Rub-a-Dub-Dub

109 entries in Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Rub a Dub Vanish
1938
Greater Magic
256
Rub-A-Dub-Dub transformation and vanish
Related toVariations 1940
Expert Card Technique
301
Edward Marlo Rub Away with rub vanish
 		1945
Off the Top
14
Arthur H. Buckley A Vanish of a Card from the Top of the Pack face-up with wrist turn
 		1946
Card Control
127
Frank Shields Rub-A-Dub-Dub sequence using the move, card to pocket
 		Feb. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 9)
393
Sucker Vanish card pulled under deck, but it is seen and indifferent card is found there
 		1957
1957 Card Annual
22
Larry Jennings Rub-a-dub Vanish without Wrist Turn
1969
Expert Card Mysteries
44
Rub'er card transforms into selection and then vanishes, Rub-A-Dub-Dub vanish
 		1972
The Living End
19
Frank Shields Rub-a-Dub-Dub using his leg instead of a table
Inspired by 1975
Notes on the Magic of Frank Shields
4
Paul Harris Special Handling #4 - Rub Away Vanish
1978
Las Vegas Close-Up
33
Single Card Vanish face-up rub-a-dub style vanish
 		1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
98
Edward Marlo Rub-a-Dub Gone card actually on table
 		1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
41
Rubaway Vanish
1980
John: Verse Two
54
Rub-Away Vanish
May 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 1)
3
Rub-A-Dub-Dub Vanish
1982
Close-Up Hallucinations
46
Rub A Dub Dub
Sep. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 9)
825
Larry Jennings Rub a Dub Handling
Jan./Feb. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 17 & 18)
164
Paul Harris Tent Vanish Variation
1985
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4
36
Dan Garrett Force-Ooth rub a dub-dub vanish as switch or force
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
268
Card Vanish rub a dub vanish, "effective when shown by Charlie Miller" (1939)
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
27
Larry Jennings Rub A Dub Dub
1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
148
Larry Jennings Rub a Dub Dub Vanish tip
 		1987
The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner
56
Rubaway Vanish
1987
Special Effects
1
Rub-A-Dub-Dub Vanish
1987
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 16)
276
Rub Away Vanish
1988
The Cervon File
165
Rub A Dub Vanish
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 9-12 Paul Harris: The Act)
26
Rub a Dub Dub Vanish brief
 		1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
248
Gary Kurtz Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Also published here 1990
Unexplainable Acts
14
Jay Sankey The Face-Up Rub-A-Dub-Dub Vanish
1990
Spectacle
31
Rub Away Vanish
1990
Top Secret Stuff
7
Edward Marlo Olram Ace Vanishes Rub-a-dub style and Tent style
Inspired by 1990
Cardfixes
155
Dan Fleshman Rub-Away Vanish on a spectator's palm
 		1990
The Very Best, Yet!
70
Edward Marlo Wrist Turn Rub-a-Dub-Dub
1991
Cavorting Ladies
15
, Sveroni Rub-A-Dub-Dub with variations, as a transformation and transformation of a coin under a card
 		1991
Sveroni Original
38
Gary Kurtz The Rub-a-Dub Dub Vanish
Also published here 1992
Prinzipien in der Praxis
17
Allan Ackerman The Ultra Rub-a-Dub-Dub face-up
VariationsAlso published here 1994
Wednesday Nights
5
Rub a Dub Vanish
1994
Secrets No. 1
49
Rub-a-Dub Vanish brief
 		1994
Steel and Silver
150
Steve Beam Limb Lead-In card vanishes on knee and appears back on deck
Also published here 1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 52)
965
Steven Hamilton Lightning Aces
Also published here July 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 7)
2525
Steve Beam Limb Lead-in card vanishes on knee and appears back on deck
Also published here 1995
Vienna Notes
7
Gary Kurtz The Rub-a-Dub Dub Vanish
Also published here 1995
Lecture Notes 1995
19
Rub-a-Dub-Vanish
1996
Card College — Volume 2
336
Rub-a-Dub Vanish
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Magical Arts Journal)
230
Joel Givens Rubbed Out rub-a-dub variation
Variations 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1157
Steve Beam The Rubaway Card Vanish - Tips & Tweaks on the Rub-A-Dub-Dub
  • The Original
  • Tip #1: The Far Side
  • Tip #2: The Flash
  • Tip #3: Turning Point
  • Tip #4: On the Diagonal
  • Tip #5: Dropping the Deck
  • Tip #6: The Lean
  • Tip #7: The Message
  • Tip #7: Time Misdirection
  • Tip #8: Facing Skyward
  • Variation #1: Face-Up
  • Variation #2: The Two-legged Table
  • Variation #3: Leg Man
Also published here 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 62)
1209
Steve Beam Rub Away Vanish - Tips & Tweaks on the Rub-A-Dub-Dub
  • The Original
  • Tip #1: The Far Side
  • Tip #2: The Flash
  • Tip #3: Turning Point
  • Tip #4: On the Diagonal
  • Tip #5: Dropping the Deck
  • Tip #6: The Lean
  • Tip #7: The Massage
  • Tip #7: Time Misdirection
  • Tip #8: Facing Skyward
  • Variation #1: Face-Up
  • Variation #2: The Two-legged Table
  • Variation #3: Leg Man
Also published here 1996
Magic For The British Aisles
4
Rub-Away Vanish
1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4 & 5)
169
Larry Jennings Rub A Dub Dub Handling
Variations 1997
Jennings '67
193
Wesley James The WJ Fake Addition rub a dub-dub vanish as fake addition
 		1997
The Magical Record and Thoughts of Wesley James
94
Rub a Dub Vanish
1997
Ah-ha!
71
Shiv Duggal Rub-a-Dub Vanish as Switch under Case card apparently placed under case
Also published here Mar. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 3)
21
Chuck Smith Stand-Up Rub-a-Dub Vanish
2000
Why Not?
19
Roberto Giobbi Rub-A-Dub-Dub commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
17
David Acer, Richard Sanders Expertalk: David Acer & Richard Sanders on the Rub-Away Vanish
Also published here Apr. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 8)
85
Dan Garrett Hand Sandwich card vanishes from back of spectator's hand via rub-a-dub on the spectator's hand and appears between sandwich cards in his hand
 		Apr. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 8)
89
Rub-a-Dub Vanish
2003
Variations Revisited
147
Rub-A-Dub Vanish
2004
Random Acts of Magic
77
Glenn Morphew Rub-A-Dub-Deluxe angled
 		Jan. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 1)
27
William Eston Rub-a-Dub Switch top card of deck placed under tabled card (double) with Rub-a-Dub type action
Also published here Mar. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 7)
95
Allan Ackerman The Ultra Rub-a-Dub-Dub face-up
 		2005
Ackerman 2004
16
Tyler Wilson Rub 'N Tug face up
Also published here 2005
Twisting To The Acers
5
Tyler Wilson Rub 'N Tug face up
Also published here 2005
Just be Glad my Name isn't Greg
13
Rub a Dub Vanish
2005
Boxed Transposition
10
Tyler Wilson Rub N Tug face up
Also published here 2006
Dominatricks
15
Allan Ackerman Ultra Rub-a-dub-dub face up, two handlings
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
159
Harry Lorayne U-r-a-d-d Made Easy
Inspired by 2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
163
Rub-a-Dub Vanish
June 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6)
32
Rub-a-Dub-Dub Vanish
2007
Random Walk
16
Joel Givens Rubbed Away rub-a-dub variation
Inspired by 2007
Session
212
Shiv Duggal Rub-a-Dub Vanish as Switch under Case card apparently placed under case
Also published here May 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 5)
18
Rub a Dub Vanish
2009
High Spots
47
Glenn Morphew, Jason England Rub-a-Dub Vanish Variation
2010
Vortex
18
Tyler Wilson Rub-a-Dub Vanish credit information on this and the Rub 'N Tug Vanish
 		2010
Reinventing the Real
111
Rub a Dub Dub Vanish brief
 		2010
One Degree
41
Rub a Dub Vanish
2010
Better Than Hartz 4
36
Jason England Angled Rub-a-Dub-Dub Vanish
2011
Maelstrom
72
Rub-A-Dub Vanish
2013
Lecture Notes
3
Rub-A-Dub-Dub Vanish
2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
6
Tom Stone Packet Rub-a-Dub Vanish with step gaff
Also published here July 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 7)
47
Rub Away Vanish Rub a dub vanish
 		2014
Remix
52
Rub-a-dub-dub
2014
Classic Fantastic
47
Bébel Rub-A-Dub Aérien rub-a-dub in mid air, without table
 		2014
Transposition Asymétrique
19
Kiko Pastur Card Vanish a la Rub-a-Dub, with reversed card outjogged on face up card
 		2014
El Puente Invisible
39
Tom Stone Packet Rub-a-Dub Vanish with step gaff
Also published here 2014
Runes of Tomorrow
24
Rub a Dub Vanish
2015
Burners — Vol. 3
127
Rub a Dub Dub Vanish see also thoughts on page 91
 		2016
The Secrets of So Sato
90
Pablo Amira Box Ping Chien rub-a-dub-placement of a card under a case, see Magicana reference for credit information
Related to July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
54
Frank Shields Another Rub-Note putting card apparently underneath case instead of hand
 		2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
6
Bob Farmer Double-Back Vanish with odd-backed card, red/blue double backer, see page 31 for credit information by Max Maven
 		2017
The Bammo Gaffus Maximus
28
Rub a Dub Vanish
Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
57
Rub-a-Dub Vanish
Sep. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 9)
76
Rub Away Vanish Rub a Dub Vanish
 		2019
Houchin: French Kiss & The Invisible Palm
24
Rub-A-Dub-Dub Vanish brief
 		2019
Punto Cero.1
42
Jeremiah Zuo Rub-A-Dub Comments
2019
Confessions of A Magic Fan
33
Rub-a-Dub Vanish
2019
Tesseract
90
Rub-a-Dub-Dub Vanish
2019
Veintiséis
275
Glenn Morphew Rub-A-Dub Vanish Handling card angle-jogged
 		2020
Distilled
175
Christian Scherer Rub-A-Dub-Dub Variation apparently placing the card under the card case
 		2020
Französischer Abschied
9
John Carney Rub-a-Dub Vanish Handling one of two cards
 		2020
Sleights & Insights
166
Larry Jennings Elevated Rub A Dub false transfer without table
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
385
David Acer, Richard Sanders Expertalk: David Acer & Richard Sanders on the Rub-Away Vanish
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
76
William Eston Rub-a-Dub Switch top card of deck placed under tabled card (double) with Rub-a-Dub type action
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
283
Tyler Wilson Expertalk: Tyler Wilson on the Rub-a-Dub Vanish face up
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
343
Matthew Dowden Mini Me rub-a-dub vanish to shrink card
VariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2005
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
368
Jack Parker Expertalk: Jack Parker on the Hands Up Vanish showing the palm before the vanish, for correction see "Change Bags & Graduation" column
Related toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2005
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
399
Bruce Kinsey Expertalk: Bruce Kinsey on the Rub-a-Dub Vanish with small strip of card to simulate card
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2005
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
448
Allan Ackerman The Ultra Rub-a-Dub Vanish face-up
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 1
5
Allan Ackerman Double Ultra Rub-a-Dub two cards vanish, face-up
Inspired by 2024
All In — Volume 2
148