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Captain America, perhaps most
famous for smashing comiies, began his career in the Golden Age smashing Nazi
agentss, led by that notorious supervillain, the Red Skull. According to
Wikipedia:
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"Chronologically by publication date, the first Red Skull
to appear in the 1940s comics was George John Maxon, an American businessman
and Nazi agent who led a ring of spies and saboteurs. He faced Captain America
during two of the latter's first missions. A formidable opponent in his own right,
Maxon was thought killed during the last encounter, though he would reappear for
one last encounter with Captain America in the Silver Age. Maxon was later revealed
to be the agent of Johann Schmidt, the true Red Skull."
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| "Schmidt
worked as a menial laborer and in his late teens, during the rise of the Third
Reich, Schmidt got his most prosperous job; a bellhop in a major hotel, while
there he served the rooms of Adolf Hitler himself. By chance, Schmidt was
present when the Führer was furiously scolding an officer, during which Hitler
pledged the he could create a better National Socialist out of the bellhop. Looking
closely at the youth and sensing his dark inner nature, Hitler decided to take
up the challenge and recruited Schmidt.. |
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| "Dissatisfied
with the standard drill instruction his subordinates used to train Schmidt, Hitler
took over personally, and trained Schmidt as his right-hand man. Upon completion,
Hitler gave Schmidt a unique uniform with a grotesque red skull mask, and he emerged
as the Red Skull for the first time. His role was the embodiment of Nazi
intimidation, while Hitler could remain the popular leader of Germany. To that
end, The Red Skull was appointed head of Nazi terrorist activities with an additional
large role in external espionage and sabotage. He succeeded, wreaking havoc throughout
Europe in the early stages of World War II. The propaganda effect was so great
that the United States government decided to counter it by creating their own
equivalent using the one recipient of the lost Project Rebirth, Steve
Rogers, as Captain America.". |
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model is a John-Paul Cote design patterned directly from covers featuring
the Red Skull's earliest appearances. It includes two different uniforms. If you
build it, please send a pic or two, to post in the gallery.
Happy
Modeling!!
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