85 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 16
Dai Vernon All Backs
Also published here June 1949 552
Dai Vernon The All Backs
  • Details of Handling
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1950 459
Edward Marlo Effect No. 12
1951 6
Edward Marlo The Trick Deck All Backs and All Faces, ungaffed, see page 196 for credits
Variations 1953 171
Alex Elmsley All Backs Routine cutting to Aces presentation
VariationsAlso published here 1954 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
Edward Marlo The Wrong Deck deck is shown as double backed, then double faced, then blank, then normal
Summer 1970
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
Hierophant (Issue 4)
210
Jon Racherbaumer Pardon My Backs! with thick double backer
Summer 1970
Hierophant (Issue 4)
210
Allan Ackerman All Backs all backs then all faces, while retaining a stack
1970 11
Allan Ackerman All Backs Additional Notes
1970 17
Double Backer Card Gag No. 488, apparently showing double backer by dealing turnover bottom deals from deck with bottom cards reversed
1972 136
Frank Garcia All Backs
1973 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 35
Dai Vernon, Bob Read All Backs and Additions
Related to 1973 32
Jerry Andrus Double Fan deck beveled into pointed configuration
1973 24
Dr. Richard Cook Color Changing Deck all backs phase, then aces and faces appear, all backs change colors except aces
1974 48
Jerry Mentzer Card Combinations all backs followed by a two card revelation
1975 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.) 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 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 17
Juan Tamariz Todo Dorso All Backs with Multeffect deck, brief
1980 69
Juan Tamariz Todo Caras All Faces with Multeffect deck, brief
1980 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 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 200
Derek Dingle Triple Color-Changing All Backs Aces
1982 202
Derek Dingle All Backs with Selections
Variations 1982 205
Karl Fulves Reference Notes credit information on previous trick
1982 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 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 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 41
Arturo de Ascanio Nur Rückenmuster all backs, cutting to Aces in process
Inspired byAlso published here 1984 3
Larry Jennings Larry Jennings All Backs Routine
1985 62
Ben Harris I'll Show You How! top few cards are shown as double facers, then normal again
1985 28
Don England The Trick Deck All backs, one side blank, normal, with changing case kicker
1985/93 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 19
Bruce Cervon All Backs using double backer and Elmsley's Ace Cutting theme
1990 33
José Carroll All Backs - The Creation handling for beginning and end, tarot cards
Also published here 1991 22
Alex Elmsley All Backs with Aces cutting to Aces presentation
Also published here 1991 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 125
Arturo de Ascanio Todo Dorsos cutting to Royal Flush in process, including Impromptu Version
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 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 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 50
Claude Rix Tarot/Faces all backs change to all faces then to normal deck
1995 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 175
Harry Riser The Practice Deck Royal Flush production climax
1996 77
Simon Lovell Mini All Backs all backs with deck and small backed
Inspired by 1997 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 180
Edward Marlo All Backs Display
Related to 2002 193
Tony Griffith The All Backs Routine
2002 126
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Magic Cards all backs, letter cards that spell MAGIC produced, deck changes into an ABC deck
2003 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 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 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 251
Steve Beam Packaging placing text on card case for presentational ideas:
  • Seconds
  • Pre-Mixed
  • All-Backs
  • Ordinary
2010 44
Román García Todo Dorso idea with the faro fan for All Backs
2010 144
Kiko Pastur El Dorso de Magritte with included mini All Backs routine and production of all suits in order
2014 100
Abanico de Dorsos faro fan for All Backs
2014 107
Gabi Pareras 4° Todo Dorsos with a selection
2014 31
So Sato Another "All Backs"
Inspired by
  • "Direct Backs and Faces" (Michael Skinner, video tape)
2016 30
So Sato The Tabled All Backs Display
2016 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)
Variations
2017 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 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 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 111
George McBride Back to Back
Inspired by 2022 76