In 2012 LEGO released 13 Monster Fighters sets. The largest Monster Fighters set from 2012 was
10228 Haunted House with a piece count of 2064 and a retail price of $179.99. The current estimated value of all these Monster Fighters sets from this year is about $1,756.62 which represents a 330.9% growth.
The Monster Fighters theme was introduced in 2012 who's story line is similar to the 1987 movie The Monster Squad, which features the same monsters. In the backstory, the monsters attempt to collect them to unleash doom on the Earth by eclipsing the Sun forever. A band of Monster Fighters, led by Dr. Rodney Rathbone, tries to find the stones before the evil Lord Vampyre uses them to eclipse the sun forever. The Monster Fighters were discontinued in 2012, the same year it was introduced.
2012 LEGO Sets
2012 was a very important year for LEGO license themes, namely, the contract with Lucasfilm was renewed to extend Star Wars sets until at least 2022. The LEGO Group also celebrated its 80th anniversary in August of that year. 2012 also marked the year for one of the largest number of new and important themes being released which included The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Marvel Super Heroes, DC Super Heroes, Monster Fighters, Friends and LEGO Friends. With the introduction of all these new themes LEGO did discontinue a number of beloved themes in 2012 which included Alien Conquest, Atlantis, Pharaoh's Quest, Kingdoms and Harry Potter which did make a return six-years later, thankfully.