Now both of these rare cartoon features are collected for the first time, magnificently restored and presented in full broadsheet size. Denslow, offered his own Sunday feature, Scarecrow and the Tinman. Queer Visitors from Marvelous Land of Oz had arrived. Then in 1904, to promote his second book, Baum, along with master cartoonist Walt McDougall, brought his famed characters to Earth in a new medium, the comic strip. Frank Baum created a world of wonders that was to hold a permanent place in the culture of America: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Now these rare cartoon features, based on his famed characters from Oz, are collected for the first time.Īt the dawn of the 20th century, L. Experience a classic in its truest form, and pick up this beautiful new edition of The Marvelous Land of Oz.At the dawn of the 20th century, L. This handsome, affordable edition contains original full-color artwork by John R. Thus begins Tips adventures as he journeys to the Emerald City, escapes revolts, and learns just who the true ruler of Oz is. Unfortunately, the witch is not fooled and threatens to turn Tip into a statue using the “Powder of Life.” Rather than staying to be turned into a statue, Tip runs away after stealing the Powder of Life from Mombi, using it to animate a sawhorse for Jack to ride.
Tip plans to get his revenge with a wooden man that he has made using a jack-o’-lantern as a head.
We are introduced to Tip, a young orphan boy who has been under the guardianship of a Wicked Witch, Mombi, for as long as he can remember. In The Marvelous Land of Oz, we are welcomed back to the Land of Oz after Dorothy Gale has been whisked back to Kansas. We rejoin the Tinman, the Scarecrow, Glinda the Good Witch, and more in this fantastical book. "As a writer, Baum rarely knew when to quit, unfurling marvel after marvel."- The New Yorker Originally published 115 years ago, this lesser-known but equally enchanting sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is sure to continue the delights wrought by the first of L.
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