Vol. 67, no. 3 (Winter 2023)
| 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 |
Front cover art by Sarah K. Crotzer (adapted from screen captures of The Wizard of Oz)
Interior front cover photograph by unknown photographer (portrait of Bert Lahr)
Interior back cover art by John R. Neill (from The Cowardly Lion of Oz)
Back cover art by Dick Martin (The Cowardly Lion)
Winter 2023 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 Cowardly Lion and Dad
Jane Lahr looks back on her childhood as the daughter of famous funnyman Bert Lahr, and how his most beloved role as MGM’s Cowardly Lion gave her a new way to understand her distant, sometimes depressive father.
Profile in Cowardice: Revisiting The Cowardly Lion of Oz at 100
Atticus Gannaway deconstructs Ruth Plumly Thompson’s third Oz book, finding humor in its inconsistencies.
A Day in Oz: The Cowardly Lion’s Lament
Ryan Bunch presents the third 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.
Oz Under Scrutiny: Early Reviews of The Cowardly Lion of Oz
Scott Cummings looks at reviews of The Cowardly Lion of Oz contemporary with its original publication. Includes vintage advertising.
Collector’s Corner: The Wogglebug Game of Conundrums
Sarah K. Crotzer and Peter E. Hanff analyze this early, unlicensed card game, including its historical context alongside games of the period, as well as a fully detailed “bibliographic” description for collectors.
The Supercilious Cats of Oz
Robert B. Luehrs turns his eye to Baum’s other feline creations, Eureka (the pink kitten) and Bungle (the Glass Cat), and their proud personalities as expressed in his Oz books.
Reviews
Oz: A New Musical (theater; reviewer Dewey Davis-Thompson)
The First Edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A New Bibliographic Description by Michael O. Riley (non-fiction; reviewer Paul Bienvenue)
The Characters of Oz ed. by Dina Schiff Massachi (non-fiction; reviewer Scott Cummings)
The Blue Slippers and The Wizard of Oz (game; reviewer Sarah K. Crotzer)