Captain America #110
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeCaptain America #110 is the opening chapter of 'The Strange Death of Captain America,' a three-part arc widely regarded as one of the most artistically ambitious runs in the character's history, and it delivers two firsts that reshaped Marvel's landscape for decades: the debut of Madame Hydra (Ophelia Sarkissian, later rechristened Viper), one of Marvel's most durable female villains, and Rick Jones's formal adoption of the Bucky identity. Scholars treat the issue as a transitional moment in the Captain America mythos — the point where the series began moving away from WWII-rooted nostalgia toward stories attuned to late-1960s cultural anxieties. Jim Steranko's cinematically influenced page design, including a noirish splash that owed more to Will Eisner than to standard superhero storytelling, signaled that mainstream superhero comics could absorb op-art, advertising-industry visual language, and psychedelic color in a single issue. The arc that begins here is still cited by critics and by the ArtCenter College of Design's fiftieth-anniversary retrospective as among the greatest Captain America stories ever published.
In "No Longer Alone!", Captain America faces a crisis of duty when he intercepts the Hulk’s rampage through New York City, only to watch the giant escape. Back at Avengers Mansion, Rick Jones confronts Cap’s hesitation by claiming Bucky Barnes’ old uniform—marking a turning point in their bond. With Jim Steranko’s dynamic art and bold storytelling, this pivotal issue cements Rick Jones as Cap’s official partner, launching them into a deadly HYDRA plot that tests their resolve. The cover by Steranko captures the moment of transformation, with the pair standing together as new allies.
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By early 1969, Captain America's solo title had relaunched under Jack Kirby but remained rooted in WWII-era plotting that fan mail consistently criticized as out of step with the times. Jim Steranko arrived having already made his mark on the 'Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.' feature in Strange Tales, where he developed the avant-garde, surrealist visual toolkit he brought wholesale to Captain America. The plotting credit is disputed: a 1970 letter from Steranko in Fantastic Fanzine credits him as plotter with Stan Lee writing dialogue over his layouts — though Steranko later told CBR that Marvel now credits him as sole author; the Grand Comics Database splits the credit as 'Steranko plot / Lee dialogue,' reflecting ongoing ambiguity. Steranko also colored his own work on the issue, an uncommon practice at a time when most Marvel coloring was handled by the bullpen's Stan Goldberg; he additionally redesigned the Captain America masthead logo, which ran on covers until 1982.
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- First appearance of Madame Hydra (Ophelia Sarkissian), later known as Viper — created by Jim Steranko, cover-dated February 1969.
- First appearance of Rick Jones as the new Bucky (Bucky IV), a partnership that lasted through Captain America #116.
- Story titled 'No Longer Alone!' — Part 1 of the 3-part arc 'The Strange Death of Captain America,' spanning issues #110, #111, and #113 (with a Kirby fill-in at #112).
- Full creative credits: Jim Steranko (plot, pencils, cover colors), Stan Lee (dialogue/script per GCD), Joe Sinnott (inks), Sam Rosen (letters), Stan Lee (editor).
- Steranko colored his own pencils — unusual for Marvel at the time, where coloring was typically handled by the bullpen department.
- First issue to bear Steranko's redesigned Captain America masthead logo, which remained in use on covers through 1982.
- Features a guest appearance by the Hulk, whose brief encounter with Cap leads directly to Rick Jones switching allegiance from the Hulk to Captain America.
- Reprinted in Marvel Super Action #12, Captain America Special Edition #1, Essential Captain America Vol. 2, Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, Captain America Epic Collection: The Coming of the Falcon, and Marvel Masterworks: Captain America Vol. 3 (2006); also included in the Penguin Classics Marvel Collection Captain America volume (2022).
- Madame Hydra was later adapted for the MCU in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the Viper version of the character appeared in the film The Wolverine (2013), portrayed by Svetlana Khodchenkova.
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Reprinted in Capitaine America #3 (1970), Capitán América #25 (1970), The Incredible Hulk #3 (1975), Capitán América #6 (1976), Thor #5 (1978), Captain America #1 (1979), Captain America #[2] (1979), Captain America #[3] (1979), Captain America #[4] (1979), Captain America #5 (1979), Marvel Super Action #12 (1979), Captain America Sentinel of Liberty #[nn] (1979), Captain America Collector's Edition #[nn] (1981), Captain America Special Edition #1 (1984), Strange Spécial Origines #184 (1985), Grandes Heróis Marvel #16 (1987), Essential Captain America #2 (2002), Marvel Visionaries: Jim Steranko #[nn] (2002), Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #3 (2006), Captain America Omnibus #1 (2011), Marvel Classic #3 (2011), Marvel Gold. Capitán América #2 (2012), Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #3 (2014), Captain America Epic Collection #2 (2016) + 6 more
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