History Trivia / LandOfOz

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the manuscript for ''Glinda Of Oz'', Red Reera the Yookoohoo appears as a skeleton with glowing eyes. It's speculated that ExecutiveMeddling caused Baum to change Red Reera to an ape in an apron and lace cap instead.

** BanOnMagic

* AdaptationOverdosed: While the movie is better remembered, the books have a lot of adaptations ranging from comic books to film to cartoons made in Russia.

* AscendedFanboy: Ruth Plumly Thompson was a fan of Baum's work before being appointed his successor in the ''Oz'' series.
** Jack Snow wrote to publisher Reilly & Lee at age 12, asking to be the one to continue the Oz series after Baum's death. They declined of course, but over twenty years later, he ''did'' get to write two books for the series.

** Jack Snow wrote to publisher Reiley & Lee at age 12, asking to be the one to continue the Oz series after Baum's death. They declined of course, but over twenty years later, he ''did'' get to write two books for the series.

** Jack Snow wrote to publisher Riley & Lee at age 12, asking to be the one to continue the Oz series after Baum's death. They declined of course, but over twenty years later, he ''did'' get to write two books for the series.

* BigNameFan: Almost any well-regarded Oz work in modern times will have illustrator Eric Shanower involved; Shanower has for example edited and published a leftover manuscript of an Oz novel by John R. Neill from the 1940's, has lent his artistic talents to the Marvel Oz comic adaptation, as well as illustrating a lot of the higher profile modern Oz books. Another is Edward Einhorn, known for canon-friendly modern Oz novels such as ''Literature/ParadoxInOz''. Then you have of course the upper echelon of the International Wizard of Oz Club.

* BigNameFan: Almost any well-regarded Oz work in modern times will have either writer Edward Einhorn or illustrator Eric Shanower involved; [[Literature/ParadoxInOz or both]]. Einhorn has for example edited and published a leftover manuscript of an Oz novel by John R. Neill from the 1940's, and Shanower lent his artistic talents to the Marvel Oz comic adaptation, as well as illustrating a lot of the higher profile modern Oz books. Then you have of course the upper echelon of the International Wizard of Oz Club.

* BigNameFan: Almost any well-regarded Oz work in modern times will have writer Edward Einhorn or illustrator Eric Shanower involved; [[Literature/ParadoxInOz or both]]. Einhorn has for example edited and published a leftover manuscript of an Oz novel by John R. Neill from the 1940's, and Shanower lent his artistic talents to the Marvel Oz comic adaptation, as well as illustrating a lot of the higher profile modern Oz books. Then you have of course the upper echelon of the International Wizard of Oz Club.

* BigNameFan: Almost any well-regarded Oz work in modern times will have writer Edward Einhorn or illustrator Eric Shanower involved; [[Literature/ParadoxInOz or both]]. Einhorn has for example edited and published a leftover manuscript of an Oz novel by John R. neill from the 1940's, and Shanower lent his artistic talents to the Marvel Oz comic adaptation, as well as illustrating a lot of the higher profile modern Oz books. Then you have of course the upper echelon of the International Wizard of Oz Club.

** HoYay/{{Literature}}

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the manuscript for ''Ozma Of Oz'', Red Reera the Yookoohoo appears as a skeleton with glowing eyes. It's speculated that ExecutiveMeddling caused Baum to change Red Reera to an ape in an apron and lace cap instead.

* ScienceMarchesOn: Note to readers of ''The Patchwork Girl of Oz'': Building your house out of solid radium is actually a '''really bad idea'''.
** It gets better. The character in question actually says "It is a medicine, too, and no one can ever be sick who lives near radium."

* UnCanceled: Baum only intended to write the first book. Then, he wrote a sequel, following the success of a 1902 [[AllMusicalsAreAdaptations musical adaptation]] he wrote, using many of the elements he put into the stage version, hoping to adapt it, as well. Then, he wrote four more and ended the series. Then, he wrote '''eight''' more, until his passing, at which point Ruth Plumly Thompson took over and wrote 19 books before passing on the torch to illustrator John R. Neill, who wrote three books. Jack Snow wrote two books, and two more authors each wrote a book, totaling '''[[LongRunner forty]]''' [[LongRunner books]]. And that's just what's considered canon[[note]][[FanonDiscontinuity Officially]][[/note]].

* AdaptationOverdosed: While the movie is better remembered, the books have a lot adaptations ranging from comic books to film to cartoons made in Russia.

* UnCanceled: Baum only hinted to write the first book. Then, he wrote a sequel, following the success of a 1902 [[AllMusicalsAreAdaptations musical adaptation]] he wrote, using many of the elements he put into the stage version, hoping to adapt it, as well. Then, he wrote four more and ended the series. Then, he wrote '''eight''' more, until his passing, at which point Ruth Plumly Thompson took over and wrote 19 books before passing on the torch to illustrator John R. Neill, who wrote three books. Jack Snow wrote two books, and two more authors each wrote a book, totaling '''[[LongRunner forty]]''' [[LongRunner books]]. And that's just what's considered canon[[note]][[FanonDiscontinuity Officially]][[/note]].

* Un-Canceled: Baum only hinted to write the first book. Then, he wrote a sequel, following the success of a 1902 [[AllMusicalsAreAdaptations musical adaptation]] he wrote, using many of the elements he put into the stage version, hoping to adapt it, as well. Then, he wrote four more and ended the series. Then, he wrote '''eight''' more, until his passing, at which point Ruth Plumly Thompson took over and wrote 19 books before passing on the torch to illustrator John R. Neill, who wrote three books. Jack Snow wrote two books, and two more authors each wrote a book, totaling '''[[LongRunner forty]]''' [[LongRunner books]]. And that's just what's considered canon[[note]][[FanonDiscontinuity Officially]][[/note]].

* OutlivedItsCreator: When Baum died, the publisher found another author to continue the books.

* ScienceMarchesOn: Note to readers of ''The Patchwork Girl of Oz'': Building your house out of solid radium is a '''really bad idea'''.