ACTION FIGURE RESOURCE VINTAGE ACTION FIGURES Jurassic Park is one of the most successful movie franchises of all time based on a 1990 novel by Michael Crichton. But did you know that although the movie wasn’t released until 1993 FOUR movie companies bid on the movie rights BEFORE the novel was even published! The movie went on to gross over $900 million worldwide in its original theatrical run and later, in 2013, with the release of Jurassic Park 3D to celebrate its 20th Aniversary it became the 17th movie in history to surpass $1 billion in ticket sales! And with a with a fifth installment scheduled for a 2018 release it looks to continue its success for a few more years yet. COLOR CONTENT HUMANS DINOSAURS VEHICLES PLAYSETS EXCLUSIVES HUMANS & DINOSAURS TWIN-PACK DINOSAURS TWIN-PACK DINOSAURS Kenner Jurrasic Park 1 1993 The first series of action figures was launched at the same jungle background was used. However it seems that no one time as the movie and, like the movie, also became an of these is rarer than the other. instant hit. The first series feature five human figures and eight The human figures in the first series bore little resemblance to dinosaurs, some of which weren't even featured in the their movie counterparts as the sculpts were based on artists movie. There were also three playsets, including the famous renditions, each also came with an elaborate snare weapons Command Compound. designed to trap the dinosaurs and a movie trading card. Jurassic Park was released in the summer of 1993 and was There are also two different backing cards for theses figures. an instant hit. At about this time Kenner were at their peak The first card featured a black background behind the and they were awarded the lisence to produce Jurassic Park bubble, but later the more popular and recognizable sunset/ action figures by Amblin Entertainment. HUMANS ALAN GRANT TIM MURPHY ROBERT MULDOON ELLIE SANDLER DENNIS NEDRY Most of the Humans from series 1 can be found on eBay for between $10-$15, as they were vastly over-produced. DINOSAURS TRICERATOPS TYRANNOSAURUS REX STEGOSAURUS YOUNG TYRANNOSAURUS REX VELOCIRAPTOR PTERANODON DIMETRODON DILOPHOSAURUS COELOPHYSIS As with the Humans the basic Dinosaurs sell for approx. $15-$20, whereas the Dino Damage and Electronic Dinosaurs sell for around $40-$50 each. VEHICLES CAPTURE COPTER JUNGLE EXPLORER CAPTURE COPTER CAPTURE COPTER Kenner Jurassic Park 2 1994 The series 1 figures were re-released in 1994 as part of Like the series 1 figures these also came with a movie the series 2 line along with some new sculpts. These trading card but a lot of the cards, numbered between 35- figures also featured new, more accurate head sculpts 51, seemed to be missing so it seems likely that Kenner as well as re-coloured clothing and the addition of an had planned a lot more figures in this series than were Ian Malcolm human figure. eventually released, probably due to poor sales. The older figures from series I also came with the new Kenner also introduced two themes, the “Evil Raiders” series II trading cards, which is useful in distinguishing and “Dino Tracker” to represent the goodies and them from the originals. baddies in order to try and increase the appeal and playability of the line. These new figures, including These figure were available in large quantities and those from series 1, were also labelled “New Series II” heavily discounted from Toy Works and Kay Bee Toys in to distinguish them from the original series. mid-1996, but they seem to have become the harder of the two series to find recently. HUMANS ELLIE SADDLER GRANT WITH NET GRANT WITH BOLA TURNER TIM MURPHY HUMANS DR SNARE SKINNER NEDRY MULDOON MALCOLM NEDRY MULDOON Unlike the series 1 figures the series 2 figures have proved to have been a much better investment with values of $50-$80 and the Nick Van Owen selling for as much as $200! DINOSAURS ELECTRONIC BARYONYX GALLIMIMUS YOUNG TYRANNOSAURUS REX CARNOTAURUS UTAHRAPTOR TANYSTROPHEUS PACHY LYCAENOPS QUETZALCOATLUS VELOCIRAPTOR DILOPHOSAURUS The Dinosaurs, however tended to go for between $30-$40 and occasionally as much as $70-$80. VEHICLES JUNGLE RUNNER STRIKE CYCLE CAPTURE CRUISER There were four vehicles released with the second series of Jurassic Park figures. The Jungle Runner and Strike Vehicle generally go for around $40-$50, whereas the Capture Cruiser goes for $200-$250 but you’d probably find yourself feeling a little cheated if you paid that for it as it is far from one of the better vehicles, with poor a poor design and paint job. The Lost World 1 1997 By the time the next movie, Jurassic Park: The Lost dinosaurs!); dino damage attack action and capture World, was released in 1997 Kenner had been bought gear; two sets of weapons, a Bola Launcher and a net out by Hasbro. However, the chunky, colorful, play launcher (the Aerial Net Trap); and lastly, a dino tracker focused style of the original Kenner figures was kept. figure making a total of 18 pieces in the complete set, This line consisted of seven human figures, including this means that to find a complete set loose is virtually the only action figure ever of Richard Schiff, and sixteen impossible and therefore pushing up the value of MIB dinosaurs. This series again proved to be extremely sets to about to around the $100 mark. popular and was named one of the bestselling toys of There was also an exclusive YOUNG 1997. TYRANNOSAURUS REX SET that came with a Dino Also the series 2 figures were released in much lower Tracker figure and three pieces of capture gear and a quantities and as a result fetch higher prices on the big muzzle which can go around the figure’s jaws. This secondary market than the series 1 figures. set generally sells for approx. $150. There were also 3 exclusive sets in this series, which Lastly there was the Target Utahraptor Set. The were Walmart Exclusives. The most valuable, and dinosaur comes with: three pieces of capture gear probably the rarest of all the Kenner Jurassic Park toys, including a big muzzle which can go around the figure’s was the DINO TRACKER SET which wasn’t released jaws; a Dino Tracker, which stands in a fairly neutral until 1997, despite originally being planned for release pose with weapons. This set was the largest of the in 1994 along with the rest of the Lost World line. The three and sells for around $150 although a MIB set has set came with: two different prehistoric creatures (not been known to go for upwards of $300! HUMANS SARAH ROLAND IAN NICK EDDIE HUMANS EDDIE PETER Most of the Human figures in the first series usually sell for approx. $10-$15, except for the Peter Ludlow and Sarah Harding figures sell for approx. $50-$60 and can go as high as $100. DINOSAURS VELOCIRAPTOR CYCLOPS DILOPHOSAURUS SPITTER PACHYCEPHALOSAURUS RAM HEAD VELOCIRAPTOR RAPTOR TRICERATOPS TRIKE BULL T-REX PARASAUROLOPHUS HORN HEAD SPINOSAURUS SLICE CARNOTAURUS THRASHER T-REX STEGOSAURUS SPIKE TAIL ELECTRONIC VELOCIRAPTOR SNAP JAW RC-TYRANNOSAURUS REX RC-PACHYCEPHALOSAURUS RC-STEGOSAURUS Like the Human figures the basic dinosaurs generally sell for $10-$20 on average and the electronic figures for between $40-$70. The few exceptions to this are: The Tyrannosaurus Rex Thrasher which sells for $200-$275 but has been know to go as high as $500! The Bull Tyrannosaurus Rex which sells for $250-$350 with a high of $450. The Carnotaurus which sells for between $200-$300. VEHICLES DART DIRTBIKE GLIDER HIGH HIDE NET TRAPPPER TRACKER HUMVEE The largest vehicle in this series was the Humvee and sells for approx. $80-$100 whereas the others sell for around $20. The prices for the two play sets on the other hand range from $100-$120. PLAYSETS MOBILE COMMAND CENTER DINO DAMAGE MEDICAL CENTER EXCLUSIVES DINO-TRACKER-SET UTAHRAPTOR SET YOUNG TYRANNOSAURUS REX SET The Lost World 2 1998 In 1998 Hasbro released Jurassic Park: The Lost World This has also resulted in them fetching slightly higher series 2 figures, and as with the second series of prices on the secondary market than the first series. Jurassic Park line these sold in much lower quantities Due to the limited run of these figures the humans as the first series and only consisted of three humans generally sell for between $60-$80 on the secondary and two dinosaurs. market and the dinosaurs for approx. $30-$40 HUMANS AJAY NICK VAN OWEN EDDIE CARR DINOSAURS BARYONYX ORNITHOSUCHUS Chaos Effect 1998 About the same time as the Lost World series 2 figures Despite poor sales at the time this line has become were released the Chaos Effect line was also released. popular with collectors and as a result some of the These figures represented the merged DNA of various figures have become difficult to find. A follow-up series, dinosaurs by mad scientists. The line featured mainly featuring glow-in-the-dark figures, called Night Hunters repaints of previous dinosaurs, humans and vehicles was due to be released but it was scrapped in favor of along with a few new sculpts. the Jurassic Park Dinosaurs line, which had a closer tie- in with the movies. HUMANS ROLAND TEMBO IAN MALCOLM With only 2 humans in this series, which weren’t very popular they can be picked up for around $20 on eBay. DINOSAURS TRASHER T-REX OMEGA T-REX VELOCYRAPTERYX PARADEINONYCHUS TYRANNONOPS TANACONDA RAPTOR ALPHA COMPSTEGNATHUS ANKYLORANODON AMARGOSPINUS The re-painted dinosaurs go for about the same but the new sculpts are about twice the price, selling for between $40-$50 axcelpt for the OMEGA T-REX and THRASHER T-REX which sell for between $150-$200.