Vol. 36, no. 1 (Spring 1992)
| Editor-in-Chief | Michael Gessel |
| Production Editors | Dan Smith, Lynne Smith (uncredited) |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Review Editor | Stephen J. Teller |
| Consulting Editors | John Fricke, Martin Gardner, Douglas G. Greene, Dorothy Curtiss Maryott, Patrick Maund |
| Editorial Staff | Marc Berezin, Drucilla G. Brown, Ira Gessel, Eleanor Kennedy, David Moyer, Jim Vander Noot |
Front cover art by Donna Walsh (L. Frank Baum portrait)
Back cover art by an uncredited artist (The Woggle-Bug sheet music)
Spring 1992 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 Tin Man of Oztralia: An Interview with David Whitney
Ian McLean interviews David Whitney, the actor who portrayed the Tin Man in a new production of The Wizard of Oz in Melbourne, Australia. McLean’s review of the show accompanies this interview and opens the issue.
The First Oz Amusement Park (1905)
Stan Barker puts together clues toward an Oz amusement park ride in Chicago, intended to advertise The Woggle-Bug at the Garrick Theatre.
The Woggle-Bug on Stage
Daniel P. Mannix details the full storyline of Baum’s famous musical flop, The Woggle-Bug, and attempts to determine what caused its failure.
There’s a Lady-Bug a-Waitin’ for Me
Sheet music for one of The Woggle-Bug‘s twelve published songs, which includes lyrics by L. Frank Baum.
Michael Gessel examines the phenomenon of “The Wizard of Oz: A Parable on Populism,” Henry M. Littlefield’s famous 1964 article proposing that Baum’s story is based around a political allegory for the Populist movement of the 1890s. Despite being entirely Littlefield’s invention, the theory is now widely presented as fact by poorly researched texts.
Henry M. Littlefield looks back with pride upon his “Parable on Populism.”
Oz Time at Macy’s
Chris Sterling and Michael Gessel report on the displays at Macy’s Herald Square store celebrating the 50th anniversary of MGM’s The Wizard of Oz. Includes photographs.
Reviews
The Wizard of Oz at the State Theatre in Victoria, Australia (theater; reviewer Ian McLean)
The Wizard of Oz illustrated by Charles Santore (fiction; reviewer Robin Olderman)
The Crocheted Cat in Oz by Hugh Poindexter III (fiction; reviewer Melody Grandy)
Tales of Magic Land 1: The Wizard of the Emerald City / Urfin Jus and His Wooden Soldiers by Alexander Volkov (fiction; reviewer Stephen J. Teller)
The Wonder City of Oz Books of Wonder edition (fiction; reviewer Stephen J. Teller)