Pokolistan
Pokolistan is a country that features in DC Comics.
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History
It was described as being a dwarf in the former Czech Republic whose name had been lost to brutal history. (Action Comics v1 #779)
Even without General Zod, Pokolistan's army posed a significant threat to the world. In reality, Superman was actually Zod who had made himself resemble the Man of Steel in order to infiltrate President Luthors command center. Once there, he took control of the facility and activated his sleepers to conquer the United State's key sites. (Action Comics v1 #803)
With the death of Zod, the military of Pokolistan surrendered whilst a handful clung to power. Its status as a country seemed dim with the United Nation's looking into conducting resolutions to return stolen territory that was taken during the Imperiex War. Top officials in the army returned his body to the capital and buried him with full regalia. (Action Comics v1 #805)
Overview
The country's military was noted to be a significant threat to the world with access to vast destructive capabilities including biological, chemical and weapons of mass destruction. (Action Comics v1 #803)
Members
- Avruiskin : son of Cosmonauts Paulin and Tor Avruiskin who was born at the God Hammer station after it had been struck by a radioactive meteor that killed his parents. He was born different due to the circumstances of his birth and was taken in by the K.G.B. Special Interests program. He gained Superman-like powers under red sunlight and after learning of the Man of Steel he turned against his superiors as he sought the Kryptonian's destruction. Avruiskin took the name General Zod after encountering visions of a being that hated Kal-El. (Action Comics v1 #803)
Notes
- Pokolistan was created by Mark Schultz and Duncan Rouleau where it made its first appearance in Superman: Man of Steel v1 #109 (February 2001).
- The world "Pokol" means "Hell" in Hungarian.
In other media
Film
- In Superman vs. The Elite, the animated film features Pokolistan that was involved in rising tensions with Bialya after the peace treaty between the two countries ended. Pokolistan deployed a bio-weapon against Bialya that was stopped by Superman with the aid of the newly emerged Elite. Afterwards, Kal-El returned to Bialya as he sought more information on the Elite when the country was hit by a EMP bomb generated by Coldcast to stop the combating forces. The detonation of the EMP knocked out Superman where Pokolistani armed forces attempted to kill him but were themselves brutally killed by the Elite. In retaliation, the Bialyan airforce sent fighter jets into Pokolistan but these were all disabled by Superman in an effort to prove that conflict could be ended without killing. However, the Elite had already killed the leaders of both Bialya and Pokolistan.
Appearances
- Superman: Man of Steel v1:
- Action Comics v1:
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