Captain America #110 CA-110 - 2020 Upper Deck Marvel Ages Comic Clippings
New Bucky Is On the Case - The Steranko Era Lives Inside the 2020 Upper Deck Marvel Ages Comic Clippings
Attention, Avengers Assemble! If the name Jim Steranko means anything to you, then your pulse is already racing right now. Steranko's legendary run on Captain America is one of the most celebrated creative stretches in Marvel Comics history, and today we are putting the spotlight on one of the crown jewels of the 2020 Upper Deck Marvel Ages Comic Clippings insert set - the Captain America CA-110, featuring the iconic Captain America #110, numbered to just 50 copies.
What Is the 2020 Upper Deck Marvel Ages Comic Clippings Set?
The Comic Clippings insert set inside 2020 Upper Deck Marvel Ages is exactly what collectors and comic book lovers have been dreaming about for years. Upper Deck embedded actual pieces from original Marvel comic books into these cards, tying the physical world of collecting to the storied history of Marvel's printed page. The full Comic Clippings checklist runs 64 cards deep and spans some of the most legendary issues in the entire Marvel Universe - think Iron Man #1, Infinity Gauntlet #1, Strange Tales #110, and yes, a stunning run of Captain America issues from the Steranko era.
The Captain America portion of the Comic Clippings checklist is a tight cluster of five cards that together tell the story of one of the most pivotal arcs in Cap's Silver Age run. Here is what you are hunting:
- CA-109 Captain America #109 - numbered to 50
- CA-110 Captain America #110 - numbered to 50 (our spotlight today)
- CA-111 Captain America #111 - numbered to 50
- CA-113 Captain America #113 - numbered to 40
- CA-118 Captain America #118 - numbered to 55
That is a collector's arc - five chapters from Steranko's defining run on the character, each one low-numbered and historically significant. If you are serious about this set, you are not just pulling one card - you are building a story across a checklist, and every single one of these Captain America entries carries real weight.
Captain America #110 - The Issue Itself
Published in February 1969, Captain America #110 was written by Stan Lee and penciled, inked, and colored by Jim Steranko himself. Steranko was a visionary whose panels carried a cinematic scope and a psychedelic edge that no one else was bringing to superhero comics at the time. Issue #110 carries the story title "No Longer Alone!" and it is an absolutely packed issue. Cap and the Hulk throw down in New York City, Rick Jones gets hurt in the crossfire, and then - in a moment that shakes Cap to his core - Rick dons Bucky's old uniform and asks to become the new Bucky. The emotion and the weight of that scene, illustrated by Steranko at the peak of his powers, is something you feel even when you just hold the issue in your hands.
But that is not all. Captain America #110 also marks the very first appearance of Madame Hydra, one of the most enduring and formidable villains in the entire Marvel Universe. Two landmark moments in a single issue - a new Bucky born and a new villain unleashed - all wrapped inside Steranko's jaw-dropping artwork. This is the kind of issue that serious collectors and Marvel historians chase for a lifetime.
You are not just holding a card. You are holding a clipping from one of the most important comic books Marvel ever printed - the issue where Madame Hydra walked into the Marvel Universe and Rick Jones stepped into a legend.
The Card Design and Physical Features
The Comic Clippings format gives each card a display quality that standard cardboard simply cannot match. An actual printed piece from the source comic is embedded directly into the card face, creating a genuine window into the original material. The design frames the clipping with clean, era-appropriate Marvel branding that lets the vintage comic art speak for itself. The CA-110 is serial numbered to just 50 copies, stamped directly on the card - making every single one a true short-run pull from case breaks. This is not a base card, and it is not a standard insert. This is a premium piece of Marvel history pressed into a trading card, and the tight print run keeps it genuinely rare on the secondary market.
Collector Notes
The CA-110 sits firmly in the premium insert category. With a serial number of just 50, this card will appeal to Captain America character collectors, Steranko art enthusiasts, set builders working through the full 64-card Comic Clippings checklist, and anyone who wants a physically tangible piece of Marvel's Silver Age. The Madame Hydra first appearance and Rick Jones debut as Bucky IV add serious lore weight for deep-cut Marvel readers - and that kind of story context drives secondary market demand over time.
The five-card Captain America mini-run within Comic Clippings makes the CA-110 both a strong standalone highlight and a key link in a larger collection story. Completionists will want all five, but if you are only chasing one entry point, CA-110 is the most historically loaded card of the bunch by a significant margin.
This card is on my need list in the Collectiblz app - I have been hunting it ever since the Comic Clippings checklist dropped and I saw what issues Upper Deck managed to source. If you are tracking your Marvel Ages pulls and want-list, Collectiblz is the place to build your checklist and keep the whole collection organized in one spot.
For storage and display, a numbered insert of this caliber calls for the Ultra Pro UV One-Touch Magnetic Card Holder (35pt) - it delivers UV protection and a clean, sealed display without putting any stress on the surface of the card or the embedded clipping. If you want to give it an elevated showcase spot alongside other premium hits, the Ultra Pro UV One-Touch Magnetic Card Holder (55pt) is an excellent companion option and gives you some extra room if any of the clipping material adds a bit of thickness to the card stock.
Whether you are building the full 2020 Upper Deck Marvel Ages set, chasing the best numbered inserts across the product, or simply want a piece of Silver Age Marvel on your display shelf, the CA-110 Captain America #110 Comic Clippings card is one of the most rewarding and historically significant pulls in the entire box. The Steranko era deserves to be celebrated - and this card does exactly that. Now get out there and find your copy. 🃏
- 🃏 Sam
