Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, George John Maxon appeared as Red Skull in Captain America Comics #1 and #3 (March–May 1941). He faces Captain America during two of the latter's early missions.

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.

Nov 14, 2017 · Jack Kirby legendarily shouldered all of the penciling responsibilities when it came to CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1 back in 1941. That issue not only concisely introduced the world to Cap and Bucky, but also their number one villain, The Red Skull.

Jun 5, 2014 · The Red Skull is one of comicdom’s most potent villains. Sinister yet vaguely comical, the character was introduced in Captain America’s first issue in 1941 and has endured for more than sixty years.

Nov 17, 2021 · The Red Skull is the only Marvel villain introduced in the Golden Age who proved to have enough staying power to return in future eras. Prevented from being a 10/10 by the fact that it’ll eventually turn out that this wasn’t the real Red Skull.

Red Skull is one of the most iconic and enduring villains in Marvel Comics, primarily known as Captain America's archenemy. Created by writer Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby, he made his first appearance in Captain America Comics #7 (1941).

Jul 29, 2005 · As the story opens, the Red Skull has gotten the Cosmic Cube and all the power it gives, and is boasting of his plans to use it to conquer the world and then build an intergalactic empire.

The Red Skull is an alias used by several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and its predecessor Timely Comics. 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.

Johann Shmidt, better known as the Red Skull, is one of the main antagonists of the Marvel Universe, specifically serving as the main antagonist of the Captain America franchise. He was created by the late Jack Kirby, the late France Herron, and the …

Jun 16, 2014 · In 1941, when Joe Simon and Jack Kirby were young, enthusiastic comic creators they came up with Captain America and of all the colorful villains they pit him against, the Red Skull was the most enduring. In the first issue of Captain America the Red Skull was killing prominent government officials.