Vol. 7, no. 2 (Autumn 1963)
| Editors | Dick Martin and Fred M. Meyer (uncredited) |
Layout and cover design by Dick Martin
The front cover combines a photograph of W.W. Denslow with his own self-sketch.
Back cover art by W. W. Denslow (Denslow’s Scarecrow and Tinman at the Flower Festival in California)
Autumn 1963 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.
The Forgotten Man of Oz
Fred M. Meyer provides a brief tribute to artist W. W. Denslow. Accompanied by a presumed “lost” Denslow illustration that has since been revealed as an imitation.
Denslow’s Scarecrow and the Tin-Man
The full text of W. W. Denslow‘s 1904 storybook, with the cover and two internal illustrations recreated by Dick Martin.
Hippocampus Den
Russell P. MacFall gives a biographical sketch of Denslow. Illustrated with six panels of “children’s wall paper frieze,” featuring characters from the 1902 Wizard of Oz musical, designed by Denslow.
W(illiam) W(allace) Denslow: A Chronological Checklist of His Published Work
An early attempt to catalog Denslow’s bibliography, focusing primarily on his works for children, by Dick Martin. Includes reproductions of Denslow’s business card and a three-page letter written to publisher H. S. Stone in 1900.
Strange Tale of Nursery Folk
A vignette reproduced from the Chicago Times-Herald in 1901, and attributed to L. Frank Baum, although the authorship has been questioned since this issue’s publication.