L. Frank Baum concluded The Marvelous Land of Oz with the revelation that Princess Ozma, sought by the protagonists, had been turned into a boy as a baby, and that Tip ( who had been searching for her ) is that boy.

One early reviewer of The Marvelous Land of Oz noted that some details in the book clearly appeared to be designed for stage production — in particular, " General Jinjur and her soldiers are only shapely chorus girls.

In Glinda of Oz Ozma says that she herself was that fairy, though in The Marvelous Land of Oz we are told of her restoration to a throne long held by her ancestors.

Even when she does not appear in a sequel ( as in the case of The Marvelous Land of Oz ), she is arguably the most important character in the series, as it is she, through her actions in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, who sparked later events.

Dorothy is a standard character, having at least a cameo role in thirteen of the fourteen Oz books written by L. Frank Baum ( while she did not appear at all in The Marvelous Land of Oz, she is mentioned several times in that story, as it was her actions in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that led to the events in the former ) and is at least a frequent figure in the nineteen that followed by author Ruth Plumly Thompson, getting at least a cameo in all her books except Captain Salt in Oz ( in which neither Oz nor any of its inhabitants appear, though they are mentioned ).

Baum described her physical appearance in detail, in The Marvelous Land of Oz: " Her eyes sparkled as two diamonds, and her lips were tinted like a tourmaline.

In The Marvelous Land of Oz, Glinda the Good Sorceress discovered what had happened and forced Mombi to turn Tip back into Ozma ; ever since then, the Princess has possessed the Throne of Oz ( although many realms within Oz remained unaware of her authority ).

Shirley Temple portrayed her in a 1960 television production of The Marvelous Land of Oz, in which Temple also portrayed Tip.

In her childhood, Whiting's singing ability had already been noticed, and at the age of only seven she sang for singer-lyricist Johnny Mercer, with whom her father had collaborated on some popular songs (" Too Marvelous for Words ").

Indeed, in The Marvelous Land of Oz, Mombi tries to escape through it and Glinda chases her over the sands.

Among his acts of devotion, he wrote an aesthetic manifesto titled " The Perfect Filmic Appositeness of Maria Montez ", referred to her as " The Wonderful One " or " The Marvelous One ", and made elaborate homages to her movies in his own films, including the notorious Flaming Creatures.

Indeed, in The Marvelous Land of Oz, Mombi tries to escape through it and Glinda chases her over the sands, but in Ozma of Oz, it has become a magical desert with life-destroying sands, a feature that remained constant through the rest of the series.

It was in 1913 when her book The Marvelous Adventures and Misadventures of Hlapić the Apprentice ( also known as The Brave Adventures of Lapitch and Čudnovate zgode i nezgode šegrta Hlapića ) was published that really caught the literary public's eye.

* Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days: An Almost Completely Honest Account of What Happened to Our Family When Our Youngest came to Live with Us for Three Months, ( an adult memoir of Judith Viorst and her real son, Alexander ) ( 2007 )

Another song, " Negai Hoshi ", which is included in her 17th single, is the theme song for the new Wii RPG, " Arc Rise Fantasia ", while her 18th single, " Moshimo Negai ga ..." is also the theme song for another Wii RPG, " Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga "; Both games were released by Marvelous Entertainment.

When her plans are thwarted by Dorothy, Glinda and " Pumpkinhead ", she transforms herself into a rose, as in The Marvelous Land of Oz ; however, in this adaptation, the rose is trampled by one of the elephants, and Mombi is killed.

In the decade beginning in the year 2000, Minkowitz underwent treatment for painful Repetitive Strain Injury in her arms and shoulders due to computer use, and began work on a book combining memoir and fantasy called The Marvelous Toy.

In the second book, The Marvelous Land of Oz, however, the characters are required to wear the glasses at first, but half way through the book, no more eyeglasses appear, no more mention is made of the brilliance, but the city is still described as green.

In Hardenbrook's novel, Locasta and Queen Orin were " switched " by Mombi, the same way Mombi " switched " herself with the maid Jellia Jamb in L. Frank Baum's novel, The Marvelous Land of Oz.

In The Marvelous Land of Oz, Baum emphasizes the awkwardness with which the Saw-Horse walks, tottering one way and then the other because his legs do not bend, and front and hind move together.

When the scrolling arrows overlap the stationary ones, the player must step on the corresponding arrows on the dance platform, and the player is given a judgment for their accuracy of every streaked notes ( From highest to lowest: Marvelous, Perfect, Great, Good, Almost, Miss.

Trouble is, not only is there no evidence that he purchased such an island, no one has ever been able to find any island whose name even resembles Pedloe in that area .< nowiki ></ nowiki > 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.

** Bobby Connolly-Ready, Willing and Able (" Too Marvelous for Words ")

Known for his gruff voice, Murray has voiced The Flying Dutchman on Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, a small role as the Grandfather on Lloyd in Space, Coach Gills on Cartoon Network's My Gym Partner's A Monkey, Captain K ' nuckles on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and as Maggie's dad on Disney Channel's The Buzz on Maggie.

My Goddess game developed by Marvelous Interactive was released in Japan for the PlayStation 2.

Only one full-length biography has been published, Too Marvelous for Words, by James Lester.

* James Lester ( 1994 ) Too Marvelous for Words: The Life and Genius of Art Tatum, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-509640-1

* " Too Marvelous for Words " ( 1943 )

Too Marvelous for Words: The Life & Genius of Art Tatum.

The Marvelous Land of Oz was dedicated to David C. Montgomery and Fred Stone, the comedians " whose clever personations of the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow have delighted thousands of children throughout the land ..." This is referred to in the acknowledgements for Son of a Witch where Gregory Maguire acknowledges all of the cast of the stage musical, especially Joel Grey, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel.

Christopher Passi cameoed as Ozma after portraying Tip for the duration of a filmed stage version of The Marvelous Land of Oz by Thomas W. Olson, Gary Briggle, and Richard Dworsky in 1981 by The Children's Theatre Company and School of Minneapolis.

She plays the most active role in finding and restoring Princess Ozma, the rightful heir, to the throne of Oz, the search for whom takes place in the second book, The Marvelous Land of Oz, although Glinda had been searching for Ozma ever since the princess disappeared as a baby.

Marvelous Freedom / Vigilance of Desire was the name for the catalogue of the 1976 World Surrealist Exhibition.

* Yuki Ishikawa ( born 1987 ), Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous

Other characters in this rather oddball novel include Mon Cul the baboon ; Marx Marvelous, an educated man from the east coast ; and L. Westminster " Plucky " Purcell, a former college football star and sometime dope dealer who accidentally infiltrates a group of Catholic monks working as assassins for the Vatican.

A large number of audio CDs for the franchise have been released by Marvelous Entertainment.

On December 21, 2005, an image album for Gunslinger Girl called Poca Felicità was released by Marvelous Entertainment.

A Golgo 13 game, Golgo 13: File G-13 o Oe, was released for the Nintendo DS on June 18, 2009 by Marvelous Entertainment.

Ozma also appears in the Russian animated Adventures of the Emerald City: Princess Ozma ( 2000 ) based on The Marvelous Land of Oz as well as in the 1987 Canadian Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz based on Ozma of Oz and a 2005 direct to video CGI version of The Patchwork Girl of Oz where she is voiced by Lisa Rosenstock.

She also employs a large army of female soldiers, with which she takes on General Jinjur's Army of Revolt, who had conquered the Emerald City in The Marvelous Land of Oz.

Baum wrote a sequel, The Woggle-Bug, but since Montgomery and Stone balked at appearing when the original was still running, the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman were omitted from this adaptation of The Marvelous Land of Oz, which was seen as a self-rip-off by critics and proved to be a major flop before it could reach Broadway.

The Marvelous Orange Tree trick was used by the eponymous conjurer in Steven Millhauser's short story, " Eisenheim The Illusionist ", subsequently filmed as The Illusionist ( 2006 ), where a more complex variant is shown.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler ( born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler in Newark, New Jersey, May 23, 1954 ) is a retired American professional boxer who was Undisputed World Middleweight Champion from 1980 to 1987.

The Sonic Adventure 2 Multi-Dimensional Original Soundtrack was produced by Jun Senoue and released by Marvelous Entertainment on August 22, 2001.

The Marvelous Land of Oz was also influenced by the story and vaudevillian tone of the stage play.

A new stage production of The Marvelous Land of Oz was mounted in Minneapolis in 1981, with music composed by Richard Dworsky, a book by Thomas W. Olson, and lyrics by Gary Briggle, who originated the role of the Scarecrow.

The plot was a combination of Ozma of Oz and The Marvelous Land of Oz.

Sometime later, Ozma was portrayed by Emma Ridley in 1985's Return to Oz which was based loosely on the books Ozma of Oz and The Marvelous Land of Oz.

He was first commissioned to illustrate The Marvelous Land of Oz, the second Oz book L. Frank Baum wrote, published in 1904 ; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz had been illustrated by W. W. Denslow, with whom Baum argued and lost contact afterward.

In The Marvelous Land of Oz the prehistory was changed slightly.

This has caused many problems, such as in The Marvelous Land of Oz when the Emerald City, which was only guarded by an elderly doorman and one soldier who was the entire Army of Oz at the time, was easily conquered by the Army of Revolt led by General Jinjur.

Tik-Tok was a main character in the movie Return to Oz, adapted from The Marvelous Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz.

According to The Marvelous Land of Oz, the Woggle-Bug was once a regular tiny woggle-bug, about the size of a pea.

He was a forceful and charismatic figure who picked up the nicknames " Marvelous Marv " and " Carvin ' Marvin ".

Born in Bay City, Texas, Mal Whitfield, or Marvelous Mal as he was called, joined the United States Army Air Force in 1943, and is a member of the Tuskegee Airmen.