1993
Written by Karl Fulves
Work of Various
300 pages (Hardcover), published by L&L Publishing
Illustrated with drawings by Joseph K. Schmidt
Language: English
493 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Karl Fulves Introduction
1993
George Daily Foreword
1993
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Necronomicron prediction paper clipped to indifferent card, see also p. 864 for comment by Fulves
Related to
  • p. 20 for idea by Gari Diringer
Vol. 1 No. 1 Nov. 1965 1
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Paper Clip Slide Switch paper clip slides from one card to another with paper
Vol. 1 No. 1 Nov. 1965 2
Don Nielson W.O.W. secret list written "white on white" with empty typewriter
Vol. 1 No. 1 Nov. 1965 2
Karl Fulves Hell's Bells medium rings bell on selected card, including variation by Aaron Wainer
Vol. 1 No. 1 Nov. 1965 2
Bob Bergheim, C. R. Tracy, Allen Kitchen, John A. Sznek, Paul Berger Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 1 Nov. 1965 3
Karl Fulves The Black Room silk/tissue of chosen color travels from glass tumbler behind spectator's back to wrapped tumbler
Related to
  • p. 20 for idea by Sid Lorraine
Vol. 1 No. 1 Nov. 1965 4
Lu Brent Lox deck with hole on lock, selection peeked, removed under handkerchief, glued peek-card, see also p. 15 for additional ideas, see p. 737 for credit information
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 5
Aaron Wainer Doubles two slates, message on one, spectator chooses right one, flap
Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 6
William Terry Culpepper A Magical Reverse card selected in one deck becomes reversed in second deck, for force Psychomatic Deck is suggested
Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 6
Dr. Albert M. Wilson, Oliver Kendall, J. F. Rinn, Karl Fulves The Great Sex Detector Scandal reprinted from Sphinx
Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 7
Stewart James, Don Nielson On Nielson's "Problem in Prophecy" three colored cigars/cigarettes, three bowls, one of each selected and predicted
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 10
Stewart James Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 10
Ben Christopher Scroll bill rolled up, vanished cigarette appears inside
Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 11
Harry Blackstone, Harry Louine Blackstone's 10-Card Trick spectator finds his own card in ten-card packet
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 11
Karl Fulves The St. Nicholas Aces black Twos are pushed reversed in deck twice to locate Ace, the next time the sandwich cards become the last two Aces
Related to Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 12
Aces in Belt
Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 12
Eddie Clever Influence of Evil five ESP symbols on slate, one spectator rubs out four of them behind back, another selects ESP card from deck, they match
Related to
  • p. 35 for suggestion by Peter Warlock
Vol. 1 No. 3 Jan. 1966 13
Bob Farrell More Monte using bill
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 3 Jan. 1966 14
Lu Brent, E. Leslie May, Paul Sweetman, David Price, J. M. Levatino Etcetera with rant on "too many card tricks" by Levatino
Vol. 1 No. 3 Jan. 1966 15
Steve Shimm Remote Recovery see also p. 864 for comment by Karl Fulves
Related to
  • glass powder suggestion by Art Lyle on page 31
Vol. 1 No. 3 Jan. 1966 16
Karl Fulves Quartet selection in envelope, both torn, envelope restored, then card inside
Vol. 1 No. 3 Jan. 1966 16
Peter Alexis Dark Vision four cards selected, one put in envelope rest shuffle back, all divined in other room, fair conditions, secret deck switch, deck top-edgemarked with line during performance, see also p. 864 for comment by J. G. Thompson
Related toVariations Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 17
Karl Fulves Babel Bill Kuethe, on James T. Deacy, publishing a periodical
Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 18
Karl Fulves Static Problems with Cards - No. One
selection made by stabbing joker into deck without removing selection, how to control it
Solutions: see references
Variations Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 19
Robert "Bob" J. Gunther, Don Nielson On Nielson's "Problem in Prophecy" using sponge balls
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 20
Robert "Bob" J. Gunther, Sid Lorraine, Victor Marsh, Gari Diringer, John Hudak, George McLean Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 20
Aaron Wainer Dactyliomancy white rings marked by spectators, shuffled in hat
Related to
  • p. 35 for thoughts by Bob Bergheim
Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 21
Aaron Wainer Apex date on coins divined
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 21
Karl Fulves Method for Madness medium in other room, card cut to in borrowed deck in darkness with flashlight, medium divines card, then has actual card in hand
Related to Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 22
Tony Cole Ah, Sew three thread spools on stick, when covered, the order changes
Vol. 1 No. 5 Mar. 1966 23
Karl Fulves Covenant Ace, Two and Three are shuffled and distributed amongst three spectators, performer divines who has which card
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 5 Mar. 1966 23
Karl Fulves Babel exposure in Curry's "Magician's Magic", Flosso, "The Weird Influence" by Stewart Smith
Vol. 1 No. 5 Mar. 1966 24
Norman Osborn Fourtold Retold Variation four selections predicted on giant pips
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 5 Mar. 1966 25
Robert Parrish, Norman Osborn, North Bigbee, David Price, Tom Harris, Phil Smith Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 5 Mar. 1966 25
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Remember Me to Hecuba red-backed card signed on back by spectator in red deck, blue-backed duplicate by magician, they transpose from underneath table to deck wrapped in handkerchief
Vol. 1 No. 5 Mar. 1966 26
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Card Steal with Handkerchief as lapping
Related to
  • p. 41 for comments
Vol. 1 No. 5 Mar. 1966 26
Ben Christopher Satan's Seal coins predicted, then date
Variations Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 27
The "Eagle" Rope Restoration joke
Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 28
Robert Parrish On Nielson's "Problem in Prophecy" close-up version
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 28
Karl Fulves Babel Harrison Beale, Johnny Hart on television, Origami stunt shown by Neal Elias, Eagle Rope Restoration, Mike Zens with linking ring idea, Tom Harris' planned memorized deck manuscript
Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 28
Karl Fulves Seclusion Problems with Cards - No. Two
card cut to with deck under handkerchief and replaced, also multiple cards
for solutions see references
Variations Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 29
Francis Haxton Static two solutions
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 29
Crimp under Spread
Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 29
Karl Fulves Cased Static deck in case, scotch tape, solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 29
Ben Christopher Multiple Out Billet Slate four billets
Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 30
Milton Kort Three Static Solutions three solutions
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 30
Art Lyle, Neil Ulritch, Max Underwood Etcetera on Levatino's "too many card tricks" complaint, magic as art
Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 31
Don Nielson Reader's Digest Card Trick scotch tape secretly attached to key card
Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 32
Ralph Gironda A Stitch in Time small needle on black thread, big needle on white thread, change places after lights are out
Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 32
Karl Fulves Penultimate Prophecy two cards and positions predicted with amusing prediction
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 33
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Odds Against Me by John Scarne Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 34
Al Baker Silk Divination spectator touches silk while performer is out of the room, performer knows which one, assistant
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 34
Jay Weiler Picture Cake Production pictures of flour, eggs, ... transform into picture of cake
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 34
Age Puzzle
Related to
  • solution on p. 38
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 34
Karl Fulves Babel S.A.M. annual show with Al Flosso, Cardini, Scarne, Davenport's, Jay Weiler, exposure
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 34
Peter Warlock, Bob Bergheim, Bob Hemple, Fritz Krotof Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 35
Tony "Doc" Shiels Seven Sinners spelling James Bond enemies on cards, then psychometry
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 36
J. W. Sarles Quadrangular Cup first cup, then ring is magically threaded onto rope under handkerchief
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 36
Aaron Wainer Phonetics random person called during performance says that he also has a magician guest who had him choose a card, they match
Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 37
J. W. Sarles The Golden Ring ends of rope in cup, ring thrown inside, penetrates rope
Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 38
Jack Avis Sensitive Fingers naming card when feeling them behind back, then cards on either side of a selection
Variations Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 38
Karl Fulves The Bet without Odds Problems with Cards - No. Three
one red card in black pile and vice versa, spectator should choose a pile and find a black card, but he chooses black pile and the only red card therein
for solutions see references
Variations Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 39
Milton Kort Fourth Static Solution solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 39
Paul Sweetman Seclusion selection underneath handkerchief, cyclical stack with corner shorts, solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 39
Francis Haxton Seclusion selection underneath handkerchief, solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 40
George de Ghetto Seclusion selection underneath handkerchief, solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 40
Karl Fulves Babel Tommy Cooper, John Mulholland quote, Bill Simon tale, faro tricks
Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 40
William P. Miesel Named Red Card in Black Packet as a problem
Variations Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 41
Victor Marsh Cheating at Cribbage
Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 41
Bruce Cervon, William P. Miesel, Bill Simon, Victor Marsh Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 41
Karl Fulves The Red Queen's Move spectator guesses red or black, red-black pairs formed on table, see also p. 864 for credit information
Related toVariations Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 42
Tony Cole Haunted Silk white silk clings to black silk, then moves up and behind black silk and vanishes, reel
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 43
Tony Cole Haunted Silk II silk with knot clings to wall and unknots itself there, reel
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 43
Karl Fulves The Connection assistant phoned, he divines card
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 44
Jerry Lubin Batman vs. Joker batman symbol appears on chosen (forced) joker
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 44
Karl Fulves Babel death of Stewart Judah & Stanley Collins, Flosso
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 44
Edward Marlo The Bet without Odds - Solutions three methods, see also p. 47
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 45
Jack McMillen Unthreading Needles in Mouth
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 46
Henry Lannering Magnetized Needle needle clings to razor blade
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 46
Ace Gorham, Edward Marlo, Don Tanner, Henry Lannering Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 46
Roy Walton Lesson In Larceny ten card packet, spectator deals cards from top or bottom and gets a straight, performer aces
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 47
Deck Turnover
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 47
Fred Lowe The Truth Machine spirit bell as lie detector, body bell
Related to
  • "Nothing But The Truth" (The Wizard, Sept./Oct. 1950)
Also published here
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 48
Edward Marlo Card Flight card on tabled deck changes with coin on top, hole in card, tosheroon
Related toVariations Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 49
Sid Lorraine Snap! rubber band around folded business card, both cut but rubber band remains intact, should be called "Snappy"
Related to Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 49
Karl Fulves Babel Himber's broadway production "Abracadabra", Doll House Illusion, Hedy Jo Star, Mulholland collection
Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 50
J. W. Sarles Spectator Divines Cards ventroliquism as method
Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 50
Joseph Dunninger Out for Number Divination
Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 50
Edward Marlo, John Wuthrow, North Bigbee Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 51
Edward Marlo Named Red Card in Black Packet solution to Miesel's problem
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 51
Edward Marlo Named Card Sandwich named card appears between isolated Jokers, posed as a problem
Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 51
Al Flosso, Karl Fulves The Wonderful Coin Trick coin held with visible pull as gag, then really vanishes from end of pull
Variations Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 52
Peter Alexis Paradiction card cut to from cased deck is predicted, stripper, see p. 874 for credit information
Inspired by
  • "New Cut Card Location" (Edgar, Harry Leat's Magic of the Depots 1924)
Related toVariations
Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 53
Karl Fulves Babel Dr. John Henry Grossman, Magic shops
Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 54
L. Vosburgh Lyons, Thomas Alan Waters Mathematically Inclined ten digits used for longer calculation, making a pyramid of numbers according to rules, result instantly seen by performer, for credit discussion see reference
Related toAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 54
Karl Fulves And Then There Were None Problems with Cards - No. Four
Ace assembly with five cards (Aces and indifferent), a bit like dumbed-down Open Travelers
Related toVariations Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 55
J. W. Sarles Coercion Problems with Cards - No. Five
card reversed behind back by performer, then spectator, same card
Variations Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 55
Karl Fulves Four from Eight Problems with Cards - No. Six
two torn up cards mixed up in bag, performer removes four pieces which make up one card
Related toVariations Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 55
Karl Fulves The Isolated Instance Problems with Cards - No. Seven
paper wall with half deck protruding on both sides, spectator removes and reinserts card on one side, performer same on other side
Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 55
James West Static solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 56
William P. Miesel Static solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 56
Mike Rogers Seclusion solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 56
Roy Johnson The Bet without Odds solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 56
Robert Lund, Robert Stine, Dan Fowler, Jack Avis Etcetera how Dunninger fooled Dr. James Elliott, magic as art
Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 57
Jack Avis Poker Dice Coincidence poker dice match dealt hand, posed as a problem
Related to Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 57
Card Flip Bar Stunt
Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 57
Karl Fulves Greeks Bearing Gifts four queens removed, one selected and found, repeated in different ways, last queen torn and initialed piece found, initials as one-way feature
Related to
  • p. 76 for alternative ending by Al Altman
Variations
Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 58
Charlie Miller If At First performer doesn't find card, even when its corner is torn off
Related to
  • p. 82 for Fred Higgens odd-backed variation
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 59
Bruce Cervon The Proposition black card in red half, spectator should remove a red one, whole packet changes to black
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 59
Karl Fulves Babel Al Flosso recovering, Jay Palmer's Sword Cabinet, convention in Hastings, lay criticism
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 60
Jay Weiler, Karl Fulves Sword through Spectator confederate
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 60
Karl Fulves The Heebie Jeebies dice from middle picket up in dice stacking, no details
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 60
Robert "Bob" J. Gunther, Bob Hemple, The Amazing Maurice Etcetera bullet catching by Roland Hill
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 61
The Amazing Maurice on Satan's Seal one of four coins chosen, predicted
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 61
Bob Hemple Band Writer Gag
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 61
R. Sid Spocane II Serpent Silk borrowed white handkerchief transposes with colored handkerchief in spectator's pocket, see p. 874 for credit information in MUM by Persi Diaconis
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 62
Roy Fromer Spirit Music tumbler with pencil rings like spirit bell, ungaffed
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 62
Karl Fulves Little Albert any word from any book, written in red on business card, then named word in blue on other business card, they match
Related toVariations Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 63
Karl Fulves Babel faro shuffle manuscript, die box
Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 64
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Strange Command by J. Stewart Smith Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 64
J. W. Sarles Card on Ceiling Idea wax on ceiling
Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 64
Lu Brent, Walter Beaumont, Bob Still Etcetera magic square
Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 65
Lu Brent Pull Gag pull shown, silk vanishes, pull shown empty
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 65
Don Nielson Clocks spectator sets his watch to any time which is then divined
Related to
  • p. 71 for Diaconis idea
Variations
Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 66
Karl Fulves Clocks spectator sets his watch to any time, time duplicated on performer's watch
Related to Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 66
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Twas Brillig performer makes sand stream in hourglass stop
Related to Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 66
Dai Vernon Order in the Court pseudo gambling game with five cards of Royal Flush
Related to
  • p. 77 for credit information
Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 67
Karl Fulves Babel Larry Weeks New York convention, Jay Weiler, critics of magazines, Magigram, coding with dog whistle (see also p. 176)
Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 68
Bob Still And Then There Were None small-packet Brainwave posed as a problem, face-up three card monte
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 69
Karl Fulves And Then There Were None assembly with only five cards, solution
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 69
Francis Haxton Coercion solution
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 69
George de Ghetto Four from Eight solution with restoration finish
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 69
Persi Diaconis, Bob Bergheim, Howard Cross, Robert Eagle, Murry Graham Etcetera "R. Sid Spocane II"
Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 71
Robert Eagle Repeat Circus Card Trick with duplicate
Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 71
Murry Graham Rough Smooth Card on Ceiling not-so-serious idea
Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 71
L. Vosburgh Lyons Triangulation tiling puzzle
Related to
  • p. 70 for credits
Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 72
Ben Christopher Foregone Conclusion six matches, spectator choses any number of matches, number predicted by die in matchbox
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 72
Tony Cole Inversion inverted glass with ring inside covered with paper tube, rice poured in, rice and ring transpose
Related to
  • p. 88 for further comments
Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 73
Stewart James Smart Alexis three-of-a-kind removed, then choses a card face-down which matches
Inspired byRelated to
  • p. 77 for credit information
  • p. 88 for comment by George McLean
Variations
Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 73
Karl Fulves Babel Gary Moore hour, Harrison Beale, sleight-heavy card tricks, Ali Bongo lecture, Mexican Joe Crimp
Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 74
Joseph Ovette Ovette Master Move
Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 75
J. W. Sarles Dichotomy performer and spectator both have spades cards with same back design, they exchange one card, they both retain thirteen different cards
Related toVariations Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 75
Claude Crowe, Al Altmann, J. W. Sarles, John Hudak, Edward G. Brown Etcetera on critisicm
Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 76
John Hudak Printer's Demon phoned medium reveals content on a page on freely selected newspaper, see p. 874 for credit information
Related toVariations Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 77
Lu Brent End Papers two papers folded in quarters, one paper punched to make four holes, one travels to other paper
Related toAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 78
Roy Walton Draw Poker Plus 25-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives royal flush
Related to
  • correction on p. 86
Variations
Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 79
Roy Walton Dead Easy Location four key cards
Inspired by
  • Larry Jennings problem
Related to
Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 79
Karl Fulves Babel Roy Walton, Johnny Platt, Faro Possibilities, Dunninger performance with telephone trick, categorizing and indexing magic tricks
Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 80
The Amazing Maurice, Fred Higgens, Sandy Vogel, Robert Parrish Etcetera
Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 82
The Amazing Maurice Time Force
Related to Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 82
Sandy Vogel Clocks Variation
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 82
Robert Parrish Palindrome Effect worked out "several years ago"
Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 82
Roy Walton Conspicuous Consumption two odd-backed jacks (cannibals) eat four missionaries (aces), on top of deck, second deal
Related to Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 84
Roy Walton Color - Sense eight indicator cards distributed on table, deck shuffled in four packets, then distributed on top of those eight cards, the piles match the indicator card in color
Related to
  • correction on p. 86
Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 84
Dr. Jacob Daley, L. Vosburgh Lyons Mirror Mirror paper strip with mirror words (OTTO, WOW, ...), performer writes "TOP" and "BOTTOM" on either end, when held in mirror top and bottom change places
Also published here Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 85
Karl Fulves Babel on annual S.A.M. show in Brooklyn, Ernest Lehner, Milbourne Christopher, Hofzinser's eye quote
Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 86
George McLean, Lu Brent, Bruce Cervon, George Blake Etcetera
Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 88
Lu Brent Smart Alexis II three-of-a-kind removed, then choses a card face-down which matches
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 88
Bruce Cervon Triangle Card Trick card version, final value predicted
Related to Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 88
Steve Belchou, U. F. Grant Grand Slam marked one of three coins penetrates filled glass covered with handkerchief
Also published here Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 89
Steve Belchou Sleeving with Handkerchief
Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 89
Peter Alexis Epic Slate Test sum prediction
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 90
John Mulholland Hooker Rising Cards account of performance
0. Introduction
1. Miltiades Awakes
2. The Queen's Greeting
3. The King Arrives in His Aeroplane
4. Arrival of the Queens
5. The Parade
6. A Romance and a Tragedy
7. The Troublesome Joker
8. An Interesting Experiment
9. Seeing Is Believing
10. Follow Your Leader
11. The Encircling Ring
12. The Mystery Deepens
13. Miltiades III
14. A Positive Test
15. The Dance
16. The Signed Card
17. How Many?
18. And Still the Mystery Grows
19. Acrobats
20. The Conquest of the Air
21. Midnight Frolic
see p. 874
Vol. 2 No. 6 Apr. 1967 91
J. W. Sarles Silver Ghost coin through handkerchief into glass, tape
Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 95
Karl Fulves Babel Hooker Rising, suit against magic magazine, Gene Shelley, Bob Follmer
Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 96
Mel Stover Face-Up Monte credit information
Related to Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 97
Tony Bartolotta Epic Slate Test - Alternate Method sum prediction
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 97
Tom McKay, C. L. Mason, Paul Betts, Robert Parrish Etcetera on criticism and John Hudak's letter
Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 98
J. W. Sarles Posi-Negative Cards Magnetic Colors variation
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 99
J. W. Sarles Jog Control card openly inserted from side
Related to Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 99
J. W. Sarles Spectral Rings white and black rings come off and onto rope under cover of handkerchief, three phases
Related to
  • Linx (1965)
  • p. 109 for reference to "Linx" in New Phoenix #397
  • Table Time (Mike Roger, MUM April 1967)
Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 100
Robert Parrish Magician vs Pickpocket signed card in deck, deck rubber banded, wrapped in newspaper and put in spectator's pocket, performer reaches in and removes signed card, see p. 874 for vague Charles Jordan credit
Related to
  • p. 116 for correction
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 101
Karl Fulves Babel impromptu levitation, Bob Still with magicians only gags, Charlie Miller, Al Flosso Cartoon
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 102
Impromptu Levitation pushup on floor
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 102
Peter Alexis Red Magic spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 103
Robert Brethen, Harold Hill, John Ackerman Etcetera
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 104
Theodore Annemann 31 Prediction Test Finish sum prediction with appearing prediction via Out to Lunch
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 104
John Ackerman Dichotomy Follow-Up performer names spade card which spectator put in his pocket, marked faces
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 104
Burling Hull on Dunninger's Slate Trick and Al Baker's improvement
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 105
Ben Christopher Extraction middle glass of stack of three has water, stack covered, coins are thrown in an some of them penetrate top glass, de Kolta Glass
Variations Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 105
Ben Christopher Utility Vanish wine in tumbler, empty glass in hat, wine poured into glass, travels back, then wine vanishes, Wonder Glass
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 106
Bruce Cervon Readers performer locates card while wearing suspicious glasses, when spectator wears glasses he sees the marks, but all card are marked with same value
Related to
  • p. 108 for forcing deck idea by Lu Brent
Also published here
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 106
Karl Fulves Epilogue card turned over in one deck turns over in other deck, selection written on card in one deck appears on same card in other deck
Related to
  • p. 109 for reference
Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 107
Karl Fulves Babel the psychic Ted Serios, effects by Bob Follmer, confederate in a lecture story
Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 108
Ed Mishell Roperama Professors's nightmare with restoration
Related to
  • p. 109 for reference
Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 109
Fred Becker Etcetera
Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 110
Fred Becker Out of this World Variant really shuffled
Related to Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 110
Bill Simon, J. W. Sarles Jog Control Variation
Related toAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 110
Karl Fulves Incorporated Color Control
  • Part One: pairs attract each other after riffle shuffle (RBBR-RBBR-...)
  • Part Two: spectator lays out pairs on table, performer knows which ones are black and which red
  • Part Three: number of color-matching pairs kind of predicted
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 111
Karl Fulves Paper Clip Holdout inside case
Related to
  • p. 122 for idea by George Blake
Variations
Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 112
Paul Curry Probability Zero ten business cards are numbered from one to ten on one side and the cards shuffled and turned over, spectator selects cards and the numbers from one to ten are written on the other side, they match
Related toAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 113
Francis Haxton Gambler's Last Chance performer holds four cards, spectator choses any card face-down, it completes Royal Flush
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 113
Karl Fulves Babel Hooker Rising Cards, George McAthy's books, Bruce Posgate, Sid Lorraine Business card line
Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 114
Karl Fulves Prelude explaining "dealing heavy" to audience, then surplus card vanishes
Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 114
Fred G. Taylor, Clayton Rawson, Jack Avis Etcetera hobbyist vs professionals
Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 116
Sid Lorraine Blowing Your Own Horn writing on business card changes from "musician" to "magician"
Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 117
J. Stewart Smith Never Grow Old lengthy procedure after which two mates are reversed in two halves
Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 117
L. Vosburgh Lyons Mental Block color cube placed in opaque box, performer divines orientation
Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 118
Tony "Doc" Shiels Curious! turning time backwards so writing vanishes, watch reappears at spectator's wrist
Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 118
Alan Brown, Al Baker The Borgia Glass two balls in glass penetrate silk around glass
Inspired byRelated to
  • p. 133 for suggestion by David Harrell
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 119
Karl Fulves Babel Burling Hull, magic & mentalism mix
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 120
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Between Two Minds by Ned Rutledge
Rutledge/Thompson
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 120
Theodore Annemann The Red and Blue Decks from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
Related to
  • p. 133, 159 and 165 for general information on "Annemann's $50 Manuscript"
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 121
Slip Transfer from deck to deck
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 121
Theodore Annemann The Stop Trick from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
8/9s alternating set-up, two piles
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 121
Sid Lorraine, Ed Morrisey, George Blake, Burling Hull Etcetera business card idea by Burling Hull
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 122
Sid Lorraine, Karl Fulves Modified Paper Clip Holdout inside case
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 122
George Blake Thread Case Holdout
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 122
Art Lyle Tips on Silks keeping silks in top condition
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 123
Charlie Miller A Novel Location card selected face-up with fun presentation
Related to
  • p. 133 for related idea by Norman Houghton
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 123
Robert Parrish Omega Spirit Slates display sequence for two slates with different colored surfaces, writing appears, example: some freely chosen cards placed between slates, some of their names appear written
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 124
Kuda Bux Two Dice number calculated with throw of two dice divined
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 124
Jack Posetary The Fifty Minute Hour Q&A with answers given via spirit writing on slates
Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 125
Karl Fulves Babel Serios, Baker/Thayer/Dunninger dispute on flap-slate concept, An Evening with Charlie Miller show
Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 126
Dr. Ben B. Braude New Math number added with reversed number, left-out digit divined, "L'Illusioniste" ca. 60 years ago
Related to Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 127
George Jenness, Bruce Cervon, Bob Hemple Etcetera
Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 128
Bruce Cervon, Earl Keyser Red Magic Variation spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 128
Bob Hemple Incorporated Color Control with Coins
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 128
Lu Brent Card Stab Outdone with knife, card split in two sheets
Related to Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 128
Don Nielson Supremo Deck Switch gag with light switch on card case
Related to
  • p. 146 for comment by Lu Brent
Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 128
Theodore Annemann Another Stop Trick from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932), with annotation
K to A set-up and countdown
Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 129
Theodore Annemann Cards in the Cases from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
cut-to card counted to in other deck via its value
Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 129
Theodore Annemann The Thought Card from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
duplicate & Mexican Turnover
Related to Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 129
Georg Heubeck Pavel You Say! two spectators select one of three silks, predicted, with variation by Fulves
Inspired by
  • a silk prediction (Pavel, Abra #1107)
Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 130
Don Nielson, Karl Fulves Nightmare In Black freely selected and signed card, duplicate turns over in other deck, disappearing ink and "same deck" approach, see also p. 679 for reference
Related toVariations Vol. 3 No. 1 Nov. 1967 131
Karl Fulves Babel Amazing Randi vs. Ted Serios, Jules Eisenbud
Vol. 3 No. 1 Nov. 1967 132
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Top Secrets of Magic - Volume 2 by James G. Thompson Jr. Vol. 3 No. 1 Nov. 1967 132
Match Puzzle see p. 144 for solution
Related to
  • p. 172 for George Blake suggestion
Vol. 3 No. 1 Nov. 1967 132
Norman Houghton, Johnnie Geddes, Scotty McGregor, David Harrell Etcetera
Vol. 3 No. 1 Nov. 1967 133
J. W. Sarles Phantom Silks apparently showing both ends of Phantom Tube
Vol. 3 No. 1 Nov. 1967 133
Don Nielson, Karl Fulves Visible Deck Switch two decks held together, both with three-sided double-color cases
Vol. 3 No. 1 Nov. 1967 134
Karl Fulves By Any Other Name two methods (gaffed card & Elmsley Count)
Related toVariations Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 135
J. W. Sarles Tow Minds spectator divines card by gazing into crystal
Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 135
Peter Alexis A Friendly Game betting game with dice, proposition bet
Related to
  • p. 155 for George Henbeck comment
Variations
Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 136
Karl Fulves Twins two decks wrapped without jokers, two mates removed from underneath handkerchief, based on a Leipzig idea from Sphinx
Variations Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 137
Ben Christopher Ambulating Glass ring penetrates ribbon underneath wrapped glass, then glass penetrates table
Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 137
Tony Cole A Three Cup Routine with sponge balls, billiard ball loads
Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 138
Edward Marlo All Fair Location red black divided & faro
Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 139
Don Nielson 5 & 10 two strips of paper or bills are folded together, then pulled apart
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 139
Karl Fulves The Cards That Can't Be Mixed 4&4 odd-backed, red-backed faces change to black as finale
Related to Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 140
Ralph Gironda Salt Go salt vanishes inside black silk and becomes white silk, then becomes sugar
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 141
Roy Walton Four Card Brainwave
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 142
Jay Weiler Finger Ring ring penetrates finger, finger bases covered with silk
Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 142
Dai Vernon Jog Control
Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 143
Jay Ose Little Queenie with bent corner
Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 143
Karl Fulves Babel "Tricks You Can Count On", Eric Mason's "Legacy", Charlie Miller's lecture
Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 144
Bruce Cervon Open Prediction sticky double facer
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 145
Lou Derman Sound Prophecy animal from set of cards predicted with moo sound box, see p. 258 for idea by Jim Snapp
Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 145
Ray Grismer, Bob Hummer Computer Cards cards dealt according to thought-of card, simplified
Inspired byRelated toVariations Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 145
Lu Brent, Sam Randlett, F. William Kuethe, Jr., David Teppit Etcetera see p. 1036 for real author (Dr. H. T. Hoffman)
Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 146
Theodore Annemann The Thought Card - Annotation from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
spectator writes any card on back of card, magician divines it
Related to Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 147
Theodore Annemann The Color Changing Deck from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)

Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 147
Theodore Annemann The Card Trick with New Deck from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
suit removed, all values spelled out
Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 147
Dai Vernon Another Control break obtained above chosen card
Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 148
Robert Ellenwold, Karl Fulves Blindfold Checkers checker board, prediction details how to play so chosen color wins
Related to
  • p. 166 for credit information
VariationsAlso published here
Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 149
Fred G. Taylor Crazy Clocks see also p. 420 for comment by Leslie May
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 150
Charles T. Jordan An Unpublished Trick cards face-up and face-down sorted by touch
Related to
  • p. 158 for correction
Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 150
William T. Powers, Sam Randlett, Edward Marlo, Dick Jarrow Serios Business imitation of thought-photography of Ted Serios using small projector
Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 151
Edward Marlo Marked Memory marking numerical stack number of memorized deck instead of card value
Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 152
Tom Sellers Novel Silk Vanish silk vanishes from matchbox covers
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 152
Karl Fulves The Cast of the Cards "Cards & Dice", poker deal, values determined by roll of dice show up in one hand
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 152
Karl Fulves Four Sided Triangle "Cards & Dice", three cards selected behind back according to roll of three dice, two located and one divined
Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 152
Karl Fulves Demon Dice "Cards & Dice", nine poker dice, three spectators combine a hand and they're dealt out
Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 153
Norman Houghton Hole Card card suddenly has a hole, stud poker presentation
Variations Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 153
Theodore Annemann Four Ace Routine from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
aces change to kings, appear in chosen pile, queens assemble as well
Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 154
Karl Fulves Babel Harry Lorayne's Deck-Sterity, Dai Vernon as technical director for "Mission Impossible" sequence
Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 154
Francis Haxton, Robert Parrish, George Henbeck Etcetera
Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 155
Francis Haxton By Any Other Name Variation see also p. 1036
Inspired by Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 155
Robert Parrish By Any Other Name Variation see also p. 1036
Inspired byVariations Vol. 3 No. 3 Jan. 1968 155
John Braun, W. F. "Rufus" Steele 3 Jacks Revamped duplicate Jack, with credit information, see p. 200 for further credits
Inspired byRelated to
  • p. 172 for Lin Searles suggestion
Variations
Vol. 3 No. 4 Feb. 1968 157
Karl Fulves Babel puzzle by Vosburgh Lyons, Sam Randlett on Robert-Houdin's actor-magician quote
Vol. 3 No. 4 Feb. 1968 158
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic by Dai Vernon (written by Lewis Ganson)
brief
Vol. 3 No. 4 Feb. 1968 158
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Master Index to Magic in Print by Jack Potter Vol. 3 No. 4 Feb. 1968 158
George Henbeck, Bruce Cervon Etcetera
Vol. 3 No. 4 Feb. 1968 160
Martin Gardner Version of the 5x5 Problem
Vol. 3 No. 4 Feb. 1968 160
Roy Walton, Bob Hummer Daydream with dealing procedure
Inspired byVariations Vol. 3 No. 4 Feb. 1968 160
Theodore Annemann The Pellet Trick from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
(Instructions by Frank Lane), three spectators select and think of cards and write them on pellets, performer divines them all
Vol. 3 No. 4 Feb. 1968 161
Frank Lane The Pellet Trick three cards chosen and written on pellets, performer divines them
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 4 Feb. 1968 161
Spectator Shuffles Stack briefly
Vol. 3 No. 4 Feb. 1968 161
Peter Alexis 4th Dimensional Silks also "A problem In Textures", two silks and two rings unlink
Related to
  • p. 165 for name conflict
Vol. 3 No. 4 Feb. 1968 162
Karl Fulves ESP + Math ESP cards are shuffled and distributed, performer knows who has a pair in his cards, see also p. 728 for comment, p. 840 for comment by Jerry Fulton
Related toVariations Vol. 3 No. 4 Feb. 1968 162
Theodore Annemann A Slate Secret peek mirror
Related to Vol. 3 No. 5 Mar. 1968 163
L. Vosburgh Lyons Triphecy II see also Phoenix p. 607 for Lyons' other method
Related to Vol. 3 No. 5 Mar. 1968 163
Karl Fulves Babel television exposure, hypnotism, Bob Hummer wants to correspond
Vol. 3 No. 5 Mar. 1968 164
Don Nielson Rising Cards probably not serious
Vol. 3 No. 5 Mar. 1968 164
Bob Bergheim, Harry Lorayne, Robert Ellenwold Etcetera with Lorayne tirade
Vol. 3 No. 5 Mar. 1968 166
Bob Bergheim Coin Displacement Puzzle
Related to Vol. 3 No. 5 Mar. 1968 166
Jules Lenier Psychometric Detective four people, rough smooth edges of torn paper to code
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 5 Mar. 1968 167
Ralph Gironda, Karl Fulves Notes from Underground two billets/spectators, see p. 241 for further reference
Vol. 3 No. 5 Mar. 1968 167
Karl Fulves New Approach Center Tear billet folded into second paper
Vol. 3 No. 5 Mar. 1968 168
Al Flosso Coney Island Cut Force stabbing with knife
Vol. 3 No. 5 Mar. 1968 168
Tony Cole One-Armed Bandit presentation for production cabinet, see also p. 213 for Ken Kany idea
Vol. 3 No. 6 Apr. 1968 169
John Agra Curious Coin spectator marks spot on map of room, coin vanishes and reappears there
Vol. 3 No. 6 Apr. 1968 169
Karl Fulves Babel Fred Lowe coin tricks
Vol. 3 No. 6 Apr. 1968 170
Sword Reversal as told by Dunninger, no method
Vol. 3 No. 6 Apr. 1968 170
Bruce Elliott Center Tear Gag for magicians
Vol. 3 No. 6 Apr. 1968 170
Bob Bergheim Coin Puzzle solution
Related to Vol. 3 No. 6 Apr. 1968 170
Roy Walton, Karl Fulves Influential Pairs two decks dealt in several piles, red black separated
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 3 No. 6 Apr. 1968 171
Lin Searles, George Blake, Robert Eagle, George Jarvis Etcetera
Vol. 3 No. 6 Apr. 1968 172
Ned Rutledge Ho-Ho-Hole Card card suddenly has a hole, stud poker presentation
Inspired by Vol. 3 No. 6 Apr. 1968 173
Dan Tong Cup & Three Balls three phase routine, see p. 200 for reference
Related to Vol. 3 No. 6 Apr. 1968 174
George Blake Match Up climax for match puzzle in which matches are in both fists head up and down
Inspired by
  • item in Magigram, Nov/Dec 1967
Vol. 3 No. 6 Apr. 1968 174
Jack Avis "Wandman" Transpo card moves from one position in deck to another, by throwing dice, using Walter Wandman dice box
Vol. 3 No. 7 May 1968 175
Jack Avis, Larry Jennings To Lie Or Tell The Truth see also p. 840 for idea by Cushing Strout
Related to
  • p. 179 for further references
VariationsAlso published here
Vol. 3 No. 7 May 1968 175
Karl Fulves Babel Willard's thumb tie presentation, coding with dog whistle over telephone (see also p. 68), ectoplasm
Vol. 3 No. 7 May 1968 176
Jack Avis All Fair Mygratory Coins four coins & three cards
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 7 May 1968 177
Jack Avis Check Cop Move coin steal
Vol. 3 No. 7 May 1968 177
Jack Avis Tip & Load Move
Vol. 3 No. 7 May 1968 177
Jack Avis Hidden Power card selected via Automatic Placement procedure moves to named number
Variations Vol. 3 No. 7 May 1968 177
Roy Walton, Charles Hudson Etcetera
Vol. 3 No. 7 May 1968 178
Roy Walton Checkers card version with two decks
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 3 No. 7 May 1968 178
Karl Fulves, Charles Hudson ESP + Math non ESP-version, cards are shuffled and distributed, performer knows who has a pair in his cards
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Vol. 3 No. 7 May 1968 178
George McLean A Slate Secret peek mirror on watch face, non-mirror method
Related to Vol. 3 No. 7 May 1968 178
Dr. Jacob Taub Three Jacks Revamped see p. 200 for further credits
Inspired by Vol. 3 No. 7 May 1968 179
Jack Avis An Ace Locator Aces distributed as key cards
Related to
  • p. 179 for further references
Vol. 3 No. 7 May 1968 180
Robert E. Neale The Hanging rope noose tightens only on spectator that is playing the role of being guilty (determined by choosing cards), see p. 206 for idea by John Hudak
Related toAlso published here Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 181
Karl Fulves Babel Bruce Cervon at the Castle, weird Poker Problem, James Randi and his broken back
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 182
Alan Brown Restless Spirit coin wrapped in paper, also silver amulet, hank on top, after animation sequence both items in one paper, see p. 206 for idea by Jules Lenier
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 182
James G. Thompson Jr. Cards & Pellets "A Treatise" - Some Basic Moves
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 183
Basic Move 1 poke key card placement
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 183
Basic Move 2 pretense to glimpse selection next to key card
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 183
Ellis Stanyon Basic Move 3 shuffling a stacked deck, credit information
Related to
  • Stanyon's "Magic", Vol. 13 No. 10, July 1912
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 183
Basic Move 4
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 183
James G. Thompson Jr. Some History on Cards & Pellets effects, starting in 1920
Related to
  • reference by F. I. Geohegan on p. 230
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 184
James G. Thompson Jr. Some Analysis of Cards & Pellets
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 185
James Maxwell Basic Move 5 carbon card
Related to
  • The Magic Wand, March 1920
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 185
Basic Move 6 center tear, without explanation
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 185
Basic Move 7 Bubble Peek
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 185
Basic Move 8 opening billet under arm-fold cover
Related to
  • Marcus Henvit, Trance Revelation, Series 3 No. 3, Theyer's Trick of the Month Club
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 185
Raymond Hafler Color Mental three safety pins with colored beads, performer divines color behind back
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 186
Ben Christopher Two Card Control two thought-of cards are found in same position in two halves
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 187
Lu Brent Two Tricks
  • ashes of burnt ribbon change into flower (Ireland's "Match To Flower")
  • idea for "Sock Finish" by De Lage (silk changes to sock)
  • Bill Frazee's no-fake egg bag
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 187
Dai Vernon A Poker Problem Aces dealt out to any number of players after a single fair cut without bottom dealing, posed as problem
Related to Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 187
J. W. Sarles Strange Sympathy hearts from one pack tacked to easel, hearts from other pack removed, chosen card turns over on easel, then one of the tacked cards changes to spades, see p. 206 for idea by Larry Jennings
Vol. 3 No. 8 June 1968 188
Gene Finnell Color Prophecy performer predicts which red-black pairs will match when two halves are dealt after a shuffle
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 9 July 1968 189
Jack Posetary Silk & Ball Transposition hollow extra ball
Related to
  • suggestion by George de Ghetto on p. 230
Vol. 3 No. 9 July 1968 189
Karl Fulves Babel Galloway's Ramsey book, Eddie McGuire
Vol. 3 No. 9 July 1968 190
Jules Lenier Tip On Chink-A-Chink rolled up dollar bills
Vol. 3 No. 9 July 1968 190
Ben Christopher Other Voices card and color divined by medium in other room
Related to Vol. 3 No. 9 July 1968 191
Karl Fulves An Approach To Reading using number cards
Variations Vol. 3 No. 9 July 1968 191
James G. Thompson Jr. Cards & Pellets - Some Early Original Routines three cards written on billets divined, four methods and some further references and ideas
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 9 July 1968 192
A Maneuver for Stud Poker buckling bottom card glimpse
Vol. 3 No. 9 July 1968 193
James G. Thompson Jr. The Master Key master move bottom slip cut
Related to
  • "Magic To Delight" (Thompson Jr.)
Vol. 3 No. 9 July 1968 193
Henry Christ, James G. Thompson Jr. The 203rd Force continued on p. 198
Related to Vol. 3 No. 9 July 1968 194
J. B. Bobo Triple Threat Card dotted, corner short, edge marked
Related to
  • Genii, Aug. 1947, p. 368
Vol. 3 No. 9 July 1968 194
Paul Swinford Duo Spell two mentally chosen cards spelled out, see p. 206 for references and mention of Swinford & Cairy's "Computer Cards"/"Cyberdeck"
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 3 No. 9 July 1968 194
Silent Mora, Herbert Kaplan Silent Mora's Passe Trick four marbles travel from under one borrowed hat to another, see p. 206 for references
Vol. 3 No. 9 July 1968 195
Martin Gardner Odd And Even Dice three dice are turned according to some rules, then the chosen die is divined
Related to Vol. 3 No. 9 July 1968 196
Robert Page, Bob Hummer Hummer of a Trick! face-up and face-down cards separated by performer behind back
Inspired byVariations Vol. 3 No. 10 Aug. 1968 197
Robert Page All But One CATO red black separation routine, p. 241 for further reference
Related to Vol. 3 No. 10 Aug. 1968 197
James G. Thompson Jr. Cards & Pellets - Finale further remarks on the Three Pellet Trick, cards written on billets are divined
Vol. 3 No. 10 Aug. 1968 198
James G. Thompson Jr. Stripper Deck Reversals two methods
Vol. 3 No. 10 Aug. 1968 198
James G. Thompson Jr. Peek Deck Origins and Telomatic Deck
Related to Vol. 3 No. 10 Aug. 1968 198
James G. Thompson Jr. Tossed Out Deck Comments
Vol. 3 No. 10 Aug. 1968 199
Alan Brown Speak of the Devil initialed blue backed card wrapped in paper, card chosen from red deck turns out to be same blue-backed card
Variations Vol. 3 No. 10 Aug. 1968 199
Ben Christopher Other Voices II three spectator choose cards, medium behind screen divines them, red-black gray code, see p. 200 for further references
Related to Vol. 3 No. 10 Aug. 1968 201
Milton Kort Silver Streak coins travel from hand to hand, then ten dimes become a dollar bill
Vol. 3 No. 10 Aug. 1968 202
Alex Elmsley Cups & Balls salt production as finale, see also p. 206
Related to
  • suggestion by Jules Conway on p. 216
Also published here
Vol. 3 No. 11 Sep. 1968 203
Karl Fulves Babel trip to England, Crandall on Vernon in New Tops
Vol. 3 No. 11 Sep. 1968 204
Alan Brown Curses! card rises from deck in tumbler, covered with sand, Devano
Vol. 3 No. 11 Sep. 1968 205
Ken Brooke Missing Person optical illusion with ball-and-tube apparatus
Related to
  • suggestion by George W. McKenna on p. 230
Vol. 3 No. 11 Sep. 1968 205
L. Vosburgh Lyons Future Thot dice with (larger) numbers used for number divination
Inspired by
  • idea of Royal Heath
Also published here
Vol. 3 No. 11 Sep. 1968 205
Karl Fulves Poker Puzzle ten card packet is dealt out multiple times, at the end performer gets four aces
Vol. 3 No. 11 Sep. 1968 206
John Widmayer, Jules Lenier, John Hudak, Larry Jennings, Dan Bellman Etcetera
Vol. 3 No. 11 Sep. 1968 206
Father Cyprian Ten Percenter hip pocket load for ungaffed wallet
Vol. 3 No. 11 Sep. 1968 207
Charlie Miller Charlie Miller Move
Vol. 3 No. 11 Sep. 1968 207
Francis Haxton Odd Man Out three cards moved from one deck to another, selected one travels back, see also p. 206 & 236 for reference
Inspired by
  • "Take Three" (Peter Warlock, Pentagram)
Vol. 3 No. 11 Sep. 1968 208
Clayton Rawson Thumb Count Double Lift see p. 210 for credit
Related to Vol. 3 No. 11 Sep. 1968 208
Ralph Gironda Penny Papers two borrowed rings wrapped in paper and placed in glass, covered with silk, one of the papers travels to another covered glass, then one of the rings travels to other glass
Vol. 3 No. 12 Oct. 1968 209
Karl Fulves Babel special acrobatic card with gaffed center pip
Vol. 3 No. 12 Oct. 1968 210
Fred G. Taylor Curious Count broken count force
Related toVariations Vol. 3 No. 12 Oct. 1968 210
Earl Keyser Porous Purse bill slides free from Vis-Escape apparatus
Vol. 3 No. 12 Oct. 1968 212
Past Time how to time 15 minutes with a 7 and 11 minute hour glass
Vol. 3 No. 12 Oct. 1968 212
Steve Shimm, James Porter, Ken Kany Etcetera
Vol. 3 No. 12 Oct. 1968 213
James Porter, Karl Fulves Little Albert Slate Variation
Inspired by Vol. 3 No. 12 Oct. 1968 213
Peter Alexis Scarlock's Card phoned person knows dealt poker hands
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 3 No. 12 Oct. 1968 214
Peter Alexis Tangled Tale signed strip of paper torn & restored, then half of it travels into ball of wool
Vol. 3 No. 12 Oct. 1968 214
J. W. Sarles Transit Silks three silks vanish behind screen, reappear knotted on wand when it is tossed in air, black art
Vol. 4 No. 1 Nov. 1968 215
Karl Fulves Babel Genii, Castle Awards Dinner
Vol. 4 No. 1 Nov. 1968 216
Wesley E. Brown, Jules Conway Etcetera also "Edwin of Supreme"
Vol. 4 No. 1 Nov. 1968 216
Don Nielson Sense of Touch comedy routine with cards, case and knife in bag, with a jumbo card, p. 241 for further reference, p. 246 for idea by Robert Eagle
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Vol. 4 No. 1 Nov. 1968 217
Don Nielson, Karl Fulves Time Out of Mind medium divines setting on watch in bag in dark room, then actually wears the spectator's watch
Vol. 4 No. 1 Nov. 1968 218
Karl Fulves According to Hoyle stud poker, after each card is dealt, the performer's face up card are exchanged with one of the other player's, performer still wins
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 4 No. 1 Nov. 1968 218
Edward Marlo Immediate Bottom Deal immediately after deck is placed from right into left hand
Related to Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 219
Dai Vernon Repeat Poker Deal ten card set-up
Related toVariations Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 219
Don Nielson, J. W. Sarles Dead Test marking with tape
Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 220
Ken Krenzel Two-Part Invention see p. 236 for Marlo reference
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Non-Confusing Challenge" ("Marlo Writes Again", Ed Marlo, Ibidem #27)
Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 220
Roy Walton Ghost Cup addition for cup-through-cup sequence
Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 221
Roy Walton Helensburg Speller spelling to any thought of card, Phoenix #98 reference given on p. 236, see also p. 254 for references
Inspired by Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 221
Milton Kort Contrary Currency 1 $ bill and 5 $ bill penetrate, then change places
Also published here Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 222
Karl Fulves Mental Giant deck as calculator, 3D and 8D, sum or difference appears between them
Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 222
John Lyon 2 To 1 Rope two pieces instantly become one, see p. 265 for further reference
Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 223
Robert Parrish On the Open Prediction see also p. 270 for reference
Related toVariations Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 223
Ian Mikby Silk to Egg with fake explanation and egg becoming real
Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 224
Edward Marlo Applications of the Immediate Bottom Deal:
  • As An Exchange
  • As A Count-Down Effect
  • Gambling Demonstration
Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 225
Jack Avis Houdini Card deck sealed with crossed rubber bands, yet selection extracted underneath handkerchief, p. 241 for further reference, p. 246 for idea by Harrison Beale
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 225
Ben Christopher Pendragon Rings rope rings move from spectator's arm to his head in dark room
Also published here Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 226
Bill Derman Short Division Seven in Diamonds put in envelope and cut in two, in one half is half a Three of Diamonds, in the other Four of Diamonds, the two selections, see also p. 388
Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio Winter 1968 226
Bruce Cervon Perfect Speller
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 4 No. 2 Dec. 1968 227
Karl Fulves Noel Babel column, Xmas edition, brainwave history
Vol. 4 No. 2 Dec. 1968 228
Francis J. Baker Marley's Ghost behind a screen a bell rings and coins move from jar to table, p. 241 for further reference
Vol. 4 No. 2 Dec. 1968 229
Edward Marlo, Karl Fulves, Roy Walton, George de Ghetto, F. I. Geohegan, George W. McKenna Etcetera
Vol. 4 No. 2 Dec. 1968 230
Karl Fulves Note
Variations Vol. 4 No. 2 Dec. 1968 230
Peter Alexis Triple Telepathy two spectators write word on face-up deuces in deck, "ghostlike piece of paper" appears in almost dark room from cased deck, performer divines words
Vol. 4 No. 2 Dec. 1968 231
Burling Hull Black Book three-digit number chosen, first word on this page divined, p. 241 for further reference
Vol. 4 No. 2 Dec. 1968 231
J. W. Sarles Money Lender
Inspired by
  • "It's Only Chance" (Tom Sellers, Novel Necromancy)
Vol. 4 No. 2 Dec. 1968 232
Sam Lebeoff A Canticle candle does not extinguish underneath glass, but when it is removed
Vol. 4 No. 3 Jan. 1969 233
Karl Fulves Babel Eddie Fields book, Harris Solomon's passing, Fred Lowe, Tarbell tale
Vol. 4 No. 3 Jan. 1969 234
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields by Eddie Fields (written by Jon Racherbaumer) Vol. 4 No. 3 Jan. 1969 234
Karl Fulves Impromptu Paper Tear no preparation, as problem, see p. 254 & p. 270 for references
Vol. 4 No. 3 Jan. 1969 234
Aaron Wainer Matchbox & Die chosen number from 1 to 6 predicted in matchbox
Related to Vol. 4 No. 3 Jan. 1969 235
Tony Cole Cremation Silk loose thread is given to spectator, silk changes to more thread, becomes silk again in spectator's hand
Vol. 4 No. 3 Jan. 1969 236
Lou Borin Mind vs. Money ten bills borrowed, performer reveals serial numbers behind back, see p. 246 for further references & p. 258 for Evan Shanahan playing card adaption
Also published here Vol. 4 No. 4 Feb. 1969 237
Harvey Rosenthal Demon Coin coin from bill, see also p. 270 for reference
Vol. 4 No. 4 Feb. 1969 238
Mike Morhman Red Dragon five symbols, chosen one predicted (in an odd way)
Related to Vol. 4 No. 4 Feb. 1969 239
Dai Vernon Curious Count II covering cases two to five
Inspired byVariations Vol. 4 No. 4 Feb. 1969 239
Jules Lenier Decision randomly selected card helps finding second selection, sixteenth card principle
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 4 No. 4 Feb. 1969 239
Walter Setty, James Porter Etcetera
Vol. 4 No. 4 Feb. 1969 240
James Porter Case Rise & Card Through Table inverted case over deck rises with card underneath, second selection penetrates table, Devano Deck
Vol. 4 No. 4 Feb. 1969 240
Francis J. Baker Card In Balloon houlette, card appears inside inflated (intact) balloon, see p. 264 for torn-corner application by Walter Meyer
Related to Vol. 4 No. 4 Feb. 1969 241
Karl Fulves Babel J. Stewart Smith, Faro Fantasy
Vol. 4 No. 4 Feb. 1969 242
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Faro Fantasy by Paul Swinford
brief
Vol. 4 No. 4 Feb. 1969 242
John Agra Blind Sight
Vol. 4 No. 5 Mar. 1969 243
Dan Tong Nut & Bolt three phase routine
Related to Vol. 4 No. 5 Mar. 1969 244
Edward Marlo As a Spectator Stop Effect application of IBD (Immediate Bottom Deal)
Vol. 4 No. 5 Mar. 1969 245
Edward Marlo As a Toss in Stab Effect application of IBD (Immediate Bottom Deal), with cover card
Vol. 4 No. 5 Mar. 1969 245
Karl Fulves Brainwave Principle credit information
Vol. 4 No. 5 Mar. 1969 246
Martin Fraser, Harrison Beale, Robert Eagle Etcetera picture puzzle, for solution see p. 282
Vol. 4 No. 5 Mar. 1969 246
Ken Krenzel Tele-Spell via telephone, see also p. 246 & p. 270 for reference
Inspired by Vol. 4 No. 5 Mar. 1969 247
Ian Mikby Algol's Ad ad selected from newspaper is predicted, cutting strip of newspaper when spectator says stop
Vol. 4 No. 5 Mar. 1969 247
Ben Christopher Status Quo reds and blacks separated, they stay separated despite shuffling, then done with small packet (4 & 4)
Related to Vol. 4 No. 5 Mar. 1969 248
Karl Fulves Babel Zig-Zag illusion controversy
Vol. 4 No. 5 Mar. 1969 248
J. W. Sarles Not Without Sorcery performer and spectator write a color with chosen crayon, they match, moving part and hole in prediction pad, see also p. 270 for ESP version by Jules Conway
Related to Vol. 4 No. 6 Apr. 1969 249
B. B. Koch VIP names written on cardboard strips, medium divines chosen strips, see also p. 264 for suggestion by Jules Conway, see p. 308 for reference
Related to Vol. 4 No. 6 Apr. 1969 250
Edward G. Brown A Routine for the Cups & Balls
Related to Vol. 4 No. 6 Apr. 1969 251
Art Spring 11 & 1 Aces & Jacks removed and Jacks given to spectator, he suddenly holds Aces, see p. 288 for suggestions by Peter McDonald
Variations Vol. 4 No. 6 Apr. 1969 253
Merge Turnover face card of packet injogged when it is flipped over on deck
Vol. 4 No. 6 Apr. 1969 254
Alan Brown Black Widow two initialed cards change place in sandwich cards, see also p. 270 and p. 276 for ideas by John Hudak, Bill Zavis and Fulves
Related toVariations Vol. 4 No. 7 May 1969 255
Bob Logan Liquid Smoke mouth-to-mouth glasses magically fill with smoke, for solo-performance
Vol. 4 No. 7 May 1969 255
Karl Fulves Babel Tom Harris passing, Bill Doe's library, Steve Shimm
Vol. 4 No. 7 May 1969 256
Karl Fulves Even Money Proposition spectator is given pairs of red and black cards, he guesses all colors correctly, see p. 289 for reference, p. 292 for comments by George McLean & George Blake
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 4 No. 7 May 1969 257
Roy Walton, James G. Thompson Jr., Jim Snapp, Evan Shanahan Etcetera
Vol. 4 No. 7 May 1969 258
Roy Walton Countdown Problem four cards tabled, one pocketed by spectator, sum of other three counted down to arrive at match to pocketed card
Related toVariations Vol. 4 No. 7 May 1969 258
Karl Fulves Countdown Problem Solution
Inspired byVariations Vol. 4 No. 7 May 1969 258
Edward G. Brown Cups & Balls part 2, see p. 265 for further references
Related to Vol. 4 No. 7 May 1969 259
L. Vosburgh Lyons Betcha! geometric puzzle in which an area must be divided into four or five equal pieces
Related to Vol. 4 No. 7 May 1969 260
Norman Osborn Opposites card selected with invisible dice, they become visible and with them the card is found, see p. 288 for suggestion by Jack Avis
Vol. 4 No. 7 May 1969 260
Ken Krenzel Koin-A-Kinesis performer predicts head or tails as often as desired
Vol. 4 No. 8 June 1969 261
Peter Alexis 50-50 performer and spectator have card, whichever comes first when deck is dealt wins, cheating
Variations Vol. 4 No. 8 June 1969 261
Karl Fulves Babel Don Spurrier, John Pomeroy's "Basic Make-Up For Magicians", Tony Giorgio
Vol. 4 No. 8 June 1969 262
Leon Maguire Book Test inserted business card forces a page, slot in pages, see p. 265 for further reference
Vol. 4 No. 8 June 1969 263
Kirk Stiles Odd Venusian Family rubber balls appear with weird story line
Vol. 4 No. 8 June 1969 263
Walter Meyer, Allan Slaight, Jules Conway Etcetera
Vol. 4 No. 8 June 1969 264
Allan Slaight Repeat Perfect Speller simplified
Inspired byAlso published here Vol. 4 No. 8 June 1969 264
Mike Morhman Rapid Transit four aces in envelope, selected one travels from envelope to card case
Vol. 4 No. 8 June 1969 266
K. Yost Silk Monte silks and glasses travel behind two screens, as guessing game, as finale silk changes to orange
Vol. 4 No. 9 July 1969 267
Karl Fulves Babel Cliff Green passing, critique and reviews in magazines, "Betcha!" solution
Vol. 4 No. 9 July 1969 268
Ben Christopher Negative Flight prediction under hat, card signed and sandwiched, sandwich put in hat, two cards removed, prediction says that one of removed cards is the last one in hat, and so it is
Vol. 4 No. 9 July 1969 269
Paul Curry In the Balance weighing puzzle, see also p. 312 for variation by Ben Braude
Related to Vol. 4 No. 9 July 1969 269
Jules Conway, John Hudak, William Zavis Etcetera
Vol. 4 No. 9 July 1969 270
Arthur Hill Tri-Find three cards chosen and initialed, they are found via a procedure and with a display stand, see also p. 270 for reference
Vol. 4 No. 9 July 1969 271
Karl Fulves The Compleat Gamester proposition bets
  • Birthday Bet (see p. 292 for Mel Stover comment)
  • Red And Black (Martin Gardner)
  • License Plate Poker
  • Ace-Deuce-Jack Variations
  • Black And White
  • Coin Swindles
  • 3-Card Poker
  • Odds On Favorite (Omega Bet, card pushed in reversed and pairs dealt off)
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 4 No. 9 July 1969 272
Ralph Gironda Enough Rope ungimmicked rope cut twice and restored, see p. 276 for reference
Vol. 4 No. 10 Aug. 1969 273
Paul Curry In the Balance solution to weighing puzzle
Related to Vol. 4 No. 10 Aug. 1969 274
Jay Weiler Blackout box with two cards hidden in dark room, performer takes on out in the dark, flap box
Vol. 4 No. 10 Aug. 1969 275
Dai Vernon 123 updated handling
Related to Vol. 4 No. 10 Aug. 1969 275
Paul Sweetman, Karl Fulves Etcetera
Vol. 4 No. 10 Aug. 1969 276
Paul Sweetman New Slate Flap flap rolls itself up
Vol. 4 No. 10 Aug. 1969 276
Karl Fulves Babel Roy Walton, Tony Shiels, Sam Randlett, Tony Griffith
Vol. 4 No. 10 Aug. 1969 277
Ray Miller Silk & Coin handkerchief with knot in one corner spread on table, coin travels from corner to corner, ends up in knot
Vol. 4 No. 10 Aug. 1969 278
Art Spring Matched Cards top and bottom cards are initialed, they fuse into one after deck has been cut, see p. 308 for reference
Related toVariations Vol. 4 No. 10 Aug. 1969 278
Jack Posetary Last Aces black Aces in case, selection travels into the sandwich, double facer, see also p. 283 & 289 for reference, p. 306 for presentation by Murry Graham
Related toVariations Vol. 4 No. 11 Sep. 1969 279
Kirk Stiles Cop Out one-cup routine performed on left hand, using silk and second cup
Vol. 4 No. 11 Sep. 1969 279
Karl Fulves Babel
Vol. 4 No. 11 Sep. 1969 280
E. Leslie May Controlled Thot ESP card chosen, written on slate by spectator and performer and they match, see also p. 283 & p. 348 for references
Inspired by Vol. 4 No. 11 Sep. 1969 281
Aaron Wainer Spirit Coin coins in glass, one of them marked, they all travel into inspected empty tube behind screen, see also p. 283 for reference
Vol. 4 No. 11 Sep. 1969 281
Mo Howarth, Ray Bedwell, Burling Hull, John Widmayer, Lu Brent Etcetera
Vol. 4 No. 11 Sep. 1969 282
Mo Howarth Three Card Match application of IBD
Inspired by Vol. 4 No. 11 Sep. 1969 282
Karl Fulves The Odd Game small board with hole, billiard ball dropped inside vanishes, repeat, posed as problem, Zone Zero
Variations Vol. 4 No. 11 Sep. 1969 283
Bob Logan One Rabbit Less improvement on Jack Gwynne's Flip-Over Box
Vol. 4 No. 11 Sep. 1969 284
Lou Borin Predicto deck dealt in two piles with two cards face-up, both divined, half forcing deck, see p. 289 & 308 for references
Related toVariations
  • "Predic2" (Phil Goldstein, Club 71, Winter 1990, p. 46)
Vol. 4 No. 12 Oct. 1969 285
Karl Fulves Babel astrology, Gibson, Koran, J. W. Sarles' magic shop, practical joke with colorvision (see also p. 306)
Related to Vol. 4 No. 12 Oct. 1969 286
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Complete Illustrated Book of Card Magic by Walter B. Gibson Vol. 4 No. 12 Oct. 1969 286
Ben Christopher Blue Phantom two cards found blindfolded, one of them has different colored back
Inspired by
  • "Divination of two Mentally Selected Cards" (E. G. Brown)
Related to
  • suggestion by Greg Moore on p. 314
Variations
Vol. 4 No. 12 Oct. 1969 287
Len Gardner Mad Money One, Five and Ten dollar bills borrowed and dropped in glasses, One and Five dollar bills vanish in flame and reappear folded inside Ten dollar bill, see p. 289 for reference
Related to
  • suggestion by John Hudak on p. 314
Vol. 4 No. 12 Oct. 1969 287
Jack Avis, Martin Gardner, John Brennon, Peter A. McDonald Etcetera
Vol. 4 No. 12 Oct. 1969 288
Martin Gardner Repeat Lie Speller see p. 289 for reference
Vol. 4 No. 12 Oct. 1969 288
Leaving Card back in Case small preparation
Related to
  • November 1968 Magic Circular
Vol. 4 No. 12 Oct. 1969 289
Karl Fulves Thru The Mirror glove passed through penetration frame changes orientation, posed as problem, see also p. 304 for related practical joke by Robert Murray
Vol. 4 No. 12 Oct. 1969 289
Charles Brent Fate pair of mates revealed by counting down to numbers rolled with dice, in second trick spot cards indicated number on die
Variations Vol. 4 No. 12 Oct. 1969 290
Bob Logan Imp impromptu Chinese Prayer Vase
Vol. 4 No. 12 Oct. 1969 290
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