Pan Samochodzik
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Pan Samochodzik (Polish for 'Mister Automobile', also known as Tomasz N.N.) is a fictional art historian, journalist, renowned adventurer and historical detective created by Polish writer Zbigniew Nienacki. He is a main character in a series of adventures centering on historical mysteries and treasures. As a museum and government employee, Pan Samochodzik not only has to discover treasures, but protect them from thieves. His nickname comes from his fantastic (heavily customized) automobile.
Characters
Pan Samochodzik
Pan Samochodzik, a.k.a. Tomasz N.N., is an employee of the fictional Department of Artifact Protection in the Polish Ministry of Culture and Art. He is a special envoy with extensive knowledge in the areas of history, riddle-solving, finding treasures and protecting them from thieves. As such, he is sometimes called a Polish version of Robert Langdon, Dirk Pitt or Indiana Jones.
His nickname, Pan Samochodzik (Polish for 'Mr. Automobile'; French (this version also appeared in one of the books): 'Monsieur La Bangnolette'), comes from his unique vehicle: a heavily modified by his uncle Ferrari 410 SuperAmerica (a wreck after a serious car crash on the way to Zakopane; the only thing that remained functional was the engine—Mr Automobile's uncle bought it and installed in his self-constructed vehicle). The car can reach a very high speed and is capable of traversing water and difficult terrain. Many people perceived this vehicle as ugly because of its dubledore-like design.
His other name, Tomasz N.N., comes from the author's real name, Zbigniew Tomasz Nowicki, the second "N" representing his adopted surname, Nienacki.
Allies
Pan Samochodzik is sometimes accompanied by youngsters—often Polish Boy Scouts.
Novels written by authors other than Nienacki also feature Paweł Daniec, a young art historian, ex-commando and sidekick of Samochodzik.
Villains
Pan Samochodzik's nemesis is Waldemar Batura, former art historian, smuggler and thief.
Novels written by authors other than Nienacki feature Jerzy Batura, new villain, son and successor of Waldemar.
Novels
Original Nienacki novels
Note: The dates of the following novels may be inaccurate, as some of them may have been published in a different order than they were written.
In the first three novels (Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang".), Pan Samochodzik is a journalist, not a government employee. In the 1990s, Nienacki rewrote those three books so they would be consistent with the series. The books were released by various publishers, and it was not until 1987 that a single publisher (Pojezierze) decided to rerelease the series with one graphic design.
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — Permit for the transport of a lion (new title: Script error: No such module "Lang". — First Adventure of Pan Samochodzik) (1961)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — The Treasure of Athanaric (new title: Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and the Treasure of Athanaric) (1960)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — Sacred place (new title: Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and the Holy Reliquary) (1957)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — The Island of Villains (new title: Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and the Island of Villains) (1964)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and the Knights Templar (1966)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — Unearthly Mansion (new title: Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and the Unearthly Mansion) (1970)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — New Adventures of Pan Samochodzik (new title: Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and Captain Nemo) (1970)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and Fantômas (1973)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and the Riddles of Frombork (1972)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — The Book of Fear (new title: Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and Strange Checkerboards) (1967)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and the Secret of Secrets (1975)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and Winnetou (1976)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and the Invisible (1977)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and the Golden Gauntlet (1979)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and the Man from UFO (new title: Script error: No such module "Lang". — Pan Samochodzik and the Immortal) (1985)
Nienacki novels completed by Jerzy Ignaciuk
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (1997) (Only partially written, completed by Jerzy Ignaciuk)
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (1997) (re-written by Jerzy Ignaciuk, originally unconnected with the Pan Samochodzik series and named Script error: No such module "Lang".)
Novels by other authors
After Nienacki's death in 1994, his publishers (Warmia) received permission from his estate to continue the series. The new novels take place in post-communist Poland, introduce two new main characters (sidekick Paweł Daniec and villain Jerzy Batura), and in the newest book, replace the old vehicle with a new, Jeep-based variant.
- (17) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jerzy Szumski (1997)
- (18) Script error: No such module "Lang". (2 parts), by Jerzy Szumski (1998)
- (19) Script error: No such module "Lang". (2 parts) by Jerzy Szumski (1999)
- (20) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (1999)
- (21) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (1999)
- (22) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (1999)
- (23) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jerzy Szumski (2000)
- (24) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2000)
- (25) Script error: No such module "Lang". (2 parts) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2000)
- (26) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Tomasz Olszakowski (2000)
- (27) Script error: No such module "Lang". (2 parts) by Sebastian Miernicki (2000)
- (28) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2001)
- (29) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2001)
- (30) Script error: No such module "Lang". (2 parts) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2001)
- (31) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2001)
- (32) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2001)
- (33) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2001)
- (34) Script error: No such module "Lang"., by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2002)
- (35) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2002)
- (36) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2002)
- (37) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2002)
- (38) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2002)
- (39) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2002)
- (40) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2002)
- (41) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki, (2002)
- (42) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2002)
- (43) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2002)
- (44) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2002)
- (45) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2002)
- (46) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2002)
- (47) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2003)
- (48) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2003)
- (49) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2003)
- (50) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2003)
- (51) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2003)
- (52) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2003)
- (53) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2003)
- (54) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2003)
- (55) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2003)
- (56) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2003)
- (57) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2003)
- (58) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jacek Mróz (2003)
- (59) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Józef Burny (2003)
- (60) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2003)
- (61) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2004)
- (62) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2004)
- (63) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2004)
- (64) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2004)
- (65) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2004)
- (66) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2004)
- (67) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2004)
- (68) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2004)
- (69) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Józef Burny (2004)
- (70) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jacek Mróz (2005)
- (71) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2005)
- (72) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2005)
- (73) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2005)
- (74) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Krzysztof Zagórski (2005)
- (75) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2005)
- (76) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Iga Karst (2005)
- (77) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2005)
- (78) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2005)
- (79) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2005)
- (80) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2006)
- (81) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2006)
- (82) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2006)
- (83) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2006)
- (84) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Krzysztof Zagórski (2006)
- (85) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2006)
- (86) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Iga Karst (2007)
- (87) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Maciek Horn (2007)
- (88) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jakub Czarny (2007)
- (89) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2007)
- (90) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2007)
- (91) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2007)
- (92) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jakub Czarny (2007)
- (93) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jakub Czarny (2007)
- (94) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jakub Czarny (2008)
- (95) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Iga Karst (2008)
- (96) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Marek Żelech (2008)
- (97) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jakub Czarny (2009)
- (98) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jakub Czarny (2009)
- (99) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Marek Żelech (2009)
- (100) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Sebastian Miernicki (2009)
- (101) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jakub Czarnik (2009)
- (102) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jakub Czarnik (2009)
- (103) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jakub Czarnik (2010)
- (104) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jakub Czarnik (2010)
- (105) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jakub Czarnik (2011)
- (106) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Jakub Czarnik (2011)
- (107) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Marek Żelech (2011)
- (108) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Marek Żelech (2012)
- (109) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Marek Żelech (2012)
- (110) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2012)
- (111) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Marek Żelech (2013)
- (112) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2013)
- (113) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2013)
- (114) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2013)
- (115) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Paweł Wiliński (2013)
- (116) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Paweł Wiliński (2013)
- (117) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Marek Żelech (2013)
- (118) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2014)
- (119) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Luiza Frosz (2014)
- (120) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Paweł Wiliński (2014)
- (121) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Konrad Kuśmirak (2014)
- (122) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Kamil Kozakowski (2014)
- (123) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Amos Oskar Ajchel (2014)
- (124) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2014)
- (125) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Paweł Wiliński (2014)
- (126) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Marek Żelech (2014)
- (127) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2014)
- (128) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Paweł Wiliński (2015)
- (129) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Bartłomiej Giziński (2015)
- (130) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2015)
- (131) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Paweł Wiliński (2015)
- (132) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Luiza Frosz (2015)
- (133) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Bartłomiej Giziński (2015)
- (134) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2015)
- (135) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Bartłomiej Giziński (2016)
- (136) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Paweł Wiliński (2016)
- (137) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2016)
- (138) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Paweł Wiliński (2016)
- (139) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2016)
- (140) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2016)
- (141) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Marek Żelech (2017)
- (142) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Luiza Frosz (2017)
- (143) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2017)
- (144) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Paweł Wiliński (2017)
- (145) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2017)
- (146) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2017)
- (147) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2017)
- (148) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2018)
- (149) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Łukasz Supel (2018)
- (150) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Marek Żelech (2018)
- (151) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2019)
- (152) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Marek Żelech (2019)
- (153) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Łukasz Supel (2019)
- (154) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Andrzej Irski (2020)
- (155) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Grzegorz Szmatuła (2020)
- (156) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Marek Żelech (2020)
- (157) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Łukasz Supel (2020)
- (158) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Stefan Kot (2021)
- (159) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Maciej Burski-Walden (2021)
- (160) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Łukasz Supel (2021)
- (161) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Stefan Kot (2021)
- (162) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Marek Żelech (2022)
- (163) Script error: No such module "Lang". by Stefan Kot (2022)
Pan Samochodzik in other media
Film
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (1965, directed by Stanisław Jędryka), based on Script error: No such module "Lang".
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (1986, directed by Janusz Kidawa), based on Script error: No such module "Lang".
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (1988, directed by Kazimierz Tarnas), based on Script error: No such module "Lang".
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (1991, directed by Janusz Kidawa), based on Script error: No such module "Lang".
Television
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (1971, five-episode miniseries directed by Hubert Drapella), based on Script error: No such module "Lang".
Crossovers
Pan Samochodzik has crossovers with Jakub Wędrowycz and the protagonists of the Kuzynki series, both written by Andrzej Pilipiuk.
Pan Samochodzik series writers
- Zbigniew Nienacki—17 novels
- Sebastian Miernicki (Sebastian Mierzyński)—27 novels
- Tomasz Olszakowski (Andrzej Pilipiuk)—19 novels
- Andrzej Irski (Ireneusz Sewastianowicz)—19 novels
- Arkadiusz Niemirski—16 novels
- Jakub Czarny (Jakub Czarny)—12 novels
- Marek Żelech (Marek Żelkowski)—12 novels
- Paweł Wiliński—9 novels
- Jerzy Szumski (Jerzy Ignaciuk)—4 novels
- Luiza Frosz—3 novels
- Bartłomiej Giziński—3 novels
- Iga Karst—3 novels
- Łukasz Supel—3 novels
- Józef Burny (Józef Burniewicz)—2 novels
- Maciej Burski-Walden—1 novel
- Jacek Mróz (Józef Jacek Rojek)—2 novels
- Krzysztof Zagórski—2 novels
- Amos Oskar Ajchel—1 novel
- Maciek Horn (Maciej Książek)—1 novel
- Stefan Kot—1 novel
- Kamil Kozakowski—1 novel
- Konrad Kuśmirak—1 novel
- Grzegorz Szmatuła—1 novel