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General Zod
The first General Zod was one of the kryptonian villains from a "pocket universe", executed by Superman.
The Time Trapper learning that the Legion of Superheroes was created by being inspired by a supposed Superboy in the past, took a moment in time of the universe and pruned the "pocket universe" so that only Krypton and Earth existed and shaped the timeline so that Krypton produced Superboy on the Earth, but no other superheroes; after Superboy disappeared into the 30th century, the Kents died, and Lana and Pete met Luthor. Luthor found a time viewer in Superboy's hidden lab and was tricked by the Phantom Zone criminals (General Zod, Quex-ul, Zaora) into freeing them. Luthor organized a resistance with Bruce Wayne, Hal Jordan, Oliver Queen. The Phantom Zoners destroyed the Pocket Universe Earth's atmosphere killing almost everyone, so Luthor created and sent out Supergirl to Superman's universe where she succeeds in getting him to come back with her. Luthor has Superman use gold kryptonite on the Phantom Zoners to remove their powers and be captured. Superman uses green kryptonite to execute the Phantom Zoners when they threaten to escape and destroy his Earth (SUP #222). Superman takes Supergirl to be cared for by the Kents and Lana.
When Superman and Lois travelled to Krypron through the Phantom Zone, not only did they meet both Jor-El and Lara in a Krypton that seemed far different to that which Superman originally believed to have been his home planet, but they also encountered a power-hungry Kryptonian general known as General Zod. Zod objected to Jor-El's reports about the approaching doom of their planet, and eventually gets approval from the Ruling Council to bring Jor-El in, however Zod goes overboard and uses excessive force which ends in a major battle with Jor-El and Superman in which Zod overloads and vaporizes, promising to return (ACT #776).
Soon after returning from their trip to the strange new Krypton, Superman is confronted by a "General" from Pokolistan who is garbed in a red uniform from head to toe. He pummels Superman, breaking his jaw (ACT #779) Superman later returns to confront the General who reveals himself to be General Zod, accompanied by a team consisting of Faora, Ignition and Kancer. Their confrontation is cut short by the appearance of Imperiex.
General Zod dealt with Luthor in "Our Worlds At War", and continued to harass Superman before ultimately making his move.
In battle with Zod, Superman accidentally killed him (Zod forced him to), but not before learning that the spirit of the original pocket universe Zod had somehow attached itself to a Russian human host in space and granted him Kryptonian powers.
A new Zod emerged, the Kryptonian Zod who was an adversary to Jor-El, trapped in the Phantom Zone. He came across "Metropia", Superman's Phantom Zone shelter for Earth in the event that it suffer's Krypton's fate, and corrupts it in his own image before Superman stops him. When Metropia collapsed in upon itself, Zod refused Superman's help, chosing to vanish back in to the Phantom Zone.
First Appearance (Pocket Universe): AOS #444 (Sept. 1988)
First Appearance (Return to Krypton): SUP #166 (March 2001)
First Appearance (as Pokolistan "General"): ACT #779 (Aug. 2001)
First Appearance (Kryptonian Zod in Phantom Zone): SUP #213 (March 2005)
General Zod
The first General Zod was one of the kryptonian villains from a "pocket universe", executed by Superman.
The Time Trapper learning that the Legion of Superheroes was created by being inspired by a supposed Superboy in the past, took a moment in time of the universe and pruned the "pocket universe" so that only Krypton and Earth existed and shaped the timeline so that Krypton produced Superboy on the Earth, but no other superheroes; after Superboy disappeared into the 30th century, the Kents died, and Lana and Pete met Luthor. Luthor found a time viewer in Superboy's hidden lab and was tricked by the Phantom Zone criminals (General Zod, Quex-ul, Zaora) into freeing them. Luthor organized a resistance with Bruce Wayne, Hal Jordan, Oliver Queen. The Phantom Zoners destroyed the Pocket Universe Earth's atmosphere killing almost everyone, so Luthor created and sent out Supergirl to Superman's universe where she succeeds in getting him to come back with her. Luthor has Superman use gold kryptonite on the Phantom Zoners to remove their powers and be captured. Superman uses green kryptonite to execute the Phantom Zoners when they threaten to escape and destroy his Earth (SUP #222). Superman takes Supergirl to be cared for by the Kents and Lana.
When Superman and Lois travelled to Krypron through the Phantom Zone, not only did they meet both Jor-El and Lara in a Krypton that seemed far different to that which Superman originally believed to have been his home planet, but they also encountered a power-hungry Kryptonian general known as General Zod. Zod objected to Jor-El's reports about the approaching doom of their planet, and eventually gets approval from the Ruling Council to bring Jor-El in, however Zod goes overboard and uses excessive force which ends in a major battle with Jor-El and Superman in which Zod overloads and vaporizes, promising to return (ACT #776).
Soon after returning from their trip to the strange new Krypton, Superman is confronted by a "General" from Pokolistan who is garbed in a red uniform from head to toe. He pummels Superman, breaking his jaw (ACT #779) Superman later returns to confront the General who reveals himself to be General Zod, accompanied by a team consisting of Faora, Ignition and Kancer. Their confrontation is cut short by the appearance of Imperiex.
General Zod dealt with Luthor in "Our Worlds At War", and continued to harass Superman before ultimately making his move.
In battle with Zod, Superman accidentally killed him (Zod forced him to), but not before learning that the spirit of the original pocket universe Zod had somehow attached itself to a Russian human host in space and granted him Kryptonian powers.
A new Zod emerged, the Kryptonian Zod who was an adversary to Jor-El, trapped in the Phantom Zone. He came across "Metropia", Superman's Phantom Zone shelter for Earth in the event that it suffer's Krypton's fate, and corrupts it in his own image before Superman stops him. When Metropia collapsed in upon itself, Zod refused Superman's help, chosing to vanish back in to the Phantom Zone.
First Appearance (Pocket Universe): AOS #444 (Sept. 1988)
First Appearance (Return to Krypton): SUP #166 (March 2001)
First Appearance (as Pokolistan "General"): ACT #779 (Aug. 2001)
First Appearance (Kryptonian Zod in Phantom Zone): SUP #213 (March 2005)
