Sin (Marvel Comics)

Sinthea Shmidt
Sin
Cover art for Captain America vol. 5 #17 (April 2006)
Art by Steve Epting.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceAs Mother Superior:
Captain America #290
(February 1984)
As Red Skull:
Captain America #612
(January 2011)
Created byJ.M. DeMatteis (writer)
Paul Neary (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoSinthea Shmidt
SpeciesHuman mutate
Team affiliationsSerpent Squad
Sisters of Sin
The Worthy
Hydra
PartnershipsCrossbones
Notable aliasesMother Superior
Red Skull
Skadi
Sin
Abilities
  • Expert hand to hand combatant and martial artist
  • Highly skilled markswoman
  • High-level intellect
    As Mother Superior:
  • Teleportation
  • Intangibility
  • Telekinesis
  • Telepathy

Sin is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by J. M. DeMatteis writer and artist Paul Neary, first appeared in Captain America #290 (February 1984), as Sinthea Shmidt, the daughter of the Red Skull and an antagonist of the superhero Steve Rogers / Captain America.