Interlocutor

1975 — 1988

1975-1988
Written by Karl Fulves
Work of Karl Fulves
268 pages (Loose-leave collection), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Joseph K. Schmidt
Language: English
550 entries
Cover photograph
500 per page
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Karl Fulves Interlocutor - 1 purpose of the magazine
  • The Magazines
  • Close-Up Folios
  • Reprints
  • About This Sheet
  • Al Mann's Book Test
  • Other Manuscripts
  • After Epilogue
  • The Bad News
 		1 1975 1
Karl Fulves Interlocutor - 2
  • The Magazines
  • Correspondence
  • Phone Number
 		2 1975 3
Karl Fulves Watch Reel watches build from coins, other uses for it
Related to 2 1975 4
Karl Fulves Pocket Calculators building small calculators in pads for addition effects
 		2 1975 4
Karl Fulves Direct Dial device built into phone that instantly calls a number as soon as phone is lifted
 		2 1975 4
Karl Fulves Book Reviews intro to column
 		2 1975 5
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Highly Mediocre Tricks by Peter A. McDonald 2 1975 5
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Best Magic Tricks by Lu Brent 2 1975 5
Karl Fulves (reviewer) L. W. Card Mysteries by William Larsen (written by T. Page Wright) 2 1975 5
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Illusionettes by William Larsen 2 1975 5
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Dove, Silk & Flower Magic by John D. Pomeroy 2 1975 5
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Marvelous Mysteries of Marvillo by Arnold Liebertz 2 1975 5
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Off Beat Mentalism by Arthur Setterington 2 1975 6
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Book of Thoth by Stephen Minch 2 1975 6
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Calculating Book by James T. Rogers 2 1975 6
Karl Fulves (reviewer) S'komplimentary Mentalism by Steve Skomp 2 1975 6
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Smellavision 2 1975 6
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Fifty Years Later by Alan Hodgson 2 1975 6
Karl Fulves Interlocutor - 3
  • The Jordan Book
 		3 1975 7
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Paul Curry Presents by Paul Curry 3 1975 8
Karl Fulves (reviewer) A Glimpse Into The Unknown by J. Stewart Smith 3 1975 9
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Here's "Hoo" With Coins by Bill Spooner 3 1975 9
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Slippery Silver by Bill Spooner 3 1975 9
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Wit Kit by Wilbur T. Kattner 3 1975 9
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Mathematical Carnival by Martin Gardner 3 1975 9
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Houdini Vanishes! by Wilbur T. Kattner 3 1975 9
Karl Fulves Methods With Cards on the series and the need for part four
Related to 3 1975 10
Karl Fulves Close-Up Mental Magic on the cards that came with the book
Related to 3 1975 10
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Confessions of a Psychic by Uriah Fuller
on the author, not really a review 		4 1975 11
Karl Fulves Launch Pad on building black art possibilities into close-up pad
Related to 4 1975 11
Karl Fulves Holdouts on holdout work in close-up magic
 		4 1975 12
Karl Fulves Letters anecdote about reader that did not notice that he got two copies of volume One
 		4 1975 12
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Roy Walton Dept. by Roy Walton
reviews of "Card Warp", "Card Script" & "Cascade" 		4 1975 13
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Scarne on Card Tricks by John Scarne 4 1975 13
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Apparitions, Animations And Aces by Ron Ferris 4 1975 13
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Super Clipline by Al Mann 4 1975 14
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Super Subtle Card Miracles by Frank Garcia 4 1975 14
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Magic Circle Of Dr. Faustus by Anthony Raven 4 1975 14
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Rip Off & Strike One by Rick Johnsson 4 1975 14
Karl Fulves (reviewer) And Then There Were 3 by Tony "Doc" Shiels (written by Anthony Raven) 4 1975 14
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Magic Manor by Sid Lorraine 4 1975 14
Karl Fulves Controversy on handling controversies in print
 		5 1975 15
Karl Fulves In Re York controversy about Scotty York and xeroxing his (expensive) lecture notes, recounting a meeting with York
 		5 1975 16
Karl Fulves Interlocutor - 6 on recent delays and what was published in 1975, 12h day-job
 		6 1976 19
Karl Fulves Electronic Magic describing several electronic effects, see following items
Related to 6 1976 19
Karl Fulves (1) The Pencil That Remembers What It Writes after examining pencil, performer knows what was written with it, electronics, no details given
Related to 6 1976 20
Karl Fulves (2) Dialing Death phone conversation despite having removed mouth piece or ear piece, electronics, no details given
 		6 1976 20
Karl Fulves (3) Sea Chanty sound of sea out of shell or glass tumbler, electronics, no details given
 		6 1976 20
Karl Fulves (4) Raising Hell spectator feels someone choking him, apparently electronics, no details given
 		6 1976 21
Karl Fulves (5) Electronic Book Test on back of book a display shows which page is open, electronics, no details given
 		6 1976 21
Karl Fulves (6) The Mary Shelley Problem doll pieces examined and assembled, then comes to life, electronics, no details given, isoforms, also for non-thread animation of origami figures or Haunted Deck, pipe dreamy
 		6 1976 22
Karl Fulves Francis Carlyle on the circumstances of his death
Related to 7 1976 23
Karl Fulves L. Vosburgh Lyons on his death
 		7 1976 23
Karl Fulves Lou Derman on his death
 		7 1976 24
Karl Fulves Magic On Television Slydini on Cavett, Doug Henning praise and criticism
 		7 1976 24
Karl Fulves Electric Ink looking for normal looking metallic ink
 		7 1976 25
Milbourne Christopher Houdini - A Mystery to Henning?
Also published here
  • New York Times, April 1976
 7 1976 25
Karl Fulves, John Standridge, Walter B. Graham Printing Fake Cards
7 1976 26
Karl Fulves Pallbearers Review on reprints and new projects
 		8 1976 27
Karl Fulves Hummer, Jaks on compiling a book about Bob Hummer's and Stanley Jaks's work
 		8 1976 27
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Slydini Book by Tony Slydini (written by Lewis Ganson)
comparing Ganson's "The Magic of Slydini" with "The Best of Slydini...and more"		Related to 8 1976 28
Karl Fulves Straight-Deck Brainwave named card has different back color, different approaches:
  • Optica deck
  • 104 thin cards in roughed pairs
  • chemical backs
  • gaffed mat
Related to 8 1976 29
Karl Fulves The Jordan Book on xerox copies sold in New England
 		8 1976 30
Karl Fulves Watch Reel a source for a half-dollar watch via John Cornelius
Related to 8 1976 30
Karl Fulves The New Alchemy on new discoveries in physics and science, Uri Geller
 		9 1976 31
Karl Fulves Al Flosso
9 1976 33
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Vernon Lecture by Dai Vernon 9 1976 33
Various (reviewer) Confessions of a Psychic by Uriah Fuller
quoting reviews by others 		9 1976 33
Karl Fulves, Lyon Sprague de Camp More On Houdini quote from de Camp about Houdini
Also published here
  • biography on H. P. Lovecraft by Sprague de Camp
 9 1976 34
Karl Fulves The Magazines on the delay of Pallbearers Review and Epilogue, last issue of a Fulves magazine is always announced in first issue (sometimes in code)
 		10 1976 35
Karl Fulves Paid Subscriptions turning away subscribers past 2500, on exclusivity in magic
 		10 1976 36
Karl Fulves Clippings on collecting odd and accidentally funny newspaper clippings
 		10 1976 36
Karl Fulves Cold Readings questions to get information, discussions with Tom Harris, L. Vosburgh Lyons
 		10 1976 37
Karl Fulves Card Problems - (1) deck wrapped in newspaper, card stabbed with knife, rest of deck vanishes, posed as problem
 		10 1976 38
Karl Fulves Card Problems - (2) card through handkerchief, first card is wrong, slid back in, then right one, posed as problem
 		10 1976 38
Karl Fulves Card Problems - (3) doing a trick with an unusual structure in which first the performer demonstrates how the trick ends, then does it anyway, posed as problem
Related to 10 1976 38
Karl Fulves The Perfect Crime on detective stories and perfect murders, locked room mysteries with magical ending
Related to 11 1976 39
Karl Fulves More Electronic Magic describing several electronic effects, see following items
Related to 11 1976 39
Karl Fulves (1) Calculuxe spectators do equation on calculator, final result predicted, transposing memory and equal buttons
 		11 1976 40
Karl Fulves (2) Vox Box spectator records something on cassette, spectator hears his voice from the cassette itself, electronics, posed as problem
 		11 1976 40
Karl Fulves More On Slydini more on "The Best of Slydini...and More" and on John Ramsey
 		11 1976 41
Karl Fulves Book Tests Doomed on reading and spelling ability of population, with anecdote
 		11 1976 42
Karl Fulves, Verne Bloch Verne Bloch Letter on alcoholism
Related to 12 1976 43
Karl Fulves Autokito problem of a automatic Okito box turnover, powered by rubber band, paper, ...
 		12 1976 43
Karl Fulves Card To Wallet cased deck in one pocket, then wallet removed but loose cards are in upper pocket, in case is the wallet with selection, posed as problem
 		12 1976 44
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Early Tendencies by Edward Marlo
offering opinion on Ed Marlo 		12 1976 44
Karl Fulves Sealed Empty sealed can turns out to be empty
Related to 12 1976 45
Karl Fulves Frank Thompson
12 1976 45
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Magic Of Francis Carlyle by Francis Carlyle (written by Roger Pierre) 12 1976 46
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Ever So Sleightly by Martin A. Nash (written by Stephen Minch) 12 1976 46
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Mind and Matter by Stephen Minch 12 1976 46
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Feature Magic For Mentalists by Will Dexter 12 1976 46
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Show-Biz Comedy Service by George Schindler
shop review 		12 1976 46
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Search For Superman by John Wilhelm
book on psychic scene 		13 1976 47
Karl Fulves The Service rant on the postal service, UPS
 		13 1976 48
Karl Fulves Workshop (1) card vanishes from deck and appears on ceiling, posed as a problem
Related to 13 1976 48
Karl Fulves Workshop (2) paper discs punched out of bill change to coins, posed as a problem
 		13 1976 49
Karl Fulves Workshop (3) two books, one with blank pages, named page transposes from regular book with blank page in other book, posed as a problem
Related to 13 1976 49
Karl Fulves (4) Ships That Pass spectator mails a card to you and you on the same day a card to him, when envelopes are opened, the cards have transposed
  • Variation A: cards are the same card
  • Variation B: full decks are mailed with one reversed card
  • Variation C: spectator mails a card to himself and it changes to another or has now performers signature
posed as problems
 		13 1976 49
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Tarbell #2 by Harlan Tarbell
on the additional chapter 		13 1976 50
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Al Mann Exclusives by Al Mann
short comment on "Master Slate Secrets" and "The Thinking Machines" 		13 1976 50
Karl Fulves Who Dunnit on receiving ransom money
Related to 14 1976 51
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles Short Story "Jo Sarles", anecdote about long repair of reel
 		14 1976 51
Karl Fulves You Are Note Alone weird shipping requests he gets from subscribers
 		14 1976 52
Karl Fulves Gambling Info on Jeff Busby's lists of gambling equipment
 		14 1976 52
Karl Fulves The Possibilities Of CB stopping a card with CB broadcast technology, not much details
 		14 1976 52
Karl Fulves Psychology Dept. why there are not many picture cards used in illustrations by J. K. Schmidt
 		14 1976 53
Karl Fulves Voice From Beyond shattering a glass with recorded noice, posed as a problem
 		14 1976 54
Karl Fulves Invisible Inc. looking for ink that appears when dry
 		14 1976 54
Karl Fulves Generation jokers duplicate cards put between them, posed as a problem
Related to 14 1976 54
Karl Fulves Super Psychic Feats "Controlled Sound", performer honks any car honk from a distance, stunt
 		15 1977 55
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Films Of Boris Karloff by Ken Beale (written by Richard Bojarski) 15 1977 56
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Holbrook Lecture Notes by Brad Holbrook
with credit information about "Salute To Vernon" by Al Koran		Related to 15 1977 57
Persi Diaconis Diaconis Business Card reproduction
 		15 1977 57
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Trigger by Roy Walton 15 1977 57
Karl Fulves More Than A Game on cheating at Bridge
 		15 1977 58
Karl Fulves The GIT-M Move related to rhythm count, dated to 1969
 		16 1978 59
Karl Fulves Funny Cards four jokers, two turn over, then all change to Aces
 		16 1978 60
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Zetetic by Marcello Truzzi 16 1978 60
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Phil Goldstein Books - Classic Tackler by Philip T. Goldstein 16 1978 61
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Blue Book Of Mentalism by Philip T. Goldstein 16 1978 61
Karl Fulves Book List on the book list by Tony Vander Linden
 		16 1978 61
Karl Fulves Jeff Busby Book Lists
16 1978 61
Karl Fulves Impromptu Levitation comment on the Balducci trick
Related to 16 1978 62
Karl Fulves NewsClips
16 1978 62
Karl Fulves French Moroccan Wallet where to obtain it
Related to 16 1978 62
Karl Fulves Words To Live By various quotes
 		16 1978 62
Karl Fulves M. G. vs. P & T Martin Gardner vs. Puthoff and Targ, on writing about psychic things
 		17 1978 63
Karl Fulves The Bogus Pirated Xerox Concept giving a correction sheet with Marlo's Magazines that makes no sense
 		17 1978 63
Karl Fulves One Way Cards on using printing defects
 		17 1978 63
Karl Fulves John Scarne Dept. on Scarne's gambling expertise
 		17 1978 64
Karl Fulves Card Problems (A) spectator remembers card and its position, deck cut, card is still at same position, posed as a problem
 		17 1978 65
Karl Fulves Card Problems (B) Ace assembly with leader packet in case, posed as a problem
 		17 1978 65
Karl Fulves Card Problems (C) cased signed card transposes with other card, no gaffs, posed as a problem
 		17 1978 65
Karl Fulves Card Problems (D) packet with divided red and black cards, spectator inserts joker, exactly at dividing point, posed as a problem
 		17 1978 65
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Al Mann Exclusives by Al Mann
Master Slate Secrets Parts 2-4 		17 1978 66
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Jeff Busby Books by Dai Vernon (written by Frederick Braue)
Dai Vernon's first California lecture 		17 1978 66
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Magic As A Performing Art by Robert Gill 17 1978 66
Karl Fulves For The Love Of It on Dai Vernon's unflattering stories about other magicians
 		18 1978 67
John Scarne John Scarne Challenges Dai Vernon Scarne on controversy with Vernon, 25000$ challenge
Related to 18 1978 67
Karl Fulves More Inner Secrets on the biographical material from the Buffum tapes used in the Vernon Folios
Related to
  • "The Vernon Touch" (Dai Vernon, Oct. 1977, Genii)
 18 1978 69
Karl Fulves To: William Larsen
18 1978 69
Karl Fulves Monte Carlo spectator makes calculations starting from 27 by choosing plus or minus cards, arrives at 64, force
 		18 1978 70
Karl Fulves Getting Into The Whole Laid-Back Mellowed-Out Value-Judgement Trip on Doug Henning, his publicity and "Transcendental Meditation" stuff, with reader letter
 		19 1978 71
Jay Scott Hennings wants to fly - higher and longer
Also published here
  • "Henning wants to fly" (Jay Scott, The Globe and Mail, Sept. 5, 1977)
 19 1978 72
Karl Fulves Sports Of The Mind on Martin Gardner
 		19 1978 73
Martin Gardner republished profile
Also published here
  • "Martin Gardner" (The Washington Post, March 11, 1976)
 19 1978 73
Karl Fulves More Words To Live By collection of some quotes
 		19 1978 74
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Andrus Card Control by Jerry Andrus 20 1978 75
Karl Fulves, Carmen D'Amico Panoramic Shift Anecdote how Ed Marlo "took" Jerry Andrus' sleight
Related to 20 1978 75
Karl Fulves Calculator Madness calculator as receiver and transmitter, putting it in a microwave
 		20 1978 75
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Palm Changes 1 & 2 by Bill Wisch 20 1978 76
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Poker by Hardison by Theo Hardison 20 1978 76
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Desperado Deals by Ron Brinegar 20 1978 76
Karl Fulves UFO's theory on UFO sightings
 		20 1978 77
Karl Fulves The Reference Shelf reference on "Royal Backs"
Related to 20 1978 77
Karl Fulves Visual Code on a machine that shows morse code onto a display
 		20 1978 78
Karl Fulves Programs watch-size programmable calculators
 		20 1978 78
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Shrinking Card Case by John Cornelius 20 1978 78
Karl Fulves (reviewer) 5-Card Polka by Philip T. Goldstein 20 1978 78
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Street Magic by Edward Claflin 20 1978 78
Karl Fulves Tuned Dice using dice with notes on corners to generate melodies, "Juke Box"
 		21 1978 79
Karl Fulves Force Books on "Aftermath" and "Mother Good" (Martin Gardner)
Related to 21 1978 81
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Mother Goose by Martin Gardner
book test with nursery rhymes 		21 1978 81
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Jennings On Card & Coin Handling by Larry Jennings (written by Jeff Busby) 21 1978 81
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Baccarat Fair & Foul by Professor Hoffmann 21 1978 81
Karl Fulves Chess Cube idea of chess variation with a dice that has chess figures on the sides
  • Shadow Chess
 		21 1978 82
Karl Fulves Roundupp on cheating article in March 1977 issue of Saga
 		21 1978 82
Karl Fulves At Random postal problems
 		22 1978 83
Karl Fulves Current Comedy confusing coin magic patter
 		22 1978 83
Karl Fulves More Random stab on "Good Turns" and "Watch Closely", Scarne paradox, Goldston's locked books
Related to 22 1978 83
Karl Fulves Coin Problems (A) Chinese coin through trouser pocket directly onto ribbon, posed as problem
 		22 1978 84
Karl Fulves Coin Problems (B) coin in drinking glass changes to copper coin or to die, posed as problem
 		22 1978 84
Karl Fulves Coin Problems (C) coin stands against glass and penetrates side, posed as problem
 		22 1978 84
Karl Fulves Coin Problems (D) coin in envelope between to glasses that stand on top of each other, another coin on top of envelope, envelope pulled out and both coins transpose, posed as problem
Related to 22 1978 85
Karl Fulves Sponge Ball Problem sponge ball inflates visibly or in paper bag, posed as problem
Related to 22 1978 85
Karl Fulves Card Problem named card on top of deck changes back color and back, posed as problem
 		22 1978 85
Karl Fulves Kid Stuff magic as extension of a boyhood fantasy
Related to
  • Epilogue #23
 22 1978 85
Karl Fulves How To Invent Card Stuff Trick Brain type lists
 		22 1978 86
Karl Fulves Please Note complains about postal service
 		23 1978 87
Karl Fulves Pallbearers Review overview of page numbers, value of complete file
 		23 1978 87
Karl Fulves Trick Titles list of trick titles for inspiration
 		23 1978 88
Karl Fulves Milt Tropp Dept.
23 1978 89
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control Placement for Perfect Speller
Inspired byRelated to 23 1978 89
Karl Fulves 4-Card Brainwave credit information
Related to 23 1978 89
Karl Fulves Nielsen-Fulves Book Test Controversy using a stooge in a book test, gag examples
 		23 1978 89
Karl Fulves More Words To Live By some quotes
 		23 1978 90
Karl Fulves Random Walk on Op-Trik, Bob Fitch, coin banks that look like cans, chop cup with dollar bill cone
Related to 24 1978 91
Karl Fulves The Four-Color Theorem thoughts on the proof of this math theorem, with New York Times article by Edward Edelson
 		24 1978 92
Karl Fulves (A) In God appearing writing on a bill, exploiting 1950 misprint
 		24 1978 93
Karl Fulves Ideas/Problems (B) tattoo of clockface on arm always show correct time, posed as problem
 		24 1978 93
Karl Fulves, Don Nielsen Changing Slide Projections changing image that is projected right on the screen, posed as problem
Related to 24 1978 93
Karl Fulves (C) The Problem At Draw three hands dealt, performer has Aces, Aces put in center and repeated, repeat with Royal Flush, even though the performer deals himself only three cards, posed as problem
Related toVariations 24 1978 93
Karl Fulves (D) Pendant living-dead test in which slip with dead person travels into a container, posed as problem
 		24 1978 94
Karl Fulves (E) Cup Gaff thin cup shell, posed as problem
 		24 1978 94
Karl Fulves (F) Rub It In Aces penetrate into pocket one by one from four-card packet, as finale the three travel back from inside pocket, posed as problem
 		24 1978 94
Karl Fulves (G) Heart Throb a heart pip floats up and back down, posed as problem
 		24 1978 94
Karl Fulves (H) Jet Second lapping top or second card during stud-type deal, posed as problem
Related to 24 1978 94
Karl Fulves More Trick Titles list of trick titles for inspiration
 		24 1978 94
Karl Fulves The Three-Foot Shelf list of items that Karl Fulves published since November 1965
Related to 25 1978 95
Karl Fulves Genius At Work on actors wanting to become stars, on geniuses in magic
Related to 25 1978 96
Karl Fulves Big Mac on beating a McDonald's contest
 		25 1978 97
Nothing Changes "A Swindle, but Not Quite a Con"
Related toAlso published here
  • "A Swindle, but Not Quite a Con" (New York Times, Feb 12, 1978)
 25 1978 97
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Practical Impossibilities by Rick Johnsson 25 1978 98
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Any Second Now by Martin A. Nash (written by Stephen Minch) 25 1978 98
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Busby Publications - Back To Back by Jeff Busby (written by Gene Matsuura) 25 1978 98
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Coin In The Beer Can by Larry Jennings (written by Jeff Busby) 25 1978 98
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Stabbed Coincidence by Larry Jennings (written by Jeff Busby)
brief 		25 1978 98
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Takagi's One-Cup Routine by Shigeo Takagi (written by Jeff Busby) 25 1978 98
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Takagi's Coin Assembly by Shigeo Takagi (written by Jeff Busby) 25 1978 98
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control further ideas for the Riffle Shuffle Control placement
(A) building set-up for next trick
(B) following with Ten Card Poker Deal
(C) delaying use of set-up
Related to 26 1978 99
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Magic Stuff by Ross Bertram
with some credit conflicts 		26 1978 100
Karl Fulves, Allen Okawa Malini with newspaper quotes about Malini
 		26 1978 101
Karl Fulves (reviewer) You Are Magic #6 by Father Cyprian 26 1978 102
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Transpo Tumbler by Bob Read 26 1978 102
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Green Book of Mentalism by Philip T. Goldstein 26 1978 102
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Fred Braue on False Deals by Frederick Braue (written by Jeff Busby) 26 1978 102
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Loose Ends by Jerry K. Hartman 26 1978 102
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Pure Magic by Henry Gross 26 1978 102
Karl Fulves Psychic News on Keane's "Psychic Mafia", Geller Effect, Shackleton
 		27 1978 103
Karl Fulves A Psychic Secret "Piped in Sound", how to overhear conversations in other rooms with a piece of paper via plumbing
Related to 27 1978 103
Karl Fulves Cheap Radio Transmitters buying toys
 		27 1978 104
Karl Fulves Missing Link comments on linking card effects
Related to 27 1978 105
Playing-Card into Chain constructing a linked chain of playing cards out of a single card with cutting
 		27 1978 105
Karl Fulves Perfect Speller spelling random things
Inspired by 27 1978 106
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control sorting a one-way deck with the incomplete Riffle Shuffle Control placement
 		27 1978 106
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Harvey Rosenthal Publications - Close-Up Sampler 1 by Harvey Rosenthal
brief 		27 1978 106
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Close-Up Sampler 2 by Harvey Rosenthal
brief 		27 1978 106
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Share My Pleasure by Harvey Rosenthal
brief 		27 1978 106
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Match-Go by Harvey Rosenthal 27 1978 106
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Ray Grismer Publications - Handy by Ray Grismer
brief 		27 1978 106
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Loopy by Ray Grismer
brief 		27 1978 106
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Shorty by Ray Grismer
brief 		27 1978 106
Karl Fulves They're Here more on UFO sightings, with New York Times article
 		28 1979 107
Karl Fulves Hypercard on the idea of combining Hypercard with Moebius strip
Related to 28 1979 108
Karl Fulves The Talking Card Box on Marvin Berger card box with plastic strip that generates sentence when clicked with finger nail, bottle application
Related to 28 1979 108
Karl Fulves Draw me! gag contest
 		28 1979 109
Karl Fulves Cheating At Dice on gambling books and a method to short-change casino chips
 		28 1979 109
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Swinford's Lecture Notes by Paul Swinford 28 1979 109
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Notions by Philip T. Goldstein 28 1979 109
Karl Fulves, Howard Hamburg The Substitution Trunk idea with black and white people
 		28 1979 110
Karl Fulves Einstein Centennial thoughts on various ideas in physics
  • Bang Bang
  • 90% Paradox (Sturgeon's Law)
  • Time Out
 		29 1979 111
Murray Bonfeld Morray Bonfeld's Faro Program program for programmable calculator to find how many faros are required for recycling the order
Related to 29 1979 112
L. Vosburgh Lyons Vosburgh Lyons Puzzle number theory puzzle in building pairs of numbers
Variations 29 1979 113
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Bryant on Cards by Steve Bryant 29 1979 114
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Magic Catalogue by William Doerflinger 29 1979 114
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Tesseract by Al Mann 29 1979 114
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Permutations by Cutting & Shuffling by Murray Bonfeld 29 1979 114
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Melt Thru by Harvey Rosenthal 29 1979 114
Karl Fulves Psychic Stuff on Geller Effect, Paul Kurtz, Douglas Dean, Marcello Truzzi
 		30 1979 115
Karl Fulves Rumors rumor regarding John F. Mendoza's book, apparently spread by Richard Kaufman
 		30 1979 116
Karl Fulves Letters on publishing more letters
 		30 1979 116
Tom Hubbard From Tom Hubbard
Related to 30 1979 117
Charles Steele From Charles Steele
Related to 30 1979 117
Dan Mayer From Dan Mayer opinion regarding the Challenge in reference
Related to 30 1979 117
Karl Fulves Regarding the Scarne-Vernon Challenge more opinion regarding the Challenge in reference
Related to 30 1979 118
Karl Fulves Letters on the First Annual Magic Fest
 		31 1979 119
Bruce Arnold From Bruce Arnold
Related to 31 1979 119
Mark Szydelko From Mark Szydelko
31 1979 119
Phil Houghton From Phil Houghton
31 1979 120
Sam Schwartz From Sam Schwartz solutions to problem
Inspired by 31 1979 120
Allen Okawa From Allen Okawa
31 1979 120
Dan Mayer From Dan Mayer definition of genius
Related to 31 1979 120
Bob Rosen From Bob Rosen
Related to 31 1979 120
Steve Bryant From Steve Bryant
31 1979 120
Raymond Hafler From Ray Hafler on Al Mann
 		31 1979 120
Ed McDowell From Ed McDowell
31 1979 120
Karl Fulves Seem Familiar? credit information on the in-the-hands slip cut, left thumb holding back card
 		31 1979 121
Frank Lane A Good False Cut from a 1931 book, slip cut in the hands with left thumb
 		31 1979 121
Karl Fulves Dice Trap
Related to 31 1979 121
Karl Fulves The Channel 5 Bet betting that one can set channel selector in such a way that when the tv set is turned on, it will not be tuned to channel 5
 		31 1979 121
Karl Fulves Random Notes learned animals, melting snow in bathtub, psychic healer Dean Kraft, practicing with shaving mirror, Seseme St.
Variations 31 1979 121
Karl Fulves Brainstorm III effect with full deck outlined, no method given
Related to 31 1979 122
Karl Fulves More Letters catalog for the blind, Bob Lund, J. K. Hartman manuscripts
 		32 1979 123
Brian Holland From Brian Holland Edinburgh Magic Circle, Cardorama, Pat-Page's Trick-A-Tapes
 		32 1979 123
John A. Beck From John A. Beck
32 1979 124
Jim Snapp From Jim Snapp "Where will they find 500 people who will sit through 2 hours of card magic?"
Related to 32 1979 124
Ronald Zollweg From Ron Zollweg more on the Talking Card Box, Frank Lane's "Chatterbox", Bottomless Glass
Related to 32 1979 124
Robert Parrish On Rosini's Cups & Balls Routine
32 1979 124
Ken Beale From Ken Beale covered slip cut, Parallel Principle
Related to 32 1979 125
Karl Fulves Notes In Passing Vernon Lounge in the Castle
 		32 1979 125
Karl Fulves The Omega Count credit information
 		32 1979 125
Karl Fulves The Sliding Knot credit information
Related to 32 1979 126
Karl Fulves Non-Existent Books on book titles that he did not publish
 		32 1979 126
Karl Fulves The Trap comedy prediction in which five from six cards are in rat traps, then traps in bag, performer reaches in and gets his hand in the trap multiple times, comedy routine
 		33 1979 127
Karl Fulves The Ace In The Case comedy routine with screeching sound as deck or cards are removed from case
 		33 1979 129
Karl Fulves Titles some trick titles for inspiration and comments on titles
 		33 1979 130
Karl Fulves Credit on Joseph K. Schmidt
 		33 1979 130
Karl Fulves Hints/Tips additions to routines
 		34 1979 131
Karl Fulves Infra Red 4&4, addition to referenced trick
Inspired by 34 1979 131
Karl Fulves Cricket addition to referenced trick
Inspired by 34 1979 131
Christopher Morgan Computer Card Trick with introduction by Karl Fulves
computer program with which any selected card can be divined, program guesses color, suit, etc. correctly
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Computer Card Trick" (Christopher Morgan, On Computing, Fall 1979)
 34 1979 132
Karl Fulves Words Of Wisdom quotes on history and memory
 		34 1979 136
Karl Fulves Interlocutor - 35 about the fifth year of the magazine and its success
 		35 1979 137
Karl Fulves Snark Hunt clue to the method
Related to 35 1979 137
Karl Fulves Linkage more on linking card effects, with problem in which card frame catches card with slit out of deck
 		35 1979 137
Karl Fulves Gorgeous George spectator draws disguise on George Washington on dollar bill, performer predicted it, posed as problem
Related to 35 1979 138
Karl Fulves Crackerjack borrowed ring vanishes and reappears in box, posed as problem
 		35 1979 138
Karl Fulves Bowling Pin Gaff threading bowling pins together to facilitate strikes
 		35 1979 138
Karl Fulves Letters memorizing suit rotation
 		35 1979 138
Charles Rose From Charles D. Rose melting snow in bathtub
Inspired by 35 1979 139
Ray Grismer From Ray Grismer on why he won the Lin Searles award
 		35 1979 139
John H. Christgau From John H. Christgau on doing magic for young people
 		35 1979 139
Neal Elias From Neal Elias
35 1979 139
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Beware Familiar Spirits by John Mulholland 35 1979 140
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Fr. Cyprian Tricks by Father Cyprian
"The Solid Gold Credit Card", "Back To Back", "Hofzinser's Departure" 		35 1979 140
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Crabtree Connection by Roger Crabtree (written by Lewis Ganson) 35 1979 140
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Verbal Control by Philip T. Goldstein 35 1979 140
Karl Fulves Interlocutor - 36 psychic book "Mindreach" (Targ/Puthoff)
 		36 1979 141
Karl Fulves R. J. Dept. satiric article on Rick Johnsson
 		36 1979 141
Karl Fulves Another Link old topological puzzle in which three parts must be linked, credit information on no-gaff linking cards
Related to 36 1979 142
Karl Fulves Ethnic Rocket on the rocket paper napkin, see also p. 182
 		36 1979 142
Karl Fulves Liar's Stop Trick card at number remembered, then a different number checked and the card is now there, posed as problem
 		36 1979 142
Karl Fulves Fooled Again on Pete Biro's credit claims about Persi Diaconis's inventions
Related to 36 1979 143
David Hoy Letter from David Hoy credit information on Tossed-Out Deck
 		36 1979 143
Karl Fulves Notes on "Confessions Of A Psychic", Spellbinder, Ibidem reprint, Jenning's Siderise
Related to 36 1979 143
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Catalog of Magic by Marvin Kaye 36 1979 144
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Scarne's Guide To Casino Gambling by John Scarne 36 1979 144
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Allan Hayden's Lecture Notes by Allan Hayden 36 1979 144
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Ramsay Classics by John Ramsay (written by Andrew Galloway) 36 1979 144
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Door To Door Card Sharp by Father Cyprian
brief 		36 1979 144
Karl Fulves Gospel Magic Catalog comment
 		36 1979 144
Karl Fulves The 80's Remembered predictions about the 80s decade
 		37 1979 145
Karl Fulves The Next President comment about the next election
 		37 1979 145
Karl Fulves Notes Magician's Week, typewriters
 		37 1979 146
Karl Fulves Luminous Calculator Prediction calculator's numbers leaves prediction impression on luminous paint, only idea
 		37 1979 146
Karl Fulves Dial A Deck Dept "gag" with phone dial on back design
 		37 1979 146
Karl Fulves Trick Titles potential trick titles with comments
 		37 1979 147
Karl Fulves (A) Haunted Halves coins flip over visibly on table or in stack, posed as problem
 		37 1979 147
Karl Fulves (B) Leather Limit coin travel back to leather pouch repeatedly, posed as problem
 		37 1979 147
Karl Fulves (C) Semi-Shears scissors rises up the rope, posed as problem
 		37 1979 147
Karl Fulves (D) The Haunting light and sound effects from card castle, posed as problem
 		37 1979 147
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Al Mann Publications - Classified by Al Mann 37 1979 148
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Arca by Al Mann 37 1979 148
Karl Fulves (reviewer) AME Mental Parcel by H. Penn (written by Al Mann) 37 1979 148
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Busby Publications - The Little Secrets by Frank Bonville 37 1979 148
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Koschitz's Manual by Koschitz 37 1979 148
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Out Of Hand by Father Cyprian 37 1979 148
Eddie McGuire (reviewer) Eddie "Tex" McGuire Letters by Max Malini (written by Lewis Ganson)
excerpts from various letters on Max Malini and the Malini Book, complaints about Dai Vernon, see also p. 235		Related to
  • The Vernon Touch, Genii, June 1980
 38 1979 149
Karl Fulves Well Connected on a TV show "Connections"
 		38 1979 151
Karl Fulves Time Turned Backwards physics musings
 		38 1979 152
Karl Fulves More Trick Titles
38 1979 152
Karl Fulves The Ledge on the definition of "legend"
 		38 1979 152
Jim Snapp Brainiac Card Trick computer program with which any selected card can be divined, program guesses color, suit, etc. correctly
Inspired by 39 1979 153
Kurt A. Christoff Petals around the Rose roll of five dice is assigned a value, the puzzle is to find the rule, originally from "Mathematics Teacher"
Related toVariations 39 1979 154
Karl Fulves Trick Titles
39 1979 155
Karl Fulves Card Is Cigarette rolled "cigarette" appears in mouth when performer turns around which is actually rolled up selection, posed as problem
Related to 39 1979 156
Karl Fulves Spoonering finger ring on spoon, getting it off the wide end, posed as problem
Related to 39 1979 156
Karl Fulves Knot A Knot spectator makes number of knots and lays rope onto shoulder of performer, number of knots divined
 		39 1979 156
Karl Fulves The List For 1979 list of items that Karl Fulves published in 1979
Related to 40 1979 157
Karl Fulves Self Working Mental Magic on this new book
Variations 40 1979 158
John Goodman Blockbusters gag story about "Tally Hogan"
 		40 1979 159
Karl Fulves Trick Titles 160
 		40 1979 160
Karl Fulves Sign Of The Times tasteless slogans
 		40 1979 160
Karl Fulves, Alvin Stine To The Dogs newspaper test over phone by Alvin Stine with a special issue of NY Times
 		40 1979 160
Frank Garcia A Message From Garcia on Harry Lorayne claims and various credits
Variations 41 1980 161
Karl Fulves The Prince Of Pennies on David Roth
 		41 1980 162
Karl Fulves Titles
41 1980 163
Karl Fulves Gargoil oil & water combo with follow the leader, no method
 		41 1980 163
Karl Fulves Mexican Revolution tabled spread turns over by itself, posed as a problem
 		41 1980 163
Karl Fulves Penny Compass card with arrow on it spins by itself towards north, posed as problem
 		41 1980 163
Karl Fulves Small Packet History credit information, E-Y-E count
 		41 1980 164
Karl Fulves Add To 10 Principle credit information
 		41 1980 164
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Talon by David Britland 41 1980 164
Karl Fulves Setting Records idea for speed stacking
 		42 1980 165
Karl Fulves Beat The System gag money making schemes
(A) The Post Office
(B) Ultimate Blackjack System
 		42 1980 165
Karl Fulves Ring Of Beauty idea for illusion in which a ring dropped over a person makes her vanish, no method
 		42 1980 166
Karl Fulves Play Money magicians getting arrested
 		42 1980 166
Karl Fulves Crazy Eddie on claims by Ed Marlo
Related to 42 1980 167
Karl Fulves The Ghost Effect card thought of, five cards removed, one of them is the selection and the other the four aces, posed as problem
 		42 1980 167
Karl Fulves The New York Inner Circle past and present
 		42 1980 167
Tom Hunter Blockbusters gag effects by a "Bicycle McBee"
(1) The Gambler's Last Lesson (cheating at solitaire)
(2) Miracle Mindreading
 		42 1980 168
Karl Fulves, Thomas Kovachevich, Martin Gardner, Jerry Andrus The Real Thing small paper parts come to life above hot water source, various ideas, see also p. 236
 		43 1980 169
Karl Fulves More Real more ideas with the paper animation idea, flash paper application, fortune telling fish
 		43 1980 170
Karl Fulves Tic Tac Toe Machine problem of winning
 		43 1980 171
Karl Fulves Liar's Poker spectator lies about his poker hand, in next deal he gets this hand, posed as problem
 		43 1980 171
Karl Fulves Chink-A-Slink chink-a-chink with chalk Xs or coins on photograph, posed as problem
Related to 43 1980 171
Karl Fulves Computers For Kids idea for a book, Turing Test
 		43 1980 171
Karl Fulves The Hummer Book on the "Bob Hummer Collected Secrets" book and missing pages
 		43 1980 172
Karl Fulves Titles trick titles
 		43 1980 172
Karl Fulves, Jerry K. Hartman, William Zavis, Arthur Schwartz, George Robinson Too Good thoughts on books with secrets that are "too good"
Inspired by 44 1981 173
Karl Fulves Want Ads people looking for Fulves publications
 		44 1981 175
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Psychology Of The Psychic by David Marks (written by Richard Kammann) 44 1981 175
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Magico Magazine Publications - Mainly Mental II by C. L. Boarde 44 1981 176
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Chap's Scrapbook by Franklin M. Chapman 44 1981 176
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Nu Way Book Test by Alain Nu 44 1981 176
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Magic On Wry by Jack Paul 44 1981 176
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Bobo Lecture No. 2 by J. B. Bobo 44 1981 176
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Incredible Secret Money Machine by Don Lancaster 44 1981 176
Tricky Ricky anonymous letter on Ricky Jay
 		45 1981 177
Karl Fulves A Star Is Born credit information about Richard Kaufman's Stars of Magic Trick
Related to 45 1981 177
Martin Gardner From Martin Gardner puzzle question about dice rolls
 		45 1981 177
Joseph K. Schmidt, Lu Brent, F. William Kuethe, Jr., Joel Moskowitz, Fred Rickard, Henry Walton, David Goldberg, Scott C. McPhilliamy, Jeff Busby Letters Goldstein/Becker flap
 		45 1981 178
Primitive Calculator puzzle with matches
 		45 1981 178
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Ray Grismer Publications - Charts by Ray Grismer 45 1981 180
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Thirty by Ray Grismer 45 1981 180
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Arcane by Jeff Busby 45 1981 180