Vol. 69, no. 3 (Winter 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 cover images from His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz (design by Sarah K. Crotzer)
Front interior cover art by Dick Martin (variant of a picture from An Oz Picture Gallery)
Back interior cover art by Steven Lenton (The Wonderful Wizard / The Marvelous Land / Ozma of Oz)
Back cover art by Vincent Myrand (Ozma)
Winter 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.
Restoring the Scarecrow
Nate Barlow describes his discovery, and subsequent restoration, of the original negative of the Oz Film Manufacturing Company’s His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz (1914).
The Emerald Grasshopper of Baja
JoVonn G. Hill explains his tribute to Ozma within the miniature world of insects.
Born a Girl, and Also a Princess
Leighton Suen analyzes how Princess Ozma, and her transformation from Tip, has become an icon for the transgender community.
Oz Under Scrutiny: The Lost King of Oz
Scott Cummings examines contemporary reviews of the 1925 Oz book by Ruth Plumly Thompson.
Project Ozma: The First Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Cynthia Twohy Ragni tells the story of Dr. Frank Drake and his Project Ozma, initiated in the early 1960s to find evidence of extraterrestrial life.
Puffin Along the Yellow Brick Road
Nick Campbell interviews British illustrator Steven Lenton, who has re-illustrated The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and designed new covers for the second and third books in the series.
Jack Van Camp: Bringing Stability and Celebration to Oz
John Fricke pays tribute to long-time member Jack Van Camp.
Reviews
The Palace of Oz at Blenheim Palace (event; reviewer Toby Sutton-Long)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz illustrated by Steven Lenton (fiction; reviewer Nick Campbell)