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 engineâÂÂMr 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 youngstersâÂÂoften Polish Boy Scouts.
Novels written by authors other than Nienacki also feature PaweÃ
 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 (, and ), 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.
- â Permit for the transport of a lion (new title: â First Adventure of Pan Samochodzik) (1961)
- â The Treasure of Athanaric (new title: â Pan Samochodzik and the Treasure of Athanaric) (1960)
- â Sacred place (new title: â Pan Samochodzik and the Holy Reliquary) (1957)
- â The Island of Villains (new title: â Pan Samochodzik and the Island of Villains) (1964)
- â Pan Samochodzik and the Knights Templar (1966)
- â Unearthly Mansion (new title: â Pan Samochodzik and the Unearthly Mansion) (1970)
- â New Adventures of Pan Samochodzik (new title: â Pan Samochodzik and Captain Nemo) (1970)
- â Pan Samochodzik and Fantômas (1973)
- â Pan Samochodzik and the Riddles of Frombork (1972)
- â The Book of Fear (new title: â Pan Samochodzik and Strange Checkerboards) (1967)
- â Pan Samochodzik and the Secret of Secrets (1975)
- â Pan Samochodzik and Winnetou (1976)
- â Pan Samochodzik and the Invisible (1977)
- â Pan Samochodzik and the Golden Gauntlet (1979)
- â Pan Samochodzik and the Man from UFO (new title: â Pan Samochodzik and the Immortal) (1985)
Nienacki novels completed by Jerzy Ignaciuk
- (1997) (Only partially written, completed by Jerzy Ignaciuk)
- (1997) (re-written by Jerzy Ignaciuk, originally unconnected with the Pan Samochodzik series and named )
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 PaweÃ
 Daniec and villain Jerzy Batura), and in the newest book, replace the old vehicle with a new, Jeep-based variant.
- (17) by Jerzy Szumski (1997)
- (18) (2 parts), by Jerzy Szumski (1998)
- (19) (2 parts) by Jerzy Szumski (1999)
- (20) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (1999)
- (21) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (1999)
- (22) by Sebastian Miernicki (1999)
- (23) by Jerzy Szumski (2000)
- (24) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2000)
- (25) (2 parts) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2000)
- (26) by Tomasz Olszakowski (2000)
- (27) (2 parts) by Sebastian Miernicki (2000)
- (28) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2001)
- (29) by Sebastian Miernicki (2001)
- (30) (2 parts) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2001)
- (31) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2001)
- (32) by Sebastian Miernicki (2001)
- (33) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2001)
- (34) , by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2002)
- (35) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2002)
- (36) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2002)
- (37) by Sebastian Miernicki (2002)
- (38) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2002)
- (39) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2002)
- (40) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2002)
- (41) by Sebastian Miernicki, (2002)
- (42) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2002)
- (43) by Sebastian Miernicki (2002)
- (44) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2002)
- (45) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2002)
- (46) by Sebastian Miernicki (2002)
- (47) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2003)
- (48) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2003)
- (49) by Sebastian Miernicki (2003)
- (50) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2003)
- (51) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2003)
- (52) by Sebastian Miernicki (2003)
- (53) by Sebastian Miernicki (2003)
- (54) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2003)
- (55) by Sebastian Miernicki (2003)
- (56) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2003)
- (57) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2003)
- (58) by Jacek Mróz (2003)
- (59) by Józef Burny (2003)
- (60) by Sebastian Miernicki (2003)
- (61) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2004)
- (62) by Sebastian Miernicki (2004)
- (63) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2004)
- (64) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2004)
- (65) by Sebastian Miernicki (2004)
- (66) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2004)
- (67) by Sebastian Miernicki (2004)
- (68) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2004)
- (69) by Józef Burny (2004)
- (70) by Jacek Mróz (2005)
- (71) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2005)
- (72) by Sebastian Miernicki (2005)
- (73) by Sebastian Miernicki (2005)
- (74) by Krzysztof Zagórski (2005)
- (75) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2005)
- (76) by Iga Karst (2005)
- (77) by Andrzej Pilipiuk (under the pen name Tomasz Olszakowski) (2005)
- (78) by Sebastian Miernicki (2005)
- (79) by Sebastian Miernicki (2005)
- (80) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2006)
- (81) by Sebastian Miernicki (2006)
- (82) by Arkadiusz Niemirski (2006)
- (83) by Sebastian Miernicki (2006)
- (84) by Krzysztof Zagórski (2006)
- (85) by Sebastian Miernicki (2006)
- (86) by Iga Karst (2007)
- (87) by Maciek Horn (2007)
- (88) by Jakub Czarny (2007)
- (89) by Sebastian Miernicki (2007)
- (90) by Sebastian Miernicki (2007)
- (91) by Sebastian Miernicki (2007)
- (92) by Jakub Czarny (2007)
- (93) by Jakub Czarny (2007)
- (94) by Jakub Czarny (2008)
- (95) by Iga Karst (2008)
- (96) by Marek Ã
»elech (2008)
- (97) by Jakub Czarny (2009)
- (98) by Jakub Czarny (2009)
- (99) by Marek Ã
»elech (2009)
- (100) by Sebastian Miernicki (2009)
- (101) by Jakub Czarnik (2009)
- (102) by Jakub Czarnik (2009)
- (103) by Jakub Czarnik (2010)
- (104) by Jakub Czarnik (2010)
- (105) by Jakub Czarnik (2011)
- (106) by Jakub Czarnik (2011)
- (107) by Marek Ã
»elech (2011)
- (108) by Marek Ã
»elech (2012)
- (109) by Marek Ã
»elech (2012)
- (110) by Andrzej Irski (2012)
- (111) by Marek Ã
»elech (2013)
- (112) by Andrzej Irski (2013)
- (113) by Andrzej Irski (2013)
- (114) by Andrzej Irski (2013)
- (115) by PaweÃ
 WiliÃ
Âski (2013)
- (116) by PaweÃ
 WiliÃ
Âski (2013)
- (117) by Marek Ã
»elech (2013)
- (118) by Andrzej Irski (2014)
- (119) by Luiza Frosz (2014)
- (120) by PaweÃ
 WiliÃ
Âski (2014)
- (121) by Konrad KuÃ
Âmirak (2014)
- (122) by Kamil Kozakowski (2014)
- (123) by Amos Oskar Ajchel (2014)
- (124) by Andrzej Irski (2014)
- (125) by PaweÃ
 WiliÃ
Âski (2014)
- (126) by Marek Ã
»elech (2014)
- (127) by Andrzej Irski (2014)
- (128) by PaweÃ
 WiliÃ
Âski (2015)
- (129) by BartÃ
Âomiej GiziÃ
Âski (2015)
- (130) by Andrzej Irski (2015)
- (131) by PaweÃ
 WiliÃ
Âski (2015)
- (132) by Luiza Frosz (2015)
- (133) by BartÃ
Âomiej GiziÃ
Âski (2015)
- (134) by Andrzej Irski (2015)
- (135) by BartÃ
Âomiej GiziÃ
Âski (2016)
- (136) by PaweÃ
 WiliÃ
Âski (2016)
- (137) by Andrzej Irski (2016)
- (138) by PaweÃ
 WiliÃ
Âski (2016)
- (139) by Andrzej Irski (2016)
- (140) by Andrzej Irski (2016)
- (141) by Marek Ã
»elech (2017)
- (142) by Luiza Frosz (2017)
- (143) by Andrzej Irski (2017)
- (144) by PaweÃ
 WiliÃ
Âski (2017)
- (145) by Andrzej Irski (2017)
- (146) by Andrzej Irski (2017)
- (147) by Andrzej Irski (2017)
- (148) by Andrzej Irski (2018)
- (149) by Ã
Âukasz Supel (2018)
- (150) by Marek Ã
»elech (2018)
- (151) by Andrzej Irski (2019)
- (152) by Marek Ã
»elech (2019)
- (153) by Ã
Âukasz Supel (2019)
- (154) by Andrzej Irski (2020)
- (155) by Grzegorz SzmatuÃ
Âa (2020)
- (156) by Marek Ã
»elech (2020)
- (157) by Ã
Âukasz Supel (2020)
- (158) by Stefan Kot (2021)
- (159) by Maciej Burski-Walden (2021)
- (160) by Ã
Âukasz Supel (2021)
- (161) by Stefan Kot (2021)
- (162) by Marek Ã
»elech (2022)
- (163) by Stefan Kot (2022)
Pan Samochodzik in other media
Film
Television
Crossovers
Pan Samochodzik has crossovers with Jakub WÃÂdrowycz and the protagonists of the Kuzynki series, both written by Andrzej Pilipiuk.
Pan Samochodzik series writers
- Zbigniew NienackiâÂÂ17 novels
- Sebastian Miernicki (Sebastian MierzyÃ
Âski)âÂÂ27 novels
- Tomasz Olszakowski (Andrzej Pilipiuk)âÂÂ19 novels
- Andrzej Irski (Ireneusz Sewastianowicz)âÂÂ19 novels
- Arkadiusz NiemirskiâÂÂ16 novels
- Jakub Czarny (Jakub Czarny)âÂÂ12 novels
- Marek Ã
»elech (Marek Ã
»elkowski)âÂÂ12 novels
- PaweÃ
 WiliÃ
ÂskiâÂÂ9 novels
- Jerzy Szumski (Jerzy Ignaciuk)âÂÂ4 novels
- Luiza FroszâÂÂ3 novels
- BartÃ
Âomiej GiziÃ
ÂskiâÂÂ3 novels
- Iga KarstâÂÂ3 novels
- Ã
Âukasz SupelâÂÂ3 novels
- Józef Burny (Józef Burniewicz)âÂÂ2 novels
- Maciej Burski-WaldenâÂÂ1 novel
- Jacek Mróz (Józef Jacek Rojek)âÂÂ2 novels
- Krzysztof ZagórskiâÂÂ2 novels
- Amos Oskar AjchelâÂÂ1 novel
- Maciek Horn (Maciej KsiÃÂ
Ã
¼ek)âÂÂ1 novel
- <small><big>Stefan KotâÂÂ1 novel</big></small>
- Kamil KozakowskiâÂÂ1 novel
- Konrad KuÃ
ÂmirakâÂÂ1 novel
- Grzegorz SzmatuÃ
ÂaâÂÂ1 novel
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