March 1983


Inside This Mag: Skate City/Whittier Christmas Classic and an interview with Billy Ruff

TH8303 Cover: Billy Ruff – Backside Air Photo: Kevin Thatcher

Also In This Issue: Rad skate photos from over the years,

Music Articles:
TSOL, JFA, Los Olvidados, Big Boys, Sin 34, Die Kreuzenv and Mecht Mensch

March 1983

Santa Cruz ad, Variflex Vectra ad


March 1983

Contents page, Tracker Trucks ad


March 1983

Dolphin Wrench, Mail Drop, Sure Grip ad


March 1983

Thunder Trucks ad, Mail Drop, Madrid ad


March 1983

Street Invader, Walker, T-Shirt ad, Donel, Val Surf ad


March 1983

Ask The Doctor with Dr. Rick Blackeart, Big Boys


March 1983

Subscribe page, Skateboard Specialists


March 1983

The Adventures of Shred & Betty, Skates on Haight ad


March 1983

Skate City/Whittier Christmas Classic, Christian Hosoi, Neil Blender


March 1983

Lester Kasai, Billy Ruff, Kevin Staab, Chris Miller


March 1983

Peter Holknekt, Rodney Mullen


March 1983

Taking And Talking The Killer Photos, A Look Back Over The Years


March 1983

Taking And Talking The Killer Photos, A Look Back Over The Years


March 1983

Taking And Talking The Killer Photos, A Look Back Over The Years


March 1983

Billy Ruff Interview


March 1983

Billy Ruff Interview


March 1983

Skate Rock Part 1


March 1983

Skate Rock Part 1, Los Olvidados, Sin 34, Big Boys


March 1983

J.F.A., Photograffiti; West Virginia, New Jersey, Indiana


March 1983

Arizona, North Carolina, Japan, England


March 1983

On Board, Coming Events, Glossary of Skate Terms, Trash, Trick Tip


March 1983

Kryptonics, Zorlac ads, Salba Thrasher Shirts ad


March 1983

Showcase, A general guide to the latest in skatedecks and acessories, Rough Trade, Skate Comix


March 1983

Somethin' Else, Joe Lopes


March 1983

Christian Hosoi Independent ad, Powell Peralta ad


March 1983

  • 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