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Also known as Faora Hu-Ul, Faora Ul, Zaora

Faora is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Superman. The character was created by Cary Bates and Curt Swan, and first appeared in Action Comics #471 (May 1977). Most commonly, Faora is an ally and sometimes the wife or lover of Superman's Kryptonian nemesis General Zod.

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Gender
female
Place of birth
Krypton
Occupation
soldier
Languages spoken
English language
Creator
Curt Swan
Performer
Antje Traue
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character type
supervillain
present in work
Smallville
home world
Krypton
name in native language
Faora
from narrative universe
DC Universe
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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections
Contents
  • Publication history
  • Fictional character biography
  • Pre-Crisis
  • Post-Crisis
  • Pocket Universe
  • Phantom Zone entity
  • Pokolistanian
  • "Return to Krypton"
  • New 52/DC Rebirth
  • Powers and abilities
  • Other versions
  • In other media
  • Television
  • Film
  • Video games
  • References

Faora is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Superman. The character was created by Cary Bates and Curt Swan, and first appeared in Action Comics #471 (May 1977). Most commonly, Faora is an ally and sometimes the wife or lover of Superman's Kryptonian nemesis General Zod.

Faora appears in the television series Smallville, portrayed by Erica Durance and Sharon Taylor. She also appeared in the DC Extended Universe films Man of Steel (2013) and The Flash (2023), portrayed by Antje Traue.

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