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Aug 29, 2024
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! Part Two
(Part Two) by John Fricke [Above: “If this be Technicolor, make the most of it!” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer must have had that enthusiasm in mind when establishing the “Munchkin City” for...
Jul 02, 2024
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! OR: LEFT IN, CROSSED OUT, AND ADDED TO!
[Above: It was just 85 years ago this coming August that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released its (all in one!) “Technicolor Triumph,” “Miracle Picture,” and “Wonder Show of Shows”: the $3.2 million-dollar musical...
Apr 05, 2024
Discovering OZ: The Royal Histories-- With Gratitude, Honor, and Love to the Royal Historian
DISCOVERING OZ: THE ROYAL HISTORIES -- WITH GRATITUDE, HONOR, AND LOVE TO THE ROYAL HISTORIAN by John Fricke [Above: While en route to face the gripping magical challenges detailed...
Mar 18, 2024
Discovering OZ: The Royal Histories - Glinda of OZ
Mar 11, 2024
Discovering OZ: The Royal Histories - Magic of OZ
DISCOVERING OZ: THE ROYAL HISTORIES -- HOW MAGICAL IS “THE MAGIC OF OZ”? by John Fricke [Above: Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion were once again reunited in adventure for the...
Mar 07, 2024
Discovering OZ: The Royal Histories -The Magic of Oz
Feb 27, 2024
Discovering OZ: The Royal Histories - Tin Woodman
TWIN TIN WOODMEN, THE RAINBOW’S DAUGHTER, A WANDERING WOOT, UNBREAKABLE TRANSFORMATIONS ... AND THE SCARECROW, TOO! by John Fricke [Above: L. Frank Baum’s THE TIN WOODMAN OF OZ was...
Jan 23, 2024
Discovering OZ: The Royal Histories The Tinwoodman
Jan 11, 2024
Discovering OZ: The Royal Histories of Rinkitink/Lost Princess
DISCOVERING OZ: THE ROYAL HISTORIES - A MADCAP KING, AN INTREPID PRINCE, AN ENCHANTED GOAT . . . PLUS -- THE THEFT OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MAGIC IN OZ AND...
Dec 27, 2023
WE NEED A “FRANK BAUM” CHRISTMAS!
WE NEED A “FRANK BAUM” CHRISTMAS! by John Fricke [Above: This glorious poster trumpeted the initial publication of THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS, L. Frank Baum’s...