{{short description|Skate magazine and later website}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox magazine|title=Slap Magazine|image_file=|image_size=|image_caption=|editor=|editor_title=Editor-in-Chief|frequency=Monthly|circulation=|category=Skate magazine|company=Thrasher (magazine)|publisher=|firstdate=1992|finaldate=2008|country=United States|based=|language=English|website=https://www.slapmagazine.com/|issn=}} '''''Slap Magazine''''' is an American skate magazine created by Kevin Thatcher and Fausto one late night when they sparked an idea to create their own competition. At the time they ran Thrasher Skateboard Mag. The next day they put Lance Dawes in charge of it (1992), while he worked for Thrasher.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Slap Skateboard Magazine|url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1425812|access-date=2020-09-11|website=National Museum of American History|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=HUF Pays Homage to 'SLAP' Magazine|url=https://hypebeast.com/2016/2/huf-slap-magazine-2016-spring|access-date=2020-09-11|website=HYPEBEAST|date=18 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://skatejawn.com/lance-dawes-interview/|title=Lance Dawes Interview|last=Davis|first=Larry|date=2019-05-27|website=Skate Jawn|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Slap Magazine x Nike SB Abbington|url=https://hypebeast.com/2008/5/slap-magazine-x-nike-sb-abbington|access-date=2020-09-11|website=HYPEBEAST|date=May 2008 }}</ref> Slap was distributed by High Speed Productions for 16 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://skately.com/library/brands/slap-magazine|title=Slap Magazine < Skately Library|website=skately.com|access-date=2019-10-12}}</ref> The Slap Magazine website still serves as a highly popular message board for skateboarding content and conversation.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chromeballincident.blogspot.com/2018/11/chrome-ball-interview-121-lance-dawes.html|title=chrome ball interview #122: lance dawes|last=Chops|date=2018-11-08|website=the chrome ball incident|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref>
== Magazine history == Dawes worked at Thrasher as a darkroom technician, developing film and printing for the magazine. It was Thrasher's idea to start a new magazine, choosing Dawes to spearhead it because he was the youngest employee that worked at Thrasher and was a dedicated skateboarder, often skating at Embarcadero.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northskatemag.com/new-blog/lance-dawes|title=Lance Dawes Interview|website=North|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref>
The first issue, April 1992, featured Mike Carroll with a backside 50-50, photographed by Dawes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/sports/2013/10/skateboard-magazine-first-covers-premiere-issue/|title=The First Covers of Iconic Skateboarding MagazinesSlap|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=2019-10-12}}</ref> Slap magazine was for many years under the editorial stewardship of Mark Whiteley.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/tws-10-dead-print-mags/|title=TWS 10: Dead Print Mags|date=2015-06-17|website=TransWorld SKATEboarding|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref> Additional contributors to Slap magazine were: Joe Brook, Tim Butler, Brandy Faucette, John Trippe, Dave Schubert, and a long list of staff and other contributors.<ref name=":1" />
The last ''Slap'' print issue was in December 2008.<ref name=":0" /> Despite discontinuing its publishing, ''Slap'' has continued to publish skate media with its website and online message board, which is known as the go-to place for skateboarding rumors and news.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2017/11/15/interview-slap-message-board-admins/|title=AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SLAP MESSAGE BOARD ADMINS|date=2017-11-15|website=Jenkem Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-10-12}}</ref>
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