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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
3,684
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 Topic
TopicQty. of Sets
Extinct Life2,392
n/a293
Sci-Fi & Fantasy190
Comic Art188
Jurassic Park183
History, Culture & Education123
Jurassic World74
Dinosaur (Disney Movie)63
The Flintstones51
King Kong46
Monsters, Myths & Cryptozoology39
Living Plants & Animals38
Godzilla32
Garbage Pail Kids20
Toy Story19
Devil Dinosaur19
Barney & Friends17
tbd15
Ice Age14
Dinosaurs (TV Show)12
Power Rangers12
Dinosaur King11
Beanie Babies11
Dinosaurs Attack!11
Sports10
Transformers10
 
Top 25 Item Counts by Topic
TopicQty. of Items
Extinct Life61,204
History, Culture & Education15,310
Sci-Fi & Fantasy10,699
Yu-Gi-Oh!8,211
Comic Art7,779
Garbage Pail Kids6,762
Jurassic Park4,270
Jurassic World3,543
Sports3,055
Living Plants & Animals2,706
Beanie Babies2,109
n/a1,780
King Kong1,568
The Flintstones1,334
Godzilla1,241
Dinosaur (Disney Movie)1,082
tbd892
Power Rangers890
Monsters, Myths & Cryptozoology772
Dungeons & Dragons771
Transformers739
Dinosaurs (TV Show)608
Dinosaur King567
Ice Age510
Toy Story493