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Jax-Ur
Jax-Ur is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, usually as an adversary of Superman. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp, the character first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #289 (October 1961). He has been described as "the worst troublemaker in the Phantom Zone" and was the first criminal banished there. Fictional character biography Pre-Crisis Jax-Ur was an amoral and criminally deviant scientist on the planet Krypton. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Phantom Zone for destroying Wegthor, a sparsely inhabited moon of Krypton, while experimenting with a nuclear warhead. In his first appearance, Jax-Ur escaped from the Phantom Zone and posed as a super-powered version of Jonathan Kent. Superboy eventually sent Jax-Ur back to the Phantom Zone. He then used Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)'s tears to escape from the Phantom Zone, but was defeated by Mon-El. Most of his later Silver Age appearances show him in his ghostly Phantom Zone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Superman Enemies
This is a list of supervillains appearing in DC Comics who are or have been enemies of the superhero Superman. Several of Superman's opponents (most notably Darkseid and Brainiac) are or have been foes of the Justice League as well. Unlike most heroes, Superman's adversaries exist in every known capacity; humans, metahumans, androids, sorcerers, empowered animals, other aliens (such as Kryptonians), mythical/supernatural creatures, corrupt doppelgängers of himself (imposters, clones, or parallel universe counterparts), interdimensional beings ( Mr. Mxyzpltk, Vyndktvx), and even deities. Central rogues gallery In alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance): Foes of lesser renown In alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance): Group villains Antiheroes and reformed, semi-reformed, or occasionally reformed supervillains The following is a list of Superman enemies who have reformed and are more often depicted as allies of alien than enemies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantom Zone
The Phantom Zone is a prison-like parallel dimension appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is mainly associated with stories featuring Superman. It first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #283 (April 1961), and was created by Robert Bernstein (comics), Robert Bernstein and George Papp. It was frequently used in the ''Superman'' comics before the continuity was rebooted in the 1980s after ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and has appeared occasionally since. Fictional history Pre-''Crisis'' The Phantom Zone is a "pocket universe" used as a humane method of imprisonment due to Krypton abolishing the death penalty years prior. The inmates of the Phantom Zone reside in a ghost-like state of existence from which they can observe, but cannot interact with, the regular universe. Most have a particular grudge against Superman because his father Jor-El discovered the Zone and was often the prosecutor at their trials. In the 1982 miniseries ''The Phantom Zone'', the Phant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Zod
General Zod is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an List of Superman enemies, adversary of the superhero Superman. The character, who first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #283 (April 1961), was created by Robert Bernstein (comics), Robert Bernstein and initially designed by George Papp. As a Krypton (comics), Kryptonian, he exhibits the same powers and abilities as Superman and is consequently viewed as one of his greatest enemies alongside Lex Luthor, Darkseid, and Brainiac (character), Brainiac. He is also well known for his catchphrase "Kneel before Zod!" Originally bald and clean-shaven, Zod's look in popular culture was defined by the character's General Zod (1978 film series character), depiction by Terence Stamp in the films ''Superman (1978), Superman'' (1978) and ''Superman II'' (1981). Eventually, the character was reintroduced to the DC Multiverse with black hair and a goatee similar to Stamp's portrayal. A Zod (DC Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |