Set PricingGood Investment
Set Facts
- The set includes 4 minifigures: Brainiac, Superman, Supergirl and Martian Manhunter.
- Brainiac Attack was designed by LEGO designer Adam Grabowski.
Regional Retail Prices (LEGO.com/Store)
Brainiac Attack Reviews
Is this LEGO set a good investment?
“For a DC Comics Super Heroes set, 76040 LEGO Brainiac Attack is a good investment as it has been outperforming the theme's average annual growth by 64% with an annual return of over 17% compared to the expected 6%. If you are a DC Comics Super Heroes collector you might want to consider picking this up.”
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“This set is from LEGO's DC Comics Super Heroes line and comes with everything needed to create and stage a battle scene between Brainiac and the superheroes. Brainiac and the Skull Ship can also be used for recreating scenes from the LEGO Batman 3 video game.
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Jays Brick Blog
“At $40, this set has crazy value especially if you're a new DC Super Heroes fan. This new wave of DC sets are doing it right – giving everyone equal opportunity to collect all the important DC Super Heroes, even if some of the sets are quite expensive. Thankfully, Brainiac... More Attack manages to do things right by offering what all LEGO Super Heroes fans love – tantalising minifigures and a terrific model.”
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New Elementary
“This is definitely a set to get hold of if you're collecting the Super Heroes minifigures, not least because of the exclusive Brainiac and Supergirl. For the builders, Brainiac's machine offers something different in terms of space craft or enemy vehicles, and there are a... More few great techniques we can pick up: most impressive for me was the way the skull face was constructed, as well as the innovative use of the tail parts.”
Subtheme Analysis
Lifespan
13 mos (this set 10 mos)
Annual growth
+5.96% (this set +16.69%)
This set's annual growth (CAGR) vs. subtheme
Community Stats
Brainiac Attack currently ranks #4 out of the top most owned sets in DC Comics Super Heroes Justice League.
About DC Comics Super Heroes Justice League
Justice League is a subtheme of DC Comics Super Heroes that consists of 11 sets that as of now ran from 2014 to 2018.
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes theme was part of the LEGO Super Heroes introduced in 2011 which featured both DC Comics and Marvel Comics with DC Comics sets launching first including nine sets in the first wave. Prior to the first wave of sets, LEGO had given away different minifigure promotional sets various Comic Con events.
Summary
DC Comics Super Heroes Justice League Brainiac Attack set 76040 was released on January 7, 2015, retailing for $25, it has since been retired. New, unopened sets are valued at $96, while used sets sell around $15.
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Panic grips Metropolis as the evil Brainiac leads an Earth invasion in his tentacular Skull Ship! Martian Manhunter is cornered and needs help, so rush to the rescue with Superman™ and Supergirl. Dodge the spaceship’s flick missiles and activate the Super Jumper to disable the cannon. The threat is greater than ever, so the Super Heroes must work as a team to foil Brainiac’s destructive mission. Includes 4 minifigures: Brainiac, Superman™, Supergirl and Martian Manhunter.
Brainiac’s Skull Ship features an opening cockpit, computer control screen, cannon, flick missile, rocket booster exhaust, alien tentacles and translucent elements
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