DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
Tattooed ladies from yesteryear, Salem632 visits some top shops Melbourne, lotsa tattooed snowboards, Portland's Mary Jane Haake answers the Big 10, Tennessee Dave remembers Gypsy Dave and Baba says exactly what he thinks about the two latest TV reality shows.

HIPSHOTS
Bernard Clarks shares a bevy of convention outtakes.

SUICIDE GIRLS
She's brash, bold and beautiful. Meet Suicide Girl Amina Munster.

READERS' GALLERY
World-class work from names we know, mixed with surprising images from unheralded newcomers.

FEATURES
RETURN OF THE HEADHUNTERS-
THE PHILIPPINE TATTOO REVIVAL
By Lars Krutak
A disturbing yet intriguing look at the tribes who marked their headhunting conquests with tattoos. Hold onto your hats, it's making a comeback!

BLACKHEART TATTOO SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT
By Tim Coleman
There's controversy a-stirrin' in the City by the Bay. Listen up while Rassier, Whitehead, Sylvia and Lehi tell their side of the tale.

INKIN' THE HEARTLAND-ALIVE AND KICKING IN OMAHA
By Bob Baxter
Omaha, Nebraska is situated midway between the tattoo heavyweights, California and New York. You don't hear a lot from this part of the world, so we went there to see what all the silence is about.

SPOTLIGHT ON MIKE RUBENDALL
By Danielle Oberosler
Long Island, New York's Mike Rubendall has so much stellar work that we created a 10-page feature out of Danielle's column!

COLUMNS
TRAVELIN' MICK
Our intrepid pilgrim visits Yerushalaijm to track down the Razzouks, the oldest tattoo family in the world.

TATTOO ART 101 WITH MADAME LAZONGA
Vyvyn fills us in on the King of Surrealism and it ain't Paul Booth!

OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
There's a big article about Omaha in this issue, so Chuck talks about tattooing in the Midwest.

16-PAGE OUTSERT!
Cut and print it! Matty Jankowski premieres his fan-tastic collection of celebrity tattoo photos.

CONTRIBUTORS
Contributing Writers
Baba, Bob Baxter, Tim Coleman C.W. Eldridge, Charles Gatewood, Tennessee Dave James, Matty Jankowski, Lars Krutak, Michael Laukien, C.G. Morris, Danielle Oberosler, Salem632 and Vyvyn

Contributing Photographers
Bob Baxter, Bernard Clark, Tim Coleman, Matty Jankowski, Lars Krutak, Michael Laukien and Vyvyn

Illustrator
Bruce Litz