DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
Tattoo Stiggy answers the Big 10, Aaron Bell talks about honest criticism, Joshua Lord from Greenwich Village, Salem 632 in Peru and Lorian Elbert stuck in the sand.

HIPSHOTS
Convention outtakes from the Editor's camera.

SKIN&INK DOLLS
Pamela Crandall got her first tattoo from some guy in his kitchen. Jeff Davidson has the photos.

READERS' GALLERY
More wonderful shots of tattoo art from here, there and everywhere.

FEATURES
NEW TRIBALISM REVISITED
By Charles Gatewood
An in-depth look at the artists and the mystical black tattoos that capture the imagination of modern-day tattoo collectors from Samoa to San Francisco.

LEGENDARY INKSTERS AND DIRTY TRICKSTERS
By Carmen Forquor
A trip back to the early days, when dirty tricks and genius con-men ruled the roost and helped to immortalize The Pike, Bert Grimm, "Buffalo Bill" Cody and three who survived: Don Deaton, Rio DeGennaro and Sea Tramp Tattoo.

COLUMNS
TRAVELIN' MICK
Phuket! Mick is off to Thailand for the annual Vegetarian Festival.

SPOTLIGHT WITH DANIELLE
A visit to the Great Southwest and Tucson's inspirational Tony Edwards.

Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
Our most-respected and eloquent Answer Man expounds on the Mother of all Tattoos.

TATTOO ART 101 WITH MADAME LAZONGA
We're not just tattoo artists, we're scientists, says Vyvyn, as she tests some strange, new disappearing ink.

OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
The life and times of the tattooed rose.

BAKATY'S WORLD WITH MIKE BAKATY
Remembering the famous phone call and what Mike did about it.