Vol. 52, no. 2 (Autumn 2008)
| Guest Editor | Marcus Mébès |
| Production Editor | Marcus Mébès |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Acting Review Editor | Joe Bongiorno |
| Contributing Editors | Angelica Carpenter, Sean P. Duffley, Atticus Gannaway, Sharon Ray |
Front cover art by John R. Neill (“Girl at Piano”)
Back cover art by Michael Herring (cover rough for The Giant Horse of Oz)
Autumn 2008 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.
Greetings from Oz: An Old Friend from Down Under Revisits Oz
Artist Michael Herring looks back on painting cover art for Del Rey’s paperback reprints of the first twenty-nine Oz books. Features art from across his career, including an unused draft of Grampa in Oz.
Surprised by Jory: John R. Neill’s Daughter and Granddaughter Open Up a New Book
Greg Hunter interviews Jory Neill Mason, John R. Neill’s granddaughter, about her famous ancestor, with additions from her aunt, Neill’s oldest daugther Natalie. Includes rare photographs and sketches.
We’re Off to . . . Document the Wizard! The Scarecrow Eases on Down to Banner Elk and Beyond!
Sean Barrett takes readers behind-the-scenes, describing how he was introduced to the Banner Elk Land of Oz theme park and came to shoot a documentary about it.
In Memoriam
Steven Levetin (Baum Bugle printer).
Reviews
The Wiz (feature film on DVD; reviewer David Maxine)
Veggietales: The Wonderful Wizard of Ha’s (animated film on DVD; reviewer Richard R. Rutter)
Sam Steele’s Adventures: The Amazing Bubble Car Hungry Tiger Press edition (fiction; reviewer Jared Davis)
A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire (fiction; reviewer Kevenn T. Smith)
Dunkiton Press #17: Yuletide edited by Ruth Berman (fiction; reviewer M. A. Berg)