• January 1996

    January 1996
    Cover: 15th Anniversary Skater: Salman Agah Photo: Dalgart Skater: Rodney Mullen Photo: Kanights Skater: Tommy Guerrero Photo: Kanights Skater: Ray Barbee Photo: Ogden Skater: Tony Hawk Photo: Dalgart Skater: Duane Peters Photo: Dalgart Skater: Mike Carroll Photo: KanightsInside This Mag: Thrasher's 15th Anniversary Issue featuring interviews with Duane Peters, Wade Speyer, Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Rodney Mullen, Salman Agah, Tony Hawk, Ray Barbee, Natas Kaupas, Mike Carroll, Mark Gonzales, Salba, Tommy Guerrero and Mike Vallely Music Articles: A look back on Thrasher's favorite featured bands
  • January 1991

    January 1991
    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 
  • March 1990

    March 1990
    Cover: Marc Hollander – Carve Photo: Starr Inside This Mag: Interviews with Texas skaters John Gibson, Craig Johnson and Jeff Phillips, new blood Danny Way and Tom Knox and a trip to Japan for the Far East contestAlso In This Issue: First White Wave Winter Whomp Out in the Northern Sierras, Shut Up and Skate Competition in Dallas and Houston, the Czechoslovakia Euro Cup and skating in BostonMusic Articles: Ice-T, Pushead's 100 favorite records of the 80s
  • March 1987

    March 1987
    Cover: Jeff Phillips – Frontside Ollie Photo: Mofo Inside This Mag: The skate scene in Knoxville, TN, S.U.A.S. Houston and the tale of two cities featuring Wallos, HI and San Diego, CAAlso In This Issue: Step by step skate tricks, San Francisco 49ers halftime skate sesh, 1986 NSA Pro/Am Finals and behind the scenes of Atari's new skate video gameMusic Articles: Butthole Surfers and the Adolescents
  • January 1985

    January 1985
    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 OpenAlso In This Issue: The making of a skate videoMusic Articles: Motorhead
  • Burnout: May Not Be Suitable...

    Burnout: May Not Be Suitable...
    Burnout takes it back to the first time he ever saw pros in person: 1987.  
  • Vertical Smile

    Vertical Smile
    The Rumble in Ramona reminded us that vert is still skateboarding. All these dudes were there but Phillips, who would have won the fuckin' thing—RIP.
  • S.U.A.S

    S.U.A.S
    The Shut Up And Skate contest hit Houston like a ton of bricks in 1988. Make no mistake—as vert was dying and street was coming in, these guys were still killing it. Here are a few gems that’ll have you dreaming of that old pad stentch.