While economists argue about the relative dangers of inflation (from the right) and deflation (from the left), the Upper Deck Company is doing its bit to make sure that deflation doesn't have a chance to take hold with the October 2nd release of Marvel Premier, the most expensive trading card release of all time with each pack carrying a $200 retail price.

 

The $200 packs will contain just four cards.  Each pack will include one premium base card on thick card stock from the 50-card base set with each card numbered to just 99 copies.  Each pack will also contain a "one of one" sketch card from a top Marvel artist.  The third card in every pack will be an industry-first, a dual, triple, or quadruple hinged sketch card, a card so advanced that Upper Deck has yet to release an image of one.  The fourth card in the pack will be either a "Classic Corners" card, a Shadowbox card, or an "Emotion" booklet card by Jason Adams and NAR.

 

The Marvel Premier set will mark the first time that Upper Deck has used Shadowbox cards in an entertainment release, while the "Classic Corners" subset pays homage to some of the greatest Marvel comic corners of all time in a premium patch card.