Cover: Ron Allen – Frontside Boardslide
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Skating in Hawaii and San Francisco and a road trip with Kevin Thatcher, Blackhart, Tom Guerrero, Keith Cochrane and Tumbleweed

Also In This Issue: Three very untypical skaters Laura Pederson, Bill Dorr and Sky Lopez

Music Articles: Wrecking Crew, Igor's record collection, the Vandals and Gwar

Cover: John Hutson – At Speed
Photo: Casselli

Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 100th issue featuring interviews with Duane Peters, Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi and Steve Caballero and a 100 issue retrospective in photos and words

Also In This Issue: The history of the skateboard

Music Articles: Big Boys and Skate Rock 1989 with MCM and the Monster, House of Wheels, Skatemaster Tate and his Concrete Crew and Screaming Lord Salba

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 Miller

Also In This Issue: Speed skating and seven sequences

Music Articles: Living Colour, Igor's record collection and 247 Spyz

Cover: Tony Alva
Photo: Kevin Thatcher

Inside:
Best Of Thrasher: Our first 13th issue. Interviews with Mullen, Hosoi, Blender, and Smith.

Cover: Lance Mountain – Sad Plant
Photo: 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, ID

Music Articles: Social Distortion and Guns 'n' Roses

Cover: Bod Boyle – Back Lip
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Jaks team in Santa Barbara and the World Cup '88 in Munster

Also In This Issue: Metro D.C. skate report, the "Gotcha Grind" in Seattle and the O'Boy/Thrasherland/TNT Skate Shop series finale

Music Articles: The Hard-Ons and Social Distortion

 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 canal

Also In This Issue: Pool sharks and gnarly skate injuries

Music 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

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 Phoenix

Also In This Issue: Skaters behind bars, the NSA Southwest Qualifier, the NSA North Central Amateur District Qualifier and the Raging Waters contest in San Jose

Music Articles: Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction, Henry Rollins and Danzig

Cover: “Make Your Obsession Palatable…”
Artwork By: Robert Williams

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Eric Dressen, Duncan Kennedy and Bert Lamar, a spotlight on the Denver skating scene and curb skating

Also In This Issue: Artist Robert Williams, mini shredders, U.S.B.A. Ramp Jam in Leucadia, CA, Bank On It in Ahwatukee, AZ, Skate For Fun Spring Series '88 in Dallas, TX and N.S.A. Regional Ams in Redding, CA

Music Articles: Stupids and Gaye Bykers on Acid

Cover: John Dettman, Danny Sargent & Luke Ogden
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: The Savannah Slamma II, the NSA Vision Skate Escape in Irvine, CA and skating in Santa Cruz, CA

Also In This Issue: The Nobody Skate Team in Taiwan and pool skating

Music Articles: Final Conflict

Cover: Rob Roskopp – Snowdog
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: An interview with Natas Kaupas and some snowboarding action

Also In This Issue: The Turf reopens in the Midwest

Music Articles: Stiff Little Fingers, Scream and Exodus

Cover: Steve Alba – Frontside Tap-In
Photo: Keenan

Inside This Mag: A skate trip to England with Screaming Lord Salba, Jason Jesse, Steve Keenan, Jeff Grosso and Christian Hosoi and an interview with Joey McSqueeb

Also In This Issue: Skate prose and the N.S.A. '87 amateur vertical competition featuring Troy Chasen, Bill Ferguson, Dave Heibert, Dave Hollimbeck, Gene Hare and Jason Espesseth and more

Music Articles: Mom's Make-Up

Cover: Scott Oster – G-Turn
Photo: Katz

Inside This Mag: An interview with Tommy Guerrero and the NSA exposed at the Duel in the Desert in Tempe, AZ

Also In This Issue: Twilight skating

Music Articles: Chord grinds featuring Ghoul Squad, Fratricide, S.O.B., Undeadog, Hell's Kitchen, Token Entry, McRad, Ungh, Odd Man Out and Touch Me Hooker

Cover: Skater: Tony Vitello
Model: Katrina Baumgartner
Photo: Stecyk

Inside This Mag: East coast skate scenes and skating mini-ramps

Also In This Issue: N.S.A. Eastern Regional Qualifier, rad ams Mike Mapp, Peanut Brown, Donny Myhre and Eddie Gutierrez and an interview with Robert Englund AKA Freddy Krueger

Music Articles: Sonic Youth and Voivod

Cover: Eric Dressen – Tail Tap
Photo: Katz

Inside This Mag: The Raging Waters' Boomer Ramp Contest in San Jose, CA, the Olympic Velodrome NSA street and freestyle show in Carson, CA and a survey of skaters known for their lippy maneuvers

Also In This Issue: Skaters over 30 who are still on a roll Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta, hot ams Mike Conroy, Mike Cresini, Dan Brown, Sergie Ventura, Rob Mertz, Dave Lemieux and Clint Deaton and the Hell Tour with John Lucero, Marty Jimenez, John Grigley, Steve Rocco, Joe Johnson, Mike Vallely and Johnee Kop

Music Articles: Dee Dee Ramone and Uniform Choice