General Zod

A villain whose very name carries the weight of Kryptonian menace, this Modern Age incarnation of General Zod made his catalog debut in Superman #181 in 2002, brought to life by the superstar creative team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness. His appearances span the pages of DC's most prestigious Superman titles — Action Comics and Superman — putting him in the orbit of icons like the Man of Steel himself, Lois Lane, Green Lantern, and The Flash. Though his catalog footprint is compact, General Zod is one of comics' most enduring antagonists, a figure so deeply woven into Superman's mythology that his presence in any issue signals something significant is at stake.