The A-Team.

The A-Team was Rodney Mullen's project after parting ways with Plan B in 1997. As was reported in the October 1997 issue of Transworld, Plan B split from World Industries to partner with XYZ under the Armageddon Distribution title. In addition to being a shop with a clothing line, XYZ was doing Platinum Skateboards. As one of the owners at World Industries, Rodney is obviously not going leave the company and hence the new venture. The idea was to create a super team in the style of Plan B, I suppose. The team was built with guys who had been riding for other companies and would have been a step up in terms of a paycheck. And let's face it, if Rodney Mullen calls you up to ask you to be a part of something, you're going to entertain the offer.

Notes: These were the oddest color of green so that's why the scans look a little different. I'm also surprised that Marc is 5' 11". I didn't ever picture him as being that tall. In a similar massive print launch, Expedition One rolled out a six page debut ad in December of 1997.

The photos are by KCR. I'm not sure who that is. Could it be Rick Kosick?

Transworld - October 1997 Volume 15 Number 10