4,216 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards
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Split-Faced Card
1981
Arcane (Issue 6)
64
Richard Kaufman, David Arthur, Gene Maze Fusion two jokers become double backer which is examined, when peeled apart again they are two selections
Variations 1981 47
Richard Kaufman Layer by Layer two mates become double backer which is examined, when peeled apart again it splits into mates and a selection
1981 55
Tony Slydini The Slydini Touch finesse for splitting an apparent double backer into two cards
1981 57
James Swain Torn Asunder Four into Twos into Aces, with double facer
Variations 1981 74
Richard Kaufman The Splittin' Image Four into Twos into Aces, with double facer
1981 79
Richard Kaufman, David Arthur, Ken Krenzel Ace Tunnel: Second Position combined with Hofzinser Ace Plot, all Aces pushed through deck, gaffed (card with corner missing
1981 119
Edward Marlo Surprise signed card travels to anywhere, see also page 81 of Marlo's Plus Package
1981 11
Edward Marlo Christ-Crossed Clairvoyance two cards named after Christ-Force type procedure, double backer
Sep. 1981
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 9)
71
Edward Marlo The Unexpected Signed Card to Wallet Christ-Force type selection procedure
Oct. 1981
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 10)
75
Robert Walker, David Solomon Cosmic Card double faced divided card
Dec. 1981
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 12)
87
Gene Castillon The Castillon Connection split card gaff
1981 5
Gene Castillon Succession Aces of a Different Color odd-backed, gaffed
  • A. Five-Card Ace Packet Approach
  • B. Four-Card Approach
1981 27
Gene Castillon Successful Succession
  • A. Full Deck Approach
  • B. Packet Approach
1981 31
David Solomon A Blended Succession
1981 33
Danny Korem Dessert deck vanish between cannibal cards
Related to 1981 50
Don England Snaparoon face card of tabled and rubber-banded deck changes, tosheroon
Variations 1981 12
Don England Cigarette Through Card
1981 37
Don England Red Hot Hofzinser
1981 42
Don England The Zig Zag Card Trick
1981 46
Roger Crosthwaite The Eidetic Prediction card is placed in the box, spectator think of a card, that card is divined and later found to be the card put in the box in the beginning
1981 11
Roger Crosthwaite The Crosthwaite Card Case
1981 11
Roger Crosthwaite The Geiger Mystery card is located by sound, then it vanishes between two others and is found to be the card put in the case in the beginning
Inspired by 1981 18
Roger Crosthwaite The 2nd Geiger Mystery
Related to 1981 22
Karl Fulves Foolzum with the Neal Elias half pass, variation with twenty-six double backers
1981 67
Philip T. Goldstein A Fine Mesh two selections between three odd-backed jokers vanish, then a joker finds the selections in deck on either side, red/blue double backer
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1981 1
Philip T. Goldstein Quasimodo three jokers and one normal card are mixed, monte type premise, normal card's back changes red and then blue again with comedic presentation, red/blue double backer
Variations 1981 3
Mike Caveney One in a Million stabbed prediction of two cards
1981 33
Mike Caveney The Homing Card Comes Home four jumbo cards turn into blank cards on by one
1981 77
Karl Fulves Traveling Sticker spectator sticks sticker on card, vanishes from card and reappears in case, no-touch conditions
Related to 1981 9
Karl Fulves Almost Card To Wallet spectator choses card and puts stamp on it, stamp disappears and travels to spectator's own wallet
Related to 1981 19
Paul Harris Thumb-Break thumb squashed flat against card, then card to pocket
1981 69
Paul Harris, Looy Simonoff The Beast With Two Backs prediction, then two cards fuse back to back
1981 113
Two Card Monte Switch Hofzinser type
1981 114
Paul Harris Tunnel Transformation using half card
1981 161
Fred Castle The Lovely Queens Four red backed queens turn over one by one, then shown to have blue backs, and then the faces have changed into photos of "glamorous" ladies
1981 6
Fred Castle, Frank Garcia The James Bond Trick Card vanishes from one packet to another
1981 8
Gene "Phantini" Grant Card Challenge card divination with Al Mann's Isomeric Cards
Inspired by 1981 30
Gene "Phantini" Grant Two Heads Better two packets of cards, one with word beginnings and one of word endings, two are chosen and they form a word
Inspired by 1981 52
Karl Fulves Mexican IV monte/twist combo with four Ace finale
Inspired by 1981 1
Karl Fulves Synchro red-blue double backer
1981
The Chronicles (Issue 30)
1357
Stephen Tucker Half & Half half of selection ends in pocket, then it is restored again
Inspired by Aug. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 4)
55
Wayne Dobson Tunnel Vision queen between jokers is paper clipped and changes into joker
Aug. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 4)
61
Stephen Tucker Hypno spectator stops dealing at his card because he sees a line drawn it, hypnosis presentation
Variations Sep. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 5)
80
Peter Duffie Half & Half two spectators select a card, in each half of the deck a card reverses, since both chose the same card, turned over cards are half of the selection
Oct. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 6)
103
Stephen Tucker Geiger Find selection is found by using other card as Geiger Counter, deck ends up blank and geiger card becomes "52 on 1" card
Oct. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 6)
107
Stephen Tucker Fantasia four cards are cut to, which are predicted with miniature cards, cards have different colored back than rest of the deck which is blank on the face too
Dec. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 8)
148
Leo Kostka Psychic Stigmata ESP sign appears on hand of performer and on various spectator, sugar cube as stamp
Inspired by 1981
Magick (Issue 285)
1421
Leslie Anderson, Harry Anderson The Shadow Card spectator thinks of a card, card vanishes and appears in sealed envelope
Related to 1981
Magick (Issue 294)
1467
Johnny Thompson Les Quick Cartes three cards become duplicates of a selection, then another and a third selection
Also published here 1981 1
Johnny Thompson, Edward Marlo The Empty Balloon
Inspired byAlso published here 1981 19
Johnny Thompson KF + BC + EM2 = Another Universal card changes into three different selections in three different ways and back
Also published here 1981 35
Stuart R. Patterson Awake and Rise fake indice forcing deck
1981
Babel (Issue 2)
10
Bob Couttie Under-Hand prediction in form of miniature card under hand
1981
The Talon (Issue 7)
92
Peter Warlock Das Wicks' Thema time turned back, illustrated with
  • Triumph (cheek to cheek)
  • linking ropes
  • transposing balls in glasses
  • numbered dice
Inspired by
  • "Lost Time" (Charles Wicks, The Magic Wand)
Also published here
  • Pentagram, 1955
May 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
33
Alex Elmsley Lauter Rückseiten Routine with Ace production
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
62
Al Smith Audition Aces Aces produced, then they vanish on top of the deck one by one, Vernon Fooled Houdini sequence, then Aces reappear, one Ace in pocket transposes with one Ace in the deck, duplicate
Related to 1981 9
Jochen Zmeck J. Z. - ESP - Voraussage ESP prediction, five rough-smooth pairs
1981 3
Two-Card Monte Move
1981 5
Jochen Zmeck Das Spukhaus story trick, four letter cards, different words with different letters are spelled
Inspired by 1981 10
Geoffrey Latta The Reuniversal Card odd-backed Joker changes to match three selected cards one by one, in four-card packet
1981 1
Geoffrey Latta Stratosphere Aces "a combination of 'MacDonald's Aces' and 'The Open Travelers', with shades of Mario's 'Real Gone Aces'"
1981 5
Derek Dingle The Universal Card gaffed (divided flap) and impromptu handling
1982 17
Derek Dingle The Gypsy Curse using larger cards
Variations 1982 46
Derek Dingle Slow Motion MacDonald's Aces two double facers
Related to 1982 94
Jerry Andrus, Derek Dingle Super Floating Card rubber ball and card with hole
Related to 1982 120
Derek Dingle Poor Charlie gaffed, rainbow backs
Variations 1982 126
Derek Dingle The Sympathetic Cards double facers
Also published here 1982 150
Edward Marlo The Snap Lap lapping a half card from the deck
1982 78
Edward Marlo Jump-suit Transformation double facers, Daley's last with transformation kicker
Variations 1982 161
Jon Racherbaumer Twin Tunnel Change gaffed
1982 167
Edward Marlo Eidetic Aces visual appearance at once in leader packet
1982 185
Shigeo Takagi Acrobatic Monte using divided card
VariationsAlso published here June 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 6)
639
Francis Pelkey Universal Twist all aces change to selection, double facer
Aug. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 8)
663
John Fells, Ramon Varela Three Into One Won't Go three Ace of Clubs shown, faces and backs change (using a three-on-one gag card), adapted from Ramon Varela (Misdirection magazine, 1964)
Jan. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1)
976
Tommy Wonder Everywhere and Nowhere double facer
Related to Jan. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1)
979
Andrew Pargeter Card-Trek two cards pushed through "tunnel" formed by two other cards transpose, slit
Variations 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6)
1050
Lawrence Frame Commercial Coin in Pack using coin glued to card
Related to 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6)
1054
Philip T. Goldstein Casanova
Related toAlso published here 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6)
1060
Philip T. Goldstein Tenting Trip card jumps from deck to packet and back
Dec. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 7)
1066
Philip T. Goldstein New Wave spectator reverses one of five ESP cards, same is reversed in packet in envelope
Variations 1982 3
Philip T. Goldstein Prints Charming three cards, hand acts as a printing press
1982 5
David Solomon Tunnel Vision two cards pushed through at once, they transform into selections
1982 19
Don England English Channel two cards pushed through at once, they transform into selections
1982 31
David Solomon Two Faced Dis-Assembly two double facers
Variations 1982 76
Simon Aronson Twice Removed Transposition two selections reversed in deck transpose with two Jokers, each sandwiched between Aces, two double facers
Variations 1982 96
David Solomon Pineapple Poker Surprise A-2-3-4 twisting with Royal Flush transformation, three double facers, credit information at the end
Related toVariations 1982 120
Thomas Alan Waters Tetrance prediction in envelope in wallet
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
218
Daryl Martinez Half and Half two smaller playing cards folded, half of them changes places resulting in "misprinted" cards
1982 2
Rick Johnsson Azis uses card with torn slit
Related toAlso published here 1982 20
Rick Johnsson Half Azis half-card, card jumps half-way out, then travels to case
1982 23
Karl Fulves Hocus Poker four fours with face-down card in middle shown, packet turned over to show "hole card" which is also a four, then other four cards change to aces, using diagonally divided cards
Related to 1982 3
Karl Fulves Gaffed Card Note divided card that neither vertical nor diagonal but in between
1982 7
Karl Fulves Color Focus "Hocus Poker" in which hole card changes back color
1982 8
Karl Fulves Hocus Poker IV
1982 11
Karl Fulves Hocus Poker - Simple
1982 14
Karl Fulves Hocus Poker V
1982 16
Karl Fulves Hocus Notus note on previous trick
1982 19
Karl Fulves Hocus Poker - Again using step gaff with four indices, including variation "With A Borrowed Deck"
1982 20
Karl Fulves Discard Draw two pairs change into the aces
Inspired by
  • "Double Deland" (J. W. Sarles)
1982 24
Philip T. Goldstein New Wave spectator reverses one of five ESP cards, same is reversed in packet in envelope
1982 1
Philip T. Goldstein Back-Ordered four card small packet All Backs
1982 7
Sam Schwartz Las Vegas Straight hole card Nine of Hearts, other cards almost make it a straight flush in hearts, other cards change to Clubs, then hole card to Ace of Clubs
effect by Fulves, method by Schwartz
Variations 1982 1
Karl Fulves Atlantic City Stud handling variation
Inspired by 1982 4
Philip T. Goldstein Universal Prediction different back prediction changes to selection several times
1982 19
Ray Mertz Mirror Twist backs of four fours change colors, then faces change into mirrors
1982 27
Mike Schwartz Fast Four poker hand of two pairs instantly changes into four Tens
1982 1
Phillip Young Fifty-Two Divided by Two Equals One Hundred Four card case change into two smaller card cases
1982 12
Christian Scherer Scherer Poker Deal with Scherer's glued stack principle
Related to 1982 27
Christian Scherer Unmöglich selection in deck, four aces, named one turns into selection and ace is found in card case
1982 90
Peter Duffie Show- Case similar to Ken Brooke's Vanishing Card Case
May 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 13)
239
John Brown Eject card that looks like the cassette recorder, pressing buttons to change something in the deck, presentation for ambitious card, rising card and other
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
15
Stephen Tucker Improved Pen-Ultimate +1 book test, card insert in book
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
26
Ron Massey Influence one of six playing cards is selected, when lifted up a piece of paper is under it as a prediction
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
32
Stephen Tucker Increased folded card as prediction changes into two selections
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
36
Stephen Tucker Deck Vanish lapped from gaffed case
June 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 14)
256
David Britland A 4th for Dinner selection placed between two Jokers, teeth marks cut out, it vanishes and reappears
Variations July 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 15)
283
Stephen Tucker Simplex four-card packet, a card (Four of Diamonds) changes back and one corner so it predicts the Three of Diamonds
Aug. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 16)
295
David Britland Cash Card card changes in packet of bills
Sep. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 17)
322
Stephen Tucker I Rise deck in case is placed in spectator's pocket, performer removes card, rising card gimmick
Related to Oct. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 18)
342
Colin Linn The Torn Up Switch two selections, one reverses several times, then torn and restored transpo with other selection
Related to Nov. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 19)
368
Philip T. Goldstein On the Beach transformation of backs of four cards, one by one
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
45
Stephen Tucker Free! blank card climax
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
49
Comedy Five of Clubs Seven of Clubs cut off so that only five pips show
1982 12
Ace Assembly three double facers
1982 56
Dennis Marks PSI-Cue wind-up robot finds selection
Feb. 1982
Magick (Issue 302)
1507
Gary Inglese Tale of the Sufi Tarot card seems to breath, lift up and falls down on table
Apr. 1982
Magick (Issue 305)
1523
Denny Laub, Gary Inglese Past Tense Tarot deck is cut and pile turned over, card is remembered and all cards are turned back, performer divines cards and gives a reading
Inspired by July 1982
Magick (Issue 308)
1537
Stephen Minch The Robin Hood Caper three cards are selected and spectator throw Aces in the deck, first spectator is close to his selection, second throws card next to his selection and third pierces his selection
Related to 1982 2
John Ramsay The Five Fly Cards five cards travel to pocket, one by one
1982 27
John Ramsay, Andrew Galloway The Forgotten Card Trick among four cards one vanishes and one turns over, with remember and forget presentation
1982 55
Philip T. Goldstein Exile
Inspired byAlso published here 1982 1
, Peter Kane An Ancient Coin Con Game stack of coins sits on table, betting on orientation of bottom coin
  • With Cards (deck shuffled face-up/face-down, betting on orientation of bottom card)
1982 15
Peter Kane The Elongated Lady
Variations 1982 40
Peter Kane How to Make a Divided Card two-ended picture card
1982 118
Peter Kane The Gossips
1982 120
Peter Kane Chameleon Quartet Ace through Four of Clubs tabled, then Ace through Four of Spades found, Spades change into Clubs and Clubs into Queens
Related to 1982 136
Peter Kane The Court Jesters four blue-backed Jokers change to red-backed Jokers, red/blue double backer
1982 145
Bert Allerton Two Card Monte Turnover
1982 150
Roger Smith The Chicago Opener Reopened Chicago Opener type routine in which odd-backed card becomes blank as finale
Also published here 1982 1
Eugene Burger Brain-Waved both sides of the deck can be displayed
Also published here 1982 12
Ken Krenzel, Richard Kaufman, Derek Dingle Holy P.O.D. sandwich cards with hole in center, flap gaff
Related toVariations Winter 1982/1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. Winter Extra)
33
Irv Weiner Ever-Ready Rising Cards short card with glued-on piece
1983 1
Jay Sankey Transfusion (Mono) open double backer is "unfused" into two selections
Related to 1983 68
Jay Sankey Transfusion (Stereo) open double backer, four of a kind production
1983 70
Hippie Torrales Inside-Out two selections, one turns face up and changes into second selection, double facer
Variations Feb. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 2)
740
Larry Jennings Duffer's Two Cards to Pocket two thought-of cards from small packet to pocket, no palming, double backer
Also published here June 1983
Epoptica (Issue 4)
229
Window Court Card queen with window cut-outs
Oct. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 14)
131
Edward Marlo All Backs Routine packet version, double backer
1983 20
Edward Marlo Color Changing Backs first packet, then full deck follows, red-blue double backers
1983 24
Edward Marlo Double Thought Prediction two cards predicted on other cards, rough smooth deck, five handlings
1983 71
David Solomon, Gene Castillon The Casolomon Olram Aces three gaffs (fake index and 3/4 double facer)
Inspired by 1983 1
Edward Marlo Non-Confusing Observation Test double enders
1983 7
Edward Marlo Combination Observation Test repeat version
1983 11
Edward Marlo Questionable Observation Test three double facers, three double enders
1983 11
Edward Marlo Indubitable Cards Across
  • BONUS
double backers
1983 43
Alf Goodwin The Magician's Four Aces using two unusual gaffs
Feb. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 8)
1084
Stephen Tucker Nil Seperatum Est... transpositions with two cards, one of them double-facer
1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 10)
1114
Philip T. Goldstein Avanturn III
Nov. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1173
Philip T. Goldstein Avanturn IV
Nov. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1173
Charles (Chuck) Kohrs Brainstorm though of card predicted in bag, using cloth bag with cards printed on it, two handlings
1983 243
Thomas Alan Waters, Bob Hummer Grayze divination of a card, five cards on the table, covered with a handkerchief
Related to 1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
420
Thomas Alan Waters Tricessive one behind triple prediction, ESP Symbol, vowels and one of five cards
1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychl)
483
Thomas Alan Waters 4ce with cards and boxes
Related to
  • George P. Sanderson's "The Feminine Influence" in "Right Under Their Noses"
1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychl)
504
Karl Fulves Envelopus empty envelope placed between four aces, named ace travels inside
1983 5
Karl Fulves Non-Sight Location performer names several cards from shuffled deck, using a card with torn-off corner
Inspired by
  • "New Card Reading" (Charles Jordan)
1983 5
David Britland All Around Twist allowing clean display because of SBS double facer
Inspired by 1983 12
Al Smith Terror! only odd backed card is selected in deck, duplicate with same back as deck is found reversed
Jan. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 21)
405
Roger Curzon Deathtrap
Feb. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 22)
430
Stephen Tucker The Inner Limits Queens transposition, then named Queen vanishes and other Queens change into a card with a star on it
1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
16
Stephen Tucker Eureka monte in the hands , ending in Bizarre Twist
Inspired by 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
36
David Britland Poker Face
Inspired byVariations 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
49
Stephen Tucker Time Tunnel with three cards
Inspired by
  • Harry G. Franke's "The Vanishing Lady"
June 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 26)
495
Stephen Tucker Bad Backs cards turn blank and are found folded in miniature card case, duplicates
June 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 26)
507
Daniel Kalanowski Looking Glass two variations, selections is reflected on top of the deck
June 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 26)
509
David Britland Sea Shell coin turns into cut out circle of a card
June 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 26)
510
Stephen Tucker Mr. Universal thoughts on Universal Card plot, with printed gag cards (13 of spades, 3 1/2)
July 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 27)
515
Stephen Tucker Double Dutch card vanishes between jokers and appears face-up in deck, then card travels to case and turns into a jumbo card
July 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 27)
520
Bill Worsley Straight to the Heart printing of four blank cards
Aug. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 28)
547
Philip T. Goldstein Whispereaders three selections are divined, then are found to have X on the back
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 29)
560
Stephen Tucker Card Olympics reverse of cards and card is stretched, packet trick
Oct. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 30)
577
David Britland Seconds Out...
Inspired by Oct. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 30)
585
Sam Schwartz The Third GREAT SIN letter cards sent to host in advance, they predict a chosen word from the Astrology book
(A) on card sticky
(B) double facers
(C) double facers
Related toVariations 1983 36
Dr. Ford Rogers Ever Ready Forcing Pack Svengali deck, pairs glued together at one end, 1913
1983 13
Charles T. Jordan Speaking of Pink Elephants ad from 1916 with color changing deck, glued pairs, later 1919 variation with glued pairs and also normal cards in between like in Menetekel, also with spelling and across phase
1983 15
Karl Fulves Roughing Fluid history of its development
1983 17
Eric F. Impey Mysto, The Masterpiece thought-of card vanishes, thirteen half-waxed pairs in deck, also as named vanish
VariationsAlso published here 1983 42
Theodore Annemann Remote Control reprint of original instructions, red/blue double backer, see only p. 45 for effect description by Max Holden from July 1929 Sphinx
1983 50
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Coloroto four-of-a-kind changes front and back with partial rough-smooth, see also p. 89 for comment by John Crimmins
Also published here 1983 74
G. C. R. Teale The Reversing Aces Aces in packet between Twos and Threes, they turn over and back, strips on cards to mechanically hold them together during fanning actions
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, May 1939
1983 76
Al Baker Number Force with cards, waxed or roughed
1983 80
Edward Bagshawe Bewilda Deck cards held together in pairs with wires on corner, see also p. 77
1983 84
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz The Vernon-Horowitz Method red/blue double backer
Also published here 1983 93
Karl Fulves Reverse/Triumph every other card turned over, discussions of different methods, credit information on Triumph
1983 102
Karl Fulves The Market In Futures four reds and four blacks, spectator thinks a black, it ends up being only black in red backed
1983 117
Ali Bongo Voodoo Card deck in bag, selected card is pierced with pencil and burnt with a candle, same card in other deck has same stigmata
Also published here 1983 3
"Magic" Christian Stelzel, Frank Gordon Christian's 4 Ace Matrix with two Jumbo cards
1983 36
Karl Fulves An Early Submarine Card Trick on the the slit principle to affect penetrations in small packets
1983 3
Tom Sellers New Principle Card Trick two cards, one of top of the other, bottom card penetrates to top, third card added and cards penetrate again
Also published here
  • "21 New Card Tricks" (1936)
1983 4
Karl Fulves The Layout Problem further thoughts on Elusive Lady
Inspired byRelated to 1983 6
Karl Fulves J. C. Whyley's Elusive Lady comments and letter by Sid Lorraine
Related to 1983 7
J.C. Whyley Elusive Lady reprint from reference
Also published here 1983 8
Charles T. Jordan Joker Monte three cards shown in fan and turned over, spectator cannot find Joker
Also published here 1983 11
Ellis Stanyon Elusive Joker
Related to 1983 14
Karl Fulves Sub Trap two cards, third card underneath, it is instantly between the other two cards, partial envelope card
Inspired byVariations 1983 16
Karl Fulves Trapped While You Watch variant handling
Inspired by 1983 18
Bob Ostin The Nautilus Card "New Submarine Card", odd-backed card placed perpendicular in three-card packet rises up and down
Inspired by
  • "The Submarine Card" (Bob Ostin, marketed by Ken Brooke)
VariationsAlso published here
1983 21
Karl Fulves Sub Chase different handling, adding second submarine card
Inspired by 1983 26
Karl Fulves Experimental Submarines different gaff idea
Related to 1983 35
José Carroll Flying Aces!
Also published here 1983 21
Edward Marlo Olram's Key Card glueing single cut out Spade pip on card
1984 161
Edward Marlo On Submarine Card sandwiched card travels to bottom of sandwich, half card gaff
1984 243
Richard Kaufman The Face-Up Incredible Card Tunnel two cards change
1984 52
Jerry K. Hartman Order Restored one suit is reversed in deck and orders itself, gaffed and ungaffed (faro) method
Related toVariations Jan. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 1)
865
John M. Bauman Another Rising Card sticking partial wide card to selection
Feb. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 2)
879
Don England Solo Change gaffed, glued on index on picture card
Apr. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 4)
905
Lubor Fiedler Incredi-Change peeked-at card in packet vanishes, all backs change color (visually with acrobatic flap gaff)
Aug. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 8)
949
Paul Sorrentino Apex Cardcase Color Change visual using acrobatic flap gimmick
Variations Aug. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 8)
953
Michael Close, Stewart James Coda Chrome based on "Chronothot" from New Tops, prediction from odd-backed deck is put on table and matched named card, gaffed decks and double backer
1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
286
Acrobatic Card how to make it
1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
318
Fake Index Card
1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
319
Larry Jennings Cut As I Cut gaffed method
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Jan./Feb. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 17 & 18)
167
Martin Gardner, Karl Fulves Hole Second Deal handling for the fake second deal with hole card on top, also third deal demo
May 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 21)
205
Philip T. Goldstein Short Circuit four blank cards transform into selection
Related to Feb. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 4)
1201
Pascal Monmoine Chameleon
May 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1231
Bill Worsley, Archie Palmer Intrigue: 2 back color change, red-blue double backer
Related to July 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1248
Stephen Tucker Card-Warper off center slit
July 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1251
Philip T. Goldstein, Stephen Tucker Muster odd-backed blank card becomes (open) red-blue double backer, simplified version of Stephen Tucker's "You Must Be Psychic" (Cardiac-Arrest)
Summer 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 2)
18
Philip T. Goldstein, Stephen Tucker Packet Muster packet version of Stephen Tucker's "You Must Be Psychic" (Cardiac-Arrest)
Summer 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 2)
21
William P. Miesel Signa-Flite odd-backed card turns out to be same as signed selection, then signature appears on it, simplified variation
Inspired by Summer 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 2)
41
Thomas Alan Waters Twinner card is secretly written down, deck dealt and position of card predicted
Related to 1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
619
Thomas Alan Waters Twinsome number is secretly written down, card is peeked at, deck dealt and both spectator shout at the same time stop
1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
623
Stephen Tucker, David Britland Footsteps deck cannot be squared properly, cards keep sticking out - when forced to be square by tapping on deck, all the pips fall to one side of the deck
Inspired by 1984 4
Paul Harris Air Of Mystery
1984 59
Paul Harris Easy Air
1984 66
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte "basic routine", three cards, visual and impossible penetrations
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card from center to bottom
  • Phase III - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase IV - How the card moves
  • Phase V - Court card moves when it's face-up
Inspired by
  • item in "Abra"
1984 8
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte, Packet Version three blue-backed and 1 red-backed card
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card from center to bottom
  • Phase III - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase IV - How the card moves
  • Phase V - Court card moves even when it has a different colored back
1984 17
Bruce Cervon Cervon Monte, Gaffed Version
  • Phase I - Court card from center to top
  • Phase II - Court card leaves center without a move
  • Phase III - Find the Court Card Again and Again and Again
  • Phase IV - Court card moves when it's face up
1984 28
Peter Duffie Departure Point two signed cards vanish and appear face up in the deck, they vanish again and produced from pockets
1984 55
Jeff White The White Stuff three selection, first found and split in other two selections, cards are lost and found again
1984 89
Basil Horwitz ESP Mindreading Plus Mindcontrol spectator divines ESP card of other spectator
Also published here 1984 20
John Cornelius Face Down Poker twisting four cards, then they turn into Aces, see Roger Smith reference for credit information
Related to 1984 7
Dan Garrett Flushback royal flush
1984 15
Philip T. Goldstein Broad Jump signed card on table changes place with one of the queens
1984 20
Norman Osborn, Philip T. Goldstein Unlimited Count Variation
1984 20
Philip T. Goldstein Downs Change Variation
1984 22
Gene Gordon World's Fastest Card Trick card vanish, with variation
1984 23
John F. C. McLachlan A Test of Flirtatiousness four blue-backed jokers, turn red one by one, then blue again
Inspired by 1984 36
Jan Torell Card Force slit in card
1984 9
David Britland April - The First Effect a spot card is pushed visibly through Queen of Spades, which is examined before and after
1984 1
David Britland June - The Second Effect two cards with narrow open slits, signed chosen card sandwiched and penetrated with other card
Inspired by
  • "Submarine Card" (Bob Ostin)
1984 6
Moving Parts No. 51, four cards torn and then laid out face-up and face-down, halves that do not match suddenly match, cards interlocked with slits before tearing
1984 71
Karl Fulves Eyewitness No. 87, bottom card of rubber banded deck shown to four spectators and removed, they change to Aces
1984 132
Karl Fulves Automatic Glide with rubber banded deck
1984 133
Brian Flannigan Battlefield only odd card, rest are duplicates
Feb. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 34)
661
Reinhard Müller To Make Four Cards Change from Eights to Twos, from Black to Red
Feb. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 34)
664
Paul Brignall Flushtronic four Ten of Clubs shown, one by one they turn face down, transformation into Royal Flush at the end, SBS
Inspired byAlso published here Mar. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 35)
690
David Britland Still Counting on back of card is 7up logo, card is found at seventh position from that card
Apr. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 36)
705
Roy Johnson Klok card vanish among twelve cards, second phase card to matchbox
Inspired byRelated to 1984 7
Thomas Alan Waters, Philip T. Goldstein Showdiac twelve zodiac cards, named zodiac sign is removed, other cards are blank and on the named one "Happy Birthday" appears
Related to Oct. 1984
Magick (Issue 341)
1702
Dan Tong Thaumaturge two ESP decks with different backs, performer and spectator select same symbol
Oct. 1984
Magick (Issue 341)
1702
Stephen Tucker Two-faced force card in tabled spread touched, put between jokers and then turned over, forced/switched
1984 4
Stephen Tucker You've got to be Joking!! piece of card stuck to back of Joker, bill, menu or other item
1984 7
Peter Duffie Collectors Item one double facer
Variations 1984 2
Peter Duffie Theatre of the Absurd "Overture" variation, transformation kicker
Inspired by
  • "Oversight" (Phil Goldstein, Genii, March 1981)
1984 13
Piet Forton Giant Homing Cards Kaps' Homing Card with Jumbo cards, with gaffed cards variation
Also published here 1984 8
Lee Freed, Jon Racherbaumer Wily Monte penetration, slit, see also "Credits and References" at end of book
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • MUM, Aug. 1983
1984 99
Juan Tamariz, Bernard Bilis Mini Fuera de Este Mundo with ten cards, divided in half, dated to 1976
1984 74
Jerry Sadowitz An Unpacket Trick four cards chosen, they are the four Fours, then they become blank cards, then they become Ace through Four of mixed suits, other three Fours are reversed in deck
1984 12
Richard Kaufman Gaff/ace Tunnel combined with Hofzinser Ace Plot, all Aces pushed through deck
Related to 1984 13
Richard Kaufman Fusion two blank cards become double backer which is examined, when peeled apart again they are two selections, then blank again
Inspired by 1984 20
Peter Samelson "The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers" with story presentation
1984 81
Reinhard Müller Ein Gedachtes Kartenbild Erscheint two cards shown plus a blank card, the chosen card is printed onto the blank card, jumbo cards
1984 2
Reinhard Müller Markierte Karten packet tricks with four Jacks, color-changing backs, jumbo cards
Inspired by 1984 3
Reinhard Müller Der "Wilde" Spieler wild card routine with monte presentation, jumbo cards
1984 6
Reinhard Müller Die "Wundersamen" Karten three cards vanish (two of them gag value cards) in an odd-backed packet and reappear in another packet in sandwich configuration, jumbo cards
Inspired by 1984 8
Reinhard Müller Die Wanderung im Zweivierteltakt two jumbo cards are cut into four pieces each, two are exchanged and travel back
1984 11
Reinhard Müller Karten Unterwegs "Zwei-Männer-Trick"
three Aces travel from packet to packet, jumbo cards
Inspired by 1984 12
Unlimited Overcount with jumbo cards
Related to 1984 12
Peter Kane Almost Triumphant incomplete face-up/face-down shuffle, halves stripped apart, selection is sticking out and seen to be five inches long when pulled out
Also published here 1984 ca. 3
Peter Kane Rising Higher selection rises from deck, then is pulled out and seen to be extra-long card
1984 ca. 5
Louis Falanga Jazz Fusion Jazz Aces variation with O. Henry kicker, double backer
Variations 1985 84
David Regal Perfect Penetration half card gaff
Feb. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1021
Mike Bornstein Cased-Deck Penetration card though case, flap gaff
Mar. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 3)
1040
Mike Bornstein Miniature Mindreading Miracle any card thought of, wrong card changes into miniature brainwave deck with selection reversed
Related to May 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 5)
1060
Shigeo Takagi Wilder Cards seven cards, double facers
Also published here Aug. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 8)
1096
Bob Stencel Once Torn, Twice Restored first selection reverses itself again and again, is torn and changes to second selection, double facer
Related to Autumn 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33)
328
Louis Falanga In Case of Fire double backer
1985 70
Louis Falanga Ace-Sumed Coincidence spectator touches aces, double backer
1985 73
Peter Marshall Mentally-Per thought-of card vanishes from packet to anywhere, double facer
1985 103
Fred C. Baumann Left Face - Right Face two wrong cards found, transform in right card, wrongs from pockets, double facer
1985 123
Curtis Kam A Cardcase Vanish cardcase gaff with flap
1985 185
Nick Pudar Pips Queek Five of Clubs to Four of Clubs by removing the center pip, then four pips fall off leaving holes
1985 245
Michael Louis Easy Pickings
Inspired by 1985 247
Randy Tanner The Psychic Queen index of card is printed on a queen for instant stooging
1985 256
Meir Yedid Born Again double backer is split into two cards which produce another card (baby)
1985 293
Philip T. Goldstein Sub-Scription signed joker travels up and down in 4-card-packet, double backers
1985 437
Randy Wakeman Randy gets Rough on Hofzinser deck cut in three piles, top of each becomes selection, everywhere nowhere, based on Marlo's "'Tis Rough on Hofzinser" (Ibidem)
1985 27
Louis Falanga Jim Bob Poker small packet routine, royal flush kicker
Inspired byVariations 1985 11
Louis Falanga Fleur-Du-Lac Aces McDonald's Aces, three double facer, with blanks
1985 26
Larry Jennings The Close-Up Illusion three cards, one penetrates one of the the others visually, slit in card
VariationsAlso published here 1985 70
Thomas Alan Waters Spywave word and alphabet cards, word is selected and fitting letters reverse in alphabet deck
Inspired by 1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mystyx)
694
Martin Lewis The Stampede Second Random card is chosen and placed aside as prediction. A stamp is placed on the top of another deck. As cards are dealt, stamp stays in place (second deal), until stamp suddenly sticks to one card. Both cards match.
Related to 1985 45
Martin Lewis Bill in Card bill vanishes, appears sealed inside playing card
1985 55
Martin Lewis Almost a Color Change Color change stopped halfway to show half-changed card, before changing the whole card
1985 57
Martin Lewis The Big Switch Jumbo card changes when large switch on the back is used (comedy type effect)
1985 61
Martin Lewis The Very Odd Card Various transformations with packet of cards, end with "odd" card with messed up pips
Inspired by 1985 101
Philip T. Goldstein Drop Contrast only red-backed card in blue-backed deck is found by spectator, red/blue double backer
1985 1
Philip T. Goldstein Rackjobber
1985 4
Philip T. Goldstein Back Gammon packet all backs, changing back kicker
Related to 1985 6
Steve Beam The Great Divide two selections, card with total of values is removed and split into selection, card with value total appears sandwiched between selections
Related to 1985 111
Steve Beam Siamese Stab double facer handed out for examination, see addendum for presentation patter, see also p. 543 for additional ideas
Related toAlso published here 1985 114
Steve Beam Making Faces fusion and split of two cards
1985 115
The Ribboned Card ribbon put around indifferent card in middle, when pulled out it changed into selection, gaff with ribbon on it
1985 4
Thought-Card Gimmick card thought of and written down by spectator, divined
1985 5
Edward Victor Diminishing Card Trick with confetti finale
1985 21
Color Changing Pack red-blue double backer, "running-cut optical illusion"
1985 22
Double Backer Force for two cards
1985 1
Double Facer Force for two cards
1985 2
Cut in Glass Force force card has lip and is held back
Related to 1985 2
Scott's Rough recipe for roughing fluid
1985 19
Frederick Braue The Changing Card 7C into 7S as it is removed from deck, with silhouette gaff (1943)
Related to 1985 12
Frederick Braue The Wandering Pip Five into Four of Diamonds, magnetic (1943)
1985 13
Frederick Braue FB Everywhere and Nowhere joker put in case, then selection found several times and put in glass, they change into indifferent cards and cased card is selection (1944)
Related to 1985 3
Frederick Braue Cardetection sixteen cards, some face-up some face-down, performer and spectator think of one, both found, eight double facers and eight double backers (1944)
1985 4
Frederick Braue Telemagic spectator finds another spectator's card in a corner of the room
(a.) card reversed
(b.) reverse fan
  • Braue's new method with double facer
Related to 1985 13
Richard Bartram, Jr. McDonald's Aces w/Cheese
1985 27
Ben Harris Instant Fold #2 card folds itself into quarters in a flash
Inspired by 1985 62
Eric DeCamps Monkey Business three double facers, color changing back climax, pictures appear on the Aces
Inspired by
  • "Card Marx" (Eric DeCamps, marketed assembly)
1985 17
Stewart Judah Halbkarten-Transposition two cards cut in half, they transpose
July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
133
Stewart Judah Die Karten-Fluchtkiste card case prop with flap, card inside and outside transpose
Also published here July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
136
Francis Carlyle Die Karte im Umschlag one card in borrowed wallet, one in envelope
Also published here
  • Genii, 1981
Oct. 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
27
Peter Duffie Composite two selections torn in half, one half each initialed and other burned, re-appear in envelope
Inspired byAlso published here 1985 6
Bruce Cervon Open Prediction sticky double facer
Also published here 1985 (ca.) 10
Philip T. Goldstein Fancy Dancer double facer
1985/87 98
Dai Vernon The Trick That Fooled Houdini double backed card
Variations 1985/87 100
Don England Geiger Counter Card forcing Joker-Gaff à la Sellers for two cards
Related to 1985/93 9
Don England Losers Weepers using Step Gaff for clean handling
Variations 1985/93 13
Don England Red-Hot Hofzinser two Phases, first card changes with Hofzinser transparent Gaff
1985/93 17
Don England Peek-a-Boo Color Changing Deck visual color change of the back
1985/93 21
Philip T. Goldstein PSI-Con Ruse double ended cards are placed in book (instead of apparatus)
Also published here 1986 63
Doug Edwards, Joe Berg The Stunning Jumping Jack card jumps out as deck is riffled, half card on thread
Also published here Jan. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 1)
1153
Mitchell Silverman Alluvium Deposit three-card-sandwich changes into four Aces, double facer
Related to June 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 6)
1216
Jay Sankey Hotfoot ambitious sequence with signed card, then with second card, fusion
Related toVariations 1986 76
John Samapaga O-C-I top card of three-card packet floats up
Aug. 1986
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 1)
7
Edward Marlo Double Facer Switch for example to get into McDonald's Aces
Also published here 1986 23
Edward Marlo The Card in Case card case instead of palms, using dull blank card gaff
Also published here 1986 37
David Britland The Angel Card Rise cased deck, rubber band gimmick, faro loading
  • The Gimmick
  • Performance
  • Loading and Unloading the Gimmick
  • More Ideas
  • Final Notes
Related toVariations 1986 2
Jeff Hughes Jeff Hughes Routine rubber band gimmick
1986 11
David Williamson Center Deal Demonstration rising card rubber gimmick
1986 13
David Britland Shoot-Out rubber-band gimmick
1986 13
Jack Yates Winston prediction in envelope, card touched and put on bottom of ribbon spread
1986 24
Lawrence Frame Commercial Coin in Pack Coin vanish and appears in pack above chosen card, then repeated but with coin found stuck to card
Related to 1986 17
Gaëtan Bloom The Card on the Human Wall deck thrown on a styrofoam board hung on spectator's back as a human wall, selected card is left stuck on wall. Card then changes into second selection
1986 6
Ken Simmons M.V.R.C. - The Easy Way
Inspired by 1986 38
Ken Simmons Quick Transpo signed card in pocket transposes visibly with card signed by performer
1986 40
David Neighbors Face-Up Reset
1986 43
Philip T. Goldstein Drop Contrast only red-backed card in blue-backed deck is found by spectator, red/blue double backer
1986 3
David Britland Three Times A Lady two spectators deal face up through a deck each, one card face down, they match and also match prediction, Henry Christ Force
Related to 1986 13
David Britland Sagittarius out-of-hand selection, performer stabs reversed card next to selection, Henry Christ Force inspired
Related to 1986 20
David Britland Consumer Control chosen ESP card is reversed in packet in envelope, partial rough-smooth
Inspired by 1986 25
David Britland Royal Decree spectator finds out of which King the performer is thinking
1986 40
Karrell Fox, Mickey Ostaski A "Hare-Raising" Illusion male picture card chosen, when it is eventually found, it has grown a beard
1986 135
Terry Seabrooke Give Me A Card spectator holds some cards behind back and shuffles them, he removes named card
1986 89
Meir Yedid Royal Deuces four cards are produced, then they change into a Royal Flush
1986 39
Bob Hummer, Meir Yedid Visual Change Variation with multiple cards
1986 40
Ben Harris Fandango Gaffed Handling card visually appears between sandwich cards
1986 1
Fred Kaps The Princess Card Trick with four Queens, using quartet gimmick
1986 17
Fred Kaps Supersonic Variation stop trick prediction, card displayed in cup
Inspired by
  • Supersonic Card Prediction, Stanley Jaks
1986 18
Steven Hamilton Steven Hamilton's Holey POD flap gaff
Related to Feb. 1986
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
Peter Duffie Internecine Red King transposes with black King that has been placed between two Jokers. Visual transposition, tunnel change
Also published here 1986 1
Peter Duffie Ascension Five Card Monte, but the Queen keeps rising out of the packet, even when placed in envelope with window
Also published here 1986 14
Paul Swinford Poker Spectacular poker deal with cyberdeck which is stacked with sorting rod, incorporates gag cards Fourteen and Fifteen of Spades
1986 17
Eine Vier-As-Routine Aces transpose with indifferent cards in wallet, getting double facers in and out of play for Assembly, Himber wallet
Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
161
Philip T. Goldstein Der Kartencomputer card travels into card box prop
Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
180
Terri Rogers It's a Stick Up signed sticker on back of chosen card, another signed by performer on second card, they transpose
Also published here 1986 26
Terri Rogers Smaller'n That deck becomes smaller twice, bottom of close-up pad shown as giant selection
Also published here 1986 44
Reinhard Müller Ass-Wanderung Express center pips of three Aces vanish and appear on fourth Ace, holes remain in other three Aces, jumbo cards
Inspired by
  • "See-Through Aces" (Shigeo Futugawa, MUM 71, 24, Dec. 1981)
1986 10
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 2
Jeff Busby The Invention of the Bloom Gimmick credit information
Related to
  • "The 1923 Card and Handkerchief Trick" (Charles Jordan)
1986 5
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 6
David Regal Half and Half signed card is torn, ONE half changes color
1987 125
Ian Baxter The Multifaked Card strange gaffed card as a gag
Mar. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 3)
1321
Mitchell Silverman Answer to Nobody divided card gaff
Sep. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 9)
1398
John C. Wagner, Martin Lewis Ghost Deal Variation performer gets royal flush, then royal flush is distributed in five hands and assembles in performer's hand, four double facers
Inspired by
  • "Ghost Deal" (Martin Lewis, 1972, marketed effect)
1987 121
Edward Marlo, Randy Wakeman Cannibal Vanish two double facer
1987 28
Edward Marlo Flipover Count two double facers as four different cards
1987 28
Edward Marlo Holee Revelation coin is placed on each the four piles (Tosheroon)
Inspired by 1987 72
Edward Marlo Marlo's Startling Observation Test twelve double facers
1987 91
Edward Marlo Fingertip Reversal Count double facers
1987 93
Edward Marlo Deal Off Reversal double facers secretly turned over while dealt onto table
1987 94
Michael Pizzolla Synchronicity III three prediction cards shown in wallet, then three cards taken out of face-down spread, they match, wallet with magnet, two alternativ presentations
Related to
  • "Thought Control" (Richard Himber)
1987
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
1
Roberto Giobbi Nepomuk name of chosen card appears on slate, flap with card back on one side
1987 5
Ron Wilson Miracle Micro-Macro seated, see also Don Alan for credits
Related toAlso published here 1987 50
Ron Wilson A Vanishing Deck from case, case is torn
Also published here 1987 72
Don Hendrix Tidal Wave using 52 on one jumbo card with post it on back with prediction of chosen card
Feb. 1987
Magick (Issue 385)
1922
Peter Duffie An Optical Departure
Inspired by 1987 88
Peter Duffie No Case to Answer odd-backed mystery card, Jacks produced as well, red/blue double backer
Inspired by 1987 93
Peter Duffie Valediction Xs appear on the back of whole deck
1987 101
Karl Fulves Black on Black two cards peeked at and seen to be clumsily loaded into right pocket, they vanishes yet are now in left pocket, then deck vanishes except two selections
1987 37
Ken Simmons Another Cutting to the Aces
Variations 1987 5
Ken Simmons P.O.D. Handling flap gaff
Inspired by 1987 7
David Neighbors Slow-Motion Oil and Water 3&3, three phases
1987 18
David Neighbors The Denver Opener red/blue double backer
1987 21
David Neighbors McHenry's Sleeper Aces two double facers
Inspired by 1987 24
Stephen Tucker Aces from the Fore pip is removed from card and thrown on table where it appears as an Ace, repeated
1987 8
Ned Rutledge Mein Freund Tonto writing appears on card and selection is found face up in the deck
Also published here Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
77
James G. Thompson Jr. Mitten Dazwischen two cards, written on blank card, card stabbed in center
Also published here Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
83
René Lavand My Four Giant Aces Aces and twelve Jokers
Also published here 1987 13
René Lavand Rehearsal in Madrid sidewalk shuffle type, three blank cards and an Ace, ends with three Aces and one blank card
Also published here 1987 16
Pat Conway The Colour Change Pack with changing card case
1987 48
Pat Conway The Colour Change Pack (Second Version) with changing card case, using a face-to-face gaffed hinged card
1987 53
Michael Weber Two-Faced Toss-Out Tossed Out Deck to force a single card, but deck can be shown to be normal and all different
Inspired by 1987 7
Michael Weber Vanish and Reversal selected card disappears, then appears reversed in the deck
1987 9
Al Bertini Nostradamus twelve zodiac cards with numbers on back, one is chosen and number matches number on a key, Nostradamus story presentation
Variations 1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 2)
6
Peter Wilker Nochmals Nostradamus twelve zodiac cards with numbers on back, one is chosen and number matches number on a key, Nostradamus story presentation
Inspired by 1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 6)
1
Joe Givan The Mississippi Switch Gypsy Curse handling
Inspired by 1987 21
Bruce Cervon The Universal Card three Methods, also gaffed (divided card, flap gimmick)
Also published here 1988 57
Bruce Cervon Three the Hard Way half/half gaff
1988 211
Bruce Cervon Open Prediction double facer
Also published here 1988 220
Darwin Ortiz Darwin's Wild Card
Variations 1988 123
Darwin Ortiz Back Off four cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1988 145
Fred Heaman Silhouette Card
1988 199
José Carroll Travellers... Through the Case signed Aces from cased deck to four pockets
  • Variations
    • First Variation
    • Second Version (Lightning Version)
Also published here 1988 105
José Carroll Blackbacked Card invisible through transparent sheet
1988 123
Edward Marlo Tip - Ambitious Bit #3 double back card
1988 106
Edward Marlo Tip - Ambitious Bit #4 card in center transposes with card on top
1988 134
Edward Marlo Tip - Ambitious Bit #5 little routine, with block turnover
Variations 1988 134
Edward Marlo Signature Transfer nine methods, ungaffed, stranger, duplicate, double backer, partial roughed menetekel (method 8)
1988 189
Edward Marlo Olram's Order diamond cards order, ten double facers
1988 236
Edward Marlo Two Marlo Ideas - First Idea removing center pip of Seven or Five, looks like Six or Four
1988 238
Edward Marlo Two Marlo Ideas - Second Idea fake index
1988 239
Edward Marlo New Idea Transposition fake index
1988 239
Edward Marlo Doubly Devilish Miracle surprise kicker
1988 245
Edward Marlo Liepzig Would Really Have Loved This Leipzig, double index cards
Variations 1988 255
Edward Marlo Almost Ultimate Ambition tilt with half card
Inspired byRelated to 1988 272
Edward Marlo Real Gone AC/DC Interlock Principle, two double facers
Inspired by 1988 294
Doug Edwards Joker Poker using "Step Gaff"
May 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 5)
1498
David Berger Old McDonald three double facers, Black Jack theme
Aug. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 8)
1525
Bob King Drunken Black Jack two cards, transformation into black jack, using flap gaff
Inspired by
  • "About Face" (Dealer's item)
Also published here
Aug. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 8)
1534
Juan Tamariz Super Oil and Water 4&4, seven double facers
1988 151
Juan Tamariz Double Oil and Water 4&4, face-up, face-down
Related to 1988 155
Juan Tamariz Flip-Flop 4&4, acrobatic flaps ala Zapped
1988 160
Juan Tamariz Roughing Method 4&4
1988 175
Christoph Borer Eine halbe Sache back of selection change back, then back of color only change to the center, eventually all cards change back color, red/blue double backer
Also published here 1988 14
Philip T. Goldstein Drop Contrast only red-backed card in blue-backed deck is found by spectator, red/blue double backer
1988 6
Philip T. Goldstein Psi-Con Ruse double ended cards are placed in book (instead of apparatus)
1988 17
Sid Lorraine An American Expression "Two Tricks"
blank card with credit card print
1988
The Chronicles (Issue 34)
1398
Sid Lorraine Prince Charming "Two Tricks"
Jack of Hearts and Queen of Diamonds, Jack turns over, Queen is blushing, Jack is now blank card with frog folded from dollar bill
Inspired by 1988
The Chronicles (Issue 34)
1399
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
Karrell Fox "Two-Easy" Card Force automatic second deal with corner cut off
1988 47
Karrell Fox "E.Z.S.P."
1988 79
Ben Harris Geller Card card bends visually
1988 18
Philip T. Goldstein Psi-Con Ruse double ended cards are placed in book (instead of apparatus)
1988 3
Philip T. Goldstein Shinkansen cards across with four red and four blue cards, chosen card travels
Also published here 1988 5
Edward Marlo "The Blue Thought" odd-backed card tabled, card named, another card removed from another deck and brought to odd-backed card which turns out to be named card
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1964
1988 57
Edward Marlo Siamese Strangers
  • First Method (stranger card)
  • Second Method (double facer)
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1964
1988 106
Edward Marlo For a Double Face Card Olram Subtlety application
1988 190
Edward Marlo The Choice Transposition selection transposes with chosen Ace, repeat, Olram Subtlety application
  • An Impromptu Method
1988 191
Edward Marlo Marlo's Aces using three cards with half Ace and back on their backs, with variations
VariationsAlso published here 1988 195
Edward Marlo Double Face Display for Ace Vanish
1988 200
Edward Marlo In Spectator's Hands wrong card reversed in deck, changes into right card, handling all in spectator's hands
Also published here
  • The New Tops, May 1966
1988 220
Edward Marlo Repeat Repeat Reverse card turns over, is rightened and turns over again, repeated with second selection
1988 222
Edward Marlo Triple Repeat Reverse peeked card reverses three times
1988 225
Edward Marlo The Mental Four one of four cards thought of, performer reverses one, it's the right one, repeated
Related to
  • The Linking Ring, Sep. 1963, p. 65
1988 227
Edward Marlo Observations B'Wave type effect with three double backers and quartet gaff
1988 230
Edward Marlo The Opportune Miracle joker stabbed next to selection in fan, using forcing gaff with part of card stuck to back of joker, four handlings
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1967
1988 268
Edward Marlo The Promise Ace, Two and Three of Clubs, chosen value changes into selection, three method, method three with fake index card
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Sep. 1967
1988 308
Edward Marlo The Other Method wrong card reversed in tabled spread, it is removed and turned over, then changes into selection
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Oct. 1967
1988 320
Edward Marlo Effect two selections lost, one reversed in tabled spread, it changes into the other selection, the travel to pocket
1988 322
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 351
Wayne Dobson The Jumping Signature spectator signs card on face, performer another card on back, signature jumps on back of spectator's card
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1988
Opus (Vol. 1 No. 8)
16
Jon Racherbaumer Another Adieux
Apr. 1988
Inside Out (Issue 4)
13
Scotty York The Sawed Deck two jumbo decks are used, one card is selected from a red deck and placed in an envelope, other deck is sawed in two with a toy saw and two halves are selected, card in envelope is a split-faced card matching both halves, credit information
Inspired by
  • "Banana Split" (Repro Magic marketed item)
Also published here
1988 1
René Lavand The Story of Antonio the Gypsy Monte
Also published here 1988 27
René Lavand My Four Giants Aces Aces and twelve Jokers
Also published here 1988 90
Mike Bornstein Triple Mini Miracle any card thought of, dollar bill changes into miniature brainwave deck with selection reversed
Related to 1988 19
Mike Bornstein Single Card to Bill
1988 26
Hiroshi Sawa Back Design jumbo gag prediction in pocket with several cards printed on the back and the actual predicted card on the other side
1988 55
Hiroshi Sawa Heavy Ink pips on a card "fall" to one end when it is tapped
Related to 1988 57
Dai Vernon Joker Monte - Gaff
1989 102
Jerry Sadowitz Card with Pips on the Back see title
1989 52
Randy Wakeman Startling Influence Joker changes to selected Card, using double facer
Apr. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 4)
1629
Paul Curry One, Two, Three one card has a slit, with clean up and credit information on the principle
Sep. 1989
Epoptica (Issue 12)
567
Brother John Hamman Brother Hamman's Final Twist front and backs change, three double facers, credit information
Also published here 1989 41
Card with Case Surface one side looks like the case
1989 57
Brother John Hamman Thunderstruck wrong prediction (JS) is changed into 7S and miniature 4S
1989 64
Brother John Hamman Thought Cards Across double ended cards
Inspired by
  • "The Triangle" (Our Magic, p. 280)
1989 134
Brother John Hamman Stun-Sational card splits in three miniature card, another card visibly grows to normal size, prediction presentation
Variations 1989 138
Brother John Hamman Micro-Macro (With Gimmicked Cards) queens visibly shrink to miniature cards, mini deck grows to full size except selection
Inspired by 1989 141
Theodore DeLand, Brother John Hamman Fan Gaffs cards with stepped fans
1989 180
Brother John Hamman Universal Card nine selections, double backer, double facer
1989 209
Edward Marlo Blank with Index blank card with ace index
1989 210
Brother John Hamman Four-Tunate Choice four Fours, two are freely chosen, they are odd-backed and the other Fours change to Queens
VariationsAlso published here 1989 216
Brother John Hamman Haldeucination red jacks change to black jacks, then into 4 deuces
1989 218
Brother John Hamman The Amorphous Ace four cards, one of which an ace, two double facers, four phases:
  • The Ace Reverese Itself
  • The Ace Rises to the Top
  • The Ace Changes Color
  • All Four Card Become Aces
Related toVariations 1989 220
Brother John Hamman Wild All the Way four cards, heavily gaffed, four phases including:
  • Ace-Sational
  • Fantabulous
Related to 1989 222
Brother John Hamman Final Aces six double ended cards
Variations 1989 229
Brother John Hamman Five Kings Royal five kings of diamond change into royal flush of spades, double facer
1989 243
Edward Marlo Invisible Thought Transfer card thought of from ten-card packet vanishes and is named, reappears in odd-backed deck, partial roughing
  • Second Method (ungaffed)
  • Third Method (ungaffed)
Variations 1989 36