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'''Johnny Dooit''' is a fictional inventor appearing in [[L. Frank Baum]]'s [[1909]] [[novel]], ''[[The Road to Oz]]''. He is a little old man with a long [[beard]] who is friends with [[Polychrome (fictional character)]]. His appearance in the novel is less than one chapter, in which he creates a Sand Boat to allow Polychrome and her friends, [[Dorothy Gale]], [[Button-Bright]], and the [[Shaggy Man]] to cross the [[Deadly Desert]] into the [[Land of Oz]]. <ref>''[[The Road to Oz]]'', Chapter 11.</ref> Johnny has a trunk from which he can pull out nearly anything. At [[Princess Ozma|Ozma]]'s birthday party, he builds an aircraft out of contents of the trunk, puts the trunk inside, and flies away as an entertainment while getting himself to the next place he is needed, as he loves to work and keep busy.<ref>''The Road to Oz'', Chapter 24.</ref> |
'''Johnny Dooit''' is a fictional inventor appearing in [[L. Frank Baum]]'s [[1909]] [[novel]], ''[[The Road to Oz]]''. He is a little old man with a long [[beard]] who is friends with [[Polychrome (fictional character)|Polychrome]]. His appearance in the novel is less than one chapter, in which he creates a Sand Boat to allow Polychrome and her friends, [[Dorothy Gale]], [[Button-Bright]], and the [[Shaggy Man]] to cross the [[Deadly Desert]] into the [[Land of Oz]]. <ref>''[[The Road to Oz]]'', Chapter 11.</ref> Johnny has a trunk from which he can pull out nearly anything. At [[Princess Ozma|Ozma]]'s birthday party, he builds an aircraft out of contents of the trunk, puts the trunk inside, and flies away as an entertainment while getting himself to the next place he is needed, as he loves to work and keep busy.<ref>''The Road to Oz'', Chapter 24.</ref> |
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In spite of Johnny's brief appearance in the Oz series, appearing in no subsequent books, he was later used as a fairly important supporting character in [[Caliber Comics]]' ''[[Oz (comic book series)|Oz]]'', although [[Bill Bryan]]'s artwork made him appear much younger, and he lacked facial hair. He was frequently turned to for his engineering know-how.{{issue}} |
In spite of Johnny's brief appearance in the Oz series, appearing in no subsequent books, he was later used as a fairly important supporting character in [[Caliber Comics]]' ''[[Oz (comic book series)|Oz]]'', although [[Bill Bryan]]'s artwork made him appear much younger, and he lacked facial hair. He was frequently turned to for his engineering know-how.{{issue}} |
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Johnny Dooit is a fictional inventor appearing in L. Frank Baum's 1909 novel, The Road to Oz. He is a little old man with a long beard who is friends with Polychrome. His appearance in the novel is less than one chapter, in which he creates a Sand Boat to allow Polychrome and her friends, Dorothy Gale, Button-Bright, and the Shaggy Man to cross the Deadly Desert into the Land of Oz. [1] Johnny has a trunk from which he can pull out nearly anything. At Ozma's birthday party, he builds an aircraft out of contents of the trunk, puts the trunk inside, and flies away as an entertainment while getting himself to the next place he is needed, as he loves to work and keep busy.[2]
In spite of Johnny's brief appearance in the Oz series, appearing in no subsequent books, he was later used as a fairly important supporting character in Caliber Comics' Oz, although Bill Bryan's artwork made him appear much younger, and he lacked facial hair. He was frequently turned to for his engineering know-how.[volume & issue needed]
He is also the main character in Chris Dulabone's Do It for Oz![3]
References
- ^ The Road to Oz, Chapter 11.
- ^ The Road to Oz, Chapter 24.
- ^ http://members.aol.com/LionCoward/LionList.html
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