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420 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Single Card
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Faced-Deck Card Vanish/Switch card put on top of faced deck, deck turned over secretly
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 50
Das desertierte und wiedereingefangene Ass four Aces shown and lost in deck by spectator, one Ace disappears and travels to spectator's pocket, Diamond spot card masks as Ace with other pips covered by other Aces
Related to 1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 23
Verschwinden und Wiedererscheinen einer Karte card vanishes from deck and appears on back of spectator or performer
Related to 1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 37
Card Vanish at Position spectator remembers card and its position, when re-counted it is no longer there or switched
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 49
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die verschwundene Karte card selected and returned out of hands, yet it disappears from deck
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 83
Verkleinerungskarte single card shrinks and vanishes
Related to 1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 139
Die Verwandlungs- und Verkleinerungskarte Queen changes in a Jack, shrinks to half its size and vanishes
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 151
Der Kartenspiegel card vanishes on mirror, card with mirror on back
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 182
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die thatsächlich verschwindende Karte card pull into sleeve
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 183
Die Kartencigarre card vanishes in the hands, miniature card reappears at end of cigar, it then grows to normal size
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 184
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Card Vanish under Handkerchief card vanishes from deck under handkerchief by gripping reversed stripper card with handkerchief when removing it
Also published here 1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 227
Dr. Arnfeld Die verschwindende Karte card vanishes from deck, spectator pushes card into clip in deck which is pulled out
 		Dec. 1896 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 12) 181
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Card Vanish under Handkerchief card vanishes from deck under handkerchief by gripping reversed stripper card with handkerchief when removing it
Also published here Mar. 1896 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 7) 100
C. Wichmann Pia fraus selection and eleven cards shown, selection vanishes from packet
 		Sep. 1896 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 1) 14
The Changing and Diminishing Card card changes, shrinks, then disappears
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 229
Julius Kupka Die mystirieuse Karte "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
card is apparently not in one half of the deck, but then it is, card stuck to back of hand with moisture
 		Mar. 1899 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 3) 36
Stripper Vanish selection shuffled back by spectator, deck covered with handkerchief, handkerchief pulled away and reversed stripper card secretly stripped out and removed with handkerchief
Also published here 1900 Der Amateurzauberer 96
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die Auflösung einer Spielkarte card under silk is put on glass tray and vanishes, transparent celluloid card
 		Dec. 1900 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 12) 181
Hänsel Kastner Der Fächer als Kartenmagnet card vanishes in fan (not a card fan) and reappears from fan
 		July 1902 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 7) 102
H. F. C. Suhr La carte du diable card vanishes in flash of fire, made from flash paper, ignites by itself
 		Jan. 1905 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 2) 18
The Dissolved Card card held under handkerchief is pushed in glass of water by spectator and vanishes, celluloid card
 		1909 The Art of Magic 124
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Der verschwundene König card vanishes in deck, then rises (= is pulled from) from behind another single card
Also published here 1910 Kartenkünste 186
Charles T. Jordan The Spook Card No. 2, card vanishes from small packet, five peek cards
Related to 1920 Ten New Prepared Card Tricks 6
Charles T. Jordan The Vanishing Card No. 5, one of six cards vanishes and appears in performer's pocket
 		1920 Ten New Impromptu Card Tricks 12
Charles T. Jordan Card Vanish via Miscall four cards placed on table, one miscalled and forced
 		1921 The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks) 9
Charles T. Jordan The Fade-Out Vanish card from ten-card-packet vanishes
 		1921 The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks) 18
Charles T. Jordan Bewildero! spectator remembers card and position from face, then procedure heavy control/steal
 		1921 The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks) 19
Eric F. Impey Mysto - The Masterpiece thought-of card vanishes, thirteen half-waxed pairs in deck, also as named vanish
Also published here 1928 Original Card Mysteries 2
Eric F. Impey Turn-It card and its position remembered, card vanishes and reappears, sixteen double facers
 		1928 Original Card Mysteries 5
Tom Sellers Swing spectator remembers bottom card of half that has ben cut off onto case, it vanishes later, card attached to card case that can be pivoted out
 		1931 Magical Pleasantries 19
Eric F. Impey The Flyaway Card selection placed reversed in deck, it changes into another card, selection no longer in deck, reappears reversed
 		1931 Try This One 2
In Reverse card vanishes and reappears (color change methodology)
 		1933 Card Manipulations (Issue 2) 34
Ralph W. Hull Hull's "Hide-Out" Card Sleight showing that a card is apparently missing while spreading through deck, reverse cull
 		1933 More "Eye-Openers" 4
T. Page Wright Card revelation performer deals through packet or deck, selection has vanished, it reappears face-up in center
 		1933 Page Wright's Notebook 10
T. Page Wright Six Card Trick card vanishes in six-card packet and reappears
 		1933 Page Wright's Notebook 16
Bob Hummer A Card in Flight!! card vanishes from deck and reappears at other side of window
Related toAlso published here 1935 The Jinx (Issue 14) 66
Louis Lam Perplexo "The 'El-El' Disappearance of One or More Cards", selection is put on face-up half and covered with other half, vanishes after separation of halves
 		1935 Would You Believe It? 4
Pellet Trick No. 23, about ten cards freely chosen and written on pieces of paper that are crumpled up, selections sealed in envelope, one of those papers is chosen and that card vanishes from group of selections or travels to somewhere like pocket
Related to 1935 Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do 25
Melrose card vanishes and reappears with "think stop" procedure, sticky substance on finger
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 108
Flyaway Cards card vanishes and reappears, sticky card
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 111
Card from Nowhere card to anywhere with duplicate, card vanishes via short card and riffle display
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 310
Vanishing Card short card
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 314
The Eclipse Vanish one of five vanishes, saliva
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 341
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
Paul Rosini Saliva Sorcery. I peeked at card disappears and reappears reversed
 		1938 Greater Magic 258
Rub-A-Dub-Dub transformation and vanish
Related toVariations 1940 Expert Card Technique 301
Henry Hardin The Dissolving Card one of five
 		1940 The Jinx (Issue 97) 599
Howard Warringer Utility Card Stealing Apparatus card vanish from case, tape in box
 		Jan. 1940 Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 7) 4
Martin Gardner Vanishing and Reappearing Card spectator cuts deck and remembers card, halves placed face-to-face, selection vanishes (cards shown one by one) and reappears
VariationsAlso published here 1940 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck 20
Louis Capiaux Cartes Mechant card to pocket or wallet with lengthy sucker presentation in which an obviously palmed card vanishes from a handkerchief
 		1941 The Jinx (Issue 139) 788
Hervel Disparaition d'une carte déchirée dans un sac en papier vanish of pieces of torn card in paper bag, thumb tip with hook
 		Aug. 1941 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 8) 8
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Perfect Vanish of a Card also as production, double facer
 		1942 Prepared Cards and Accessories 2
Eddie Joseph Gone Beyond Recognition spectator peeks at a card with a knife, that card vanishes, reproduced from pocket
 		1942 Greater Card Tricks 28
Martin Gardner Vanish and Spell card vanishes and is found via spelling from the top
Related to 1942 Cut the Cards 14
Martin Gardner Card Vanish Sequence deck shown in sections, card to vanish is reversed
Related to 1942 Cut the Cards 14
Martin Gardner A Curious Card Vanish card vanishes from under handkerchief and reappears reversed in deck
 		1942 Cut the Cards 28
Century Card Vanishing Paper to vanish few cards
 		1942/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2 92
Bob Hummer A Card in Flight! card vanishes from deck and reappears at other side of window
 		1943 Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks 25
The Half-Deck Switch deck switched one half at a time, with back turned towards audience
 		1943 25 Methods for Switching Decks 4
Warren Wiersbe What a Coincidence! selection vanishes, another card is selected which happens to be first card
 		1944 Action with Cards 3
Warren Wiersbe Delayed Discovery selection vanishes, performer then finds cards for color, suit, value of selection, selection reappears reversed
 		1944 Action with Cards 10
Edward Marlo Rub Away with rub vanish
 		1945 Off the Top 14
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
Arthur H. Buckley Lost and Found Experiment No. 18 - card vanishes and is found via second deal stop trick
 		1946 Card Control 170
Martin Gardner, Neal Elias Vanishing Card from deck
 		1946 At the Table Tricks 4
Dr. William Weyeneth Disparition mystérieuse d'une carte dans une enveloppe card vanishes from envelope, followed by german translation "Geheimnisvolles verschwinden einer Karte aus einen Briefumschlag"
 		Mar. 1946 La Baguette Magique (Issue 8) 3
Edward Marlo II. Double Deal Vanish of named card, stacked
 		1947 Marlo In Spades 35
Edward Marlo IV. Saliva Methods
  • A. Cut Method
  • B. In Spread
  • C. The Peek
 		1947 Marlo In Spades 36
Edward Marlo V. Double Lift
  • A. From the Peek
  • B. Key Card
  • C. Imperfection
  • D. One Hand
 		1947 Marlo In Spades 37
Edward Marlo Card Stab card vanishes, then deck is wrapped in newspaper and card stabbed to
Related to 1947 Marlo In Spades 38
Off Agin, On Agin, Finnegin! card vanishs and reappeares via pass
 		1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 157
Carmen D'Amico Toss Over Card card is thrown invisible between two reversed cards in the deck
 		1948/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5 86
Paul Rosini Was It There? one of five cards named, it vanishes from the five-card packet, it appears face-up in the deck, repeat with another card which reappears in the pocket
Related to 1950 Magical Gems 9
Franklin V. Taylor Frank's Vanish card vanish under handkerchief, scotch tape
 		1954 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 298) 1193
Mariano Palhinha Wherizit three cards with money card in middle held by spectator beneath handkerchief, money card vanishes
 		1954/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6 62
Edward Marlo Card Vanishes from Small Packet
1956 Action Palm 10
Jerry Andrus Effect D vanished card reappears reversed next to another selection
 		1956 Andrus Deals You In 74
Jerry Andrus Disappearance from a Handkerchief lapping, card to pocket
Related to 1956 Andrus Deals You In 129
Edward Marlo Vanish from Packet vanishing a card from a packet of five, "Red and Blue Effect"
 		1957 The Tabled Palm 32
Jerry Andrus Fold Away Card playing card folded up with a 3x4 inch file card, it vanishes and reappears again inside it without creases
 		1957 Andrus Deals Again! — No. 1 3
Jerry Andrus Unexpected Reverse card vanishes between hands an reappears reversed in deck
Also published here 1957 Up Close with Andrus 6
Edward Marlo Third Example a card vanishes from a small packet
 		1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 40
James Steranko Card Eclipse Chapter Eleven, "The Ultimate in Color Change Routines
three routined changes on top of deck, then card vanishes from hand and reappears in deck
 		1960 Steranko on Cards 76
James Steranko Saliva Vanish reversed card vanishes
 		1960 Steranko on Cards 89
Cliff Green The Vanish signed card vanishes from face of pack, reappears in pocket
 		1961 Professional Card Magic 58
Cliff Green The Vanish Absolute from face
 		1961 Professional Card Magic 60
Edward Marlo A Marlo Miracle card vanishes via double push-off deal
 		1962 Estimation 64
Card Vanish Display showing that a card is missing by displaying cards in groups
 		1962 Close-up Card Magic 226
Dai Vernon Slow Motion Card Vanish
1962 Early Vernon 29
Dai Vernon Another Smear gum from envelope
 		1962 Early Vernon 55
Don Tanner The Houdini Card using a card box, card in envelope is placed in box vanishes
Related to 1962 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962) 50
Don Tanner Card in Orange - Cigarette card vanish from card box, brief
 		1962 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962) 56
Dr. William Weyeneth Das Verschwinden einer Karte unter einem Hut card vanishes from deck, under a hat
 		1962 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 23 No. 4) 206
Jerry Andrus Card to Pocket card and its position in small packet remembered by spectator, card ends up lapped after one deal-through
 		1964 Nameless Notes 4
Al Leech Vanishing Card card is rubbed, changes color, vanishes
 		1965 Super Card Man Stuff 12
Oscar "Oscarelli" Rey Daumenspitze various brief ideas using a thumb tip
  • Eine Zigarettenverwandlung
  • Inflation - Deflation
  • Der wasserdichte Geldschein
  • Verbrannter Geldschein
  • Der Geldschein als Likörglas
  • Geldscheintrick
  • Würfelzucker-Fabrikation
  • Tuchwanderung
  • Geld und Seidenband
  • Die Geldverlosung
  • Die verschwundene Karte
  • Die verschwundene Zigarette
  • Gelöste Knoten
  • Geldschein im Ei
 		1965 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 1) 9
Karl Fulves Prelude explaining "dealing heavy" to audience, then surplus card vanishes
 		Aug. 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 10) 114
Edward Marlo Saliva Card Vanish
1968 Expert Card Conjuring 95
Edward Marlo The Called for Vanish any named card is missing from deck
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 103
Edward Marlo Improved Named Vanish any named card is missing from deck, sticky substance, four methods
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 116
Edward Marlo The Gone Ghost silk over deck, glorpy type movement, then selection (ghost) gone
 		1968 On the Acrobatic Cards 42
Alton Sharpe Impossible Card Vanish card vanishes from pay envelope, slit at bottom
 		1969 Expert Card Mysteries 36
Larry Jennings The Turncoat ace of spades vanishes, turns over, changes back, ... in small packet
 		1969 Expert Card Mysteries 44
George Lee Single Card Vanish below post card
 		1969 Expert Card Mysteries 152
Edward Marlo "Over Here, Of Course!" face-up/face-down packet, selection vanishes, reappears face up
Inspired by
  • "Where Has It Gone" (Hideo Kato, Genii, Sept. 1969)
Related toVariations 		1969 Hierophant (Issue 2) 63
Aldini, Joe Berg, Robert "Bob" J. Gunther Supremonition Freely named card is found vanished from the deck, Joker then changes into selection
 		1969 Roughingly Yours 46
Eddie Joseph Tacit Command chosen card completely vanishes from a packet, using mirage holdout
 		1969 The Art of Eddie Joseph 328
Eddie Joseph Silky Smooth Card Vanish with handkerchief, using mirage holdout
 		1969 The Art of Eddie Joseph 331
Harry Whitestone Cards Across Tidbit color change as vanish
 		1969 Wonderful Routines of Magic 112
Karl Fulves As A Vanish placing sticky card next to selection with faro, also rough-smooth method
 		1970 Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement) 53
Edward Marlo Wet Line Vanish or Control selection vanishes or is controlled, saliva handling
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 88
Edward Marlo Fingertip Vanish fingertip peeked card vanishes, double index card
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 95
Edward Marlo Pre-Determined Four - Fourth Effect A Fingertip Peeked card vanishes, waxed corner short
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 107
Edward Marlo The Vanishing Card peeked card vanishes, reappears at chosen number, saliva
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 116
Edward Marlo Vanishing Card a chosen card vanishes from amongst a packet of five cards, lapping
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 153
Roy Walton Gone To Earth card vanishes in packet an reappears
Inspired by
  • Hideo Kato's "Where Has It Gone?" (Genii Sept 1970)
 1970 Hierophant (Issue 4) 187
Paul Swinford Added Thoughts on "Over Here, of Course!"
Inspired by 1970 Hierophant (Issue 4) 189
Edward Marlo Fly Me To The Moon card vanishes in packet an reappears at chosen position, based on Hideo Kato's "Where Has It Gone?" (Genii Sept 1969), two methods
 		1970 Hierophant (Issue 4) 189
Roger Smith The Greatest Faro Trick of the Century card vanish, straight cut placement, faro shuffle and sticky
 		Sep. 1970 Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 2) 8
Karl Fulves Future Minus odd backed card underneath cardboard, another card signed is put underneath as well, they become one signed odd-backed card
Related toVariations 1971 The Book of Numbers 39
Karl Fulves Future Minus prediction is placed between sandwich cards, selection as well, they turn out to be the same
  • A Variation in Handling
Inspired byRelated to 1971 The Book of Numbers — Supplementary Notes 12
Roger Smith K-S Vanish handling for method 4 of Marlo reference
Inspired by 1971 The K-S Control System 9
Bob Baxter Rising & Vanishing Card under handkerchief
 		1972 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7 103
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Vanish prayer vanish
 		Mar. 1972 Epilogue (Issue 14) 111
Karl Fulves Gaffed Cards new type of flap card to vanish a card
 		1972 Mexican Monte 17
Billy McComb Eye-Level, One-Man Card Vanish gimmick, similar to Vernon
Related to 1972 I Did It My Way 6
Traveling Cards Vanish hiding a card while running through the deck
 		1972 The Living End 19
Charly Bonda-Gewies Princes-Card Queen between two Jacks vanishes in special case
Variations 1972 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 3) 41
Luigi Gandrini Princes-Card Queen between two Jacks vanishes in special case, gaff variation
Inspired by 1972 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 5) 91
Jerry K. Hartman Looking Glass Queens Joker amongst Queens packet takes on each Queen’s identity in succession, then vanishes from packet
Inspired by 1972 Packet Magic 63
Dai Vernon Vernon's Peek Card Vanish No. 23, moisture on left third finger for card vanish after peek
Related to 1972 Jacob Daley's Notebooks 11
Dai Vernon Vernon's Sputum Gags No. 46, moisture/saliva application, card vanish and throwing a double in the air
  • Card vanish an peek
  • Sputum color change
  • Throw double and catch in deck
Related to 1972 Jacob Daley's Notebooks 16
Dai Vernon Vernon's Vanish Of Peeked Card By Sleight Of Hand No. 112, double deal, break picked up during peek, position known afterwards
 		1972 Jacob Daley's Notebooks 33
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Gone No. 318, one of five cards thought of, it vanishes eventually as cards are shown repeatedly, reappears face up
 		1972 Jacob Daley's Notebooks 83
Karl Fulves The Looking Glass Aces five cards with Joker, which changes to four aces one at a time and vanishes, for credits see reference
Related toVariations 1973 Packet Switches (Part One) 22
Karl Fulves One As Two gaffed
 		1973 Packet Switches (Part One) 44
Karl Fulves The Portable Indice gaffed
 		1973 Packet Switches (Part One) 45
Karl Fulves Ghost Of A Chance selection disappears from hat, betting theme, two methods
 		1973 Packet Switches (Part Two) 75
Karl Fulves Card Vanishes from Envelope see Note 2
 		1973 Packet Switches (Part Two) 75
Lin Searles Impossible Location out-of-hand selection (203rd force), card vanishes and reappears in deck
Related to Autumn 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio) 665
Martin Gardner Gardner Vanish see also p. 668
 		Autumn 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio) 665
Edward Marlo No Future Plus two selections with different back are placed underneath a magazine, the become one card
 		1974 The Unexpected Card Book 200
Mike Rogers Minus One odd backed card underneath cardboard, another card signed is put underneath as well, they become one signed odd-backed card
Inspired by Mar. 1974 Epilogue (Issue 20) 184
Jeff Busby Whispering Joker five cards with joker, joker whispers selection which then vanishes, double facer
 		Nov. 1974 Epilogue (Issue 22) 208
Paul Curry The Drawback Vanish with the aid of the drawback double lift
 		1974 Paul Curry Presents 41
Karl Fulves Heavy Traffic prediction vanishes from between two jacks twice, then the chosen card appears between the jacks
Related toVariations 1974 Close-Up Mental Magic 2
Joseph Dunninger, Walter B. Gibson The Spaced-Out Card peeked card vanishes form deck
 		1974 Magick (Issue 107) 531
Jerry Andrus Sudden Surprise card vanishes between hands an reappears reversed in deck
Also published here 1974 Special Magic 14
Edward Marlo, Arthur Finley The Missing Hour twelve cards, selection vanishes, two methods
Variations 1975 Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue) 25
Dai Vernon Card Vanish card that was peeked at vanishes from deck, uses saliva
Related to 1975 Magic With Faucett Ross 220
Rick Johnsson, Jerry Mentzer Push Down Vanish four cards, one vanishes
 		1975 New and Novel Knowledge 8
Roger Smith The Card That Went Poof and Was Gone card peeked in IF condition, later selection has vanished
 		1975 The Faro Sorcery Trilogy — Number 1 2
Roger Smith The Card That Went Poof - Again card peeked in IF condition, later selection is shown to have vanished and then it reappears
Variations 1975 The Faro Sorcery Trilogy — Number 1 11
Jerry K. Hartman Easy Go Card Tunnel, card vanishes as it is pushed in perpendicular to the deck
Inspired by 1975 Card Fare 1
Gerald Kosky Vanish and Recovery selection is turned over in the deck and vanishes, reappearance at named number
 		1975 The Magic of Gerald Kosky 66
60 Seconds Flat No. 59, selection vanishes from deck and reappears in deck under table
 		1976 Self-Working Card Tricks 90
Rick Johnsson Fly Now - Pay Later credit card of spectator vanishes, pretending to do the boomerang card, ends up in wallet
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 33
A. Berkeley Davis Palm Spoof card vanishes an reappears with palm presentation, ten vanish
 		1977 Card Cavalcade Four 90
Karl Fulves Psi/bernetics clean vanish of a selection, sucker element, sleeving
 		1977 Impromptu Holdouts 8
Karl Fulves Evilopes five cards and envelopes, spectator paper clips one card, all in envelopes, selection vanishes from envelope leaving clip behind
 		1977 Impromptu Holdouts 10
Karl Fulves Oblivion loading into shirt (between buttons)
 		1977 Impromptu Holdouts 20
Karl Fulves Boggled card vanishes with fun sucker presentation about the spectator taking a card from between the aces and pushing it magic thrust like between to aces, sleeving
 		1977 Impromptu Holdouts 23
Stephen Minch A Light Fandango selection rises from fan, wiggles and goes back down, then vanishes from deck
 		1977 Creations of a Magical Madman 37
Allan Ackerman Easy Off Pips at the end the card is blank and vanishes, gaffed
Inspired by 1978 Here's My Card 13
Allan Ackerman Roll Over Card Vanish bare handed
Variations 1978 Here's My Card 46
Looy Simonoff Kenomental fair selection is marked on face. two possible effects: card is found by spectator from back or vanishes from deck
 		Apr. 1978 Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 4) 41
Ross Bertram The Blackstone "Birdcage" Card Vanish
1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 70
Paul Harris Absorption card placed on case is "absorbed" by case (i.e. vanishes)
Also published here 1978 Las Vegas Close-Up 42
Karl Fulves Catapult card vanishes from packet, card to wallet application
 		1978 The Chronicles (Issue 11) 1167
Steve Beam Edition Addition name of selection found in newspaper add, card vanishes from deck
 		1978 They Don't Make Trap Doors Like They Used To Do Or You Too Can Walk On Water 2
Steve Beam Rapid Transit card appears face-up on the deck (using one handed top palm) vanishes again (face up Tent vanish) and appears face up in the center of the deck
Also published here 1978 They Don't Make Trap Doors Like They Used To Do Or You Too Can Walk On Water 25
Reinhard Müller Eine Doppelrückenkarte kann Karten Austauschen und damit verbunden zum Verschwinden bringen using a double backer to switch or vanish cards
  • Grundhandlungen
  • Anwendung 1 der Situation 3
  • Anwendung 2 der Situation 3
  • Anwendung 3
  • Anwendung 4
Related to Mar. 1978 Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 1) 30
Jerry Sadowitz The Bermuda Triangle card and faces of three cards vanish
 		July 1979 Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 7) 707
Karl Fulves Sneakers sandwich placed in case, sandwich card vanishes and reappears in case, flap-flap
 		1979 Inner Sanctum 32
Karl Fulves Flap Notes uses for flap-flap gimmick, loading sandwich in case, named ace vanishes from case
 		1979 Inner Sanctum 36
Karl Fulves The Smyx Solution one of five cards vanishes from box, "Secret Sleeving" (without details)
Related to 1979 The Nyria Effect 71
Karl Fulves Frameworks card case frame (like purse frame), aces appear and vanish
 		1979 Card Under Glass 88
Karl Fulves Epigram I card placed behind case vanishes
 		1979 Cryptology 114
Karl Fulves Three To Go one of three cards vanishes, using case as method
 		1979 Cryptology 117
Karl Fulves Final Reduction three-spot in case changes to Two, then Ace, then vanishes, posed as problem
 		1979 Cryptology 120
Karl Fulves Meltdown poker size card placed in bridge size deck vanishes
 		1979 Shape Changers 4
Karl Fulves Impromptwo poker size card placed in bridge size deck vanishes or shrinks to bridge size
 		1979 Shape Changers 9
Father Cyprian, Karl Fulves Rule 42 full card placed into packet of half cards vanishes
  • Karl Fulves Notes
  • Cyprian/Fulves Method
 		1979 Shape Changers 37
Roy Walton The Helensburgh Triangle card vanish from queens then apparently deck should vanish, color change of deck
Also published here 1979 That Certain Something... 21
Steve Beam Gone! single card vanish in the hands, as an ending for the Piano trick
 		1979 Magic — The Vanishing Art 29
Nick Trost Quick Vanishing Card card vanishes from small packet, Gardner like
 		1979 Impromptu Card Magic 7
Edward Marlo An Optical Illusion selection appears and vanishes on tabled deck, using card clip
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4 106
Bob Veeser Vanish card vanishes from aces and appears somewhere else
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4 299
Gene Maze Change of Menu chosen card, changes in a sandwich into the Aces one by one and vanishes in the end
 		1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 68
Jan Heins The Lady Vanishes card vanishes from the deck the spectator is holding
 		June 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 6) 863
Karl Fulves He's Back red card with invisible back changes instantly into black card with back
 		1980 Color Quik 42
Rovi Safe Bet selection is revealed and vanishes from the deck, with wallet
 		1980 Rovi Reveals 20
Michael Ammar The Clip Card Vanish vanishing torn pieces of card in paper clip
  • Alternate Handling
Also published here 1980 Encore I 27
Bob Hummer A Card in Flight! card vanishes from deck and reappears at other side of window
Also published here 1980 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 1
Martin A. Nash Credence peeked-at card vanishes and reappears at named number, center deal
 		Nov. 1981 Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 11) 561
Richard Kaufman, Ken Krenzel Kaufman and Krenzel on Cryptology card placed between two card cases vanishes, reappears in center of one of the decks
Inspired by 1981 Cardworks 13
Karl Fulves Touched Heart hearts are face up in the center of the deck, named card vanishes
 		1981 Milennium Aces 36
Paul Harris The Bizarre Vanish card visually vanishes while spectator holds it
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1981 Close-up Fantasies Finalé 81
Stephen Tucker Abort selection vanishes with a big bang and four parts appear on the back of the four aces, see also p. 269
 		1981 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 5) 89
Alex Elmsley Prayer Vanish card vanishes from sandwich
 		1981 More Professional Card Tricks 19
Jack Hughes Card Go card vanishes in frame
  • To Cause a Card Placed in the Frame to Change to Another
  • Giant Card to Bridge Size Card Variation
 		1981 Jack Hughes World of Magic — Volume One 108
Roy Walton The Helensburgh Triangle card vanish from queens then apparently deck should vanish, color change of deck
Also published here 1981 The Complete Walton — Volume 1 183
Karl Fulves Consumed four Kings placed on a dollar, all on top of deck, a King vanishes, when deck is cut, underneath dollar the King reappears
 		1982 Six Impromptu Card Tricks 25
Steve Beam Card Compression four Aces compressed into two Tos, into a Four, then card vanishes
Also published here 1982 Fingers don't Entertain, People Do 35
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
Reinhard Müller Müzarre Vanish in using Trevor Lewis's Monte Plus Twist
Inspired by 1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 32) 620
Eric F. Impey Mysto, The Masterpiece thought-of card vanishes, thirteen half-waxed pairs in deck, also as named vanish
VariationsAlso published here 1983 A History of the Brainwave Principle 42
Karl Fulves Sand Trap ideas posed as a problem:
  • small packet counted, quarter card appears within packet, on next count half card, and so on until full card
  • also in reverse as vanish
  • cannibals
  • quarters assemble and restore
  • progressive unprinting (Sam Schwartz)
Variations 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 39
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
Michael Powers The Off Color Vanish Bizarre Twist and Vanish
Inspired by 1983 Powerful Magic 38
Edward Marlo Olram's Vanish four kings, mentally chosen king vanishes, appears in deck
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5 304
Mirko Ferrantini Fifth Twist card vanishes as kicker
 		June 1984 Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 6) 934
Stephen Tucker Mirage Single playing card vanishes, one quarter at a time
 		1984 The Card-Mad-gic of Stephen Tucker 47
Edward Marlo Impact-Collision-Crash four Queens in four envelopes with holes, chosen Queen turns over twice, chosen Queen vanishes, then reappears in an envelope with odd back
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • MUM, Jan. 1978
 1984 At The Table 114
Bruce Cervon The '66 Vanish three cards, sandwiched card disappears
Variations 1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27) 253
Edward Marlo The '66 Vanish - Alternative Method three cards, sandwiched card disappears
Inspired by 1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30) 308
Steve Beam Card Compression four Aces compressed into two Tos, into a Four, then card vanishes
Related toAlso published here 1985 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 9) 151
Greg Eanes Forced Vanish force and card vanish with the Silicard
 		1985 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 11) 178
Card Vanish from Pack cards counted on table one by one, first one is double (1937)
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2) 10
U. F. Grant, Tenkai Ishida Card Vanish spectator remembers card at number, when counted down again it is no longer there
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2) 23
Card Vanish Seven of Diamonds and index of Nine of Diamonds simulate a Six of Diamonds in tabled layout
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2) 25
Frederick Braue Card to Pocket card vanishes from deck via Gardner's method
Related to 1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5) 14
Vanished card vanishes from deck
 		1985 Gimmick (Issue 1) 18
Larry Jennings The Courting Queen picture cards are face up in center, named queen disappears & reappears
 		1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 88
Jim Molinari, Edward Marlo Something Unexpected one of four cards vanishes at end
 		Dec. 1986 Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 12) 1292
Ken Simmons Vanish and Discovery card vanishes face-up from top of deck and reappears next to selection
 		1986 Riffling the Pasteboards 16
Ken Simmons Swivel Palm Replacement
  • As a Vanish
  • As a Color Change
Related to 1986 Riffling the Pasteboards 53
Reinhard Müller ICC-Karten-Kuvert-Kapriolen four Queens in four envelopes with holes, chosen Queen turns over twice, chosen Queen vanishes, then reappears in an envelope with odd back, using jumbo cards
Inspired by 1986 Riesenkarten 3 9
Gaëtan Bloom The Basic Move featuring The Bloom Gimmick (two cards together with a strip that only open with special handling), one of two cards vanish when thrown together on table
 		1986 Visible Monte 2
Gaëtan Bloom Visible Monte - The Routine routine in which spectator cannot find money card, then there is no money card, then a double faced card, then Flash Vanish of money card
 		1986 Visible Monte 6
Karl Fulves Shuttle Shuffle named card vanishes from deck in NPO, transfer shuffle from one half to the other
 		1987 Riffle Shuffle Methods 34
Karl Fulves Fadeout named card vanishes from deck in NPO
 		1987 Riffle Shuffle Methods 36
Randy Wakeman The Natural transformation, vanish, repeat to pocket
Inspired by 1987 Special Effects 1
Jerry Sadowitz A Vanish and a Cull card shown missing (Martin Gardner) and three mates culled in the process
Related to 1987 Inspirations 32
Ken Simmons Hands Off Reverse...er, Vanish card lost by spectator in deck behind his back, it vanishes, two handlings
Inspired byVariations 1987 Riffling the Pasteboards — Again! 1
Michael Weber Vanish and Reversal selected card disappears, then appears reversed in the deck
 		1987 高若 9
Darwin Ortiz Darwin's Aces Aces vanish and reappear "around" Selections
Inspired byVariations 1988 Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table 131
Ian Baxter Phantoms! selected card vanishes in deck and reappers as one of the phantom jokers...
 		Mar. 1988 Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 3) 1474
Larry Jennings Vanish an Reappearance of a Card visual
 		1988 The Cardwright 25
Sam Leo Horowitz The Horowitz Variation named picture card and four spot cards removed, picture card vanishes, using strip of card
 		1988 The Chronicles (Issue 35) 1410
Ben Harris S.F.U.C. - Super Flip Utility Concept flipping over two cards as once with Super-Flip, upper one is scallop short, with applications:
  • A Flash Double-Lift
  • A Color Change
  • A Stunning Ambitious Card Climax
  • A Vanish
Inspired by
  • "Super-Flip" (Ben Harris, New Directions)
Related toVariations 		1988 Off the Wall 62
Ben Harris Strange Harmony selection sandwiched, all three cards torn twice, when pieces are examined the selection has vanished
 		1988 Off the Wall 91
Edward Marlo Visual Change - Appearance - Vanish face card of deck changes just with a wrist turn and back, different applications
  • Impromptu Change
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1968
 1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 351
Justin Higham Uncanny Vanish card vanishes from among top few cards of deck
 		1988 Utility Card Sleights 19
Roy Walton Stage Shout three Queens whisper the name of two cards to performer, then one selection travels from deck to Queens and the other vanishes from Queens
Inspired byRelated to 1988 The Complete Walton — Volume 2 1
Roy Walton Sans Wizard card thought of from half the deck, half shuffled reversed in other half, selection vanishes and reappears (after perhaps multiple attempts), card named at the end
Inspired by
  • "Simply Wizard" (Howard Lyons, Ibidem)
Also published here
  • Ibidem
 1988 The Complete Walton — Volume 2 42
Dai Vernon Will-O'-the-Wisp vanish and recovery via handwashing
 		1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 81
Brother John Hamman Watch Me Like a Hawk selection placed with Aces, Aces shown, then selection named and it vanishes
Variations 1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 44
Steve Beam The Floating Lady queen floats between two halves of the deck, then the card vanishes, impromptu
Related toVariations 1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 28) 485
Jack Avis, Cy Endfield Twist And Vanish five cards, one of which is selection, wrong cards turn over one by one, then selection vanishes, Biddle Trick
Inspired byVariations May 1989 Inside Out (Issue 6) 14
Jack Avis Siva's Twist And Vanish five cards, one of which is selection, wrong cards turn over one by one, then selection vanishes, Biddle Trick
Inspired by May 1989 Inside Out (Issue 6) 15
Edward Marlo Olram's Twist and Vanish five cards, one of which is selection, wrong cards turn over one by one, then selection vanishes, Mental Reverse selection procedure
 		May 1989 Inside Out (Issue 6) 17
Jerry K. Hartman Tunnel Disappearance card vanishes when pushed through deck perpendicular
 		1990 Close-up Impact! 144
Ken Krenzel Cul-de-Sac card vanishes and reappears when pushed perpendicular through two cards, visual
VariationsAlso published here 1990 Close-up Impact! 154
Ken Krenzel A Spelling Trick card visibly vanishes from top and reappears at spelling position
 		1990 Close-up Impact! 184
Edward Marlo, Ken Simmons Marlo Improves Simmons card that spectator loses himself behind his back is divined and vanishes
Inspired byRelated to 1990 Finally! 46
Ken Krenzel The Vanishing Lady idea for the vanish of Beam's Floating Lady
Inspired by 1990 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 35) 640
Simon Aronson Time Out twelve cards, selection vanishes
Inspired by 1990 The Aronson Approach 63
Michael Ammar Clip Card Vanish vanishing torn pieces of card in paper clip
Also published here 1991 The Magic of Michael Ammar 54
Alex Elmsley Flying Squad card vanishes and reappears next to selection
 		1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 141
Alex Elmsley Infinity: Round Trip card vanishes from face of packet and reappears reversed in deck
Variations 1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 269
Alex Elmsley Misogynist's Monte card vanishes in the end
 		1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 383
Edward Marlo, Ralph W. Hull Marlo's Will-Of-The-Wisp card vanishes from its position, reappears at another chosen number (see Hull's More Eye Openers), two methods
 		1991 The Olram File (Issue 3) 13
Karl Fulves Hideout selection vanishes from packet, the reappears again
 		1991 28 Card Tricks 38
Sveroni Der radfahrende Joker und die Münze joker on card vanishes, then complete card, then a card shrinks and a coin transforms into a jumbo coin
 		1991 Sveroni Original 37
René Lavand That's the Way We Are chosen card vanishes from deck and another appears with name of selection on its face
Also published here 1991 Slow Motion Magic II 73
Jon Racherbaumer Boxed-In card vanishes between two card cases, reappears reversed in cased deck
 		1992 The Collected Almanac (Issue ) xxxi
Jack Carpenter Card and Purse Frame card vanishes in purse frame (sucker element) and appears from it
 		1992 Modus Operandi 73
Edward Marlo, Hideo Kato Nameless "It's Over Here, Of Course" card vanishes in packet and reappears, with second handling "Keyless Version"
Inspired by
  • "Where Has It Gone?" (Hideo Kato, Genii Sept. 1969)
Related to 		1992 The Olram File (Issue 11) 3
James Swain Technicolor Mystery red backed selection vanishes from between four blue backed kings and revealed to be mystery card previously put in pocket
 		1992 Don't Blink 107
Karl Fulves Median card predicted by 2 other cards - its value must be between the prediction cards, in second phase one of the prediction cards vanishes to make it fit
 		1992 Deceptive Practices 19
Frederick Braue Card to Wallet duplicate
 		1992 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6) 18
Philip T. Goldstein Montexposé odd back card vanishes among four other cards
 		1992 The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 4) 6
Vanni Bossi The Vanni Bossi Multipip Card a Six-spot with one spot missing, can be shown as Four or Six
  • Ambitious Card 1
  • Ambitious Card 2
  • Forcing and Vanishing the Forced Card
  • Forcing One or Two Cards
  • A Prediction
  • Final Note
 		1992 Escorial 1992 — The Marlo Year 20
Steve Dusheck Cardeen two cards placed face to face, half-size card is produced, switched or vanished from them
 		1992 Dusheck's Card Magic 139
Terry LaGerould Gambler's Palm card vanishes in the hand (tent vanish) and reappears
 		1992 Pasteboard Presentations 59
Larry Becker Power of Suggestion with the power of suggestion the selection becomes invisible for the spectator, then chosen card is divined
Inspired by 1992 Stunners! 205
Ken Simmons Ideas for Gardner's Vanishing And Reappearing Card Routine
  • First Suggestion
  • Second Suggestion
  • Third Suggestion
  • Fourth Suggestion
  • Fifth Suggestion
  • Sixth Suggestion
  • Seventh Suggestion
  • Eighth Suggestion
  • Ninth Suggestion
  • Tenth Suggestion
Inspired by 1992 Choice Effects — Number One 1
Martin Gardner Vanishing and Reappearing Card spectator cuts deck and remembers card, halves placed face-to-face, selection vanishes (cards shown one by one) and reappears
Also published here 1992 Choice Effects — Number One 1
Ken Simmons Updating The Vanishing And Reappearing Card Routine card reappears from pocket
Inspired by 1992 Choice Effects — Number One 7
Edward Marlo Easy Vanishing Card fifty-one cards roughed on faces, one card on back
Also published here
  • Ibidem #19, Dec. 1959
 1992 A Final Farewell Lecture 21
Steve Beam Card Compression four Aces compressed into two Tos, into a Four, then card vanishes
Also published here 1993 Magic with No Entertainment Value II 4
René Lavand That's the Way We Are chosen card vanishes from deck and another appears with name of selection on its face
Also published here 1993 Magic From The Soul 180
Alex Elmsley The Imp of the Inverse card vanishes from pack, was never there, pseudo duplicate
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 168
Roger Crosthwaite Single Deal Vanish card(s) dealt on table vanish, into LTP, see also p. 234 for credit information, also:
  • Multiple Deal Vanish
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 32
Jack Avis, Cy Endfield Twist and Vanish biddle trick, five-card twisting routine, cards turn over one by one, selection vanishes at the end
Related to
  • Inside Out No. VI (1989, Justin Higham, p. 14)
 1994 Roger's Thesaurus 174
Jack Avis Siva's Twist and Vanish biddle trick, five-card twisting routine, cards turn over one by one, selection vanishes at the end
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 178
Cy Endfield Shock Treatment "Twist and Vanish", biddle trick with thought-of card (one out of three), five-card twisting routine, cards turn over one by one, selection vanishes at the end
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 180
Aldo Colombini Foottapper card vanishes from Jacks and reappears reversed in deck, biddle trick
 		1994 The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini 113
Darwin Ortiz The Psychotronic Card combo
Variations 1995 Cardshark 14
Edward Marlo Tent Vanish Routine
1995 Facsimile (Issue 3 (Marlophile 1)) 13
Edward Marlo Latest Ace Vanishes Ace (or card) vanishes in packet, five methods
VariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Dec. 1968
 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 37
Edward Marlo Buffaloed into Vanishing
  • Effect #1
one of five thought of, two packets made, card vanishes from one packet and is named, faro
 		1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 341
Felix Farrell X-Ray Card card in box is divined, then it vanishes from box and appears somewhere else
 		1995 Aus dem Effeff... 36
Jerry K. Hartman Sandwich vanish face-down card between face-up Jokers instantly vanishes as they are dropped singly to the table
 		1995 After Craft 89
Jerry K. Hartman Gawking Hawk card is selected and tabled unseen by performer, he uses the Kings “as a distraction” and is able to name selection, then Kings are added to selection and turned face up and selection is gone
Inspired by 1995 After Craft 135
Jerry K. Hartman High Hopes two versions:
  • I. Spectator chooses one of five dealt-out hands and thinks of best Poker hand he can make by discarding four cards, cards are re-dealt and the thought-of hand is dealt to the same position
  • II. Similar to I., but spectator keeps original hand, cards are re-dealt and card that spectator wanted to keep in his hand vanishes leaving only four, it is found in the newly dealt hand together with the other four cards he thought of to complete it, see also p. 155 for slight variation
see p. 155 for “real time” deck setup
Related to 1995 After Craft 148
Finnegins Rewake selected card vanishes and reappeares on top of the deck
 		1996 Card College — Volume 2 304
Juan Tamariz Vanished Without a Trace! indifferent card changes into freely chosen card and then "rub-a-dub-dub" vanishes
Inspired by 1996 Card College — Volume 2 335
Paul Harris Absorption card placed on case is "absorbed" by case (i.e. vanishes)
Also published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up) 175
Paul Harris The Bizarre Vanish card visually vanishes while spectator holds it
Also published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale) 57
James Swain, Darwin Ortiz Finale for the Capitulating Queens vanish of signed card to wallet
Inspired by 1996 Miracles with Cards 182
Jon Racherbaumer Handling of Norm Osborne's Unlimited Vanish
1996 Miracles with Cards 186
Larry Jennings The Creeping Aces Aces reversed in center vanish one by one, reappear
 		1997 Jennings '67 144
Karl Fulves Night Life unknown face-down card placed in new pack order, when spread the card at that position is missing, repeated with other position, unknown card is this second missing card
Related to 1997 The Vampire Chronicles 4
Karl Fulves Dr. J unknown face-down card is placed in face-up deck where spectator cuts, the card he cuts to is then the face-down card, SBS deck
Related to 1997 The Vampire Chronicles 20
Karl Fulves Mirrors Never Lie card vanishes from packet but remains visible in mirror, card with mirror surface
Related to 1997 The Vampire Chronicles 63
Karl Fulves While You Sleep four queens in case, jack added, it vanishes, "HELL"-paper-fold, story presentation, "For a long time, at parties, this was a requested effect."
 		1997 The Vampire Chronicles 77
Karl Fulves Silent Knight four queens, one placed in case, suit named, other three queens shown and named one is missing, in case are only the four Jacks, version of "House No. 5"
Related to 1997 The Vampire Chronicles 88
Karl Fulves Optikal Illusion three-card fan, in mirror only two cards are seen but simultaneously three from back
 		1997 The Vampire Papers 97