Murphy Lands Surfer Cover in 1962

Murphy Blows Up; Lands the Cover

The Archives: Surfer Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 3

The Surfer expands its horizons and page count

SURFER got color, went international, and Severson alluded to the Disneyfication of surfing in 1962

The fifth issue of Surfer Magazine includes a feature on San Onofre, Yokahama Bay and more

A feature on Australia, a south swell gallery and Murphy's contest results all in the fall of '61

Features on Peru, Sunset, Windansea and the cartoon "Murphy" is introduced, all in the summer issue of '61

In our new video series, we take you on a thumb through of favorite Surfer issues from the past

In our new video series, we take you on a thumb-through of favorite Surfer issues from the past

You can wear four iconic SURFER covers, thanks to a new sandal collaboration with Reef

"I've taught a lot of people how to shape over the years, and he's the only one who really picked it up so quickly."