2,206 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Dr. Stanley Jaks Die vier schwarzen Karten image of selection appears on black plastic card
Also published here 1961 20
Dr. Stanley Jaks Im Ring spectator sees selection from an other spectator in a finger ring
Also published here 1961 28
Dr. Stanley Jaks Jaks Totenkopfexperiment name of card appears on piece of flash paper, with miniature skull
Also published here 1961 42
Dr. Stanley Jaks Das Buchstabenmysterium card is divined with a set of letter cards
Also published here 1961 86
Dr. Stanley Jaks Der schwarze Brand wrong card transforms into card with picture of performer with card on forehead
Also published here 1961 88
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dr. Jaks Kartenbluff selected card is shuffled into the deck and cards put in inside jacket pocket, small number is named and on that position performer produces a jumbo card version of the selection
Related to 1961 126
Charly Eperny Eperny's Kartenstern six cards are placed inside an envelope, envelope is burnt and miniature duplicates appear on a card star, those cards are fused together and then placed inside a money printing machine and cards come out in a long ribbon
1961
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 4)
82
Jochen Zmeck Das Kartenprisma two cards chosen, spectator looks into glass prism and sees first selection, second spectator cannot see anything in prism and his selection turns out to be blank-faced
1961 21
David Bendix Dear Mr. Lyons one-hand riffle shuffle as a secret sleight, credit information
Related to Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
30
Harry Lorayne The Spectator Estimates straight cut that retains bottom stock used as gag
1962 188
Harry Lorayne Just (Business) Cards - Spirit Writes name of selection appears on business card
1962 261
Burton Meyer Written in Blood using Hypo-Phoney syringe, blood in needle looks like selection
1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
43
Don Tanner The Spook Spoke in Error face of selection appears on blank card inside card box
1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
54
Don Tanner Message in Ashes name of selection appears on business card inside card box
Related to 1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
55
Don Tanner Pip Pip blank card and several pips are placed inside card box, when opened again some pips attached to blank card to from selection
1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
56
Don Tanner True Value card with all suits and values is placed inside card box, when opened again value and suit from selection are circled
1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
56
Don Tanner Simple Matter of Addition Eight and Six of Spades change into Fourteen of Spades inside card box
1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
57
Don Tanner Ringer gummed reinforcement rings and business cards placed inside card box, when opened rings found on card to form selection
1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
57
Don Tanner A Two Faced Trick blank card placed inside card box, faces of two selections appear on card
1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
57
Don Tanner Stabbing in the Dark card and small dagger placed inside box, when opened again, card is found pierced
1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
57
Don Tanner Easy to Please changing pip card in card box
1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
58
U. F. Grant The Egg in the Card egg vanishes and yolk is poured from selection
Also published here June 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 370)
309
Jack Ketch Royal Anatomy kings in envelopes are divined, gag, kings have legs in different sizes
Sep. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 372)
315
Jack Ketch Bagged cards in bag, selection is found, face drawn on bag, mouth is a slit where card is pushed out
Sep. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 372)
316
Jochen Zmeck Non Plus Ultra "Mein Verwandlungsspiel"
deck shown normal, then all cards are alike and back changes as well, then back, partial rough-smooth
Related to 1962 11
Kosmische Strahlen triple transformation deck, rough-smooth and short-long
1962 14
Leo Behnke Card Cubes name of card found on wrapped sugar cubes
1962 7
Don Tanner Fastest Pass in the World short card duplicate, to fool magicians
Jan. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 376)
333
U. F. Grant You Joker! gag, mirror on compass, spectator looks into it and sees himself, selection of a joker
Apr. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 379)
345
Don Tanner Now is the Time selection is revealed by special watch, handles point on suits and values
Apr. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 379)
345
Ernest W. Brady The Shiekh's Bequest mathematical problem, camels divided to sons, illustrated with cards
VariationsAlso published here Aug. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 382)
357
Don Tanner The Back Room on Micky Hades, Jesse J. Langston, Eddie McGuire on Malini's button biting and more, gags by Goodlette Dodson
Related to Sep. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 383)
362
Harry Lorayne Ten Card Puzzler layout puzzle, turning cards face-up one by one by counting to four multiple times
Variations 1964 49
Edward Marlo Uses for Half Forcing Deck see at bottom
1964 68
Eugene Gloye Card Trick stamps in book arrange to reveal name of selection
1964
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
17
Jack Yeager Crazy Cards pips on card are disordered
1964
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
31
Norman Houghton "Other Magicians..." a satire, selection is not found
1964
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
57
John Robbins For Magicians Only double backer changes into selection, see p. 394 for idea by Martin Gardner and p. 398 for idea by Francis Haxton
May 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 390)
388
Jack Ketch Aquatic Discovery miniature on thing that reacts with water and starts to expand
Aug. 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 392)
396
Jack Ketch The Sniffer Card Trick comedy bit, spectator divines selection
Aug. 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 392)
397
Ken De Courcy Calling All Cards deck shuffled and put in trouser pockets, any card called for produced, then any non-playing card (birthday card, membership card, score card, ...) called for à la Arthur Lloyd, with gags and card castle finale
1964 2
Heinz "Durox" Rüegg Die Gag-Karte long gag card, with rising miniature as kicker
Related to 1964
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 25 No. 1&2)
20
Werner "Walt Nelson" Nussbaumer Welche Karte cards with letters on both sides, message "which card?" last letter has selection on back, based on ideas by Elmsley and Jaks
1964
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 25 No. 1&2)
29
Valentino Graziadei Glück oder Zufall ten of hearts is torn from paper, spectator selects one out of three envelopes which contains his card, money in other envelopes
1964
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 25 No. 3)
52
Al Leech Three Plus One visual Gag
1965 13
Paul Curry The Case of the Missing Hat cards with magicians and with hats, story trick
Related toVariations 1965 248
Jack Ketch T. V. Pack with cigarette box and playtime card, miniature card of selection appears
Apr. 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 395/396)
407
Karl Fulves Lock-It lock and cards are dropped in a bag, selection found on lock, see p. 428 for idea by Lu Brent
1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 399)
424
Paul Stadelman Cards Read in Pocket shuffled deck in pocket, performer names card, sucker ending
1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
79
Paul Stadelman Watch the Ace sucker effect, Three changes to Ace and back, then it changes inside spectator's pocket
1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
81
Paul Stadelman Who Can Yell the Loudest? several spectators select same card, humorous revelation
1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
82
Paul Stadelman A H--- of a Trick verbal gag using cards, for dealing with heckler
1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
84
Rolland Hamblen The Photo Coins coin travels from one hand to other, paper between coins, selected card appears on paper
1966 475
Jerry Lubin Batman vs. Joker batman symbol appears on chosen (forced) joker
July 1966 44
Charlie Miller If At First performer doesn't find card, even when its corner is torn off
Related to
  • p. 82 for Fred Higgens odd-backed variation
Oct. 1966 59
Bob Hemple Band Writer Gag
Oct. 1966 61
Robert Eagle Repeat Circus Card Trick with duplicate
Dec. 1966 71
Ali Bongo Doves A La Carte cards on tray turn into card castle, which can be opened and doves appear
1966 5
Ali Bongo Jail Break cards with pictures of a prisoner, prisoner vanishes and appears on other card
1966 43
Harry Lorayne, Thomas Alan Waters The Card Pyramid mathematical layout of spot cards, end result is predicted, for Waters credit see reference
Related toAlso published here 1967 45
Karl Fulves Babel impromptu levitation, Bob Still with magicians only gags, Charlie Miller, Al Flosso Cartoon
June 1967 102
Bruce Cervon Readers performer locates card while wearing suspicious glasses, when spectator wears glasses he sees the marks, but all card are marked with same value
Related to
  • p. 108 for forcing deck idea by Lu Brent
Also published here
June 1967 106
Don Nielson Supremo Deck Switch gag with light switch on card case
Related to
  • p. 146 for comment by Lu Brent
Oct. 1967 128
Dr. William Weyeneth Das Non-Plus-Ultra Magnetischer Potenz chosen card clings to magnet, cards with pin-up girls
1967
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 28 No. 4)
54
Jo-Kerr Der Hund als Medium dog finds selection
1967
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 28 No. 4)
59
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky The Astor-Deck als Svengali Spiel deck riffled through as all-black or all-red, whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 9
Paul Swinford Psychedelic packet cut off, values added, matrix layout, new deck order
Variations 1968 33
Ray Prehn Pretty Snaky snake in hat finds selection
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
36
Harry G. Franke The Abacus and Eknarf small copy of selection appears on Abacus, repeated with different card, third card is found with small computer, deck is placed inside computer which switches it to a Brainwave deck
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
60
Tom Batchelor The Number and Value of the Cards cards add up to fourteen, using the Fourteen of Spades card
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
96
Don Nielson Sense of Touch comedy routine with cards, case and knife in bag, with a jumbo card, p. 241 for further reference, p. 246 for idea by Robert Eagle
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1968 217
Ken De Courcy Round the World with a Pack of Cards comedic routine in which multiple selections are found or divined with prop effects that are assigned to different countries, among the apparatus are: egg beater, card in balloon, snake basket
1968 1
Zwei Mini Gags
  • gag with matches for non-smokers
  • spectator sits on coin or card, date or value are divined when performer watches inside mouth
1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 3)
57
Roger "Hervey" Vuille Photographie deck as camera, blank cards become duplicates of photographed card
1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 4)
64
Alan Keith Prelude "Circus Card Trick" to set up key cards
Inspired by 1969 136
Alton Sharpe, Billy McComb Blank Surprise all cards become blank except selection
1969 141
Steve Shimm Game-Playing Machines article about simple computer programs applied to (card) games
  • Banker And Broker (cutting the high card)
  • The Tic-Tac-Toe Machine
  • Computer At The Card Table
  • The Machine As Innovator
Related to Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
52
E. Leslie May One Over the Eight gag with 15 of Diamonds, spectator apparently drunk
1969 49
Joseph M. White Phonomenon comedy prediction with Phoney Phone in pocket
1969 75
Will Ayling The Story Teller oriental story
Inspired byVariations 1969 289
Karl Fulves The Compleat Gamester proposition bets
  • Birthday Bet (see p. 292 for Mel Stover comment)
  • Red And Black (Martin Gardner)
  • License Plate Poker
  • Ace-Deuce-Jack Variations
  • Black And White
  • Coin Swindles
  • 3-Card Poker
  • Odds On Favorite (Omega Bet, card pushed in reversed and pairs dealt off)
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1969 272
Roy Walton Stepping Stones solution for a problem posed by Fulves, several variations
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1969 21
Aldini The Goofy Deck Make spectator select a reversed-color card (red Two of Clubs) as a gag
1969 40
Joan Wolf Houdini Speaks card revelation by phonograph
1969 3
Ellison Poland Handling for The Four Blacks image of selection appears on black plastic card leaving behind a blank card, application of the previous switch
Inspired by 1969 35
Karl Fulves What - No Reversal? stripper deck throw offs
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
84
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Card Problems translation by Bob Woodward, corrected by Reinhard Müller
1. Choice Of Color
2. Changing Aces
3. Card To Cigar-Case
4. The Secret King Of Spades
5. The Five Changing Cards
6. Carte Blanche (The Blank Card)
7. The Magic Ring
8. Strange Coincidence
9. Card and Bank-Note
10. Card And Handkerchief
Related to Nov. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 10)
78
Ken Beale, Russell "Rusduck" Duck, Marvin Johnson 32 Deal Duplicated selection process with square layout
Inspired by Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
126
Jerry Andrus "Card Miracle Extraordinary" gag description of impossible effect
Summer 1970
Hierophant (Issue 4)
201
Edward Marlo The Wrong Deck deck is shown as double backed, then double faced, then blank, then normal
Summer 1970
Hierophant (Issue 4)
207
James Auer From A Mentalist's Notebook two glimpsed cards vanish from deck and appear inside envelope on Insurance Policy
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
36
Pete Biro Inspected By Number 27 gag with inspection tags
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
55
Pete Biro Funkenring Fun
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
55
Tommy Evans Santa Claus Card card vanishes and appears inside christmas tree ornament, torn corner
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
62
Richard G. Anderson Milk to Silk milk vanishes in paper bag, replica of selection appears on silk
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
63
Saverio Russo Out of My Hat puppet rabbit in hat routine, various effects
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
95
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny Mind Projection image of chosen card appears on blank card, under handkerchief, plastic placed in front of blank card
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
120
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny Target Shooting, Anyone? easy method for Jumbo Sidekick, gun shot on table and vase falls over, then bullseye change into picture of selection
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
121
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny All Tied Up selection is found, rest of the deck turns out to be an Electric Deck
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
130
Frank Pongrac Tips various ideas
  • Snkae Drawer Box
  • Blooming Stooge, German Sealed Milk Glass & Baker Shaker combination
  • Multiplying Billiard Balls & Cups and Balls combination
  • idea for Allerton's Aspirin Box
Inspired by 1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
137
Allan Ackerman Snap Change Idea card is exposed, it's another card, magician's gag
1970 35
Roy Johnson "Pips-A-Plenty" - or Sensitive Fingers... Plus!!! card is put on spectator's hand and secured with a match box, card is then blank and pips found in box
1970 45
Brian Jordan In One Second Flat gag sequence in which spectator is apparently taught how to read marks and he thinks he follows that aces have been removed and put in case
Related to July 1970 350
Guy Thompson Dexter the Dexterous using Bill Nord's "Skull-ocation" and a story about Gulliver's Travels, card is located with miniature skull
1970
Magick (Issue 1)
1
Steve Dixon Bomb-Burst Revelation ballon is burst, confetti and silk with reproduction of card appear
1970
Magick (Issue 12)
58
Val Andrews Anniversary Card-Trick No. 1, card torn up to confetti, gag
1970 (ca.) 4
Val Andrews Riffle-Count No. 2, performer counts card with quick riffle, gag
1970 (ca.) 4
Val Andrews Miracle-Location No. 3, selection apparently found but not shown, gag
1970 (ca.) 4
Val Andrews Cutting the Aces No. 4, aces cut up with scissors, gag
1970 (ca.) 4
Val Andrews Cutting the Deck! No. 5, deck actually cut in two halves, gag
1970 (ca.) 5
Val Andrews We're Not All Perfect! No. 6, cards sprung to table as flourish but they land on floor, gag
1970 (ca.) 6
Val Andrews With a Reel ---- "The Sporting Gambler!" No. 8, discarded card jumps back into spectator's hand
1970 (ca.) 6
Val Andrews Can't do it with Cards! No. 9, miming card-from-air production as gag
1970 (ca.) 6
Val Andrews The Curse of Scotland No. 10, miniature bottle of scotch from card case, miniature card inside
1970 (ca.) 6
Val Andrews Snap! No. 11, word gag
1970 (ca.) 6
Val Andrews Card in Apple No. 12, word gag
1970 (ca.) 7
Val Andrews Electric Deck Gag No. 13
1970 (ca.) 7
Val Andrews Another Electric-Deck Gag No. 14
1970 (ca.) 7
Val Andrews Yet Another! No. 15, electric deck gag
1970 (ca.) 7
Val Andrews Feat of Strength No. 16, tearing deck in half one card at a time as gag
1970 (ca.) 7
Val Andrews Phew! No. 18, presentation for card on silk as gag
1970 (ca.) 8
Val Andrews Diversion No. 19, card faces torn out of newspaper
1970 (ca.) 8
Val Andrews An Elaboration No. 20, card faces torn out of newspaper
1970 (ca.) 9
Val Andrews Chinese-Playing Cards No. 23, gag with cards that have Chinese symbols on them
1970 (ca.) 10
Val Andrews The Beatnik Card Location No. 25, card to fake beard
1970 (ca.) 10
Val Andrews One Spade Short No. 26
1970 (ca.) 11
Val Andrews Upon my Sole! No. 27, card appears under shoe, word gag
1970 (ca.) 11
Val Andrews Ice-Diamond! No. 28, word gag
1970 (ca.) 11
Val Andrews Sort it out for Yourself! No. 29, cards thrown at spectator, gag
1970 (ca.) 11
Val Andrews Who did you EXPECT? No. 30, gag
1970 (ca.) 11
Val Andrews For Bald-Headed "Idiots" Only No. 31, gag, card written on head of performer with lipstick
1970 (ca.) 11
Val Andrews Off-Beat Repeat No. 32, gag for six card repeat
1970 (ca.) 12
Val Andrews For Magicians Only... No. 33, magician's gag for six card repeat, cards glued together in sleeve
1970 (ca.) 12
Val Andrews If at first You Don't succeed---Cheat! No. 34, gag lecture on marking cards and card sharping
1970 (ca.) 13
Paul Swinford The Match Game spectator looses always
1971 40
Karl Fulves Big Deal gag, spectator cannot square his selection in the deck because it's larger than the other cards
1971 38
Edward Marlo Mock Placement gag for magicians
Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
291
Norman Osborn Card Layout Puzzle for solution see p. 427
May 1971 418
Martin Gardner Paradox Papers paper with numbers in a 4x4 grid is folded into small square, edges cut off, then all even numbers are one way and the odds another, application with cards, Steve Shimm suggestion, tapestry handling, see also p. 521 for Gene Nielson handling, H. E. Dudeney
Inspired by
  • Henry Dudeny puzzle from "Modern Puzzles" (1926)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
July 1971 429
Karl Fulves Hex Squared 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card, see also p. 512 and also p. 550 for ideas by "Eddie" Cowles and Karl Fulves
Related toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1971 466
Roy Johnson Telegram Surprise telegram is brought to performance which reveals a card a spectator is sitting on
1971 43
Edward Marlo The Wild Deck "Bonus Effect", four aces removed from deck and changed to blank cards, then whole deck becomes blank
1971 5
Guy Thompson The Posse Comitatus western story, selection ends up with a hole, using a cap pistol
1971
Magick (Issue 13)
61
Al Portwood Thought Picture ghost photo à la Ted Serious, index of selection appears, fake camera
1971
Magick (Issue 20)
97
Gaylord E. Hill The Touch of White Magic! picture of selection appears on one of four blank cards
1971
Magick (Issue 21)
103
Bob Ellis Ghost Writer as Robert Ellis, history of the Out to Lunch, name of card appears on paper
1971
Magick (Issue 22)
108
Jack Lottey Electronic Cards square layout of nine cards, instruction on tape, based on Martin Gardner routine
Related to 1971
Magick (Issue 30)
148
Stan Blumenthal Magic's New Team....You and Houdini card appears in cigarette case, presentation of talking to Houdini's ghost, spirit telephone
1971
Magick (Issue 33)
161
Pete Biro What's Happening to those Cards? cards on floor are gathered and formed to a card castle
1971
Magick (Issue 34)
169
Sid Fleischman W. C. Fields Does a Card Trick talking with voice on record, revelation of a playing card
Also published here 1971
Magick (Issue 38)
187
Stan Blumenthal Two-Dollar Pipe Dream spectator reveals card when looking in smoke, engraved pipe
1971
Magick (Issue 39)
192
Paul Maurer Das Fenster der Erkenntnis chosen card appears on piece of glass when aspirated on it
1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 1)
10
A. Vantur Das Seidentuch mit aufgedruckter Karte silk in tube, chosen card turns blank in envelope
Also published here 1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 5)
85
Jerry K. Hartman Fast Draw spectator’s card is reversed in deck unseen, magicians displays another card for himself, faceup deck is dealt through to see whose card turns up first, when spectator thinks he won, turn over his reversed card to show it is also your card, letter to Karl Fulves dated 9/29/69
Inspired by 1971 18
Roger Smith The One Handed Faro Miracle gag, deck in order is placed inside case and is found shuffled, one handed Faro shuffle
Variations Jan. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 6)
5
Roger Smith John King and the Twelve Spades story trick with only one suit used, two riffle shuffles
Jan. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 6)
6
Roger Smith The Four Sided Card card on the deck is turned over four times and different sides are shown
Feb. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 7)
4
Roger Smith The Ultimate Shift apparently shifting card form center to top
Variations Feb. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 7)
5
Tom Batchelor The Second Discovery of America gag card with map of America on one side and miniature of selection on other side
1971 25
Tom Batchelor The Progression of Strangers routine with several gag cards, tree of hearts
1971 50
Herb Runge X Equals Five text is folded and visible letters form card
1972 84
Dai Vernon The Sensitized Paper chosen card appears on piece of paper between to coins, shell
1972 257
Tony Binarelli Three Cards and a Newspaper newspaper is used to devine three selections by tearing parts out of it, includes a restoration phase
1972 133
Earl Keyser Mirage Deck also suggestion of different colored writing
Related to
  • p. 202 for credits
Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
152
Edward Marlo They're All Alike ambitious type routine shown, people think they're all the same, but they're all blank
Aug. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 8)
62
Billy McComb The Williamised Spider pips from deck vanish and appear on napkin
Related toAlso published here 1972 2
Sid Lorraine Token Trickery metal token with performer's name engraved, it changes into name of selection
Feb. 1972 485
Jay Weiler Brainwave Gag
Mar. 1972 504
Peter Alexis Foto Finish
May 1972 522
Brother John Hamman Out Of Print two selections on table turn blank on both sides as they are repeatably turn over and back to normal, same with full deck
Also published here Summer 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio)
536
Roy Walton An Illogical Conclusion four red cards are changed with four face down cards on the table one by one, cards in the hand remain always red and spectators assume face down cards are red too, they are shown to be black eventually
VariationsAlso published here 1972 5
Steve Spillman Another Dimension using puzzle cube with card indices on each part
1972
Magick (Issue 49)
243
Jack Merlin Spectator Change spectator tries to change card by slapping on it, selection is found on the bottom, joke
Also published here 1972 54
The Cards were Cut! card is cut gag, with a knife
1972 61
George G. Kaplan Surrealism "No" gag prediction, on piece of paper
1972 61
"Maury" Kains Come "Forth"
1972 63
Just an Old Chinese Custom chinese prediction, comedy
1972 63
Glide Gag stop trick with sucker element
1972 64
Baffles Brush Evens and Middles sucker trick, apparently card is among dealt cards
1972 65
Sucker Gag "the next card I turn over..."
1972 65
H. Adrian Smith A Selected Card Revealed
1972 67
T. Page Wright, William Larsen A Mind Reading Interlude
1972 69
Orville Wayne Meyer Something Screwey sucker element, three spectators select same card, card ends up in pocket
1972 78
Frank Lane Not My Card
1972 99
U. F. Grant Finale
1972 146
Peter "Peki" Kinnigkeit Die Weisheit presentation for breathing glass, card appears on glass
1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 4)
62
Billy McComb Extension to "Miko" gag prediction with Three-and-a-half of Clubs, Fourteen of Spades and mis-spotted die that does not add up to seven on all sides
1972 17
Alex McKeown Chopping the Aces deck consists of four solid blocks with Ace on face, telephone as giant magic want anecdote
1972 129
Billy McComb A Gag with the Wiggly Wand deck becomes crooked when waved over with S-shaped wand
1972 131
Billy McComb The Williamised Spider of Mr. Collins pips from deck vanish and appear on napkin
Also published here 1972 155
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Blank Tan Snap Production of Card No. 140, comedy force, no detail, perhaps card shoots half-way out of fan as gag
1972 38
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 240, card appears out-jogged from fan, with "take any card" gag by Daley
Also published here 1972 61
Double Backer Card Gag No. 488, apparently showing double backer by dealing turnover bottom deals from deck with bottom cards reversed
1972 136
Photographic Coin Trick No. 573
1972 160
Dr. Jacob Daley Roterberg Hank And Card No. 692, silk from card, silk has image of selection on it
Inspired by 1972 187
Jochen Zmeck Mein Super-Verwandlungsspiel deck transforms itself three times, faced and backs, to match selections, using triple-cards glued in Z-configuration
Inspired by
  • Leopold Figner effect
1972 8
Al Koran Mind-Shot chosen card appears on polaroid picture, picture of spectator
1972 47
Karl Fulves Eerie Row four cards, duplicate of one of them is touched to packet and leaves "image" behind, repeated
Related toVariations 1973 111
Jimmy Grippo Double Lift Teaser saliva
1973 160
Frank Garcia Double Lift Feint apparent switch
1973 161
Karl Fulves Reverse Strippers openly using stripper deck in off-beat way to fool magicians
1973 72
Edward Marlo "For Faro Shuffler Only" deck is separated in reds and blacks, a faro is shuffled, colors still separated
1973 23
Scotty York, Richard Himber York's Stab Surprise razor blade card trick, see Surprise Stab Revisited for an updated version
Related to June 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 6)
42
Cy Keller Telephone Card Divination automatic number is called and selection named, gag
Related to Mar. 1973 602
Bill Fleischman Polaroid Problem coin with secret slot
June 1973 633
Karl Fulves Sliding Shell shell with half the rim removed
June 1973 633
Cy Keller Telephone Card Divination II more details on the gag
Related to July 1973 636
Juan Tamariz ¡Fabulosa Prediccion! gag prediction, all cards of the deck
1973 90
Juan Tamariz, Padre Wenceslao Ciuró ¡Pim! ¡Pam! ¡Pum! gag divination
1973 93
Inge "Monsieur M." Torkelsen Jumping Joker joker is turned over and picture turns end vor end
1973
Magick (Issue 84)
418
John A. Novak Playing Card Spirit Slates name of selection appears on sticker on a odd-backed card, half-forcing deck
1973
Magick (Issue 89)
441
Stan Blumenthal Houdini Glass spectator looks in glass of water and divines selection
1973
Magick (Issue 89)
443
Edward Marlo For Magicians Only overhand control to throw off those looking for jogs
1974 32
Edward Marlo Simulated Master Move two methods
1974 137
Stephen Minch Death's Grip card is found with small skull on chain (Skull-ocation)
1974 26
Stephen Minch Towering Prediction cards are laid out and spectator follows instruction from a tape recorder
Related toAlso published here 1974 31
Martin Gardner Parity Bet eleven cards on table with one free section, sliding task for spectator as bet
Jan. 1974 700
Ken Beale Odd/Even Bet play on words
Jan. 1974 701
Robert Connelly "Say Red" betting game whether next card is red
Jan. 1974 702
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Trick #4 backs change from red to blue, cards become blank and back to normal
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
Sep. 1974 789
George Sands Criss Cross Nines through Aces removed and sorted in reds and blacks, dealing procedure on table mixes and then sorts the colors again, spectator cannot duplicate it
credit information, see also p. 812 for Marlo claim
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • "Unbeatable" (George Sands, Sep. 1951, p. 14)
Oct. 1974 816
Karl Fulves Color Blind no-palm handling of Criss Cross, Nines through Aces removed and sorted in reds and blacks, dealing procedure on table mixes and then sorts the colors again, spectator cannot duplicate it, see p. 1053 for comment
Inspired by Nov. 1974 822
Ray Cox Odd Cards Out four cards in a envelope, suit is chosen and card turns blank, gag
1974
Magick (Issue 109)
543
Calvin Thompson The Mentaplant volt meter attached to plant, movement when spectator's card is shown
1974
Magick (Issue 115)
571
Harry George 3x Comedy Macig described by Paul Maurer, three comedy effects
  • 1. button under table
  • 2. revealing a selection using an alarm clock
  • 3. glass through table with a cherry sequence
1974
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 35 No. 4)
65
Gustave Southall Pseudo Strippers simulating a stripper deck with Zarrow shuffle
1975 30
Harry Lorayne The Ultra Move and the Fast Pass
1975 19
Bob Read Bob's Business Box Clever cards put back in the box are produced again in ribbon spread fashion
Apr. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 8)
91
Walt Lees Crocodile Tears story, includes toy crocodile and appearing toy gladiator
July 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 11)
133
David A. Wright Seduca Deck Trick faro, based on concept by Michael S. Ewer described by Charlie Miller (Genii Vol. 37 No. 11, Nov. 1973)
Sep. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 1)
150
Walt Lees The Winning Hand basically "Jumbo Surprise" with a rubber hand instead of a jumbo card
Related to Nov. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 3)
183
Stampaddle stamps on paddle, magnetic, selected card appears on paddle as climax
1975 117
Scotty York, Richard Himber Surprise Stab Revisited razor blade card trick
Related to 1975 36
Jack Avis Spirits appearing writing on paper card reveals selection
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Simplified Psychic Writing" (S. H. Sharpe, Bagshawe's Magical Journal, Dec. 1928)
Variations
July 1975 977
Francis Carlyle One Hand Pass Locator glimpsing bottom card, for magicians
1975 81
Francis Carlyle Sucker Tricks
  • false bottom change
  • all cards alike using top change (Johnny Paul)
  • card on forehead
1975 96
Francis Carlyle Sugar Transfer initials of selection appear on skin of spectator, sugar cube as stamp
1975 97
Escritura Misteriosa name of card appears in foam of a beer
Related to 1975 42
Roger Smith The Short Card Faro Force peek force in IF condition, faking IF control
1975 13
Roy Walton Eine Unlogische Schlussfolgerung four red cards are changed with four face down cards on the table one by one, cards in the hand remain always red and spectators assume face down cards are red too, they are shown to be black eventually
Also published here Feb. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
63
Richard Merry, George Mackenzie Humoristische Vortragssplitter und Magische Gags various gags
  • Begrüßung
  • Freiwillige Helfer
  • Geld (Münzfang)
  • Handguillotine
  • Kopfguillotine
  • Karten
  • Mentalmagie
  • Schwebeeffekte (Sambakugel)
  • Seile
  • Verschiedenes
  • Wenn das Weihnachtsfest vorbei ist
  • Zauberstab
  • Zigaretten
Also published here
  • The Gen & Genii
Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
24
Hans Meyer Das Kartentuch silk in a tube
1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 2)
34
Eckhard Böttcher Creszensia - Die Kartenspinne small card spider in box
Inspired by
  • Paufler's "Mikro-Susie" in "Zauberkunst" 1971, Nr. 3.
1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 4)
72
Karrell Fox Comedy Magic Three of Diamonds fastened on inside of blindfold, gag
Also published here 1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 6)
111
Karrell Fox Noch ein Gag name of selection on back of ruler
Also published here 1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 6)
112
Karrell Fox, George Jason Noch ein Gag big and small valued cards are found as jumbo and miniature cards from deck in pocket
Also published here 1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 6)
113
Karrell Fox Noch ein Gag toy hand with miniature card inside
Also published here 1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 6)
114
The Circus Card Trick sucker, "the next card I turn over..."
1975 15
Odd-Even Bet spectator cuts part of deck in piles, "there will be an odd number of heaps containing an odd number of cards"
1975 16
Two Reds and Two Blacks bet about order of two red and black cards
1975 18
Suit Bet proposition bet about suit distribution in three selected cards
1975 18
Pair Bet proposition bet about matches in turned-up pairs
1975 18
Ace, Deuce or Jack Bet bet about values of bottom cards of three cut packets
  • Variations
1975 19
Queen Bet proposition bet with six cards, two of them being Queens
  • Variation
1975 19
Deck Cutting Bet proposition bet about spectator not cutting to a named card in twenty-six tries
1975 19
Two-Together Bet proposition bet about a named value and suit being next to each other
  • Variation
1975 20
Four Ace Proposition proposition bet about not turning all four Aces up in thirty-nine cards
1975 20
Combination Bet two values named, they are either among top three cards or next to each other in the deck, proposition bet
1975 20
Four-Heap Combination Bet proposition bet about suit distribution in some randomly dealt packets
1975 20
Two Deck Bet proposition bet about a match occurring when dealing through two shuffled deck simultaneously
1975 21
Gerald Kosky "A Good Card Gag" finding two cards which add up to selection
1975 42
Gerald Kosky Card Gag card is seen attached to wrong card, both add up to value of selection
1975 43
Gerald Kosky "Nuts to You" miniature card found in walnut
Also published here 1975 216
Gerald Kosky The Cat's Meow card with picture on cat, cat meows to answer question and revealing selection
1975 226
Barry Gibbs 5 to 1 I'll Find Your Selected Card card chosen and not found, at the back of a one-dollar bill is found the selection, bill shown again and it is now a five-dollar bill
1975-1978 ca. 7
Karl Fulves Tunnel Vision gaffed cards change into ungaffed cards (magicians' magic)
1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
305
David Bendix Ethnic Card Trick
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 11)
148
Trevor Lewis A Mixed Bag various card and coin idaes
  • partial stack and zarrow shuffle
  • double Riffle Control
  • Middle Deal (false)
  • Palm Conscious (gag)
  • Transpo Plus (coin transposition)
  • Ladies In Waiting (four queens reverse in the deck)
Jan. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 5)
205
Roy Walton The Card Shark story trick, "Jaws" card is bitten in half by a shark
Related toVariations Feb. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 6)
213
Trevor Lewis Card Shark Too
Related to May 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 9)
258
Tommy Wonder, Billy McComb, Stanley Collins The Pip-Eating Spider published under "Jos Bema"
Related to June 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 10)
272
Bob Stephens Psychic Exposure card appears on polaroid photograph
Related to July 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 11)
284
Harvey Rosenthal Photographic Metamorphosis paper on coin transforms into picture of selected card
Related to 1976 8
Paul Harris Solid Deception
VariationsAlso published here 1976 1
Karl Fulves Card Problems - (3) doing a trick with an unusual structure in which first the performer demonstrates how the trick ends, then does it anyway, posed as problem
Related to 1976
Interlocutor (Issue 10)
38
A Sporting Proposition No. 2, Circus Card Trick, sucker
Related to 1976 4
The Lazy Magician No. 4, favorite of Blackstone, card and its position thought-of in ten-card packet, down-under-deal after some procedure
1976 8
The 3½ of Clubs No. 56, ungaffed with Three of Clubs and half dollar
Related to 1976 86
Jerry Mentzer Cards - Silks - Blendo threefold screen made from jumbo playing cards folded into triangle, silks produced, they change into giant silk with cards on them, Booth's Blendo
1976 3
Frederick M. Shields Rear-Vision Mirror name of card appears on pocket mirror
1976
Magick (Issue 146)
729
Karrell Fox Quite a Mouthful fake tongue unrolls from mouth with mini card stuck on it
1976 72
Karrell Fox The Persistent Bunny bunny puppet used in card trick
1976 79
Karrell Fox Almost, Complete Coverage gag in which the selection is the only card missing in 52-on-1 card/policy card
1976 81
Karrell Fox The "Same to You" Card Trick three spectators chose cards, they are all the Jack of Hearts, even though the deck is all Ace of Spades
1976 81
Karrell Fox "Mouseket-Ear" Magic mickey mouse hat, two selections pop up on the two mouse ears
1976 83
Karrell Fox "Blotch-Splotch" Rorschach test presentation, ink in paper becomes a single club for Ace of Clubs
1976 93
Karrell Fox, Edwin, Michael Hooper, Jeffery Atkins Kolor-Kamera camera shown empty, silks change color inside, card silk suggestion
1976 119
Karrell Fox Bullseye Card Trick shot on deck, selection flies out, bullet hole through selection, "Sure-Shot"
  • The Second Version (a lipstick lip print appears on card)
1976 155
Confusing Blocks blocks in a box form to selected card
1976 62
Enchanted Hand Mirror card appears in mirror
1976 146
Burling Hull The "Spirits" Correct a Mistake slate filled with letters, wiped clean, name of chosen card appears on slate
1976 88
Paul Curry "Dirty Tricks" story trick, cards with donkeys (democrats) and elephants (republicans), missing hat puzzle, one card vanishes among four other cards
Related to 1976 1
Ken Green, Alf Strack, Mo Howarth Kartenstechen Superb comedy routine in which table breaks down during card stabbing routine, at bottom of table is giant selection
Also published here
  • Abracadabra, 1957/1958
June 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 4)
83
Ken De Courcy Even Stephen intro to multi-phase proposition bet routine with cards, see following entries
1976 2
Ken De Courcy Bet 1 proposition bet about finding a value next to a suit so they match a named card
1976 3
Ken De Courcy Bet 2 proposition bet about having two cards of same suit amongst four random cards
1976 4
Ken De Courcy Bet 3 proposition bet about having one of three values on top of three cut packets
1976 4
Ken De Courcy Bet 4 proposition bet about dealing two cards of same value amongst any random six cards
1976 5
Ken De Courcy Bet 5 proposition bet about finding a black card when turning over any three cards of a seven card group with two blacks
1976 5
Ken De Courcy Bet 6 proposition bet about having a black card in a random row or column of a 3x3 matrix with only two blacks
1976 6
Ken De Courcy Bet 7 proposition bet about not being able to cut to a named card in twenty-six tries
1976 8
Ken De Courcy Bet 8 proposition bet about not finding all Aces in the top thirty-nine cards
1976 8
Ken De Courcy Bet 9 proposition bet about the spectator cutting an odd number of piles containing an odd number of cards
1976 9
Ken De Courcy Bet 10 proposition bet about cutting an even number of piles containing an odd number of cards
1976 10
Dave Walker, Mike Schwartz The Invisible "IT" gag in which "IT" appears on a card, on other side is selection
1976 22
Bill Tarr Silks
  • Flags
  • Streamers
  • Rainbows
  • Card Silks
  • Specialty Silks
1976 186
Bob Ostin Skullocation Routine
Also published here 1976 ca. 5
Bob Ostin The Flugle Bug small object "bug" jumps out to find selection
1976 ca. 8
Edward Marlo For Cardicians Only although they know that card is second from top it is shown on top
Also published here 1977 156
Paul Curry Circle of Fire chosen card appears on piece of paper between two coins, shell
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1977 16
Eric Mason Cubism card is burnt into flash cube
Sep. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 1)
458
Roger Smith Some Ultimate Pass Ideas pseudo pass for magicians, duplicate
Inspired by 1977 5
Stephen Minch Out of the Flying Pan... card chosen and put in pan, fire made, lid closed, giant flapping fly inside, it holds selection
1977 63
Stephen Minch Milo the Magnificent comedy routine with puppet, comedy wands
  • ball & cone phase
  • milk pitcher
  • finds card after many failed tries, puppet assistant brings jumbo card
1977 87
Don Nielsen A Big Card card selected, deck in paper bag, jumbo card of selection removed, rest of deck vanishes
Also published here 1977 148
Rolf Andra 2. Eine Blankokartenidee gag, after card is selected performer puts card on table, name of selection written on blank card
1977
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 38 No. 1)
9
Ken Krenzel Ken Krenzel's Version business card is at once stapled to selection
Inspired by July 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 7)
80
Eric C. Lewis, Martin Lewis An Idea by Eric and Martin Lewis cards are wrongly and openly marked
1978 41
Vic Allen Eyes Down card on glass eye
Apr. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 8)
555
Roy Walton Caper starts with gag
1978 1084
Philip T. Goldstein A Dollar ungaffed coins
Inspired by 1978 1148
Playing-Card into Chain constructing a linked chain of playing cards out of a single card with cutting
1978
Interlocutor (Issue 27)
105
John F. Mendoza All Gone card selected and returned, performer names it, it turns over and is odd-backed, rest blank, with variation
Inspired by
  • "Triple Chance"
Related to
  • "Paleface Pasteboards"
Variations
1978 42
Tommy Rowe Die Unsichtbare Karte face of card vanishes and appears on handkerchief
1978 104
Robert J. Nedbalski Gag Deck Switch deck switched for gaffed deck (bottom half hollowed out, top half strung together), spectator cuts deck, it either bangs or spring flowers jump out of it, then performer admits a deck switch and openly brings out stacked deck from lap
1978 5
Peter Royal Edible? gag, apparently eating spread of cards
1978
The Talon (Issue 2)
12
Steve Beam Edition Addition name of selection found in newspaper add, card vanishes from deck
1978 2
Steve Beam Card to Silk playing card changes into card silk
1978 15
Chuck Beam Further Than That messing with the spectator, using shaving cream, gag
1978 17
Phillip Young Wrong Card spectator selects card with "You've picked the wrong card" written on it
1978 23
Steve Beam The African Shuffle shuffle gag, dated
1978 29
Steve Beam Pic A Card gag, dated
1978 30
Steve Beam Dancing Queen selection appears as a Tattoo on performers body
1978 35
Steve Beam Electrocution card is found using an X-Ray machine, humorous routine
Inspired by
  • Lou Derman's "The X-Ray" in "Add Comedy to your Act"
1978 39
Stephen Tucker The Polaroid Wallet card is plastic inside plastic wallet, picture of performer and miniature of selection appear on card, camera presentation
1978 7
Fred Lowe Der Filou
Also published here
  • New Pentagram, Dec. 1972
Oct. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
82
Rudolf Braunmüller Spaß Muss Sein "Vortragssplitter und Gags für Magier und Conferenciers"
  • Afghan Bänder
  • Applaus
  • Assistenten
  • Geld
  • Finger Guillotine
  • Handschellen
  • Hund
  • Karten
  • Kinder
  • Manipulation
  • Mentalmagie
  • Ringspiel
  • Pistole
  • Verschiedenes
  • Würfel
Oct. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
102
Geoffrey Scalbert Die Falschspielerbrille by "Scalbert", apparently marking on back of cards which can only be seen with glasses, then marks can be seen for everybody
Related toAlso published here
  • "Abracadabra" Vol. 62, Nr. 1609. 1976.
1978
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 1)
5
The Absconding Queen card with hole, handkerchief is pulled through it and face of card is transferred on handkerchief, with apparatus
1978/76 37
Card Production Pillar (Lantern of Diogenes) card appears in lantern
1978/76 58
The Card Ladder three selection in houlette travel down a glass-enclosed ladder
1978/76 66
The Demon's Head (The Saytr's Head), head rolls eyes and moves mouth, deck put in mouth, chosen cards fly out of mouth and appear between horns or in mouth, different methods
Related to 1978/76 70
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, The Pillar of the Magi apparatus, figure on stand catches selections flying out of a box, different methods
1978/76 74
J. F. Orrin Spiderweb Card apparatus, spider spins web and selection appears
Related to 1978/76 90
Snake in the Basket fake snake in basket finds selection, several methods
1978/76 104
Martin A. Nash Slippery Strippers pseudo Stripper Deck demo with normal cards
1979 401
Martin A. Nash Faro Flam apparently IF Control is used
1979 404
Harry Lorayne Alpa-Beta-Cent Alpha-Beta-Cent, alphabet cards show name of selection when spread out, two methods
Variations Jan. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 1)
151
Larry Becker "Duck-Too" mate production with presenation as a strange card game
Feb. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 2)
157
Looy Simonoff, Norman Ashworth Rub Out! gag prediction is erased, name of card remains, using Eraser-Mate Pen
Nov. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 11)
273
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Invisible Pass Routine first single cards come to top, then all aces (presented as invisible pass demonstration)
VariationsAlso published here 1979 116
Richard Kaufman Cassette (Side A) humorous dialogue with prerecorded voice
1979 109
Gerald Deutsch, Richard Kaufman Cassette (Side B) humorous dialogue with prerecorded voice, selection has different back
1979 111
Jan Heins The Sexbomb written Jan Heinz, card rises with by pulling a string, loud noise
Apr. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 4)
664
Simon Lovell Two Faced
Oct. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 10)
750
Arthur Setterington Oldfinger card is found under a dead gambler's finger in a box
Dec. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 12)
773
Karl Fulves Break In sight gag in which deck is cracked like an egg
1979 85
Karl Fulves Quack Quack building a duck out of cards and case
1979 87
Paul Harris The Castle Conspiracy four cards are put in card castle formation, one of them changes place with King, other three transform into Kings
VariationsAlso published here 1979 152
Paul Harris Instant Castle quickly constructing card castle on table
1979 160
Paul Harris The Pinochle Solution
Also published here 1979 169
Alex Elmsley Parity Failure some cards from 5x5 cards layout are turned over according to rules, condition is called out and on one card is lied
Also published here 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 20)
1255
Father Cyprian Psychogenic polaroid camera effects
  • Psychogenic #1 (performer vanishes from picture)
  • Psychogenic #2 (performer holds card, but on picture the performer is invisible)
  • Psychogenic #3 (performer with card appears in picture)
  • Psychogenic #4 (transparent image of performer appears in picture)
  • Psychogenic #5 (later selection appears in picture)
  • Notes (signed selection appears in picture)
Related to 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 20)
1259
Karl Fulves The Talking Card Box on Marvin Berger card box with plastic strip that generates sentence when clicked with finger nail, bottle application
Related to 1979
Interlocutor (Issue 28)
108
Karl Fulves The Ace In The Case comedy routine with screeching sound as deck or cards are removed from case
1979
Interlocutor (Issue 33)
129
Karl Fulves Dial A Deck Dept "gag" with phone dial on back design
1979
Interlocutor (Issue 37)
146
Karl Fulves (D) The Haunting light and sound effects from card castle, posed as problem
1979
Interlocutor (Issue 37)
147
Roy Walton Grown Up Hofzinser four jumbo Aces, suit that matches selection is turned-over and when turned over the jumbo card became the selection and the selection became the Ace
VariationsAlso published here 1979 2
Roy Walton Studied Image apparently image of selection appears on a random card
Also published here 1979 18
Karrell Fox Foldup Chance gag, folded card in spectator's hand is supposed to be named card, but it is not
1979 86
Karrell Fox Kornagraphic Kards two tiny cards appear from between a King and Queen
1979 109
Karrell Fox "Ducky" Intro using card duck to introduce next performers with alphabet cards
1979 224
Karrell Fox King "Toots" Tablet scribblings on cardboard visible move to name or selected card
1979 275
Karrell Fox Gamblecture ideas for a gambling lecture
  • loaded dice gag (exploding sound)
  • baby shoes gag
  • false cuts with three colored woods
  • pseudo deck switch (nudist)
  • "bottoms" gag, pin-up girls
1979 317
Larry Becker Pyramid Power pyramid power presentation, prediction of single card
Variations 1979 17
Larry Becker Bullseye six bullet holes in spectator's card, with gun
Also published here
  • Alan Alan's "Sharpshooter", 1960s.
1979 133
Bob Ostin Card Sharp deck wrapped in handkerchief, selection is found pinned to handkerchief with safety pin
Jan. 1979
The Talon (Issue 3)
27
Steve Beam Joker Removal spiralbound deck, Joker is removed, penetrates spiral
1979 1
Steve Beam Bound Reversal spiralbound deck, card is peeked and then found reversed
1979 2
Wayne Wall Signed, Sealed, Stabbed and Delivered card is selected and name written on an envelope. Envelope is placed inside spiral-bound deck, deck in order, missing card is selection
1979 3
Steve Beam, Wayne Wall Bending Over Backwards spiralbound deck, selected card is pulled through spiral
1979 5
Steve Beam Gettin A Rise Out Of It selected card rises out of spiralbound deck, holes intact
1979 7
Steve Beam Visual Penetration signed card is pulled from spiralbound deck
1979 8
Steve Beam, John Murray, Rhett Bryson, Bruce Turner Gags gags with the spiralbound deck
1979 9
Steve Beam, Don Morris All At Once! gag as Out, when card is lost in the deck
1979 14
Steve Beam Secrets combination lock on card case, gag
1979 10
Steve Beam Split Fan fan splits in the middle as soon as spectator tries to take a card, gag
Also published here 1979 15
Steve Beam I.O.U. gag, spectator has to sign a contract, as a cover to load card into wallet
1979 18
Steve Beam, Phillip Young, Terry Turner Late Show puns with playing cards and gag for chinese wands
Also published here 1979 21
Steve Beam Level With Me gag using a carpenter's level
Also published here 1979 27
Steve Beam Set-Up gag to set up deck, apparently quickly counting the cards
1979 29
Steve Beam Cards Are People Too as soon as card is touched by spectator is jumps from deck, gag
1979 45
Steve Beam Push Thru Dollar coin penetrates cased deck, selection is found to have a hole in it
1979 49
Roy Johnson Cash Stab bill burned in envelope, card stab in paper bag, bill found inside card
  • Burned Bank Note
  • The Card Stab
  • The Routine
Inspired by
  • Milbourne Christopher routine in Hugard's Magic Monthly
Variations
1979 52
Nick Trost Test Pattern 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card, using ESP cards
Inspired by 1979 5
Nick Trost E.S. Pattern marker moved on matrix type layout, a match occurs
1979 10
E. Leslie May A 'P.S.' or Pyramid Suggestion pyramid power presentation, prediction of tarot card
Inspired by Sep. 1979 4
Edward Marlo Control Throw-Offs in foreword, magician thinks he follows control of card
  • First Approach
  • Second Approach
  • Third Approach (with riffle shuffle)
VariationsAlso published here 1980
Jerry K. Hartman In Staple Condition business card becomes stapled to selection
Inspired byAlso published here Jan. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 1)
293
Marv Long Sticky Cards cards apparently stick together and cling to hand
Apr. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 4)
333
Tom Craven Head to Head puzzle/bet, head-to-head poker game, cards are openly chosen, yet performer wins
Related to Sep. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 9)
393
Edward Marlo Control Fake-Outs - Jog Shuffle Fake-Out puzzle magicians that follow the control, two methods
Related to 1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
38
Edward Marlo I-F Control Fake-Out puzzle magicians that follow the control
1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
38
Tommy Wonder Falling Pips pips on cards "fall" to one end when cards are tapped on table
Related toVariations Feb. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 2)
806
Kevin Davie The Lollipop Trick sucker trick, pretending to explain a trick
Apr. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 4)
825
Alex Elmsley Parity Failure some cards from 5x5 cards layout are turned over according to rules, condition is called out and on one card is lied
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 38
Karl Fulves A Four-Bit Trick card in square layout of face-up/face-down cards turned over and divined
Related to 1980 43
Karl Fulves Hex Squared 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card
Also published here 1980 44
Sam Schwartz Forced March 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card
Inspired by 1980 54
Sam Schwartz, Karl Fulves The Square Ring 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card, only three instructions
Inspired byAlso published here 1980 55
Rovi Safe Bet selection is revealed and vanishes from the deck, with wallet
1980 20
Hen Fetsch The Joker Version if joker is named, giant joker from behind back
1980 5
Ken De Courcy Be Insured insurance policy gag for "spelling to any card" routine
1980 7
Karl Fulves There Was a Crooked House card house built from three folded cards, selection ends up folded inside
  • Unreal Estate
1980
The Chronicles (Issue 27)
1334
Bob Hummer The Four G Men card is divined, name of cards printed on four cards, with newspaper black art
Also published here 1980 17
Bob Hummer Hummeristic message appears on blank card, by rubbing ashes on it
  • #1: The Ashes Reveal
  • #2: Ghost Force
  • #3: Transference of Thought
  • #4: A Magic Business Card
  • #5: Ghost Envelope
1980 38
John Cornelius Fake 21 card trick fake for magicians
1980 6
Ray Grismer Pen Pal automatic writing, scribble is erased and name of selection remains
1980
Magick (Issue 269)
1342
Stephen Tucker Bessie result on calculator forms a name, name is found on selection
1980
The Talon (Issue 6)
72
Steve Beam Leave A Message pun about "calling cards"
1980 4
Steve Beam Pain! pun about paper cuts
1980 4
Steve Beam A Real Stinker pun when spectator cuts cards
1980 4
Steve Beam Split Fan fan splits in the middle as soon as spectator tries to take a card, gag
Also published here 1980 4
Kevin Justice Flight Deck gags, deck with wings, washed deck, false finger in butter
1980 6
Steve Beam New Deck gag, producing a cherry from the deck
1980 6
Steve Beam Another Opener gag, deck with a "rare" sticker
1980 7
Kevin Justice Two More puns withs playing cards
1980 8
Steve Beam Late Show puns while changing cards
Also published here 1980 8
Steve Beam Square Up squaring cards up joke, using scissors
1980 9
Steve Beam Playing Cards pun
1980 9
Steve Beam Wrong Box Christmas card gag
1980 9
Steve Beam The History of Fanning gags and puns while doing fans
1980 9
Steve Beam Too Many Cards quickly finding the joker, gag
1980 10
Chris Ball A Colorful Trick deck starts to bleed
1980 11
Steve Beam The Visine Change gag while doing color change
1980 12
Steve Beam Paper Cut pun, while spectator cuts deck
1980 12
Steve Beam Level With Me gag using a carpenter's level
Also published here 1980 12
Phillip Young "T" Time gag using a carpenter's T square
1980 12
Steve Beam Case Study card case with handle, gag
1980 16
Steve Beam Marked Cards gag
1980 17
Steve Beam A Hairy Situation shaving deck gag
1980 19
Steve Beam Finger Exercise pun about jogs
1980 19
Steve Beam Relief! fanning powder the deck in the middle of the trick, gag
1980 19
Kevin Justice Two Cuts Better Than One? pun with slip cut
1980 20
Steve Beam Visual Magic running cut pun
1980 20
Steve Beam Keep It Down! pun, rising card
1980 20
Steve Beam Who's The Dummy? gag using Tally-Ho cards
1980 20
Karten collection of three bar bets and puzzles with cards
Mar. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
17
Fred Lowe, Der 31-Kartentrick NIM/"The Game of 31" with cards
Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
54
Fred Lowe Die Teleskopkarte spectator selects Eight of Hearts, Ace prediction is pulled long until there are eight pips, gag card
Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
58
Ken Brooke Ken Brooke's Card Act end strippers
  • First Effect (Aces produced from shuffled deck, lost in packet and dealt out again, spectator choses Ace packet)
  • Second Effect (Triumph with fair shuffle)
  • Third to Seventh (routine with twenty-four duplicates, stripper Svengali, all alike display, switching duplicates in and out)
Also published here 1980 172
Ken Brooke Read "Another" Again ideas with double-stick tape
  • card sticks to bald head
  • Utility
  • Skullocation
  • A Pot
  • Red Tape
Also published here 1980 186
Joe Karson, Ken De Courcy What is "The World's Fastest Card Trick"? comedy routine in which the spectator doesn't remember the card, then doesn't return it, and so on, until finally a wrong card changes into selection
  • The Method
  • The Third Card
Inspired by
  • "The World's Fastest Card Trick", Joe Karson, booklet, ca. 1948
1980 4
Ken De Courcy It's as well to be insured insurance policy, as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
Also published here 1980 13
Ken De Courcy The Card Banner pips of cards appear on banner, as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
1980 14
Ken De Courcy With the Card Watch name of card appears as text on digital watch
1980 17
Ken De Courcy And Finally gags
  • repeatedly moving the fan of cards away before spectator had a chance to take one
  • naming card as it is selected (forced)
1980 19
Ken De Courcy Card Snooker card travels to chosen pocket, then it is shown that the card is in every pocket and the deck is a forcing deck, gag
1980 19
Ken De Courcy Card on Plate performer enters while spinning a plate with one hand, with other hand he has a card chosen and replaced, finally on the plate is shown a prediction of the selection
1980 30
Ken De Courcy Tear for Two two cards chosen, design for pips of both cards torn out of newspaper
1980 34
Ken De Courcy The 20th Century Card Discovery silk with print of selected card appears between two other silks, selection in card box became blank
1980 37
Ken De Courcy The Jumping Stool Discovery jumbo card matching selection is on jumping stool prop
1980 39
Ken De Courcy The Fastest Insured Card Trick comedy routine in which the spectator doesn't remember the card, then doesn't return it, and so on, insurance policy ending
Also published here 1980 43
Ken De Courcy The Castle Card Prediction 52-on-1 card gag with appearing card castle
1980 53
Ken De Courcy The Heart She Left Behind one card chosen in multiple steps from apparatus set-up, assistent take four heart pips from bag, but selection is Five of Hearts, costume of assistant has final heart on its backside
Inspired by
  • The "Left Card" Trick
1980 61
Ken De Courcy The Cat cat design for paper fortune teller fold, can be used for Skullocation
1980 17
Theo Doré Ein kleiner Irrtum gag, removing indices from card to match prediction
Also published here
  • "Abracadabra" 1976
1980
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 41 No. 2)
72
Steve Dusheck Monte Zuma two cards, one held behind back, spectator always guesses wrong
Also published here 1980 ca. 11
Ron Frost "That's Small" miniature card gag
July 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 7)
514
Steve Beam Push Thru Dollar coin visibly penetrates cased deck, all cards have holes except selection, using Pancake Coin
1981 29
Gene Castillon Spellbinder Kings spelled out, then Aces found, Kings change back color, rest of deck all Jokers
1981 73
Don England Folds Flat For Packing reverse of "Dehydrated Deck"
Inspired by 1981 24
Coasters betting game with Ace through Seven or seven numbered coaster
Variations 1981 47
Paul Harris Heart Burn corner of card stroken on match-book, ignites and burns
Also published here 1981 99
Paul Harris Torn and Restored Deck using Hamman's "Micro Macro" method
Also published here 1981 169
Karl Fulves The Gathering Ace through Four in square formation turn over one by one under cover, then change to Aces, posed as problem
1981
Interlocutor (Issue 46)
183
Stephen Tucker, David Britland Gags? with books, cards and pens
July 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 3)
44
Stephen Tucker Abort selection vanishes with a big bang and four parts appear on the back of the four aces, see also p. 269
Sep. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 5)
89
Walter B. Gibson Dunninger's Blink! spectator divines card, sees image of card while staring at the wall
1981
Magick (Issue 297)
1482
Ben Harris Housing Loan four cards are put in square card castle formation, a coin appears inside, it vanishes and reappears inside
Inspired by 1981 82
Ben Harris, Woody Meltcher Magnetic Aces three cards made into triangle card castle configuration, three of four Aces lost in deck, castle collapses and consists of other three Aces
Related to 1981 121
Walt Lees The Introduction shuffle gag, riffle shuffle with halves apart
1981 4
Terri Rogers A Jigsaw Puzzle card puzzle as a revelation, Four of Hearts instead of Five of Hearts
Inspired by 1981
Babel (Issue 2)
20
Tom Gagnon The Tiddlywinks Change coin visibly changes from copper to silver under shot glass, or miniature card appears on coin
Also published here 1981 69
Steve Beam Color Changing Deck 1 more a gag than an effect, case changes color as well, but in the pocket during the rest of the show
Variations 1981 2
Steve Beam Color Changing Deck 2
Inspired by 1981 2
Steve Beam You're Joking deck spread face down, performer removes the two Jokers from face-down spread, message appears on back of Jokers
Inspired by
  • "You're Joking" (Steve Beam, Diary of a Deranged Deck)
1981 3
Eine spektakuläre Kartenbekanntgabe name of card appears on glasses when aspirated on them
June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
69
Skullocation Life pack placed in spectator's mouth, who is then tapped on the head. All cards, except selection fall out
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
74
Jack Hughes The Golden Shot Joker large bulls eye changes into picture of a joker when spectator throws card on it
1981 72
Jack Hughes Dippy Duck toy duck in aquarium finds selections and coins
1981 119
Jack Hughes Fifi - The Card Pecker wooden bird finds selection, similar to card duck
1981 194
Roy Walton Stepping Stones
  • Additional Climax
  • Alternative Method
Also published here 1981 11
Roy Walton An Illogical Conclusion four red cards are changed with four face down cards on the table one by one, cards in the hand remain always red and spectators assume face down cards are red too, they are shown to be black eventually
Also published here 1981 111
Roy Walton Grown Up Hofzinser four jumbo Aces, suit that matches selection is turned-over and when turned over the jumbo card became the selection and the selection became the Ace
Also published here 1981 166
Roy Walton Studied Image apparently image of selection appears on a random card
Also published here 1981 181
Peter Duffie Half Right card cut in half
1982 2
Michael Ammar Squeeze Play deck becomes crooked
1982 23
Mike Bornstein Throw-Out Cardcase gag in which case is thrown out on Chinese Yo Yo
Aug. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 8)
665
Herb Zarrow Faro Throw-Off locator card changes into selection, faro is apparently used as part of method
1982 201