September 1983


Inside This Mag: Thirteen skaters like Tony Hawk, Neil Blender, Christian Hosoi and more answer six important questions and the Thrasher Summer Tour '83 gets wild

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Cover: Top Left: Mike McGill – Backside Air. Photo: Schmitt;  Top Right: Craig Johnson – Frontside Air. Photo: Newton; Bottom Left: John Gibson – Frontside Air. Photo: Newton; Center: Jay Cabler – Loose Frontside Edge Out. Photo: Newton; Bottom Right: Anonymous – Street Push. Photo: Newton

Also In This Issue: NSA Paramount in LA, the Devil's Pit 3rd Annual Fogtown Contest and tons of other contest results

Music Articles:
Code of Honor


September 1983

Santa Cruz ad, Variflex ad


September 1983

Contents page, Tracker Trucks ad


September 1983

Mail Drop, Rector ad


September 1983

Steep Slopes, Fog Town ad, Alva Skates ad


September 1983

Steep Slopes, Madrid ad


September 1983

Modern Skate Comix, Thunder Trucks ad, Hawk Gloves, Val Surf ad


September 1983

Skateboard Specialists ad, Subscribe page, Brad Bowman


September 1983

The Skater's Edge, Bob Denike, Skates on Haight ad


September 1983

Six Important Questions, Micke Alba, Tony Magnussen, Rob Roskopp, Tony Hawk, John Gibson


September 1983

Bill Ruff, Lester Kasai, Neil Blender, Christian Hosoi, Mark Rogowski, Al Losi, Lance Mountain


September 1983

Eastern Swing, Salad Mary, John Gibson, Mark Rogowski, Craig Johnson, Tony Hawk


September 1983

Thrasher Summer Tour '83, Christian Hosoi


September 1983

Niel Blender, Lance Mountain


September 1983

Gerald Burris, John Gibson


September 1983

Learn Something Everyday by Morizen Foche


September 1983

Learn Something Everyday by Morizen Foche


September 1983

Competition, NSA Paramount


September 1983

Devil's Pit, Luis Cruz, Bryce Kanights, Chris Cook


September 1983

Action New England Skateboard Titles, Donel, Walker ad


September 1983

Pus-Zone, The Faction, Big Boys, Skate Rock!


September 1983

On Board, Coming Events, Trash


September 1983

Kryptonics ad, Trick Tip, Rodney Mullen


September 1983

Big Boys, Mad Rats, Thrasher Products page


September 1983

Somethin' Else, Don Hoffman


September 1983

Rob Roskopp Independent ad, Powell Peralta ad


September 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