In 2008 LEGO released 8 Agents sets. The largest Agents set from 2008 was
8635 Mobile Command Center with a piece count of 1154 and a retail price of $89.99. The current estimated value of all these Agents sets from this year is about $1,758.66 which represents a 488.6% growth.
The Agents theme was introduced in 2008 and later re-branded as Agents 2.0 in 2009. The story line and sets where based on an elite team of secret agents using high-powered technology to thwart the plans of an international crime syndicate led by Dr. Inferno. The Agents theme was inspired by James Bond as well as action-packed spy movies. Each Agent set featured a short comic strip on the box showing the background to that set's action.
2008 LEGO Sets
In 2008, LEGO celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Minifigure. It was also the 50th Anniversary of the LEGO Brick. This year also marked the release of LEGO Cuusoo which eventually paved the way for the highly collectable LEGO Ideas theme. In 2008, LEGO and LucasFilm released the Indiana Jones theme, making it the second LucasFilm theme to be released along with Star Wars. Notable set's in 2008 LEGO released the now infamous Green Grocer (10185-1) which started the investments of other collectable modular building for decades to come.