Oz Poetry and Humor
Patchwork Poems & Parodies chronicled by Joe Bongiorno. Used by permission only.
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It should come as no surprise that Oz has inspired the poet in some. Several of the verses below are humorous, some are whimsical, and some are serious. Narrative poems are also included on the mainline timeline where appropriate. |
Click on a title to view the cover of the publication in which it appears
Underlined titles can be found online.
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Frederick Reeve |
The Ozmapolitan; (issue 4) Reilly & Lee, 1927; Baum Bugle Vol 27, #2, 1983; Hungry Tiger Press: Available online |
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Ruth Plumly Thompson |
The Ozmapolitan; (issue 5) Reilly & Lee, 1928; Baum Bugle Vol 32 #1, Spring 1988; Hungry Tiger Press: Available online |
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Robin Olderman |
Oziana 1989, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Christopher Wayne Buckley |
Oziana 1991, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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| The Brains, the Heart, Courage, and Home | Momina Arif |
Oziana 2018, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
| The Broker's Mistake |
Aaron Solomon Adelman |
The Royal Publisher of Oz: Available exclusively here |
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Robin Olderman Illustrated by Robin Olderman |
Oziana 1999, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Land of Oz The Scarecrow of Oz The Tin Woodman of Oz Kabumpo, the Elegant Elephant of Oz The Cowardly Lion Jack Pumpkinhead Tik-Tok, the Machine Man The Hungry Tiger The Soldier With the Green Whiskers Sir Hokus of Pokes Breakfast, the Bananny Goat of Oz The Patchwork Girl The Umbrellephant The Wonderful Land of Oz The Wizard of Oz |
Ruth Plumly Thompson |
The Cheerful Citizens of Oz, The International Wizard of Oz Club (1992); some originally from various issues of The Baum Bugle and The Ozmapolitan. |
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Tribble Master |
Fanfiction.net |
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| The Curious Cottabus Meets the Answering Onsweraff | Julia Inglis | The Oz Gazette, Vol. 4, No. 1, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
| The Dark Side of Oz | Gregory Espy | Lulu.com (2012) |
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Ruth Plumly Thompson |
Sissajig and Other Surprises; The International Wizard of Oz Club (2003) |
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Ruth Berman |
Oz-story Magazine #1, Hungry Tiger Press |
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| Dorothy Saved the Day | Ms. Pienik's 1990-1991 fourth grade class, Holy Rosary School, Flint Michigan | The Oz Gazette, Vol. 3, No. 1, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
| Dorothy's Dilemma | Mark Deitch | Oziana 1975, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
| Emerald City | Ann Karp | The Oz Gazette, Vol. 5, No. 1, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Ruth Berman |
Oz-story Magazine #3, Hungry Tiger Press |
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Frederick Otto |
Oziana 1973, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Harry Mongold |
Oziana 1974, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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| A Fairy Frolic | Ruth Plumly Thompson | Oz-story Magazine #4, Hungry Tiger Press |
| The Frogman Teaches Me Biology: An Epic Tale of Knowing Your Insides | Racel Ostrand | The Emerald City Mirror #70 The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (2002) |
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Eric Shanower |
The Salt Sorcerer of Oz and Other Stories, Hungry Tiger Press; Oz-story Magazine #3, Hungry Tiger Press |
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Ruth Berman |
Oziana 1979, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Christopher Wayne Buckley |
Oziana 1991, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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| A Happy Ending | Brooke Pederson | The Oz Gazette, Vol. 4, No. 1, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Harry Mongold |
Oziana 1978, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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| How I Spent My Summer in Oz | Robert Kassabian | The Emerald City Mirror #50 The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (1999) |
| I Like All the People in Oz | Winton Bray, Jr | The Emerald City Mirror #29, The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (1996) |
| I Meet Blinkie | Rachel Hale | The Emerald City Mirror #53 The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (2000) |
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Eric Shanower |
The Salt Sorcerer of Oz and Other Stories, Hungry Tiger Press |
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| Jenny Jump Jumps Into Oz | Margaret Berg | The Emerald City Mirror #44, The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (1998) |
| Jinjur | Theresa Ramsey | The Oz Gazette, Vol. 4, No. 3, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Eric Shanower |
The Salt Sorcerer of Oz and Other Stories, Hungry Tiger Press |
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| The Land of Nod | Ruth Plumly Thompson | The Land of Nod/Rockinghorse Hill; Murray Publications, 1920; The Wizard of Way-Up and Other Wonders; The International Wizard of Oz Club, 1985 |
| A Map for Ruth Plumly Thompson | Ruth Berman |
Oziana 1977, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Eric Shanower |
The Salt Sorcerer of Oz and Other Stories, Hungry Tiger Press; Oz-story Magazine #6, Hungry Tiger Press |
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| My Fairyland | Marin Elizabeth Xiques | The Oz Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 1, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
| My Favorite Moment in Ozstory | Daniel Silverman | The Emerald City Mirror #49, The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (1999) |
| My Favorite Person From Oz | Tony Cavalline | The Emerald City Mirror #29, The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (1996) |
| My Favorite Person From Oz | Diane Chung | The Emerald City Mirror #29, The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (1996) |
| My Favorite Oz Character | Rachel Ostrand | The Emerald City Mirror #44, The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (1998) |
| My Oz Costume | Rachel Ostrand | The Emerald City Mirror #51, The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (1999) |
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Tribble Master |
Fanfiction.net |
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Eric Shanower |
The Salt Sorcerer of Oz and Other Stories, Hungry Tiger Press, 2002 |
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Dick Martin |
Reilly & Lee; Baum Bugle Vol 39 #2, Autumn 1995, The International Wizard of Oz Club; Hungry Tiger Press: Available online. |
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Ruth Plumly Thompson |
The Ozmapolitan; (issue 3) Reilly & Lee, 1926; Baum Bugle vol 10, #2; 10/66 The International Wizard of Oz Club; Hungry Tiger Press: Available online |
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A Christmas Present for Ozma Merry Christmas from Jinnicky A Christmas Wish Where Santa Spends Christmas If, An Oz Verse to be Used for Advertising Purposes The Sawhorse Famous Jacks—One Who is Some Pumpkins |
Ruth Plumly Thompson |
Collected in Sissajig and Other Surprises, The International Wizard of Oz Club, the first four were originally published in The Baum Bugle, 1962, 1968, 1961 and 1960, respectively. The last two were published in The Philadelphia Public Ledger in 1915 and 1918. "If" was published in the Reilly & Lee Catalogue and Order List (1927) |
| An Ozstory Tale: Aranaia's Daughter | Darrell Spradlyn | The Emerald City Mirror #49, The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (1999) |
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Robin Olderman & Percy Vere |
Oziana 2000, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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| An Ozzy Adventure |
Ruth Plumly Thompson |
The Baum Bugle, April 1961; The International Wizard of Oz Club; The Wizard of Way-Up and Other Wonders; The International Wizard of Oz Club, 1985 |
| An Ozzy Halloween | Rachel Ostrand | The Emerald City Mirror #63, The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (2001) |
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Eric Shanower |
The Salt Sorcerer of Oz and Other Stories, Hungry Tiger Press; Oz-story Magazine #1, Hungry Tiger Press |
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| The Patchwork Girl of Oz | Becky Fairweather | The Oz Gazette, Vol. 3, No. 1, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Grace Willey |
Oziana 2017, The International Wizard of Oz Club; originally published in Fanfiction.net under the name FaerieQueen1313 |
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Peter Schulenberg |
Oziana 2005, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Robin Olderman |
Oziana 1997, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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| A Poem About Tik-Tok | Scott Erickson | The Emerald City Mirror #44, The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (1998) |
| Polychrome | Whitney Muetterties | The Emerald City Mirror #66, The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (2002) |
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Robin Olderman |
Oziana 1984, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Marcus Mebes |
Oziana 38, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Adrian Korpel |
Oziana 2006, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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| Rockinghorse Hill | Ruth Plumly Thompson | The Land of Nod/Rockinghorse Hill; Murray Publications, 1920; The Wizard of Way-Up and Other Wonders; The International Wizard of Oz Club (1985) |
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Ruth Plumly Thompson |
Oz-story Magazine #3, Hungry Tiger Press |
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| Ruggedo Reflects on Love | J.L. Bell | The Winkie Con 50 Program Book; Hungry Tiger Press, 2014 |
| The Runaway Rockinghorse |
Ruth Plumly Thompson |
The Philadelphia Public Ledger, December 1919; The Wonder Book, Reilly & Lee (1929); The International Wizard of Oz Club (2006) |
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Marcus Mebes |
Palo Verde Emeralds |
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| Scarecrow | Katherine Werner | The Oz Gazette, Vol. 3, No. 2, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
| Scarecrow | Ashley Curry | The Oz Gazette, Vol. 3, No. 2, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Tribble Master |
Fanfiction.net |
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L. Frank Baum, Clara Jean Curzon & Tom Benson |
Oziana 1978, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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| A Short Short Oz Story |
L. Frank Baum |
The Baum Bugle, Christmas 1964, The International Wizard of Oz Club; Buckethead Enterprises of Oz (1994). |
| Theresa's Pink Road | Theresa McMillan | Oziana 1914, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Nicole A. Fear (as Krudovana) |
Fanfiction.net |
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Harry Mongold |
Oziana 1971, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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| Tin Man |
A. Waller Hastings Illustrated by John R. Neill |
Oziana 2015, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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WhispertheWolf |
Fanfiction.net |
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| The Tin Woodman Costume | Darrell Spradlyn | The Emerald City Mirror #51, The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (1999) |
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L. Frank Baum |
Reilly & Britton; The Baum Bugle vol. 7, #1; 4/63 The International Wizard of Oz Club; Hungry Tiger Press: Available online |
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| To Have a Beautiful Friendship | Jennifer Faires | The Oz Gazette, Vol. 4, No. 1, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Two’s of a Kind: Three Oz Poems McWogglebug Break Dance Stuff and Nonsense |
Neil Wilgus |
Oziana 1988, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Rachel Campbell |
The Ozmapolitan; (issue 3) Reilly & Lee, 1926; Baum Bugle vol 10, #2; 10/66 The International Wizard of Oz Club; Hungry Tiger Press: Available online |
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| The Wicked Witch is Dead, She's Dead | Ms. Pienik's 1990-1991 fourth grade class, Holy Rosary School, Flint Michigan | The Oz Gazette, Vol. 3, No. 1, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Ruth Plumly Thompson |
Baum Bugle, winter 1966; The Wizard of Way-Up and Other Wonders, The International Wizard of Oz Club (1985) |
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| The Wizard of Oz | Jack Pan | The Oz Gazette, Vol. 2, No. 1, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Need your funny-bone tickled? The following parodies, arranged alphabetically, take a poke at Baum's creations, sometimes irreverently, but always with good humor. Check the notes regarding adult content. Underlined titles can be found online. |
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(The Annotated) Adventure of the Rye Balloonist |
(Dundas) Richard R. Rutter |
Shadow of the Gnomon, vol 2, #1 |
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Note: This clever 1982 pastiche features Holmes and Watson being visited by three unusual visitors who need his services to find a lost little girl named Judy and her dog, Otto. The story is replete with many amusing and witty allusions to Oz. First published in Shadows of the Gnomon, vol 1, #2 by the Knights of Gnomon. Later reprinted in ‘92 in the annotated version. |
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Eleanor Kennedy |
Oziana 2009, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Note: An inevitable crossover. |
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Carl Brandon aka. Terry Carr, Ron Ellik |
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Note: 1959 fanfic parody about Dorothy, a lonely poor fan-girl who gets her wish as a cyclone takes her to the Land of Iz, "where everyone is a fan, even the animals and machines," and there meets new friends on her way to the Amber City to talk to the BNF (Big Name Fan). Click on the link above to read this classic parody from the late fifties. |
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Andy Weir |
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Note: When three girls diagnosed with dissociative disorder, Alice, Wendy and Dorothy, find themselves locked up, they assume the worst. Only, they're not in an asylum, their caretaker is Mary Poppins, and it's off to the magical lands! |
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| Da Yeller Brick Road | Jim Yoakum | CreateSpace (2012) |
| Note: A recently discovered manuscript, brittle and yellowed, written by Uncle Remus in 1886, suggests that he was the actual author of the story that's come to be known as "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." That tale, "Da Yeller Brick Road," is published here for the very first time - and in its original urban vernacular, ribald humor and all - along with a foreword by the man who discovered the manuscript, Uncle Remus' great-grandson, Reginald "Uncle Remus IV" Moses. | ||
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Aaron Solomon Adelman |
Available online |
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Note: From the author of the HI/RCC, this humorous and acerbic crossover tale (which takes place in 2010) can be read at the link above. |
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The Dhroobs of Oz |
Roger Price |
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Note: Not much is known of this purportedly 1966 parody of Ozma's open-door policy in Oz . Click on the link above to read it. |
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The Emerald Engagement |
John S. Troutman |
Unavailable |
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Web-comic in which cranky college students discover the skeleton of a winged monkey alongside Scraps' body leading them on a journey to places where Starbucks has no presence. Later taken down by the author. |
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Aaron Solomon Adelman |
The Royal Publisher of Oz: Available exclusively here! |
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Note: Titular character attempts to rewrite Oz history with hilarious results. Click here to read. |
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Tiktok of Oz |
Fanfiction.net |
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Note: Ten characters tie the knot in this funny look at unusual what-if pairings in Oz. |
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Tyler Jones |
Oziana 1997, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Note: If you've read the Oz series, you may find this one of the funnier Oz parodies. |
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| Ghosts in Oz |
Marie Richardson Illustrated by Benjamin Fang |
Oziana 1994, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
| Note: Crossover with Ghostbusters and Narnia. | ||
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Michael Dooney |
Mirage Studios |
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Note: The robot Gizmo and his pet/friend Fluffy crashland on an artificial planet which has been terraformed into Oz. Gizmo takes on the roll of the Tin Man, Fluffy becomes the Lion, and other characters take on other roles. |
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| It's Tuesday, This Must Be Oz | Mary Reynolds | Oziana 1972, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
| Jack Pumpkinhead's Pumpkins | Emily Eiden, Andrew Dusing, Christine Straughn, Jamie Kreiner, Jeff Walker, Christopher Alexander |
The Emerald City Mirror #20; The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (1994) |
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Kass Stone |
Oziana 38, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Jumping through the multiverse, Jenny lands in Oz, only to encounter Kalidahs, a protégé of the Wicked Witch of the East, and a Legion of Glindas from different universes! |
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Nathan Mulac DeHoff |
Oziana 2013, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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What happens when Tolkien's Elves decide they're tired of Santa tarnishing the reputation of Elves? |
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Dave Hardenbrook |
Oziana 1997, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Note: Not even the fairy countries are immune to it! |
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Ed McCray |
Oziana 2013, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Note: What happens when the Wizard and the Wogglebug are both bitten by the Love Bug and fall in love with Glinda? |
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| The Magic Cloak; or, Something New | Ruth Plumly Thompson | The Philadelphia Public Ledger, November 7, 14, 21, 1915; collected in Sissajig and Other Surprises; The International Wizard of Oz Club |
| Note: A subtle satire of Baum's Queen Zixi of Ix, or The Magic Cloak, in that it involves a "bored Fairy Queen who amuses herself with creating a magic cloak to grant wishes" and who "needs a cure for her boredom more than the mortal boy... but the process of granting his wishes turns out to include a boisterous cure for boredom, as well." ~preface to Sissajig and Other Surprises | ||
| Minecraft: Steve Adventures: The Wizard of IZ | Funny Comics | Amazon Digital Services (2015) |
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Note: Minecraft Steve finds himself in the magical land of IZ. Can he get back to the real world to stop Herobrine in time? |
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| The Mystery of the Missing Ozma |
Jay Delkin Illustrated by Eric Shanower |
Oziana 1984, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
| Note: Sherlock Holmes (named only as the Great Detective) and Watson (listed as his biographer) attempt to solve a mystery regarding a vanished Ozma with little success. See here for more details. | ||
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Oz-E-Gags |
Bill Eubank |
Oziana 1974, Oziana 1976, Oziana 1977, Oziana 1978, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Note: Single panel comic strips from various issues of Oziana magazine. |
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Dick Martin |
No, no. 10 (June 1972), edited by Ruth Berman; Oz-story Magazine #6, Hungry Tiger Press; Tiger Tails: Hungry Tiger Press |
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Ozma Gets Really Pissed off and Cusses and Totally Offends (Almost) Everyone in Oz |
Liatannah Johanna Briggs |
Palo Verde Emeralds |
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Note: If the title isn’t enough to convince you, then know that this amusing page and a half pamphlet published in 1993 was written as an insult to Serafin Padilla, the teacher that headed the Wiz Kids of Oz project (and inspiration for the name Allidap, given by the Wiz Kids to the Wicked Witch of the West. The cover shows Ozma giving the finger. |
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| Ozma's Surprise Birthday Party | Scott Erickson | The Emerald City Mirror #45 The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (1998) |
| Note: A surprise party is thrown for Ozma's 82nd birthday party. Everyone screams. | ||
| Nitwits in Oz | Dave T. Rocket | Deviantart.com |
| Note: Funny and appropriate comic-book page about visitors to Oz who don't believe they're in Oz because it doesn't match what the MGM film revealed. | ||
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Ed Brubaker |
Oz-story Magazine #1, Hungry Tiger Press |
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Note: Funny one page comic strip. |
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Megan Kelso |
Oz-story Magazine #5, Hungry Tiger Press |
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Note: The debate continues in this funny comic over the two great fairylands, Oz and Narnia. |
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The Princess Ozma Diaries |
Charles Phipps |
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Note: Some adult content accompanies this very funny look into Ozma's startling private thoughts. If you are over 18, click above to request a copy of this amusing tale. |
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| Professor Woggle's Bugs: A.K.A. Computer VirOzes | Gili Bar-Hillel, Nathan DeHoff, Melody Grandy, Dave Hardenbrook, Robin Olderman, Jeremy Steadman, Danny Wall, John N. White |
Oziana 1997, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
| Note: The Professor's computer programs have been infected by VirOzes. | ||
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The Radioactive Teddy Bear from Hell Destroys Oz |
Marcus Mebes |
Self-published (1995) |
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Note: A darker parody along the lines of Boris the Bear as the titular teddy bear destroys Munchkins, the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, Patchwork Girl and finally, after she scolds him, Dorothy. Falling in love with her stuffed animal, he heads to Glinda's to bring Dorothy's damaged stuffed animal to life. |
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Dave Hardenbrook |
Available online |
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Note: Witty pastiche/parody of Oz and the famous British sci-fi sitcom, Red Dwarf. |
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C.J. Lambert |
Fanfiction.net |
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Note: A deposed Ozma tells the tale of how Mombi resurrected the Wicked Witch of the East. |
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Tommy Kovac |
SLG Publishing |
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Note: After the last Royal Historian of Oz dies in 2050, writer Jasper Fizzle is determined to carry on. Only problem is that Official Oz Society can't stand his books, and, even worse, his son Frank is exasperated by his father's obsession. But when Jasper finds the Silver Shoes and travels to Oz, stealing many of the magical devices and creatures in order to better the outside world, Frank will gets caught up in the obsession far beyond his wildest imaginings! (Features Ozma, Scraps, the Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Tin Woodman and Glinda). |
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| Santa Claus in Oz |
Tim Hollis Illustrated by Tim Hollis |
Oziana 1986, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Note: When Santa remodels his workshop in the North Pole, he's invited, along with Frosty the Snowman and the reindeer, to stay in the Emerald City to continue working. Working at the Emerald City Miniature Gold Course, Ruggedo gets up to his old tricks to try and ruin Christmas. But after destroying all the toys and drugging Santa to sleep, Ruggedo hears "Silent Night" and gets a change of heart. Magically restoring the toys and putting on Santa's suit, he delivers the toys all night long. The next day, he's brought by Santa to the North Pole to serve as an elf. |
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I Think Therefore I Am |
Fanfiction.net |
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Note: The Wizard confronts the Tin Woodman about his detailed pamphlets warning people not to go camping with the Wizard |
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| The Scarecrow's Appreciation Day |
Ben P. Indick Illustrated by Rob Roy McVeigh & John R. Neill |
Oziana 1982, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
| Note: Click the title above to read a synopsis and continuity notes. | ||
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Scooby Doo in Oz |
Charles Phipps |
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Note: Highly amusing crossover in which Scooby and friends head to Oz to solve the mystery of Mombi the ghost witch! Click above to request a digital copy. |
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J. L. Bell |
Oziana 1998, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Note: The quickest visit to Oz and back ever made! |
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(from The Enchanter Reborn) |
L. Sprague de Camp & Christopher Stasheff |
Baen Books |
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Note: All of the Enchanter series is meant as parody. This tale written in 1961 depicts an Oz with the no-aging spell no longer in existence. Both Dorothy and Ozma are older and married, Dorothy to a man from the outside, and Ozma to Evardo with whom they have a son. |
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Tommy Kovak |
Oz-story Magazine #6, Hungry Tiger Press |
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Note: The Patchwork Girl has never been more irreverent (nor Toto more dignified) than in this funny one-page strip. |
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Tales from the Scrapbook |
Robert Kassabian |
The Oz Research Group/Story Circle; Jan 03 |
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Note: Pun-filled series of short adventures that leaves even the narrator unconscious. |
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| A Taste for Oz | Robin Blasberg | YouthPLAYS, 2020 |
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Note: We all know the story: Dorothy is off to see the Wizard to seek his help in getting out of Oz. Along for the ride are the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion, who believe the Wizard will grant their wishes too. It’s just a matter of a little stroll down the Yellow Brick Road. Or so they think. But does the Wizard have other plans? Did Glinda set them up? And what if Toto turns out to be the greatest threat of all? |
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| The Terrible Zombie of Oz | L. Frank Baum & L. Scullard | Self-published, 2011 |
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Note: Based on "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, the first in The Zombie Chronicles Of Oz "The Terrible Zombie Of Oz" is a spoof, parody or 'mash-up' of the original first novel. Leading into a new series inspired by Mr. Baum, the first book invites the reader to see the original Land of Oz in a new light, in which Dorothy is carried by a great Cyclops to the Land of the Feast where the Munchbrains live, accidentally killing the Wicked Witch who has kept them in bondage for so long. And makes new friends as she tries to find a way back home, including a Cowardly Lion with a bell on, a Tin Woodman and his enchanted axe, and a Scarecrow obsessed with braiiiins... But never fear. This is not your traditional 'zombie tale' full only of bone-crunching, neck-nibbling sideshows for the sake of creative special effects using jelly and old ladies' pantyhose. (Plenty of room for those in the sequel). "The Terrible Zombie Of Oz" is a more cerebral mystery to be unravelled, wherein the sentiment of Mr. Baum is preserved, along with all of the, er, violence that was included in the original. |
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Jule Schneider |
Oz-story Magazine #5, Hungry Tiger Press |
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Note: Satirical poem about our modern day world. |
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Philip José Farmer Illustrated by Lin Carter |
Destiny No. 10 (1954); The Pumperdink Press, volume 3, number 1 (1983); Oz-story Magazine #6, Hungry Tiger Press |
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Note: Those who are familiar with Philip Jose Farmer’s Barnstormer in Oz will get a chuckle out of this one. |
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Steve Teller |
Oziana 2009, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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| Note: Concerned that the Magic Belt is impeding future Oz stories, Oz fan Sterl Nephel does everything he can to get to Oz so he can eliminate its powers. | ||
| Werewolf of Oz: Fantasy Travel by Google Maps | Marc Latham | CreateSpace (2012) |
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Note: Rebel without a cause, werewolf without claws, Grey travels across all regions of Oz (Australia) in a comedy-fantasy parody of the Wizard of Oz. It is not witches that hunt the protagonist for a ruby slipper, but monotheists desperate to get their hands on an emerald cork hat. There's no scarecrow, tin man and cowardly lion searching for brain, heart and courage; instead, we have Elle McPherson, Angry Anderson and Bon Scott inspired characters needing a body, mind and spirit confidence boost. |
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Dennis Anfuso |
Oziana 1979, The International Wizard of Oz Club |
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Note: Single panel comic from the author of Winged Monkeys of Oz that asks the title question. |
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| The Wizard of Ohz | John Forkner | The Emerald City Mirror #18; The Royal Club of Oz, Books of Wonder (1993-4) |
| Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Gangster Style | L. Frank Baum & Stuart Hampton | CreateSpace (2015) |
| Note: This is a hilarious adaptation of the original story that is guaranteed to make you cry with laughter, a work of comic genius. This parody of the original story will literally make you fall off your seat because you will be laughing so hard! Enjoy!! Any profits made from the sale of this book will go towards supporting the Freeriver Community project, a project that aims to support community and encourage well-being. | ||
| Zombies in Oz | Robin Wayne Bailey | Yard Dog Press (2010) |
| Note: Oz parody poem included in the anthology Zombies in Oz and Other Undead Musings. | ||
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The Oz and Borderlands Books |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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John Troutman |
Lit Brick: Sequential Comedies of Literature |
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