Johann Shmidt (Earth-21798)

Black Skull
Name	Johann Shmidt
Current Alias	Black Skull
Aliases	Venom, Red Skull, Herr Venom, Wastelord
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Hydra, Masters of Doom, Masters of Evil, War Machines Formerly Nazi Party
Host of	Venom (symbiote)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Brown Red (as Black Skull)
Hair	No Hair At All
Skin	Red (around head)
Unusual Features	Severe facial and cranial scarring that gave his head the appearance of a red skull, claws as Black Skull
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-21798, (currently displaced to Earth-21170)
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	German
Occupation	Terrorist, would-be conqueror
Base of Operations	Wastelands Formerly Ravencroft Asylum, Washington, D.C., mobile
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Jason Aaron, Ed McGuinness
First	Heroes Reborn (Vol. 2) #1 (May, 2021) (Historically) Heroes Reborn: Marvel Double Action #1 (June, 2021) (Chronologically)
First	Heroes Reborn (Vol. 2) #1 (May, 2021) (Historically) Heroes Reborn: Marvel Double Action #1 (June, 2021) (Chronologically)

History

Black Skull's history is presumably similar to his Earth-616 counterpart's.

He bonded with the Venom symbiote at an unknown point in time after it was separated from the hero Nighthawk. He along with the Masters of Doom began attacking different locations in Washington, D.C.. He targeted the Capitol Building with help from Hydra soldiers and took Congress hostage. He was opposed by Nighthawk. After Nighthawk took care of the Hydra soldiers with help from Blade the Vampire Hunter, he attacked Black Skull.

Skull was defeated and imprisoned in Ravencroft Asylum. He was one of the prisoners freed after the Goblin staged a takeover of Ravencroft. Nighthawk eventually arrived to retake the prison. While fighting Skull, the symbiote attempted to rebond with Nighthawk, which angered Skull. Nighthawk subdued Skull and the symbiote by using a sonic device on his belt that stunned the symbiote.

He joined the Multiversal Masters of Evil, with whom he slaughtered hundreds of prehistoric Avengers, rewriting history of Earth across the Multiverse. The Black Skull claimed Earth-21170 (transformed Earth-818) as his own, turning it into a prison world. He was eventually separated from the Symbiote by All-Rider and chained in the middle of a desert that he had created.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Venom symbiote

Notes

• As an enemy of Batman pastiche Nighthawk, Black Skull is possibly a pastiche of Batman villains Two-Face and/or Bane.

See Also

• 12 appearance(s) of Johann Shmidt (Earth-21798)
• 3 mention(s) of Johann Shmidt (Earth-21798)
• 20 image(s) of Johann Shmidt (Earth-21798)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Johann Shmidt (Earth-21798)
• 1 victim(s) killed by Johann Shmidt (Earth-21798)