• August 1989

    August 1989
    Cover: Cara-Beth Burnside – Frontside Air Photo: Cavalheiro Inside This Mag: An interview with Tony Magnusson and 100 poolsAlso In This Issue: Skating in San DiegoMusic Articles:  White Zombie, Jane's Addiction and Igor's record collection
  • July 1989

    July 1989
    Cover: Ron Allen – Frontside Boardslide Photo: Kanights Inside This Mag: Skating in Hawaii and San Francisco and a road trip with Kevin Thatcher, Blackhart, Tom Guerrero, Keith Cochrane and TumbleweedAlso In This Issue: Three very untypical skaters Laura Pederson, Bill Dorr and Sky LopezMusic Articles: Wrecking Crew, Igor's record collection, the Vandals and Gwar
  • June 1989

    June 1989
    Cover: John Hutson – At Speed Photo: Casselli Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 100th issue featuring interviews with Duane Peters, Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi and Steve Caballero and a 100 issue retrospective in photos and wordsAlso In This Issue: The history of the skateboardMusic Articles: Big Boys and Skate Rock 1989 with MCM and the Monster, House of Wheels, Skatemaster Tate and his Concrete Crew and Screaming Lord Salba
  • May 1989

    May 1989
    Cover: Chris Miller – Portrait Photo: Mofo Inside This Mag: A trip to Italy with Tommy Guerrero and Mike Vallely, NSA Vertical Championships in Dayton, OH and an interview with Chris MillerAlso In This Issue: Speed skating and seven sequencesMusic Articles: Living Colour, Igor's record collection and 247 Spyz
  • April 1989

    April 1989
    Cover: Brian Brannon – Fakie Thrust Photo: Kevin Thatcher Inside This Mag: Skating in Portland, 1989's top ams Felix A. Arguelles, Ray Barbee, Danny Way, Ricky Barnes and Thomas Taylor and the TDK World Snowboard Cup Also In This Issue: Mourning the loss of curved classics from days gone by, the NSA Pro Street/Freestyle Finals in Phoenix and Penn and TellerMusic Articles: Circus of Power, DOA and Danzig  
  • 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