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"I don't know if my neighbor will ever understand why I still have stacks of non sport cards on my coffee table, but this much is certain to me: My life has been enriched in so many ways by the lessons I was able to learn as I collected my cards - and I know this enrichment will continue to grow until I go the that Big Card Show in the Sky."
Jeffrey Copeland, The Wrapper #282

 
This section of The Dinosaur Fan presents sets alphabetically by the company that either issued/distributed them or by the sponsoring company/entity with which the sets are associated. The company indicated is NOT necessarily the business that actually made the sets. To clarify the point, below are a couple of examples. NOTE: Sets for which I have not yet identified an applicable company are listed under the 'Unidentified' grouping.
  • Example #1: Issuer & Sponsoring Company are the Same: Collector cards are the most common example. Topps produced and distributed 'Dinosaurs Attack' cards in 1988. It bears their logo & copywrite and is not directly associated with any other company or promotion. In this case, Topps will be listed as the Company associated with Dinosaur Attack.

  • Example #2: Issuer & Sponsoring Company are NOT the Same : Promotional items are a very common example. In 1992, the DinoCardz Company issued several dinosaur card sets, one of which was commissioned by Pepsi. These particular cards were issued in plastic baggies along with Pepsi products and bear the Pepsi logo on the reverse of the cards. In this case, Pepsi is listed as the company asssociated with these cards as they were produced specifically for Pepsi and bear the Pepsi logo.

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 Company
CompanyQty. of Sets
Unidentified271
Topps129
Upper Deck83
Panini49
Paper Magic Group, The30
Nestle28
FPG Cards26
Walt Disney24
McDonald's23
Comic Images22
Liebig22
Kellogg's21
Green Board Game Company, The21
LU (Lefevre Utile)20
Brooke Bond20
Mello Smello18
Golden Press16
DeJankins14
Dover Publications14
Top Trumps14
Trend Enterprises, Inc.13
British Museum (Natural History)13
Cracker Jack13
Kenner13
Sinclair Gasoline13
 
Top 25 Items Count by Company
CompanyQty. of Items
Panini14,298
Topps12,071
Upper Deck8,337
Konami8,214
Unidentified5,696
TSR (Tactical Studies Rules)1,998
Ty1,994
FPG Cards1,937
International Master Publishers1,648
Comic Images1,606
Chocolates Juncosa1,385
Green Board Game Company, The1,182
Walt Disney1,172
Blue Ocean1,133
Cromy1,047
Fleer Entertainment951
Steve Jackson Games Incorporated912
Bruguera902
Monsterwax892
Euroflash Figurine766
Chocolates Jet763
Limited Run Games726
Sadlittles.com710
5Finity687
Maga674