by Eugene Ipavec, 31 july 2006
Last modified: 2015-07-28 by peter hans van den muijzenberg
Keywords: gigantor | tv | tetsujin 28-go | marabia | zahmed |
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Tetsujin 28-go [Iron Man No. 28] was a Japanese kids' TV series in the
early 60's, better known to English speakers under its export name,
"Gigantor". It involved a boy who had had been left a giant
remote-control robot by his late scientist father and who went on on to
use it to thwart assorted poorly-animated villains.
More detail can be foud here.
Eugene Ipavec, 25 november 2005
One episode featured the Middle Eastern nation of Marabia, in the throes of civil
war. The Kingdom used a black flag with a white lozenge.
Eugene Ipavec, 25 november 2005
by Eugene Ipavec, 31 july 2006
The marabian rebels used a white flag with thick black bars at top
and bottom and a large serif "Z" centered. It is the monogram of the rebels'
leader, the disgruntled prince Zahmed.
Eugene Ipavec, 25 november 2005
This "Z" look like a wolf's hook, in german wolfsangel. A common object in german heraldry.
Dominique Cureau, 31 july 2006
Given the depth (or lack thereof) of the source material, almost
certainly a coincidence, though an interesting one.
Eugene Ipavec, 1 august 2006
