| Date | Issue | Cover | Cover Athletes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 November | number 1 | scan | Reg Park | ||
| 1966 January | number 2 | scan | Nick Perrotti | ||
| 1966 March | number 3 | scan | Tommy Aybar | ||
| 1966 May | number 4 | scan | Freddy Ortiz | ||
| 1966 July | number 5 | scan | Larry Powers | ||
| 1966 September | number 6 | scan | Irvin Koszewski (Zabo) | ||
| 1966 November | number 7 | scan | Dennis Busch | ||
| 1967 January | number 8 | scan | Rico Quintaine, others | ||
| 1967 March | number 9 | scan | Bill Pearl | ||
| 1967 May | number 10 | scan | Rick Wayne | ||
| 1967 September | number 11 | scan | Ron Margason | ||
| 1967 November | number 12 | scan | John Tristram | ||
| 1968 January | number 13 | scan | Robert Nailon | ||
| 1968 April | number 14 | scan | Gunther Kohout | ||
| 1968 July | number 15 | scan | Peter Lupus | ||
| 1968 October | number 16 | scan | Freddy Ortiz, Harold Poole, Warren Frederick | ||
| 1968 December | number 17 | scan | Sergio Oliva | ||
| 1969 February | number 18 | scan | Larry Scott | ||
| 1969 April | number 19 | scan | Eddie Giuliani | ||
| 1969 June | number 20 | scan | Dennis Tinerino | ||
| 1969 September | number 21 | scan | Frank Zane | ||
| 1969 November | number 22 | scan | Jim Haislop | ||
| 1970 October | number 23 | scan | Josue Rivera | ||
| 1970 December | number 24 | scan | Roy Perrott | ||
| 1971 February | number 25 | scan | Chuck Sipes | ||
| 1971 April | number 26 | scan | Fred Shandor, female model | ||
| 1971 June | number 27 | scan | David Sigloch | ||
| 1971 August | number 28 | scan | Scott Cooper | ||
| 1971 October | number 29 | scan | Peter Caputo, Casey Viator | ||
| 1971 December | number 30 | scan | Casey Viator | ||
| 1972 March | number 31 | scan | Boyer Coe | ||
| 1972 May | number 32 | scan | Lou Ferrigno | ||
| 1972 July | number 33 | scan | Dennis Tinerino | ||
| 1972 September | number 34 | scan | Chris Dickerson | ||
| 1972 November | number 35 | scan | Tony Badal, female model | ||
| 1973 January | number 36 | scan | Reg Park | ||
| 1973 March | number 37 | scan | Ellington Darden | ||
| 1973 May | number 38 | scan | Steve Michalik | ||
| 1973 June | number 39 | scan | Paul Grant | ||
| 1973 September | number 40 | scan | Joe Sasso | ||
| 1974 January | number 41 | scan | Warren Frederick | ||
| 1974 March | number 42 | scan | Roy Duval | ||
| 1974 May | number 43 | scan | Rafael Olivera | ||
| 1974 August | number 44 | scan | Elias Petsas | ||
| 1974 October | number 45 | scan | Scott Pace, female model | ||
| 1974 December | number 46 | scan | Rafael Olivera, Kellie Everts, Warren Frederick | ||
| 1975 March | number 47 | scan | Ralph Kroger | ||
| 1975 May | number 48 | scan | Chris Dickerson | ||
| 1975 July | number 49 | scan | Peter Caputo | ||
| 1975 September | number 50 | scan | Clint Beyerle | ||
| 1975 November | number 51 | scan | Dale Adrian | ||
| 1976 January | number 52 | scan | Jim Morris | ||
| 1976 March | number 53 | scan | Kozo Sudo | ||
| 1976 May | number 54 | scan | Boyer Coe | ||
| 1976 July | number 55 | scan | Pat Neve | ||
| 1976 September | number 56 | scan | Don Ross, Ehrling Wahlgren | ||
| 1976 November | number 57 | scan | Kalman Szkalak | ||
| 1977 January | number 58 | scan | Joe Nazario | ||
| 1977 March | number 59 | scan | Dale Adrian | ||
| 1977 May | number 60 | scan | Clint Beyerle | ||
| 1977 July | number 61 | scan | Mae West, others | ||
| 1977 September | number 62 | scan | Don Ross, Serge Nubret, Steve Reeves | ||
| 1977 November | number 63 | scan | Steve Reeves | ||
| 1978 January | number 64 | scan | Tom Platz | ||
| 1978 March | number 65 | scan | C F Smith | ||
| 1978 April | number 66 | scan | John Calascione, Lynde Johnson | ||
| 1978 June | number 67 | scan | Gerard Buinoud | ||
| 1978 July | number 68 | scan | Clint Beyerle | ||
| 1978 August | number 69 | scan | Bill Pearl | ||
| 1978 October | number 70 | scan | Chester Yorton, Dennis Tinerino, Kelli Lynn Plever | ||
| 1978 November | number 71 | scan | Mohamed Makkawy | ||
| 1978 December | number 72 | scan | Mike Mentzer | ||
| 1979 February | number 73 | scan | Larry Gordon | ||
| 1979 March | number 74 | scan | Casey Viator, Lynde Johnson | ||
| 1979 April | number 75 | scan | Craig Ehleider | ||
| 1979 May | number 76 | scan | Dave Spector | ||
| 1979 July | number 77 | scan | Mario Nieves | ||
| 1979 August | number 78 | scan | Ahmet Enunla, Bridget Gibbons, Mike Mentzer, Bill Grant | ||
| 1979 October | number 79 | scan | Anibal Lopez | ||
| 1979 December | number 80 | scan | Joe Nazario, Robby Robinson | ||
| 1980 January | number 81 | scan | Mike Mentzer, Serge Nubret | ||
| 1980 March | number 82 | scan | Danny Padilla, John Kemper | ||
| 1980 April | number 83 | scan | Pat Stewart | ||
| 1980 June | number 84 | scan | Ahmet Enunla, Casey Viator, Dorris Barrilleauex | ||
| 1980 July | number 85 | scan | drawing | ||
| 1980 September | number 86 | scan | Anthony Pandolfo, Susan Bressler | ||
| 1980 October | number 87 | scan | Ron Teufel, A Nicotra | ||
| 1980 December | number 88 | scan | Ed Corney | ||
| 1981 January | number 89 | scan | Andreas Cahling, Loni Anderson, Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| 1981 February | number 90 | scan | Clarence Bass, Franco Columbu, Ernie Santiago | ||
| 1981 April | number 91 | scan | Dave Spector, Patty DiFalco | ||
| 1981 May | number 92 | scan | Bill Grant, Carlos Rodriguez, Tony Emmott | ||
| 1981 July | number 93 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| 1981 September | number 94 | scan | Bronston Austin, Andreas Cahling | ||
| 1981 October | number 95 | scan | Boyer Coe | ||
| 1982 January | number 96 | scan | Chris Dickerson | ||
| 1982 February | number 97 | scan | Lance Dreher, Robert Jodkiewicz | ||
| 1982 March | number 98 | scan | Jesse Gautreaux, Rachel McLish, Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| 1982 June | number 99 | scan | Tim Belknap, Bill Register, Damon Poole | ||
| 1982 August | number 100 | scan | Gruwell, Jefferson King, Andreas Cahling | ||
| 1982 September | number 101 | scan | Pat Stewart, Billy Arlen, D Diana | ||
| 1982 October | number 102 | scan | John Schleicher, Georgia Fudge | ||
| 1982 December | number 103 | scan | Steve Michalik | ||
| 1983 January | number 104 | scan | Lance Dreher | ||
| 1983 March | number 105 | scan | Frank Calta, Georgia Fudge | ||
| 1983 May | number 106 | scan | Sam Capelouto, Linda Meckle | ||
| 1983 June | number 107 | scan | John Powers, Pam Meister | ||
| 1983 August | number 108 | scan | Tom Platz, Lee Haney, M Bchakzian | ||
| 1983 September | number 109 | scan | Boyer Coe, Valerie Coe | ||
| 1983 October | number 110 | scan | Steve Michalik, Lori Birdsong | ||
| 1984 January | number 111 | scan | Pierre Asselin, female models | ||
| 1984 February | number 112 | scan | Samir Bannout, Deanna Navarro | ||
| 1984 April | number 113 | scan | Frank Zane | ||
| 1984 June | number 114 | scan | Tom Platz, Valerie Ojala | ||
| 1984 July | number 115 | scan | Lori Bowen | ||
| 1984 August | number 116 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| 1984 October | number 117 | scan | Chris Dickerson, Gladys Portugues | ||
| 1984 December | number 118 | scan | Samir Bannout | ||
| 1985 January | number 119 | scan | Mohamed Makkawy | ||
| 1985 February | number 120 | scan | Moses Maldonado, Lori Bowen | ||
| 1985 April | number 122 | scan | Rich Gaspari | ||
| 1985 June | number 123 | scan | Tom Terwilliger, Kerrie Keenan | ||
| 1985 August | number 124 | scan | John Hnatyschak | ||
| 1985 October | number 125 | scan | Steve Weinberger, Bev Francis | ||
| 1986 January | number 126 | scan | Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| 1986 March | number 127 | scan | Pat Lanzillo | ||
| 1986 June | number 128 | scan | Frank Scolaro, Marsha Scolaro | ||
| 1986 August | number 129 | scan | Nicole Bass, Paul Orndorff | ||
| 1986 October | number 130 | scan | Kevin Hall, Dona Oliveira | ||
| 1986 December | number 131 | scan | Rich Poston, Debra Poston | ||
| 1987 February | number 132 | scan | Berry DeMey, Erika Mes, Cathy Palyo | ||
| 1987 March | number 133 | scan | Will Willis, Teresa Nordaby | ||
| 1987 May | number 134 | scan | Andreas Cahling, Morning Van Meter | ||
| 1987 June | number 135 | scan | Diana Dennis, Sylvester Stallone, Pat Lanzillo | ||
| 1987 August | number 136 | scan | Chris Duffy, Juliette Bergmann | ||
| 1987 September | number 137 | scan | Rick Valente, Terri Barber | ||
| 1987 November | number 138 | scan | Ron Love, Wesley, Bass, Gary Strydom | ||
| 1988 January | number 139 | scan | John Kemper, Shirley Kemper, Dorothy Herndon | ||
| 1988 February | number 140 | scan | Shawn Ray, Lupita Lugo | ||
| 1988 April | number 141 | scan | Vince Comerford, Sandy Riddell | ||
| 1988 May | number 142 | scan | Richard Barretta, Phil Hill, Dorothy Herndon | ||
| 1988 June | number 143 | scan | Dorothy Herndon, Rich Gaspari | ||
| 1988 July | number 144 | scan | Sylvester Stallone | ||
| 1988 September | number 145 | scan | John Terilli, Joanne McCartney, Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| 1988 October | number 146 | scan | Tonya Knight, B Maas, D Smith | ||
| 1989 January | number 147 | scan | Dean Caputo, Melissa Kosegi | ||
| 1989 February | number 148 | scan | William Norberg, Dorothy Herndon, Vince Taylor | ||
| 1989 April | number 149 | scan | Sandy Riddell, James DeMelo, M Downey | ||
| 1989 May | number 150 | scan | Hannie Van Achen | ||
| 1989 July | number 151 | scan | Bob Cicherillo, Tara Dodane | ||
| 1989 August | number 152 | scan | Gary Rivera, Nicole Bass, Samir Bannout | ||
| 1989 September | number 153 | scan | Rich Gaspari, Charmane LaChappelle | ||
| 1989 November | number 154 | scan | Rich Gaspari, Cory Everson, Lee Haney | ||
| 1989 December | number 155 | scan | Dean Caputo | ||
| 1990 January | number 156 | scan | Steve Stone, Sharon Arrildt | ||
| 1990 February | number 157 | scan | Randy Heim, Lauren Elliot | ||
| 1990 April | number 158 | scan | Rich Gaspari, Lori Okami | ||
| 1990 May | number 159 | scan | Johnnie Morant, Lenda Murray, D'Marko Blewett | ||
| 1990 June | number 160 | scan | Shawn Ray, Berry DeMey, Elliot, Robinson | ||
| 1990 October | number 161 | scan | Frank Giardina, Sherry Goggin-Giardina | ||
| 1990 November | number 162 | scan | Cory Everson, Chuck Norris | ||
| 1991 January | number 163 | scan | Lee Haney, Shannon Haney | ||
| 1991 March | number 164 | scan | Joe DeAngelis, Debbie Kruck | ||
| 1991 May | number 165 | scan | Troy Zuccolotto, Marla Duncan | ||
| 1991 July | number 166 | scan | Steve Brisbois, Elaine Tarantin | ||
| 1991 September | number 167 | scan | Franco Santoriello, Charlene Prickett | ||
| 1991 October | number 168 | scan | Chris Duffy, Levine, Arnold Schwarzenegger | ||
| 1991 December | number 169 | scan | Tim Belknap, female model, Cory Everson | ||
| 1992 January | number 170 | scan | Mike Scarcella, Pruitt, Sierra | ||
| 1992 March | number 171 | scan | Dave Hawk, Hedy Polifreni | ||
| 1992 May | number 172 | scan | Raye Hollitt, Jim Starr | ||
| 1992 June | number 173 | scan | David Barton | ||
| 1992 August | number 174 | scan | Rich Gaspari, Jeff Everson | ||
| 1992 September | number 175 | scan | Porter Cottrell | ||
| 1992 November | number 176 | scan | Milos Sarcev | ||
| 1992 December | number 177 | scan | Jeff Everson | ||
| 1993 February | number 178 | scan | Billy Nothaft, Jodi Hale-Fonfa | ||
| 1993 March | number 179 | scan | Sammy Ioannidis | ||
| 1993 April | number 180 | scan | Mike Scarcella | ||
| 1993 June | number 181 | scan | Chris Mowrey |