AN affectionate dad-of-one has gone to extreme lengths to transform himself into Captain America's nemesis the Nazi supervillain Red Skull.

Henry Rodriguez, from Caracas, Venezuela, splashed out £30,000 on multiple procedures in a bid to turn himself into his the Marvel comic book madman.

9 A dad-of-one has spent £30k on transforming himself into the fictional Nazi supervillain Red Skull Credit: mediadrumworld.com

Red Skull was first introduced into the Marvel comic book series in 1947 as the Nazi arch-enemy to Captain America.

The supervillian has also made a more recent appearance in the 2011 movie Captain America: The First Avenger which starred Hugo Weaving as Red Skull and Chris Evans as the hero.

9 Henry Rodriguez has undergone drastic procedures to become his idol, including having his nose cut off of and his face tattooed black and red Credit: mediadrumworld.com

Now, Henry has undergone drastic surgery to look like his idol, including having subdermal implants on his forehead, part of his nose cut off and his eyeballs tattooed.

The 38-year-old, who now calls himself Red Skull, has also inked his face with red and black and it's unlikely he will stop the body modifications any time soon.

9 But despite his scary look, Henry, who now calls himself Red Skull, is still an affectionate and loving dad to son Credit: mediadrumworld.com

9 Henry and his three-year-old son live together in Venezuela Credit: mediadrumworld.com

But despite his scary appearance, Henry is still a loving husband and dad to three-year-old son, Aaron as these sweet family snaps show.

It's clear from the photos that family still lead a normal life, with Henry taking Aaron out for meals, carrying him on his shoulders and reading to him in bed.

9 The two still live a normal day-to-day life with Henry taking Arron to school Credit: mediadrumworld.com

9 While his appearance is unusual his little boy doesn't seem to see him as anything else other than dad Credit: mediadrumworld.com

Speaking of his surgery, Henry's friend Pablo Hernandez, said: “He has loved comic books since he was a kid and always dreamed of being Red Skull, but never got round to doing it.

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

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Before Henry could undergo any modifications, his 'surgeon', med-school dropout Emilio Gonzalez, said he had complete a number of physical and psychological tests.

"Henry aka Red Skull is a physically and intellectually healthy person," said Emilio.

9 According to Henry's friend he's 'always dreamed of being Red Skull' and thanks to his 'surgeon' Emilio Gonzalez he's finally been able to do it Credit: mediadrumworld.com

9 Before Henry was allowed to undergo the body modification he had to complete a number of physical and psychological tests, which he passed says Emilio Credit: mediadrumworld.com

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

"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."

9 Earlier this year the cast and filmmakers of Marvel's Avengers gathered for European press conference ahead of a new movie release in July 2017 Credit: Reuters

Earlier this year, Marvel fans would have been pleased to see the Avengers assemble in London for the ultimate press conference ahead of the European release of Captain America: Civil War.

The plot for this new comic book-inspired sequel centres around political interference in the Avengers’ activities, causing a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man and it's due to be released on July 28 2017.