Vol. 39, no. 3 (Winter 1995)
| Editor-in-Chief | Lynne K. Smith |
| Production Editor | Daniel K. Smith |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Review Editor | Stephen J. Teller |
| Contributing Editors | John Fricke, Martin Gardner, Eleanor Kennedy, Dorothy Curtiss Maryott, Patrick Maund, Evan McCord, David Moyer, Jim Vander Noot |
Front cover art by John R. Neill (The Emerald City of Oz)
Back cover art by John R. Neill (“Anything of Oz”)
Winter 1995 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.
Lost “Adventures in Oz”
Michael Patrick Hearn tells the story of the Oz comics page that never happened, written by Ruth Plumly Thompson and drawn by John R. Neill. Includes Neill’s sketch and finished version of a pilot installment featuring Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Woozy.
All About Oz: An Interview with Ruth Plumly Thompson
A first-person interview with Ruth Plumly Thompson, in which she discusses the appeal of Oz, the correspondence she receives from children, and the ways in which Oz will inspire children to be great innovators. Reproduced (and expanded) from Radio Home-Makers in 1930. Accompanied by a reproduced letter from a child to Thompson and a sketch by John R. Neill for the cover of The Yellow Knight of Oz.
Money in Oz! What a Queer Idea! An Examination of the Economy and Monetary System of Oz
Eric Gjovaag investigates how the Ozite economy works, its evolution throughout the Oz books (primarily those by Baum), and whether or not the Ozites use money.
The Man-Fairy
An original L. Frank Baum short story, reprinted from The Ladies’ World in December 1910. Accompanied by a new illustration from Eric Shanower.
The MGM Scrapbook: Taking the Bus to Oz
John Fricke cuts through the myths to tell the truth about how the actors who played the Munchkins were hired and transported from New York City to Culver City, California. Accompanied by original paperwork detailing travel arrangements for 72 actors of short stature.
In Memoriam
Jean Shirley (biographer and mother of Angelica Carpenter).
Reviews
The Patchwork Girl of Oz Books of Wonder edition (fiction; reviewer Stephen J. Teller)
The Lost Emeralds of Oz by Frederick E. Otto (fiction; reviewer Stephen J. Teller)
The Healing Power of Oz by Gil S. Joel (fiction; reviewer Stephen J. Teller)
The Wizard of Oz on Ice (theater and TV special; reviewer David Moyer)