Captain America Card Collection

"It's a vintage set. It took me a couple of years to collect them all. Near mint. Slight foxing around the edges, but..."

- Phil Coulson

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson spent several years collection a set of vintage Captain America trading cards from the World War II era.

Upon meeting Steve Rogers after his revival, Coulson asked Rogers if he would be willing to sign the collection. Rogers responded that he would, but Coulson was killed by Loki just prior to the Battle of New York. After Coulson's death, S.H.I.E.L.D director Nick Fury took the cards out of Coulson's locker and smeared in Coulson's blood in order to motivate Rogers and Tony Stark into action against Loki. When asked about the action later by Maria Hill, Fury would reply that "They needed the push."