The Marvelous Land of Oz, commonly shortened to The Land of Oz,, is the second of L. Frank Baum's books set in the Land of Oz, and the sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It is the only book in the series in which Dorothy Gale does not appear. The book was made into an episode of The Shirley Temple Show in 1960, and into a Canadian animated feature film of the same name in 1987. It was also adapted in comic book form by Marvel Comics, with the first issue being released in November of 2009. Plot elements from The Marvelous Land of Oz are included in the 1985 feature film Return to Oz.