Tops Volume 3 (1938)

January 1938 - December 1938
Abbott's Magic Novelty Company
Percy Abbott, Publisher and Editor

659 pages

1. The "Tops" - Volume 3, Number 1 - January 1938 - 52 pages
3. Index - Contents (including advertisers)
4. Editorial - Percy Abbott
   • Happy Birthday To You
6. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • Pig On the Slate by U. F. Grant not Oswald Williams
   • Loyd's Mystery Wand - trick
   • Questions and Answers
9. The Permeating Pasteboard - Arthur H. Roberts
10. Accumulated Magic - Ed Burchell
    • Cigarette Vanish
    • Another Cigarette Vanish
    • Eating A Lighted Cigarette
    • Silk Production
12. Peoria News
12. Death of Miss Dorothy Lowney
13. An Explanation is in Order - Mahendra the Mystic (F. B. Sterling)
15. A Good Combination - George Paxton
15. Capitol Magic Club
16. The Magic Marathon - Mariano Palhinha
    16. The Magic-Smith
    16. A Home-Made Shadow Scope
17. Facts Versus Fallacies - C. A> George Newmann
20. "It's A Pip" Contest
    20. Turn-Overs - G. L. Lanier
    20. I.A.P. Uses - B. Bently
    21. The Spirits Or - Ormond McGill
    21. "It's A Pip" Paddle Trick - J. B. Bobo
    22. Transposition - Charles J. Jones
    22. Card In Frame - Charlie Roe
    23. New Era Remote Control - W. F. Van Zandt
    23. Suggested Uses - W. F. Van Zandt
24. A Bit of Hocus Pocus - Eddie Clever
    • The Birch Show
25. Read and Heed
25. Alberto - in Hollywood
26. Magic Books of Another Day - H. Adrian Smith
    • The John Mulholland Collection
29. Still on the Subject of Proskauer - Mahendra the Mystic (F. B. Sterling)
30. Paper Trix Contest
    30. Can You Do It? - W. F. Van Zandt
        • Perplexing, or That Perplexing Periodical
        • As You Like It
        • The Political Issue
    32. The Changing Bread Trick - Jim Miller
32. Mahendra and Mystic Smith in Texas
33. Knick Kancks from the Garrett - Teral Garrett
34. The Big Apple - Alvin Richard Plough
35. Slick Tricks - Gerber the Magician
    • Coin and Dollar Bill
    • New Cigarette Effect
35. Movie Star and Magician - re: Chester Morris
36. Crusading For Magic - Percy Abbott
    • Paramount Cooperates
    • $50,000 Suit in East
    • Exposure al la Carte (Large Servings to All Comers)
37. Cecil Busy During Holidays - re: Harry Cecil
37. Mendoza - Re: death of Mrs. Harry Mendoza
38. Malayan Magic Circle
38. Ovette - Joe Ovette publicity
38. George McDonald joins Will Murray's "Casey's Court"
38. re: Birch Show
38. re: Moxo (Mark Barker)
38. Ventriloquists - Ventriloquists!
38. Re: Harry7 Bates in hospital
39. The Psychic Circle - conducted by [Ormond] McGill
    • New Year Greetings
    • Psychic Powers and Their Development - Introduction
42. Meet The Books - A Review of Magical Literature - Lloyd E. Jones
    42. Club Deceptions, No. 1 - Dr. E. G. Ervin
    43. New Frontiers of the Mind - J. B. Rhine
    43. Seeing's Believing - Effaich
    43. Watch Me Closely - Louis Lam
    43. Gags, Gadgets, Gimmicks - Alvin Richard Plough
    43. He Can't Read My Mind - M. S. Mahendra
    44. The Modern Conjurer - C. Lang Neil
    44. Mentalla - Louis Lam
    44. The Whole Art of Ventriloquism - Arthur Prince
    44. Let's Pretend - Wilfrid Johnson
    45. Brief Notes
        • Jinx
        • Davemport, No. 42
        • Magie
        • Dragon, November
        • The Imp, October
        • Linking Ring, November
        • Echo, Autumn - Elmer Eckman
        • Seguaci Italiani Arte Magica, Sheet No. 5
45. I Wish to Say "Happy New Year" and to Extend the Seasons Greetings - Ted Banks
46. Cecil - Death of Harry Cecil's Mother
46. Next Month
46. Classified - ads

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1. The "Tops" - Volume 3, Number 2 - February 1938 - 52 pages
3. Index - Contents (including advertisers)
4. Editorial - Percy Abbott
   • Odds and Ends of the Month
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • Fore-Thought - trick - Abbott & Burchell
   • Questions and Answers
9. Magic Marathon - W. F. Van Zandt
   • The Three "R's"
10. Manipulator Lauded by Bob Ripley - re: Alex Perrill
10. Fishbowls Improved - Herman L. Weber
11. Character Reading - R. S. Glover
    • Misfitting the Misfit (Part One)
15. The Diamond Murder Case - John C. McNamara
15. Wiley - re: Charles A. Wiley
16. Accumulated Magic - Ed Burchell
    • Part 2 - Coin Moves
    • Snap Back Coin Vanish
    • Pumpkin Seed Vanish
17. A Bit of Hocus Pocus - Eddie Clever
    • Thought - Wings Onward! - Part I
19. The Pass - One Hand Method - Len James
20. Proskauer's Reply - letter from Julien J. Proskauer
21. More from Proskauer - letter from Julien J. Proskauer
    • Letter to F. B. Sterling from Julien J. Proskauer
23. "It's A Pip" Contest
    23. Sucker Color Cards - Billy Pitts
    23. Versatile 'Pip' Liquid - Rex, the "Ace" Magician
        • Publicity Stunt
        • Enlarging Spots
        • Sympathetic Drawing
        • Changing Spots
        • Uses in Brief
    25. Expanding Ball - Paul Stadelman
26. Magic Books of Another Day - H. Adrian Smith
    • Spirits - Not in Bottles
29. Wisconsin Magic Fest
29. Greetings from Hungary
29. Hill City Magicos [Lynchburg, Va.]
30. Richiardi Passed Away
30. Youngstown News
30. Joe Greenberg Dies
30. "Old Ones" to be Revived
31. Paper Trix Contest
    31. Patter for the Passports to Heaven - Herb Rungie
    32. Pretty Butterfly - Arthur Solari
    32. Chinese Paper Trick - J. Dobrovolski
33. Robert H. Gysel - death
34. Knick Kancks from the Garrett - Teral Garrett
36. Egg Bag Routine - P. W. Miller
37. The Psychic Circle - conducted by [Ormond] McGill
    • Astral Bodies
40. Meet The Books - A Review of Magical Literature - Lloyd E. Jones
    40. Simple Snappy Trick Cartoons - Harry C. Bjorklund
    40. Hugard's Annual of Magic, 1937 - Jean Hugard
    40. Subtle Problems You Will Do - Stewart Judah & John Braun
    40. Winter Annual Extra for 1937-1938 - Annemann
    41. Jinx, No. 40
    41. Genii, January
    41. Magie, January
41. [John] Mulholland in California
41. Marquis - booking for George Marquis
42. Capitol Magic Club
42. Felix Hermann injured
42. Classified - ads

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1. The "Tops" - Volume 3, Number 3 - March 1938 - 64 pages
3. Index - Contents (including advertisers)
4. Editorial - Percy Abbott
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • Questions and Answers
9. The Capitol Magic Club
9. Mid-Missouri Magicians
9. Koringa
10. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Spirit Cabinet
11. Magical Entertainers' Association - new club formed in Syracuse, New York
12. Accumulated Magic - Ed Burchell
    • Part 2 - Coin Moves (continued)
    • The Reverse Thumb-Palm
    • Eye-Poppers
13. That "extra Touch" for Silk Routine - A. B. Zolo
13. Indian Rope Mystery Appears in Film
14. Character Reading - R. S. Glover
    • The Motive Type
18. Patter for the Vanishing Wand - Stewart Judah
19. J-K Silks and Bottle - John Kirby
21. True Man of Mystery - poem - Al Muncie
22. A Bit of Hocus Pocus - Eddie Clever
    • Thought - Wings Onward! - Part II
24. Master Speller - Ray Graebel
25. Thayer Unjustly Accused in Paramount Matter - Caryl S. Fleming
26. John Mulholland Shows in Hollywood - Caryl S. Fleming
27. Libraries - Earl Rybolt
28. A Hint on the Needle Trick - Charles A. Porter
28. Surpassing Winchell - re: Ed Little
28. Levante - in London
29. "It's A Pip" Contest
    29. The Flight of the Spots - W. Van Zandt
    30. Black Maria - W. Van Zandt
    31. Pip Card to Wallet - Edward (Marko) Malkowski
32. Magic Books of Another Day - H. Adrian Smith
    • This Business of Collecting Rarities
35. Digging 'Em Up - New Version of Sucker Die - Harvey E. Bair
35. Eddings-Nikola - reprint from London Daily Mirror
36. Goofy Gimmick No. 1 - Paul Stadelman
    • The Superextraordinary Rising Cards
37. Paper Trix Contest
    37. The Smoking Silhouette - Karlin
    38. Torn and Restored Paper - Mariano Palhinha
    38. Reincarnation - Ed Burchell
39. Radio-Mindreaders
41. The Legitimate Exposer - Rex, the Ace Magician
41. Percy Abbott to appear in Cleveland Magic Club Program
41. re: Fred Robinson
42. Keith Clark's Come-Back - letter from Keith Clark
42. Dr. [D. D.] Walton Surprises Friends
43. Magic Marathon - Mariano Palhinha Magician
43. The Wise Old Trixter - poem
43. A Lot of Hooey - re: Hoo-Coin
44. A Form Letter for Booking Engagements
44. Gags to Use Here and There - Van Zandt
45. Knick Kancks from the Garrett - Teral Garrett
46. Albert Morrow Passed On
47. The Psychic Circle - conducted by [Ormond] McGill
    • Psychic Powers and Their Development - Psychic Projection
50. Barnstorming with Marquis the Magician - bits of news from Michigan
    • Harry Cecil
    • Dr. Boris Zola
    • Garry Gilbert
    • Phillip Foxwell
    • Ward, the Magician
    • Harold Sterling and Co.
    • Marquis
    • Percy James
51. Regular Meeting of Los Magicos
52. Meet The Books - A Review of Magical Literature - Lloyd E. Jones
    52. "There's Nothing New in Magic" - catalogs from Joe Ovette
    53. Advanced Lessons in the Cups and Balls - Eddie Joseph
    53. Mahendra's Needle Routine, Mahendra, Series No. 2 - M. S. Mahendra
    53. The Calendar on Your Fingers - Wallace Lee
    53. Hyler's Stunt Bulletin, Number Three - Oscar Hyler
    53. Maguire's Phone Book Telepathy - Leon Maguire
    53. Davenport's Demon Magic Catalogue, 1937
    53. Briefs
        • The Dragon
        • The Linking Ring, January
        • The Genii
        • The Conjurer's Chronicle, September-November, 1937
        • Magie, February
        • National Magic Company, Supplement No. 3
        • Frank Lane
        • S.I.A.M., January, Milan, Italy
        • Donald Holmes
        • C. A. George Newmann
54. Newspaper Lesson in Magic
54. Justo Hijo Jottings - Hugh R. Riley
55. Child Prodigy in Rebellion - re: Siegel Nelson
55. Classified - ads

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1. The "Tops" - Volume 3, Number 4 - April 1938 - 48 pages
3. Index - Contents (including advertisers)
4. Editorial - Percy Abbott
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • Will De Sieve's Clippo the same principle as Kolar's Magic Shears - as is Kattner's Ribbo-Cut
   • Questions and Answers
8. An Egg Steal - Herb W. Rungie
9. The 13th Annual Jinx Central States Magicians' Carnival
10. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • The Magnetic Cigarette
10. Rouleau - re: Greg Rouleau bookings
11. On Exposing - Al Monroe
11. Society of American Magicians - Convenes in Cincinnati - Alvin Richard Plough
12. Dean of Magic Passed Away - death of Frederick Eugene Powell
13. Joy's Jottings - Joy
14. Open Letter to Julian J. Proskauer - from (Mahendra, the Mystic) F. B. Sterling
15. Impromptu Coin Routine - Melville Ross
16. Barnstorming with Marquis the Magician - bits of news from Michigan
    • visit to Abbott's
    • The Capitol Magic Club
    • King Baile (Sells-Sterling Circus)
    • Dr. Clyde F. Cairy
    • Marquis on tour
16. R. S. Glover Ill
17. A Bit of Hocus Pocus - Eddie Clever
    • Thought - Wings Onward! - Part 3
18. Frackson and the War in Spain
18. Allen Shaw's health still no good
19. "It's A Pip" Contest
    19. "It's A Pip" for Slates - Rev. P. H. Case
    19. The Black Pair - William Meyers
    20. The Seeing Eye - Don c. Bay
    21. Favorite Uses for "It's A Pip" - Paul W. Shuette
22. News
    • Dr. [Francis G.] Benedict is Scientist and Magician - C. F. Cairy
    • Los Magicos - Rudy Miller
    • Rungie to the Rescue - become regular Vent Columnist
    • Contest for Impromptu Tricks
    • Alladin Magic Club [Troy, Ohio]
    • Alberto
    • Ten Kai
    • Oscar Kamleiter Says
24. A Collector in the Twin Cities - H. Adrian Smith
26. Paper Trix Contest [delayed one month]
26. Rumor of death of Long Tack Sam
27. The Magicians Guild - The Capitol Magic Club Gives way to the Magicians Guild - C. G. Elliott
27. An Open Letter to Mr. Keith Clark - from Jerome A. Lukins
29. Magic Marathon - W. Van Zandt
    • A Few Ideas with Silks - W. Van Zandt
      • Easy Hat Load
      • Silk Through Neck - or, The Beauty of Decapitation
30. The Kidnapped Queen - Luedke, the Magician
32. Knick Kancks from the Garrett - Teral Garrett
34. The Psychic Circle - conducted by [Ormond] McGill
    • Psychic Powers and Their Development - Mesmerism and Magnetism
37. Meet The Books - A Review of Magical Literature - Lloyd E. Jones
    37. How's Tricks? - Gerald Lynton Kaufman
    37. Tricks anybody Can Do - Joseph Leeming
    37. How It's Done - Edward A. Litzau
    37. Patter - Sid Lorraine
    37. You'd Be Surprised - Robert Parrish & John Goodrum
    37. comments on exposures
    39. brief comments on periodicals
        • Genii, March
        • Magie, March
        • Conjurers Chronicle, December-January
        • The Linking Ring, February
        • Dragon, February
        • Double Talk - for ventriloquists
40. Classified - ads

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1. The "Tops" - Volume 3, Number 5 - May 1938 - 48 pages
3. Index - Contents (including advertisers)
4. Editorial - Percy Abbott
5. Dante Succeeds Thurston
6. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • Questions and Answers
8. Justo Hijo [Club in Des Moines]
8. Next Month
9. Paper Trix Contest
   9. Routine and Patter for Clippo - Herb Rungie
10. Magicians' Guild of America
11. If I Had A Son - poem - Al Munroe
11. New Detective Story by Clayton Rawson
12. Character Reading - R. S. Glover
    • The Vital Type
15. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • The Bunny Returns
16. The Wizard Club of Chicago
17. A Bit of Hocus Pocus - Eddie Clever
    • Oh, You Nasty Man
19. Cincinnati (Ohio) Magicians' Club
19. [Kalamazoo] "Tricks Club" Visits Abbott Plant
20. "It's A Pip" Contest
    20. Behind the Eight-Ball - George DeLaney
    21. Pip Liquid for Black Eye - Cahowen
    22. The Same Difference - Jack Vosburgh
    23. Before Your Eyes - Edward (Marko) Malkowski
    24. Two More Uses - Phil Smith
    25. Super Champion Pips - Tan Hock Chuan
    25. The Traveling Pips - J. Dobrovolski
26. Empire Magicians Society (Atlanta, Ga.)
26. Vocation vs. Avocation re: S.A.M. in Milwaukee
26. St. Louis I.B.M. Ring No. 1
27. Magic Books of Another Day - H. Adrian Smith
    • Dutch Magic in 1682
29. Beware Stolen Merchandise
29. Abbott Bowling Team
30. Vents - Herb Rungie
    30. Ventriloquial Dialogue - Norman Sullivan
32. Raymond-Thayer - letter from Maurice F. Raymond
33. Magic Marathon - Mariano A. Palhinha - Magician
35. About a Tool for Opening Locks
34. re: Edward L. Little
34. letter from Joe Ovette
35. Knick Kancks from the Garrett - Teral Garrett
37. An Improved Feke for Glass Vanish - Val Evans
37. Rubber Bands for Folding Coins
37. Mayor Stewart Welcomes S.A.M. [Cincinnati]
38. The Psychic Circle - conducted by [Ormond] McGill
    • Probability and Certainty in Psychical Research
    • Psychic Powers and Their Development
40. Correction [to page 26]
41. Meet The Books - A Review of Magical Literature - Lloyd E. Jones
    • see next month
41. An Open Letter to the Magical Fraternity - Caryl S. Fleming
42. Magian Club - Niagara Frontier Magicians
42. re: Charles Leedy
42. Classified - ads

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1. The "Tops" - Volume 3, Number 6 - June 1938 - 68 pages
3. Index - Contents (including advertisers)
4. Editorial - Percy Abbott
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • Questions and Answers
9. Sales Helps - Mariano Palhinha
   • Form Letter No. 1
10. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • The Double Rope Tie
11. Ten Little "Magis" - poem - Arthur H. Roberts
12. Magic - AS I See It - Eddie clever
13. Magicians Guild of America (Colon)
13. Jules Benson Passed Away
14. Packing Box Escape - Chief Blackstar
15. I.A.P. [It's A Pip] Contest Awards
16. The Doldrums of Magic - William D. Horn
17. Spellin' Skule - George Wetherald
18. Another Expose Ended
19. Hullo Tops - Francis Cain
20. Central States Magicians to Have Jinx Carnival and Picnic
21. The Vanishing Jazz Horn - Bert Douglas
22. Herr Dobler in London - C. A. George Newmann
22. News item from India - Black Magic Banned
23. Character Reading - R. S. Glover
    • Part Two - Mixed Types
    • The Hub
26. For President ...? - Robert C. Anderson
27. Phantom Magic - Monte Harris
28. Part of Thurston Show Sold [to Will Rock]
28. Passing of Mock-Sad-Alli (Charles B. Mathis)
29. Albert and Sam - rhyming patter for Passe Bottles - E. C. French
31. A Bit of Hocus Pocus - Eddie Clever
    • Thought - Wings Onward! - Part 4
33. The Wizard Club of Chicago
33. re: Dr. R. Rowe
34. Magic Books - H. Adrian Smith
    • Why Collect Magic Books?
36. Ball Transposition - Ludeke, The Magician
37. Paper Trix Contest
    37. Tissue Paper Routine - R. S. Simpson
    37. Drawing Lots for Heaven - Lawrence Myers
    38. Mysterious Mark - Bryce Chambers
39. Peoria News
40. Joy's Jottings - Joy
    • E.S.P. Cards
40. San Diego Magicians' Club
41. Vents - Herb Rungie
    41. Just Plain "Buggy"
    42. George Washington (Vent Dialogue) - A. Fowler
43. The Weird Finger of Rudy Reimer - Buddy Reimer
44. The Magic Marathon - W. Van Zandt
    44. The Blind Spectator - Magician Card Effect - William Murfin
    45. A Routine with Walt Disney Character Glasses - Robert Puckett
47. Open Letter - from Harry E. Lester
48. Knick Kancks from the Garrett - Teral Garrett
50. Karlin Says ...
    • Mystic Vase of the Orient tip
    • business card effect
    • flowers for the Russ Walsh Cane to Silk
51. The Psychic Circle - conducted by [Ormond] McGill
    • Psychic Powers and Their Development - Magnetic Healing
54. Impromptu Tricks Contest
54. Abbott Get-Together
54. Classified - ads
55. Meet The Books - A Review of Magical Literature - Lloyd E. Jones
    55. general comments
        • Jinx, April
        • Magician's Merchandising Manual - Tommy Windsor
        • Further Adventures of the Seven in One - Jack Chanin
        • 3 Slate Routines - Robert Parrish
        • 13 Jumbo Card Effects - O. Meyer & R. Jamison
        • Double Talk - Petee & McAthy
        • The Dragon, March
        • Hungarian Magic Circle
        • S.I.A.M.
        • Goldston's Magic Quarterly
        • Magie
        • The Linking Ring
        • Genii
    57. Magician's Merchandising Manual - Tommy Windsor
    57. Further Adventures of the Seven in One - Jack Chanin
    57. 3 Slate Routines - Robert Parrish
    57. 13 Jumbo Card Effects - O. Meyer & R. Jamison
    57. Part Two
        • Tom Osborne's 3 to 1 Rope Trick
        • The Card Expert - Lynn Searles
        • Fun at Home - Ray J. Marran
        • Jinx
        • The Dragon
        • The Linking Ring
        • Davenport's Demon Telegraph
        • Hungarian Magic Circle
        • Double Talk

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1. The "Tops" - Volume 3, Number 7 - July 1938 - 48 pages
3. Index - Contents (including advertisers)
4. Editorial - Percy Abbott
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • I Suppose You Know, But I Thought I'd Tell You Department
   • Questions and Answers
8. Decatur {IL] Demons Club
9. Sales Helps - Mariano Palhinha
   • Form Letter No. 2
9. [Maurice] Lenser Captains Toothbrush Brigade
9. Coming Soon
10. A Few Ideas - Karlin
10. New York State Conclave September 30th
11. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • The Coin Square
12. Magic Pie - Francis Cain
13. The Wizard Club of Chicago
14. Character Reading - R. S. Glover
    • Introspection, Mixed Types
18. Another Poker Deal - Paul Stadelman
18. Notice to Contributors to Mahendra's Book "Amazing Card Miracles" - M. S> Mahendra
19. Phantom Magic - Monte Harris - Part Two
20. Highlights and Sidelights - At the Cincinnati S.A.M. Convention - M. S. Mahendra
23. Magic - Along the Way - Eddie Clever
24. [W.W.] Durbin's Collection of Magic
25. The Little Glass House By The Sea - Rajah Keppler
26. Magic Books - H. Adrian Smith
    • Early Recollections of Magic - Dr. Henry Ridgely Evans
    • New Honor Conferred Upon Evans
28. Justo Hijo Experiments with Photography - Hugh R. Riley
29. The Magic Marathon - Mariano Palhinha
    • A Reverse Location
    • Horoscope Versus for Everybody's Birthday Party
30. Paper Trix Contest Awards
31. Vents - Herb Rungie
    31. For "Tops" - G. McAthy
    31. A Friend in Need
    32. Answers to "Who Was That Lady I Saw You Out With Last Night" - G. McAthy
32. Birch Playing in East
32. re: John Skinta (Toledo)
32. re: Ed Little
33. Knick Kancks from the Garrett - Teral Garrett
34. Magicians Guild of America [MI}
35. The Psychic Circle - conducted by [Ormond] McGill
    • Psychic Powers and Their Development - Clairvoyance
38. re: The Lampinos
39. News
    • Visitors at Abbott's
39. I.B.M. Advance News [1938 Convention]
39. Mrs. [Louise] Tunks is Ventriloquist
39. Lester Lake Elected President
39. Seymour Davis
39. Watch For - Next Month
40. Meet The Books - A Review of Magical Literature - Lloyd E. Jones
    40. general comments
        • Death From A Top Hat - Clayton Rawson
        • Close-Up Magic - Jean Hugard
        • Amazing Card Miracles - M. S. Mahendra
        • Stretching A Rope - Milbourne Christopher
        • 3 to 1 Rope Trick - Jack Chanin
        • Folder of poems - Harry Opel
        • Jinx, June
        • Genii, June
        • Linking Ring, May
        • Dragon, May
        • Magie
        • Conjurers Chronicle, February-March
        • Double Talk
    42. Death From A Top Hat - Clayton Rawson
    42. Close-Up Magic for the Night Club Magician - Jean Hugard
    42. Amazing Card Miracles - M. S. Mahendra
    42. Stretching A Rope - Milbourne Christopher
    42. 3 to 1 Rope Trick - Jack Chanin
42. The Queries [Australia]
42. Classified - ads

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1. The "Tops" - Volume 3, Number 8 - August 1938 - 52 pages & 6 page insert
3. Index - Contents (including advertisers)
4. Editorial - Percy Abbott
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • Questions and Answers
9. Tuning in on Singapore
   • Hints to Beginners
10. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • The Turn Over Card
11. J. K. Live Stock Vanish - Jon Kirby
13. Attention Magicians in Hawaii - re: Harry E. Tunks
14. Character Reading - R. S. Glover
    • Part Three - Profiles, Texture, Colour
18. Joy's Jottings - Joy
19. Phantom Magic - Monte Harris - Part Three
20. San Antonio Magicians "Gab-Fest"
21. International Convention of Professional and Amateur Magicians at Frankfurt oM - Rudolph Rieth
22. E.S.P. Cards - William E. Cox (William the Wizard)
22. [Charles H.] Larson Leaving for Europe
23. Silk Routine - P. W. Miller
23. Fifty Years of Magic - re: M. F. Zens
24. Impromptu Pocket Tricks [Contest]
    24. Origin of Hole in Chinese Coin - Floyd Beeler
    35. A Cute Coin Trick - Mariano Palhinha
    26. Thimble Through Hank - J. B. Bobo
26. Wisconsin Magic Fest
26. re: Whiteside "Ace of Magic"
1. 6 page advertising insert from Abbott's
27. Magic Books - H. Adrian Smith
    • The Rybolt Collection
29. Saginaw Valley Mystics [MI]
30. The Magic Marathon - W. Van Zandt
    • The Vee-Zee Psychic Key and Lock Effect
31. It Won't be Long Now - re: Central States Magicians Carnival and Picnic at Cedar Point, Ohio
32. Vents - Herb Rungie
    32. Does Your Doll Smoke?
33. Vanishing Dice - P. J. Hollis
33. Birch in Middle West
34. A Bit of Hocus Pocus - Eddie Clever
    • Thought - Wings Onward! - Part 5
36. Painting with Dyes - letter from Rev. Willard S. Smith
37. Knick Kancks from the Garrett - Teral Garrett
39. The Psychic Circle - conducted by [Ormond] McGill
    • Psychic Powers and Their Development - Crystal Gazing
41. Dr. [Waheeb Salim] Zarick Passed Away
41. In Germany - from Chris Charlton
42. Within the Crystal Sphere - M. S. Mahendra
43. In Favor of Reserved Judgement - letter from Bill Neff
44. Magic News from Nova Scotia
44. Classified - ads

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1. The "Tops" - Volume 3, Number 9 - September 1938 - 64 pages
3. Index - Contents (including advertisers)
4. Editorial - Percy Abbott
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • Ideas, No. 6 - Frank Lane
   • Questions and Answers
10. Program of Dai Vernon at Rainbow Grill, Radio City - The Magical Harlequin
11. Magic Pie - Francis Cain
13. Stage Rising Cards - H. Jerome Matson
14. Daughter of Magician Succumbs to Burns - re: Ruth Chavez
14. re: Eldon Nichols
15. Character Reading - R. S. Glover
    • Profiles - Colour - Texture
18. Central States Picnic a Success
19. Phantom Magic - Monte Harris - Part Four
20. Report of the Sixth Annual P.C.A.M. Convention - Arnold Furst
24. Conjuring Potpourri - John Braun
    • A Billiard Ball Routine
25. Karlin [the Magician]
26. A Grievance - William E. Cox (William the Wizard)
26. re: William the Great (William Plews)
27. Slick Tricks - ??Hypnotism?? - Gerber The Magician
28. The Magic Marathon - Mariano Palhinha
    • At Your Service, Sir - Tony "Kardyro"
29. Judge Carter's "Get-Together" - M. S. Mahendra
32. Magic Books - H. Adrian Smith
    • The Era of Witchcraft
34. Merle Burdette & Paul Musser to bring Talking Picture Outfit to Colon
34. Mahendra Show Well Received
35. Impromptu Pocket Tricks [Contest]
    35. My Favorite Impromptu Trick - W. Van Zandt
    36. Novel Coin Vanish - George C. Hanneman
    36. The Vanishing Battery Trick - P. J. Hollis
37. Hilliard Book - Merle Potter
38. News and Comments from San Antonio, Texas
39. Vents - Herb Rungie
    39. The Magician's Clever Baby
    40. Using Figure to Introduce Load Into Hat
40. The Wizard Club of Chicago
41. Within the Crystal Sphere - M. S. Mahendra
43. The Psychic Circle - conducted by [Ormond] McGill
    • Recent Evidence Against Telepathy - Cranston Seymour
    • Psychic Powers and Their Development - Psychometry
46. Whitehouse Held Over at Eagle River
47. Knick Kancks from the Garrett - Teral Garrett
49. Matchless Magic - Edward "Marko" Malkowski
49. Chester Morris in Michigan
50. Meet The Books - A Review of Magical Literature - Lloyd E. Jones
    50. general comments
        • Death from a Top Hat - Clayton Rawson
        • Jinx - 2 items from Clayton Rawson
        • Genii - 1 item from Clayton Rawson
        • Goldston's Quarterly, June
        • The Demon Telegraph, April-May-June
        • Magie
        • Double Talk
        • Dragon
    51. A Review of Magical Literature
        • Ted Annemann in True magazine
        • Jinx Programs - Ted Annemann
          • Number 1 - A Club Act of Magic
          • Number 2 - Mental Club Act
          • Number 3 - A Magical Club Program
          • Number 4 - A "No Card" Mystery Act
          • Number 3 - "No Code" Telepathy
        • Jinx, Summer Issue, 1938
        • More Card Manipulations - Jean Hugard
        • Naughty Silks - Harold R. Rice
        • Chap's Scrapbook - Frank Chapman
        • The Magic Fan - Malayan Magic Circle
        • The Conjurer's Chronicle
        • The Dragon, July
        • Genii
        • Howard Albright - lists
        • Frank Lane - materials
        • Ellis Stanyon - book lists
        • Ferdinand Spohr - book list
        • Palmer House Magic Novelty Shop - catalog
        • Skull Manufacturing Company - catalog
53. New England Convention News
54. Golden Gate Assembly No. 2
54. Classified - ads

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1. The "Tops" - Volume 3, Number 10 - October 1938 - 48 pages
3. Index - Contents (including advertisers)
4. Editorial - Percy Abbott
   • Hot Time in the Old Town
5. To Our Readers - re: fire in print shop
5. Photos of Get-Together
5. An Eye to the Future - letter from Alvin Plough
6. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
8. Al Saal Lauded in Home Town
9. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
   • A Key Card
   • The Thumb Tip
10. Magical History in the Making - H. Adrian Smith
12. Coming Conclave in Chicago
12. re: Greg Rouleau
13. Conjuring Potpourri - John Braun
    • A Handkerchief Vanish
14. Houdini Day - Les Sholty
15. Open Letter - from Charles A. Wiley
17. Magic Pie - Francis Cain
18. The Caryl S. Fleming, Southern California Amateur Japanese Magicians Society Nisei Day Celebration - Arnold Furst
19. Revolving Die - R. S. Glover
20. The Show Must Go On - re: Kenneth H. Sheeler
20. Magic Fan - Malayan Magic Circle
21. A Bit of Hocus Pocus - Eddie Clever
    • P.C.A.M. and I.B.M. Puts S.A.M. on the Spot - or - The King Can Do No Wrong!
24. Impromptu Pocket Tricks [Contest]
    24. Smokey Joe - Karlin
    25. The Magic Lemon - Gene McGinnis
    26. Torn and Restored Dollar Bill - B. Zoila
27. Within the Crystal Sphere - M. S. Mahendra
28. Contributors Please Read! - re: Abbott's Fire
28. Character Reading column delayed one month
28. San Diego Magicians' Club
29. The Magic Marathon - W. Van Zandt
30. Vents - Herb Rungie
    30. The Hero
32. The Abbott Habit - Alvin Richard Plough
32. Bill Bruno's Bulletin - Mel-Roy is Vindicated
33. The Psychic Circle - conducted by [Ormond] McGill
    • Psychic Powers and Their Development - Contact Thought Transference
36. Los Magicos Meeting
37. T. Nelson Downs Deceased
37. Rock Show Ready for Road
38. Knick Kancks from the Garrett - Teral Garrett
41. Meet The Books - A Review of Magical Literature - Lloyd E. Jones
    • general comments
      • Ideas: Number Six - Frank Lane
      • Clever Talk - patter magazine - Frank Lane
      • Liberty Magazine Trick - Arthur Nelson
      • Jinx, September
      • Genii
      • The Dragon, August
      • Magie
      • Horace Marshall - ads
      • Ireland - ads
      • Loyd - ads
      • Atlanta Magic Company - ads
42. Classified - ads

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1. The "Tops" - Volume 3, Number 11 - November 1938 - 64 pages
3. Index - Contents (including advertisers)
4. Editorial - Percy Abbott
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • Questions and Answers
8. The Wizard Club of Chicago
8. New [Abbott's] Building Under Construction
8. Nicola Enroute to New Zealand
8. re: The Great Virgil and Company
9. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
   • The Coin in Collar
9. Chicago Conclave
10. Character Reading - R. S. Glover
    • Spoiled and Sensitive People
15. Next Month
16. Review of Rock Show - H. Adrian Smith
18. "Tekara" [Ben Gundelfinger] Recalls Early Days
19. Conjuring Potpourri - John Braun
    • A Dissolving Knot
21. The Magicians Guild of America
22. A Bit of Hocus Pocus - Eddie Clever
    • Test by Fire
23. Within the Crystal Sphere - M. S. Mahendra
26. correction to last month's page 20
27. Impromptu Pocket Tricks [Contest]
    27. A Favorite Impromptu Trick - W. Van Zandt
    28. Ideal Hank Manipulation Tube - Dan C. Bay
    28. Match Act - John C. McNamara
    31. Fortune Telling Cigarettes - T. Lorenzo Davis
32. Magic Books of Another Day - H. Adrian Smith
35. One Card Finds Another - Duke Stern
35. Attended International Congress - re: Charles H. Larsen
35. re: Al Saal
36. Vents - Herb Rungie
    36. Evolution of the Mouth Movement - Revello Petee
37. Egg Gag - Jack Sharpe
37. How to Paint on Silk with Oil Paints - T. Lorenzo Davis
38. The Magic Marathon - Mariano Palhinha
    • Voice Culture - A Vital Necessity
39. The Encore - Wayne Van Zandt
40. Three Card Trick Not Game of Skill - Rex, The Ace Magician
41. Shopping Around with Dracstein
42. re: Arthur M. Johnson
43. The Psychic Circle - conducted by [Ormond] McGill
    • Psychic Powers and Their Development - Further Experiments In Contact Thought Transference
47. Los Magicos Meeting
47. With Reference to Open Letter in "Tops" - B. A. Harcourt
48. Knick Kancks from the Garrett - Teral Garrett
52. Meet The Books - A Review of Magical Literature - Lloyd E. Jones
    • general comments
      • Genii
      • Ballygram - Thayer
      • Chap's Scrapbook, September
      • Wilford Hutchinson's Conjurers Chronicle
      • The Dragon, September
      • Goldston's Magical Quarterly, September
      • The Hungarian Amateur Magical Society
      • Double Talk
      • Ireland - new items
53. Classified - ads

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1. The "Tops" - Volume 3, Number 12 - December 1938 - 44 pages
3. Index - Contents (including advertisers)
4. Editorial - Percy Abbott
   • A Very Merry Christmas to All
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • The Three Shell Game - Tom Osborne
   • Questions and Answers
9. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
   • impromptu effect
9. Danville Show Doesn't "Go On"
10. Character Reading - R. S. Glover
    • Spoiled and Sensitive People
13. Conjuring Potpourri - John Braun
    • rope trick
15. Magicians Guild of America
15. Abbott's moving into new building
15. Re: Virgil
16. Magic Pie - Francis Cain
17. Kirby's "Milk-Go" - John Kirby
18. death of Billy Hanson
19. A Bit of Hocus Pocus - Eddie Clever
    • Thought - Wings Onward! - Part 6
21. [Jimmy] Trimble Show
22. Magic Books of Another Day - H. Adrian Smith
    • Natural Magic in 1584
25. Torn and Restored Christmas Tree - Duke Stern
    • Another Stern Adaption for the Holidays
26. death of Guy Merrill
26. "It's In the Bag"
26. Greater Magic - Hilliard
27. Season's Greetings - Mrs. Harry Houdini
28. Vents - Herb Rungie
    28. A Letter of Introduction
    29. A Vent Idea - Karlin
29. Successful Show Given in San Diego
30. Impromptu Pocket Tricks [Contest]
    30. Reversing a Cut Ribon Trick - William E. Cox
    31. Coin Vanish and Reproduction - T. Lorenzo Davis
    31. Quicker Than the Eye - Edd Homan
31. re: Majah
32. The Magic Marathon - W. Van Zandt
    • Bag-Snap
    • Forget-Me-Knots
    • Whiffle-Dust
33. Maerry Christmas - Caryl S. Fleming
34. The Psychic Circle - conducted by [Ormond] McGill
    • Psychic Powers and Their Development - Thought Transference
37. Los Magicos Meeting
38. Knick Kancks from the Garrett - Teral Garrett
40. Watch for Book Review in January Issue
40. Classified - ads

word count: 308005 which is equivalent to 1232 standard pages of text

Publisher: Abbott Magic