Vol. 53, no. 2 (Summer 2009)
| Editor-in-Chief | Scott Cummings |
| Production Editor | Marcus Mébès |
| Features Editor | John Fricke |
| Review Editors | Joe Bongiorno, Atticus Gannaway |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Contributing Editors |
Angelica Carpenter, David Tai, Gina Wickwar |
Wraparound cover photograph by an unknown photographer (MGM’s The Wizard of Oz)
Summer 2009 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 Wizard That Wasn’t
To celebrate the famous MGM movie’s 70th anniversary, John Fricke combs the archives to reveal glimpses of the movies that could have been, including rare photographs, memos, script draft pages, FX shot lists, and a portion of a potential story outline by poet Ogden Nash. This feature takes up most of the issue.
From Mypos to Kansas via Munchkinland
Actor Bronson Pinchot recounts a special encounter he had with a prop from MGM’s The Wizard of Oz while shooting his sitcom, Perfect Strangers.
Reviews
Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz Sunday Press Books edition (comics; reviewer Jared Davis)
Silver Shoes by Paul Miles Schneider (fiction; reviewer Marcus Mébès)
Lurline and the White Ravens of Oz by Marcus Mébès (fiction; reviewer Nathan DeHoff)
The Wiz at the New York City Center (theater; reviewer Sean Barrett)
The Marvelous Land of Oz by Anthony Whitaker (theater; reviewer Scott Cummings)
Inkheart (feature film; reviewer Marcus Mébès)