Ursa Major (comics) heightened to a superhuman degree, particularly his sense of smell, which he can use to track a target by scent. Also, like a real bear, Ursa Major possesses non-retractable claws. These claws are relatively blunt, as they are with an actual bear, but can be used as effective weapons when coupled with his great strength. Ursa Major is seen as a member of the Soviet Super-Soldiers in the House of M. In the "Marvel Zombies" universe, Ursa Major works as a guard for the Kingpin's human clone vats. He attacks the Earth-616 Machine Man and tries to bite his head
Ursa (DC Comics) escape. However, the prisoner was later revealed to be an illusion, created by the Psycho-Pirate. "Action Comics" #845 (January 2007), which is the second part of the "Last Son" arc by Geoff Johns & Richard Donner, finally introduced Ursa to the "Superman" comic book canon. This version of her contains elements similar to the originally released version of Superman II (even though Donner is co-writing this arc) where she is in love with Zod. Zod and Ursa are the parents of the Kryptonian boy that Superman and Lois Lane adopted. In a flashback in Action Comic Annual #10 a fleshed