# Great Humbug — The Wonderful Wizard of Oz character guide

> Great Humbug in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Great and Terrible Humbug, the Great Humbug

**First appearance:** 0016-xv-the-discovery-of-oz-the-terrible

## Who they are

The true identity of Oz, a ventriloquist and balloonist from Omaha.

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