Vol. 12, no. 2 (Autumn 1968)
Editors | David L. Greene, Douglas G. Greene, and James E. Haff (uncredited) |
Editorial Adviser | Dick Martin (uncredited) |
Layout by James E. Haff and Douglas G. Greene
Front cover art by Dick Martin, adapted from an advertisement by Fanny Cory (The Master Key)
Back cover art by Dick Martin, adapted from an unused book jacket by an unknown artist (Rosine and the Laughing Dragon)
Autumn 1968 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.
Frank Joslyn Baum
Russell P. MacFall writes a brief biographical sketch of L. Frank Baum’s oldest son, the author of The Laughing Dragon of Oz.
Rosine and the Laughing Dragon of Oz
Fred M. Meyer explains the creation and publication of the oft-forgotten The Laughing Dragon of Oz, Frank Jr.’s attempt to regain control of his father’s legacy, and its canceled sequel, The Enchanted Princess of Oz.
Milt Youngren
Fred M. Meyer pens a brief biographical sketch of the illustrator of The Laughing Dragon of Oz.
The Bad Man
A complete short story by L. Frank Baum, reprinted from The Home Magazine in 1901.
The Deadly Desert
Barbara Hughes looks at the evidence presented in the books about the desert surrounding Oz and attempts to qualify its “deadly” nature.
Bibliographia Baumiana
Dick Martin collates bibliographical data about the early printings of L. Frank Baum’s non-Oz books. This installment focuses on The Master Key. An expanded and revised article on this volume would appear in the Winter 1989 issue.
Bibliographia Oziana
James E. Haff, David L. Greene and Douglas G. Greene collate bibliographical data about the early printings of the Oz books. This installment focuses on The Hidden Valley of Oz, Merry Go Round in Oz, Who’s Who in Oz and The Visitors of Oz.
In Memoriam
Edna D. Baum (wife of Robert Stanton Baum).
Reviews
The Wizard of Oz Camelot Books edition (fiction; reviewers David and Douglas Greene)
The Magical Monarch of Mo introduction by Martin Gardner (fiction; reviewers David and Douglas Greene)