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Real Name |
Crunch |
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First Appearance |
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1923) |
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Original Publisher |
Reilly & Lee |
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Created by |
Ruth Plumly Thompson |
Origin[]
Crunch is a gigantic stone man who appears in Thompson's The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1923). He was created by the wizard Wam during the early history of the Land of Oz. As Wam didn't have a purpose for Crunch, he wandered all over the Land of Oz.
Many years later, Crunch met Notta Bit More and the Cowardly Lion when they fell from the Skyle. He did join their party until got impatient with the customs of non-magical beings. Crunch took the Cowardly Lion to Mustafa in Mudge so that Mustafa can add the Cowardly Lion to his collection of lions. Then Crunch turned the Cowardly Lion and Mustafa's collection of lions to stone. Glinda and the Wizard of Oz used their magic to freeze Crunch. Ozma states that Crunch's frozen body will remain in Mudge as her way to punish Mustafa.
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1923)