Zigomar was a masked crime lord and leader of a band of Romany thieves. Zigomar’s organization is named Z, and the group’s password is “Z is the life! Z is the death!” accompanied by a Z hand sign. Zigomar himself is a suave but brutal man who carried out nefarious schemes throughout Europe. He would hold people up at gunpoint, and was guilty of murder, arson, and robbery. Zigomar’s nemesis was Paulin Broquet, a dedicated Parisian police officer who pursued Zigomar, catching and killing him (he thought) many times, only to have Zigomar resurface unharmed. Zigomar was also pitted against American detective Nick Carter. Notes: This character is not to be confused with the later Serbian comic hero of the same name created by Nikola Navojev and Branko Vidić.
First Appearance “The Invisible Master” in Le Matin (7 December 1909 to 30 January 1910) and in La Stampa (7 January to 25 February 1911)
First Publisher Chamberlain & Co.
Appearance List Literary: Zigomar (1910), La Femme rousse (1910), Peau d’anguille (1912), Zigomar au service de l’Allemagne (1916), Bouche-en-cœur (1917), Zigomar contre Zigomar (1924), Un nouveau coup de Zigomar (1939). Film: Zigomar (1911), Zigomar contre Nick Carter (1912), Zigomar, peau d’anguille (1913).
Description Zigomar was a masked crime lord and leader of a band of Romany thieves. Zigomar’s organization is named Z, and the group’s password is “Z is the life! Z is the death!” accompanied by a Z hand sign. Zigomar himself is a suave but brutal man who carried out nefarious schemes throughout Europe. He would hold people up at gunpoint, and was guilty of murder, arson, and robbery. Zigomar’s nemesis was Paulin Broquet, a dedicated Parisian police officer who pursued Zigomar, catching and killing him (he thought) many times, only to have Zigomar resurface unharmed. Zigomar was also pitted against American detective Nick Carter. Notes: This character is not to be confused with the later Serbian comic hero of the same name created by Nikola Navojev and Branko Vidić.
