Red Skull
| Real Name: | Johann Schmidt |
| Birth Year: | 1906 |
| First Appearance: | Captain America: The First Avenger |
| Team Affiliation(s): | Schutzstaffel HYDRA |
| Race: | Human |
| From: | North Germany |
| Height: | 6'2" |
| Weight: | 165 lbs. |
Johann Schmidt is the former head of HYDRA, the special weapons division of the Nazi Schutzstaffel and a modern-day incarnation of the ancient society. Having become a confidant of Adolf Hitler during World War II, Schmidt gained ambitions to become the superior man, leading him to test the version of Abraham Erskine's Super Soldier Serum on himself, resulting with him becoming hideously disfigured as well as gaining the name of Red Skull.
Artificially Enhanced Physiology:
- Enhanced Intelligence, Strength, Durability, Speed, Agility, and Stamina
- Regenerative Healing Factor
Immortality
Levitation
Omniscience
Master Tactician
Expert Marksman, Combatant, and Scientist
Pilot
Bilingualism