Tin Woodman

The Tin Woodman (also known as The Tin Woodsman or simply The Tin Man) is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum. In his classic 1900 book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (as well as in other Oz books), The Tin Woodman is portrayed as a living creature made out of various tin pieces.

Modern works

• The Tin Woodsman is also a minor character in author Gregory Maguire's revisionist novel ' and its Broadway musical adaptation Wicked.
• The Muppet Gonzo plays a similar role, the Tin Thing, in 2005's The Muppets' Wizard of Oz.
• In the novel The Tin Man (Dale Brown), by Dale Brown, the eponymous protagonist is a power-armored vigilante whom the media and police have dubbed The Tin Man for his physical resemblance to the Wizard of Oz character.