Cover: Rick Howard – Switch 360 Flip
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Karma Tsocheff and Rick Howard

Also In This Issue: Sick ams Peter Bici and Mike Schwartz, NSA Am Slam Finals and the abridged Thrasher dictionary

Music Articles: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, the Muffs, Cosmic Psychos and the Freestyle Fellowship 

Cover: Alphonso Rawls – Back Smith
Photo: Ortiz

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Rob Dyrdek and Rob Boyce and three days of skating in Chicago

Also In This Issue: PSL Pro contest at the San Jose Skatepark

Music Articles: Thud, Wool, Beat Happening, Flop meets the Supersuckers and Therapy?

Cover: Eric Dressen – Ollie Nose Bonk
Photo: Sleeper

Inside This Mag: Skating in Brazil, Aqua Jam in Minneapolis and a skater's journal of European travels

Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks, the Burnside Project in Portland and tons of photos

Music Articles: G.G. Allin, L.A. Guns, Napalm Death, Godflesh, Urge Overkill and Cows

over: Henry Sanchez – Backside NosegrindPhoto: Kevin ThatcherInside This Mag: Backyards of America, an interview with Ed Templeton, an adventure into night skating and raw meat Jake Piasecki, Mark Jones, Mike Barnes, Kevin Rucks and Mike Taylor
Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks and some snowboarding action

Music Articles: Gwar

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: Steve Caballero – Frontside Boardslide
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Mission Europa Part II with Steve Caballero, Rob Roskopp, Christian Hosoi, Dave Duncan, Mark Gonzales, Mark "Gator" Rogowski and more and the rise and fall of super ramps

Also In This Issue: Hot ams Eric Froland, Dean Loucks, Brian "Gomer" Istavanick, Greg Bahn and Tory Boettcher and the Seattle slew

Music Articles: Igor's record collection, King Face and Youth of Today

Cover: Tony Hawk – Frontside Grind
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Skating in Venice in the summer, an interview with New Zealand skater Geoff Wright and Rodney Mullen shows you how to do some tricks

Also In This Issue: Skate camp in Reedley, CA, pool skating, the New England Freestyle Summer Skateboard Titles and some snowboarding action

Music Articles: Beastie Boys, Attitude Adjustment, Corrosion of Conformity and the Descendents

Cover: Christian Hosoi – Head-High Fly Over
Photo: Tkacheff

Inside This Mag: The NSA wrap up at the Skate Ranch in Del Mar, the Capitola Street Style Classic and a trip to Europe

Also In This Issue: Skating in Boston and step by step skating

Music Articles: Bad Brains and D.O.A.

Cover: Mark Gonzales – Beanplant
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: NSA Finals at the Del Mar Skateranch, Midwest melee two and the Capitola Classic Streetstyle event

Also In This Issue: Ramp skating

Music Articles: JFA tour saga

Cover: Rob Roskopp – Sweeper
Photo: Schneider

Inside This Mag: An interview with Mike McGill and Midwest Melee in Nebraska

Also In This Issue: Big city skating, the Capitola Classic, Dateline Morro Bay and the S.U.A.S. Series of Texas

Cover: John Hutson – Downhill
Photo: Etheridge Cover
Insert: Terry Orr – Frontside Air
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Canadian skate insanity, Caballero and McGill UK Invasion Tour and the Capitola Classic

Also In This Issue: Scene reports from England, Japan, Netherlands, Italy, France, Germany, Sweden and the Soviet Union and the European Cup

Music Articles: SS Decontrol, Beastie Boys and more

Inside This Mag: Pool skating, freestyle skating with the League of Wimpy Skaters and boarding in Alabama

Also In This Issue: Skate fiction and the Bellevue open

Music Articles: The Big Boys