"Good Witch of the North The Good Witch of the North, sometimes named Locasta or Tattypoo, is a fictional character in the Land of Oz, created by American author L. Frank Baum. She is the elderly and mild-mannered Ruler of the Gillikin Country. Her only significant appearance in Baum's work is in Chapter 2 of ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" (1900), in which she introduces Dorothy to Oz and sends her to meet the Wizard, after placing a protective kiss on her forehead. She makes a brief cameo appearance at Princess Ozma's birthday party in ""The Road to Oz"" (1909),"
"Toto (Oz) Toto is a fictional dog in L. Frank Baum's ""Oz"" series of children's books, and works derived from them. His name is pronounced with a long ""O"", a homophone of ""toe toe"". He was originally a small terrier drawn by W. W. Denslow for the first edition of ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" (1900). He reappears in numerous adaptations, such as ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939), ""The Wiz"" (1978) and ""Return to Oz"" (1985). Toto belongs to Dorothy Gale, the heroine of the first and many subsequent books. In the first book, he never spoke, although other animals,"
"in any of the film adaptations (unless they are satirical), the Tin Woodman wonders what he would do if he ran out of oil. ""You wouldn't be as badly off as John D. Rockefeller,"" the Scarecrow responds, ""He'd lose six thousand dollars a minute if that happened."" Tin Woodman The Tin Woodman, better known as either the Tin Man or (incorrectly) the Tin Woodsman (the third name appears only in adaptations, the first—and in rare instances, the second—was used by Baum), is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum. Baum's Tin Woodman"
"Betsy (for Hank), Dorothy (for the Lion and the Tiger), or Ozma (for the Saw-Horse). The three girls are listening and laugh at a silly quarrel, which the animals realize is silly too. In addition, Dorothy finally gets to hear her dog Toto speak — for all animals can in the Land of Oz. Finally, Betsy decides to stay in Oz forever. In 1913, Baum's long-delayed and heavily-adapted stage version of ""Ozma of Oz,"" re-titled ""The Tik-Tok Man of Oz"", was produced in Los Angeles, with moderate success. The music was composed by Louis F. Gottschalk, Baum's favorite composer, who"
"Tik-Tok of Oz Tik-Tok of Oz is the eighth Land of Oz book written by L. Frank Baum, published on June 19, 1914. The book actually has little to do with Tik-Tok and is primarily the quest of the Shaggy Man (introduced in ""The Road to Oz"") to rescue his brother, and his resulting conflict with the Nome King. The endpapers of the first edition held maps: one of Oz itself, and one of the continent on which Oz and its neighboring countries belonged. These were the first maps printed of Oz. Queen Ann Soforth of Oogaboo, a small monarchy"
"Ozma of Oz Ozma of Oz: A Record of Her Adventures with Dorothy Gale of Kansas, Billina the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Tik-Tok, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger; Besides Other Good People Too Numerous to Mention Faithfully Recorded Herein published on July 30, 1907, was the third book of L. Frank Baum's Oz series. It was the first in which Baum was clearly intending a series of Oz books. It is the first Oz book where the majority of the action takes place outside of the Land of Oz. Only the final two chapters take"
"Patchwork Girl of Oz"", Dorothy specifies that he cannot speak because he is not a fairy dog. However, in ""Ozma of Oz"", the chicken Billina acquires speech merely by being swept to the lands near Oz, and in ""Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz"", the same is true of the kitten Eureka and the cab horse Jim when reaching the land of Mangaboos, a similarly magical land. In ""Tik-Tok of Oz"", Baum restored the continuity: Toto can speak, and always could, but never bothered to, because it was unnecessary. An additional inconsistency is introduced with ""Tik-Tok of Oz"": Hank the"
"Wizard of Oz (character) Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs (also known as the Wizard of Oz and, during his reign, as Oz, the Great and Terrible) is a fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum. The character was further popularized by a stage play and several movies, most famously the classic 1939 movie, as well as the 2013 prequel adaption. The Wizard is one of the characters in ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."" Unseen for most of the novel, he is the ruler of the Land of Oz and"
"by L. Frank Baum. The first story arc is an adaptation of the first Oz book, ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"". It follows the adventures of Dorothy, an orphan girl living out in the gray prairies of Kansas with her Aunt Em, her Uncle Henry and her dog Toto. One day, After Em and Uncle Henry leave Dorothy and Toto alone in order to travel into town. A tornado appears, uproots the farmhouse, with Dorothy and Toto inside, and transports it to the Land of Oz. In Oz Dorothy meets the Good Witch of the North, who tells her that"
"in the credits, which list him as ""Roquat"". The Nome King appears in ""Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz"" portrayed by JP Karliak. His plans to take over the Land of Oz and his fear of chickens remain in intact with the series. Nome King The Nome King is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum. He is introduced in Baum's third Oz book ""Ozma of Oz"" (1907). He also appears in many of the continuing sequel ""Oz"" novels also written by Baum. Although the character of the Wicked Witch of the West is the most notable"
"Tin Woodman The Tin Woodman, better known as either the Tin Man or (incorrectly) the Tin Woodsman (the third name appears only in adaptations, the first—and in rare instances, the second—was used by Baum), is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum. Baum's Tin Woodman first appeared in his classic 1900 book ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"", and reappeared in many other subsequent Oz books in the series. In late 19th-century America, men made out of various tin pieces were used in advertising and political cartoons. Baum, who was editing a magazine"
"Ojo in Oz Ojo in Oz (1933) is the twenty-seventh in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the thirteenth written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was illustrated by John R. Neill. Ojo (from ""The Patchwork Girl of Oz"") is captured by Gypsies who plan to turn him over to a mysterious enemy who has offered to pay a large reward to anyone who captures and delivers Ojo to his stronghold at Moojer Mountain. Ojo befriends the gypsies' captive dancing bear Snufferbux (whose full name is Snuffurious, Buxorious, Blundurious Boroso). The gypsies are"
"Tin Woodman and Scarecrow respectively, which shot the pair to instant fame. The stage version differed quite a bit from the book, and was aimed primarily at adults. Toto was replaced with Imogene the Cow, and Tryxie Tryfle (a waitress) and Pastoria (a streetcar operator) were added as fellow cyclone victims. The Wicked Witch of the West was eliminated entirely in the script, and the plot became about how the four friends were allied with the usurping Wizard and were hunted as traitors to Pastoria II, the rightful King of Oz. It is unclear how much control or influence Baum"
"Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. Members of the American rock band Toto have said the band was named after the dog. Though it was perhaps the original source for the name appearing on their demo tapes, they chose their name based upon the meaning of the Latin word ""toto"" (""all-encompassing""). Toto (Oz) Toto is a fictional dog in L. Frank Baum's ""Oz"" series of children's books, and works derived from them. His name is pronounced with a long ""O"", a homophone of ""toe toe"". He was originally a small terrier drawn by W. W. Denslow for the first edition of"
"better niche as a visual comedy character, in the tradition of British pantomime. The part of Hank was also an analog to the part of Dorothy's cow Imogene, Toto's replacement on stage in the immensely successful 1903 Broadway version of ""The Wizard of Oz"", a success that Baum sought to duplicate for the rest of his life. There is one small kingdom in Oz where animals are unable to talk: Corumbia. A legend of uncertain validity is that when relating bedtime stories (the earliest form of the Oz books) Baum was asked by his niece, Ramona Baxter Bowden, the name"
"Ozma that he remembers things that ""never happened,"" such as ""when East used to be West and West used to be East..."" This is a reference to a major and well-known contradiction in the Oz literature. In the second chapter of the original Oz book, ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"", Baum specifically places the Munchkin Country in the eastern section of Oz; Dorothy's house famously kills the Wicked Witch of the East when it lands on her there. Yet in later books, ""Tik-Tok of Oz"" and ""The Lost Princess of Oz"", maps show the Munchkin Country in the west. In"
"of the action takes place on three islands – Pingaree, Regos, and Coregos – and within the Nome King's caverns. Since the original ruler of the nomes, Roquat – who later renamed himself Ruggedo, was deposed in 1914's ""Tik-Tok of Oz"", Baum had to cleverly rework the tale to accommodate his successor, the well-intentioned – but politically motivated – Kaliko. The book was dedicated to the author's newborn grandson Robert Alison Baum, the first child of the author's second son Robert Stanton Baum. Pingaree is an island in the Nonestic Ocean that surrounds the fairy countries that encircle the Deadly"
"dog Toto are swept away from their Kansas home by a cyclone. The novel is one of the best-known stories in American literature and has been widely translated. The Library of Congress has declared it ""America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale"". Its groundbreaking success and the success of the Broadway musical adapted from the novel led Baum to write thirteen additional Oz books that serve as official sequels to the first story. Baum dedicated the book ""to my good friend & comrade, My Wife"", Maud Gage Baum. In January 1901, George M. Hill Company completed printing the first edition, a"
"Tonto Tonto is a fictional character; he is the Native American (either Comanche or Potawatomi) companion of the Lone Ranger, a popular American Western character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. Tonto has appeared in radio and television series and other presentations of the characters' adventures righting wrongs in 19th century western America. In Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, ""tonto"" translates as ""a dumb person"", ""moron"", or ""fool"". In the Italian version the original name is retained, but in the Spanish dubbed version, the character is called ""Toro"" (Spanish for ""bull"") or ""Ponto"". Tonto made his first appearance on"
"about the Tin Woodman's origin. Lastly, the munchkin Unc Nunkie appears in Baum's seventh book The Patchwork Girl of Oz where he is accidentally turned to stone. His nephew ""Ojo"" successfully goes on a quest in search of an antidote while learning more about himself in the process. L. Frank Baum died on May 6, 1919 after which other writers took up writing additional Oz stories. In some cases these books were written under Baum's name, and include among other characters the Munchkins. There is at least one known munchkin character that was created after Baum's death that appears as"
"Boq Boq is a minor character in ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" by L. Frank Baum. He becomes a more prominent character in Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel """", which purports to show the lives of some of Baum's characters from another perspective, and more prominent still in the Broadway musical ""Wicked"" which is based on Maguire's novel. In Baum's ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"", Boq is a rich Munchkin man who lives in the eastern quadrant called Munchkin Country in the Land of Oz. He gladly provides shelter for Dorothy and her dog Toto on their first night in Oz"
"the enchanted Queen Orin took her title under the name of Tattypoo. Hardenbrook's novel outlines Locasta's return to the Land of Oz. In Alexander Melentyevich Volkov's Magic Land series, the Witch's name is Villina. When the Wicked Witch of the East tried (in that continuity) to exterminate the humanity by means of a magical hurricane, Villina changed the spell so that it only affected one house (which, as her magical book said, was always empty during storms), and dropped it upon the Wicked Witch. Her magical slate is changed into a tiny book which transforms into a giant tome when"
"book. Unlike the original book, however, Dorothy is the protagonist rather than Tippetarius. The Marvelous Land of Oz The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, commonly shortened to The Land of Oz, published on July 5, 1904, is the second of L. Frank Baum's books set in the Land of Oz, and the sequel to ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" (1900). This and the next 34 Oz books of the famous 40 were illustrated by John R. Neill. The book was made into an episode of ""The Shirley"
"Pastoria King Pastoria is a fictional character mentioned in the Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum. He was the rightful ruler and King of the undiscovered Land of Oz, but was mysteriously removed from his position when the Wizard of Oz unexpectedly came to the country and took the throne, proclaiming himself as the new dominant ruler of Oz. Shortly after, Pastoria's infant daughter and only child heir, Princess Ozma suddenly vanished, leaving not a single clue of her whereabouts. Eventually in the second Oz book ""The Marvelous Land of Oz"" (1904), (where Pastoria's past is first mentioned"
"trait of fairy tales. The motif is certainly present in many more tales than fairies. Numerous modern science fiction and fantasy stories intermix human and creature characters. In L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz, creatures (such as the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger) talk. The chicken Billina gains the ability to talk when she is swept away by a storm to land near Oz, as do other animals, and Toto, it is explained in a retcon, always had the ability since arriving in Oz, but never used it. In C. S. Lewis's ""Chronicles of Narnia"", the world of Narnia"
"Dorothy Gale Dorothy Gale is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum as the main protagonist in many of his ""Oz"" novels. She first appears in Baum's classic children's novel ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" (1900) and reappears in most of its sequels. In addition, she is the main character in various adaptations, notably the classic 1939 film adaptation of the novel, ""The Wizard of Oz"". In later novels, the Land of Oz steadily becomes more familiar to her than her homeland of Kansas. Indeed, Dorothy eventually goes to live in an apartment in the Emerald City's"
"with Lady Lindeva as his Queen. The Runaway Shadows ""The Runaway Shadows, or A Trick of Jack Frost"" is a twentieth-century fairy tale, a fantasy short story written by L. Frank Baum, famous as the creator of the Land of Oz. The story is one of a small cluster of Baum narratives that involve his fantasy land the Forest of Burzee and its exotic denizens. Arguably, Burzee constitutes Baum's second most important fantasy realm after Oz itself, being employed in his novels ""The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus"" (1902) and ""Queen Zixi of Ix"" (1905) and several of his"
"familiar Oz characters, such as Roquat the Nome King, Tik-Tok, Uncle Henry, and, of course, Dorothy. Instead of being portrayed as an old man that looks like a mineral, Roquat is identified as being tall, rock-like with a boulder-like mass for his torso, and wears a large crown upon his rocky head. He controls the Nomes at will, headed by his lead Nome, Feldspar, who is very similar to Chistery, the flying monkey character from the Broadway adaptation, Wicked. The Nome King was portrayed on film by Nicol Williamson in 1985's ""Return to Oz"" which was based loosely on the"
"evidence that he purchased such an island, and no one has ever been able to find any island whose name even resembles Pedloe in that area. Nevertheless, Baum stated to the press that he had discovered a Pedloe Island off the coast of California and that he had purchased it to be ""the Marvelous Land of Oz,"" intending it to be ""a fairy paradise for children."" Eleven year old Dorothy Talbot of San Francisco was reported to be ascendant to the throne on March 1, 1906, when the Palace of Oz was expected to be completed. Baum planned to live"
"Nome King The Nome King is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum. He is introduced in Baum's third Oz book ""Ozma of Oz"" (1907). He also appears in many of the continuing sequel ""Oz"" novels also written by Baum. Although the character of the Wicked Witch of the West is the most notable and famous Oz villain (due to her appearance in the 1939 MGM musical ""The Wizard of Oz""), it is actually the Nome King who is the most frequent antagonist throughout the entire book series. Katharine M. Rogers, a biographer of L. Frank Baum,"
"The Scarecrow of Oz The Scarecrow of Oz is the ninth book set in the Land of Oz written by L. Frank Baum. Published on July 16, 1915, it was Baum's personal favorite of the Oz books and tells of Cap'n Bill and Trot journeying to Oz and, with the help of the Scarecrow, overthrowing the cruel King Krewl of Jinxland. Cap'n Bill and Trot (Mayre Griffiths) had previously appeared in two other novels by Baum, ""The Sea Fairies"" and ""Sky Island"". Cap'n Bill, a sailor with a wooden peg-leg, and his friend, a little girl named Trot, set out"
"Oscar Zeta Acosta Oscar ""Zeta"" Acosta Fierro (; April 8, 1935 – disappeared 1974) was an American attorney, politician, novelist and activist in the Chicano Movement. He was most well known for his novels ""Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo"" (1972) and ""The Revolt of the Cockroach People"" (1973), and his friendship with American author Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson characterized him as a heavyweight Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo, in his novel ""Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"". Acosta disappeared in 1974 during a trip in Mazatlán, Mexico, and is presumed dead. Acosta was born in El Paso, Texas to Manuel and"
"Elphaba Elphaba Thropp is a fictional character in """" by Gregory Maguire, as well as in the Broadway and West End adaptations, ""Wicked"". In the original L. Frank Baum book ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"", the Wicked Witch of the West is unnamed and little is explained about her life. Elphaba is modeled after the Witch portrayed by Margaret Hamilton in the classic 1939 film ""The Wizard of Oz"": green-skinned, clad entirely in black and wearing a tall peaked hat. Maguire formulated the name ""Elphaba"" from the phonetic pronunciation of Baum's initials L.F.B. In both adaptations, Elphaba is also called"