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Javaman

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Fri Oct 20, 2023, 08:06 AM Oct 2023

The origin of Super Villians: Faora

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faora

Faora is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Superman.[3] 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 and/or lover of Superman's Kryptonian nemesis General Zod.[4]

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

Publication history
Faora first appeared in Action Comics #471 (May 1977) and was created by Cary Bates and Curt Swan.[5]

Fictional character biography
Pre-Crisis
The first Faora, Faora Hu-Ul, was introduced in Action Comics #471.[6][7] She is a beautiful Kryptonian woman whose unexplained hatred for men led her to torture and kill 23 of them in the secret concentration camp. For this crime, she was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone to complete a sentence of 300 Kryptonian years, the second longest term after Jax-Ur.[8][9] Surviving her homeworld's destruction, along with the other Phantom Zone prisoners, she existed in an invisible ghost-like form. While in the Zone, she is often depicted plotting against Superman with General Zod and Jax-Ur. Her hatred of men was not limited to the Kryptonian race, as she demonstrates with a pointless murder of a young Frenchman who was attracted by her beauty.[10]

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