Red Skull (comics)
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Red Skull as seen in the promotional art for Captain America vol. 5, #38 (July 2008) by Steve Epting.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Captain America Comics #7 (October 1941) |
| Created by |
Joe Simon (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) France Herron |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Johann Schmidt |
| Team affiliations |
Kronas Corporation Exiles Nazi Germany Hydra AIM ULTIMATUM Skeleton Crew Astonishing Avengers |
| Partnerships |
Sin Baron Strucker The Viper Baron Helmut Zemo Crossbones |
| Notable aliases | Der Rote Schädel (German name), Dell Rusk, Bettman P. Lyles, the Agent of a Thousand Faces (impersonated in Europe during World War II), The Man (head of the People's Militia), Cyrus Fenton, John Smith, Teacher, Tod March (president and owner of Galactic Pictures), Aleksander Lukin, White Skull |
| Abilities |
Genius-level strategist and scientist
His cloned self gains a host of new abilities: Telepathy strong enough to reach out and manipulate countless people with his thought-waves and Astral Projection. |
Genius-level strategist and scientist
Political mastermind
Skilled hand-to-hand combatant and marksman
Inhabits a cloned body of Captain America that grants:
His cloned self gains a host of new abilities:
The Red Skull (Johann Schmidt) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as the archenemy of the superhero Captain America. Portrayed as a Nazi agent, the character was created by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, and France Herron, and first appeared in Captain America Comics #7 (October 1941).
The character has been adapted to a variety of other media platforms, including animated television series, video games and live-action feature films. He was portrayed by actor Scott Paulin in the 1990 direct-to-video film Captain America, and by Hugo Weaving in the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger.
Red Skull was ranked number 21 on Wizard Magazine's Top 100 Greatest Villains Ever list and was also ranked as IGN's 14th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
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