Vol. 59, no. 3 (Winter 2015)
| Editor-in-Chief | Craig Noble |
| Production Editor | Marcus Mébès |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Review Editor | Atticus Gannaway |
| Contributing Editors |
Jane Albright, Angelica Carpenter, Jared Davis |
Front cover photograph by an unknown photographer (Elijah Kelley as the Scarecrow)
Back cover art by Bill Campbell and Irwin Terry (“The Whirlpool”)
Winter 2015 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 Five Origins of the Scarecrow
Eric Shanower compares the five contradictory origins of the Scarecrow: those in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Wizard of Oz musical extravaganza, “Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz,” the His Majesty, the Scarecrow film, and The Royal Book of Oz.
Rereading The Scarecrow of Oz
Alyse Rall Benjamin pens an appreciation of The Scarecrow of Oz, having reread it again for the first time in many years. Her article focuses mostly on the characters and the gentle humor and philosophy of the text.
Oz Under Scrutiny: The Scarecrow of Oz
Marc Berezin and Craig J. Noble look at reviews of The Scarecrow of Oz contemporary to its original publication.
The Library Bindings of Oz
Paul R. Bienvenue and Robert Schmidt look at the highly collectible editions of Oz books produced for libraries, using reinforced buckram bindings and simplified versions of the cover art. Their qualities are thoroughly discussed, along with a timeline of their production. This is followed by a full checklist of the known library binding Oz and Baum books.
Bibliographia Oziana
In this follow-up article to his new bibliographical examination of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in Autumn 2013, Michael O. Riley teaches readers how to distinguish between the first and second states of the Geo. M. Hill edition.
The Oz Illustrator
The final installment of the recurring feature, focusing this time not on how to draw a single character, but Bill Campbell‘s look at how Ozzy stained glass is made at Century Studios, which he co-owns with Irwin Terry.
In Memoriam
Holly Dennis-Lucas (blogger, Wannabe Wonderlands: Outside of Oz, and Baum Bugle contributor)
Reviews
The Wiz Live! (live TV special; reviewer Ryan Jay)
The Wiz Live! (live TV special; reviewer Garrett Kilgore)
A Brief Guide to Oz by Paul Simpson (non-fiction; reviewer Marc Berezin)