Vol. 33, no. 1 (Spring 1989)
| Editor-in-Chief | Michael Gessel |
| Production Editor | Dan Smith, Lynne Smith |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Review Editor | Stephen J. Teller |
| Contributing Editors | John Fricke, Martin Gardner, Douglas G. Greene, Michael Patrick Hearn, Dick Martin, Dorothy Curtiss Maryott, Patrick Maund |
Front cover art by Eric Shanower
Back cover art by artists including W.W. Denslow (books “inspired” by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)
Spring 1989 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.
Eric Shanower: A New and Different Royal Historian
David Maxine writes a biographical profile, with interview quotes, of Eric Shanower, at this time primarily known for his original graphic novels set in the world of Oz. Includes sketches from his fourth graphic novel, The Forgotten Forest of Oz, and followed by a selected checklist of his published work up to that point.
To the Littlefield Baby
An original poem by L. Frank Baum.
The Other Oz: Oz Apocrypha Beyond the Forty Books
Stephen J. Teller considers extra-canonical Oz works, dividing them into the categories of deutreo-canonical, orthodox apocrypha, and heretical apocrypha. He then examines examples of these, primarily focusing on heretical apocrypha (new Oz stories not contradicting the established canon).
After The Wizard: The Influence of America’s Best Loved Fairy Tales on Other Fantasies for Children
Barbara Koelle looks at several major fantasies from the turn of the century that could be said to have been inspired by (or, perhaps, attempted to replicate) the success of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, including Zauberlinda, the Wise Witch by Eva Katharine Gibson; The Rumbilicus Book by Walt McDougall; The Pearl and the Pumpkin by Paul West, with art by W. W. Denslow; The King of Gee Whiz by Emerson Hough; and many more.
Stage Wizard Kicks Off National Tour at Radio City Music Hall
Barbara Arnstein reports on a new production of The Wizard of Oz as it begins a nationwide tour. A sidebar describes a publicity event in which top New York City students were honored for “excellence in brains, courage, and heart.”
In Memoriam
Robert A. Baum (grandson of L. Frank Baum).
Reviews
Who’s Who in Oz Peter Bedrick Books edition (fiction; reviewer Douglas G. Greene)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz introduction by Michael Patrick Hearn (fiction; reviewer Lynda Duncan)
The Emerald City of Oz Dover edition (fiction; reviewer Stephen J. Teller)
The Forgotten Forest of Oz by Eric Shanower (graphic novel; reviewer David Maxine)
The Wizard of Oz illustrated by Greg Hildebrandt, abridged edition (fiction; reviewer Stephen J. Teller)
The Wizard of Oz illustrated by Pete Bishop (fiction; reviewer Stephen J. Teller)
The Wizard of Oz illustrated by Vern Henkel (coloring book; reviewer Stephen J. Teller)
The Story and Songs of The Wizard of Oz by Disneyland Records (spoken word album; reviewer Greg Ehrbar)
The Songs from The Wizard of Oz by Disneyland Records (cassette; reviewer Greg Ehrbar)