Date & Title

Author

Publisher/Publication

Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage

Roger Baum

Yellow Brick Road Press

Lion of Oz

Roger Baum, Elana Lesser, Cliff Ruby

Lionsgate Films; Disney Channel

Note: Alternate history of the Lion and the Wizard who in this telling knew one another intimately prior to the start of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Otherwise, a nice Oz adventure. Roger Baum is the great grandson of L. Frank, and author of other Oz books (including Dorothy of Oz).  See Munchkinland for more titles. An animated full-length feature of the same name is based on this book with Jason Priestly doing the voice of the Lion, Dom DeLuise as the Wizard, and Lynn Redgrave as the Wicked Witch of the East.

1865 

How the Wizard Saved Oz

Donald Abbott

Emerald City Press

Note: Sadly, this otherwise fun story is spoiled by a lack of continuity with the early FF. The histories of Pastoria, Tip/Ozma, Mombi and the Wizard are all at variance with canonical sources.

1898 

The Birthday Ban in Munchkin Land

Dev Ross

Treasure Bay Inc.

Note: This 44 page story, geared towards the youngest of children, about the Wicked Witch of the East banning birthdays, features several contradictions with the FF, including a nine-year old Glinda, the origin of the Wicked Witch and the arrival of Dorothy.

1899 

The Wizard of Oz "Musical Extravaganza"

L. Frank Baum, Julian P. Mitchell, Glenn MacDonough

N/A

Note: This wildly successful 1902 stage play, produced by Fred R. Hamlin, represents the first alternate version of Oz. Much to Baum's chagrin, his original script—which hewed close to the book—was rewritten by the director, Julian P. Mitchell and Glenn MacDonough to make it more sophisticated to adult audiences. Among the changes are Toto becoming Imogene the Cow, the elimination of the Wicked Witch of the West, and a plot by Pastoria to win back his throne from the Wizard in the Emerald City. Dorothy's surname Gale, Pastoria and the Tin Woodman's real surname (Chopper) all originate from here. MGM's iteration borrowed Glinda's snowstorm (which replaced the book's mice save Dorothy and friends from the poppy-field).

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum, Otis Turner

Selig Polyscope

Note: The earliest surviving film adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is this 13 minute 1910 silent film, which, although compressed, comes the closest to the original source material until the 1939 MGM film. The film draws elements from several Oz books and the 1902 stage musical. Hiding in a haystack from angry ranch hands, Hank the Mule, Dorothy, Toto and Imogene the Cow discover a living scarecrow just before a cyclone carries them all away to Oz. There they they meet the Lion who attacks them, but Glinda magically appears and turns Toto into a Tiger to protect them, and the Lion backs down. After the Scarecrow finds a note from The Wizard saying he'll give his crown to anyone who'll take his place and let him return to Omaha, they head to the Emerald City, but on their way they find the Tin Woodsman and free him. Momba the Witch, however, covets the crown, and with the help of a giant flying frog, imprisons Dorothy and her animal friends. Dorothy throws water on the witch, who vanishes, and they make their way to the Emerald City, where the Wizard gladly crowns the Scarecrow and takes off in his balloon, leaving everyone in Oz.

Dorothy and the Scarecrow in Oz

L. Frank Baum, Otis Turner

Selig Polyscope

Note: Lost sequel to the 1910 silent film The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, its plot is known only from a press release found in Motion Picture World catalog: "Dorothy and the Scarecrow are now in the Emerald City. They have become friendly with the Wizard, and together with the woodman, the cowardly lion, and several new creations equally delightful, they journey through Oz -- the earthquake -- and into the glass city. The Scarecrow is elated to think he is going to get his brains at last and be like other men are; the Tin-Woodman is bent upon getting a heart, and the cowardly lion pleads with the great Oz for courage. All these are granted by his Highness. Dorothy picks the princess. -- The Dangerous Mangaboos. -- Into the black pit, and out again. We then see Jim, the cab horse, and myriads of pleasant surprises that hold and fascinate."

The Land of Oz

L. Frank Baum, Otis Turner

Selig Polyscope

Note: Lost sequel to the 1910 silent film The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Dorothy and the Scarecrow in Oz, and a loose adaptation of Marvelous Land of Oz, its plot is known only from a press release found in Motion Picture World catalog: The Emerald City in all its splendor with all the familiar characters so dear to the hearts of children - Little Dorothy, the scarecrow, the woodman, the cowardly lion, and the wizard continuing on their triumphal entry to the mystic city, adding new characters, new situations, and scintillating comedy. Dorothy, who has so won her way into the good graces of lovers of fairy folk, finds new encounters in the rebellion army of General Jinger [sic] showing myriads of Leith soldiers in glittering apparel forming one surprise after the other, until the whole resolves itself into a spectacle worthy of the best artists in picturedom. Those who have followed the two preceding pictures of this great subject cannot but appreciate "The Land of Oz," the crowning effort of the Oz series.

His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (aka. The New Wizard of Oz)

L. Frank Baum

The Oz Film Manufacturing Company

Note: Baum's 1914 screenplay only touches on elements of his first Oz book, and brings in so many new elements that Baum eventually used them as a basis for his ninth Oz book, 1915's The Scarecrow of Oz. Here, we see Baum's origin of the Scarecrow as a creature brought to life by nature-fairies. Many of the elements from The Scarecrow of Oz first make their debut here, although there are some differences. Dorothy appears without explanation from Kansas, the Wizard is a genuine wizard and Hank the Mule and Imogene the Cow have roles that are different than their counterparts in the 1910 film or 1902 musical. This hour-long film is widely available and can be found in all recent versions of the 1939 Wizard of Oz film on DVD and blu-ray.

The Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum, Larry Semon

Chadwick Pictures

Note: Despite the production credits of Frank Joslyn Baum, this 1925 silent film by Larry Semon, famous for featuring Oliver Hardy as the Tin Man, is easily the loosest and least faithful adaptation of Baum's story, most of which is jettisoned in favor of slapstick and a complicated plot. In it, Dorothy is an 18 year old girl who flirts with two farmhands who are in love with her. After they're all swept to Oz, the farmhands don the disguises of a Scarecrow and Tin Man in order to avoid being captured by King Kruel who has recently overthrown Prince Kynd. The film bankrupted the company and ruined the career of Larry Semon. This ninety-minute film is widely available and can be found in all recent versions of the 1939 Wizard of Oz film on DVD and blu-ray.

The Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum, Frank Joslyn Baum

Film Laboratories of Canada

Note: The first animated adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is this amusing short from 1933, written by Frank Joslyn Baum and directed by Ted Eshbaugh, concerning Dorothy and Toto's trip in Oz. This is the first adaptation of Oz to feature Kansas in black-and-white and Oz in color. There, after an entertaining introduction to the Scarecrow and Tin Woodsman, the explorers enter the Emerald City, where they meet a cackling Wizard who performs magic tricks for them. But when one of his hens lays an egg that won't stop growing, the Scarecrow and Tin Man attempt various ways to crack it, unsuccessfully, until Toto comes along with the Wizard's wand, and it hatches into a baby chick, which is reunited with its mother. This animated short is now widely available and can be found in all recent versions of the 1939 Wizard of Oz film on DVD and blu-ray.

The Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum, Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf, Victor Fleming

MGM, Warner Bros. Pictures

Note: The 1939 worldwide box-office phenomena whose story, themes, music (by Harold Arlen and E.Y. "Yip" Harburg), performances (notably Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke and Margaret Mitchell) and onscreen magic helped propel the film to legendary status. The film's yearly rotation on television went a long way towards keeping Oz a household name. Though the film differs on various points lesser and greater from the book (44 differences have been cited), it was the most faithful version of the book that had, until then, been produced.

The Other Brick Road

Frederick E. Otto

Oziana 1989, IWOOC

Note: This amusing short story from Oziana magazine is a take-off on MGM’s version of Dorothy’s start down the Yellow Brick Road.

A Simple Meeting

Alice

Yuletidetreasure.org

Note: Taking place shortly after Dorothy starts off on the Yellow Brick Road, in the MGM film, the Wicked Witch of the West pays Glinda a visit.

1900

Tales of the Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum, Harry Kerwin, Arthur Rankin Jr.

Crawley Films/Videocraft/Rankin-Bass

Tales of the Wizard of Oz #1

Larry Silverman (?)

Dell Publishing - issue 1308. Read here.

Return to Oz

L. Frank Baum, Romeo Muller

Rankin-Bass

Note: This 1961 animated series ran 150 episodes, inspired a 1962 comic book of the same name, and a 1964 animated television special called Return to Oz (not to be confused with the 1985 feature-length film), written by Romeo Muller who went on to write Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz. Socrates the Scarecrow, Dandy Lion and Rusty the Tin Man join Dorothy in various adventures. Both the Wizard and the Wicked Witch of the West are present in this cute series, which has yet to be released on DVD/blu-ray.

Journey Back to Oz

Fred Ladd, Norm Prescott, Bernard Evslin, L. Frank Baum

Filmation

Note: Produced in 1962, but not released until a decade later, this animated feature-length film wasn't released for another decade, and is an official sequel to the 1939 MGM film. It's perhaps best remembered for Judy Garland's daughter Liza Minellia voicing Dorothy, who gets swept by tornado back to Oz to discover new friends and a plot by the witch Mombi to take over the Emerald City. Other high-profile talents include Margaret Hamilton voicing Aunt Em, Ethel Merman the witch Mombi, Paul Lynde as Pumpkinhead, Mickey Rooney as Scarecrow, Milton Burle as the Cowardly Lion and Danny Thomas as the Tin Man. The story borrows Pumpkinhead from The Marvelous Land of Oz, but is otherwise an original screenplay. The 1976 television version added a live-action segment in which Bill Cosby played the Wizard.

Zauberlinda, the Wise Witch

Eva Katherine Gibson

Robert Smith Printing Company; Lulu.com

Note: This book has been labeled an Oz pastiche, and on the surface it may seem so.  The layout resemble Denslow’s work on Wonderful Wizard of Oz: There is a little girl from a dusky Midwestern town who goes on an adventure to a fairy land with her pet.  There is even a Good Witch who wields a wand with a ‘Z’ on it, remarkably like the ‘OZ’ wand seen held by the Good Witch of the North. There is even a megalomaniacal “Gnome King” with his underground dominion, but as this book was written in 1900, Gibson's Gnome King actually precedes Baum’s by at least three years. This is a surprisingly well written and enjoyable story set in the Black Hills of South Dakota in what could be termed “nature’s fairyland,” and more closely resembles Baum’s Twinkle Tales and Policeman Bluejay. All in all, a nice book for any Oz fan’s collection.

1901

Halloween in Oz: Dorothy Returns

Leo Moser & Carol Nelson

Alpimar Books

Note: First book in the Alpimar series of Oz books which immediately follow Baum's original Wonderful Wizard of Oz.  This series will borrow from some of Baum's later books, but will not follow them. The intention is to craft a more developed fantasy series along the lines of Harry Potter.  The novel will explore the mystery of Dorothy's parents, explain why her house landed where it did and forge new territory into the alternate earth realm called Alpimar. Christmas in Oz will follow.

1902 

Shirley Temple's Storybook: The Land of Oz

L. Frank Baum, Frank Gabrielson

The Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The Land of Oz; The Reluctant Dragon DVD; Legend Films, 2005.

Note: The first episode of Season 2's Shirley Temple Theater features this ambitious (for 1960) adaptation of The Marvelous Land of Oz. As with the MGM film and 1902 musical that predated it, the story was rewritten by Gabrielson, to include lengthy sequences of Lord Nikidik (Jonathan Winters) attempting to take over the Emerald City from Ozma (Temple) with the aid of Mombi (Agnes Moorehead).

How the Cowardly Lion Met the Hungry Tiger

Judy Bieber

Oziana 1980, IWOOC

Note: Well-meaning attempt to relate the above incident, however, as per Baum’s Magic of Oz, it is clear that Gugu and the Cowardly Lion had never met one other prior to the events of that book.

1903 

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz

(aka. Christmas in Oz

Dorothy in the Land of Oz) 

L. Frank Baum, Romeo Muller

Muller-Rosen Productions

Dorothy and the Green Gobbler in Oz

Romeo Muller

Scholastic

Directed by Charles Swenson and Fred Wolf, this half-hour animated feature originally aired as a Thanksgiving cartoon in 1980. A slightly modified version may have been rebroadcast, removing any references to the Thanksgiving holiday. On video and DVD, this is known as Dorothy in the Land of Oz. A 61 page adaptation, Dorothy and the Green Gobbler in Oz, was published in 1982. Characters from Baum’s Marvelous Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz appear, although the story differs considerably from Baum's original.

1904 

The Visitors from Oz

L. Frank Baum, Jean Kellogg

Reilly & Lee

Note: This book is an entirely different publication than the one of the same name published by Hungry Tiger Press in 2005 (or from Martin Gardener's book of the same name). This 1960 book is a rewritten adaptation of eleven of the twenty-six newspaper strips that Baum wrote in Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz, re-illustrated by Dick Martin. Kellogg introduces a contradictory element not featured in the syndicated strips in which Aunt Em and Uncle Henry meet the Scarecrow and friends years before the events of The Emerald City of Oz.

Denslow's Scarecrow and the Tin-Man and Other Stories

(aka. Denslow's Scarecrow and Tinman)

W.W. Denslow

G.W. Dillingham Co.; M.A. Donahue and Co.; Perks Publishing; Hungry Tiger Press; Sunday Press Books

Note: This 1904 picture book published by G.W. Dillingham Co. presents two original Denslow stories (along with other Denslow stories) about the titular characters as if they were the actual performers of the 1902 stage play. Short on time, Denslow later used this as the final two installments (13 and 14) of his newspaper strip "Denslow's Scarecrow and Tinman." In the story's conclusion, Scarecrow mentions that they've been performing for two years and by story's end are sentenced to perform an additional year! This was reprinted in a 25 page booklet by Perks Publishing in 1946, then again in as Chapter 13: "The Scarecrow and Tinman Escape" by Hungry Tiger Press in their collection of Denslow's newspaper strips, The Scarecrow and Tin-Man of Oz. The Sunday Press Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz publishes all of Denslow's strips (including these) in their original format.

1914

In Search of Dorothy: What If It Wasn't a Dream?

David Anthony

Publish America

The Witch's Revenge

David Anthony

Frederick Fell Publishers

Dorothy and the Wizard's Wish

David Anthony

Coming soon

Note: (From the website:) "What if Dorothy’s trip over the rainbow was real? It’s twenty years later and we’re about to find out. Travel over the rainbow once again to the Land of Oz. Join the Scarecrow as he plans to transport himself, along with the Tin Woodman and Lion, to the land of Kansas to find Dorothy. But beware as the Wicked Witch of the West is back and she has plans to finally get her sister’s magic shoes and then destroy all the good in Oz. Whoever gets to those Ruby Red Shoes first controls the fate of Oz. With time running out, everyone is In Search of Dorothy." The third part of this trilogy is presumably still in production.

1940

Dorothy Returns to Oz

Sera Alexia

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Fan Fic Forums

Sequel to the MGM film takes place five months later when Dorothy discovers her trip to Oz wasn't a dream after all.

1950 

Rocket Trip to Oz

Rachel Cosgrove Payes

Oz-Story 6, Hungry Tiger Press

Note: The original first chapter of Hidden Valley of Oz that Reilly & Lee had rejected. In it, Jam gets to Oz by means of his father’s rocket ship, a plot device used earlier for Speedy’s arrival in Yellow Knight of Oz.

1899-1904

Tales of the Magic Land

1899  The Wizard of the Emerald City

Alexander Volkov

Ts.K.V.L.S.M. Publishing House (1939); Soviet Russia Publishers Lulu.com as Tales of Magic Land Vol. 1

1900  Urfin Jus and his Wooden Soldiers

Alexander Volkov

Soviet Russia Publishers (1959-1976); Opium Books; Lulu.com as Tales of Magic Land Vol. 1

1901  The Seven Underground Kings

Alexander Volkov

Soviet Russia Publishers (1959-1976); Opium Books; Lulu.com as Tales of Magic Land Vol. 2

1902  The Fiery God of the Marrans

Alexander Volkov

Soviet Russia Publishers (1959-1976); Red Branch Press and Lulu.com as Tales of Magic Land Vol. 2

1903  The Yellow Fog 

Alexander Volkov

Soviet Russia Publishers (1959-1976); Buckethead; Red Branch Press and Lulu.com as Tales of Magic Land Vol. 3

1904  The Mystery of the Deserted Castle 

Alexander Volkov

Soviet Russia Publishers (1959-1976); Buckethead; Lulu.com as Tales of Magic Land Vol. 3

Note: If anything qualifies as an alternate or parallel Oz universe, this series by Russian-born Alexander Volkov does. With the exception of his very first book, which is a Russian adaptation of the The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, from 1958 to1975, Volkov took his series in an entirely different direction than Baum. His version of Oz was the “Magic Land” or Goodvinia, and although the characters bear certain similarities to Baum’s, they are also unique creations all onto their own. March Laumer, under his Opium Press label, had translated and published the first two books in the series in English, and Buckethead Enterprises of Oz published the final two, but the most well known and well regarded translations are Peter Blystone's translations (the first four stories were originally published as Tales of the Magic Land volumes 1 and 2 by Red Branch Press publishers), which are now all available on Lulu.com. 

Some confusion had at one time arisen with Opium and Buckethead's versions, as they substituted the name Oz for Goodvinia, when in fact the two are a quite distinct fairylands from one other. Blystone has corrected this in his more accurate translations.

In 1974, Russian TV adapted the first three books as The Wizard of the City of Emeralds.

The Emerald Rain

Yuri Kuznetzov

Yaroslavl

The Witch Arachna

Yuri Kuznetzov

Yaroslavl

The Abalone Pearl

Yuri Kuznetzov

Yaroslavl

The Apparitions from Elming

Yuri Kuznetzov

Yaroslavl

Prisoners of the Coral Reef

Yuri Kuznetzov

Yaroslavl

Note: These are Russian sequels to Volkov’s final 'Magic Land' book, The Mystery of the Deserted Castle.

Further Tales of the Magic Land

In the Clutches of the Sea Monster

Nikolai Bachnow

LeiV

The Serpent with the Amber Eyes

Nikolai Bachnow

LeiV

The Treasure of the Emerald Bees

Nikolai Bachnow

LeiV

The Curse of the Dragon King

Nikolai Bachnow

LeiV

The False Fairy

Nikolai Bachnow

LeiV

The Curse of the Copper Forest

Nikolai Bachnow

LeiV

The Adventures of the Evil Magician Astozor and his Tailor Lowen Lowenbrull

Lazar Steinmetz

LeiV

The Encyclopedia of Magic Land

Lazar Steinmetz

LeiV

Note: From 1996 to 2002, these German titles were published continuing Volkov's Magic Land series. It is not known if they harmonize with the sequels produced by Yuri Kuznetzov or form a separate continuity.

The Iron Woodman and Strasheela in the Snow City

Liza Adams

Sovremen Literatura

The New Adventures of the Iron Woodman and Strasheela

Liza Adams

Sovremen Literatura

The Iron Woodman and Elli

Sergei Zaitsev

(unknown)

Buratino (Pinocchio) in the Emerald City

Leonid Vladimirsky

Astrel

Note: Not much is known about these additional Russian sequels (one written by Volkov's original illustrator Leonid Vladimirsky) from the late '90s.

The "Emerald City" Series

Sergei Sukhinov

Armada Press 

Goodwin the Great and Terrible

Gingema's Daughter

The Fairy of the Emerald City

The Secret of Villina the Sorceress

The Sorcerer's Sword

The Eternally Youthful Stella

Parcelius the Alchemist

The Battle under the Earth (or Battle in Underground Kingdom)

King Ludushka (or King Midgety)

The Sorcerer from Atlantis

The Knights of Light and Darkness

Note:  Following on the success of Volkov’s Magic Land series, Sergei Sukhinov has taken the alternate Oz universe into yet a third branch. With only Volkov’s first book, the adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Sukhinov has forged a different series, one that is more of a Tolkeinesque-styled saga for his ten volumes of the Magic Land. Goodwin the Great and Terrible is a prequel to the "Emerald City" series describing how Goodwin arrived in the Magic Land and constructed the Emerald City. As of yet, these have not been published in the U.S., although translations are being worked on by Peter Blystone. 

Tales of the "Emerald City"

(2000-2001)

Corina the Lazy Sorceress 

Sergei Sukhinov 

Eksmo Press

Corina and the Ogre

Sergei Sukhinov

Eksmo Press

The Apprentice of Sorceress Villina

Sergei Sukhinov

Eksmo Press

The Young Dragon

Sergei Sukhinov

Eksmo Press

The Crystal Island

Sergei Sukhinov

Eksmo Press

Corina and the Magic Unicorn

Sergei Sukhinov

Eksmo Press

Three in the Enchanted Forest

Sergei Sukhinov

Eksmo Press

The Black Fog

Sergei Sukhinov

Eksmo Press

The Lord of the Winged Monkeys

Sergei Sukhinov

Eksmo Press

Bastinda and the Winged Lion

Sergei Sukhinov (?)

Unpublished

Note: These later volumes which are part of an ongoing series are aimed at a younger audience than his ten book saga mentioned above. English translations of these will also be available some time following the publication of Sukhinov's first omnibus. This will include two stories that were written, but never published.

1908 – 1999 March Laumer’s Oz

1905  The Fairy Queen in Oz

March Laumer 

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com 

1910  The Charmed Gardens of Oz

March Laumer

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1910  The China Dog of Oz

March Laumer & Ruth Tuttle

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1911  Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in Oz: The Oz Book for 1911

March Laumer

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1912  The Careless Kangaroo of Oz: The Oz Book for 1912

March Laumer 

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1913  The Crown of Oz

March Laumer & Michael J. Michanczyk

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1943  The Vegetable Man of Oz: The Oz Book for 1943

March Laumer, Hakan Larsson, John Plummer, Eileen Ribbler, and Michael Vincent

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1944  The Magic Mirror of Oz: The Oz Book for 1944

March Laumer 

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1947  The Frogman of Oz: The Oz Book for 1947 

March Laumer 

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1953  The Umbrellas of Oz:: The Oz Book for 1953 

March Laumer & Irene Schneyder

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1954  The Woozy of Oz: The Oz Book for 1954

March Laumer

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1959  Dragons in Oz

March Laumer

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1978  Green Dolphin of Oz

March Laumer 

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1980  Aunt Em and Uncle Henry in Oz: A Traditional Tale of Oz

March Laumer 

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1983  In Other Lands than Oz

Various/ March Laumer

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1984  The Good Witch of Oz 

March Laumer

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1994  The Cloud King of Oz

Richard E. Blaine & March Laumer

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1997  Beenie in Oz

March & Keith Laumer, Tyler Jones, Michael J. Michanczyk

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

1999  Ten Woodmen of Oz: The Oz Book for 1999

March Laumer

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

2000  A Farewell to Oz: The Oz Book for 2000 

March Laumer, Anita McGrew, Gerard Langa, Dina Briones

Vanitas Press/Lulu.com

Note: The prolific and controversial March Laumer was among the first of the new breed of authors to begin writing Oz stories following the close of canon in 1962, and doing so with the permission of Contemporary Books (Reilly & Lee’s successor). March knew the Famous Forty well and had even corresponded with Ruth Plumly Thompson for a time until her death. Published in low-print runs under his own Opium Books/Vanitas Press label, he released a score of Oz books, including translations of Russian author, Alexander Volkov’s Magic Land series (see Volkov's Tales of the Magic Land above) as well as non-Oz Baum titles (many of which were illustrated by Lau Shiu-Fan). 

Laumer’s Volkov translations are unique in that they substitute many of the Russian characters and locales for Ozian ones. This has caused some minor confusion over the years as Volkov’s "Magic Land," Goodvinia, is based on and similar to Oz, yet it is not Oz. Its history is vastly different from the one established by Baum and his successors. The appropriation of Volkovian elements in Oz was perpetuated when some (though not all) of Laumer’s Oz titles included events and characters that existed solely in Volkov’s works. Thus, unless the reader is familiar with Volkov’s writing through Laumer's translations, the appearances of characters like Oorfene Deuce and Gingemma in these books might pose some confusion.

It wouldn't be until much later that Laumer began to garner notoriety as some of his later books began to incorporate sexual undertones and adult themes. This gave the author a somewhat controversial reputation for being the first to taint the innocence of Oz with what a few have labeled pornography. This is a somewhat unjust accusation, however, as there are no explicit sexual scenes in any of his works. Nevertheless, the extraordinarily dense Green Dolphin of Oz does contain allusions to bestiality, incest and pedophilia, and not in an unfavorable light (hence the reason that book is noted in the Dark Side of Oz portion of this chronology). Nevertheless, Green Dolphin aside, there is much of interest here and Laumer, of all authors, made the most permanent changes in Oz, “growing up” his characters and marrying off a few of the familiar Ozian cast. 

Laumer is also one of the few authors to write “Oz history-in-advance” dispelling the make-believe notion that the authors were historians chronicling events that already occurred. While not everyone’s cup of tea, his books remain an interesting chapter in modern Oz history. And at long last, they're available for purchase or download, allowing everyone the opportunity to peruse this fascinating – though wildly different –  extension of the Oz mythos. Head here for a full listing.

????   The Talking City of Oz 

R. Baxley, Jr.

Vanitas Press/new version on Lulu.com

Note: Baxley rewrote and republished this book, eliminating Kaliko and introducing the Nome King's brother, Jaggedo. As with the version Laumer published, however, the Wizard still gets married, an event that most authors don't acknowledge (which, of course, doesn't mean it doesn't occur.)

An Orphan in Oz 

Jim the Cab Horse in Oz

Munchkins in Oz

Quadlings in Oz

Gillikens in Oz

Winkies in Oz

Kansas in Oz

The Musical Moose in Oz

Note: Despite being footnoted in other works, these books were never written, and represent stories he at one time was intending on writing.

1977

The Oz Encounter (originally Oz Encounter: Weird Heroes Vol. 5: Doc Phoenix

Marv Wolfman, Ted White

Byron Preiss; Pyramid books/ Reprinted by Hungry Tiger Press

Note: Adventure of the pulp hero, Doc Phoenix, as he enters the mind of a young comatose girl and discovers she has withdrawn into the fairy realm of Baum's Land of Oz. However, as events on the outside threaten to destroy Phoenix and the girl, events in Oz begin taking dramatic turns for the worse. 

1994

Up the Rainbow

Susan Casper

Asimov's Science Fiction; Bantam/Doubleday

Note: At Dorothy's death, her granddaughter Gale discovers firsthand that Oz is real, but isn't exactly the way Baum described it. Upon learning that Ozma's laws are keeping a number of Oz citizens from being happy, Gale goes about finding a way to fix that. This novella attempts to philosophically explore Ozma's policies through the modern-day mores of an American woman, although some may take umbrage with the author's jingoism, deconstruction of Ozma, and use of her protagonist, Gale, as a Mary-Stu who emerges as the sole wise, just, and kind-hearted person in Oz.

1996 

Whatever Happened to Dorothy of Oz?

James Fuller

Fuller Publishing; CreateSpace

Dorothy and the Computer Demons of Oz

James Fuller

Fuller Publishing; CreateSpace

Dorothy and the Lost Coal Mine to Oz

James Fuller

Fuller Publishing; CreateSpace

Dr. Todd and the Magical Dental Chair to Oz

James Fuller

Fuller Publishing; CreateSpace

Dorothy and Reading Help in Oz

James Fuller

Fuller Publishing; CreateSpace

Note: These five volumes feature Dorothy as an adult, having left Oz after fifty years spent there. These stories constitute a parallel universe to Fuller's more traditional Oz stories, and, in fact, several of these were written with a young Dorothy still living in Oz. See Parallel Histories for these. In these versions, Oz still uses money and the history of Ruggedo as recounted by Ruth Plumly Thompson has not occurred.

1999

The Magic Book of Oz

Scott Dickerson

Available online

Ruggedo in Oz

Scott Dickerson

Available online

Note: Well-written online stories in which the author openly acknowledges only taking Baum's books into account. In The Magic Book of Oz, one of Glinda's maids accidentally rewrites Oz's history when she changes one letter in Glinda's Great Book of Records. In the sequel, Ruggedo in Oz, the Nome King teams up with two New York children to regain his Magic Belt. The history as presented in these stories (Glinda's past, Lurline's enchantment, Ruggedo's history, etc.) is at odds with the Famous Forty and the later books that stem from that series.

2006

Lullaby: Volumes 1 & 2

Ben Avery, Hector Sevilla, Mike S. Miller

Alias Comics

Note: Assorted fairy tales characters converge in this Manga styled comic and journey towards the MGM version of Oz.

Tin Man

Stuart Moore

Sci-Fi Channel; Virgin Comics

Note: Online prequel comic to the Sci-Fi Channel's Tin Man miniseries.

Tin Man

Steven Long Mitchell, Craig Van Sickle

Sci-Fi Channel, RHI Entertainment

Note: Modern re-imagining, directed by Nick Willing, in which 20 year old DG (Zooey Deschanel) travels to the O.Z. where she discovers her hidden past, new and old friends, and the evil sorceress Azkadellia, who is seeking a magical emerald to cover the O.Z. in darkness. In this iteration, DG is revealed to be a great grandchild of Dorothy Gale.

N/A

Snagglepuss and the Wizard of Oz

Hanna Barbera

Hanna Barbera

Note: Hanna Barbera’s silly and amusing album renders the story of ‘the Wizard of Oz’ a little different from both the book or the MGM film. Snagglepuss narrates throughout.

Star Trek #39: When you Wish Upon a Star

Len Wein 

DC comics

Star Trek #40: Mudd’s Magic

Len Wein 

DC comics

Note: Kirk and Spock visit a dimension resembling the Land of Oz that has been created within the milieu of a genius mind.

Dorothy - Return to Oz

Thomas Tedrow

World Publications Promotions

Note: This book has little to do with Baum’s Oz, and is more of a sequel to the MGM film. In it Dorothy’s granddaughter clicks her ruby sneakers and goes to ‘Oz’ where she meets the Wicked Witch of the West’s daughter. Not to be confused with the Disney film of a similar name or the 1964 animated special.

Little Oz Squad #1

Steve Ahlquist; Mike Sagara

Patchwork Press; Lulu.com

Note: A vast departure from his adult series (Oz Squad), Steve Ahlquist’s comic book about little Dot Gale and her Ozzy friends was written as a treat for the kiddies. Reprinted in trade paperback in The Complete Annotated Oz Squad: Volume 1.

Dorothy Returns to Oz

Shawn Billman, et. al.

Buckethead Enterprises of Oz

Note: This is a ‘What-If’ styled book and is not meant to be an historical chapter in the Oz chronology.  Not to be confused with the Disney film, animated special or Thomas Tedrow’s book (above) which bear a similar name.

The Wizard of Oz Returns (Game and Record)

Sid Frank; Ralph Stein

Golden Records

Note: Amusing sequel to the Wizard of Oz complete with songs and voices that attempt to match the 1939 musical, but which follows neither the thread of the MGM film nor the book. The story involves the Wizard’s return to Oz, where upon arriving, he discovers that the citizens no longer need him because peace reigns. Scarecrow is the President of a University, Cowardly Lion, the Army of Oz, and Tinman writes a personal column in the Emerald City Herald ‒ jobs none of them want. They seek the aid of the Good Witch of the North who agrees to dress up as the Wicked Witch of the West in order to frighten the people into realizing they need the Wizard after all. She takes “mean” pills in order to do this, but overdoses and believes herself to be the real Wicked Witch. Dorothy and a pail of water restore her.

Seven Day Magic

Edward Eager

Odyssey Classics

Note: This is not an Oz book, although the characters who find themselves in this magical land, called Oswaldoland, initially think they are in Oz, and the author makes several references to that land and its characters.

The Wind and the Wizard

Richard Roberts 

Emerald City Press

Note:  The protagonist of this two-volume novel travels into the action of six classic children’s books, one of which is The Marvelous Land of Oz.  Illustrated by Elizabeth Gill.

Mary Marvel: The Modern Wizard of Oz

(writer unknown)

Oz-Story #2; Hungry Tiger Press

Sir Harold and the Gnome King

(Included in The Enchanter Reborn)