Vol. 45, no. 3 (Winter 2001)
| Editor-in-Chief | Atticus Gannaway |
| Production Editor | Adele Robey |
| Bibliography Editors | Peter E. Hanff, Patrick Maund |
| Review Editor | Sean P. Duffley |
| Contributing Editors | Angelica Carpenter, Dee Michel, David Moyer |
Front cover art by Fanny Y. Cory (The Master Key)
Interior front cover art by Eric Shanower (sketches for The Runaway in Oz)
Interior back cover art by Fanny Y. Cory (The Master Key)
Back cover photograph by an unknown photographer (The Meglin Kiddies in The Land of Oz)
Winter 2001 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 Master Key: Its Electrical Origins
Carrie L. Hedges examines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s 1901 novel, and whether or not it can truly be considered science fiction. In so doing she considers the rapid technological gains of Baum’s era and, in particular, the modernization of Chicago at the time when he resided there.
The Wicked Witch, the Runaway, and Me
Eric Shanower recounts his experiences illustrating two “lost” Oz books: Rachel Cosgrove Payes’ The Wicked Witch of Oz, published with the author’s involvement in 1993, and John R. Neill’s The Runaway in Oz, published long after the author’s death in 1995 (with his family’s permission). There are also some brief notes on additional projects, and the article is illustrated with Shanower’s character sketches. An additional brief section includes sketches by John R. Neill for what would have been the 1943 version of Runaway, some of which inspired Shanower’s later work.
Bibliographia Baumiana: The Army Alphabet / The Navy Alphabet
Bibliographia Baumiana provides bibliographical details of non-Oz works by Baum, occasionally updating past articles alongside new ones. Patrick M. Maund pens a new bibliographic examination of these two L. Frank Baum titles, superseding that found in the Christmas 1972 issue.
The Meglin Kiddies and The Land of Oz
Willard Carroll unearths the strange story of the Meglin Kiddies, a children’s dance troupe from the 1920s and ’30s, and their short film, The Land of Oz (1931). Accompanied by a personal remembrance from Meglin Kiddy Donna Stewart-Hardway.
A Checklist of Oz Puzzles and Games
A straightforward checklist of board games, card games, puzzles, and other ephemera by Michael Kocher. Few specific details are given and some of the more collectible products would be given far more extensive examination in later Bugle issues.
Reviews
The Rundelstone of Oz by Eloise Jarvis McGraw (fiction; reviewer J.L. Bell)
The Unknown Witches of Oz: Locasta and the Three Adepts by Dave Hardenbrook (fiction; reviewer Sean P. Duffley)
The Emerald Burrito of Oz by John Skipp and Marc Levinthal (fiction; reviewer Joe Bongiorno)
Hard Road: A Cat Marsala Mystery by Barbara D’Amato (fiction; reviewer David Hulan)
Vampires and Oz by Nikki Kay Richardson (fiction; reviewer Joe Bongiorno)
Dorothy’s Mystical Adventures in Oz by Robert J. Evans (fiction; reviewer M.A. Berg)
The Green Star of Oz by Roger S. Baum (fiction; reviewer Joe Bongiorno)