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Gary Kurtz Unidirectional Turnover
Related to 1990 19
Gary Kurtz Constant Return with "mine"/"yours" written on coins
1990 20
Gary Kurtz Attraction mysterious sliding on stick
1990 23
Gary Kurtz Wishful Thinking effect combination
1990 25
Gary Kurtz Slip Force Handling
Variations 1990 26
Gary Kurtz Top to Bottom Pivot Palm
Related to 1990 27
Gary Kurtz Bottom Palm Replacement
1990 28
Gary Kurtz Fingertip Longitudinal Steal from the center
1990 28
Gary Kurtz Split Disclosure Half the Card travels in Wallet, half in anything
1990 30
Gary Kurtz Body Heat using Scotch and Soda Gimmick
Related to 1990 32
Gary Kurtz Four-Fisted Copper/Silver - Transformation Combo
Related to 1990 35
Gary Kurtz Special Delivery
Related to 1990 39
Gary Kurtz Orange lemon and tomato change into fruit in cardboard
Related to 1990 43
Gary Kurtz Name It! at the end spectator's name appears on back of card
Related toVariations 1990 46
Gary Kurtz The Anticipator performer removes same coin as spectator from pocket
1990 49
Gary Kurtz The Empty Hand Inside Jacket Pocket
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1990 51
Gary Kurtz Interchange
Variations 1990 54
Arturo de Ascanio Las Vegas Ascanio Spread
1990 55
Gary Kurtz Inside Jacket back on pack
1990 56
Gary Kurtz Zarrow's Triple Buckle
1990 58
Gary Kurtz Multiple Palm small packet
1990 59
Gary Kurtz Coming out Ahead mental lead in, using bag, multiple coins
1990 61
Gary Kurtz Artistic License modern art theme, yellow and blue sections on a card morph to green
Variations 1990 65
Gary Kurtz Erdnase's First Transformation
1990 65
Gary Kurtz Trio long combination
Related toVariations 1990 67
David Roth Curl Palm
1990 67
Gary Kurtz Coin-on-Shell Drop solid sound, bottom of page
1990 70
Gary Kurtz Transfer thumb to finger
1990 71
Derek Dingle The Silent Steal
1990 71
Geoffrey Latta One-Hand Vanish third finger curl palm, "Nowhere Palm"
1990 76
Gary Kurtz All Together Four of a kind in Spectators palms
Variations 1990 79
Gary Kurtz Swing Cut Palm
1990 81
Gary Kurtz Cigar
Related toAlso published here 1990 83
Gary Kurtz Mirror Image topological thing, words on paper held in front of a small mirror, they end up written backwards
Also published here 1990 88
Gary Kurtz Flurious using Jumbo Coins
Related to 1990 91
Gary Kurtz Jumbo Coin Change Overs
1990 91
Gary Kurtz Jumbo Coin silk cover
1990 91
Gary Kurtz Jumbo Coin Vanishes two methods
1990 94
Gary Kurtz Jumbo Coin Vanish Sleeve or Breast Pocket
1990 99
Gary Kurtz Jumbo Coin Transformation using silk
1990 99
Lisa Menna The Cinderella Card-Stab two selections, one stabbed with shoe, other in shoe
1990 3
Stephen Minch On Lisa Menna short biography
1990 3
Lisa Menna Half Fold secretly folding card in half on pack
1990 5
Rudy Coby, The Tsunami Card Rise relativity principle, based on a Jack McMillen idea
1990 9
Stephen Minch On Rudy Coby short biography
1990 9
Geoffrey Latta Deadlier Than The Male three very visual sandwich phases, featuring a visual ambitious card rise
Related toVariations 1990 15
Stephen Minch On Geoff Latta short biography
1990 15
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Spread Pass for single card
1990 17
Geoffrey Latta Covinous Color Change Variation
1990 18
Ellis Stanyon, Larry Jennings Top-Card Cover Pass
1990 23
David Regal Baby Face flip book of baby photographs as "prediction"
1990 27
Stephen Minch On David Regal short biography
1990 27
Jay Sankey The Face-Up Rub-A-Dub-Dub Vanish
1990 31
Stephen Minch On Jay Sankey
1990 31
Louis Falanga Color (Re)Set faces the same, backs different, cards on table have green backs as climax
1990 35
Stephen Minch On Louis Falanga short biography
1990 35
Brother John Hamman, Daryl Martinez Two-as-Four Count / DM Count
1990 36
Charles T. Jordan Wedge Break
1990 37
Ray Kosby Never The Twain Shall Mix 4&4, spectator and performer mix cards together
VariationsAlso published here 1990 41
Stephen Minch On Ray Kosby short biography
1990 41
Ray Kosby The Coffin Change visual change, used to make a card visibly vanish from case and reappear inside
1990 45
Edward Marlo, Matt Schulien False Withdrawal
1990 47
Ray Kosby False Shake-Out
1990 48
William Goodwin A Case of Mistaken Identity selection put in case, four Kings outside, transposition
1990 51
Stephen Minch On Bill Goodwin short biography
1990 51
Cardini Snap Color Change performed on card case
1990 53
Richard Kaufman The Double-Lift Pass card is controlled to near-top via herrmann style pass while top and bottom cards are displayed
Related to 1990 55
Stephen Minch On Richard Kaufman short biography
1990 55
David Solomon Economy Flight slow motion assembly using seven cards
Inspired byVariations 1990 59
Stephen Minch On David Solomon short biography
1990 59
Tony Kardyro, Edward Marlo K.M. Move
1990 60
Paul Cummins On Call magician cuts pack in four piles with Aces on its faces
1990 63
Stephen Minch On Paul Cummins short biography
1990 63
Paul Cummins, Martin A. Nash Honest Aces Shuffle Variation
1990 64
Tommy Wonder Counterfeiter's Spellbound two coins are changed to copper and back
1990 71
Stephen Minch On Tommy Wonder short biography
1990 71
Geoffrey Latta From the Elfin Hoard vanishing and reproducing three coins in clean way, shell
Variations 1990 77
Geoffrey Latta One-Handed Turnover Switch
1990 78
Geoffrey Latta Retention Pass brief
1990 79
Geoffrey Latta, David Roth Empty Shuttle Pass
1990 80
Max Malini Malini Subtlety
1990 81
Daryl Martinez Elbow, Knee and Neck three dollars at body parts
Also published here 1990 85
Stephen Minch On Daryl Martinez
1990 85
Larry Jennings Pop-Up Move brief
1990 86
David Roth Limbo in China chinese coins "float"/hang threaded on chop stick
Also published here 1990 89
Stephen Minch On David Roth short biography
1990 89
Peter Samelson Spinning Silver imaginary silver thread is transformed into silver dollar
Also published here 1990 95
Stephen Minch on Peter Samelson short biography
1990 95
Back Palm
1990 96
Front Edge Grip
1990 98
Mike Montgomery Confessions of a Bubble-Gum Addict hand is used as puppet that chews gums and blows bubbles
1990 103
Stephen Minch On Mike Montgomery short biography
1990 103
Jeff McBride Carbon Copy using spectator's credit card carbon copies
1990 109
Stephen Minch On Jeff McBride short biography
1990 109
Finn Jon The New Theory Chop Cup
1990 111
Stephen Minch On Finn Jon short biography
1990 111
Rocco Silano The Sicilian Defense plastic cap from toy pistol is stabbed with knife and explodes (skill demo)
1990 115
Stephen Minch On Rocco Silano short biography
1990 115
Michael Rubinstein Firefly matchbox passed through hand, cover vanishes, later cover penetrates hand
1990 119
Stephen Minch On Michael Rubinstein short biography
1990 119
Jay Sankey Lingering Illusion post card in envelope are punched with holes, post card inside restored
Also published here 1990 127
Ray Grismer The Janus Prediction three phases, two-sided coin
1990 135
Stephen Minch On Ray Grismer short biography
1990 135
Gary Lee Williams Hitchhiker cutting strip of newspaper à la Clip Line, new method
Variations 1990 139
Stephen Minch On Gary Lee Williams short biography
1990 139
Jay Sankey Lasting Impression impression in play-doh appears on "prediction play-doh" in can
1990 145
Jonathan Pendragon The Hand that Speaks eight white and 1 black marble, spectators choose one each unseen, a puppet hand finds out who has the black one
1990 149
Stephen Minch On Jonathan Pendragon short biography
1990 149
James Dimmare The Astaire Change white scarf visibly changes to green, cane produced from it
1990 157
Stephen Minch On James Dimmare short biography
1990 157
Rick Anderson Solid-State Salt Pour off-beat lang salt pour method
1990 165
Stephen Minch On Rick Anderson short biography
1990 165
Jim Patton Foreword
1990
Bruce Cervon Introduction
1990
Bruce Cervon The Red-Backed Aces
Variations 1990 1
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count
1990 2
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Break
1990 3
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count
1990 5
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
1990 5
Bruce Cervon Floating Aces four aces one by one rise to top, then all at once, using Tilt
Variations 1990 9
Bruce Cervon Partial Switch of four Aces, two methods
1990 9
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt
1990 12
Bruce Cervon The Joker Trick four-of-a-kind changes into jokers, than into aces
1990 17
Bruce Cervon, Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Four Dollar Confusion
1990 19
Buckle Count
1990 19
Bruce Cervon A Matter of Psychology apparently original version of "Ambitious Classic"
1990 22
Dai Vernon Double Card Handling turning a double over with one hand
1990 24
Bruce Cervon To Pay The Price performer switches cards with spectators, yet is left with four Aces
Inspired by 1990 26
Bruce Cervon Small Packet Bottom Deal
1990 27
Bruce Cervon All Backs using double backer and Elmsley's Ace Cutting theme
1990 33
Bruce Cervon The Conus Aces Aces transform under spectator's hand
1990 37
Bruce Cervon Pass of a Small Packet to Bottom
1990 38
Bruce Cervon Modified Turnover Pass to bring small packet from top to bottom
1990 38
Classic Pass False Cut
1990 40
Bruce Cervon Spectator's Switch clean multiple card switch with assistance of spectator, using perpendicular principle
1990 42
Hofzinser Type Top Change
1990 44
Cover Pass False Cut
1990 45
Bruce Cervon Repeat Aces to Pocket aces to pocket, to spectator's pocket, to envelope/wallet
1990 47
Joe Berg Multiple Top Palm
1990 48
Bruce Cervon, Alex Elmsley The Fabulous Cards to Pocket three cards, clean without duplicates
Inspired by 1990 59
Dr. Jacob Daley Double-Card Side Steal stealing an inserted double
1990 63
Bruce Cervon Pseudo Duplicates used multiple times, only numerical value of index shown
1990 64
Bruce Cervon Showing Coat Pocket Empty good finesse
1990 64
Bruce Cervon, Alex Elmsley The BC Cards Across two signed selections from packet to packet
Inspired by 1990 69
Bruce Cervon Chair Holdout sitting on cards
1990 69
Bruce Cervon Warped bill around card
1990 77
Bruce Cervon Warped with Jumbo Card
1990 86
Bruce Cervon Warp II excellent handling
1990 88
Bruce Cervon, Al Koran Hanky Panky borrowed handkerchief is burned and restored, then coins and a filled wine glass appear
Also published here 1990 97
Bruce Cervon, Al Koran Silent Flight ringflight
1990 107
Bruce Cervon The Straddle Reverse from center to top, as deck is turned over
Also published here 1990 117
Bruce Cervon Stand-In reversed card in center transforms into selection
1990 119
Push-In Change
1990 119
Bruce Cervon Alone Again face up pile in deck turn over except one card
1990 120
Bruce Cervon The Cervon Free-Turn Pass
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1990 125
Ellsworth Lyman Cloyes Palm Position credit information for Lateral Palm
1990 126
Bruce Cervon The Free-Turn Table Pass
1990 130
Bruce Cervon The Longitudinal Free-Turn Pass table pass
1990 132
Jim Patton The Patton Free-Turn Side Steal from center into Gambler's Flat Palm
Related to 1990 136
Bruce Cervon The Free-Turn Bottom Palm into Gambler's Flat Palm
1990 138
Bruce Cervon The Free-Turn Pass as a Multiple Lift Substitute
1990 139
Bruce Cervon Trick Applications for the Free-Turn Pass - As An Ace Production appears face-up on top
1990 140
Bruce Cervon The Stop Trick application of Free-Turn Pass
1990 141
Bruce Cervon The Psychological Stop Trick as an out, application of Free-Turn Pass
1990 142
Bruce Cervon Free-Turning Aces application of Free-Turn Pass
1990 143
Jim Patton The Patton Half Pass
1990 149
Bruce Cervon Variations of the Patton Half Pass three variants
1990 151
Bruce Cervon The Free-Turn Half Pass
1990 155
Bruce Cervon The Retrograde Half Pass
1990 157
Bruce Cervon Cut and Restored Rope Routine multiple phases, including "spectator cannot cut ends evenly" gag
1990 161
Bob Ellis Vishnu Rope Mystery - Cutting Method
Related to 1990 162
Gary Ouellet The Infidel Change coin changes while dropped into other hand, lapping
Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1729
Jerry K. Hartman Best Hand Forward
Also published here Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1731
Sol Stone Six Bits
Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1733
Mike Bornstein Color me Blue
Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1734
Jerry K. Hartman Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1735
David Regal The Coin Diamond Reverse Chink a Chink
Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1736
Edward Marlo Not-so-Lazy-Man's Card Trick Seven Variations on the Original Handling
Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1737
Edward Marlo Not-so-Lazy-Man's Card Trick - Variation 7 memorized deck
Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1737
Harry Lorayne Goin' Home Convincer
Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1739
Evan Forman Tricky Sticky Rising Card using tape
Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1741
Aldo Colombini The Fly using blank Cards with Flys printed on them
Variations Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1743
Bob King A Couple of Tears Face up Poker Deal, onehanded seconds face down to yourself
Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1744
Joel Kahn I was so sure!
Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1745
Bernard Bilis Underbanded Change encircled Card changes, Prediction Presentation
Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1746
David Berger Have a Heart Variation on Fechter's "Be honest"
Inspired by Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1747
Tony Mullé What a Mess! two Selections
Variations Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1748
Brian Higgins Spinout Action Variation on Benzai's Spin Cut
Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1749
Robert Gardner Isn't that Something? unloading a double under close up pad
Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1750
Gene Maze Overhand Shuffle Action Reverse
Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1751
Joe Monti Cornered! strange
Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1753
Alexander de Cova Chopsticks and Sponges also with sponge eggs
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1755
Hippie Torrales Queen's Tour Queens change backs and to Aces, Queens travel into pockets
Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1756
Presto Clean and Quick Coin Change
Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1758
Richard Vollmer Spell to setup??
Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1759
Richard Vollmer Spell to, two setup??
Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1759
Doug Edwards Triple Instant Reverse
Variations Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1760
Brian Higgins Quick and Clean
Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1760
David Regal All-borrowed Reverse Matrix
Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1761
Mark Sicher, Steve Cohen Quart(er)z Watch
Also published here Apr. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 4)
1765
Eric T. Dockery Each of Four Ace to 4 change into a selected and pocketed card one by one
Apr. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 4)
1767
Larry Baukin Quartermaster Date on Coin is predicted
Apr. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 4)
1769
Shigeo Takagi To the Cut packets in square, fake/crossed pick-ups
Also published here Apr. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 4)
1770
John Quine Controlled Charlier
Apr. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 4)
1771
Carl Albright Ring "Proof"
Apr. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 4)
1772
Carl Albright Ring to Ring
Apr. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 4)
1773
Gerald Deutsch Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Apr. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 4)
1774
Walter E. Cummings Almost Perfect Color Change
Apr. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 4)
1775
Alberto Reyes The Red & Black Capers 4&4
May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1777
William A. Morales Stand-up Coins Through Table
May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1780
Harry Lorayne Second-Card Palm one-handed Palm of second from top card
Also published here May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1782
Terry LaGerould Penetrating Reds not exactly Daley Effect
May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1783
Gerald Deutsch Sweet Disappearance Ashtray Disappearance
May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1783
Doug Edwards Six-Card Royal Four Card Repeat with Royal Flush kicker
VariationsAlso published here May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1784
Edward Marlo Flash Convincer context (credit correction p. 1872)
May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1784
Allan Slaight Pokericulead-in
Inspired by
  • "Pokericulum" (Stewart James, marketed 1948)
Also published here
May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1785
Hippie Torrales Twin Eagles
May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1786
Karrell Fox Kings Cross using four Kings, very direct
May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1787
Howard Schwarzman Osmosis using a piece of Paper
June 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 6)
1789
Aldo Colombini On and Off
Variations June 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 6)
1792
David Williamson Phony Pharo using the "Phony Pharo"
June 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 6)
1794
Sol Stone Through and Through Again Coin through Spectator's Sleeve
June 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 6)
1796
Randy Wakeman Not What it Seems three packets
June 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 6)
1797
Mike Bornstein Ace to Fifty Coins from Box to under four Aces
June 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 6)
1798
Jerry K. Hartman The Whole World in his Hands small packet
Variations June 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 6)
1799
Mark Sicher Ungimmicked Under Attack Card tacked on Cardcase
July 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 7)
1801
Mark Sicher Krazy Kleenex slydiniesque
July 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 7)
1803
Mark Sicher Right on Dime Coin reappears on Spectator's Palm
July 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 7)
1805
Mark Sicher Good Thinking! spectator "knows" colors, suit, values by Intuition
July 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 7)
1806
Mark Sicher Rope to Finger
July 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 7)
1808
Mark Sicher Double Image using Mirror, based on Paul Harris' "Twilight Zone"
July 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 7)
1809
Mark Sicher Keep your Coin on the Eye Coins reappear in Eye (Monocle)
July 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 7)
1810
Daniel McCarthy Now it's my Problem
Aug. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 8)
1813
Jonathan Townsend Two Coin Acquitments
Aug. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 8)
1815
Charlie Randall Centrally Limited
Aug. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 8)
1816
Gerald Deutsch Billt to Last torn in Two Pieces
Aug. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 8)
1817
Ken Krenzel Profoundly Flippant Reverse
Aug. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 8)
1819
Looy Simonoff Flippant
Aug. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 8)
1819
Gary Bartlett Worth your Attantion same as Metamophosis Change
Aug. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 8)
1820
Doug Canning Deal and (Daffy) Duck Placement for Deal and Duck procedure
Aug. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 8)
1821
Doug Edwards The Modern Leaper Card at position X in packet A leaps to position X in packet B
Aug. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 8)
1823
Edward Marlo Out for a Snack Card encircled by a rubberband changes
Sep. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 9)
1825
Joe Monti Shades of Flipstick
Sep. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 9)
1827
Walt Maddison Center to Palm
Sep. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 9)
1828
Walt Maddison Fan to Palm palming while doing a Thumb Fan
Sep. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 9)
1829
Robert Bengel 2x4 Matrix
Sep. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 9)
1830
Jerry K. Hartman OverwHelm
Sep. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 9)
1833
Philip T. Goldstein ThreESP
Sep. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 9)
1834
Gene Maze Cut(e) Reverse tabled Cut
Sep. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 9)
1835
Doug Edwards Tossed Salad 3&3
Oct. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 10)
1837
Lenny Greenfader Air Corps Coin Production
Oct. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 10)
1839
Jim Sisti Jazzy Transposition double facer
Oct. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 10)
1840
Hippie Torrales Thimblast
Oct. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 10)
1842
Juan Tamariz Captured Red/Black Aces Two Aces are taped together
Oct. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 10)
1844
Richard W. Levin Teddy Bear Balloon
Oct. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 10)
1846
Bob King The Faro Knows one from twenty-six, interesting
Related to Oct. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 10)
1847
Aldo Colombini Paradox
Nov. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 11)
1849
Bruce Berkowitz Picture to Reality using blank Cards with Coins printed on them
Related to Nov. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 11)
1851
Hiroyuki Sakai Simplified Simple Shift
Nov. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 11)
1852
Tony Miller A "Ditch" in Time using two Coins, Shirt Ditch
Nov. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 11)
1853
Justin Higham Easy-Going Nomad
Nov. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 11)
1854
Paul Cummins The Workingman's Wild Card
Nov. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 11)
1855
John W. McClure Mock Oil & Water 3&3
Nov. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 11)
1856
Mark Sicher Kneeing tableless lapping
Nov. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 11)
1857
Roger Monaco Fifty-One Up no card sticking out
Nov. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 11)
1858
David Regal You'd Swear There were Duplicates
Related to Dec. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12)
1861
Ori Ashkenazi It Seems so right Coin appears to have two head sides
Dec. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12)
1863
John Quine, Tom Craven Roadrunner Aces
Dec. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12)
1864
John Quine Second Keeper Shuffle keeping card at second position during shuffles
Variations Dec. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12)
1865
Larry Baukin Gambler's (W)Rap piece of paper changes into Bill
Dec. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12)
1866
Doug Edwards It's Uncanny
Dec. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12)
1867
Steve Cohen Mood Photo facial Expression an Photo changes
Dec. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12)
1869
Richard Vollmer Tell-Tale Deck card selected, features of it (color, suit) are spelled to, setup??
Dec. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12)
1870
Michael Close Introduction
  • What is a "Worker"
  • Who is this Michael Close, anyway?
  • A Philosophy of Magic
  • About Audience Management
  • How to Read this Manuscript
1990 1
Michael Close The Unbelievable Useful Comedy Prop plastic hand as running gag and sight gag
1990 5
Michael Close The Origami Bunny
  • Folding the Bunny
  • The Opening Bit
  • For Children (mini hat production)
  • For Adults #1 (coin production)
  • For Adults #2 (ear torn and restored)
  • Glossary of Origami Terms
1990 6
Michael Close Dr. Strangetrick "Or how I stopped worrying and learned to love card warp", detailed routine with card in bill
1990 14
Michael Close The Pothole Trick hole travels from business card to business card
Variations 1990 27
Harry Lorayne Foreword
1990 11
Harry Lorayne, Nate Leipzig, Ron Bauer Primal Screen instant method
Inspired by 1990 15
Harry Lorayne Primal Sandwich
1990 19
Reinhard Müller Three Card Catch
1990 20
Harry Lorayne Primal Ambition using two cards
1990 22
Harry Lorayne, Nate Leipzig, Ron Bauer To A Primal Number to any small number from the top without preheld break
Inspired by 1990 23
Harry Lorayne Buckle Count from Top
1990 26
Finger Nail Estimation
1990 27
Harry Lorayne Primal Final finesse
Inspired by 1990 30
Harry Lorayne Revolving Pass Extensions in-the-hands cuts
  • Original
  • 4-2-1
  • 4-2-1-1
  • 4-3
  • 4-No Break
  • 4-4
1990 32
Revolving Pass from Blackstone's "Modern Card Tricks" (1929)
1990 32
Harry Lorayne Would It Be A Miracle? named number corresponds to distance between spectator's and performer's selection
Related toAlso published here 1990 39
Harry Lorayne, Edward Marlo Without A Clue finding out name of cards peeked at in incomplete faro condition by glimpsing cards in bottom half, full stack
Related to 1990 44
Harry Lorayne Two Card Glimpse two different breaks
1990 47
Harry Lorayne Without A Clue, Impromptu finding out positions of two peeked at cards in incomplete faro condition via bottom half
1990 52
Harry Lorayne A Pathway Kind Of Thing bad small packet divination, ends up Ace to King
1990 56
Persi Diaconis Anti-Faro Generalization up-down-jog procedure with two, three, four cards at a time, no credit, for credit information see reference
Related to 1990 58
Harry Lorayne Nine, Five, Seven, Five aces are found via 4 locator cards, kings show up as well
1990 63
Edward Marlo Simple Shift
1990 64
Harry Lorayne Convincing key card location
1990 68
Harry Lorayne Key Card Ruse faro to throw off key card thoughts
1990 69
Harry Lorayne "Keyn" Location key card location
1990 71
Harry Lorayne Out Of This Galaxy one color approach
Related to 1990 75
Harry Lorayne Half Deck Switch scooping in lap
1990 77
Harry Lorayne, Edward Marlo, Jay Sankey The Pop-Up Ace Pyramid forming a pyramid with a banded deck, four of a kind revelation
1990 80
Harry Lorayne HaLo Cut Handling(s)
1990 87
Harry Lorayne HaLo Cut Control similar to Thompson's Bluff Pass
1990 89
Harry Lorayne, Edward Marlo Four Faces Best Quick Three-Way with four cards: all alike, all backs, kings
1990 93
All Alike Display
1990 94
Harry Lorayne Rhythmic Sandwich Change
1990 98
Harry Lorayne Rhythmic Sandwich Change Routine two selections and four-of-a-kind are found
1990 102
Harry Lorayne, Larry Jennings, J.C. Whyley Melt-Through slit-gimmick for three card penetration
Inspired by 1990 104
Harry Lorayne Crimp Unseen bottom card corner crimp while spreading
1990 110
Harry Lorayne Double Edged bottom card either in right hand classic palm or left hand cop, fan cover
1990 115
Harry Lorayne Two-Time Mate two mates are found with help of spectator by cutting two face-up cards in the deck, two methods
Inspired byVariations 1990 121
Swivel False Cut
1990 122
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Harry Lorayne Delayed Spread Cull single cards
1990 124
Harry Lorayne Kings "High"Way Aces on four piles are cut into deck and come to top
Inspired by 1990 128
David Regal No Cut/Pass Method
Inspired by 1990 132
Harry Lorayne In Or Out 4-Card Switch switch or addition
1990 135
Harry Lorayne Simple Lie Detector faro
1990 140
Faro Slough-Off
1990 140
Harry Lorayne The Detective Card two routines, second one uses Automatic Placement
1990 145
Harry Lorayne, Art Altman Cryptic Triptych three selections, top card changes to each one
1990 151
Art Altman Triple Change three selections, top card changes to each one
1990 153
Harry Lorayne Spread Control table spread
1990 153
Harry Lorayne Eerie Control card slipped to top secretly
1990 154
Harry Lorayne In My Book page number in book is remembered by spectator, chosen card vanishes and reappears in book at chosen page number
1990 158
Roger Crosthwaite, Harry Lorayne Side Swipe simplified handling for Crosthwaite's Longitudinal Peek Steal/Control
1990 165
Harry Lorayne, Simon Aronson The Equalizer slight variation on Aronson's "ShuffleBored"
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1990 171
Harry Lorayne Quick Estimation position of selection is apparently followed and then cut to
1990 179
Harry Lorayne Ah, Finally! two selection, first turns over again and again, finally second turns over
Related to 1990 183
Harry Lorayne Non-Reverse Reverse card is apparently turned over
Related to 1990 183
Harry Lorayne Spread Lap while breaking spread
1990 188
Harry Lorayne Another Non-Reverse Reverse card is apparently turned over
Related to 1990 189
Harry Lorayne Reverse Effect two selection, first turns over again and again, finally second turns over
Related to 1990 192
Harry Lorayne Upward Bound card is controlled to any small number from top, passive
1990 194
Harry Lorayne Side Glance side palm cover
Related to 1990 196
Harry Lorayne Imaginative Ace Controls two top stock controls with cutting sequences
1990 201
Harry Lorayne Table False Cut
1990 204
Harry Lorayne Flip Force three forces based on discrepancies when splitting at the stop-point
Related toVariations 1990 206
Harry Lorayne Flip "Fource" Ace Revelation
1990 210
Harry Lorayne The 52nd Card top card travels to bottom
1990 214
Harry Lorayne, Dan Garrett Lateral Palm Transfer double is replaced on deck, bottom of double transferred to bottom
1990 214
Harry Lorayne Spread Passable off-beat spread pass handling as force or control
1990 221
Harry Lorayne Matching Effect spectator finds a set of mates
1990 223
Harry Lorayne Miracle Of Thirteen
Inspired byVariations 1990 226
Dai Vernon One-handed Slip Cut brief
1990 229
Harry Lorayne Aces To Catch sandwich cards find four Aces one by one
Related to 1990 234
Harry Lorayne Lorayne Force see page 271 for more details
1990 239
Harry Lorayne Underground Spinout spinout of second card from top
1990 241
Harry Lorayne The Summit Switch Convincing Control Handlings
1990 245
Harry Lorayne Straight Away despite spectator's shuffling, two straights are dealt, gilbreath
Variations 1990 251
Harry Lorayne The Ultimate Move tabled cards are switched as they're turned over, three handlings
1990 254
Harry Lorayne Universal Reversal cutting sequence
VariationsAlso published here 1990 257
Harry Lorayne Chapter And (Re)Verse face-up wrong card in deck changes into selection
1990 261
Harry Lorayne Instantly Wired, Plus half the deck secretly turned over during cutting sequence
1990 264
Harry Lorayne Triumph Version
1990 265
Doug Edwards Double Reverse card turns over two times in deck
1990 268
Harry Lorayne Near Perfect spectator sandwiches a card, turns out to be his selection
1990 271
Harry Lorayne Last Word
1990 277
Harvey Rosenthal Introduction
1990 iii
John Bannon Foreword
1990 v
John Bannon Play It Straight (Triumph) ordered suit reversed & distributed as finale
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1990 1
John Bannon Discrepancy City Prediction three mates used to predict free selection
Variations 1990 4
John Bannon Discrepancy City Display showing four cards as four-of-a-kind even though there are only three and one indifferent
1990 5
John Bannon The Unreal Work queens placed on top, they jump to bottom, middle, top, sleeve
1990 6
Larry West Mirage Display/Count Rhythm Count alternative
1990 6
John Bannon, Jerry Sadowitz Cries and Whispers four Jacks "whisper" three selections and transpose with them
Inspired byVariations 1990 8
Double-Buckle Center Lift removing second and third card as one in 5-card packet
1990 9
John Bannon Oh Calcutta thought of and dealt-to card are predicted, one ahead
Inspired by 1990 11
John Bannon Card Box Billet Switch see also page 16
1990 13
John Bannon End Grip Bottom Deal bold, from small packet
1990 14
John Bannon Twilight Zone Assembly four blank cards, progressive assembly with backfire
1990 17
Brother John Hamman Flushtration Count
1990 19
John Bannon Twixt The Devil
Variations 1990 22
John Bannon Tourist Class Travellers
Related to 1990 25
John Bannon Travelling Jack's Sideshow Aces jacks vanish from their packets, fourth packet transforms into aces, jacks from pockets
1990 28
Jerry K. Hartman DRED - Discrepant Reverse Elmsley Display used to vanish an ace in an assembly
1990 30
John Benzais Benzais Spin-Out
1990 31
John Bannon Wild in the Straights Monte Routine with five cards (four Jokers & selection), transform to royal flush as climax
1990 33
Larry West, John Bannon Mirage Count Variation Rhythm Count alternative
1990 34
John Bannon A Little T, T, & A "Topsy Turvy and Aces"
1990 37
Nate Leipzig Leipzig Spin-Cut Revelation
1990 38
Paul Harris Tilt Display
1990 41
John Bannon Shock Treatment thought-of-card placed in pocket as prediction, another selection is found
Related toVariations 1990 42
John Bannon Creased Lightning into fourth or eighth under the deck, also right after convincing control
Variations 1990 45
John Bannon Terrorist Card Vanish combining "Homing Card" with folded card in box
Inspired by 1990 50
Bob Kohler Two Ahead (Is Better Than One)
1990 53
Edward Marlo Marlo Vanish as coin is scooped up and put in hand
1990 55
John Bannon Revolutionary Penetration coin with hole frees itself from shoelace, ungimmicked
1990 59
John Bannon The Brass Zero ring rope penetration
1990 63
John Bannon Chop2
1990 66
John Bannon Glass Reunion four coins from hand to glass on table
1990 72
Han Ping Chien into Glass
1990 73
Harvey Rosenthal Misdirection Coin Steal from left fist into right hand
1990 74
Larry West Spill Out Addition palmed coin added to coins that are spilled out of glass
1990 74
John Bannon Shanghai Surprise silver coin to copper, silver appears again as well, both change to chinese
1990 76
Harvey Rosenthal Toss Retention Vanish
1990 77
John Bannon Of Cups and Fuzzballs
1990 82
The Reverse Stack Count
1990 83
Cup Through Cup
1990 84
Harvey Rosenthal The Retention Toss coin vanish adapted for small ball
1990 84
John Bannon The Trick Pick - Something New ball removed from cup and reloaded at same time
1990 84
The Slide Move - Another Standard Cups Move
1990 85
John Bannon Shuttleball - Another "New" Sleight
1990 85
John Bannon The Big Loads - A Few Words On Timing
1990 86
Bob Kohler Brass-Ackwards Production four coins produced from Boston Box at once
1990 94
Alan Nguyen Flurry Production coin vanishes and reappears, splits in two, vanish again, split in four
1990 97
John Bannon Triple Threat three coins, without table, also through table possible
1990 100
Michael Rubinstein Coin Steal into Tenkai Pinch
1990 100
Larry Jennings Heel Steal
1990 101
David Roth Back-Clip Steal
1990 102
John Bannon Silver/Silver Transposition half dollar and quarter transpose
1990 104
John Bannon DeManche Change Variation
1990 106
Bob Kohler Return to Spender reverse matrix with two cards
1990 108
Bob Kohler Spider Vanish Handling
1990 110
John Bannon Photologic on slip of paper, image of selection appears magically (spirit photography)
1990 113
Jack Birnman The Birnman Revelation performer cuts deck swiftly into four piles, Ace on top of each, including a handling by John Bannon
1990 118
John Bannon Split-Braue Reversal cards are reversed but also distributed to two different positions
1990 118
John Bannon One-Handed Buckle Slip Cut
1990 121
John Bannon Coins Across the Water three coins vanish one at a time, reappear in sealed envelope in wallet
1990 123
Pocket Ditch as sleeve is pulled up
1990 125
John Bannon Shriek of the Mutilated torn and restored cigarette paper
1990 128
John Bannon Real Men Don't Carry Purses concepts and ideas for a purse called "Coin Pouch":
  • Introducing the Coin Pouch
  • The Action Load
  • The Action Steal
  • Not so Secret Compartment
1990 131
John Bannon Coin of Voodoo marked coin with hole vanishes from cord, reappears in coin pouch/purse
1990 136
Emile Clifton, John Bannon Clifton's Ring Move Variation
1990 136
John Bannon Pouched Copper/Silver one coin in pouch/purse
1990 138
John Bannon, Al Koran Five-Star Engraved Prediction four cards selected, reduced to one, this is engraved on brass disc in purse, inspired by Al Koran's "Five-Star Prediction"
1990 139
Derek Dingle No-Lap Switch - Second Variation
1990 140
John Bannon Endpapers
1990 142
John Bannon, Larry West Strangers' Gallery
1990 3
Swing Cut
1990 5
Sydney Bergson Bottom Slip Force here credited to Sid Lorraine
1990 7
All Alike Phase
1990 8
Snap Over Change
1990 10
Dai Vernon Through-The-Fist Flourish
1990 11
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count
1990 12
The Flushtration Count
1990 12
John Bannon (Mystery On The) Orient-Aztec Express routine for Connie Haden's Two Copper/One Silver or Presley Guitar's Copper/Silver/Brass set
1990 13
John Bannon Take Two Switch picking up coins from Two Copper/One Silver or CSB set
1990 15
James Lewis Visual Change Move with CSB set
1990 16
Dan Garrett Pinch Switch here as transformation
1990 19
John Bannon Adjective Dancing "Fred"/"Oscar"/... version with adjectives on the back instead of names, rough smooth, including "A non-rough-smooth handling"
1990 20
John Bannon The End
1990 24
Edward Marlo Marlo's Lost Hull Version nine methods, some with double backer
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1990 1
Edward Marlo, Randy Wakeman Repeat Signed Cards Across two double facers
Dec. 1990 9
Jon Racherbaumer In Spades "A Clean, Well-Lighted Close-up Pad", fiction
Dec. 1990 11
Edward Marlo, David Britland Marlo's Interlace Subtlety procedure for placing three cards between Kings
Also published here Dec. 1990 13
Jon Racherbaumer Marlo On The Pass bibliography with Marlo's variations
Dec. 1990 14
Edward Marlo Marked Memory marking with stack numbers instead of card value
Apr. 1990 6
Jay Sankey Foreward
1990 7
Jay Sankey Definitely Warped no cover
1990 9
Jay Sankey Wild Thing selection turns over in deck, between two cards and inside out when folded, Jumping Gems with a folded playing card
1990 13
Jay Sankey Going for Broke spoon is broken and restored
1990 16
Jay Sankey The Mexican Jumping Coins two coins across, third coin into purse
1990 18
Harvey Rosenthal, Richard Himber Click Pass
1990 19
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders The Pointing Transfer
Variations 1990 20
Jay Sankey Tap Click Sound fingers against two visible coins to create illusion of third coin
Variations 1990 22
Jay Sankey, Gary Kurtz Exodus sugar/salt vanish, pen cap instead of thumb tip
1990 23
Jay Sankey Cut and Restrawed drinking straw is ripped and restored
1990 25
Jay Sankey Trio two cards are stapled and placed on deck, vanish and trap a selection, still stapled
Related to 1990 27
Jack Merlin, Dr. Jacob Daley, Jean Hugard Herrmann Turnover Pass
1990 28
Jay Sankey Maaatchbox drawer of matchbox is stretched
1990 32
Jay Sankey The Company One Keeps multiple phase bill change routine
1990 34
Jay Sankey "#*@!" folded paper clipped card turns out to be later signed selection
Related toVariations 1990 36
Jay Sankey Paper Clipped Switch
Related to 1990 38
Mercury Card Fold fourth
1990 38
Jay Sankey A Fold in Time card folded under watch
Related to 1990 39
Jay Sankey Fiery Reunion lit match is broken and restored
1990 42
Jay Sankey Dough pen through bill
Related toVariations 1990 43
Jay Sankey Balancing Act paddle routine with chop sticks
1990 47
Jay Sankey Breakout four Jacks put in wallet, re-appear elsewhere, selection in wallet
Related toVariations 1990 49
Jay Sankey Wrap It Up used gum is placed on wrapping paper and visually restores to new gum
1990 52
Jay Sankey Identifying Features two bills transpose, one signed, one with torn off corner
Variations 1990 55
Jay Sankey High Hoe dice assembly, ring subtlety
Variations 1990 56
Shigeru Sugawara Squeeze Play Move die vanishes between cards
1990 58
Jay Sankey Ring Around the Collar borrowed finger ring reappears at the end knotted in necktie
1990 59
Jay Sankey Quartertime Two Dollar bill transforms into One Dollar bill and four quarters
1990 61
Jay Sankey A Business Transaction card stapled to business card changes into selection, two methods
1990 62
Jay Sankey Outside In coin travels very visually inside a crumpled bill
1990 64
Jay Sankey, Ken Krenzel The Two-Way Toss
Inspired byAlso published here 1990 65
Jay Sankey Tying the Knot bill is folded and tied around finger ring, penetration
1990 67
Jay Sankey Spookey penetration routine with keys and key ring
Related toVariations 1990 69
Jay Sankey Mass Consumption four coins vanish except 1, reproduction
1990 71
Jay Sankey Coin Clink producing clink with one hand to simulate coin in other hand
1990 72
Jay Sankey Aerial Shuttle Pass
Related to 1990 72
Classic Click Pass
1990 73
Jay Sankey One-Way Two-Side Toss
1990 73
Jay Sankey Where's There Smoke signed selection becomes scorched on the face, two methods
1990 75
Jay Sankey Homebodies "The Travelers" with four coins
Inspired by 1990 78
Edward Marlo Friction Palm
1990 79
Jay Sankey Gift of the Magi deck transforms into gift-wrapped bundle with ribbon
1990 81
Jay Sankey Stirring Silver finger ring penetrates spoon on wide end
Related to 1990 83
Doc Eason Anatomy Of A Magic Bar
1990
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Michael Ammar Editor's Notes
1990
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Doc Eason Elements of Bar Magic
1990
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Michael Ammar, Doc Eason Relationship Strategies
  • Other Bartenders
  • Cocktail Waitresses
  • Waiters
  • Big Tippers
  • Hecklers
  • Regulars
  • Magicians
  • The Crowd
1990
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Michael Ammar, Doc Eason Bar Diplomacy
  • Splitting the Tips
  • Pouring Drinks
  • Outside Work
  • The Meat Market
1990
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Doc Eason Crystal Ball instant stooge, spectator reads card in crystal ball
Related to 1990
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Reverse Fan Force
1990
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Doc Eason The $100 Card On Ceiling Thru Ceiling Fan
1990
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