Vol. 40, no. 1 (Spring 1996)
| Editor-in-Chief | William Stillman |
| Production Editor | Lee Jenkins (uncredited) |
| Bibliography Editors | Peter E. Hanff, Patrick Maund |
| Review Editor | Stephen J. Teller |
| Contributing Editors | Angelica Carpenter, Willard Carroll, Michael Gessel, Tod Machin, David Moyer, Jay Scarfone |
Wraparound cover photo by an unknown photographer (Dayton’s Christmas 1994 department store display)
Interior front and back photos by an unknown photographer (Dayton’s Christmas 1994 department store display)
Spring 1996 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.
OZ and the Fifth Criterion—Twenty-five Years Later
C. Warren Hollister revisits his article extolling the virtues of Baum’s Oz books from the Christmas 1971 issue, offering new and revised perspective.
Curly Top in Oz (Part 1)
Rita Dubas provides a comprehensive examination of actor Shirley Temple’s long association with the Oz series, including her own personal interest in the stories. The first installment of the two-part article focuses on Shirley as a young child, including the long-standing legend that she was intended to play Dorothy in MGM’s The Wizard of Oz. The second half would be published in the Fall 1996 issue.
The Amazing Display of Oz!
Denslow at the Brandywine
William Stillman and Michael Gessel look at major new Oz displays: one, featuring Oz characters and scenes at Dayton’s department store, and the other, the first major exhibition of Denslow’s illustrative work at the Brandywine River Museum.
Scarecrow and Tin Woodman: New Figures in Comedy
Actor Fred Stone describes the experience of playing Baum’s iconic strawman alongside his comedy partner, Dave Montgomery, at the start of their long association with the Wizard of Oz musical extravaganza. Reprinted from the Chicago Chronicle Illustrated Weekly in 1902.
A WIZ of a Dessert Mix!
William Stillman rediscovers “Oz Ice Cream Mix,” a product of Homix Products Corporation sold 1946–47, and related advertising involving the Oz characters.
Reviews
The Seven Blue Mountains of Oz, Book One: The Disenchanted Princess of Oz by Melody Grandy (fiction; reviewer Phyllis Ann Karr)
The Runaway in Oz by John R. Neill (fiction; reviewer Stephen J. Teller)