso In This Issue: Speed skating and seven sequencesMusic Articles: Living Colour, Igor's record collection and 247 Spyz
  • April 1989

    April 1989
    Cover: Brian Brannon – Fakie Thrust Photo: Kevin Thatcher Inside This Mag: Skating in Portland, 1989's top ams Felix A. Arguelles, Ray Barbee, Danny Way, Ricky Barnes and Thomas Taylor and the TDK World Snowboard Cup Also In This Issue: Mourning the loss of curved classics from days gone by, the NSA Pro Street/Freestyle Finals in Phoenix and Penn and TellerMusic Articles: Circus of Power, DOA and Danzig  
  • March 1989

    March 1989
    Cover: Robby Olhisher – Wallride Photo: Starr Inside This Mag: The art of freestyle skating, skating in Atlanta and Australia and the Czech Euroskate '88Also In This Issue: The NSA Regional Amateur Winners Pride Pavillion in PhoenixMusic Articles: Slayer, Circle Jerks, Dag Nasty, Social Distortion, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bad Brains and Igor's record collection
  • February 1989

    February 1989
    Cover: Vladimir Morozov – Tic-Tac Photo: Boyd Inside This Mag: Contests, demos and expositions and skate scene reports from Japan, the U.S.S.R., Israel and PeruAlso In This Issue: Pool skating, street plants from hell and some snowboarding actionMusic Articles: Devo, Sick Of It All and Igor's record collection 
  • January 1989

    January 1989
    Cover: Jay Adams – Grind Photo: Hudson Inside This Mag: Thrash-A-Thon in San Luis Obispo and what skateboarding is all about in 1989Also In This Issue: An overview of contests, demos and other skate-intrusions in '88, pool skating in Cambridge and some snowboarding actionMusic Articles: The Sugar Cubes, Igor's record collection, Suicidal Tendencies and Eek-A-Mouse  
  • Winter 1988

    Winter 1988
    Cover: Tony AlvaPhoto: Kevin ThatcherInside: Best Of Thrasher: Our first 13th issue. Interviews with Mullen, Hosoi, Blender, and Smith.
  • December 1988

    December 1988
    Cover: Lance Mountain – Sad PlantPhoto: Ogden Inside This Mag Capitol Burnout in Sacramento with Lance Mountain, Micke Alba, Eric Dressen, Jason Jesse, Mark Gonzales, Steve Caballero and Ben Schroeder and skating in Germany Also In This Issue: Spotlight on skating in Boise, IDMusic Articles: Social Distortion and Guns 'n' Roses
  • November 1988

    November 1988
    Cover: Bod Boyle – Back Lip Photo: Kanights Inside This Mag: Jaks team in Santa Barbara and the World Cup '88 in MunsterAlso In This Issue: Metro D.C. skate report, the "Gotcha Grind" in Seattle and the O'Boy/Thrasherland/TNT Skate Shop series finaleMusic Articles: The Hard-Ons and Social Distortion
  • October 1988

    October 1988
     Cover: Dave Hackett – Frontside Grind Photo: Katz Inside This Mag: The Tracker Bluegrass Aggression Session at Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY, skating in Albuquerque and a photospread of skating at a New Zealand canalAlso In This Issue: Pool sharks and gnarly skate injuriesMusic Articles: The Accused and happening bands from the East Coast featuring Living Colour, Soul Asylum, H.R. from Bad Brains, White Zombie, Gwar, Danzig and more
  • September 1988

    September 1988
    Cover: Sam Esmoer – Floater Photo: Mofo Inside This Mag: Skating in Toronto with Craig Johnson, Jeff Grosso, Christian Hosoi, Natas Kaupas, Ken Park and more and ripping in PhoenixAlso In This Issue: Skaters behind bars, the NSA Southwest Qualifier, the NSA North Central Amateur District Qualifier and the Raging Waters contest in San JoseMusic Articles: Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction, Henry Rollins and Danzig