Az-Rel

A denizen of DC's infamous Phantom Zone, Az-Rel made their debut in the pages of Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe in 1986 — fittingly introduced to readers through comics' most ambitious character encyclopedia of the Copper Age. With only a handful of catalogued appearances spread across Superman: Phantom Zone and Adventure Comics, Az-Rel is a rare and elusive figure, the kind of deep-cut discovery that rewards the most dedicated DC explorers. The company is formidable: General Zod, Mon-El, and Superman himself share these pages, placing Az-Rel squarely within one of the most storied corners of the Man of Steel's mythology.