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The Charizard premium is the most powerful and persistent market force in the entire TCG, a gravitational constant that has shaped collecting behavior, investment strategies, and set design for over a quarter century

And the possible reference to John Carpenters The Thing that many people asked about was merely a happy accident that ended up fitting perfectly in the set

And like the Power Nine - many of which appear on this list, including Black Lotus - it was a rare card in Alpha, meaning that only around 1,008 copies were ever produced

Its a little pricey, and personally Id have rather had the body cost one less at the cost of some stats to enable it to be played on curve, but otherwise this card is solid