was zod a prominent character in the comics prior to the donner films?
No.
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for that matter, before he was recently revived (or remade?) in whatever the comic book clusterfuck stories of the past few years have told, was he around in the span since the donner films?
Again, no. As I recall, prior to Loeb taking over the titles he hadn't been seen since a two or three issue arc back in Byrne's run, at the end of which he was killed off.
