Jinnicky the Red Jinn

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Jinnicky
Oz character
Illustration by John R. Neill from The Silver Princess in Oz
First appearance	Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (1929)
Last appearance	Yankee in Oz (1972)
Created by	Ruth Plumly Thompson
In-universe information
Species	Jinn
Gender	male
Title	Red Jinn
Occupation	Wizard of Ev
Nationality	Ev

The Red Jinn, later known as Jinnicky, is one of Ruth Plumly Thompson's most frequently occurring characters in her Oz books.^[1] According to David L. Greene and Dick Martin, he is "the most fondly remembered" of all the characters Thompson created.^[2] The Jinn is a supernatural force that lives in a large red ginger jar.