Claim: The Wicked Witch of the West dies in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Evidence: In Baum 's subsequent Oz books , 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.
The Wicked Witch of the West is a fictional character and the most significant antagonist in L. Frank Baum 's children 's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz -LRB- 1900 -RRB-.