General Zod
General Zod is a DC Comics supervillain who frequently appears alongside Superman in his comic novels. Robert Bernstein developed the character, which originally appeared in Adventure Comics issue 283 (April 1961) and was designed by George Papp. As a 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.
Zod's appearance in popular culture was characterized by Terence Stamp's portrayal of the character in the films Superman and Superman II, starring Christopher Reeve. With black hair and a goatee beard, the character was eventually reintroduced to the DC Multiverse. Michael Shannon played this character in the DC Extended Universe film Man of Steel.