| Date | Issue | Cover | Cover Athletes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | number 4 | scan | Rheinhard Smolana | ||
| 1968 | number 5 | scan | Friedrich Weimar | ||
| 1969 | number 6 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger, female | ||
| 1969 | number 7 | scan | Don Peters | ||
| 1969 October | number 8 | scan | Frank Zane | ||
| no date | number 9 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| 1970 June | number 10 | scan | Franco Columbu | ||
| no date | number 11 | scan | Jim Haislop, female | ||
| no date | number 12 | scan | Dave Draper, females | ||
| 1971 June | number 13 | scan | Rick Wayne | ||
| 1972 | number 14 | scan | Boyer Coe | ||
| 1972 | number 15 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu | ||
| 1972 October | number 16 | scan | Frank Zane | ||
| no date | number 17 | scan | Franco Columbu, female | ||
| no date | number 18 | scan | Frank Zane | ||
| no date | number 19 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| 1973 | number 20 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger, female | ||
| 1974 March | number 21 | scan | Lou Ferrigno | ||
| 1974 June | number 22 | scan | Frank Zane | ||
| no date | number 23 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger, female | ||
| 1975 | number 24 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger, females | ||
| 1975 March | number 25 | scan | Ken Waller | ||
| 1975 June | number 26 | scan | Klaus Aschober | ||
| no date | number 27 | scan | Lou Ferrigno | ||
| 1975 | number 28 | scan | Serge Nubret | ||
| no date | number 29 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| 1976 March | number 30 | scan | Paul Grant | ||
| 1976 June | number 31 | scan | Robby Robinson | ||
| no date | number 32 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| no date | number 33 | scan | Danny Padilla | ||
| no date | number 34 | scan | Frank Zane, Betty Weider | ||
| 1977 | number 35 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| no date | number 36 | scan | Mike Mentzer | ||
| no date | number 37 | scan | Frank Zane, Robby Robinson, Boyer Coe, Ed Corney | ||
| 1977 March | number 38 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| no date | number 39 | scan | Gabriel Wild | ||
| 1977 June | number 40 | scan | Serge Nubret | ||
| no date | number 41 | scan | Friedrich Weimar | ||
| no date | number 42 | scan | Dave Draper | ||
| no date | number 43 | scan | Dave Draper, others | ||
| no date | number 44 | scan | Danny Padilla | ||
| no date | number 45 | scan | Jacques Neuville | ||
| no date | number 46 | scan | Frank Zane | ||
| no date | number 47 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger, female | ||
| no date | number 48 | scan | Mike Mentzer | ||
| no date | number 49 | scan | Dave Draper, females | ||
| 1978 June | number 50 | scan | Friedrich Weimer | ||
| 1978 July | number 51 | scan | Tony Emmott, Steve Davis | ||
| 1978 August | number 52 | scan | Peter Stach | ||
| 1978 September | number 53 | scan | Dave Johns | ||
| 1978 October | number 54 | scan | Serge Nubret, female | ||
| 1978 November | number 55 | scan | Steve Davis | ||
| 1978 December | number 56 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| 1979 January | number 57 | scan | Bill Grant, female | ||
| 1979 February | number 58 | scan | Salvador Ruiz | ||
| 1979 March | number 59 | scan | Serge Nubret, female | ||
| 1979 April | number 60 | scan | Frank Zane | ||
| 1979 May | number 61 | scan | Mike Mentzer | ||
| 1979 June | number 62 | scan | Franz Bach, Karl Link | ||
| 1979 July | number 63 | scan | Mike Mentzer, Tom Platz, Carlos Rodriguez | ||
| 1979 August | number 64 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Grant, female | ||
| 1979 September | number 65 | scan | IFBB Pros | ||
| 1979 October | number 66 | scan | Kalman Szkalak | ||
| 1979 November | number 67 | scan | Mohamed Makkawy | ||
| 1979 December | number 68 | scan | Jusup Wilkosz | ||
| 1980 January | number 69 | scan | Manuel Perry | ||
| 1980 February | number 70 | scan | Bertil Fox, female | ||
| 1980 March | number 71 | scan | Frank Zane | ||
| 1980 April | number 72 | scan | Boyer Coe, Dennis Tinerino | ||
| 1980 May | number 73 | scan | Mohamed Makkawy | ||
| 1980 June | number 74 | scan | Tony Pearson | ||
| 1980 July | number 75 | scan | Erwin Patzer | ||
| 1980 September | number 76 | scan | Casey Viator | ||
| 1980 October | number 77 | scan | Robby Robinson | ||
| 1980 November | number 78 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| 1980 December | number 79 | scan | Rory Leidelmeyer | ||
| 1981 January | number 80 | scan | Robby Robinson, female | ||
| 1981 February | number 81 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Boyer Coe, Roger Walker | ||
| 1981 March | number 82 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| 1981 May | number 83 | scan | Serge Nubret | ||
| 1981 July | number 84 | scan | Roger Walker | ||
| no date | number 85 | scan | Danny Padilla | ||
| 1982 February | number 86 | scan | John Brown | ||
| no date | number 87 | scan | Matt Mendenhall, Jusup Wilkosz | ||
| no date | number 88 | scan | Chris Dickerson | ||
| no date | number 89 | scan | Ray Mentzer, Mike Mentzer | ||
| no date | number 90 | scan | Frank Zane | ||
| no date | number 91 | scan | Edouard Kawak | ||
| 1983 August | number 92 | scan | Sergio Oliva |