Category Archives: John R. Neill

Country Colors

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Today is L. Frank Baum’s birthday, and I’m making an Oz post. Granted, I do this pretty much every week, but still. Today’s subject is one that comes into play all the way back in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, … Continue reading →

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Gabbin’ About Gabooches

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

The Gabooches are characters in John R. Neill’s Lucky Bucky in Oz, but it’s not entirely clear what a Gabooch actually is. They first show up when Bucky throws enchanted doorknobs at the Nomes, and they promptly turn into four … Continue reading →

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Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

When John R. Neill took over writing as well as illustrating the Oz books, the results were…rather weird and somewhat disjointed, to say the least. Still, he introduced some rather memorable characters, one of them being Number Nine. This Munchkin … Continue reading →

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The Missing Crinklink

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

I’ve been looking recently at how the Wizard of Oz is portrayed throughout the Oz series, and this Lit Brick comic offers another good example of the character being a jerk, and oddly enough it’s known that it’s not entirely … Continue reading →

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Looking for Oz in All the Wrong Places

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Where is Oz located? Of course, Oz isn’t really anywhere, being a made-up country, but what fun is that? L. Frank Baum wrote of Oz as being just as real as the United States, or whatever other country a reader … Continue reading →

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Oscar the Inventor

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

Many of the magicians in the Oz series mix technology with magic, and the Wizard of Oz is no exception. In fact, with his background in the Great Outside World and his resourcefulness, he’s one of the most prominent inventors … Continue reading →

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The Kids from America

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

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 →

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Forever Young

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

It’s pretty common in various media that characters don’t grow any older unless they have some narrative reason to do so. Bart Simpson has been ten years old for twenty-five years now, and he’s actually one of the newer ones. … Continue reading →

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School Days

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

Now that we’ve reached one of the most dreaded periods for children, back-to-school time, I was wondering about schools in Oz. We know that schools exist in the land, as the Woggle-Bug describes being educated in a rural schoolhouse by … Continue reading →

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A Reign Over Rain

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

I believe the Rain King is first mentioned in Tik-Tok of Oz, in which we’re told, “The Rain King got too much water in his basin and spilled some over the brim. That made it rain in a certain part … Continue reading →

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