1998

Brands

• Santa Cruz43
• Toy Machine42
• Element39
• Zero36
• Alien Workshop27
• Acme26
• Black Label26
• Blind25
• Real23
• Think23
• World Industries23
• Formula One21
• Flip20
• Zoo York20
• G&S18
• Consolidated16
• Maple16
• Hook-Ups15
• New Deal15
• Anti Hero14

Riders

Geoff Rowley (6), Chris Senn (6), Mike Frazier (6), Jason Dill (5), Rune Glifberg (5), Chad Muska (5), Jamie Thomas (5), Matt Mumford (5), Neal Hendrix (4), Ronnie Creager (4), Natas Kaupas (4), Kris Markovich (4), Tom Penny (4), Ed Templeton (4), Brian Anderson (4), Ed Devera (4), Donny Barley (4), Paul Zitzer (4), Richard Kirby (4), Rob Dyrdek (3), Fred Gall (3), Josh Kalis (3), Danny Montoya (3), Bob Burnquist (3)

Artists

Marc McKee (27)

Brands founded

Heroin, Death Skateboards, Dwindle Distribution

First pro decks

Riders whose first pro deck in the archive came out in 1998.

• Adrian Lopez · Zero, “Lopez Bear”
• Alan Petersen · Consolidated, “Petersen Racecar”
• Ali Boulala · Flip, “Boulala Baked”
• Bob Burnquist · Anti Hero, “Burnquist Cards”
• Cairo Foster · Mad Circle, “Foster Persius”
• Carl Shipman · New Deal, “Shipman Lion Heart”
• Chad Bartie · New Deal, “Bartie Spin”
• Chris Lambert · Expedition One, “Lambert Scalper”
• Danny Montoya · Rhythm, “Montoya Hare”
• Donny Barley · Element, “Barley Coffee Cat”
• Ed Devera · ATM, “Devera Cartoon”
• Elissa Steamer · Toy Machine, “Steamer Life and Death”
• Gideon Choi · Blind, “Gideon Choi Bad Boy Series”
• Jason Dill · Alien Workshop, “Dill Abduction”
• Jeremy Wray · Element, “Wray Immortality”
• Jerry Fowler · Rhythm, “Fowler Fishes”
• John Cardiel · Anti Hero, “Cardiel Knife”
• Josh Kasper · Blind, “Josh Kasper Bad Boy Series”
• Justin Strubing · Adrenalin, “Strubing Bleeding”
• Kanten Russell · Planet Earth, “Russell Digital”