<P> The Wicked Witch of the West is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum as the most significant antagonist in his classic children 's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1900 ) . In Baum 's subsequent Oz novels , it is the Nome King who is the principal villain ; the Wicked Witch of the West is rarely even referred to again after her death in the first book . </P>
<P> The Wicked Witch of the West is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum as the most significant antagonist in his classic children 's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1900 ) . In Baum 's subsequent Oz novels , it is the Nome King who is the principal villain ; the Wicked Witch of the West is rarely even referred to again after her death in the first book . </P>
which witch is the bad witch in oz
which witch is the bad witch in oz
Wicked Witch of the West
Wicked Witch of the West