z Zanzibar Mystique: "Zanzibar is one of those names that possess a peculiar, singing magic in every syllable; like Samarkand or Rajasthan, or Kilimanjaro." Facts: Zanzibar is an archipelago off the coast of Tanzania. It is "a hotbed of magic"4 and mystical belief systems. Zanzibar is the name of a Mystery Men comic book character, "a stage magician who uses his mental powers to fight crime. He's got telekinesis, mentally-powered superstrength, and hypnosis/mind-control." "The Mysterious Floating Orb of Zanzibar" is an illusion performed by professional magician Simon Lovell. Zanzib is the name of a town where magic carpets are sold in the novel Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones (1990). Variations and Incantations: • Zanzabar "I headed home to watch The Seven Tongues of Mr. Mystero . . . Mr. Mystero was a big hairy dude who could sprout six extra tongues when he said the magic word. The magic word was 'Zanzabar.'" -- Steve Kedrowski, "Dirty Movies" (2004) Zap Zap! There's the magick! -- Patricia Telesco, Exploring Candle Magick (2001) Mystique: "[I]t's when the magic . . . zaps you, captures you, sits you right down and makes you its own. You become a part of it and it a part of you." Zap is a surge of directed energy. It's also a direct hit.7 "zap! You are under my spell!"8 Variations and Incantations: •Www-zap -- W.I.T.C.H.: Out of the Dark (2004) • Zappo Zingo -- David Greenberg, Slugs (198 ) M.M. Kaye, Death in Zanzibar (1959) 4 Toby Green, Meeting the Invisible Man (2004) 5 Jess Nevins, "The Golden Age Heroes Directory" (2004) 6 Ann Hazard, Cooking With Baja Magic (1997) 7 Nina Bernstein, Magic by the Book (2005) 8 Laurence B. White, Shazam! Simple Science Magic (1991)