Dru-Zod (Earth-One)

Dru-Zod
Mainstream Universe‎, 1950s-1986
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Real Name	Dru-Zod
Affiliation	Phantom Zone Criminals
Base Of Operations	Phantom Zone · formerly Kryptonopolis on Krypton
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Race	Kryptonian
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Former military director of the Kryptonian Space Center (stripped of rank upon imprisonment) · Would-be conqueror
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Bald
Origin
Universe	Earth-One
Creators	Robert Bernstein · George Papp
First Appearance	Adventure Comics #283 (April, 1961)

     

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Kryptonian Physiology: If Zod is functioning within a yellow sun star system, he will develop superhuman powers similar to those of Superman.

Abilities

• Leadership: Zod has demonstrated his ability to lead others in the capacity of military commander of the Kryptonian Space Center. Even after being sent into exile, Zod commanded the obedience and respect of his fellow Phantom Zone criminals.

Weaknesses

While imprisoned within the Phantom Zone, General Zod does not maintain a corporeal form. As such, he cannot physically vocalize his thoughts and must use telepathy to communicate with other Phantom Zone criminals. This psionic ability is restricted to communication with Phantom Zone denizens only. Upon leaving the Phantom Zone and returning to normal space/time, Zod reconstitutes a corporeal body.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

General Zod duploids: General Zod created an army of imperfect duplicates similar in form and function to Bizarro. Zod used this imperfect army in a bid to overthrow Krypton's capital city Kryptonopolis.

Notes

• This version of Dru-Zod (Earth-One), including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
  

Trivia

• The Pre-Crisis version of General Zod was re-imagined for the 1978 feature film Superman and became one of the primary antagonists in the film's sequel Superman II.

See also: General Zod (Movie Version)

Related

• 62 Appearances of Dru-Zod (Earth-One)
• 5 Images featuring Dru-Zod (Earth-One)
• 3 Quotations by or about Dru-Zod (Earth-One)
• Character Gallery: Dru-Zod (Earth-One)

External Links

• General Zod profile at Supermanica
• General Zod profile at DC Indexes
• General Zod profile at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe