DC: Who Are The Wonder Twins?
There's a certain subset of superheroes who move past obscurity into a level of ironic notoriety, wherein the character is best known for the fact that few people know them. Or, worse yet, perhaps people know the jokes at their expense before they get to know the characters themselves.
Social media was bombarded with references to The Wonder Twins thanks to some new announcements about the upcoming HBO Max film adaptation. Riverdale star KJ Apa and Young Sheldon star Isabel May were cast as the powerful siblings, sparking newfound interest in the project. The duo is not known for much more than the occasional cameo appearance these days, but the film could catapult them into the spotlight in a way they've never enjoyed before.
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The Wonder Twins are DC Comics characters, but like a lot of fan favorites, they didn't originate on the comic book page. The Wonder Twins were created by Norman Maurer in 1977 for The All-New Super Friends Hour. The pair replaced Wendy Harris and Marvin White, two powerless teenagers who stood around watching the Super Friends save the day. Donny and Marie Osmond were cited as sources of inspiration, as the musical family was absurdly popular at the time. The Super Friends series introduced the characters, but it phased them out in favor of more popular teen characters like Cyborg over a short period. Comics picked up the slack, introducing a backstory and continuing the story after the cartoon that they were designed for came to an end.
The Wonder Twins are Zan and Jayna, a brother and sister from a planet called Exxor (sometimes spelled Exor). Thanks to a genetic link to an ancient ancestor, Zan and Jayna are capable of
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