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The Baum Bugle: Autumn 1966

Vol. 10, no. 2 (Autumn 1966)

Editors Dick Martin and Fred M. Meyer (uncredited)

Layout and cover design by Dick Martin

Wraparound cover art by Dick Martin

Autumn 1966 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.

 

Ancient and Modern Flags of Oz

Judy Pike presents an overview of the various flags and standards described in the famous forty Oz books.

 

Father Benson on the Motorcycle

L. Frank Baum‘s poem, reproduced from the Chicago Times-Herald in 1895.

 

The Dakota Days of L. Frank Baum (Part 2)

Matilda J. Gage continues her look at Baum’s days in Aberdeen, South Dakota. This installment focuses on The Aberdeen Saturday Pioneer. This serial ran throughout the 1966 issues.

 

The Ozmapolitan

A facsimile of the four-page promotional “newspaper” produced by Reilly & Britton in 1926. This follows a facsimile of the 1904 edition in the Spring 1963 issue; it would be followed by the 1927 edition in the Winter 1977 issue; the 1963 edition in the Autumn 1983 issue; the 1928 edition in the Spring 1988 issue; and the 1970 edition in the Autumn 1995 issue.

 

Bibliographia Oziana

Dick Martin collates bibliographical data about the early printings of the Oz books. This installment focuses on The Cowardly Lion of Oz, Grampa in Oz, The Lost King of Oz, and Rinkitink in Oz.

 

Bibliographia Baumiana

Dick Martin collates bibliographical data about the early printings of L. Frank Baum’s non-Oz books. This installment focuses on Father Goose: His Book (revisited and expanded in the Autumn 1987 issue) and The Songs of Father Goose (revised and expanded in the Autumn 2002 issue).

 

Reviews

The Wizard of Oz illustrated by George DeSantis (book/record set; reviewers David and Douglas Greene)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz illustrated by Russell H. Schulz (fiction; reviewers David and Douglas Greene)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz illustrated by B. Biro (fiction; reviewers David and Douglas Greene)

The Wizard of Oz: A Stand-Up Story for You Because You’re Special (greeting card/book; reviewers David and Douglas Greene)