Zorglub
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Zorglub is a fictional character in the Belgian comic strip Spirou et Fantasio. He was created by Greg and André Franquin, and first appeared in the albums "Z comme Zorglub" (1959) and "L´ombre du Z" (1960). Zorglub is a typical mad scientist and later becomes a reformed villain.
His only true invention (as he admits) is the "zorglonde" (a mind-control radio wave) with which he steals other inventions in order to rule the world. Using the zorglonde, he also turns police officers from all over the world into his soldiers, known as Zorglhommes (Zorgl-men), who operate his worldwide secret bases. Zorglub designed a special language to talk with his zorglhommes, in order to maitain the secrecy of his plans. It's just normal speech, spelled backwards. "gnol evil Bulgroz !" translates as "long live Zorglub !"
He is an old acquaintance of the Count of Champignac from university times. In his first appearances he is a dangerous villain with ambitions to take over the world. Megalomaniac, eccentric, schizophrenic and with a big ego, he nonetheless makes foolish mistakes which are his downfall.
In the following albums he has been reformed and ceases to be an antagonist, but keeps on assuming his mad scientist persona, making him a source of trouble for everybody.
In "Le réveil du Z" (1986), Spirou and Fantasio travel through time and meet Zorglub's son, who has followed into his father's footsteps and conquered the world of the future. Zorglub junior looks exactly like his father, but he suffers from dwarfism.
[edit] Appearances
Zorglub appears in the following Spirou et Fantasio albums:
- 15. Z Comme Zorglub (1959)
- 16. L'ombre du Z (1960)
- 19. Panade à Champignac (1968)
- 20. Le faiseur d'or (1970)
- 23. Tora Torapa (1973)
- 37. Le réveil du Z (1986)
