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Collectibles by Topic
"The collector is an artist in his own way, by the way he puts things together. You can read a person's soul from their collection."
Ayers Tarantino, Art and Antiques, Dec 2008

 
This section of The Dinosaur Fan presents sets by topic (a.k.a., subject) into which they fit. I define the term topic to mean the general subject or title of the sets (e.g., Extinct Life, Jurassic Park, Dinotopia, Walking with Dinosaurs). I created these topic groupings for summary and reporting purposes and have done my best to associate sets as logically as possible. However, many sets contain items with varying topics and therefore are included in the counts of multiple topic listings.

Current Collectibles Record Totals
 
Total Sets
3,542
Total Items
148,806
Total Images*
94,053
*Image total includes the fronts, backs, and third images of collectibles as applicable (e.g., album pages, inside of foldouts, figurines)

 
Top 25 Set Counts by Topic
TopicQty. of Sets
Extinct Life2,285
Sci-Fi & Fantasy183
Jurassic Park178
Comic Art172
History, Culture & Education127
Jurassic World73
Dinosaur (Disney Movie)59
The Flintstones50
King Kong45
Monsters, Myths & Cryptozoology35
Out of Scope29
Godzilla29
Garbage Pail Kids19
Toy Story18
Devil Dinosaur17
Barney & Friends16
Ice Age14
Power Rangers12
Beanie Babies11
Dinosaurs (TV Show)11
Dinosaur King11
Dinosaurs Attack!11
Transformers10
Sports9
Alley Oop7
Turok7
Journey to the Center of the Earth7
The Good Dinosaur7
 
Top 25 Item Counts by Topic
TopicQty. of Items
Extinct Life61,332
History, Culture & Education15,624
Sci-Fi & Fantasy10,283
Yu-Gi-Oh!8,211
Comic Art7,617
Garbage Pail Kids6,742
Jurassic Park4,237
Jurassic World3,542
Sports2,861
Beanie Babies2,109
King Kong1,562
The Flintstones1,322
Godzilla1,235
Dinosaur (Disney Movie)1,083
Power Rangers888
Monsters, Myths & Cryptozoology769
Dungeons & Dragons750
Transformers739
Dinosaurs (TV Show)600
Dinosaur King567
Ice Age510
Toy Story492
Living Plants & Animals446
Barney & Friends384
The Good Dinosaur329