Vol. 30, no. 2 (Autumn 1986)
| Editor-in-Chief | John Fricke |
| Production Editor | Dan Smith, Lynne Smith |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Review Editor | Douglas G. Greene |
| Contributing Editors | Martin Gardner, Michael Gessel, Michael Patrick Hearn, Dick Martin, Dorothy Curtiss Maryott, Patrick Maund |
Front cover art by an unknown artist (poster for 1902’s The Wizard of Oz)
Back cover art by an unknown artist (Dorothy “PAR-T-MASK”)
Autumn 1986 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.
“Only One of All Our Millions”
John Fricke looks at Judy Garland’s experience shooting MGM’s The Wizard of Oz and how she responded to its influence on her later life and career.
A Writer for Children
An interview with L. Frank Baum, reprinted from The Advance of July 22, 1909, in which he lays out his writing philosophy.
Matilda Jewell Gage (Part 2)
Sally Roesch Wagner concludes a comprehensive biography of L. Frank Baum’s niece, which had been intended to celebrate her 100th birthday and was sadly repurposed as a memorial tribute. This second installment follows Matilda from her high school graduation through the remaining eight decades of her life. The article began in the Spring 1986 issue. Includes many rare photographs.
Poppy Song
Sheet music for a song from the musical extravaganza of The Wizard of Oz in 1902, with lyrics by L. Frank Baum and music by Paul Tietjens. The four pages can be removed cleanly from the center of the issue.
L. Frank Baum: Chicken Fancier
Michael Patrick Hearn sets The Book of the Hamburgs in context.
Bibliographia Baumiana: The Book of the Hamburgs
Bibliographia Baumiana looks at non-Oz works by Baum. This installment, by Michael Patrick Hearn, examines Baum’s first published book.
In Memoriam
James H. Brown (Winkie convention regular) and Robert G. Peck, Jr. (Reilly & Lee advertiser/editor).
Reviews
The Curious Cruise of Captain Santa Oz Club edition (fiction; reviewer Michael O. Riley)
Order and Surprise by Martin Gardner (non-fiction; reviewer Jerry V. Tobias)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz introduction by Michael Patrick Hearn (fiction; reviewer Sean Patrick Duffley)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz introduction by Selma G. Lanes (fiction; reviewer Jean Brockway)
The Wonderful Cut-Outs of Oz by Rob Roy MacVeigh (craft book; reviewer Glenn Ingersoll)
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! in The Oz-Wonderland War Trilogy (comics; reviewer Raymond Vunkannon)
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! in The Oz-Wonderland War Trilogy (comics; reviewer Paul R. Wilson)
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! in The Oz-Wonderland War Trilogy (comics; reviewer Greg Hunter)