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The Religious Affiliation of
Samakandians
 

Religion: Rannian religion CBR Scale: R

Name: Samakandians

Other Names: Samarkandians; inhabitants of Samakand; inhabitants of Samarkand

Classification: villains villains   group group  

Publisher(s): DC

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

Character
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Samakandians villain group
CBR Scale: R Rannian religion
Rannian
[their city appears on Rann once every 25 years]
DC 1
unnamed other scientist supporting character scientist
CBR Scale: R Rannian religion
Rannian; Samakandians
[helped Adam Strange trap Eternals in fourth dimension]
DC 1
unnamed scientist supporting character scientist
CBR Scale: R Rannian religion
Rannian; Samakandians
[helped Adam Strange trap Eternals in fourth dimension]
DC 1

This character is in the following 2 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Showcase


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/