Vol. 66, no. 3 (Winter 2022)
| Editor-in-Chief | Sarah K. Crotzer |
| Production Editor | Sarah K. Crotzer (uncredited) |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| News Editor | Zoe O’Haillin-Berne |
| Reviews Editor | Atticus Gannaway |
| Oz Gazette Editor | Nick Campbell |
| Editorial Assistant | Christina Maffa |
All cover art by Dick Martin (Kabumpo in Oz)
Winter 2022 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.
Kerumberty Bumpus!: The Joy of Oz as Series Fiction
Sarah K. Crotzer and Nick Campbell look at the “disappearance” of Kabumpo in Oz and other post-Baum titles from public consciousness and make a case for their rediscovery by fans.
Oz Under Scrutiny: Early Reviews of Kabumpo in Oz
Scott Cummings looks at reviews of Kabumpo in Oz contemporary with its original publication. Includes vintage advertising.
J’Accuse Kabumpo: Justice for the Curious Cottabus
Garrett Kilgore argues for both prosecution and defense in the fictional trial of Kabumpo for leaving the Cottabus to “curl up and die.”
Unearthing the Gnome King: The Pittsburgh Children’s Theatre Adaptation of Kabumpo in Oz
Scott Cummings discovers a previously unknown stage version of the Kabumpo story, presented during and after World War II, which replaces the central role—with a different Thompson character.
A Day in Oz: The Tin Woodman’s Song
Ryan Bunch presents the second of four pull-out sections of sheet music for Ruth Plumly Thompson’s A Day in Oz, marrying the previously separate music to her lyrics. Also includes a cover and contents listing with which to create the eventual DIY chapbook.
The Man Who Didn’t Believe in Christmas
Michael Patrick Hearn introduces a full one-act play by Mary Austin, originally staged in 1916 and published in St. Nicholas in 1917, which includes numerous storybook characters brought to life—with a star turn by the Wizard of Oz. Includes St. Nicholas illustrations by Albertine Randall Wheelan.
Reviews
And Toto Too (theater; reviewer Atticus Gannaway)
The Lost Princess of Oz by Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (ballet; reviewer Robert Lamont)
American Classics Presents Journey to Oz (concert; reviewer J. L. Bell)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz MinaLima edition (interactive fiction; reviewer Peter E. Hanff)
Adventures in Oz by Double Critical and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Kings Wild Project (playing card decks; reviewer Sarah K. Crotzer)