I had the T-Rex, Triceratops, Pteranodon, and a couple of others. Unfortunately while I was relatively gentle with my toys compared to most kids (especially considering I was about 4-5 when I got them), pieces still got lost and broken. Still kept the dinos, though.
As for the comic, not too much other than the establishing origin story happens. And even though it has the Rex on the cover in full battle gear, it only shows up in the *second* issue, which I don't have.