Vol. 34, no. 3 (Winter 1990)
| Editor-in-Chief | Michael Gessel |
| Production Editor | Dan Smith, Lynne Smith |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Review Editor | Stephen J. Teller |
| Contributing Editors | John Fricke, Martin Gardner, Douglas G. Greene, Michael Patrick Hearn, Dick Martin, Dorothy Curtiss Maryott, Patrick Maund, Jim Vander Noot |
Wraparound cover art by Charles Santore (The Wizard of Oz)
Winter 1990 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.
On Wearing Well
Eloise Jarvis McGraw describes her experience of going back and revisiting her childhood Oz books.
Charles Santore’s Journey to the Great Oz
Michael Patrick Hearn examines Charles Santore’s new illustrations for The Wizard of Oz. This article originally appeared as the introduction to the Santore edition.
The Music of Walt Disney’s Return to Oz
David Shire describes his inspirations, and the themes he devised, for the feature film Return to Oz. Excerpted from Cinemascore: The Film Music Journal issue #15.
The Annotated Road to Oz (Part 2)
Daniel Mannix attempts to reevaluate the “poorest Oz book,” finding 82 points to discuss in an extended summary of the novel. This installment picks up after the desert crossing. The first half of the article was published in the Autumn 1990 issue. Accompanied (at the end of this issue) by an original sketch by John R. Neill, of Polychrome, from The Road to Oz.
Jack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhorse Win a Race and Incite a Riot
A reproduction of one installment of L. Frank Baum and Walt McDougall’s Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz newspaper comic page in 1904.
Restoration Oz
Kenneth R. Shepherd attempts to chart the inconsistent events described in the Oz books that led to the restoration of Ozma as ruler of Oz.
The Wizard of Oz on Commemorative Stamps
Michael Gessel describes special stamps issued to commemorate 50 years of MGM’s The Wizard of Oz in both the United States and Montserrat. Accompanied by an editorial suggesting a campaign for an L. Frank Baum stamp (which has yet to materialize).
Reviews
Captain Salt in Oz introduction by John Fricke, Oz Club edition (fiction; reviewer Susan Hall)
The Rewolf of Oz by Roger S. Baum (fiction; reviewer Stephen J. Teller)
The Deadly Desert Around Oz by Chris Dulabone (fiction; reviewer Barbara S. Koelle)
Our Trip to Oz by The Wiz Kids of Oz (fiction; reviewer Ruth McCormick)
The Secret of the Deserted Castle adapted by Chris Dulabone (fiction; reviewer Stephen J. Teller)
Two Terrific Tales of Oz by Greg Hunter (fiction; reviewer Jan Garland Cannon)