Vol. 10, no. 3 (Christmas 1966)
| Editors | Dick Martin and Fred M. Meyer (uncredited) |
Layout and cover design by Dick Martin
Front cover art by Dick Martin, adapted from an advertisement by John R. Neill (The Patchwork Girl of Oz)
Back cover art by Dick Martin, adapted from art by W. W. Denslow (Denslow’s ABC Book).
Christmas 1966 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 Wizard’s Christmas Invention
An original poem by Ruth Plumly Thompson.
A Lost Episode of Ozian History
Dick Martin gives a comprehensive overview of “The Garden of Meats,” the chapter Reilly & Britton asked Baum to cut from The Patchwork Girl of Oz, and the correspondence that led to its removal. Includes the illustrations John R. Neill prepared for the chapter, which were also removed from the book.
The Dakota Days of L. Frank Baum (Part 3)
Matilda J. Gage concludes her look at Baum’s days in Aberdeen, South Dakota. This serial ran throughout the 1966 issues.
The Two Wishes
A reproduction of one installment of L. Frank Baum and Walt McDougall’s Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz newspaper comic page in 1905.
Bibliographia Oziana
Dick Martin collates bibliographical data about the early printings of the Oz books. This installment focuses on The Hungry Tiger of Oz, The Gnome King of Oz, and The Giant Horse of Oz.
L. Frank Baum and the Problems of American Life
Fred Erisman looks at how Baum addresses the “conflict” between American ideals and reality, using examples from Oz and the Aunt Jane’s Nieces books.
Around the World with The Wizard of Oz
David L. and Douglas G. Greene add to earlier discussion of international editions of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.