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RED SKULL: The Agent Of A Thousand Faces |
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Thursday, 02 June 2011 15:04 |
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Who is RED SKULL?
A long-time enemy of Captain America, Johann Schmidt is a proud Nazi general and the embodiment of evil, fear, and horror. Many had shared the name of RED SKULL but Schmidt is the one true RED SKULL, his first appearance is on Captain America Comics #7 (Oct 1941).
In Captain America Comics#1 a RED SKULL appeared, but this was only an agent of the true RED SKULL, the true RED SKULL appeared in issues #7
Schmidt longed for a master who would show him the way to achieve power. Years later, after the Nazis had come to power in Germany, Shcmidt was working in a hotel where the dictator of Germany's Third Reich, Adolf Hitler, came one day to stay. That night Shcmidt brought refreshments to Hitler's suite and found Hitler berating the chief of the Gestapo for letting a spy escape. On hearing Hitler's voice, Schmidt decided Read more: |