Vol. 43, no. 1 (Spring 1999)
| Editor-in-Chief | William Stillman |
| Production Editor | Adele Robey |
| Bibliography Editors | Peter E. Hanff, Patrick Maund |
| Review Editor | Sean P. Duffley |
| Contributing Editors | Ron Baxley, Angelica Carpenter, Paul Cuneo, David Moyer, Jay Scarfone, Jim Whitcomb |
Front cover art by Eric Shanower (The Wicked Witch of Oz)
Interior front art and back cover art by Frederick Richarson (Queen Zixi of Ix)
Interior back cover art by an unknown artist (Swift’s Oz Peanut Spread label)
Spring 1999 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.
Royal Historian of Oz V: A Reminiscence
Eric Shanower memorializes Rachel Cosgrove Payes, fifth Royal Historian of Oz (whose passing was noted briefly in the previous issue), recalling how he met her and their work together on The Wicked Witch of Oz and Oz-Story 3.
A Hidden Valley No Longer in Hiding
Eric Shanower describes his pitch to re-issue The Hidden Valley of Oz with new illustrations alongside The Wicked Witch of Oz (a proposal that was turned down in lieu of a facsimile of the original). Illustrated with examples from his proposal.
The MGM Scrapbook: “Uncle” Charley
Jay Scarfone provides a brief sketch of the actor who played Uncle Henry in MGM’s The Wizard of Oz, with rare photographs.
Frederick Richardson
Ruth Berman examines the life and work of Queen Zixi of Ix illustrator Frederick Richardson, with an extensive and comprehensive narrative of his life, achievements, and changes in artistic method, as well as a checklist of his illustrations in books, textbooks, and periodicals. Includes many examples of his illustrations.
“Hit with a Piece of Pie”: John R. Neill and a Comic Tradition
J. L. Bell suggests that John R. Neill may have been the first to illustrate the now-familiar comic situation of a pie in the face—and goes on to provide evidence for his theory.
Oz Oddity
The editors examine more unusual Oz-themed advertising, including a colorful label for Oz Peanut Spread (reproduced on the interior back cover) and an ad for Labatt’s Crystal Lager.
Reviews
Visitors from Oz by Martin Gardner (fiction; reviewer Jim Vander Noot)
Visitors from Oz by Martin Gardner (fiction; reviewer J. L. Bell)
Oz-Story Magazine Number 4 edited by David Maxine (fiction; reviewer Atticus Gannaway)
The Three Imps of Oz by Chris Dulabone (fiction; reviewer M.A. Berg)
The Corn Mansion of Oz by Peter Schulenberg (fiction; reviewer M.A. Berg)
The Wonderful World of Oz Penguin Books omnibus (fiction; reviewer Sean P. Duffley)