Simple Card Turnovers

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Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Das wunderbare Umdrehen einer Karte mitten im Spiele selection turns over in deck, duplicate
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 74
Unknown A Comedy of Errors rising cards with cards turning over and transforming during rise, acrobatic gimmicks that can be palmed off
Related to 1897 New Era Card Tricks 211
Unknown The Turning Card card rising out of deck visibly turns over
Related to 1897 New Era Card Tricks 262
Francis King Die gehorsamen Karten three selections reverse in the deck, deck secretly reversed under cover card
 		Aug. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 8) 117
C. O. Williams The Turned Card selection turns over in deck, deck reversed under cover card
 		1904 Modern Card Manipulation 40
Unknown The Reversed Card
1909 The Art of Magic 46
Charles T. Jordan The Single-Card Reverse No. 16
 		1919/1920 Thirty Card Mysteries 50
Louis Haley The Straight-Jacket Reversed Card No. 3, selection pushed into rubber banded deck turns over
 		1920 Ten New Sleight of Hand Card Tricks 8
Charles T. Jordan The Brain Twister No. 7, deck has hole at one end with thread, selection reverses itself despite thread
 		1920 Ten New Sleight of Hand Card Tricks 15
Charles T. Jordan A Unique Reverse No. 4, thought-of picture card reverses itself in the deck, using cards glued back-to-back at one end with one cut short
 		1920 Ten New Prepared Card Tricks 10
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Double Reverse double facer
Also published here 1928 The L. W. Card Mysteries 16
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Reverse Location cards next to selection turn over, double backer(s)
Also published here 1928 The L. W. Card Mysteries 17
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Double Reverse two cards reverse one by one
 		1928 The L. W. Card Mysteries 23
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die sich im Spiel umdrehende gezogene Karte card reverses in deck, under handkerchief
 		1930 Zauberkunststücke 90
Eric F. Impey Turno selection cleanly turns over in deck
 		1931 Try This One 2
Ralph W. Hull (2) Chosen Card "Turn-Over" chosen card reverses after an example-card turns over
 		1932 "Eye-Openers" 11
Ralph W. Hull (3) In Spectator's Own Hands
1932 "Eye-Openers" 11
Ralph W. Hull (5) Multi-Card "Turn Over" three selections turn over, pushed into secretly reversed deck with cover card
 		1932 "Eye-Openers" 12
Unknown A Novel Reverse Discovery selection appears reversed where spectator cut
 		1933 Card Manipulations (Issue 2) 24
T. Page Wright Card Force and Reverse card forced via peek force, it then turns over fairly
 		1933 Page Wright's Notebook 22
Louis Haley Haley's Turn-Over Card
Also published here 1933 Page Wright's Notebook 40
T. Page Wright Sympathetic Packs - A Giant Card Effect card turned over in deck, same card turns over in jumbo deck, then back again
 		1933 Page Wright's Notebook 49
Theodore Annemann The Borrowed Deck Tragedy selection turns over in deck, then it's put in an envelope and envelope destroyed, card reappears face up in deck, borrowed deck, duplicate
Also published here 1934 SH-H-H--! It's A Secret 3
Louis Lam Would you Believe it? freely selected and replaced card is instantly named, then reverses itself
 		1935 Would You Believe It? 8
Louis Lam "Alice in Wonderland" card turns over multiple times, then is spelled out
 		1935 Would You Believe It? 15
Unknown The New Spell spectator spells behind back, card appears reversed
 		1935 Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 100
Unknown A Reversal of Form wrong card turns over and back, then selection
 		1935 Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 103
Unknown Sympathy Connection No. 29, two cards chosen in complicated way in one deck turn over in another deck
 		1935 Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do 29
Lin Searles An Amusing Reversal ambitious card, then chosen card turns over, double backer
Related to 1936 The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1936) 134
Unknown The Spectator Becomes a Magician performer's selection reverses
 		1936 Card Manipulations (Issue 5) 153
Unknown Peculiarities of the Pasteboards three selections, one spelt to, one appears on top, one reversed
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 48
Jean Hugard The New Spell card is spelt out and appears reversed at correct position
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 49
Unknown The Queen Turns Over double backer and sticky card
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 106
Unknown Turno sticky card
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 108
Unknown Reversed Color Surprise card reverses and changes back color, sticky card
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 110
Unknown Alice in Wonderland card turns over and is spelled to, double backer
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 117
Frank Lane Double Backed Card Routine back of selection changes, ambitious card phase, count-down phase, card reverses, double index gaff and double backer
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 118
Unknown Turnover double backer
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 122
Unknown Repeating Card Turnover twenty-six double backers
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 123
William Larsen A Reverse Location cards next to selection turn over, double backer(s)
VariationsAlso published here 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 123
Unknown Reversi three selections turn over, 51 double backers
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 124
U. F. Grant The Spotter Cards card reverses itself and indicates position of selection, double facer
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 131
William Larsen Double Reverse double facer
Also published here 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 134
U. F. Grant A Changing Card wrong card turns over and changes into right one in sandwich, double facer
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 136
Theodore Annemann The Improved Burned Card selection turns over, is burned and reappears in deck, double facer
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 136
Walter B. Gibson Simplified Reverse
1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 167
U. F. Grant U Bite oops control
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 168
Louis Haley The Haley Reversed Card
Also published here 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 169
Unknown Coincidence two cards turned over, in second deck same two cards are found turned over
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 171
Unknown Reversed Card svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 249
Charles T. Jordan Just the Reverse card reverses in case, stripper deck
Related toAlso published here 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 268
Unknown Three Card Reverse stripper deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 276
Unknown A Reversed Location short card
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 314
Judson S. Brown A Super-Reverse Problem any card called for reverses itself, invisible deck with waxed pairs
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 335
Oscar Weigle, John Goodrum The Perfect Card Routine card is forced and vanishes from deck via double facer, duplicate can appear anywhere, employed in three phase routine in which a card turns over, another changes into a selection and the third selection travels into pocket
 		1937 You'd be Surprised 37
Unknown Two Card Reverse
1938 Greater Magic 267
Martin Gardner Power! selection turns over, then transposes with duplicate from odd-backed deck
 		1938 The Jinx (Issue 41) 280
Clayton Rawson The Card from Hell selection turns over and becomes different back color
 		1938 The Jinx (Issue 46) 311
Unknown An Automatic Reverse using one hand only
 		1940 Expert Card Technique 275
Unknown A Rapid Reverse using one hand only
 		1940 Expert Card Technique 276
Unknown A Quick Reversal order of pack is preserved
 		1940 Expert Card Technique 341
Walter B. Gibson Double Reverse spectator's and performer's cards reverse
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1940 The Jinx (Issue 77) 505
Theodore Annemann The Whistle two cards reverse with fun presentation
Variations 1940 The Jinx (Issue 80) 522
Kent Arthur Pastiche card selected, another turns over, third selection predicted
 		1940 The Jinx (Issue 106) 637
Les Vincent The Triple Reverse two duplicates
 		1940 The Jinx (Issue 108) 643
Paul Curry Card Reverse
1940 More Card Manipulations (Issue 3) 51
Laurie Ireland Reverse Card Trick
1940 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1940) 17
Martin Gardner Pad Spread Principle spreading deck lightly with reversed cards so they don't show, then with more force so they appear
Related to 1940 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck 7
Martin Gardner Double Climax Speller performer spells to wrong card which is there, then spectator to right card which is reversed
Related to 1940 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck 10
Martin Gardner Eye-Pop Routine two selections reverse in the center, then travel back to top, pseudo duplicates
Related to 1940 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck 18
Edward Victor A “Quick” Reversed Card Trick selection reverses itself in deck twice
 		1940 ca. More Magic of the Hands — Part One 24
The Great Merlini Name Your Poison spectator decides how selection is found: turns over, is spelled to or travels to pocket
Also published here 1941 The Jinx (Issue 132) 758
Fred Rothenberg A Double-Dyed Swindle wrong card reverses, selection rises to top, previously reversed card jumps in pocket, double facer
 		1941 More Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 46
Edward Marlo One Hand Reverse behind the back
Inspired by 1942 Let's See the Deck 8
Eddie Joseph The Writing on the Wall card chosen and some personal information written on paper, card reverses and information divined, impression with daub
 		1942 Greater Card Tricks 69
Eddie Joseph The Raw Recruit card reverses repeatedly under strict conditions, duplicates
 		1942 Greater Card Tricks 79
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Reverse and a Recovery two cards, humorous presentation
 		1943 Tricks and Sleights 13
George H. Pittman Double Reverse spectator and performer each hold half of the deck, select a card and exchange it to put it in the other packet, one packet is reversed and placed in the middle of the second packet, finally all cards are face down except the selections
 		Aug. 1943 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 3) 10
Unknown The Reversed Card
1943/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3 265
Nate Leipzig Double Reverse
1943/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3 265
Warren Wiersbe Tell How It's Done selection reverses, then sucker explanation
 		1944 Action with Cards 5
Tom Bowyer Routine with a Svengali Deck different effects with a svengali deck, reverse, spelling, counting, all alike
 		June 1944 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 2 No. 1) 54
Edward Marlo Surprise Reverse
1945 Off the Top 19
Edward Marlo Surprise Again
1945 Off the Top 20
Wilbur T. Kattner The Timed Turnover two cards reverse one by one, see also Orville Meyer's "Timed Turnover"
 		1945 My Best 18
Paul Curry A Period of Darkness selection in the deck and a signed slate turnover in the dark, while spectator secures them on the table
VariationsAlso published here 1945 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 86) 348
Don Medley 3. Reversed Card Discovery
Sep. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 4) 150
Edouard Cartier Cartier's Card Reversal and Spelling selection vanishes and appears reversed when spelled to
 		Sep. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 4) 151
Don Medley 4. Another Reversed Discovery
Sep. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 4) 152
Don Medley 5. The Secret Revealed
Sep. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 4) 152
Don Medley 6. The Spectator Does It card turns over in deck while it is in spectator's hands, indifferent card palmed onto selection and double replaced as one
 		Sep. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 4) 152
Jackie Flosso Flopso Reverso peeked selection turns over in deck, featuring reverse technique in which card is pushed out and held in clip palm while deck is turned over it
 		Dec. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 7) 174
Arthur H. Buckley A Card Gets Out of Hand Experiment No. 16
 		1946 Card Control 167
Unknown Simple Reverse crude
 		1946 Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries) 51
Edward Marlo Reverse
1946 Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries) 57
Unknown Three Card Location three selections turn over
 		1946 50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do 40
Paul Ebling Behind His Back card chosen and returned behind performer's back, when he brings deck forward he instantly names card and it is reversed
 		1947 Watch This One! 45
J. B. Bobo The Invisible Deck classic Invisible Deck
 		1947 Watch This One! 51
Bruce Elliott One Hand Cop with whispering queens and reversing card to illustrate the move
 		1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 123) 493
Bruce Elliott Changeable three cards, queen in center turns over
 		1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 131) 527
Unknown Throughth and Consequences
1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 150
Unknown Insidious Dr. Fu Liu Tu offbeat presentation
 		1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 151
Unknown Double Reverse
1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 185
Unknown Mountebank Miracle kind of thought-of-procedure
 		1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 188
Bill Simon Tnuoc two selections, one is found by cutting to indicator card, second reverses in the middle of the deck
 		1948 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 148) 594
Ken Krenzel, Don Costello Miracle named card turns over
 		1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 169) 678
Unknown Instantaneous Reversal Seven of Clubs and Eight of Spades placed in deck, instantly reverses in deck
 		1949 Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards 28
U. F. Grant The Spotter Card Trick a Four spot reverses and is used to count to selection
 		Jan. 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4) 8
Bill Simon A Set of Surprises number used to count to a selection which is then lost, selection not found but deck turns over, then selection turns over
 		1949 52 Amazing Card Tricks 21
Unknown Follow Your Card observation test presentation, spectator's card ends up reversed
 		1949 52 Amazing Card Tricks 35
John Scarne Reverso No. 22, Two selections magically reverse themselves after deck is held behind back
 		1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 43
Bill Simon Double Surprise No. 61
 		1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 108
Martin Gardner, Johnny Albenice, Bert Feinson Cross Suits No. 99, two cards reverse in the center, then travel back to the top
Related to 1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 189
Edward Marlo Effect No. 3 peeked-at card turns over
 		1951 The Marlo Miracle Deck 2
Edward Marlo Effect No. 4 peeked-at card is reversed by performer behind back
 		1951 The Marlo Miracle Deck 2
Edward Marlo Effect No. 7 peeked-at card is spelled to and found reversed
 		1951 The Marlo Miracle Deck 3
Edward Marlo Effect No. 10 peeked-at card is shown reversed with table spread, optional ambitious card sequence follow-up
 		1951 The Marlo Miracle Deck 6
Stewart James The All Clear Card Transformation selection is found reversed and with different back at position indicated by card chosen by performer, cross sum force
 		1952 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 3) 31
Unknown Die rote Karte hat sich nicht gedreht. card turns over in small fan
 		1952 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 3) 34
Bob Nelson Simplicity Discovery two cards on either side of a selection turn over
 		1952 The Last Word on Cards 55
Edward Marlo Red & Blue Routine II card travels from packet into odd-backed deck, then turns over there
 		1953 Unlimited 39
Victor Comello One Out of Five card is found reversed in chosen pile
 		1955 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955) 10
Dr. Stanley Jaks, Peter Warlock Prediction one of three face-down cards is selected, initials written on back and put back in the deck, card turns over and is predicted
 		1955 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 16 No. 5) 348
Louis Zingone, Tony Kardyro Zingone and Kardyro card reverses, then changes
Related to
  • Louis Zingone's "The Surprise Reverse"
 1955 Kardyro's Kard Konjuring 27
Tony Kardyro "The Magician's Best Friend" Joker appears reversed in deck and changes into selection
 		1955 Kardyro's Kard Konjuring 28
Lu Brent Double Trouble Spectator and magician each select a card. Performer's card is found reversed in the deck, then jumps to pocket, and the spectator's card is now reversed in the deck
Variations 1956 Fifteen Star Card Effects 18
Lu Brent Double Trouble Again Same as Double Trouble, but both cards are now in pocket as the finale
Inspired by 1956 Fifteen Star Card Effects 19
Jerry Andrus Surprise Reverse card chosen while fanning through deck, deck squared, selection shown reversed
Variations 1956 Andrus Deals You In 42
Jerry Andrus Geiger Counter Routine chosen card appears face up, in second phase a card is moved along spread, clicking sound changes at selection
Related to 1957 Up Close with Andrus 3
Bert Allerton Surprise Spelling
Related to 1958 The Close-Up Magician 30
Unknown Gala-Gala spectator and performer each select card from half the deck and exchange it, then faced deck Triumph without shuffle
Related to 1958 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 3) 662
Rolf Andra Der rätselhafte 3-Karten Trick three decks, chosen number to select card, cards turnover in each deck
 		1958 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 4) 698
James Steranko Voodoo Card "An Experiment into the Unknown"
card named and removed and turned over, mate turns over in deck, they transpose, Triumph phase
Variations 1960 Steranko on Cards 58
Glenn G. Gravatt Flying Reverse selection travels from packet to packet and reverse itself in process
Also published here
  • Glenn Gravatt's "Flying Reverse" in "The Bat" 1949, February.
 1960 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 21 No. 4&5) 985
Dai Vernon A quick Trick cards spread face up, one is named, extracted, put in, shown face up
 		1961 Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic 53
Edward Marlo Trite Effect card turns over, using Face Up (Spread) Switch
 		1961 Card Switches 63
Jack McMillen, Judson S. Brown, T. Page Wright Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 11, 12, 13
1961 The Magic of Charles Earle Miller 22
Charlie Miller Variation of Vernon's Reverse Card Trick only the beginning described, see p. 38 for more information
 		1961 The Magic of Charles Earle Miller 36
Charlie Miller The Reversed Card
1961 The Magic of Charles Earle Miller 37
Charlie Miller, Dai Vernon Variation of Dai Vernon's Card Reverse
1961 The Magic of Charles Earle Miller 38
Harry Lorayne Two Card Reverse
1962 Close-up Card Magic 27
Edward Marlo One
1962 The K. M. Move 3
Nate Leipzig Turnabout
1963 Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig 188
Edward Marlo Instant Reverse thought-of card (of about twelve) turns over, faro hide-out
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 60
U. F. Grant The Bashful Queens Queen between two Jacks turns face down
Variations 1964 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 391) 391
Francis Haxton Fickle Queen see also p. 406
Inspired by 1964 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 393) 400
Valentino Graziadei Ein geheimnisvoller Kartentrick borrowed deck, selection is found reversed in the deck, then card is destroyed and found in the deck again
 		1964 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 25 No. 1&2) 27
Al Leech The Marked Card humorous interlude
 		1965 Super Card Man Stuff 9
Al Leech Doubly Marked variation on "The Marked Card"
 		1965 Super Card Man Stuff 10
Harry Lorayne Quickie Effect with Toss-In Reverse, spectator cuts to his reversed card
 		1965 My Favorite Card Tricks 39
William Terry Culpepper A Magical Reverse card selected in one deck becomes reversed in second deck, for force Psychomatic Deck is suggested
 		Dec. 1965 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 2) 6
Tony Kardyro A Bold Reverse of a Selected Card
1966 T.K's Card Change Supreme Effects 3
Larry Jennings Larreverse
Related toVariations 1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 59
Larry Jennings Double Reverse featuring Larreverse
 		1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 63
Larry Jennings Peeked Card Reverse with Larreverse and Turnover Pass
 		1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 64
Harry Lorayne Outrageous Revelation #2 card replaced under table in secretly reversed deck
 		1967 Deck-Sterity 42
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
 July 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 9) 107
Ned Rutledge My Friend, Tonto writing appears on card and selection is found face up in the deck
Related toAlso published here 1967 Between Two Minds 5
Edward Marlo Repeat Reverse Routine selection keeps reversing itself
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 98
Edward Marlo Repeat Reverse with Gaffs double backer or facer
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 103
Paul Maurer, Paul Curry Der Mitternachtstrick selection in the deck and a signed slate turnover in the dark, while spectator secures them on the table
Inspired by 1968 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 2) 34
Alan Keith Triple Reverse three selections, one appears face up on pack, others reversed in deck
 		1969 Expert Card Mysteries 119
Bruce Cervon Simple Reverse
Related to 1969 Epilogue (Issue 7) 56
Jimmy Williamson Nicomar's Lesson card turns over, then spectator performs trick for performer
 		1969 HEX! 35
Roy Walton The Happy Wanderers three cards in the middle, two travel to top and bottom, then cards are found in the middle again with one card reversed
Inspired by
  • Ed Marlo routine in Ibidem
VariationsAlso published here 		1969 The Devil's Playthings 39
Edward Marlo, Louis Histed No Palm Cards to Pocket two selections reverse one by one, then travel to pockets, double facer
Inspired by
  • "Merlinism" (Louis Histed, Abra, Oct. 3 1964)
 1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 93
Gene Lawton Ultra Reverse deck pocketed, spectator removes card, when deck is spread, its mate is reversed
 		Apr. 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 6) 331
Theodore Annemann La tragédie du jeu empruné selection turns over in deck, then it's put in an envelope and envelope destroyed, card reappears face up in deck, borrowed deck, duplicate
Also published here 1970 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 2) 39
Jerry K. Hartman Aces to Aces Ace packet, two openly turned face down, then all are shown to be face down, then turned over to show they are not Aces, the indifferent cards are inserted into deck reversed, deck is spread revealing four faceup Aces
 		1970 Secret Subtraction 13
Ian Baxter The Somersault Card Aces of Spades put on deck, in vanishes and appears face-up next to another card that was previously pushed into the center
 		1970 Ten on Deck 16
Ian Baxter Impromptu Transmigrationalism duplicate of a card reverses in second deck, then the two duplicates are turned over and shown to have transposed (with odd backs)
Inspired by 1970 Ten on Deck 18
Edward Marlo Visible Phantoms fairly selected cards turn over, double facers
Inspired by 1971 Hierophant (Issue 5-6) 281
Lou Gallo Osrever S'Ollag performer and spectator select cards from halves, the reverse
Also published here 1971 Expert Card Chicanery 55
Ed Thiele Contrary Cards card turns over with strange procedure
Variations June 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 8) 426
Jean Hugard New Reverse first wrong card turns over, then right card
 		July 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 9) 433
Jerry K. Hartman Undercover Reverse reverse a card in spread under guise of turning down another faceup card
Related to 1971 Odd Lifts 12
Jerry K. Hartman Transpover selection lost in middle, magician picks a different card for himself and tables it, deck is spread revealing magician’s card reversed, tabled card is now selection
 		1971 Odd Lifts 12
Jerry K. Hartman Thrice Over Lightly one at a time, an Ace, Two and Three each instantly turn face up in the deck
Inspired byVariations 1971 Odd Lifts 14
Jerry K. Hartman Beswitched transpo between reversed card in deck and facedown tabled card
 		1971 Odd Lifts 17
Tom Batchelor The Search first card located, second card turns over in deck
 		1971 Canadian Card Control 19
Tom Batchelor The Card Finders six piles made, one pile chosen, selection appears reversed in it
 		1971 Canadian Card Control 28
John Quine Center Reverse spread reverse similar to Larreverse
 		1972 Card Cavalcade 13
Eddie Fechter Quick Reverse using palm
Also published here 1972 Card Cavalcade 48
Edward Marlo The Elusive Jacks black jacks change to red jacks, blacks reversed in deck, spectator locates reds again
Inspired by 1972 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 5) 38
Neal Elias Ambitious Get Ready "Get Ready For Braue After Zingone" (see next trick)
Inspired by Jan. 1972 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 3) 477
Louis Zingone Surprise Reverse card on top, another card put in center, it rises to top and other card is reversed in center, for Dai Vernon credit see p. 484
VariationsAlso published here
  • Surprise Reverse (Cigam, Walter Schwartz, 1931)
 Jan. 1972 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 3) 477
Roy Walton Simple Math pseudo math presentation to spell to selection which also reversed itself
Also published here May 1972 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7) 517
Unknown Hilarious Finish to an Old Trick
1972 The Living End 44
Walter B. Gibson Double Reverse spectator's and performer's cards reverse
Also published here 1972 The Living End 116
Laurie Ireland, Jess Kelly A Pantomime Card Location
1972 The Living End 117
Franklin M. Chapman Under Cover card turns over and rises
 		1972 The Living End 119
Clayton Rawson Name Your Poison spectator decides how selection is found: turns over, is spelled to or travels to pocket
Also published here 1972 The Living End 134
Jerry K. Hartman Treblesome Three of Hearts between blacks Threes turns face down, changes into the Three of Diamonds, travels from bottom of deck back between black Threes, then sandwich becomes two red Threes with black Three between them
 		1972 Packet Magic 49
Paul Rosini Supreme Reverse
1973 Super Subtle Card Miracles 49
Harry Lorayne A Fast Repeat Reverse selection turns over twice
 		1973 Rim Shots 21
Karl Fulves Accursed Card cased deck moves beneath translucent handkerchief, turns over in deck
 		1973 Notes From Underground 59
Jeff Busby Royal Runaway Jack, Queen and King of one suit are in (Himber) wallet, chosen value travels to pocket, then from deck back to wallet, turns over, back to deck
 		1973 Royal Runaway 1
Don Reavis Reavis Reverse
1973 Wonderful Routines of Magic — The First Addendum 62
Edward Marlo Miracle Faro Reverse two peeked at cards reverse themselves one at a time
 		1974 The Unexpected Card Book 81
Jerry Mentzer Applications three selections
 		1974 Card Cavalcade II 116
Paul Curry Turn of the Century
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1974 Paul Curry Presents 57
Ken Krenzel, Harry Lorayne Square Reverse Routine three cards peeked at, two reverse themselves and sandwich selection
Related to 1975 Afterthoughts 97
Harry Lorayne Flash Reverse single card instantly turns over
 		1975 Afterthoughts 103
Hideo Kato, Jon Racherbaumer Hands Off Reverse card inserted by spectator in deck behind his back reverses
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1975 Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue) 29
Karl Fulves Double Take card chosen with aid of joker, joker transforms into selection, then reverses in deck and changes back to joker, four methods
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 2 81
Dai Vernon Card Detection Card placed back in deck by spectator, card appears reversed
 		1975 Magic With Faucett Ross 223
Francis Carlyle Transposition Reverse performer and spectator select a card from each half and they turn over in the deck
 		1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 81
Unknown An Easy Reverse card in ten-card packet chosen, cards shown one by one, it vanished, reappears reversed in packet
Related to 1975 New and Novel Knowledge 47
Peter Duffie, Jerry K. Hartman The Go-Between sandwich card find card in the center and turn over, based on J.K. Hartman's "Centre of Attention"
 		June 1976 Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 10) 268
Unknown Topsy-Turvy No. 71, two selections turn over
 		1976 Self-Working Card Tricks 109
Karrell Fox About Face selection reverses in deck, with bold reverse sleight
 		1976 Clever.... Like a Fox 69
Rick Johnsson Instant Re-Right single card reverse, using Felonious Assault
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 86
Edward Marlo First Effect using a Miracle Card Change, one card simply turns over in deck
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 155
Larry Jennings Where's the Discrepancy
VariationsAlso published here 1977 Larry Jennings on Card & Coin Handling 41
Harvey Rosenthal Double Reverse two cards, moveless appearance
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Three) 182
Harvey Rosenthal Triple Turnover moveless appearance
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Three) 195
Karl Fulves Dragon's Curse prediction, reverse, back change
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Four) 245
Jim Ryan Jim's Quick Spell
Also published here 1977 Lecture Notes Bar Magic 11
Unknown The Double-Lift Reverse reverses top card, starts with double lift
 		1977 The Magic Book 121
Harry Lorayne, Bert Allerton Triple-Climax Speller two cards spelled to, second card shows up reversed
Related to 1977 The Magic Book 122
Allan Ackerman Double Reverse one card is thought of half the pack
 		1978 Here's My Card 60
Ken Krenzel The Direct Reverse
1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 54
Kevin Davie Signachange signed card turns over and changes color of the back
 		Apr. 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 8) 559
Bob Stencel, Archie Mcintyre, Bill Nagler Rip It Up two selected card, on turns over several times in the deck, the card is signed and torn and changes to second selection, duplicate
Related to Apr. 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 8) 562
Karl Fulves Four-Card Leaper KC travels from one half to other, KS in other half is face-up with red kings on either side
Inspired by 1978 Transpo Trix 2
Edward Marlo Rauh-Glatt-Geistino thought of card turns over in deck
 		1978 Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach 127
Jerry K. Hartman Fast Faced Reversal
Inspired by 1978 Loose Ends 71
Edward Marlo Named Position Reverse selection appears reversed at named position
 		1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 48
David Solomon Solomon's Approach outjogged card is pushed flush and instantly shown reversed
 		1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 49
Edward Marlo Marlo's Suggestion outjogged card is pushed flush and instantly shown reversed
 		1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 49
Eddie Fechter Rapid Reverse palmed card replaced when tabled deck is spread
 		1979 Card Cavalcade Finale 63
Dennis Sargent Rip It Up no duplicate
Inspired by Feb. 1979 Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2) 641
Karl Fulves Clipping named seven turns over in cased deck
 		1979 Card Under Glass 93
Roy Walton Reverse Prediction two cards produced which lead to selection, selection found face up at that position
Also published here 1979 That Certain Something... 17
Roy Walton Studied Image apparently image of selection appears on a random card
Also published here 1979 That Certain Something... 18
Gene Nielsen pk simple card reverse
Variations 1979 Magick (Issue 228) 1138
Gaylord E. Hill pk 2
Inspired by 1979 Magick (Issue 230) 1148
Steve Beam Bound Reversal spiralbound deck, card is peeked and then found reversed
 		1979 The Card Book 2
Edward Marlo One at a Time four aces turn over one at a time
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 102
Larry Jennings Miracle one of six thought of card (really selected) turns over, shades of Mental Reverse
Also published here 1980 Exclusive Card Secrets 55
Rovi Your Card Plus Four Aces selection is found reversed in the deck, first the four aces and the joker are produced
 		1980 Rovi Reveals 11
Rovi Just for a Change two decks, card is put in other deck, other card is reversed and selection transforms into reversed card
 		1980 Rovi Reveals 29
Jimmy Ray Side Peek riffle force with thick card, routine simple reverse
 		1980 A Ray of Magic 15
Frank Shields, Francis Carlyle Double Reversal deck rightens, two selections turn over
Inspired by 1981 Arcane (Issue 4) 36
Edward Marlo Banded: That's Impossible!
  • First Effect: face card on banded deck changes
  • Second Effect: top and bottom card of banded deck change, a center card turns over
  • Third Effect: face card of banded deck changes
  • Fourth Effect (An Ambitious Bit): card comes to top in banded deck
  • Emphasizing the Difference: card peeked at in banded deck turns over
Related to 1981 Cardworks 85
Jim Ryan Quick Spell
Related toAlso published here 1981 Jim Ryan Close-Up: Entertaining Card Quickies 5
Karl Fulves Frontorback
1981 Milennium Aces 14
Karl Fulves The Masking Effect two cards turn over in the deck
 		1981 Milennium Aces 22
Karl Fulves Foolzum with the Neal Elias half pass, variation with twenty-six double backers
 		1981 Milennium Aces 67
Karl Fulves Playback Poker two cards from two poker hands turn over and change places
 		1981 Milennium Aces 88
Eoin Taylor Dark-Revelation selection turns face up on top of the deck, under handkerchief, see also p. 169 for credits
 		1981 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 7) 122
Horace E. Bennett Instant Reverse card reverses several times, then it changes back color
 		1981 Bennett's Fourth Book 67
Juan Tamariz Efecto 4°. Dos Cartas Vueltas with two cards
Also published here 1981 Magia Potagia — Volume I 26
Dr. Stanley Jaks Nehmen Sie drei initialed card reverses in deck, with prediction
Also published here
  • "Take Three - Again" in "Pentagram" November, 1955
 Dec. 1981 Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 4) 142
Roy Walton The Happy Wanderers three cards in the middle, two travel to top and bottom, then cards are found in the middle again with one card reversed
Also published here 1981 The Complete Walton — Volume 1 31
Roy Walton Reverse Prediction two cards produced which lead to selection, selection found face up at that position
Also published here 1981 The Complete Walton — Volume 1 180
Roy Walton Studied Image apparently image of selection appears on a random card
Also published here 1981 The Complete Walton — Volume 1 181
Roy Walton Changing Times
Inspired by
  • Rosini's Double Reverse
 1981 The Complete Walton — Volume 1 216
Roy Walton Simple Maths pseudo math presentation to spell to selection which also reversed itself
Also published here 1981 The Complete Walton — Volume 1 221
Larry Becker Delayed Reverse employing Henry Christ cut deeper force
 		1982 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 1 61
Keith Breen Successive Reversals one ace at a time appears face up in deck
Variations Nov. 1982 Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 11) 706
Larry Jennings Count Me In top card turned over, value used to count down, selection reversed
Variations 1982 Best of Friends 88
Charles Hudson Invisible Inserts two selections reverse one by one, invisible card presentation
 		1982 Best of Friends 395
Ron Lashbrook Double Repeat Turnover turning single card over that is inserted in fan as fan is closed
 		Dec. 1982 Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 7) 1075
Unknown Two Card Reverse spectator and performer each chose selection from half the deck, they end up reversed, Rosini's Double Reverse
 		1982 Simple yet Effective Tricks with Cards 7
Unknown Pantomime Puzzler card in tpacket chosen, cards shown one by one, it vanished, reappears reversed in packet
Related to 1982 Simple yet Effective Tricks with Cards 57
John Ramsay, Andrew Galloway The Forgotten Card Trick among four cards one vanishes and one turns over, with remember and forget presentation
 		1982 The Ramsay Finale 55
Edward Marlo Dressed Up Reverse
1983 Marlo without Tears 243
Hippie Torrales Inside-Out two selections, one turns face up and changes into second selection, double facer
Variations Feb. 1983 Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 2) 740
Edward Marlo A Bonus Item three selections, one turns over and its value is used to count to selections on either side
 		1983 Marlo's Plus Package 81
Philip T. Goldstein Avanturn IV
Nov. 1983 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2) 1173
Derek Robbins Pri-Mate mate is found reversed in the deck
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 24) 462
T. Nelson Downs Reverse No. 6 waxed pair, from Downs-McGuire letters
 		1983 A History of the Brainwave Principle 19
David Britland Double Trouble spectator's and performer's cards reverse
Inspired by 1983 Cardopolis (Issue 1) 24
Charles T. Jordan Just al Contrario No. 9, card reverses in case, stripper deck
Also published here 1983 La Baraja Biselada 10
Frank Simon The Informers cards on either side of selection turn face up to sandwich it
 		1983 Versatile Card Magic 35
Frank Simon Spread'em deck spread face up and selection not seen, deck flipped face-down and selection is face-up in middle
 		1983 Versatile Card Magic 122
Edward Marlo Triple Reverse using technique from reference
Related to 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5
Edward Marlo Multiple Convincing Control tip for "Convincing Control Reverse" from Vol. 3
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 99
Edward Marlo Some Dreams are Better than Others two selections, reverse one by one with transposition finale
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 315
Jerry Sadowitz My Name is Kerr card to named position reversed
Related to 1984 Cards Hit 19
Jerry Sadowitz Thatcher Out! various cards turn over multiple times
 		1984 Cards Hit 26
Roberto Giobbi, Shiv Duggal 1, 2, 3 and 4 Queens a card is selected, three cards produced (Ace, Two, Three) and of them is chosen, the card reverses and changes into the selection, as a kicker the other three mates of the selection are produced
 		July 1984 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 7) 1248
Paul Harris Too Slick slick card presentation for open second dealing, apparently slick card does other weird things
 		1984 Close-up Seductions 133
Ken Krenzel, Louis Histed Half-Passed Histed peeked at card turns over twice in pocket, featuring Pocket Half Pass
Variations 1985 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4 101
Jeff Altman Triple Sec reversal of single card
 		May 1985 Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 5) 1063
Harry Lorayne Direct Sandwich Expansion after preceding sandwich routine, second selection turns over in deck
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 29
Randy Wakeman Tri-Version out-jogged card visibly turns over, repeated, then deck turns over
Also published here 1985 Formula One Close-Up 39
Larry Jennings Memoreverse apparently order is remembered, a chosen card is found reversed on the magician named position
 		1985 Lake Tahoe Card Magic 55
Ian Land Quaternity
May 1985 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 10) 1290
Aldo Colombini Clubbed in one half selection turns over, in other half all cards from the same suit are found reversed
 		1985 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 11) 187
Frederick Braue The Tunnel deck in Charlie cut position with two packets, card slid through the opening reverses
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 5
Tom Bowyer Svengali Routine selection made, card divined, then it turns over, then appears at named number and at randomly spelled card, spectator stabs next to it
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4) 28
Unknown Routine routine outline:
  • Surprise Spell
  • Card turns over
  • Ambitious
  • Rub a Dub Dub
Related to 1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5) 18
Larry Jennings Double Think half pack, card reverse themselfes
 		1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 243
Doug Edwards, Joe Berg The Stunning Jumping Jack card jumps out as deck is riffled, half card on thread
Also published here Jan. 1986 Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 1) 1153
Edward Marlo One-at-a-Time Turnover three outjogged cards are pushed in one by one and turn over
 		1986 Thirty Five Years Later 1
Bob Ostin Twisting Twins card turned over, mate in deck turns over in sympathy
 		1986 Angel Card Rise Plus 20
David Regal Triple Reverse three cards
 		1987 Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal 209
Paul Rosini, Eugene Burger Rosini's Double Reverse
Related toVariations 1987 The Performance of Close-Up Magic 61
Karl Fulves Little Red's Blues named card reverses itself, half of the deck has secretly a different colored back
 		1987 Riffle Shuffle Methods 36
Sam Leo Horowitz Look Homeward, Angel card travels from bottom of deck to named postion reversed, mis-credited to Dai Vernon
Related toAlso published here 1987 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 8) 8
John C. Wagner Non-Gaffed Ultra Mental as an out for estimation effects
 		1987 The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner 105
Karl Fulves Takedown two cards reverse in the deck, then they transpose
Inspired by 1987 Covenant 15
Ned Rutledge Mein Freund Tonto writing appears on card and selection is found face up in the deck
Also published here Dec. 1987 Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2) 77
Jamy Ian Swiss My Reverse Routine card turns over a few times, then the whole deck
Inspired byAlso published here 1987 Theatrics 38
Bruce Cervon Simple Reverse One Card immediately reverses
Variations 1988 The Cervon File 52
Bruce Cervon Two Card Reverse I two Cards immediately reverse
 		1988 The Cervon File 84
Bruce Cervon Two Card Reverse II two Cards immediately reverse
 		1988 The Cervon File 87
Bruce Cervon Touched touched Card reverses next to Selection
 		1988 The Cervon File 155
Bruce Cervon Retouched touched Card reverses between two Selections
 		1988 The Cervon File 156
Bruce Cervon Touched Again two Phases
 		1988 The Cervon File 158
Bruce Cervon Invisible Reverse/Impossible one from five
 		1988 The Cervon File 173
Peter Kougasian Let's Face it interesting lead in
Variations May 1988 Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 5) 1489
Larry Jennings Secret Reverse one of five cards is reversed while they are displayed ala Biddle, with or without deck
 		1988 The Cardwright 17
Edward Marlo Other Ideas with Above
  • One: Kings face-up in deck, they change into Aces
  • Two: selection turns over
  • Three: deck starts in reverse orientation
 		1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 166
Edward Marlo Repeat Repeat Reverse card turns over, is rightened and turns over again, repeated with second selection
 		1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 222
Edward Marlo Triple Repeat Reverse peeked card reverses three times
 		1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 225
Edward Marlo The Other Method wrong card reversed in tabled spread, it is removed and turned over, then changes into selection
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Oct. 1967
 1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 320
Roy Walton A Simple Trick Using The Move wrong card reverses, then card is spelled to and it shows up reversed, Royverse application
 		1988 The Complete Walton — Volume 2 8
Faucett Ross Twice Turned
1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 175
Jerry Sadowitz Shuffle Reverse overhand shuffle action reverse, selection can appear reversed at named position
 		1989 Cards on the Table 77
Edward Marlo Breaking the Rule spelling to the four Aces, last one turns over
VariationsAlso published here 1989 So Soon? 44
Karl Fulves Reversed Card card vanishes from face of packet, reappears reversed in deck
 		1989 Kaleidoscope 43
Karl Fulves Surprise Reverse spectator places card in reversed deck with cover card
 		1989 Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children 37
Randy Wakeman Tri-Version out-jogged card visibly turns over, repeated, then deck turns over
Also published here 1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 35
Randy Wakeman Reverse-Reverse-Rise-Surprise selection reverses twice, then top half floats upwards and selection jumps out
 		1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 39
Randy Wakeman, Edward Marlo But Fast! peeked-at card turns over, then pseudo explanation
Variations 1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 49
Randy Wakeman The Fortune-Telling Aces Ace with suit of chosen card turns over, selection turns over and is placed with Aces, it vanishes from Aces and reappears reversed in deck
 		1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 53
Bob King Impromptu Stunner card at position of cut-off number thought-of, this is made to turn over
Variations 1989 Magician Foolers 7
Roy Johnson Twin Reverse