Vol. 24, no. 2 (Autumn 1980)
| Editor-in-Chief | Barbara S. Koelle |
| Production Editor | Pat Tobias |
| Art Editor | Bill Eubank |
| Review Editor | David L. Greene |
| Research Editor | James E. Haff |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Contributing Editors | Jerry V. Tobias, John Fricke, Douglas G. Greene |
| Consulting Editors | Martin Gardner, Dick Martin, Michael Patrick Hearn |
Front cover art by Leonid Vladimirsky (Seven Underground Kings)
Back cover art by various international illustrators
Autumn 1980 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.
Oz in Russia (Part 5)
In the fifth in a continuing series of articles, March Laumer concludes his look at Alexander Volkov’s “Magic Land” books (but not the series overall) with the third Volkov title, Seven Underground Kings. This recurring feature began in the Spring 1975 issue.
Adventures in Oz: The Story of a Collaboration
Eloise Jarvis McGraw discusses her writing process, and the way in which she collaborated with her daughter, Lauren Lynn McGraw, on Merry Go Round in Oz and The Forbidden Fountain of Oz.
Scraps and the Magic Box: Conclusion
High schooler Camilla Townsend‘s winning entry concludes the short story contest begun in the Winter 1979 issue. Presented with an illustration by Bill Eubank.
A Bibliography of the Work of W.W. Denslow: Additions and Corrections
Michael Patrick Hearn and Douglas G. Greene update the extensive bibliography previously presented in the Autumn 1972 issue. This includes books (and their jackets), magazines, newspapers, posters and prints, and “miscellanea” that include Denslow illustrations. The list would be supplanted again in the Autumn 1980 issue.
Oz as Heaven and other philosophical questions
Earle J. Coleman examines religious motifs and philosophical issues presented in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.