Editing General Zod (section)

===Silver Age===
Dru-Zod is a [[Malignant narcissism|megalomaniacal]] [[Kryptonian]] and the leader of Krypton's military forces.<ref>{{cite book |last =Rovin |first =Jeff |title =The Encyclopedia of Supervillains |publisher =Facts on File |date =1987 |location =New York |isbn = 0-8160-1356-X |page=141}}</ref> When Krypton's space program was abolished after [[Jax-Ur]]'s destruction of the inhabited moon Wegthor, Zod tried to take over Krypton using an army of robotic duplicates of himself, all bearing a resemblance to [[Bizarro]]. He is sentenced to exile in the [[Phantom Zone]] for 40 years for his crimes. In the present, Superman releases Zod after learning that he has already served his sentence, but is forced to return him to the Zone after he attempts to conquer Earth.<ref name=Guide>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=118}}</ref>

During the remaining years before the ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'', Zod and other Zone inmates such as Jax-Ur, [[Faora]], and others, escape from the Phantom Zone and battle Superman and Supergirl numerous times, always being defeated in the end and returned to the Zone.