History ComicBook / ZipiYZape

{{Hypocrite}}: Mr. Pantuflo.

* SelfPlagiarism: In the late 80s Escobar started a new series about, wait for it... two twin brothers with different hair color, Terre and Moto (Terremoto, "Earthquake") who, huh, were mischievous but kind and smart and went to school and had adventures. Apparently, Escobar had a falling out with his old publisher but they had the rights to Zipi y Zape so Escobar decided to start a new IP as similar as possible to his old one. The new series wasn't exactly successful and Escobar was back to drawing Zipi y Zape before long.
** Minor detail: Terre and Moto are not twins. Terre is the older brother, and Moto is two or three years his junior. The pilot story when they are introduced ends with the family celebrating the newborn Moto christening, and Terre is already a toddler able to stand by himself.

** In one strip, after they were punished as human doorstops for stealing apples from a farmer, such farmer and their teacher decided to use both brothers and other children also punished such way as ''[[CoolAndUnusualPunishment living scarecrows]]'' in a crop field taking advantage of how their cries scared away birds trying to eat the seeds.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Mr. Pantuflo.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** More than you imagine. Escobar was a language master and included very colourful metaphors that could be easily misinterpreted, usually punctuated by an AsideGlance from someone nearby not involved in the conversation.
** Also, the comics could be dark sometimes. One time Jaimita scolded the twins and they ran away: while she was looking for them, she overheard them saying "Oh, what a world!" "What did you expect? We don't fit on it!" Jaimita fears she was too strict with them and that they could be planning [[DrivenToSuicide to do something stupid]]. She barges into the room... only to have a laughing fit when she sees the twins trying to hide in a chest. [[GeniusBonus The Spanish word for "world" is also an antiquated synonym for "chest"]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Once in a blue moon, Mr Pantuflo stops being a prick to his sons and actually attempts to provide Zipi and Zape with useful advice and teach them life lessons. For instance, in a story, after the twins get another F, Mr Pantuflo tries to convince them of the importance of hard work and surpassing your limits. Unfortunately, it fails spectacularly because Zipi and Zape ends up assuring that they really work hard...getting F marks.

* ReasonablyAuthorityFigure: Once in a blue moon, Mr Pantuflo stops being a prick to his sons and actually attempts to provide Zipi and Zape with useful advice and teach them life lessons. For instance, in a story, after the twins get another F, Mr Pantuflo tries to convince them of the importance of hard work and surpassing your limits. Unfortunately, it fails spectacularly because Zipi and Zape ends up assuring that they really work hard...getting F marks.

* HairDecorations: Jaimita's trademark ribbon.

** In one episode, the twins have a crush on her neighbour Lupita, and simultaneously confess to her. When Lupita tells them that she doesn't blondes, Zipi just dyes his hair black with a marker. He even comments: "It's the end of being two-coloured twins. Now we are identical".

* HairOrnament: Jaimita's trademark ribbon.

** In one instance, Mr. Pantuflo brings a paper cut-out toy house for Zipi and Zape, but won't allow the kids to assemble it until they have finished their homework. As expected, the twins do just a bit of work, then proceed to cut and assemble the house using superglue. When they hear their father is approaching to check on their homework, they put the paper house under the table and hide the glue... under their butts. Mr. Pantuflo soon discoveres that that they are glued to the chairs, and leaves them there until they finish their homework.

* CrossOver: With pretty much any other Escobar strip.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Sometimes, Zipi and Zape are chastised for really stupid reasons, one notably one is when Mrs. Jaimita punish them to cutting grass in the garden just because they ''didn't know how to use a flypaper''.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: More than you imagine. Escobar was a language master and included very colourful metaphors that could be easily misinterpreted, usually punctuated by an AsideGlance from someone nearby not involved in the conversation.

* HalfIdenticalTwins: Zipi and Zape look exactly the same... except for their hair color.
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in one instance when they reveal that they were both born black-haired but Zipi's wearing a blonde wig. Jaimita complains that [[AnimatedActors their revelation might have costed them the job]].

-->'''Pantuflo:''' You, Bolete, aren't a great goalkeeper, but I've seen you pull off impossible saves... You remember?

-->'''Pantuflo:''' I've seen Sapientín do impressive things playing as a defender... ''[flashback of Sapientín burying himself in the pitch and pulling his hand out so that the opposing striker can't pass]''

-->... and I've never seen anyone faster with the ball than Zipi. ''[flashback of Zipi running for his life after breaking a window with the ball]''

* RousingSpeech: Combined with flashbacks for hilarious effect in the Ramis-Cera age story ''Olimpiadas escolares''. The twins, Peloto, Sapientín and Bolete are in Brazil to play a futsal match against some members of Brazil's national soccer team. At halftime, the Brazilian squad is curb-stomping them 6-0 and Pantuflo decides to step in:

* NameAndName
* NegativeContinuity
* PerpetualPoverty: Carpanta
* PrintLongRunners

* TricksterTwins.