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Baum's successors in writing the series tended to use the Tin Woodman as a minor character, still ruling the Winkie Country but not governing the stories' outcome. Two exceptions to this pattern are ''[[Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz]]'', by [[Ruth Plumly Thompson]], and ''[[Lucky Bucky in Oz]]'', by [[John R. Neill]]. The biggest exception is in [[Rachel Cosgrove]]'s ''[[The Hidden Valley of Oz]]'', in which the Tin Woodman leads the forces in the defeat of Terp the Terrible and cuts down the Magic Muffin Tree that gives Terp his great size.
The fact that Nick includes the natural deaths of his parents in the story of how he came to be made of tin has been a major element of debate. In his eponymous novel,{{Clarify|reason=Let's just put the name of the novel here -- the reader shouldn't have to work this hard. See [[WP:TITULAR]]|date=June 2024}} he proclaims that no one in Oz ever died as far back as Lurline's enchantment of the country, which occurred long before the arrival of any outsiders such as the Wizard. (Although the living creatures of Oz do not die of age or disease, they may die of accidents or be killed by others.)
==The Tin Man in later fiction==
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