Vol. 48, no. 2 (Autumn 2004)
| Editor-in-Chief | Atticus Gannaway |
| Production Editor | Marcus Mébès |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Review Editor | Sean P. Duffley |
| Contributing Editors | Angelica Carpenter, Dee Michel, David Moyer |
Wraparound cover art by Marcus Mébès (Japanese filmstrip)
Autumn 2004 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 Smallest Footsteps on the Yellow Brick Road: Catching Up with the Munchkins
Stephen Cox describes his long-running relationship with the actors who portrayed Munchkins in MGM’s The Wizard of Oz, leading to his books, including The Munchkins Remember (1989).
The Man Behind the Curtain: Aljean Harmetz on Noel Langley
Mark Griffin interviews Aljean Harmetz, author of The Making of The Wizard of Oz, about Noel Langley, one of the three credited co-writers of MGM’s The Wizard of Oz. A mysterious figure, Langley was interviewed by Harmetz for four hours in preparation for her book. Griffin asks her for her recollections of the man, the nature of his employment by MGM, and his changing perspective on Oz.
The Great and Terrybubble
Allen A. Debus posits the origins of Terrybubble, the popular character from Ruth Plumly Thompson’s Speedy in Oz, are in such popular entertainment as Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World (1912) and the RKO film King Kong (1933).
Oz Oddity
A letter from Fred Stone, reprinted from the Bobbs-Merrill edition of The Wizard of Oz in 1920, along with his photograph.
In Memoriam
Tiny Doll (actor, MGM’s The Wizard of Oz); Edward Wagenknecht (critic and author, Utopia Americana).
Reviews
The Unwinged Monkey of Oz by Peter Schulenberg (fiction; reviewer Joe Bongiorno)
The Emerald Enchantress of Oz by Peter Schulenberg (fiction; reviewer Joe Bongiorno)
Hollywood Utopia by Justine Brown (non-fiction; reviewer Sean P. Duffley)
Misanthropology: A Florilegium of Bahumbuggery by Reneau H. Reneau (non-fiction; reviewer Sean P. Duffley)
The Hollyhock Dolls in Oz by Phyllis Ann Karr (fiction; reviewer Sean P. Duffley)
Der Zauberer von Oz narrated by Senta Berger (audiobook on CD; reviewer Richard R. Rutter)