A typical Dark Shadows paperback novel.

Fictional characters and their respective mythologies do more than entertain us: they inspire us, and pervade our dreams and nightmares. They pervade every aspect of our culture, whether we realize it or not. They leave their intangible mark upon our world. (How many kids today who use flip-phones realize that the design was inspired by Captain Kirk's portable communicator, for example?)

The characters who thrilled us as children, and continue to do so today, are timeless and immortal. Look at Marvel Comics' Iron Man: he had existed in relative obscurity since the early 1960's, but very recently became beloved to movie-goers by the millions all over the world.

Fans are also collectors, and always have been. What this website is about, is to give fans of different characters a sense of what sorts of collectibles they may find when they go searching. From Hopalong Cassidy to James Bond, from Buck Rogers to Barbie, there have been literally tens of thousands of items released to consumers over the past few decades; younger and less experienced collectors may have no idea what's out there. This website is an attempt to shrink that lack of knowledge.

We're still under construction - we may always be under construction - so if you find a section not quite completed, please be patient. Also, if you want a specific character or item covered, please let us know at the email address given below.