BARON ZEMOOK
Earth-8101
Real Name: Heinrich Zemook
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-8101) primate
Occupation: Nazi agent
Group Membership: Nazi party
Affiliations: Adolf Hitler, Nazi's
Enemies: Baron Blood (John Falsworth), Invaders (Bucky/James Barnes, Captain America/Steve Rogers, Red Raven, Simian Torch, Sub-Mariner/Namor McKenzie, Toro/Thomas Raymond);
presumably Sgt. Nick Furry and his Howler Commandos (Izzy Cohen, Dum-Dum Dugan, Gabriel Jones, Percival Pinkerton, Robert Ralston)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: mobile throughout Europe, in particular a secret Nazi base on the North Sea
First Appearance: Marvel Apes I#3/1 (December, 2008)
Powers/Abilities: Baron Zemook possesses no super powers but is a brilliant strategist and skilled combatant, trained in weapons, leadership, and tactical warfare. He also makes frequent use of advanced technology and resources to gain an advantage over his enemies.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'7")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 180 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Unrevealed
History:
(Marvel Apes I#3/1 - BTS) - Baron Zemook, a superior tactician, strategist and scientific genius, worked as one of Adolf Hitler's most efficient agents with his own hand-picked SS unit.
(Marvel Apes I#3/1 (fb) - BTS) - In the final days of World War II with Hitler dead and the third Reich in shambles, Baron Zemook planned a final, desperate blow against the allies from a secret Nazi base on the North Sea.
(Marvel Apes I#3/1 - BTS) - Learning of Zemook's plan, supersoldier Captain America and Bucky located his North Sea base and prepared to storm it.
(Marvel Apes I#3/1) - When Zemook's top secret North Sea base was stormed by Captain America and Bucky he quickly mounted his experimental X-Beam, shot and paralyzed the American heroes. Helpless, they were stripped from their uniforms and strapped to flying bombs as Zemook planned to have them die as unknown soldiers. Meanwhile, Zemook delighted in parading around their costumes, a bloody banner for a revitalized reich to rally behind.
However, another of Hitler's super primate agents had other plans. Nazi vampire Baron Blood appeared and attacked Zemook from behind. Killing Zemook and leaving his lifeless body next to Captain America's costume hoping to lure the hero into a trap.
Comments: Created by Karl Kesel.
The Marvel Apes limited series (2008) was conceived as a playful companion to the earlier Marvel Zombies phenomenon. Following the unexpected commercial success of Zombies, Marvel looked to replicate the formula by reimagining its superheroes in another offbeat, high-concept alternate reality. Writer Karl Kesel, inspired by Silver Age whimsy and the classic "What If?" tradition, pitched a world where Marvel's heroes and villains were evolved primates rather than humans. The project was greenlit as a four-issue miniseries, launching with a tongue-in-cheek promotional campaign that leaned into its absurdity while still delivering a surprisingly dark, satirical storyline. The series spawned several tie-ins and one-shots, positioning the Ape-Verse as both a parody of and homage to Marvel's multiverse storytelling.
Earth-8101 is the main Marvel Apes reality, but there are three others as well:
- Earth-81218, possible future of Earth-8101 set in the year 2099.
- Earth-90543, monkey Speedball was send back to his world and branded a traitor by the Ape-Vengers. This was a bad dream of the Gibbon.
- Earth-95019, diverged from Earth-8101 when zombies invaded their world. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Update #5 indicates that the timelines designated Earth-95019 and Earth-21050 were seemingly erased when Earth-616's Gorilla Girl went back to the moment the portal was opened and destroyed it.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
Baron Zemook has no known connections to
Images: (without ads)
Marvel Apes I#3, p10, pan4 (main image)
Marvel Apes I#3, p10, pan2 (attacking Captain America)
Appearances:
Marvel Apes I#3/1 (December, 2008) - Karl Kesel (writer), Ramon Bachs (pencils & inks), Tom Brennan (editor)
First Posted: 1/12/2026
Last Updated: 1/12/2026
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