<Li> Peak Human strength, speed and stamina </Li> <P> His cloned self gains a host of new abilities: </P> <P> The Red Skull (Johann Schmidt) is a fictional character, a 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). </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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