Created by France Herron, Jack Kirby, and Joe Simon, the character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941), in which his secret identity is revealed to be George Maxon, but would later be retroactively established as merely a decoy who was working for the real Red Skull, Johann Shmidt.

Johann Shmidt, the Red Skull, was the son of a coarse, drunken German villager named Hermann Shmidt and his reportedly saintly, long-suffering wife Martha, who for years endured abuse and beatings from her husband. Martha died giving birth to Johann, their only child.

The Red Skull was appointed head of Nazi terrorist activities with an additional large role in external espionage and sabotage. He was spectacularly successful, wreaking havoc throughout Europe in the early stages of World War II.

Red Skull in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the second live-action incarnation of the character, following an incarnation portrayed by Scott Paulin. Weaving's "Red Skull" mask in the film was a latex mask conceived by prosthetic makeup designer David White .

The Red Skull appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a villainous Chessmaster, Nazi super-scientist, and the founder of HYDRA in Captain America: The First Avenger.

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Johann Shmidt is the leader of Hydra, a terrorist group derived from the Nazis. He was powered by an early and unstable version of the Super-Soldier Serum, and adopted the identity of Red Skull. Since then, he has battled Captain America and his fellow heroes for years, without ever achieving his goals of global domination.

Red Skull would be known as Marvel Comics first super-villain that led a long and enduring career as a major threat within the Marvel Universe. When Marvel Comics was introduced in 1939,...

He is the archenemy of the superhero Captain America, [1] and is portrayed as a Nazi agent. Created by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby and France Herron, the character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 in March 1941.

The Red Skull, whose real name is Johann Schmidt, is one of the leaders of HYDRA, the archenemy of Captain America and one of the main antagonists of Marvel Comics. Immortality Through Cloning: His psionic mind transference grants the Red Skull immortality.