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A comic book fan has given people something to Marvel at after having his nose chopped off to look like a super villain.

Venezuelan Henry Damon now goes by the name Red Skull after he had the end of his hooter surgically removed to look like Captain America’s nemesis.

The tattooed 37-year-old, who is happily married, has already had bumps put on his forehead and arms.

Pal Pablo Hernandez, 38, said of the happily married dad: "He has loved comic books since he was a kid and always dreamed of being Red Skull, but never got round to doing it.

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"Then he met up with a brilliant surgeon who specialises in extreme body modifications and just knew that this was his opportunity.”

Ranked as the 14th greatest comic book villain of all time, Red Skull first appeared in 1947 as the Nazi agent arch-enemy of comic book hero Captain America.

He was most recently portrayed by Australian actor Hugo Weaving in the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger.

The surgeon who Henry went to was Emilio Gonzalez who dropped out of medical school to concentrate on tattooing and extreme body surgery.

He said: "First I have to ensure that a person is 100 percent healthy, with no respiratory disease.

"I asked for a tomography of the nose and sinuses to assure me that it was OK for surgery.

"In addition, a nasal mucus sample was taken to make sure that it had no infection. Henry aka Red Skull is a physically and intellectually healthy person.

"He’s an excellent son, husband and father, who has an extreme taste for body modification.

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"Most of my customers know that body modification is the last step of body art, everyone knows very well what they want and as well as Henry, many of them are waiting for me for many years to make their dreams a reality.”

But he admitted that chopping off Henry’s nose was only the first step towards changing him into Red Skull.

Gonzalez said: "Next will be silicone implants on the cheekbones, chin and cheeks.

"Then we will dye his face read and then he will be Red Skull."