12 issues plus Epoptica Yearbook
Magazine
1982-1989
Written by Jeff Busby
Work of Various
574 pages (Stapled), 13 Issues, published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Don Albrecht
Language: English
640 entries
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Epoptica (written by Jeff Busby, work of Various, 1982-1989)
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Stewart James, P. Howard Lyons An Obvious Card thought of card to wallet, twice, Bombshell wallet
Variations
5 Jan. 1984 277
Stewart James The Gnikool Device a duplicate of a thought of card is added to a deck
5 Jan. 1984 277
Don Albrecht Stranger than Weird! cartoon
5 Jan. 1984 278
Jeff Busby A Brief Commercial Message... Yearbook 1984 279
Allan Slaight "1984" Card Trick story trick with spelling and selection
Also published here
Yearbook 1984 280
Ten-Twenty Force Yearbook 1984 280
Stewart James Doublethink spelling trick with story line, works with Si Stebbins
Yearbook 1984 282
Michael Close, Stewart James Derby Downs "Waltz Time Stewart James - Three Variations by Michael Close", two selections found by 10D, using automatic placement variation, faro shuffle, based on "Place and Show" from New Tops
Yearbook 1984 283
Michael Close, Stewart James Prose Duplex based on "Inverse Duplex" from New Tops, strange prediction effect involving numbers, automatic placement for two selections
Yearbook 1984 285
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
Yearbook 1984 286
Mitsunobu Matsuyama, Martin Gardner* Chronometer Cards cards of one suit are laid out and elimination process is used to arrive at two cards, those coincide with current time
Related to
Yearbook 1984 288
Larry Jennings, Jeff Busby The Return of the Future Gambler variation of Jennings' "Future Gambler" , overhand stacking demo, riffle stacking demo, triumph finish
Related to
Yearbook 1984 289
Ken Beale Adverse Condition Aces aces are really laid out without switch in beginning
Yearbook 1984 291
Ken Beale K.B. False Cut Number One double cut substitute to table
Yearbook 1984 291
Ken Beale K.B. False Cut Number Two double cut substitute to table
Yearbook 1984 291
Dr. Jacob Daley, Ken Beale Daley Switch Variation away from the pack with secret unloading onto tabled deck
Yearbook 1984 291
Dai Vernon, Vagrant's Challenge Location punching a card through clothing with pin in wallet
Related to
Yearbook 1984 292
Paul Curry, Howard A. Adams Matchmaker five ESP cards, torn in half, matching routine, see also following item, for credit information see reference
Also published here
Related to
Yearbook 1984 294
Paul Curry Matchmaker - Telephone Version version of previous item over the telephone, five ESP cards are torn in half, matching routine
Also published here
Related to
Yearbook 1984 295
Hans E. Trixer Everyplace all blank finish
Yearbook 1984 297
Hans E. Trixer H.E.T. - Highly Erratic Twisting ace to 4 turn over and fronts and backs change
Yearbook 1984 299
Tom Gagnon The Fan Square-Up Pass top card cover pass from one-handed fan
Also published here
Inspired by
  • Eddie Fechter's Fan Glimpse (Magic of Eddie Fechter, p. 185)
Yearbook 1984 301
Edward Marlo Poor Man's Prediction one of five, duplicates
Also published here
  • also in: MUM, May 1984
Yearbook 1984 302
Edward Marlo Interlaced Vanish and Collection three selections travel from between one quartet to another
Yearbook 1984 304
Neal Elias Spectator Cuts the Aces as a Prelude
Inspired by
Related to
Yearbook 1984 307
Neal Elias Hold Out Aces Yearbook 1984 307
Neal Elias Swing Cut to Break Yearbook 1984 308
Neal Elias Swing Cut Multiple Shift Yearbook 1984 308
Milton Kort Following Elias
Inspired by
Related to
Yearbook 1984 308
Gustave Southall The One Armed Bridge Player a quarter of the deck is put on every ace
Inspired by
Related to
Yearbook 1984 309
James Swain Encapsulated Accumulation interlaced transposition, three selections from between one quartet to another
Yearbook 1984 310
Dai Vernon Interlocked Unload Yearbook 1984 310
Ray Grismer Quickee Cards to Pocket seven cards
Yearbook 1984 311
Tommy Wonder Himber Ring Set-Up Yearbook 1984 311
David Ben Ringing in the Gaff matrix effect with dice or sugar cubes
Yearbook 1984 314
Bob Farmer Wild Card Monte wild card routine with monte presentation
Yearbook 1984 316
William P. Miesel Stand-Up Wild Card two methods
Yearbook 1984 317
Acrobatic Card how to make it
Yearbook 1984 318
Fake Index Card Yearbook 1984 319
Johnny Thompson Polish-ing Koran's Medallion
Inspired by
Yearbook 1984 320
Don Albrecht Chroma-Sign matching routine, six cards marked with various crimps
Yearbook 1984 324
Jon Charles, Mitsunobu Matsuyama Inflation Bite topological puzzle with bill
Inspired by
Yearbook 1984 327
Jon Charles, Gordon Bruce I.O.U.2.
Inspired by
Related to
Yearbook 1984 328
Stewart James A Class By Itself off-beat prediction by lexicon deck, which was also used to determin page number
Also published here
Related to
Variations
Yearbook 1984 330
Jeff Busby A Brief Commercial Message... Epoptica Yearbook, credit cards, Arcane issue, conventions, Paul Fox, Hofzinser
6 Aug. 1984 331
Don Albrecht Bill and Bertha cartoon
6 Aug. 1984 332
Don Albrecht Strife cartoon
6 Aug. 1984 334
Don Albrecht Fatherland Funnies: The Sequel cartoon
6 Aug. 1984 336
Don Albrecht Queen Quips cartoon
6 Aug. 1984 339
Don Albrecht Close Up Comics cartoon
6 Aug. 1984 341
Jeff Busby (reviewer) A World of Clocks 6 Aug. 1984 344
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Wonder Material & Lecture Notes 6 Aug. 1984 345
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Magic of Al Koran
by Al Koran (written by Martin Breese)
6 Aug. 1984 347
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Contemporary Card Magic 6 Aug. 1984 348
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Hustle, Hustle: Making Magic Pay 6 Aug. 1984 350
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Roy Johnson's Flawless/Ken Brooke on the Hamman Count 6 Aug. 1984 351
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Ring and Stick Routine/The Backwards Card Trick 6 Aug. 1984 352
Don Albrecht Cartoon 6 Aug. 1984 352
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Beam Shot/The Koornwinder Kar/Edelweiss 6 Aug. 1984 353
John Holland (reviewer) The Berg Book 6 Aug. 1984 354
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Borrowed Bill Routine: The Hundred Dollar Manuscript 6 Aug. 1984 355
John Holland (reviewer) The Magic Hedonsits Brainstorm in the Bahamas 6 Aug. 1984 356
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Moore the Merrier 6 Aug. 1984 357
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Tearing a Lady in Two 6 Aug. 1984 358
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Eddie Joseph on Cups and Balls 6 Aug. 1984 358
John Holland (reviewer) Scalbert's Selected Secrets 6 Aug. 1984 359
Don Albrecht Cartoon 6 Aug. 1984 359
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Robert Harbin Book 6 Aug. 1984 360
Don Albrecht Cartoon 6 Aug. 1984 361
Bart Whaley (reviewer) The Psychology of Deception: Why Magic Works 6 Aug. 1984 362
Bart Whaley (reviewer) The Magician: Career, Culture, and Social Psychology in a Variety Art 6 Aug. 1984 363
Jeff Busby (reviewer) On the Corner Short 6 Aug. 1984 364
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Effective Cups and Balls 6 Aug. 1984 365
Don Albrecht Cartoon 6 Aug. 1984 365
David Avadon (reviewer) The Master Illusionists 6 Aug. 1984 366
David Avadon (reviewer) Houdini's History of Magic in Boston 1792-1915 6 Aug. 1984 367
David Avadon (reviewer) Salutations to Robert-Houdin 6 Aug. 1984 367
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Torn and Restored Card Book 6 Aug. 1984 369
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Cardiac Stimulation 6 Aug. 1984 369
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Cardiac Arrest 6 Aug. 1984 370
Jeff Busby (reviewer) A Fragment of the Imagination: A Fantastic Coins Through Table Routine 6 Aug. 1984 371
Don Albrecht Cro Magnon Multiple Choice Caption Comix: The Revolutionary Concept in Levity cartoon
6 Aug. 1984 371
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Gambling Scams 6 Aug. 1984 372
Don Albrecht Cards & Casket cartoon
6 Aug. 1984 373
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Close-up Seductions 6 Aug. 1984 374
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Magic Toothpaste: A Comedy Presentation 6 Aug. 1984 375
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Card News 6 Aug. 1984 375
Don Albrecht Cartoon 6 Aug. 1984 376
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Nostalgia Torn and Restored Card 6 Aug. 1984 377
Jeff Busby (reviewer) "10" 6 Aug. 1984 377
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Encore 3 6 Aug. 1984 378
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Cervon Monte 6 Aug. 1984 379
Jeff Busby On the Development of Topological Card Magic "from a personal perspective", credit information
Related to
6 Aug. 1984 379
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Magic Business Card Case 6 Aug. 1984 382
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Grismer Lock 6 Aug. 1984 383
Don Albrecht Merchant Humor cartoon
6 Aug. 1984 383
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Mental Sensation 1984 6 Aug. 1984 384
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Poker Size Bicycle Gaffed Cards 6 Aug. 1984 385
Jeff Busby (reviewer) New Weller Coke Bottle 6 Aug. 1984 385
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Psycho II 6 Aug. 1984 385
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Diminishing Cards 6 Aug. 1984 386
Roy Johnson Roy Johnson on the Breakthrough Card System
Inspired by
6 Aug. 1984 387
Roy Johnson Breakthrough Clock selection pocketed and divined
6 Aug. 1984 388
Roy Johnson A Close-Up Routine cards are divined and predicted with Brainwave Pack, using the Breakthrough Card System
6 Aug. 1984 388
Richard Osterlind The Invoice a number is predicted with funny presentation
6 Aug. 1984 389
Cushing Strout On Book Tests and Tarot Decks using tarot cards to force spot in book
6 Aug. 1984 390
Mel Stover* Non-Transitivity with a Magic Slant 6 Aug. 1984 391
Bob Farmer Clip Miracle Monte variation of Takagi's "Miracle Monte" with paper clip
6 Aug. 1984 393
Don Albrecht The Perfect Out cartoon
6 Aug. 1984 394
Jeff Busby A Brief Commercial Message... Braue Notebooks
7 Nov. 1985 395
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Stargate
Variations
7 Nov. 1985 397
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Midnight Special 7 Nov. 1985 397
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Out of his Mind! 7 Nov. 1985 398
Don Albrecht Weird Humor cartoon
7 Nov. 1985 399
Jeff Busby (reviewer) New Directions I 7 Nov. 1985 400
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Solomon's Mind Notes 7 Nov. 1985 401
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Gambling Trio I-III 7 Nov. 1985 402
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Riffle Shuffle Run-Up Trix I-III 7 Nov. 1985 403
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Changing the Face of Magic 7 Nov. 1985 404
David Avadon (reviewer) The Craft of Magic & Other Writings 7 Nov. 1985 404
Don Albrecht Windy City Wit cartoon
7 Nov. 1985 406
David Avadon (reviewer) The Business of Restaurant Magic 7 Nov. 1985 407
David Avadon (reviewer) Selling Your Act 7 Nov. 1985 408
Edmund L. Kowalski (reviewer) The Art of Mentalism 7 Nov. 1985 409
John Holland (reviewer) Familiar Themes: More Alternative Handlings 7 Nov. 1985 410
Don Albrecht Dracula Cartoon 7 Nov. 1985 411
Don Albrecht Piano Card Trick Cartoon 7 Nov. 1985 411
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Comedy Clubs for All Magicians 7 Nov. 1985 412
Gene Nielsen* (reviewer) The Card-Mad-gic of Stephen Tucker 7 Nov. 1985 413
Gene Nielsen* (reviewer) The 33 Cardinal Sins of Stephen Tucker 7 Nov. 1985 414
Don Albrecht Ethnic Joke cartoon
7 Nov. 1985 414
Gene Nielsen* (reviewer) Lucifer Strikes Back 7 Nov. 1985 415
John Holland (reviewer) Fork Full of Appetizers - Book Two 7 Nov. 1985 416
Gene Nielsen* (reviewer) Red Hot Cold Reading 7 Nov. 1985 417
Gene Nielsen* (reviewer) The Psychic Entertainer's Handbook of Professional Presentations 7 Nov. 1985 418
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Diverting Kreations 7 Nov. 1985 419
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Fred Kaps Chinese Coin Routine
by Fred Kaps (written by Ken Brooke)
7 Nov. 1985 420
John Holland (reviewer) Theatrical Close-Up 7 Nov. 1985 421
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Ultimate Transparent Change Bag 7 Nov. 1985 422
Don Albrecht Motel Comics cartoon
7 Nov. 1985 422
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The M.I. Principle 7 Nov. 1985 423
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Super Ringon 7 Nov. 1985 424
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Half-Way Thru 7 Nov. 1985 424
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Coin Clink 7 Nov. 1985 425
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Flamethrower Match 7 Nov. 1985 426
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Perfect Close-Up Table 7 Nov. 1985 426
Don Albrecht Dealer Drivel cartoon
7 Nov. 1985 426
David Ben Shorter and Sweeter Sugar vanishes, reappears in coffee
Also published here
Inspired by
7 Nov. 1985 427
Conrad C. Bush Pinochle Plus
Inspired by
Related to
7 Nov. 1985 429
Brother John Hamman, Karl Fulves* Gemini Count / Center Pull-Out
Related to
7 Nov. 1985 429
Richard Hatch, Richard Osterlind Observations on the Status of Magic 7 Nov. 1985 429
Joseph K. Schmidt The "Un-False" Shuffle
  • I - The Hand Off
  • II - The "Ladder-Job" (based on Jeff Busby)
Also published here
Related to
7 Nov. 1985 430
Allan Slaight Last Word Lexicon lexicon deck spelling trick
Also published here
7 Nov. 1985 432
Don Albrecht Book Business cartoon
7 Nov. 1985 434
Jeff Busby A Brief Commercial Message... Epoptica delay
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8 Mar. 1987 435
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Loaded Dice
Variations
8 Mar. 1987 436
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Stupid Bar Tricks 8 Mar. 1987 436
Jeff Busby (reviewer) It's So Simple 8 Mar. 1987 437
Don Albrecht Multiple Choice cartoon
8 Mar. 1987 437
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Ten Best Proposition Bets of America's Bigtime Gamblers 8 Mar. 1987 438
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Working Performer's Marked Deck 8 Mar. 1987 439
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Escorial 86: Estimation 8 Mar. 1987 440
Jeff Busby (reviewer) A Few More Secrets 8 Mar. 1987 441
Jeff Busby (reviewer) 7 Secrets 8 Mar. 1987 441
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Inside 8 Mar. 1987 442
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Commercial Cold Reading 8 Mar. 1987 443
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Magic for the New World 8 Mar. 1987 443
Jeff Busby (reviewer) A Texan Trixter 8 Mar. 1987 444
Don Albrecht Editorial cartoon
8 Mar. 1987 444
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Opinions: A Lecture on the Art of Magic 8 Mar. 1987 445
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Clue and Other Mysteries 8 Mar. 1987 445
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Illusion Builder to Fu-Manchu 8 Mar. 1987 446
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Close-Up Magic of Sam Berland 8 Mar. 1987 447
John Holland (reviewer) The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz - Volume 2 8 Mar. 1987 448
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Close-Up to the Point 8 Mar. 1987 450
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Solo 8 Mar. 1987 450
Don Albrecht Cartoon crystal ball
8 Mar. 1987 450
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Duet 8 Mar. 1987 451
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Trio 8 Mar. 1987 451
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Quartet 8 Mar. 1987 451
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Thirty Five Years Later 8 Mar. 1987 452
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Unlimited 8 Mar. 1987 452
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Custom-Made Cabinet for Stewart James's Sefalaljia Number Two 8 Mar. 1987 453
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Needle Through Arm 8 Mar. 1987 453
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Three Card Monarch 8 Mar. 1987 454
Don Albrecht The Pro cartoon
8 Mar. 1987 454
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Mike Rogers Multiplying Bunnies 8 Mar. 1987 455
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Boromian Link 8 Mar. 1987 456
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Word of Mind 8 Mar. 1987 456
Don Albrecht Bad Magic of the Year: The Linking Deck cartoon
8 Mar. 1987 456
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Cyberdeck 8 Mar. 1987 457
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Visible Monte 8 Mar. 1987 457
Jeff Busby (reviewer) (P)in In and Out 8 Mar. 1987 458
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Mystery of the Gold Pins 8 Mar. 1987 459
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Oh! Wee Gee 8 Mar. 1987 459
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Epitome Board 8 Mar. 1987 459
Don Albrecht Mindless Wit cartoon
8 Mar. 1987 459
Jeff Busby (reviewer) IM Pad Routine 8 Mar. 1987 460
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Two-Faced 8 Mar. 1987 460
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Any Card at Any Number/Mastermind 8 Mar. 1987 460
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Card on Ceiling 8 Mar. 1987 461
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Parallax 8 Mar. 1987 462
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Hot Wallet 8 Mar. 1987 462
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Electronic Fire Wallet 8 Mar. 1987 463
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Psychic Spirit Lock 8 Mar. 1987 463
Don Albrecht Micro Mentality cartoon
8 Mar. 1987 463
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Pandora's Lock 8 Mar. 1987 464
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Incredible! 8 Mar. 1987 464
Don Albrecht Fraud Funnies: An Exposé cartoon
8 Mar. 1987 464
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Omni Deck 8 Mar. 1987 465
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Capture Credit 8 Mar. 1987 465
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Peerless Bill Tube 8 Mar. 1987 466
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Factory Misprints 8 Mar. 1987 467
Flip Hallema Tube or not Tube...That's the Question; - Die - is the Answer tube and die appear, chosen side of die is divined (dealer's item), props vanish
8 Mar. 1987 467
Don Albrecht The Gates Can Wait cartoon
8 Mar. 1987 467
Bob Farmer Deep Throte small packet divination routine with stack and reverse faros, three selections
8 Mar. 1987 470
Joseph K. Schmidt Greek Break Applications getting into Greek Break, palming cards off into Tenkai Palm from Greek Break
8 Mar. 1987 471
Joseph K. Schmidt Four Cut Carson aces lost in deck, reproduced behind knee, greek break application
8 Mar. 1987 472
Joseph K. Schmidt A Color Change greek break application
8 Mar. 1987 473
Joseph K. Schmidt Poker Hand Switch greek break application
8 Mar. 1987 474
Don Albrecht State Asylum for the Insane cartoon
8 Mar. 1987 474
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Surrounded Slow-Motion Center Tear 8 Mar. 1987 478
Don Albrecht Cartoon 8 Mar. 1987 478
Jeff Busby A Brief Commercial Message... Paul Fox, Magic Castle
9 July 1987 477
Don Albrecht Cartoon 9 July 1987 477
Don Albrecht Cartoon 9 July 1987 478
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Three Miracle Routines 9 July 1987 480
Don Albrecht Cartoon 9 July 1987 480
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Double Incidence 9 July 1987 481
Edmund L. Kowalski (reviewer) Bernstein on Number Predictions 9 July 1987 481
Don Albrecht Cartoon 9 July 1987 481
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Spongey 9 July 1987 482
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Foxiest 9 July 1987 482
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Limey 9 July 1987 483
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Glaces 9 July 1987 483
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Impromptu Mentalism 9 July 1987 483
Jeff Busby (reviewer) What's Your Sign 9 July 1987 483
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Around the World with a Baking Tin 9 July 1987 483
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Magic Marketing Update 9 July 1987 484
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Selling and Playing the Outdoor Show 9 July 1987 484
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Selling Your Act 9 July 1987 484
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Secrets: The Original Magic of Terri Rogers 9 July 1987 484
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Wipe Out: Seven Remarkable Tricks using Wipe Off Pens 9 July 1987 485
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Psimatrika 9 July 1987 485
Don Albrecht Cartoon 9 July 1987 485
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Quin Taces 9 July 1987 486
John Holland (reviewer) Magic by Gosh 9 July 1987 486
Don Albrecht Erotica Galore cartoon
9 July 1987 487
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Shorty 9 July 1987 488
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Dream Deck 9 July 1987 488
Data entered by Denis Behr, August 2008.