15 BEST
COVERS
Some are dogs and some are kill, but the fact
of the matter is, the mag comes out every
month and every month it has a cover. Some
are planned and some are winged at the last
minute. So it goes in publishing. Stroll back in
time and check these primes. -Kevin Thomas
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WHITTER PRO
August 1982
Jay Adams explodes on the
streets of LA. Street was
never cooler than when Jay
boy laid down the law. Photo:
CR Stecyk
POILS PIPES PARES
June 1984
Gator grinds off our first 4-color
ever. Skating is getting bigger
and Gator rips like no one else.
Photo: Kevin Thatcher.
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January 1985
Mofo's brain leaks onto the
map with the first ever
Phillips front and back cover.
Clown ramp, Texas.
Boneless one. Jeff. History.
May 1985
KT says this is the first
photo shot at the Pipe. Epic
place right spot + rad
skater cover shot. Tex
Gibson, Ammo Pipe.
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June 1985
OP
A bebraided Steve Caballero
hoists a frontside invert above
the Jew Pool in SJ while filming
for Future Primitive. Molo.
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AND
MEAN
July 1986
Jess the Mess serves up the
most coverage ever in one
mag: the cover, 2 full-page ads,
and 4 sequences all in one
book. V-13. Photo: Keenan
November 1990
Henry Sanchez nosegrinds
EMB. The shot was fired and all
the old shit was history. Photo:
Lunchtime Kevin Thatcher.
January 1991
Tony Hawk celebrates the fact
that ten years goes by in a wink
of any eye. Photo: Scott Starr.
Big seller here, Kids.
March 1991
Robert Williams gets immor-
talized on the Bible with a
"disturbing" look at skating.
April 1992
Large image Ronnie Bertino
noseblunts the fountain in the
park. Hot trick. New kid
cover. Photo: Lance Dawes.
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NEAL
HENDRIX
June 1992
Pat Duffy rules the world, we
just live in it. The out of school
Issue never looked more real.
36 THER
June 1993
The session was over. Gonz
grabs a board off the wall.
One shot, one try and the
cover is his. Photo: BK.
May 1994
HAYER
Mark Gonzales pokes fun at
the fashion hype in skating and
hits it right on the mark.
July 1995
Call of
the Langhoard
CR Stecyk immortalized
himself for eternity when he
put his toes over the nose.
July 1996
The top bar at Fort Miley is
the benchmark to which all
will be judged. Phil Shao kills
brain cells and Luke Ogden
took his soul.
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