Surfer magazine
Flagship surf magazine published monthly out of San Juan Capistrano, California, founded in 1960 by surfer-artist-filmmaker John Severson; the longest continuously published surf magazine, and sometimes referred to as the "Bible of the sport." Severson was a high school teacher with two surf films to his credit when he began to write and design The Surfer, a 36-page, black-and-white, horizontally...
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"The Surfer" - Surfing MagazineSubscribe to view
Phil Roberts SURFER cover art, 1982Subscribe to view
Rick Griffin (left) and John Severson, 1969. Photo: Art BrewerSubscribe to view
JJ Moon (left) and Ron Stoner, 1965Subscribe to view
SURFER cover, May 1992Subscribe to view
SURFER writer Derek Hynd. Photo: Art BrewerSubscribe to view
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"The Surfer" - Surfing Magazine
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Phil Roberts SURFER cover art, 1982
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Rick Griffin (left) and John Severson, 1969. Photo: Art Brewer
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JJ Moon (left) and Ron Stoner, 1965
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SURFER cover, May 1992
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SURFER writer Derek Hynd. Photo: Art Brewer