 The character first appeared in "Captain America" #168 (December 1973) and was created by Roy Thomas, Tony Isabella and Sal Buscema.Daniel Brühl portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "" (2016) and will return to portray the role in the upcoming Disney+ series "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" (2020).In 2009, Helmut Zemo was ranked as IGN's 40th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.