Zigi and Zagi

Revision as of 09:50, 7 April 2006

A pair of likable , albeit somewhat rambunctious, young brothers, Zigi has honey-blond hair, Zagi's is black, who live with their father, mother, and their lovely dark-haired sister Zyra (Act No. 316, Sep 1964: "Zigi and Zagi's Trap for Superman!") in Centauri City, "on a Planet in the Alpha Centauri System," 23,342,816,000,000 Miles from Earth.

Although the texts describe them as “mischievous imps” (Act No. 315, Aug 1964: “The Juvenile Delinquents from Space!”) and “conniving scamps” (Act No. 316, Sep 1964: “Zigi and Zagi’s Trap for Super man!”), they are actually well-meaning, if fun-loving, youngsters who, arriving on Earth from their home planet—which is described as “far more scientifically advanced than Earth”—in August 1964, unintentionally wreak havoc because of their “weird scientific powers” and lack of familiarity with earthmen’s ways (Act No. 315: “The Juvenile Delinquents from Space!”). Even Superman, who is driven frantic by their antics, comes to think of them fondly as “two of the nicest kids I’ve ever met!” (Act No. 316, Sep 1964: “Zigi and Zagi’s Trap for Superman!”).

By August 1964, Zigi and Zagi have arrived on the planet Earth, light-years away from their native planet, as the result of having accidentally activated the controls of their father’s new “space-runabout” while admiring it in front of their home in Centauri City. As the youngsters enthusiastically explore the city of Metropolis, their unfamiliarity with Earth customs and their command of extraterrestrial super- science combine to produce unintended mayhem, as when the brothers obligingly melt the bars of a jail cell with their “pocket blaster,” thereby allowing an inmate to escape, in the naive belief that the convict is an honest fellow who has somehow locked himself in a barred cage by mistake.(TGSB)

Links

• Alpha Centauri entry at the Wikipedia
• Alpha Centauri website