| Red Jinn | |
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Real Name |
Red Jinn |
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First Appearance |
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (1929) |
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Original Publisher |
Reilly & Lee |
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Created by |
Ruth Plumly Thompson |
Origin[]
Jack meets the Red Jinn for the first time.
The Red Jinn was a genie first encountered by Jack Pumpkinhead, who had discovered the Jinn's Magic Dinner Bell, which summoned one of the Jinn's slaves with a ready made dinner. Jack grabbed ahold of the slave in one desperate situation, and was teleported into the Jinn's red castle, where he was able to ask for help. (Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz)
He was also a friend of Captain Samuel Salt, and when Salt became the Royal Explorer of Oz, the Jinn helped refit his ship, the Crescent Moon. (Captain Salt in Oz)
The Red Jinn was kicked out of his red glass castle when some of his slaves revolted, lead by Gludwig, who used to work in the Red Jinn's ruby mines. Gludwig personally kicked the Red Jinn off the highest cliff into the sea, where he stayed until he was dragged up by a fisherman. Then, using the Magic Dinner Bell, he was reunited with his loyal slave Ginger, as well as Kabumpo, Randy, and their friends Planetty and Thun from Anuther Planet. The party then teleported back to Jinnicky's castle and defeated Gludwig. (The Silver Princess in Oz)
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (1929)
- Captain Salt in Oz (1936) - mentioned only
- The Silver Princess in Oz (1938)
Notes[]
- Appearing simply as "the Red Jinn" in Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz, and he is named at the beginning in The Purple Prince of Oz as Jinnicky. The copyright to this book will expire January 1, 2028.
- Later appearances of Red Jinn in Captain Salt in Oz (1936) and The Silver Princess in Oz (1938) are public domain due to lack of renewal.