Vol. 13, no. 3 (Christmas 1969)
| Editorial Staff | David L. Greene, James E. Haff, and Peter E. Hanff (uncredited) |
Front cover art by Dick Martin, adapted from art by W. W. Denslow (Denslow’s The Night Before Christmas)
Back cover art by Dick Martin, adapted from sheet music cover (“What Did the Woggle-Bug Say?”)
Christmas 1969 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 Decline and Fall of the Nome King
Judy Pike examines all the appearances of the Nome or Gnome King in the canonical Oz books, as well as The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, to create “the first attempt at a historical biography” of Ruggedo, with some thought given to his slide from a merely selfish to outright vengeful character.
What Did the Woggle-Bug Say?
Sheet music for a song, with music by Paul Tietjens and lyrics by L. Frank Baum, which was released to promote the Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz newspaper comic page in 1904. A version of the cover art appears on the back cover of this issue.
Bibliographia Baumiana
Dick Martin collates bibliographical data about the early printings of Baum’s non-Oz books. This installment focuses on The Woggle-Bug Book.
Bibliographia Pseudonymiana
Douglas G. Greene collates bibliographical data about the early printings of Baum’s works published under a pseudonym. This installment focuses on “Schuyler Stanton’s” Daughters of Destiny.
The Wizard of Oz, 1902–07: A Checklist of Its Published Music
The editors present a checklist (titles, authors, and publishers) of the published sheet music and vocal arrangements from the original 1902 musical.