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35-499: Pumpkinhead or Punkinhead may refer to: Fictional characters [ edit ] Jack Pumpkinhead , from Oz book series by L. Frank Baum Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz , 1929 book, 23rd in Oz book series by L. Frank Baum Lord Pumpkin , a Malibu Comics character sometimes incorrectly referred to as Pumpkinhead Mervyn Pumpkinhead from The Sandman comics by Neil Gaiman Punkinhead ,

70-541: A tourmaline . All adown her back floated tresses of ruddy gold, with a slender jeweled circlet confining them at the brow." As originally illustrated by John R. Neill , she fit this description; however, in most subsequent Oz books , Ozma's hair became darker. Ozma is the daughter of the former King Pastoria of Oz . As an infant, she was given to the witch Mombi of the North by the Wizard of Oz . Mombi transformed Ozma into

105-566: A boy and called him "Tip" (short for Tippetarius) in order to prevent the rightful ruler of Oz from ascending to the throne. Ozma spent her entire childhood with Mombi in the form of the boy Tip and had no memory of ever having been a girl. During this time, Tip had managed to create Jack Pumpkinhead who was brought to life by Mombi's Powder of Life. In The Marvelous Land of Oz , Glinda the Good Sorceress discovered what had happened and forced Mombi to turn Tip back into Ozma. Since then,

140-520: A girl but was magically transformed into a boy named Tip while an infant to hide her from Glinda the Good. Tip was raised as a boy until his early teens, at which point, after the adventures detailed in The Marvelous Land of Oz , Tip is informed that he was born a girl. After some trepidation, Tip agreed to be transformed back into a girl and assumes rule of The Land of Oz as Princess Ozma. In

175-453: A graveyard on his property. In the sixth Oz book The Emerald City of Oz (1910), it is revealed that Jack designed a five-storey, jewel-encrusted, corn-shaped mansion for the Scarecrow to live in. In the continued series after Baum's death in 1919, Jack Pumpkinhead had to wait until the 23rd Oz book to get a book named after himself along with the starring role. Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz

210-637: A song by XTC from their album Nonsuch Zuccone ("The Pumpkin Head"), a 15th-century sculpture by Italian Renaissance artist Donatello Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Pumpkinhead . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pumpkinhead&oldid=1246755485 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

245-515: A song by the Self from their album Feels Like Breakin' Shit "Pumpkinhead", a song by the Misfits from their album Famous Monsters Pumpkinhead (band) , a 1990s band from New Zealand, signed by Wildside Records Pumpkinhead (rapper) , a hip hop music artist PunkinHed , a 2007 EP by southern rap artist Boondox See also [ edit ] " The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead ",

280-526: A toy bear created by the Eaton's department store chain in Canada in 1947 Punkinhead, in the comic Tiger Film [ edit ] Pumpkinhead (film series) , a 1988 horror film and its three sequels: Pumpkinhead (film) (1988) Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1994) Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes (2006) Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud (2007) Music [ edit ] "Pumpkinhead",

315-602: Is a fictional character from the Land of Oz , created by American author L. Frank Baum . She appears for the first time in the second Oz book , The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904), and in every Oz book thereafter. She is the rightful ruler of Oz, and Baum indicated that she would reign in the fairyland forever, being immortal. 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

350-561: Is an ageless fairy who has ruled Oz for centuries. Ozma frequently encounters difficulties while ruling her kingdom. In The Lost Princess of Oz , for instance, the Fairy Princess is kidnapped, although her dearest friend Dorothy comes to her rescue with a search party. Both Dorothy and Ozma are captured by the wicked Queen Coo-ee-oh in Glinda of Oz , while trying to stop a war between two races, but Glinda manages to save them with

385-440: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jack Pumpkinhead Jack's incredibly tall and skinny figure is made from tree limbs and jointed with wooden pegs. He has a large carved jack-o'-lantern for a head, which is where he gets his name (unlike most jack-o'-lanterns, the pumpkin seeds and other pumpkin guts were not removed so it substitutes for his brain). Jack

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420-528: Is dragged about the countryside of Oz by his companions. Jack Pumpkinhead was one of the Freedom Fighters in the 1995 comic book Oz , created by Ralph Griffth, Stuart Kerr, and Bill Bryan, and published by Caliber Comics . Jack was killed during the company-wide crossover, Daemonstorm, after having been possessed by one of the demons. Jack also appears in the comic book The Oz/Wonderland Chronicles, created by Ben Avery and Casey Heying, which

455-417: Is not known for his intelligence which seems to depend on the quality and number of the seeds in his pumpkin-head at that time. However he manages to come up with random bits of wisdom and common sense often. For example, after bringing Jack to life, Mombi has the following exchange with him: Although Jack Pumpkinhead would not get tired from walking, his joints would still wear out. To remedy this, Tip created

490-528: Is published twice a year by Buy Me Toys. In Neil Gaiman's The Sandman series, Mervyn Pumpkinhead , who is clearly modeled on Jack, works for Morpheus in the Dreaming, where he paints and builds dreams. In issue 101 of Fables , Bufkin the winged monkey finds his way back to Oz's neighboring country Ev . He runs across Jack Pumpkinhead, the Sawhorse, and Bungle . Upon hearing of their resistance to

525-637: The Nome King , Bufkin pledges to lead them in the revolution. This is an allusion to the Baum novel Ozma of Oz and/or the comics series Oz mentioned above. Jack was one of the main characters in The Wonderful Land of Oz (1969), Journey Back to Oz (1974), Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (1980), and Return to Oz (1985). Jack Pumpkinhead was first portrayed on stage by Hal Godfrey in

560-585: The Quadling Country . At one point in the book, Peter combats darkness by lighting a candle and placing it in Jack's empty head. Jack notes that it makes him feel "brighter," but also "A little light headed." John R. Neill includes Jack in his final Oz book, The Runaway in Oz . In both the Thompson and Neill books, Jack loses his head for varying periods of time; In Neill, his headless stick body

595-805: The Sawhorse to serve as Jack's mode of transportation. By the end of the second Oz book, Tip, who was originally born Ozma, is changed back into a female by the same magic that made him male. Jack notes that he no longer has a father. In the fifth Oz book The Road to Oz (1909), Jack has settled in a large pumpkin -shaped house near the Tin Woodman 's castle in Winkie Country . Jack spends much of his time growing pumpkins to replace his old heads, which eventually spoil and need to be replaced. Princess Ozma , now recognized as his mother, carves new heads for Jack when necessary. The old heads are buried in

630-560: The interactive fiction adaptation of the Oz books by Windham Classics , Tip is made monarch of Oz and no reference at all is made to Ozma. Jack Snow , Melody Grandy, and Scott Andrew Hutchins have all made divergent attempts to bring Tip back alongside Ozma. Snow's device, which Hutchins followed as if canon, was that Tip seized his life from Ozma, but that Glinda and the Wizard were able to restore them both and make them siblings. Grandy made

665-513: The 1905 stage play, The Woggle-Bug by Baum and Frederic Chapin. The play failed in Chicago and was never revived or recast. Bronson Ward, Jr. played the role in the 1908 film, The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays . Although photographs suggest something more realistic than the makeup worn by Godfrey was used for the film, the popular character makes no appearances in the productions of The Oz Film Manufacturing Company . George Wadsworth plays "Jack

700-658: The Emerald City: Princess Ozma . Gerran Howell portrayed Jack in the NBC series Emerald City . Jack Pumpkinhead appears in the animated series Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz voiced by JP Karliak. First appearing in "Halloween Heist," Jack was created by Wilhelmina using the Potion of Life on a jack-o'-lantern to give Dorothy and her friends a scare on Halloween. However, he is too simple-minded and friendly to be scary. Princess Ozma Princess Ozma

735-662: The Princess has possessed the Throne of Oz (although many realms within Oz remained unaware of her authority). In some of his last Oz books, namely The Tin Woodman of Oz and Glinda of Oz , L. Frank Baum indicated that Ozma has the appearance of a fourteen-year-old and is therefore older than Dorothy Gale . By that point in time, Baum had also established that the inhabitants of Oz cease to age, suggesting that Ozma would always appear to be an extremely beautiful young girl. Baum

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770-524: The Pumpkinhead" in Barry Mahon 's The Wonderful Land of Oz (1969). Without a first name, Jack appears, voiced by Paul Lynde , in the animated movie sequel Journey Back to Oz (which had a different outcome for the character). Robert Ridgely voices Jack Pumpkinhead in the 1980 TV special Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz . Stewart Larange, an exceptionally thin actor, portrayed Jack in

805-618: The Royal Family of Ev from the clutches of the Nome King , demonstrating that her kindness and concern extends far beyond her own kingdom. When the Nome King tried to conquer and destroy Oz in revenge, Ozma insisted on maintaining a pacifist disposition, which led to the Scarecrow 's suggestion that Ozma's enemies be made to forget about their wicked intentions by drinking from the Fountain of Oblivion. Furthermore, Ozma discontinued

840-604: The characters totally unrelated through the use of a "Switcheroo Spell", with Ozma unrelated to Tippetarius and therefore suitable as a possible love interest . Snow's story, "A Murder in Oz" (1956) was rejected by Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and published in The Baum Bugle . Grandy's The Disenchanted Princess of Oz has been published by Tails of the Cowardly Lion and Friends. Hutchins's Tip of Oz , heavily mulling over ideas such as Pastoria -as-tailor and

875-795: The execution of Mombi in The Lost King of Oz and similar material in The Giant Horse of Oz , received a one-paragraph citation in Eldred v. Ashcroft , and remains unpublished under the Copyright Term Extension Act . Ozma was a direct influence on the design of the protagonist Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy . In a 2022 interview with Star Wars Insider , concept artist Iain McCaig related

910-482: The help of the Three Adepts at Sorcery. In order to circumvent trouble, Ozma prohibits anyone other than the Wizard of Oz and Glinda from practicing magic in Oz unless they have a permit. L. Frank Baum portrayed Ozma as an exceedingly benevolent and compassionate ruler, who never resorts to violence and who does not believe in destroying even her worst enemies. In Ozma of Oz , she even left Oz in order to rescue

945-478: The instructions that Lucasfilm provided its artists to visualize characters, saying, "Amidala was described as 'Kind of like Ozma' from The Wizard of Oz ." According to McCaig, he chose actress Natalie Portman as a model for his designs because he felt evoked the Oz character, saying, "She had Ozma's aura of vulnerability and strength." After producer/director George Lucas spoke with McCaig about this inspiration, Lucas cast Portman to play her. The band Ozma

980-447: The live-action movie Return to Oz (1985) while Brian Henson was the animatronic puppeteer and provided his voice. Ross Maplettoft who played Jack Pumpkinhead Sr. in the animated TV series The Oz Kids (1996-1997) He has a son named Jack Pumpkinhead Jr. His son likes to adventure with his friends. Viktor Sukhorukov provided the voice of Jack Pumpkinhead in the 2000 Russian adaptation of The Marvelous Land of Oz , Adventures in

1015-461: The palace, and Ozma declares her an official princess of Oz and her "constant companion". In The Lost Princess of Oz the first page mentions that Ozma loves Dorothy very much and by page two says that Dorothy is the only one privileged to enter Ozma's rooms without an invitation. In turn, Dorothy often represents Ozma when some task takes the latter away from the Emerald City. Ozma was born

1050-460: The timeline of The Road to Oz , Ozma's birthday falls on August 21. When Ozma first meets Dorothy, Oz's greatest heroine, in Ozma of Oz , they immediately like each other and become best friends; in the canonical Oz books by Baum, Dorothy and Ozma are each other's closest relationship . In The Emerald City of Oz Ozma arranges, at Dorothy's request, for Dorothy and her family to move into

1085-403: The use of money in Oz, and took systematic measures to ensure that all the citizens of Oz receive the land's resources in equal measure, without having to work harder than necessary. Ozma invited several people from the outside world to come live in the Land of Oz, most notably Dorothy, The Wizard, Aunt Em , Uncle Henry , Betsy Bobbin , Trot , Button Bright and Cap'n Bill . According to

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1120-640: Was in fact a member of the Fairy Queen Lurline 's band when Lurline enchanted Oz and turned it into a fairyland. Jack Snow attempted to reconcile Baum's disparate accounts in The Shaggy Man of Oz , which explains that the Fairy Queen Lurline had left the infant Ozma in the care of King Pastoria, making the Princess the adopted daughter of the last King of Oz. This does not gel with the version of Ozma's story which says she

1155-425: Was made by a little boy named Tip to scare his guardian, an old witch named Mombi . From Mombi's chest he took some old clothes for Jack; purple trousers, a red shirt, a pink vest with white polka dots, and stockings, to which he added a pair of his shoes. When Mombi saw Jack, she almost smashed him to pieces. Instead, she decided to test her new Powder of Life on him. The powder worked and Jack came to life. Jack

1190-632: Was not inclined to worry about strict continuity in his series, however, and so there were discrepancies in the origins and very nature of Ozma. In her initial appearances, she was portrayed as no more than a human princess, born shortly before the Wizard 's arrival in Oz. Later in the series, Baum revealed that Ozma is actually a fairy , descending from "a long line of fairy queens" as stated in The Scarecrow of Oz . In The Magic of Oz , Glinda tells Dorothy that no one knows how old Ozma really is. And in Baum's final book, Ozma herself explains that she

1225-501: Was written by Ruth Plumly Thompson , the writer who continued the Oz books after the death of L. Frank Baum . In the book, Peter (the little-boy baseball pitcher from Philadelphia), while reminiscing about his previous visit to Oz, suddenly finds himself landing right into Jack Pumpkinhead's front yard in the Winkie Country. Peter and Jack set off together for the Emerald City, but take a wrong turn, ending up traveling through

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