The World's Fastest Card Trick

Book
1980
Written by Ken De Courcy
Work of Ken De Courcy
20 pages (Stapled), published by The Supreme Magic Company
Illustrated with drawings by Ken De Courcy
Language: English
14 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Ken De Courcy Introduction
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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
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Ken De Courcy Impromptu Endings
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Ken De Courcy The Changed Card as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
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Ken De Courcy Pill Gag bottle of pills that are swallowed as comedy prop
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Ken De Courcy The Sat-on Card
  • Using it with the "W.F.C.T."
Inspired by
  • The Quaker Oat Book of Magic
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Ken De Courcy The Vanishing Pack with handkerchief, unload in pocket, as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
Inspired by
  • Gee!! (Al Baker, Al Baker's Second Book, 1935)
    • also in: Gee!! (The Secret Ways of Al Baker, 2003)
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Show Endings
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Ken De Courcy It's as well to be insured insurance policy, as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
Also published here
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Ken De Courcy The Card Banner pips of cards appear on banner, as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
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Ken De Courcy Roller-Banner spectator divines card, egg beater situation, as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
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Ken De Courcy The Card in Wallet as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
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Ken De Courcy With the Card Watch name of card appears as text on digital watch
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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)
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Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2021.