July 1988


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

TH8807Cover: John Dettman, Danny Sargent & Luke Ogden. Photo: Kanights

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

Music Articles:
Final Conflict

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Jason Jessee Santa cruz ad, Team Hosoi ad


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Eric Dressen Dogtown Skates ad, Salba Contents page


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Ken Fillion Gullwing Trucks ad


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Steve Steadham Designs, Santa Cruz ad


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Stussy ad, Oj' ad


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Bones Bearings, Thrasher Comics


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Jimmy'z ad, Vision Street Wear ad


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Cutter, Mail Drop, Beware Records


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Smoothill, Mail Drop, Thrasher Subscribe page


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Venture Trucks ad, Jesse Martinez Model Citizen


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Lake Skateboards ad, Zine Thing, Bash ad


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Elephant Band, Zine Thing, Christian Hosoi ad


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Live & Captured Vision ad


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California Cheap Skates, GSD Tracker Trucks ad


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Cal Skate & Sport, Hard Wear


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Ask The Doctor with Rick Blackheart, Ironman Timex ad


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Speed Skins, Thunder Trucks ad


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Converse ad, Skater's Edge


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Cali4nia Skate Express, Skarfing Material


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Naked Boards ad, G&S ad


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Skully Bros, Borst/Headgasket


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F.O.B., Taiwan


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Skateboard Specialists, Schmitt Stix Saw Blade ad


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Savannah Slamma II


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Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero


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Chris Cook


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Surf Style ad, Circle-A ad


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Victory at Irvine, Christian Hosoi, Tony Hawk


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Monty nolder, Christian Hosoi, Micke Alba, Tony Magnusson


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Jeff Jones, Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Mike Smith, Tony Magnusson, Red hot Chili Peppers


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Rads, Supercush ad


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Breckenridge


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Breckenridge


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Breckenridge


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Breckenridge, Chuck Dinkins


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Triple M, Block Head


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Viva Las Pools, Brian Brannon, Micke Alba


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Claus Grabke


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Rannalli Trucks ad, Skate Warehouse ad


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Skate Town, Santa Cruz


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Skate Town, Santa Cruz


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Skate Town, Santa Cruz


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Go Skate ad, Skateboard and the Law


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Skateboard and the Law, Aaron Vincent


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Gotcha ad


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Life's a Beach, Lucero


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Mic-E Reyes Concrete Jungle ad, Z-Boys


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Final Conflict


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Kryptonics ad, Bones ad


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Pus-Zone


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JFA Your '88, Notes


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Palo Alto Sport Shop, Tony Magnusson Airwalk ad


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Trash, On Board


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On Board, Coming Events, Quik Caps


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Sessions Skateboard Shop, Product Patrol


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Intensity Skates, Step by Step


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Willamette Sports Center, Steadham Designs


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Schmitt Stix, Skate Rock


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Skates on/off Haight


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Bones Brigade Videos, B'last!, Thrasher Products


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Sessions, G&S ad


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Sticker Express, Mail Drop, H-Street


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Ramp Plans, Intensity Skates, Eric Nash Sims ad


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Rob Roskopp Big Ugly ad, Somethin' Else


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Jeff Kendall Independent ad, Powell Peralta ad


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Sims ad

  • 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