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General Zod (full name Dru-Zod) is a fictional Superman character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, who first appeared in Adventure Comics #283 (April 1961), was created by Robert Bernstein and initially designed by George Papp. He is a super-villain from Superman’s planet. He has the same powers and strength that he has. He was sent to Earth to kill Superman.

He was played by Terence Stamp in Superman and in Superman II. He was also played by Michael Shannon in Man of Steel.

Total Film ranked Zod #32 on their "Top 50 Greatest Villains of All Time" list in 2007. Pop-culture website IGN.com ranked General Zod as #30 on their list of the "Top 100 Comic Book Villains", asserting that "Stamp is Zod.

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    General Zod in The Adventures of Superman #589 (April 2001). Art by Duncan Rouleau and Marlo Alquiza.

  • General Zod Countdown 30

    General Zod leads an ill-fated insurrection in Countdown #30 (October 2007). Art by Gary Frank and Jon Sibal.

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    General Zod in Action Comics #845 (January 2007). Art by Adam Kubert.

  • CamBlueZod

    Callum Blue as Major Zod in Smallville.

  • GeneralZodForPresident20084

    General Zod (Terence Stamp, center), Non (Jack O'Halloran, left) and Ursa (Sarah Douglas, right) in Superman II (1980)

  • Michael Shannon as Zod

    Michael Shannon as General Zod in Man of Steel (2013)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: General Zod para niños

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