Vol. 54, no. 2 (Autumn 2010)
| Editor-in-Chief | Scott Cummings |
| Production Editor | Scott Cummings (uncredited) |
| Reviews Editor | Atticus Gannaway |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Contributing Editors |
Angelica Carpenter, Randall Hercey, Marcus Mébès, David Tai, Gina Wickwar |
Wraparound cover art by Adam Baron (“Dorothy and the Tornado”)
Autumn 2010 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.
Dorothy and the Heroine’s Quest
Mark I. West considers the character of Dorothy in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a heroine cast in the mold of Joseph Campbell’s seminal 1948 study, The Hero with a Thousand Faces. He argues that her story matches the traditional hero’s journey with a recognizable arc of progression.
Buccaneers, Bandits, and Bad Guys in the Oz Books
Barbara S. Koelle takes a tour of the “Famous Forty” canonical Oz books and the outlaws, bandits, rogues, and pirates found therein.
Captain Bing
The Naughty Pirate
Two pirate-themed poems by L. Frank Baum.
Pirate Gold
A brief piratical tale by Ruth Plumly Thompson.
Great Book of Records: A “Most Important Contract”
J.L. Bell reports on the five-year exclusivity contract signed by L. Frank Baum and W.W. Denslow for the Geo. M. Hill Publishing Company in 1900—and whether or not it ever existed.
Small Things Considered: A Short Look at Collecting Miniature Oz Books
Multiple Oz collectors contribute to this detailed checklist of miniaturized Oz volumes for dollhouses, etc.
In Memoriam
Martin Gardner (Baum and Oz scholar; author, The Visitors from Oz (1998)).
Reviews
The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road (console game; reviewer Jared Davis)
The Real Wizard of Oz: The Life and Times of L. Frank Baum by Rebecca Loncraine (non-fiction; reviewer Katharine Rogers)
L. Frank Baum and the Perfect Murder by Robin Hess (fiction; reviewer Jared Davis)
The Woggle-Bug Book introduction by Jared Davis (fiction; reviewer Douglas Greene)
The Oz Toy Book: Cut-Outs for the Kiddies (craft book; reviewer Jared Davis)