Jax-Ur

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Jax-Ur is a Kryptonian villain in Superman comics. He was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone for destroying one of the planet's inhabited moons when experimenting with space travel. (In the World of Krypton miniseries, he is shown launching a nuclear warhead, intended to explode in space, but a collision with a spaceship piloted by Jor-El sent it off-course.) Because of this, space travel was forbidden. He first appeared in Adventure Comics #289 (Oct 1961). He calls himself "the worst criminal in the Phantom Zone".

Jax-Ur did not appear after the Crisis on Infinite Earths for some time, as until the recent appearance of Supergirl there was a rule that no Kryptonians survived except Superman. On the occasions that a pseudo-Kryptonian villain was required, writers have usually gone for General Zod.

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Jax-Ur did reappear in Action Comics 846, written by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner as one of the criminals unleashed from the Phantom Zone by Zod. In the current continuity, Jax-Ur destroyed Krypton's moon during an attempt at intersteller space trave. When the moon was destroyed, Kandor was lost as well, though the city has been shown in recent monthes. The story mentions that Kandor's true fate was never know. Jax-Ur subsequently became the first prisoner banished to the Phantom Zone.

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Jax-Ur appeared in Superman: The Animated Series, where he was voiced by Ron Perlman (who by that point had voiced Clayface on Batman: The Animated Series and would later voice Slade on the Teen Titans animated series). Ironically, he was portrayed as closer to Zod; a military genius who had attempted to overthrow the Science Council. His co-conspirator, and possible lover, is a female Kryptonian named Mala (based on Ursa and Faora).

In Superman Adventures #21, he and Mala joined the Argonian criminal General Zod, giving Jax-Ur the position as the 'strongman' of the trio, much like Non and Quex-Ul.

During Jax-Ur and Mala's last appearance on Superman: The Animated Series, it has been revealed that they had sieged control over a planet. Jax-Ur revealed to Superman that a rift into the Phantom Zone had been torn over and they were released into space. They were saved by nearby voyagers in which they soon took control over their planet. Upon seizing control over the planet, they had the inhabitants rebuild everything in which it was very reminiscent of Krypton. The inhabitants also wore clothes similar to that of Kryptonians. After meeting with a rebel, Superman found out that Jax-Ur and Mala intended on invading Earth. After battling with Jax-Ur and Mala whilst in space, both Jax-Ur and Mala were sucked into a black hole.