Epoptica

A Review of Current Magical Literature and Apparatus

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
This publication has been reviewed by
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250 per page
Epoptica (written by Jeff Busby, work of Various, 1982-1989)
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Star Wandering Lipsticks
by Stan Payne
 9 July 1987 489
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Double Bill Tube
by Walter B. Gibson*
 9 July 1987 490
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Transparent Okito Box
by Gerard Slaxon
 9 July 1987 490
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Coffee Time
by John Kennedy
 9 July 1987 491
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Stage Size Magic Manor
by Sid Lorraine
 9 July 1987 491
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Dollar Con
by Terri Rogers
 9 July 1987 491
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Diplo-Mental Pouch
by Al Mann
 9 July 1987 492
Don Albrecht Devious Dealings cartoon
 		9 July 1987 492
David Ben Extension of Credit credit card is visibly strechted
Also published here
 9 July 1987 493
Richard "Lu" Lista Shot Glass Salt Transpo salt vanishes from fist and reappears in shot glass that was wrapped in paper napkin
 		9 July 1987 495
Joseph K. Schmidt Hold Out! card transforms into selection with holding-out presentation, featuring a spread switch
 		9 July 1987 497
Don Albrecht Old Man Funnies cartoon
 		9 July 1987 498
Jeff Busby A Brief Commercial Message... P. Howard Lyons's death, Smut Magic, Faucett Ross
 		10 Oct. 1987 497
Jeff Busby (reviewer) All About Carnivals
by Gene Sorrows
 10 Oct. 1987 499
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Inspirations
by Peter Duffie (written by Jerry Sadowitz)
 10 Oct. 1987 499
Jeff Busby (reviewer) 50 Miracles with the 5-Star Miracle Deck
by Al Mann
 10 Oct. 1987 500
Don Albrecht The Club cartoon
 		10 Oct. 1987 500
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The "H" Factor
by Al Mann
 10 Oct. 1987 501
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Nihon Venture
by Al Mann
 10 Oct. 1987 501
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Trionym Effect
by Al Mann
 10 Oct. 1987 502
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Floating Golden Stick
by Mike Danata
 10 Oct. 1987 502
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Martin's Miracles
by Martin Lewis (written by Eric C. Lewis)
 10 Oct. 1987 502
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Colors on the March
by Martin A. Nash (written by Stephen Minch)
 10 Oct. 1987 503
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Kings Incognito
by Martin A. Nash (written by Stephen Minch)
 10 Oct. 1987 503
Don Albrecht Cartoon 10 Oct. 1987 503
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Legend of Mac McDonald
by Mac McDonald (written by C. C. Allen)
 10 Oct. 1987 504
Edmund L. Kowalski (reviewer) Psi-Tech
by Bruce Bernstein
 10 Oct. 1987 504
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Mind Square
by Craige McComb Snader*
 10 Oct. 1987 505
John Holland (reviewer) The Best of Spell-Binder: Collection 1
by Stephen Tucker
 10 Oct. 1987 506
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Neoclassics
by Larry Jennings (written by Stephen Minch)
 10 Oct. 1987 507
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
by Larry Jennings (written by Mike Maxwell)
 10 Oct. 1987 508
Don Albrecht Cartoon 10 Oct. 1987 509
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Professional Balls for the Cups and Balls
by Mike Rogers
 10 Oct. 1987 510
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Professional Ball Set for the Chop Cup
by Mike Rogers
 10 Oct. 1987 510
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Professional Load Balls for the Cups and Balls
by Mike Rogers
 10 Oct. 1987 510
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Replacement Cards for Gaetan Bloom's Visible Monte
by Gaëtan Bloom
 10 Oct. 1987 510
Jeff Busby (reviewer) ESP Dice Mysteries
by Philip T. Goldstein*, Various
 10 Oct. 1987 510
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Bagatelle
by Jack Dean
 10 Oct. 1987 511
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Paperback Prophecy
by Jack Dean
 10 Oct. 1987 511
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Shish-Ke-Bill
by Charles Buckner, Maurice Fogel
 10 Oct. 1987 511
Don Albrecht Cartoon 10 Oct. 1987 511
Jeff Busby (reviewer) No Gaff Room Service Plus
by Larry Becker
 10 Oct. 1987 512
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Mento Card Box
by Joe Berg
 10 Oct. 1987 513
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Quarter Mark
by John Murray
 10 Oct. 1987 513
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Clearly Gone
by Ben Harris
 10 Oct. 1987 513
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Solid Gold Easy Action Card to Pocket
by Ben Harris
 10 Oct. 1987 513
Don Albrecht Cartoon 10 Oct. 1987 513
Piet Forton Piet Forton's Impeccable Variations: Oops!...They Split! double apparently splits, session gag with Impeccable Double
Related to
 10 Oct. 1987 514
Piet Forton Tossed Free Choice Match matching routine with Impeccable Double
 		10 Oct. 1987 514
Don Albrecht Flash cartoon
 		10 Oct. 1987 514
Piet Forton Tossed Four of a Kind three freely chosen cards turn out to be aces, four cards as one on table via Impeccable Double
 		10 Oct. 1987 515
Roy Johnson Zodiaclock Bonus spectator's birth sign is determined with clock principle and zodiac cards
Inspired by
 10 Oct. 1987 516
Joseph K. Schmidt Up The Sleeve
Inspired by
 10 Oct. 1987 517
Don Albrecht Man's Folly cartoon
 		10 Oct. 1987 518
Jeff Busby A Brief Commercial Message... Thaumaturgist, Ibidem, Paul Fox cups, Ben Harris, Precursor
 		11 Feb. 1988 519
Don Albrecht Social Set cartoon
 		11 Feb. 1988 520
Don Albrecht 3 Pitiful Gags cartoon
 		11 Feb. 1988 521
Don Albrecht Cartoon 11 Feb. 1988 523
Jeff Busby (reviewer) A New Look at some Classic Close-Up
by Bill Okal
 11 Feb. 1988 524
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Tsunami
by Bob Farmer
 11 Feb. 1988 525
Bart Whaley (reviewer) The Encyclopedia of Magic and Magicians
by Thomas Alan Waters
 11 Feb. 1988 525
Edmund L. Kowalski (reviewer) Spirit Theatre
by Eugene Burger
 11 Feb. 1988 527
Don Albrecht Mental Fun cartoon
 		11 Feb. 1988 528
Jeff Busby (reviewer) A Gambler's Dream
by Roberto Giobbi
 11 Feb. 1988 529
Jeff Busby (reviewer) 2 Stand-up Routines
by Roberto Giobbi
 11 Feb. 1988 529
Don Albrecht Cartoon 11 Feb. 1988 529
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Ponsin on Conjuring
by Jean-Nicholas Ponsin (written by Alton Sharpe)
 11 Feb. 1988 530
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Doth
by Philip T. Goldstein*
 11 Feb. 1988 531
John Holland (reviewer) Mastered Amazement
by Al Koran (written by Jack Lamonte)
 11 Feb. 1988 532
Don Albrecht Private Private Lesson cartoon
 		11 Feb. 1988 532
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Fifth International Yellow Pages 1987-1989
by Wittus Witt
 11 Feb. 1988 533
Jeff Busby (reviewer) New Acrobatic Matches
by John Kennedy
 11 Feb. 1988 533
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Illusory Reflex
by Mel Stover*
 11 Feb. 1988 534
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Suparings
by Roy Johnson
 11 Feb. 1988 534
Jeff Busby (reviewer) And the Winner is...!
by Jack Dean
 11 Feb. 1988 535
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Fantastic Elastic Pin
by Phil Postma
 11 Feb. 1988 535
Jeff Busby (reviewer) New Design of 3 1/2 of Clubs
by Ricki Dunn
 11 Feb. 1988 536
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Elusive Lifesavers
by Edgar W. Ralston
 11 Feb. 1988 536
Don Albrecht Prince of Darkness cartoon
 		11 Feb. 1988 536
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Ultra Mint Coins
by Tom Burgoon
 11 Feb. 1988 537
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Ultra Slice
by Tom Burgoon
 11 Feb. 1988 537
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Ultra Glass
by Tom Burgoon
 11 Feb. 1988 537
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Ultra Ball
by Tom Burgoon
 11 Feb. 1988 538
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Ripped Revelation
by Tom Burgoon
 11 Feb. 1988 538
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Comedy Crush Tray
by Tom Burgoon
 11 Feb. 1988 538
Horace E. Bennett New Techniques with the Downs Palm: Delayed Palm Vanish 11 Feb. 1988 538
Horace E. Bennett Repeat Purse Transposition copper and silver coins transpose, one in purse
 		11 Feb. 1988 539
Horace E. Bennett Bennett Change-Over Move Variation as visible coin is picked up from palm
 		11 Feb. 1988 539
Burton Williams Cheating at Single Deck 21 using Slugs two methods for (real) cheating:
  • Taking Off the House
  • Taking Off the Players
 		11 Feb. 1988 540
Joseph K. Schmidt Miss-Direction 11 Feb. 1988 541
Don Albrecht The Lecture cartoon
 		11 Feb. 1988 542
Jeff Busby A Brief Commercial Message... Bart Whaley's Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic, Charlie Miller, Frank Shields, Richard Kaufman
 		12 Sep. 1989 543
Don Albrecht The Book cartoon
 		12 Sep. 1989 544
Mel Stover* Answer to Stover's Equation Puzzle see page 546
 		12 Sep. 1989 547
Jeff Busby (reviewer) 52 Lovers
by José Carroll*
 12 Sep. 1989 547
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Slow-Motion Magic
by René Lavand
 12 Sep. 1989 548
Don Albrecht Cartoon 12 Sep. 1989 548
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Magic Way
by Juan Tamariz
 12 Sep. 1989 549
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Five Points in Magic
by Juan Tamariz
 12 Sep. 1989 549
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Inner Circle Audio Series 1: Making Magic Memorable
by Michael Ammar
 12 Sep. 1989 550
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Magical Arts Journal
by Paul Harris (written by Michael Ammar)
 12 Sep. 1989 550
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Magical Arts Journal
by Michael Ammar
 12 Sep. 1989 551
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Magical Arts Journal
by Michael Ammar
 12 Sep. 1989 551
Bart Whaley (reviewer) Dramatic Magic: The Art of Hidden Magic
by John Booth
 12 Sep. 1989 551
Bart Whaley (reviewer) Jack Gwynne: The Man, his Mind, and his Royal Family of Magic
by Jack Gwynne (written by David Charvet)
 12 Sep. 1989 552
Don Albrecht The Words From On High cartoon
 		12 Sep. 1989 552
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Real Mental Magic: Technique and Performance
by Ormond McGill
 12 Sep. 1989 553
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Mentalists' Roundtable #2
by Richard Webster
 12 Sep. 1989 554
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Deja Voodoo
by Bob Farmer
 12 Sep. 1989 554
Jeff Busby (reviewer) King of Cold Readers
by Bascom Jones
 12 Sep. 1989 555
Don Albrecht Spirit Wit cartoon
 		12 Sep. 1989 555
Jon Racherbaumer (reviewer) The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
by Brother John Hamman (written by Richard Kaufman)
 12 Sep. 1989 556
John Holland (reviewer) The Professional Touch
by Billy McComb
 12 Sep. 1989 557
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Television for the Mentalist
by Scott Davis
 12 Sep. 1989 558
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Cards on the Table
by Jerry Sadowitz
 12 Sep. 1989 558
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Punchline
by Timothy Wenk
 12 Sep. 1989 559
Jeff Busby (reviewer) John Dahms Wand
by John Dahms
 12 Sep. 1989 559
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Unconquered Card
by Mike Rogers
 12 Sep. 1989 560
Don Albrecht The Vent cartoon
 		12 Sep. 1989 560
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Mike Rogers Chop Cup
by John Dahms, Mike Rogers
 12 Sep. 1989 561
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Perfected Professional Punch
by Ray Grismer
 12 Sep. 1989 562
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Punch Letters
by Ray Grismer
 12 Sep. 1989 562
Don Albrecht Request Time cartoon
 		12 Sep. 1989 562
Jeff Busby (reviewer) What's My Sign/Choose A Planet/Think of a Sign or Planet
by Ray Grismer
 12 Sep. 1989 563
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Spending Spree
by Jack Dean
 12 Sep. 1989 563
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Bingo Effect
by Jack Dean
 12 Sep. 1989 564
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Dean Dictionary
by Jack Dean
 12 Sep. 1989 564
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Voice of the Prophet
by Jack Dean
 12 Sep. 1989 564
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Forgone Conclusion
by Jack Dean
 12 Sep. 1989 564
Jeff Busby (reviewer) E.S.P. Money Saver
by Sid Lorraine
 12 Sep. 1989 565
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Leather Fire Wallet/Himber Wallet
by Harry Anderson
 12 Sep. 1989 565
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Miracle of the Eighties
by A. Berkeley Davis
 12 Sep. 1989 565
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Third Sight
by A. Berkeley Davis
 12 Sep. 1989 566
Paul Curry One, Two, Three one card has a slit, with clean up and credit information on the principle
 		12 Sep. 1989 567
Don Albrecht Forceful Comics cartoon
 		12 Sep. 1989 567
David Harkey Match-Mate matchbox is removed from its sleeve, the two parts visually reunite
 		12 Sep. 1989 569
Mike Rogers Fifty Undeniable Truths about Magic 12 Sep. 1989 570
Don Albrecht Choice cartoon
 		12 Sep. 1989 570
Joseph K. Schmidt The High Cost of Living folding a single bill so it looks like two
 		12 Sep. 1989 571
Don Albrecht Comix cartoon
 		12 Sep. 1989 574
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Data entered by Denis Behr, August 2008.