Base of Operations: Berlin, Germany @ the  World War II era

First Appearance: (cover) Captain America Comics#1 (May, 1941); (story) Captain America Comics#2 (April, 1941 honestly, that's the cover dates)

Powers/Abilities: Hitler was a master military strategist; in his Marvel Universe appearances, he is typically characterized as a coward and a blowhard.
He possessed a handgun that was able to pierce powerful mystic defenses.

History: (Men's Adventure#23/2) - A German businessman bought a coin from an antique dealer. The coin was part of the money Judas Iscariot had been paid to betray Jesus In any event, this coin was passed on to Genghis Khan, Attila, and Napoleon, bringing success-and then downfall. The businessman experienced the pendulum swing of the coin's magic. The coin was stolen by a paperhanger's assistant, a sullen veteran named Schickelgruber. (see comments)

(Dr. Strange II#51 (fb)) - In his youth, Hitler met with Heinrich Krowler, a powerful black magician, who introduced him to his cabal of fellow mystics.  Krowler and his allies helped fund Hitler's rise to power, sensing the chaos he would bring.

(Hellstorm#16, 18 (fb) - BTS) - The nefarious Chapel of Dresden, a group of occult psychopaths allegedly once closely associated with Hitler, may have been among these mystics.  They sought to breed a new high priest and priestess: Half human , half hell--messiahs from the pit, to lead the Chapel into a new century as rulers of men. 

(Daring Mystery Comics#6) - In 1926, in Valhalla, the soul of a hero known as Hercules observed visions of Hitler's rise to power in Germany and the threat that he will pose to the world. Hercules petitioned Jupiter, ruler of Valhalla, to allow him to be reincarnated in America so as to eventually be able to oppose the Axis forces. Jupiter consented, and Hercules's spirit entered newborn baby Martin Burns. Fourteen years later, young Martin, superhumanly strong thanks to the presence of Hercules's spirit in his body, became the teenage hero known as Marvel Boy.

(Monsters Unleashed#6/6) - In the 1700's the Countess Von Schmidt became a wolf after drinking water from the Harz mountains area. Hitler ordered that his "wolf pack" would carry at all times a canteen of this water.

(Invaders I#36 (fb)) - In 1932, as Hitler led the Nazi party to "unite all Germany", two friends, Helmut Gruler and Franz Schneider observed his rise.  Gruler was optimistic, but Schneider believed Hitler was insane, and finally fled to America.

(Tales Of Suspense I#66/2 (fb)) - In 1934, on the evening that Hitler took power in Germany, he happened to be chewing out his Gestapo chief for letting a spy escape.  Seeing a young bellboy, Johann Shmidt, he claimed he could teach him to do a better job than him.  But then, looking into his eyes, Hitler realized he could make a powerful ally of him.  He turned him over for training, but was despaired when his men trained him as a storm trooper. 

(Thunderbolts Presents: Zemo - Born Better#3-4) - Hitler attended a test of Heinrich Zemo's death-ray, with Johann Shmidt as his bodyguard. Also in attendence was Abraham Erskine, who attempted to persuade Hitler to employ his serums, but Hitler refused to consider using chemical enhancements on his men.

(Tales of Suspense I#66/2) - Hitler ultimately sought to make Shmidt a unique identity for his protégé, and he placed upon him the mantle of the Red Skull.  His first order was for him to kill his instructor, but instead, the Skull let the man live and fear him.

(Marvel: The Lost Generation#5 (fb)) - In his early days, Hitler was secretly aided by the Rumor, who used his abilities to enthrall others to subvert crowds to the Nazi cause.  After the Rumor vanished following a scuffle with Robert William Paine, he was believed dead.

(Life of Pope John Paul II) - On September 1, 1939, Hitler ordered the attack on Poland.

(Master of Kung Fu I#23 (fb)) - In 1940, Wilhelm Bucher vocally spoke out against the alliance with Japan, but was forced by Hitler to accept a Japanese assistant on a mission to deliver secret documents to Japan.  Bucher was ultimately abandoned by his "ally".

(Daring Mystery Comics#8) - In May, 1940, Hitler spoke via radio to Nazi troops in France, ordering them to "wipe out the Belgians and Dutch." Weeks later, British soldier Lt. John Watkins, who had been among the British troops to oppose the Nazis and had briefly been believed killed in action, adopted the identity of Citizen V and began harassing German forces in occupied France. Citizen V subsequently moved his operations to Germany, where, disguised as a German soldier, he confronted Hitler, punched him in the face, and left a "V" calling card before departing.

(Captain America Comics#2/2) - Hitler arranged to have an American financier, Henry Baldwin, kidnapped and brought to Germany and replaced him with a double.  Apparently Baldwin was so rich, his fortune could save England.

"The fate of the world depends on Britain's victory...the fate of Britain rests on the financial aid of our own Henry Baldwin."

Hitler: "The whole world expects you to sign the pact mit Britain...dot in turn vill cause der rest of Europe to fall in line mit der democracies, but---you vill not sign der pact!! Instead you vill sign mit Mussolini! Dot vill swerve Europe to our side--leaving democracies trapped!"

Due to Bucky's eagle-eye, the double was spotted and stopped before signing the pact with the Axis.  Hitler then ordered the real Baldwin to be executed by an extremely large cannon.  Cap and Bucky prevented the execution because they were hiding in the cannon and rescue Baldwin.

Hitler and his aide went to fight Cap and Bucky...

"You get the big one, Adolph, I'll get the little guy."

"No, Hermann. I'll get the little guy!"

Bucky then dropkicked both of them.  The R.A.F. flew into Germany and rescued Cap, Bucky, and Baldwin.

(Sub-Mariner Comics#1) - Hitler determined the Nazi war machine had been assaulted by the Sub-Mariner too many times and ordered a fleet of U-boats to destroy Namor's home city, Atlantis.  Emperor Thakorr was struck unconscious in the assault, putting Namor on the throne; he responded to Hitler's attack by re-building Atlantis' fleet to take on Germany itself.

(All-Winners Comics#1/3) - Hitler checked in with his agent, the Lord of Death, who had been sending armies of zombies on rampages.  To his surprise, he found himself speaking to Captain America and Bucky, who had already defeated the Lord of Death.  Bucky gave Hitler a raspberry before the transmission ended.

(Young Allies#1/2)- While in Berlin, Hitler encountered members of the Young Allies, who he patted on the head, believing them to be "good German boys." The Young Allies went on to infiltrate the lair of the Red Skull by masquerading as the Red Skull himself. When Hitler came to check in with the Red Skull, the Red Skull and his men tackled him, thinking the Young Allies were playing another trick. They were mortified to learn their mistake.

(Human Torch Comics#5) - Hitler observed the Sub-Mariner's renewed war against humanity and battle with the Human Torch, while planning his offensive on the Russian Front.

(Captain America Comics#22/3) - Hitler sent the Reaper to the USA to cause an uprising against the government and all authority figures.
"Und so, remember, der bigger der lie you tell, der more chance dot it vill be belived!  After all, ve haff made our people believe dot dey are a superior race!  Look vot a big lie dot iss!
Hitler was not happy when the Reaper died and his plans were exposed by Captain America and Bucky.

(All-Winners Comics#8) - Hitler met with Blucher, a Nazi agent who had recently been released from an insane asylum, and discussed with him plans for invading England. Blucher had devised a refrigeration coil which could freeze the ocean around England, allowing them to invade on ice skiffs. Hitler alerted bundists in America to capture the Human Torch and Toro so that they would not interfere, but the Torches defeated the bundists, learnt of Hitler's plans, and led the British fleet to defeat Blucher.

(All-Winners Comics#8/5) - In "Hades," a demon identified as "the Devil," claiming to have put Hitler "in charge of things," grew disgusted at a report of Hitler's failure at the Russian front. The Devil's confidant, a woman called Madam Satan, suggested that Attila the Hun be relieved of his duties tormenting enslaved souls to replace Hitler; the Devil agreed, and Madam Satan brought Attila with her to Germany to meet with Hitler. Hitler, recognizing Madam Satan, was obsequicious at first but balked at the notion of surrendering power; however, Madam Satan reminded him that he had sold his soul to the Devil and bullied him into cooperation. Demonstrating her power, Madam Satan used a supernatural atomizer to transform two of Hitler's flunkies into stone. The Destroyer, having observed the arrival of Madam Satan and Attila from outside Hitler's stronghold, was moved to action by the sight of the spray's power. He broke into Hitler's office, manhandled Hitler, and fought Attila until Madam Satan managed to transform him into stone; Attila demonstrated to Hitler that heat would break the stone spell, freeing one of his petrified flunkies. Hitler had the petrified Destroyer placed as a table decoration at a banquet for his officers, but after they had fallen asleep following their carousal, the heat from a cigar partially freed the Destroyer, enabling him to move to a fireplace and be completely restored. Madam Satan and Attila the Hun both responded to his revival, but the Destroyer knocked the atomizer from Madam Satan's hand and kicked Attila into the fireplace, resulting in his return to "Hades." Madam Satan, not wishing to confront the Destroyer alone, followed Attila into the flames. The Destroyer recovered the atomizer and petrified several Nazi soldiers who were responding to the activity, then pursued a panic-stricken Hitler with the intent to petrify him. However, after the Destroyer had chased Hitler outside, a bomb dropped from an Allied air raid put a stop to his pursuit, and Hitler avoided being transformed into a statue. The Destroyer then destroyed the atomizer lest it be misused.

(Tales Of Suspense I#67/2) - Hitler was visited by the Red Skull, who showed him his captive, Captain America, who had been temporarily brainwashed to follow his commands.  Hitler was pleased, and tried to strike Captain America in the face, but even under the Skull's thrall, Captain America knew enough to defend himself.

(Invaders Annual#1 (fb)) - Hitler summoned Agent Axis, a combination of a Japanese, Italian, and German spy to see him, and ordered him to capture Captain America's shield so that his scientists could study and duplicate it.  Hitler despised Agent Axis, and when he failed, it made little difference.

(Invaders I#16-21) - Hitler oversaw the attempted marriage of Warrior Woman and Master Man in Berlin, as well as the capture of the Invaders; however, the Invaders were spared a firing squad death by the new Union Jack, and Hitler fled, taking Captain America's shield as a trophy; he tried to escape aboard a plane, but the hero Dyna-Mite had smuggled himself aboard, and recovered the shield.  Hitler parachuted to safety before Dyna-Mite could capture him.

(Moon Knight I#22/2) - In October, 1942, Hitler launched an offensive at El Alamein, ordering Rommel's men to plant land mines through the desert.  However, the mines ultimately failed, when a fault line opened, destroying most of the mines.  The Egyptian Moon-God Khonshu apparently manipulated the fault line in order to aid in overthrowing Hitler's troops.

(The Truth#6) - Pvt. Isaiah Bradley, the sole survivor of the black Super Soldier program, invaded its German counterpart, Schwatzebitte, but was captured by exposure to otherwise lethal fumes from a gas chamber. Hitler and Josef Goebbels tried to convince Bradley to turn against the USA, by pointing out how the African-Americans had been treated in America, and how the Germans/Nazis would free the African-Americans from oppression after their victory. Bradley refused, and Hitler had him sent to be tortured and castrated, to have his limbs removed, and to be sent back to the US still living in that state. However, en route, Bradley was freed by the German Resistance, and eventually made it back to the USA.

(Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos#1) - Hitler contacted his men interrogating French resistance fighter Pierre LaBrave, and impressed upon them the importance of extracting information from LaBrave. However, LaBrave was rescued by the Howling Commandos.

(Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos#9) - The Howling Commandos were sent on a mission to capture Hitler, which they seemingly succeeded at, only to find that the Hitler they had captured was one of his doubles.

(Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos#14) - Hitler instructed Baron Strucker to capture the Howling Commandos, which led him to create the Blitzkrieg Squad.

(Dr. Strange II#51) - During a time-travel visit to World War II, Dr. Strange's astral form encountered Hitler in Berlin, as he determined Hitler's connection to Krowler.

(Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos#24) - Hitler directed a Bundist operation to steal plans and materials from the Manhattan Project.  When he learned that the Howlers had run across the operation--and been captured--he demanded that they be shot immediately.  The Bundists tried to carry out his orders, but the Howlers broke free and foiled the operation.

(Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos#28) - Disappointed by Baron Strucker for his many failures, Hitler gave him another chance, assigning him to the French town of Cherbeaux, where the French Resistance was operating. Hitler ordered Strucker to either put an end to the resistance, or put the entire town's population to death. Strucker disliked his orders, and Hitler became increasingly convinced that Strucker would betray him, despite the attempts of Goering and Goebbels to reassure him. When resistance operations continued, Hitler ordered Strucker to level the entire town.

(Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos#29) - Hitler declared Baron Strucker a traitor after he disobeyed orders in a personal vendetta against Sgt. Fury.  He promised to pin a medal on the Nazi who could assassinate him.  He also smacked one of his assistants over the head with a copy of "Mein Kampf" after he had revealed Strucker's actions.