Vol. 25, no. 4 (Winter 1981)
| Editor-in-Chief | Barbara S. Koelle |
| Production Editor | Pat Tobias |
| Art Editor | Bill Eubank |
| Review Editor | David L. Greene |
| Research Editor | James E. Haff |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Contributing Editors | Jerry V. Tobias, John Fricke, Douglas G. Greene |
| Consulting Editors | Martin Gardner, Dick Martin, Michael Patrick Hearn |
Layout and cover design by Bill Eubank
Front cover art by John R. Neill (The Curious Cruise of Captain Santa)
Back cover art by Arthur Henderson (The Perhappsy Chaps)
Winter 1981 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 R.P.T. Fairy Tale and Idea Company (Part 1)
In 1956, Ruth Plumly Thompson penned an autobiographical narrative covering her early career. The first installment, going up to the years just before Thompson was hired to continue the Oz books, is presented here, with the second part published in the Spring 1982 issue.
Reflections
My Aunt Ruth
Remembrances of Ruth Plumly Thompson by her niece Dorothy Curtiss Maryott and nephew Douglas Maryott.
Thompson’s Celebrities
David Bedell provides an overview of Thompson’s most famous Ozian characters, including Kabumpo, Sir Hokus, Jinnicky, Carter Green, and more.
The Merry Christmas Seal
An original holiday poem by Ruth Plumly Thompson.
A Map for Ruth Plumly Thompson
An original poem by Ruth Berman.
Ruth Plumly Thompson and the Curious Cruise of Captain Santa
Douglas G. Greene examines the creation and publication of Thompson’s The Curious Cruise of Captain Santa, serving as an introduction for Ruth Plumly Thompson‘s original synopsis, created to pitch to Reilly & Lee and reproduced in full here.