DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
Tattoo history's greatest hits, the dangers of self-inflicted tattoos, getting a bird named cat, a SKIN & INK Doll named Patricia, a surprise wedding, Dr. Green talks about Borneo Scorpions and the U.S. Army, the Gospel According to Baba, our own Matty Jankowski answers the Big 10 and Tennessee Dave remembers an artist who hypnotized his customers.

HIPSHOTS
Spiral Tattoo's Dianne Mansfield showers us with artful images.

TATTOO ARTISTS AND THEIR RIDES
Straight from the Waipio Valley to our hearts, a very hip pineapple wagon from Hawaii.

READERS' GALLERY
Lots of yum-yums for your tum-tums, photographically speaking, that is.

FEATURES
MIKE BROWN AND HIS LIFE OF RENOWN—
An interview with Bob Baxter
One of the seminal players in tattoo's current popularity, Mike Brown gratefully tattoos the sun-tanned tourists of Waikiki Beach.

TORCHES FOR THE AFTERLIFE—WOMEN TATTOO ARTISTS OF NORTHERN BORNEO
by Lars Krutak
A fascinating encounter with a remote tribe that tattoos its young maidens with permanent potion of soot, water and sugarcane juice.

PAUL ROGERS—THE LEGEND LIVES FOREVER
by Tim Coleman
Consummate machine maker and bridge-between-eras, Paul Rogers' personality and inventiveness brought a new kind of respect to both the man and his art form.

SIN CITY'S FIRST ANNUAL TATTOO CONVENTION
by Richard Todd
Put your money on ace photog Richard Todd as he writes his very first magazine article about the very first tattoo event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two firsts. You can't beat that!

COLUMNS
OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
All about the legendary outfitter to the country-western stars, Lankershim Boulevard's charismatic clothier, the unforgettable Nudie Cohen.

TRAVELIN' MICK
Our roving ambassador visits Takrut and receives blessings from a golden stick inserted in his throat.

SPOTLIGHT WITH DANIELLE
It's all the way to White Mountain Tattoo in Conway, New Hampshire for the unexpurgated opinions of Mr. Albie Rock.

Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
Wait 'til you read the part about purifying your computer with a mantra. Gotta love Matty and his fans.

pt. Eddie too!