Matchup · Marvel villain

Spider-Man vs. Red Skull

Johann Shmidt, one of Marvel's biggest villains. In this site's ratings, the classic Peter Parker Spider-Man wins 75% of their one-on-one fights, so Spider-Man is the favorite.

Spider-Man (Peter Parker)75%Favored

Red Skull25%Underdog

The verdict: Spider-Man wins most nights

Fight rules: both fighters at their peak, no preparation, no allies, only their own powers and personal gear. A win is a knockout, a restraint they can't escape, or a forced surrender. The percentages are fan estimates, not official information.

Spider-Man's edge

Stronger and faster. The Skull is a peak-human fighter at best.

Red Skull's edge

A skilled fighter with a super-soldier-cloned body in recent eras, guns, the Dust of Death, and dirty tactics.

Odds for every Spider-Man

Each version of Spider-Man's chance of beating Red Skull. The best placed, Cosmic Spider-Man, wins 94% of the time; the worst placed, Spider-Ham, wins 69%. The last column says what moves each version away from classic Peter's 75%.

Spider-Man	Spidey wins	Outcome	What changes
Peter Parker Earth-616 comics	75%	Favored	The baseline Spider-Man
Miles Morales Earth-616 comics	75%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +3: Venom strike: one clean jolt can stun or paralyze a living opponent.
Ben Reilly Earth-616 comics	76%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version; +3: Stingers: a sedative dart can end it against an opponent without superhuman toughness.; +1: Impact webbing pins a shooter's arms from range.
Superior Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	76%	Favored	Overall +2 for this version
Black-suit Peter Earth-616 comics	79%	Favored	Overall +5 for this version
Iron Spider Peter Earth-616 comics	79%	Favored	Overall +3 for this version; +3: Bulletproof plating and three waldo arms blunt guns, blades and arrows.
Cosmic Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	94%	Favored	Overall +40 for this version
Spider-Woman Earth-616 comics	76%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +4: Venom blasts stun or knock out living opponents.
Silk Earth-616 comics	74%	Favored	Overall −1 for this version
Ultimate Peter Alternate comics	73%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Ultimate Peter (2024) Alternate comics	72%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Spider-Gwen Alternate comics	73%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Spider-Man 2099 Alternate comics	77%	Favored	+3: Talons and a paralytic bite can end it against anything short of superhuman toughness.
Spider-Man Noir Alternate comics	76%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version; +3: He carries pistols, and a bullet ends it against an opponent without superhuman toughness.
Spider-Ham Alternate comics	69%	Favored	Overall −8 for this version
Spider-Punk Alternate comics	76%	Favored	Overall −1 for this version; +2: Sonic blasts stagger living opponents.
Maguire's Peter Film	72%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Garfield's Peter Film	72%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Holland's Peter Film	73%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version
Spider-Verse Miles Film	73%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version; +3: Venom strike can stun a living opponent.
Spider-Verse Gwen Film	71%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version
Peter B. Parker Film	71%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version
1994 animated Peter TV and animation	73%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Spectacular Peter TV and animation	71%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version
Insomniac Peter Video games	76%	Favored	Overall +1 for this version
Insomniac Miles Video games	79%	Favored	Overall +1 for this version; +4: His venom blasts hit far harder than the comic version's.

Tale of the tape

Eight stats on a 1-to-10 scale, classic Spider-Man against Red Skull. How the stat scales work.

StatSpider-ManRed Skull

Strength64

Speed64

Agility104

Durability64

Size45

Fighting skill77

Intelligence77

Ranged attack34

Red Skull's power set

Tactics9/10
A master strategist and terrorist.
Combat skills7/10
A trained fighter.
Dust of Death6/10
A red powder that kills.
Super-soldier clone body5/10
A clone of Steve Rogers gave him peak human strength.

Who is Red Skull?

Johann Schmidt was an orphan and drifter in Germany whom Adolf Hitler personally trained to become the Red Skull, the Third Reich's master of terror. He has been Captain America's archenemy since World War II, and he survived the war in suspended animation. He later lived in a cloned body of Steve Rogers and has wielded the Cosmic Cube. He's one of the most evil men in the Marvel Universe.

Affiliations

Third Reich: Hitler's top agent.
HYDRA: Has led HYDRA at times.
Red Skull's Exiles: Commands a band of Nazi henchmen.