"Kneel before Zod!" - General Zod
Summary of Character[]
General Zod (full name Dru-Zod) is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, a supervillain who is one of Superman's more-prominent enemies. The character first appeared in Adventure Comics #283 (April 1961), and was created by Robert Bernstein and George Papp. Zod is a warlord from Superman's home planet of Krypton. As a Kryptonian, he exhibits the same powers and abilities as Superman, and is viewed as one of his greatest en
emies.
In the motion pictures Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980), Zod is portrayed by British actor Terence Stamp; the character is the principal villain in the latter film. Total Film ranked Stamp's version of Zod as #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" (emphasis in original). The character was played by Michael Shannon in Zack Snyder's 2013 film Man of Steel.
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Appearances in MAD[]
Season 1[]
- Episode 5 Extreme Renovation: House Edition: Himself sitting on a couch watching Victorious on TV.
- Episode 22 Smallville: Turn Off the Clark: Not appearing, but mentioned.
Season 4[]
- Episode 22 (100) MAD of Steel: General Zod appears as the main antagonist.