Ed Marlo: Forty Years Later

2025
Written by Kevin Kelly, Randy Wakeman
Work of Edward Marlo
122 pages (Hardcover), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
80 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Bill Malone Foreword
viii
Randy Wakeman, Kevin Kelly Edward Marlo: A Life Dedicated to the Art of Card Magic Prologue
 		xi
Randy Wakeman, Kevin Kelly Introduction on Edward Marlo
 		xiv
Kevin Kelly Preface
xvii
Randy Wakeman Section
1
Chapter One: Marlo Mysteries
1
Randy Wakeman Intro to R. W. Chapters
3
Edward Marlo Quickly Unexpected Prediction simple cross-cut version with all-alike prediction gag
Related to 4
Edward Marlo Tabled Slip Cut
4
Edward Marlo Mind Reading 21 only one deal
  • Follow-Up
 		6
Edward Marlo Method 147 starts with one on top and three on the bottom, Jinx type switch
 		9
Edward Marlo The Final Follow-Up Aces are put on top of four piles which are gathered, they come to top, then they vanish from four piles, then spectator cuts to them
Inspired by 11
Edward Marlo Marlo's Bluff Ace Assembly
Also published here 13
Edward Marlo Braue Addition Handling
13
Edward Marlo Turnover Flourish card turned over in hand
 		15
Edward Marlo Marlo's Greatest Escape Aces tabled, three signed Twos travel between Aces
 		17
Edward Marlo Four Card Mayhem selection lost, four cards removed for twisting routine, then one transforms into selection
Related to 19
Edward Marlo Slip Switch Jinx Switch variation
Related to 19
Edward Marlo As Easy as One, Two, Three selection turns over in deck
 		21
Edward Marlo Marlo's Ambitious Card Routine
23
Randy Wakeman Marlovian Mystery Card
25
Edward Marlo Marlovian Mystery Switch switch for Mystery Card
 		26
Edward Marlo Six the Hard Way in the end all vanish except for a Six value
Also published here 29
Edward Marlo A Devilish Miracle
31
Chapter Two: When the Time is Right
35
Edward Marlo The Process of Elimination selection turns over, using Eddie Fields's push nailnick
Related to 37
Edward Marlo Not Just Guessing spectator cuts to a card and replaces cut, performer turns card over next to selection
 		38
Edward Marlo Closer Than You Think card changes in selection while it's used to stab to selection
Related to 39
Edward Marlo Spatula Turnover starts with step turnover, renamed "Spatula Turnover" here
Also published here 39
Randy Wakeman A Threesome top card changes into three selections one by one
Related to 41
Randy Wakeman, Edward Marlo Flexible Hittop Change
Also published here 42
Edward Marlo When Opportunity Knocks card to card case, sticky half card to simulate that card is still in deck
Inspired by 43
Edward Marlo The Deck Vanishes
Also published here 46
Chapter Three: Marlo Moves
47
Edward Marlo Getting a Grip
  • Dealing Grip
  • From Above By The Ends (end grip)
 		49
Edward Marlo Ed Marlo's OPEC Out-of-Position Elmsley Count, credit information
 		51
Edward Marlo Mysterious Marlovian Card Control brought next to crimp
Also published here 52
Edward Marlo Marlo's Visual Retention Change as color change
Also published here 53
Edward Marlo Marlo's Brush Palm as delayed bottom palm, left hand brushes away dust on the table
 		54
Edward Marlo Marlo's Slip Switch Jinx Switch variation, switching x-1 of x cards
Also published here 55
Edward Marlo Marlo's Squeeze Pass cover for Herrmann type passes
Also published here 56
Edward Marlo To Boldly Go Where Only Marlo has Gone Before dragging along/taking bottom card from top half of deck instead of top card
Also published here 57
Chapter Four: Marlo Stories
59
Randy Wakeman BYOH Edward Marlo anecdote
 		61
Randy Wakeman Not Reliable Enough Edward Marlo anecdote
 		62
Randy Wakeman Eddie's Favorite Joke Edward Marlo anecdote
 		63
Randy Wakeman Closing Thoughts
65
Kevin Kelly Section
67
Kevin Kelly Thirty Five Years Later - The Lecture on Edward Marlo's lecture
 		69
Kevin Kelly My Time at The Table on Edward Marlo
 		70
Edward Marlo Oddity! named card is only odd-backed card, half the deck is red-backed and blue-backed
  • Marlo's Spread Display
  • Kelly's Oddity Cut (Kevin Kelly)
Also published here 73
Edward Marlo The Open Prediction
Also published here 76
Edward Marlo Repeater Card to Pocket
Also published here 78
Edward Marlo Marlo's Misdirection Palm
79
Edward Marlo Marlo on the Cut Deeper Force with demonstration phase
Also published here 81
Kevin Kelly The Dream Transpo duplicate
 		82
Edward Marlo Marlo's Retention of Vision Switch
Also published here 82
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Lift Substitute
Also published here 83
Edward Marlo, Kevin Kelly Marlo Half Pass for small packet or deck, wedge break, one-handed get-ready
Inspired by 85
Edward Marlo Pencil-a-Coin coin put in hand, pencil or wan pushed through, coin vanishes
Also published here
  • M-U-M
 87
Edward Marlo Marlo's Pop Up Move credit information
Related to
  • Linking Ring, June 1957
 88
Kevin Kelly The Four Coin Routine four coin production using pop-up move
 		90
Edward Marlo Marlo's Optical False Cut twirl cut in which bottom half is twirled into left hand
 		92
Edward Marlo The Convincing Control
Also published here 94
Edward Marlo Card Flight card on tabled deck changes with coin on top, hole in card, tosheroon
Also published here 96
Edward Marlo Marlo's Tabled Flat Palm
97
Edward Marlo The Joker Switch Jokers forgotten on table
Also published here 100
Edward Marlo Marlo's MemMiracle three spectators each cut off a packet, remember the bottom card and shuffle the whole packet, after seeing the faces of the packets for a few seconds, the performer names the cards in all packets leaving the selection to last
Also published here 101
Edward Marlo Marlo's Secret Traveling Thought face-up/face-down packet, face-up card selected, halves separated, selection vanishes, reappears face up in other packet
Also published here 103
Kevin Kelly This Can Only be Done with the Ace Of Spades! selection lost, three times stop trick with Ace of Spades, then it changes to selection
  • Phase 1
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Kevin Kelly's A Pasteboard Odyssey, 1997
 105
Edward Marlo The Ace of Spades Move in the hands
Also published here 106
Edward Marlo Marlo's New Pushout Bottom Deal
Also published here 107
Edward Marlo Olram's Updated Collins Card Switch riffle shuffle position
Also published here 108
Edward Marlo The Olram Subtlety
109
Kevin Kelly Joker Impossible six Jokers, one chosen, it is only odd-backed one, Olram Subtlety
 		111
Martin Gardner, Edward Marlo Gardner-Marlo Poker Routine
Also published here 112
Edward Marlo Leipzig Would Have Loved This ungaffed, odd-backed, using Curry's Swindle Switch
Also published here 115
Edward Marlo The Key Move switching two packets
 		116
Paul Curry The Curry Mix swindle switch
 		117
Edward Marlo Female spectator's name on back of named card
Also published here 120
Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2026.