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The Kids from America

Since I recently wrote about possible locations for Superman’s hometown, I might as well do the same for the Americans who ended up in Oz, either to live or just to visit. As might be expected, it’s a combination of … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Eric Shanower, Jack Snow, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Phyllis Ann Karr, Rachel Cosgrove Payes | Tagged abby, aunt em, betsy bobbin, betsy bobbin of oz, button-bright, cap'n bill, dorothy and the wizard in oz, dorothy gale, dorothy maryott, greg hunter, jenny jump, lucky bucky jones, shaggy man, speedy, the enchanted island of oz, the hungry tiger of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, trot, twink and tom jones, uncle henry, wizard of oz |

Naughty, Naughty Boolooroo

I’ve written about Sky Island and its government before, but not so much specifically about the Boolooroo, the main villain in L. Frank Baum’s Sky Island. “Boolooroo” is actually the title for the King of the Blue Country, but this … Continue reading →

Posted in Camilla Townsend, Characters, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Places | Tagged blue country, boolooroo of the blues, button-bright, cap'n bill, pink country, queen rosalie, six snubnosed princesses, sky island, the blue raindrops of oz, trot |

Frogs in a Fog

Since I’ve addressed most of the major topics I could think of regarding the Oz books, I’ve been delving more into the minutiae. I’d like to know what you, the readers, think of that. Should I just rope it in … Continue reading →

Posted in L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Phil Lewin, Places | Tagged button-bright, cancer, cap'n bill, fog bank, frogs, little lizzie, sky island, the witch queen of oz, trot, zodiac |

House of Smoke and Mirrors

One of the strangest and creepiest bits of an Oz book occurs in The Patchwork Girl of Oz, not too far into the story. Ojo, the Patchwork Girl, and the Glass Cat have left the Blue Forest to find an … Continue reading →

Posted in Oz, Places | Tagged bungle the glass cat, button-bright, cap'n bill, dorothy gale, dr. pipt, emerald city, godron birrell, grimms' fairy tales, kalidahs, l. frank baum, magic, man-eating plants, ojo, ozma, patchwork girl, patrick maund, shaggy man, the baum bugle, the patchwork girl of oz, the scarecrow of oz, trot, victor columbia edison, wizard of oz, wolf at the door, yellow brick road |

The Lay of Lurline

Although she never appears on stage in the canonical Oz books and does so only sparingly in apocryphal ones, the Fairy Queen Lurline is an important part of the universe in that The Tin Woodman of Oz identifies her as … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Oz | Tagged a fairy queen of oz, burzee, cap'n bill, clemens brentano, echo, fairies, heinrich heine, jack snow, l. frank baum, lorelei, lulea, lurline, march laumer, mermaids, nelebel's fairyland, nymphs, queen zixi of ix, rhine river, sirens, the enchanted island of yew, the life and adventures of santa claus, the magical mimics in oz, the sea fairies, trot, william vincent wallace, zurline |

Lonesome Duck Tales

One interesting character that I don’t think I’ve covered yet is the Lonesome Duck, who shows up in The Magic of Oz. This waterfowl is described as having plumage in many different colors. Baum wrote, “The feathers were of many … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz | Tagged cap'n bill, ducks, kalidahs, l. frank baum, lonesome duck, pajuka, ruth plumly thompson, the lost king of oz, the magic of oz, trot |

The Ozfathers

Happy Father’s Day! I know I usually make Oz posts on Mondays and Tuesdays, but I’m posting this today in honor of the holiday. It’s a list of fathers in the Oz series, not comprehensive by any means, but hopefully … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Holidays, Oz | Tagged betsy bobbin, big wigs, bini aru, books, bordermoor, cap'n bill, corabia, corumbia, crystal city, dorothy gale, down town, dr. pipt, ev, fathers, gloria, good witch of the north, halidom, jinxland, kapurta, karyl carlson, kiki aru, king cheeriobed, king evoldo, king fumbo, king pompus, king randywell, kuma party, march laumer, molto rallentando, mooj, nome king, number nine, ojo, oogaboo, ozwold, pastoria, patchwork girl, phyllis ann karr, pizzicato furioso, pon, prince philador, prince pompadore, prince tatters, princess pajonia, pumperdink, queen ann soforth, ragbad, realbad, regalia, salye soforth, scarecrow, septentria, septimius septentrion, sherwood smith, silver island, speedy, toby bridlecull, troopadours, trot, umbrella island, unc nunkie, wumbo |