Superman's DCEU Enemy Is the Biggest Problem With His Modern Continuity
One Superman enemy may have a fairly straightforward history in the DCEU, but the enemy's continuity in the comics is another issue. Two characters modeled after General Zod's right-hand woman, Faora-Ul, both seemingly exist in the same space, creating quite the continuity headache.
While Man of Steel considerably raised her profile, Faora's first appearance dates all the way back to the '70s when she appeared in Action Comics. A brutal serial killer on Krypton, Faora was sentenced to exile in the Phantom Zone where she met other Kryptonian criminals like General Zod. While she was a recurring Superman antagonist, she was replaced in Superman '78's movie timeline by a similar character known as Ursa. In DC's Post-Crisis continuity, Ursa was brought in as a full-fledged character while Faora was removed from continuity altogether. In fact, it wasn't until Man of Steel brought her back that Faora finally achieved some prominence decades after being cast aside.
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Faora's movie appearance did her well because merely months after she appeared on the silver screen, the villain found herself returned to comics in the pages of Action Comics #23.2 by Greg Pak and Ken Lashley. Much like how she was presented in Man of Steel, Faora is presented as a Superman villain along with General Zod, and is shown to be one of the evil Kryptonian’s biggest sympathizers. While the new interpretation of Zod would resume his role as a recurring foe, Faora disappeared once more after being briefly featured in a Superman/Wonder Woman arc. Shortly after Faora went missing, Superman encountered a familiar face in the Phantom Zone in Action Comics #984 by Dan Jurgens and Patrick
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