Pokolistan
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Pokolistan is a fictional country
in DC Comics
. It was introduced during Joe Kelly's
run on the Superman
titles.
A former Soviet republic, Pokolistan was a military dictatorship
ruled by General Zod, supported by three metahumans Faora, Ignition and Kancer
. While its citizens were not necessarily free, they were healthy, safe and prosperous. Much of the nation's prosperity was due to the usage of Kryptonian technology.
Consisting mainly of annexed land from Germany
, Poland
and the Czech Republic
, the country is roughly the size of Massachusetts. It also corresponds to exactly the same geographical location as the nation of Modora
. As yet, the exact details of how Pokolistan came to occupy the same space as Modora remain unknown. Pokolistan quickly became an orderly society under Zod's rule.
Pokol means Hell in Hungarian.
Since Zod's death in battle with Superman, neither Pokolistan nor Zod's team have been revisited in any DC titles.
Fictional country
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in DC Comics
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. It was introduced during Joe Kelly's
Joe Kelly (comics)
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run on the Superman
Superman
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titles.
A former Soviet republic, Pokolistan was a military dictatorship
Military dictatorship
A military dictatorship is a form of government where in the political power resides with the military. It is similar but not identical to a stratocracy, a state ruled directly by the military....
ruled by General Zod, supported by three metahumans Faora, Ignition and Kancer
Kancer
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. While its citizens were not necessarily free, they were healthy, safe and prosperous. Much of the nation's prosperity was due to the usage of Kryptonian technology.
Consisting mainly of annexed land from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, the country is roughly the size of Massachusetts. It also corresponds to exactly the same geographical location as the nation of Modora
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. As yet, the exact details of how Pokolistan came to occupy the same space as Modora remain unknown. Pokolistan quickly became an orderly society under Zod's rule.
Pokol means Hell in Hungarian.
Since Zod's death in battle with Superman, neither Pokolistan nor Zod's team have been revisited in any DC titles.