Derek Lever's Magic Mag Volume 1
by Derek Lever

Derek Lever's Magic Mag, Volume 1
Published by Derek Lever, Peter C. Woolley & Taurus Magic, Manchester & Bury, Lancaster, England
Volume 1 consists of 6 issues, 260 pages total

Volume 1, Number 1, October/November 1979, 36 numbered pages plus 4 unnumbered cover pages

1. Candid Comments by The Editor - Derek Lever
   • Are Magic Societies Out of Date?
2. drawing collage of Chung Ling Soo
3. Blast from the Past - Chung Ling Soo - personality
4. Kid's Entertainers Only - news and advice
5. On the Road with Michael Allport - series
   • Zurich, Switzerland
6. Well I'll Be Hanged - a new illusion for Cabaret or Stage - Derek Lever
8. Entertaining with Close-Up - Simon Lovell
9. Stage Magic - Derek Lever
   • Cane & Rope
10. Agent's Directory - Derek Lever
11. Readers Letters - correspondence
12. Chest of Enchantment - plans
17. Card Capers - Brian Glover
    • Ace Change
18. Free Trick, complete with the Apparatus, from Magic Mag
    • Experiment in E.S.P.
20. People in the News
    • Simon Lovell coffin escape
22. Taurus Magic Supply Magic Catalogue - sample
24. Book Review
    • Harbincadabra
    • Body Magic - John Fisher
    • More Classical Magic with Apparatus - Robert Albo
    • Sherlock Holmes Force Book
25. Solid State Sorcery presenting The Art of Electronic Magic - David A.S. Howarth
    • Time Divination
28. Comedy Corner - jokes, comedy routines, etc.
29. Palmistry - Ron & Nancy Spencer
36. In the Next Issue

Volume 1, Number 2, December/January 1980, 40 numbered pages plus 4 unnumbered cover pages

1. Candid Comments by The Editor - Derek Lever
   • Happy New Year Everyone!
   • Children's Entertainers
   • Are You a Cheapskate?
3. What It Takes to be a Pro - John Hofner
4. Spider Girl Illusion - plans by Derek Lever
9. Blast from the Past
   • John Northern Hilliard - Author of "Greater Magic"
10. Palmistry - Ron & Nancy Spencer
    • Madam G.A. Syson
13. advertisements
14. Entertaining with Close-Up - Simon Lovell
16. The Tying and Untying Silk
18. Book Review
    • The Art of Escape - four volumes by John Novak
    • Brian Glover Lecture Notes
    • Close Up Presentation - John Mendoza
    • Great Illusions of Magic - Byrom G. Wells [sic]
19. What's New - product reviews
    • Linking Rings - London Magic Centre
    • T.V. Head Cabinet - The Magic Box
    • Spirit Nut - Bannett, Ltd.
    • Chinese Chicken - Barry Gordon
20. Free Trick, complete with the Apparatus, from Magic Mag
    • Comedy Card Stab - Derek Lever
21. Cig-A-Mental
22. Solid State Sorcery presenting The Art of Electronic Magic - David A.S. Howarth
    • Extra-Sensory Deception Box
    • Electronic Magic Question Corner
30. On the Road with Michael Allport - series
    • Geneva, Switzerland
33. Comedy Corner - jokes, comedy routines, etc.
34. Readers Letters - correspondence
34. Laff Lines - Oscar Paulson
35. For Kid's Entertainers Only
    • A Novelty Train Table
35. A Simple Dictionary Test
36. Good Shot - John Hofner
37. Broken and Restored Rubber Band
37. Cups and Pound Notes
38. Card Capers - Brian Glover
    • Matched Spellout Revisited
39. Mysteries of the East - Derek Lever
    • Eating Broken Glass
40. Chest of Enchantment

• inside back cover - Agent's Directory

Volume 1, Number 3, February/March 1980, 40 numbered pages plus 4 unnumbered cover pages

1. Candid Comments by The Editor - Derek Lever
   • Exposure
4. Blast from the Past
   • Oswald Williams
6. The Broomstick Illusion - plans
10. The "Searcher" - Bob Ostin
12. Readers Letters - correspondence
14. On the Road with Michael Allport - series
    • Madrid, Spain
17. Comedy Corner - jokes, comedy routines, etc.
18. List of readers who passed the examination for "Master Magician"
18. Agent's Directory
19. Card Capers - Brian Glover
20. Free Trick, complete with the Apparatus, from Magic Mag
    • Simplicity Find The Lady - Derek Lever
22. Solid State Sorcery presenting The Art of Electronic Magic - David A.S. Howarth
    • Double Divination
    • Colour Cube Divination
    • Question Corner
29. Free Under a Fiver Section - readers' surplus equipment for sale
30. Entertaining with Close-Up - Simon Lovell
    • The Torn and Restored Ant
33. Escape from a Large Safe or Vault
33. Small Ads
34. Card in the Balloon Routine for Children - George Blake
36. For Kid's Entertainers Only
    • Party Pieces - Trevor Lewis
      • Settle Down
      • What's My Name
38. Mysteries of the East - Derek Lever
    • Lying on a Bed of Nails
40. What's New - product reviews
    • Arne Rising Cards
    • What Knots (Rope Illusion)
    • Jumbo Faked Decks
    • Coin in Lighter
    • Enchanted Cigarette Holder
    • Professional Silk Wand
    • Mediaeval Head Chopper
    • Sticky Finger
    • Computer-Vision

Volume 1, Number 4, April/May 1980, 40 numbered pages plus 4 unnumbered cover pages

1. Candid Comments by The Editor - Derek Lever
   • This Magic Store is a Rip Off
   • Cambridge Convention
   • Is He Britain's Youngest Professional?
   • Entertaining the Under-Fives
3. Spirit Silk- effect
4. The Spiker Illusion - plans
7. Book Review
   • Complete Guide to Conjuring - Ian Adair
   • Thayer Magic Catalog Instruction Sheets, Volume 1 - Glen Gravatt
   • The Edison of Magic - Burling "Volta" Hull
   • Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism, Book Two - Larry Becker
8. Card Capers - Brian Glover
   • Mated Triumph
9. For Kid's Entertainers Only
   • Party Pieces - Trevor Lewis
11. Treasure Hunt - David A.S. Howarth
13. Hello! It's Kenny Dean
    • Kenny Deans Deodorant Gag
    • Odd Ropes Routine
16. Small Ads
16. Free Under a Fiver Section - readers' surplus equipment for sale
16. Wanna See a Good Magic Show? - Sim Sala Bim
17. Commercial Magic - Derek Lever
    • The Indestructible Man
20. Free Trick, complete with the Apparatus, from Magic Mag
    • Sucker Torn & Restored Tissue
21. List of readers who passed the examination for "Master Magician"
22. Tarot in Ten - Ron & Nancy Spencer
28. Solid State Sorcery presenting The Art of Electronic Magic - David A.S. Howarth
    • Simple Soldering
    • Electronic Haunted Deck
    • The Magic Clock
    • The Magic Chiming Clock
    • The Key of the Car
    • Weigh In
    • The Devil's Cauldron
    • The Laughing Pig
    • Lightning Choice
    • The Not So Lucky Light
    • The Spirit Voice
    • Comedy Tray Number One
    • Comedy Tray Number Two
    • The Exploding Tom Cat
    • Electronic Magic Question Corner
36. cartoon
37. Entertaining with Close-Up - Simon Lovell
    • Watergate
40. The Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic - Martin Gardner - ad

Volume 1, Number 5, June/July 1980, 40 numbered pages plus 4 unnumbered cover pages

1. Candid Comments by The Editor - Derek Lever
3. Entertaining with Close-Up - Simon Lovell
   • The Thoughts of Chairman Lovell
6. Agent's Directory
6. List of readers who passed the examination for "Master Magician"
7. Reader's Letters - correspondence
9. For Kid's Entertainers Only
   • Party Pieces - Trevor Lewis
11. On the Road with Michael Allport - series
    • Interlaken, Switzerland
13. Matchimatical - effect
14. "Faux Pas" Flames to Cane - John Hofner
15. Solid State Sorcery presenting The Art of Electronic Magic - David A.S. Howarth
    • The Relay and The Solenoid
    • The Electronic Money Box
    • The Electronic Spirit Light
    • Electronic Magic Question Corner
19. Ring-A-Ding - Richard Himber
20. Free Trick, complete with the Apparatus, from Magic Mag
    • The Rabbit Selects
21. Hello! It's Kenny Dean
    • Kenny Dean's Sponge & Cups Routine
25. Small Ads
26. Put Some Expression Into It - Doug Alker
29. Stage Magic - illusion plans
    • The Door Way Production
33. Entertaining the Under Fives - Myster Yaffe
37. Colour Conscious - card effect
38. In the Bag & Out - Sven Kindbom
    • Carboni & Carbonita
40. DeLand's "Figure-It-Out" Mystery

Volume 1, Number 6, August/September 1980, 40 numbered pages plus 4 unnumbered cover pages

1. Candid Comments by The Editor - Derek Lever
   • Stupid Name Department
2. Stage Magic - illusion plans
   • The Vanishing Girl Illusion
6. Put Some Expression Into It - Doug Alker
   • The Inner Person
10. Comedy Corner - jokes, comedy routines, etc.
    • Chinese Sticks and the Pop Up Tie
11. For Kid's Entertainers Only
    • Party Pieces - Trevor Lewis
13. Hello! It's Kenny Dean
    • Card in Wallet
18. Free Advertising Section
18. Small Ads
19. Crazy Comperes - Ken Green & Mo Howarth
    • Floating by the Floats or Levitation by the Footlights
20. Free Trick, complete with the Apparatus, from Magic Mag
    • A Really Big Card Trick
21. Solid State Sorcery presenting The Art of Electronic Magic - David A.S. Howarth
    • The Electronic Piggy Bank
    • The Soldier and the Sailor
    • Bags of Gold
    • The "Brain" Box
25. Magi's Annual Quiz Day - announcement
25. Reader's Letters - correspondence
26. Entertaining with Close-Up - Simon Lovell
    • The Amazing Flying Across the Room and Penetrating a Window to Appear Stuck on it Card Trick
30. Know your Magic Dealer ...
    • Magic Books by Post
31. On the Road with Michael Allport - series
    • England
34. Entertaining the Under Fives - Myster Yaffe
    • Part Two - Your Props
39. Twin Minds - mentalism effect
40. List of readers who passed the examination for "Master Magician"
40. Agent's Directory