Magic Is Fun in Magazines & Journals
David Robbins started this magazine in 1946 and distributed it to the general public at newsstands. Magic organizations were upset about this and screamed 'exposure' which forced Mr. Robbins to change his publication strategy. He pulled the magazine from general newsstands and advertised it only to magicians. This in turn collapsed his subscription numbers and the magazine folded after the seventh issue.
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Magic is Fun issue 7
Irv Feldman & David Robbins
October-December 1947
Irv Feldman and David Robbins, editors
- Magic Is Fun, Number 7 - October-December, 1947 - 20 pages
- Cover - Joseph Dunninger and Marilyn Maxwell
- The Editor Says: This is Our Last Issue
- Good News! [Magic Is Fun "Bulletin"]
- Magic Gags
- Comedy Routine for Magic Light Bulb
- cartoon - Frank Brandt
- Joseph Dunninger - by Robert Orben
- Stretching a Rope - Robert Maslon
- The Travelling Silk - Matt W. Leach
- The Magic Banana - Jack Goldin
- Color Test - Sam Bauer
- The Seven Magicians - puzzle - N. R. Puckett
- The Soaring Cigarette - Allan Lambie
- Egg to Confetti - Fred Cress
- Clever Advertising Ideas...
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Magic is Fun issue 6
Irv Feldman & David Robbins
July-September 1947
Irv Feldman and David Robbins, editors
- Magic Is Fun, Number 6 - July-September 1947 - 20 pages
- cartoon - Art Ross
- The Editor Says:
- Magic Gags
- Don't be a Sucker! - Mickey MavcDougal
- E-Z Cut and Restored Rope Trick - Charles Green
- Showmanship - Tommy Windsor
- E-Z Tricks with Cigars - Wm. C. Turtle
- The Magnetized Cigar
- The Acrobatic Cigar
- E-Z Book Test - Lee Henneberry
- Sensitive Fingers - Jimmy Soltis
- Coins from Candle - James Rhodes
- Inflated Money - Hubert Lambert
- Where There's Life - There's Hope - Billy McComb
- Houdini - Article 6 - Final Chapter...
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Magic is Fun issue 5
Irv Feldman & David Robbins
April-June 1947
Irv Feldman and David Robbins, editors
- Magic Is Fun, Number 5 - April-June, 1947 - 28 pages
- Cover - Harry Blackstone and One of His Cute Tricks
- The Editor Says:
- A Subscriber Writes - R. T. Epperson
- Contents
- photo - Harry Blackstone [Sr.]
- Blackstone - America's No. 1 Magician
- Fantastic Fishing - Hubert Lambert
- Houdini - Part 5 - Houdini's Fight Against Fake Spiritualists - Paul Benov
- Dr. A. M. Wilson, Editor of 'The Sphinx,' Wrote the Following Letter to Houdini
- Simplex - Card and Ribbon Penetration - Allen Lambie
- Multiplying Coins - Harold Baron
- Face Up Card...
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Magic is Fun issue 4
Irv Feldman & David Robbins
September-December 1946
Irv Feldman and David Robbins, editors
Un-numbered cover pages are indicated with i, ii, iii, iv.
- Magic Is Fun, Number 4 - January-March, 1947 - 28 pages
- Cover - Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cardini
- The Editor Says:
- News Flash!
- Contents
- photo - Cardini
- Cardini, Aristocrat of Magic - Robert Orben
- A New Card Gimmick - Allan Lambie
- Remember the Magician's Code
- The X-Ray Match-Box - Alfred Zorn
- Incomparable Orson [Welles]
- Cutting a Woman in Half (Pocket Model Version) - Robert Rastord
- Secrets of Indian Magic - John Waterman
- Article 1
- Blackboard Miracles ...
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Magic is Fun issue 3
Irv Feldman & David Robbins
September-December 1946
Irv Feldman and David Robbins, editors
Un-numbered cover pages are indicated with i, ii, iii, iv.
- Magic Is Fun, Number 3 - September-December, 1946 - 28 pages
- cartoon - Lawless
- The Editor Says:
- Don'ts for Amateurs
- Contents
- Letters From Our Readers
- photo - Bill Neff
- 20 Years of Horror with Bill Neff
- Rouclere Jr. - by Jack Hale
- Scissors Sorcery - Larry Britenstein
- The Liquefied Block - Herb Davis
- The Strange Death of Chung Ling Soo - Robert Orben
- Glass and Coin Mystery - Arnold Benson
- Balancing a Glass on a Card - Joan Wolf
- How to be a Ventriloquist...
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Magic is Fun issue 2
Irv Feldman & David Robbins
May-August 1946
Irv Feldman and David Robbins, editors
Un-numbered cover pages are indicated with i, ii, iii, iv.
- Magic Is Fun, Number 2 – May-August, 1946 – 28 pages
- cartoon – Art Ross
- The Editor Says:
- Contents
- Our Readers Say:
- photo – Dell O’Dell
- Dell O’Dell, Queen of Magic – Robert Orben
- Mind Reading DeLuxe – D. C. Luther
- Mental Telephony – W. H. Radcliffe
- cartoon – Art Ross
- Wartime Wizardry – by Aden
- Magic Cones
- Hindu String Trick
- The Mirror Card
- Houdini Speaks – Joan Wolf
- Broken and Restored Match
- A Trick with Dice
- Smelling a Card
- The Siberian...
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Magic is Fun issue 1
Irv Feldman & David Robbins
March-April 1946
Irv Feldman and David Robbins, editors
Un-numbered cover pages are indicated with i, ii, iii, iv.
- Magic Is Fun, Promotional Mailing
- Magic Is Fun, Number 1 - March-April, 1946 - 28 pages
- To Our Readers - A Statement of Policy - David Robbins
- Magic Is Fun - Irv Feldman
- Contents
- photo - Harry Houdini
- Greatest of Them All ... Houdini - Biography - Paul Benov
- Mental Music - Al Davids
- Dictionary Mind Reading - Alan Stuart
- Blackboard Miracles
- Prediction Extraordinary
- Get Rich Quick!
- The Magic Clock
- World's Busiest Magician - Al Flosso
- Fortune...
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