Religion: Rannian religion
Name: Samakandians
Other Names: Samarkandians; inhabitants of Samakand; inhabitants of Samarkand
Classification: villains group
First Appearance: Showcase #17 (Nov.-Dec. 1958): "Secret of the Eternal City!"
Creators: Gardner F. Fox, Mike Sekowsky, Bernard Sachs
Number of Appearances: 1
Enemy of: The Eternals
Helped: Adam Strange, Alanna Strange
Location: Samarkand, Kamorak, Rann, Alpha Centauri
Race: Rannian
Note: their city appears on Rann once every 25 years
The city of Samakand is located within the city-state of Kamorak on the planet Rann.
The city of Samakand has been compared to the city of Brigadoon. When a nuclear war broke out on Rann a thousand years ago, Samarkandians phased their city in the fourth dimension, and it now returns only once every twenty-five years, even though the nuclear war is over.
Samakand is also known as the "Eternal City." It is a real city, but due to its nature, it has a quasi-mythical status among the other inhabitants of Rann.
Number of group members listed below: 3
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Rannian [their city appears on Rann once every 25 years] |
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Rannian; Samakandians [helped Adam Strange trap Eternals in fourth dimension] |
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Rannian; Samakandians [helped Adam Strange trap Eternals in fourth dimension] |
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Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://darkmark6.tripod.com/adam_strange_index.html
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Showcase_Vol_1_17
- https://www.comics.org/issue/14712/
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Samakand
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Kamorak
- http://www.comicvine.com/showcase-17-secret-of-the-eternal-city-the-planet-/4000-4075/