Cover: Tony Hawk – Melon Fakie
Photo: Starr

Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 10th Anniversary Issue featuring a look back on the past decade of skating in photos and a sample of skateboarding's modern heroes including Tony Hawk, Eric Dressen, Danny Way, Tommy Guerrero, Noah Salasnek, Andy Howell, Steve Caballero, Mark Gonzales, Chris Miller, Jason Rogers, Tom Knox, Frankie Hill, Wade Speyer, Natas Kaupas, Mike McGill, Al Losi, Jeff Phillips, Bucky Lasek, Reese Simpson, Alan Peterson, Jason Lee, Bob Boyle, Omar Hassan, Jeff Kendall, Mike Vallely, Lance Mountain, Ed Templeton and Justin Girard 

Cover: Steve Caballero – Boned Indy To Fakie
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: A totally unknown skater's skate trip through the US, wild predictions for 1990, the Virginia Beach Washout and conversations with tattooed notables Jason Jessee, Mark Mahoney and Art and Steve Godoy

Also In This Issue: Huntsville Underground Skatepark competition, a contest in London and Gran Torneo de Vert in Ensenada, Mexico

Music Articles: Soundgarden, the Pixies and Nuclear Assault

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

Cover: Jim Thiebaud – Frontside Grind
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: NSA Pro/Am Series in Chicago, the European Championships in Warrington, England and skating in the rain with Tony Guerrero, Marty Jiminez, Chuck Treece, John Lucero, Mark Gonzales and more

Also In This Issue: Rad sequences, the artist Squeal, the stats on Ken McGuire and the story of skate nomad Rick Ashley

Music Articles: Anthrax, Rudimentary Peni and more

Cover: Claus Grabke – Invert
Photo: Rouse

Inside This Mag: Skating in Czechoslovakia and Houston

Also In This Issue: Skater organized skate contests from the west coast of California to Japan, massive terrain and step by step skate tricks

Music Articles: Misfits, Subhumans, Possessed, Final Conflict, Iron Angel and Powerage

Cover: Jeff Philips – Frontside Boneless
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Reports from foreign lands from skaters like Steve Caballero about Japan, France, England, Amsterdam and Germany, pro skating in Dallas and the NSA Huntington Beach Pro/Am World Open

Also In This Issue: The making of a skate video

Music Articles: Motorhead

Cover: Rodney Mullen – One-Foot Pogo
Photo: Friedman

Inside This Mag: LA schoolyard skating, shredding in Dallas and a recap of the past year in skating

Also In This Issue: Milpitas Contest, Elgin Contest, the First Underground Slide Race and the Turkey Shoot at Upland's Pipeline Skatepark

Music Articles: Agent Orange

Cover: Lance Mountain – Backside Air
Photo: Friedman

Inside This Mag: An interview with Lance Mountain and skaters travel to Tahoe

Also In This Issue: Turkey Shoot III in LA and the 1983 Thrasher calendar featuring Steve Caballero

Music Articles: Necros and TSOL

Cover: Mike Smith – Backside Air
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: An interview with Mike Smith and Lakewoods' last contest with competitors Billy Ruff, Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Neil Blender and more

Also In This Issue: Photograffiti and the Texas Fall Series round-up

Music Articles: Big Boys and Keith Joe Dick and the Goners

Cover: artwork by Kevin Thatcher

Inside This Mag: Upland Gold Cup Finale, downhill racing at in Capitola and at the Laguna Seca Raceway and semi-secret spots revealed

Also In This Issue: Street shredding and modern skate comics