Footnotes 4
Mission Impozible: Revenge of the Emerald Grasshopper
Only the flashback portion of this story occurs here. The prologue and epilogue occur in 1910.
This tribute to L. Frank’s first grandson was inscribed in presentation copies of “Road to Oz”. It was first reprinted in the Baum Bugle Vol.8, #3; 12/64 IWOOC.
All six of the short stories contained within were originally published in mini-book editions (now long out-of-print) before finally being compiled as "Little Wizard Stories of Oz".
Note: The abrupt change of the Nome King's name (from Roquat to Ruggedo) is at last explained.
Fionna Freckles, the First and Foremost
Note: Spoilers abound. Unpublished manuscript that explains why the Phanfasms left Oz alone for so long after recalling who they were. By the time of The Living House of Oz, however, many of them have returned to their former evil ways. Fionna must have departed Mt. Phantastico long before the time of The Lost Boy of Oz when the former First and Foremost returned to power and their great civil war began. Years later, the survivors, after having left Mt. Phantastico for a time, reclaimed their old home and former glory and began the slow invasion we see in Living House. For a possible history for the Phanfasms, See Appendix D or click here.
The two main protagonists of this book and its sequel 'Sky Island', Trot and Captain Bill, later end up in Oz in Baum's 'Scarecrow of Oz'.
The frame story (prologue and epilogue) takes place here. Flashback portion takes place in 1900.
The frame story (prologue and epilogue) takes place here. Flashback portion takes place in 1906
This story takes place during and after “Patchwork Girl of Oz”.
In the early 1920’s, Thompson wrote this unfinished story for a radio contest that was broadcast throughout several cities. The winner was to supply the conclusion to the story. Though the original winner of the contest is unknown, in 1965, the Baum Bugle reprinted Thompson's portion of the story and ran its own contest. The winner, Bill Eubank, had his conclusion published the following issue. The Thompson half has also been reprinted in the IWOOC’s “The Wizard of Way up and Other Wonders”.
Exact date of this story is unknown. This unpublished manuscript was discovered several years after the author’s death and may have been an unrelated fairy tale that Baum later added, "An Oz story" subtitle to, perhaps with thoughts of expanding it, although this is pure speculation. The Oz Club has not yet gotten around to reprinting the Baum Bugles from these years in a 'Best of' collection yet, although certainly plans are in the works for such an endeavour. A novel-length sequel was written by Chris Dulabone and published in 2004 as The Giant King of Oz.
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