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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
3,684
Total Items
153,741
Total Images*
103,810

*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
Unidentified283
Topps130
Upper Deck84
Panini49
Paper Magic Group, The30
Nestle29
FPG Cards26
McDonald's26
Walt Disney26
Comic Images22
Liebig22
LU (Lefevre Utile)21
Kellogg's21
Green Board Game Company, The21
Brooke Bond20
Mello Smello18
Golden Press16
Trend Enterprises, Inc.15
DeJankins14
Dover Publications14
Sinclair Gasoline14
Top Trumps14
Kenner13
British Museum (Natural History)13
Cracker Jack13
 
Top 25 Items Count by Company
CompanyQty. of Items
Panini14,300
Topps12,100
Upper Deck8,394
Konami8,214
Unidentified5,838
FPG Cards2,027
TSR (Tactical Studies Rules)2,019
Ty1,994
Comic Images1,705
International Master Publishers1,648
Chocolates Juncosa1,385
Walt Disney1,231
Green Board Game Company, The1,182
Blue Ocean1,133
Cromy1,047
Edis1,041
Fleer Entertainment951
Steve Jackson Games912
Bruguera902
Monsterwax894
Euroflash Figurine766
Nacional de Chocolates763
Limited Run Games726
Sadlittles.com720
5Finity687