Vol. 69, no. 2 (Autumn 2025)

Editor-in-Chief	Sarah K. Crotzer
Production Editor	Sarah K. Crotzer (uncredited)
Bibliography Editor	Peter E. Hanff
Reviews Editor	Atticus Gannaway
Editorial Assistant	Christina Maffa

Front and back cover art by Josh Kirby (Return to Oz puzzle by Falcon Games)

Interior front cover photos by Tricia Trozzi (Return to Oz premiere photos)

Back cover photograph by uncredited photographer (Return to Oz Heart & Heart product line advertisement)

Autumn 2025 Selected Contents

This is a guide to the articles and reviews from the issue that will most benefit researchers, scholars, and collectors. The printed issue includes additional content such as news, editorial letters, and other commentary-based departments.

 

So…! The Many Heads of Jean Marsh

Sarah K. Crotzer looks back on the career of the late Jean Marsh, who portrayed Princess Mombi and Nurse Wilson in Return to Oz.

 

What the Papers Said: 1985 Edition

Selected comments on the release of Return to Oz, both positive and negative, from major media outlets in the US and UK.

The Pundit of Oz

Robert B. Luehrs examines the potential inspiration for and characterization of one of Baum’s most satirical creations, Professor H. M. Woggle-Bug T. E..

 

The Ultimate Return to Oz Merchandise Checklist

Drawing on and adding to existing research by Ruth Berman and Freddy Fogarty, Sarah K. Crotzer compiles a brand new, full-color checklist of every known piece of commercial merchandise related to Return to Oz available to collectors. This center section of the magazine may be removed and stored separately if desired.

 

The Editorial Cartoons of Oz, Pt. 2

Carl Rexroad completes his look at Oz themes in editorial cartoons from 2000–2025, which began in the Spring 2025 issue. Carl also provides a pair of new discoveries from the era of WWII.

 

Melt the Witch, Not the Ice

Jane Albright interviews the producer of The All New Wizard of Oz on Ice, which uses completely artificial ice and can tour anywhere in the world!

 

Reviews

Kabumpo in Oz Clover Press edition (fiction; reviewer Atticus Gannaway)

A Hundred Magical Reasons by Laura DeNooyer (fiction; reviewer J. L. Bell)

Wicked: The Grimmerie Collectible Hardcover Journal (non-fiction; reviewer Atticus Gannaway)

Gingerbread House / Similo / Storybook Saga (games; reviewer Sarah K. Crotzer)