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87 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / All backs / Deck
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Ralph W. Hull Hull's "Magic Picture Book" Deck "The Ever Changing Deck"
cards are printed on all-backs deck, all-backs/faces spread display, natural bow and every other card reversed
 		1933
More "Eye-Openers"
16
Dai Vernon All Backs
Also published here June 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 1)
552
Dai Vernon The All Backs
  • Details of Handling
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1950
Expert Card Technique
459
Edward Marlo Effect No. 12
1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
6
Edward Marlo The Trick Deck All Backs and All Faces, ungaffed, see page 196 for credits
Variations 1953
The Cardician
171
Alex Elmsley All Backs Routine cutting to Aces presentation
VariationsAlso published here 1954
Routined Manipulation Finale
193
Harry Riser Farrago all-backs, all-faces, faro shuffles
 		June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
30
Dai Vernon The All Backs credited to Hugard and Braue
Also published here 1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 3)
42
Edward Marlo Chameleon Deck Routine all-backs and all-faces routine with color changing back kicker
 		1964
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
65
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico Direct Backs and Faces all-backs and all-faces routine
 		1964
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
71
Norman Osborn Back to Aces Ace production climax for All Back routine
 		Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
12
Edward Marlo The Wrong Deck deck is shown as double backed, then double faced, then blank, then normal
 		Summer 1970
The Hierophant (Issue 4)
207
Jon Racherbaumer On the All-Backs Effect credit information
 		Summer 1970
The Hierophant (Issue 4)
207
Edward Marlo right-hand pressure fan notes reverse fan applications, hiding face-up cards in face-down fan, All Backs, ..., right-handed pressure fan suggested by Frank Shields
VariationsAlso published here Summer 1970
The Hierophant (Issue 4)
210
Jon Racherbaumer Pardon My Backs! with thick double backer
 		Summer 1970
The Hierophant (Issue 4)
210
Allan Ackerman All Backs all backs then all faces, while retaining a stack
 		1970
Magic Mafia Effects
11
Allan Ackerman All Backs Additional Notes
1970
Magic Mafia Effects
17
Double Backer Card Gag No. 488, apparently showing double backer by dealing turnover bottom deals from deck with bottom cards reversed
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
136
Frank Garcia All Backs
1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
16
Derek Dingle All Backs Aces lost and found in process, color changing backs kicker, twenty red-blue double backers
Related to Nov. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 19)
179
Karl Fulves Chameleon Deck all backs and color changing deck combo
 		1973
Notes From Underground
35
Dai Vernon, Bob Read All Backs and Additions
Related to 1973
Thanks to Pepys...
32
Jerry Andrus Double Fan deck beveled into pointed configuration
 		1973
Kurious Kards
24
Dr. Richard Cook Color Changing Deck all backs phase, then aces and faces appear, all backs change colors except aces
 		1974
Card Cavalcade II
48
Jerry Mentzer Card Combinations all backs followed by a two card revelation
 		1975
Close Up Cues
8
Derek Dingle All Backs Routine aces lost and found in process, color changing backs kicker, twenty red-blue double backers
Related to 1975 (ca.)
Additional Deceptions
13
Doug Alker The Useless Pack all backs then all faces, then all backs again but with different color
Related to Apr. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 8)
249
Jerry Mentzer All Backs Plus all backs plus triumph
 		1977
Card Cavalcade Four
129
Earl Nelson Color Changing Deck featuring a deck switch in the lap at the end of an optional preliminary All Backs routine
Also published here 1979
Variations
17
Juan Tamariz Todo Dorso All Backs with Multeffect deck, brief
 		1980
La Baraja Multiefecto
69
Juan Tamariz Todo Caras All Faces with Multeffect deck, brief
 		1980
La Baraja Multiefecto
69
Richard Kaufman The Inside Out Deck all back deck, then two of the double facers are split into the four Aces, deck is normal again
 		1981
Cardworks
51
Alex Elmsley Lauter Rückseiten Routine with Ace production
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
62
Derek Dingle Technicolor All Backs color changing deck climax
Variations 1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
200
Derek Dingle Triple Color-Changing All Backs Aces
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
202
Derek Dingle All Backs with Selections
Variations 1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
205
Karl Fulves Reference Notes credit information on previous trick
 		1982
Las Vegas Straight
2
Ron Massey "All-Backs" - An Introduction to a Card Routine with all blank phase
 		1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
46
Richard M. Gamble Kicker Colour Change color changing all backs
Related to Mar. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 9)
1106
Karl Fulves The All Backs credit information
 		1983
Worknotes on Brainwave
105
Marc Russell Any Which Way You Can cross between All Backs and Sleeve Aces
Inspired by 1983
Cardopolis (Issue 1)
19
José Carroll Creation handling for beginning and end, tarot cards
Also published here 1983
Effects and Presentations
15
Steve Beam All Backs Addition two moves for all back routines, a display of all cards and a transformation (one handed top palm)
 		1984
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 3)
41
Arturo de Ascanio Nur Rückenmuster all backs, cutting to Aces in process
Inspired byAlso published here 1984
Ilusionismo — Nur Rückenmuster
3
Larry Jennings Larry Jennings All Backs Routine
1985
Lake Tahoe Card Magic
62
Ben Harris I'll Show You How! top few cards are shown as double facers, then normal again
 		1985
Out Of His Mind!
28
Don England The Trick Deck All backs, one side blank, normal, with changing case kicker
 		1985/93
Don England's Gaffed to the Hilt!
63
J. C. Doty Faces Minus One all cards get backs and then again faces except selection which stays double backed, rest in NDO
 		June 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 6)
1363
Jamy Ian Swiss The Magician's Nightmare
Inspired by 1987
Theatrics
19
Bruce Cervon All Backs using double backer and Elmsley's Ace Cutting theme
 		1990
Ultra Cervon
33
José Carroll All Backs - The Creation handling for beginning and end, tarot cards
Also published here 1991
52 Lovers — Volume II
22
Alex Elmsley All Backs with Aces cutting to Aces presentation
Also published here 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
259
Arturo de Ascanio Azul, Rojo, Blanco (Análisis de una Construcción) all backs, normal, color changing back and nudist deck as climax
Also published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 5
125
Arturo de Ascanio Todo Dorsos cutting to Royal Flush in process, including Impromptu Version
Inspired byAlso published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 5
148
Karl Fulves Sven's Back
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
8
Jean Hugard All Backs reprint of Hugard's 1930 marketed method, with added illustrations
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 9)
107
Alexander de Cova All Backs Display
1994
Secrets No. 1
27
Karl Fulves Interim Report on All Backs, secrecy
 		1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
107
R. Paul Wilson All Backs Queens are printed as finale
 		1995
Chaos Theories
50
Claude Rix Tarot/Faces all backs change to all faces then to normal deck
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
87
Dominique Duvivier New-Wave All Backs Red and blue double-backed cards shuffled together and magically separate. One of the double backers is split into two Jokers, then the faces on the rest of the deck appear
 		1996
Magie Duvivier
175
Harry Riser The Practice Deck Royal Flush production climax
 		1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
77
Simon Lovell Mini All Backs all backs with deck and small backed
Inspired by 1997
Simon Says!
202
Jean Hugard Hugard's All Backs credit information
Related toAlso published here
  • marketed around 1939
 Feb. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 2)
36
John Carney Mercurial Cards face card changes a few times, deck becomes all backs, blank and normal again
 		2002
The Book of Secrets
180
Edward Marlo All Backs Display
Related to 2002
The Book of Secrets
193
Tony Griffith The All Backs Routine
2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
126
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Magic Cards all backs, letter cards that spell MAGIC produced, deck changes into an ABC deck
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
69
Earl Nelson Color Changing Deck featuring a deck switch in the lap at the end of an optional preliminary All Backs routine
Also published here 2003
Variations Revisited
35
Arturo de Ascanio All-Backs cutting to Royal Flush in process, including Impromptu Version
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Ilusionismo" N° 301, 1984.
Also published here 		2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
72
Arturo de Ascanio Blue, Red, White: A Constructional Study all backs, normal, color changing back and nudist deck as climax
Also published here 2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
251
Steve Beam Packaging placing text on card case for presentational ideas:
  • Seconds
  • Pre-Mixed
  • All-Backs
  • Ordinary
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
44
Román García Todo Dorso idea with the faro fan for All Backs
 		2010
Nanomagias
144
Kiko Pastur El Dorso de Magritte with included mini All Backs routine and production of all suits in order
 		2014
El Puente Invisible
100
Abanico de Dorsos faro fan for All Backs
 		2014
El Puente Invisible
107
Gabi Pareras 4° Todo Dorsos with a selection
 		2014
Rutinas II
31
So Sato Another "All Backs"
Inspired by
  • "Direct Backs and Faces" (Michael Skinner, video tape)
 2016
The Secrets of So Sato
30
So Sato The Tabled All Backs Display
2016
The Secrets of So Sato
31
Roberto Giobbi All Backs Get-Ready location effect to set up for Vernon's All Backs
Inspired by 2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue June 3)
158
John Guastaferro Virus all backs, all blanks, normal, with blank card that says "Virus"
Inspired by
  • "Troubleshooter" (John Guastaferro, Brainstorm, 2003)
Related toVariations 		2017
En Route
11
Michael Feldman The Law of Conservation of Bullsh*t Packet mixed face up/down transposes with face down packet repeatedly, then later both packets shown to have all backs, then later returned to normal
 		2017
A New Angle
140
Shannon Clark Back to the Beginning Card chosen and lost, deck becomes all backs, then restore except for selection which is now inside out (Hofzinser card), then it restores
 		Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
66
John Guastaferro Virus 2.0 all backs, all blanks, normal
Inspired by Dec. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 12)
85
José Carroll All Backs, or the Creation handling for beginning and end, tarot cards
Also published here 2019
52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass
105
Steve Reynolds The All Backs Anomaly
2021
Output (Issue 15)
6
Roberto Giobbi Symbols in Magic
  • Any Card at Any Number
  • Ambitious Card
  • Card Discovery
  • Signing a Card
  • All Backs
  • Poetry, Music, Literature, Painting
 		2021
Sharing Secrets
111
George McBride Back to Back
Inspired by 2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
76