Volume X (June 1952 - May 1953), Jean Hugard, editor
144 pages
- Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 1 - June 1952 - 12 pages
- S.A.M. Convention in Boston - Backstage with Frank Joglar
- Night Before Party
- Conjuring College
- Friday Night Show
- Saturday Show
- Closeup Session
- Banquet Show
- Gripes
- Cheers
- Sidelights
- New Notes
- Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
- Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
- Mohammed Bey's Routines for the Jardine Ellis Ring on Stick and Ring on Rope
- Multiball - Dr. Jaks
- Fast Ones - Ovette
- Methods for Miracles No. 8 - Willame
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Double Billemma - Harry Lorayne
- Mind Over Matter - George Engel
- Presentation and Patter
- Comments
- Milbourne Christopher's Column
- Another Rope Routine
- Multiplying Ropes
- Ropes Through Coat
- One Into Two
- Victor's Ring Release
- Mohanned Bey's Method
- Pencil Pass
- Flosso Tip
- Fragrant Flowers
- Sleeving - An Art - Last in a Series of Lessons - Ross Bertram
- From the Closed Left Hand
- Some Useful Hints
- Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
- The Smoking Sailor - A Novel Close-Work Effect
- Effect
- Requirements
- Preparation
- Working
- Origin
- Variations
- "Cold" Hands - Dr. Joseph H. Fries
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
- Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
- Cracker
- Crayon
- Cup (Coffee)
- Cup (Paper)
- Dice
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Classified Advertisements
- Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 2 - July 1952 - 12 pages
- "Effective Card Magic - Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
- Effective Card Magic - Bill Simon
- Hugard's Magic Monthly Book Edition Bo. 5 (Vol. VIII)
- The I.B.M. Convention - Milbourne Christopher
- Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
- Milbourne Christopher's Column
- Egg a la Christopher
- Method
- Vanishing Clock
- Cigarette to Wand
- New Magic
- Stars of Magic
- Duval's Smoke Trick
- Backstage - Frank Joglar
- News and Notes
- Mail Go
- Attention Leslie Guest
- The Magic Mags
- Bits and Pieces
- In Print
- Hyp News
- Writing Dog
- Roundabout
- News and Notes
- Boston Banquet
- Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
- The "Body-Load" Box - A Useful Appliance
- Are Illustrations Necessary?
- Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
- Card Corner - Irv Weiner
- Are You Psychic? - Joseph H. Fries, M.D.
- The Magic Apple - Richard Weibel
- Patter - Cliff Green
- Classified Advertisements
- Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 3 - August 1952 - 12 pages
- The Vanishing Lady - Harry G. Franke
- The Odin Cards - Little-Known Methods of Using the "Stripper" Deck - Claudius Odin - translated by Victor Farelli
- Translator's Foreword
- Edouard-Joseph Raynaly (1842-1918)
- Houdini
- What Odin Said
- Milbourne Christopher's Column
- Predicting the Winner
- The Smoke-Filled Room
- More Smoky Rooms
- Mental Voting
- Other Ideas
- Backstage - Frank Joglar
- The Magic Mags
- TV Topics
- Around Town
- Letter from Ireland
- George Gardino
- Bobo Book
- The Fleming Show
- Quick Trick
- News from the North
- Video News
- Katon Hope
- Orson Bean
- Ghosts
- Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
- Vanishing Milk - With an Unprepared Jug
- Effect
- Requirements
- Preparation
- Working
- Observations
- Magicuotes - bits of wisdom
- Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
- Nate Leipzig's Card Stab - Victor Farelli
- When Bards Play Cards - Gerald Lynton Kaufman
- A New Twist to Your Magic - Lecture by Jack Chanin
- The Flying Saucers - George Pierce
- Sixty-Four Ways to Make Magic Pay - Tommy Windsor
- Smart Talk with Added Material - George McAthy
- Psycho No. 4 - Teral Garrett
- Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
- Dominoes
- Doubletalk
- Doughnut
- Ears
- Egg
- Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
- The Wishing Well - Jesse Schimmel
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Patter - Cliff Green
- Classified Advertisements
- Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 4 - September 1952 - 12 pages
- The Thumb Tie - Jean Hugard
- Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
- The Last Word on Cards - compiled by W.F. (Rufus) Steele
- Toni Koynini's Derby - Tony Koydini
- Garcia's Clip It - Frank Garcia in Phoenix Number 258
- Milbourne Christopher's Column
- Backstage - Frank Joglar
- Mail Bag
- Bits and Pieces
- Leroy Letter
- Video Topics
- Cleopatra
- The Payoff
- Jingle Bell Dept.
- Tsk Tsk Dept.
- Two Left Hands
- Take Another Bow
- Orben Comedy
- Michael F. Zens
- Seen or Heard
- Last Minute News
- Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
- Darb el Mandal - The Mystic Mirror of Ink
- Effect
- Explanation
- Working
- The Odin Cards - Little-Known Methods of Using the "Stripper" Deck - Claudius Odin - translated by Victor Farelli - continued
- Translator's Foreword (continued)
- At The Card Table
- End Strippers
- Pierre Moreau (1849-1890)
- New York
- Handkerchief Coin-Wrap
- Robert-Houdin 1852
- Arthur Punnar 1952
- Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
- Envelope
- Eyes
- Face
- Feather
- Fire Tongs
- Fork
- Fountain Pen
- Card Prediction - Gerald Kosky
- Magicuotes - bits of wisdom
- Card Corner - Vynn Boyar
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Classified Advertisements
- Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 5 - October 1952 - 12 pages
- Out of the Universe - Harry Lorayne
- Backstage - Frank Joglar
- Dr. Jaks
- News and Notes
- We Three
- Swiss Winner
- Kajar
- Willard
- Mail Dept.
- M.A.E.S. Convention
- On the Cuff
- Fun with Felix
- Manhattan Magic
- News from Down Under
- New Playing Cards
- Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
- "Albaka" - Without Sleight of Hand
- Effect of the New Version
- Requirements
- Preparation
- Working
- When Black is Chosen
- Another Method of Forcing the Color
- Observations
- Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
- Modern Coin Magic - J.B. Bobo
- Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks - Keith Clark
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Milbourne Christopher's Column
- Burning a Handkerchief
- Troublesome Chalk
- Coin Vanish and Production of Glass of Milk - Paul Morris
- Patter - Cliff Green
- Card Corner - S/Sgt. Joseph K. Schmidt, Jr.
- Transposing Two Top Cards
- From Center to Top of Deck
- Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
- The Odin Cards - Little-Known Methods of Using the "Stripper" Deck - Claudius Odin - translated by Victor Farelli - continued
- Author's Preface
- Translator's Note
- Chapter I
- Preliminary Observations
- Translator's Note
- Definitions
- Chapter II
- The Four Principle of the "Taper"
- First Principle
- Second Principle - The Stripper Cut
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Endorsed Dealers Offerings
- Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 6 - November 1952 - 12 pages
- The Fairy Christmas Cracker - Farelli's London Letter
- A Lesson in Presentation
- Rough Outline of the Effect
- Requirements
- Preparation
- Presentation and "Patter"
- The Odin Cards - Little-Known Methods of Using the "Stripper" Deck - Claudius Odin - translated by Victor Farelli - continued
- Chapter II (Continued)
- Third Principle - The Stripper Second Deal
- Translator's Notes
- Fourth Principle - The Double Lift
- Chapter III - Important Rules and Observations
- I. The Table
- II. Turning the Deck
- III. Spreading the Cards
- IV. Shuffling
- Milbourne Christopher's Column
- Christmas Touches
- Modern Coin Magic
- One to Ten
- Predicting the Winner
- Roundabout with Fred Braue
- Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
- Backstage - Frank Joglar
- Around Town
- Here and There
- TV Topics
- The Tom Tripps
- Teens Magic Shop
- Bits and Pieces
- Leroy's Letter
- Letter to Leroy
- Mordoni
- "Gen" Grant
- Last Minute News
- The Sphinx
- Card Corner - Victor Sendax
- Magicuotes - bits of wisdom
- Scientific Sorcery - E. Malcolm Davison
- Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
- The Art of Juggling - Sa Rid
- One Man Mental Magic - Milbourne Christopher
- Four Little Beans - John Ramsay
- Manipulating with Leech - Al Leech
- U. F. Grant Lecture - "Gen" Grant
- Future Reverse - Ed Marlo
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Endorsed Dealers Offerings
- Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 7 - December 1952 - 12 pages
- Gin Rummy "In Excelsis" - Bert Fenson
- Cartoon - Christmas Greetings from Jean Hugard
- Backstage - Frank Joglar
- Fred Keating
- Leroy Letter
- Bits and Pieces
- TV Topics
- Jottings
- The Magic Mags
- Come Again Dept.
- Seasonal Song
- The Sphinx
- Seeing and Believing
- Diet Advice - humor - Paul Morris
- Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
- Penbox, Candle, and Silks - A Sequel to the Cracker Trick
- Rough Outline of Effect
- Requirements and Preparation
- Working
- What David Devant Said
- Milbourne Christopher's Column
- Speed Demons
- Patter
- Rehearsing
- Assistants
- Men of Power
- The Literature
- Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
- Glasses (continued)
- Gloves
- Grape
- Gum
- Hair
- Hands
- The Odin Cards - Little-Known Methods of Using the "Stripper" Deck - Claudius Odin - translated by Victor Farelli - continued
- Chapter III - Important Rules and Observations (continued
- V. Removing Card from Spectator's Hand
- VI. Deck Properly "Set"
- VII. Effects to be as Varied as Possible
- VIII. Surprise
- IX. Getting the Chosen Card Named
- X. Subtlety Versus Manual Skill
- XI. Anent Presentation
- XII. The Card Press
- Chapter IV - Application of the First Principle (The Turn)
- The Card and Knife
- The Magnetized Card
- Separating the Red Cards from the Black
- The Necromatic Necktie - Jesse Schimmel
- Magicuotes - bits of wisdom
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
- Grand Finale - Jack Chanin
- Fire Magic - Clettis V. Musson
- The Humor of Humor - Evan Esar
- Manuscript-Trick Department
- Three Card Monte - Irv Weiner
- Flabbergasting Outdone - Irv Weiner
- Patter - Cliff Green
- Endorsed Dealers Offerings
- Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 8 - January 1953 - 12 pages
- Zig-Zag - Startling Transposition of Two Cards Merely Thought Of - George G. Kaplan
- Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
- Okito on Magic - Theodore Bamberg
- Classic Secrets of Magic - Bruce Elliott
- Milbourne Christopher's Column
- Telepathic Control
- Variations
- Solemnity
- Super Psychometry
- Backstage - Frank Joglar
- Three Reviews
- News and Notes
- Blackstone
- Leroy Letter
- Bits and Pieces
- TV Topics
- Who Was First? Dept.
- Fred Keating
- Odds and Ends
- Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
- The Quickness of the Hand - Does it Deceive the Eye?
- First Chronological List (Not Complete)
- Second Chronological List (Probably Incomplete)
- The Odin Cards - Little-Known Methods of Using the "Stripper" Deck - Claudius Odin - translated by Victor Farelli - continued
- Chapter V - Application of the Third Principle (The Stripper Second Deal)
- The Changing Card
- The Traveling Card
- Another Traveller
- From Bottom to Top
- Easy Aces - Larry Shean
- Coins Galore - Jerry Hornak
- Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Endorsed Dealers Offerings
- Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 9 - February 1953 - 12 pages
- A Dream Comes True - Arthur Punnar
- Backstage - Frank Joglar
- Keating
- Personal to Keating
- TV Topics
- News and Notes
- One-Card Pete
- Leroy Letter
- Letter to Leroy
- IBM Plaque
- Guild Lecture
- Bits and Pieces
- Grim Reaper
- In Print
- The Johnstones
- Cedric
- Odds and Ends
- Revealing Slant
- Spanish Congress
- Scientific Sorcery - E. Malcolm Davison
- Magic Printing - Dr. Joseph H. Fries
- Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
- It's Easier Than You Think - Geoffrey Buckingham
- Fourth Collectors Annual - J.B. Findlay
- Dice Dexterity - Audley V. Walsh
- Ireland's Year Book for 1952
- Patter - Cliff Green
- Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
- Houdini's Quick Tricks - Sequel to The Quickness of the Hand
- The Instantaneous Knot
- The Famous "Invisible" Pass
- Gaultier's Explanation
- Variations
- The Card with the Torn Corner
- What Ralph Read Said
- The Odin Cards - Little-Known Methods of Using the "Stripper" Deck - Claudius Odin - translated by Victor Farelli - continued
- Chapter V (continued)
- Chapter VI - Application of the Fourth Principle - The Stripper Double Lift
- The Card at Chosen Number
- Novel Discovery of Two Chosen Cards
- The Lightning Change
- The Way of all Cards? - Humor - Paul Morris
- Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
- Milbourne Christopher's Column
- The Vase Genie
- The Production
- Suspension
- Patter
- Variations
- Colored Cigarettes
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Lighted Cigarette Vanish - Jesse Schimmel
- Endorsed Dealers Offerings
- Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 10 - March 1953 - 12 pages
- Rizzio's Dagger - Tom Hawbecker
- Report from Chicago - Frances Ireland
- Milbourne Christopher's Column
- The Miniature Smoke
- The Method
- Does Ike Smoke?
- Smoking Portrait
- Smoking Skull
- Flash Idea
- Diminishing Cigarette
- Backstage - Frank Joglar
- Reneaux
- Leroy Letter
- Letter to Leroy
- S.A.M. Convention
- I.B.M. Convention
- H.M.M. Magic
- Parent Assembly Banquet
- Mail Dept.
- Richiardi, Jr.
- Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
- More Quick Tricks - Sequel to Houdini's Quick Tricks
- The Sorcerer's Scissors
- New Light on Piff, Paff, Pouf
- Quick Card Sleights
- Quick Sleights with Thimbles
- Miscellaneous
- Addendum to First Chronological List
- Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
- Entertaining with Contact Mind Reading - S. Edward Dexter
- The Universal Mind - Ron Baillie
- Tricks of the Trade - James Reneaux
- Collector's Corner
- Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
- Variation on a Theme - Jesse Schimmel
- Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
- The Odin Cards - Little-Known Methods of Using the "Stripper" Deck - Claudius Odin - translated by Victor Farelli - continued
- Chapter VI (continued)
- Chapter VII - Further Application of the Fourth Principle - The Stripper Double Lift
- Transformation Extraordinary
- Endorsed Dealers Offerings
- Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 11 - April 1953 - 12 pages
- Controlled Spirits - Milbourne Christopher's Column
- Backstage - Frank Joglar
- Koko News
- The Roving Eye
- Bits and Pieces
- Scarne-MacDougall
- Leroy Letter
- Letter to Leroy
- I.B.M. Convention
- Chanti (?)
- Jay Palmer
- Seen or Heard
- White House Wizard
- Bert Feinson
- Jottings
- Ouch!
- Cincy Convention
- The Magic Egg Producer - Ottokar Fischer - translated by Reinhold Woda
- Self-Smoking Cigarettes 0 Orville Meyer
- Patter - Cliff Green
- Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
- Roll Your Own - An Easy Method of Presenting the Phantom Cigarette
- Requirements and Preparation
- Presentation and "Patter"
- Observations
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Opener for Close-Up Routine - Jean Hugard
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
- Wilfrid Jonson's Magic Tricks
- Wilfrid Jonson's Card Tricks
- Psycho No. 5 - Teral Garrett
- Three Pets - Bob Hummer
- Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
- The Odin Cards - Little-Known Methods of Using the "Stripper" Deck - Claudius Odin - translated by Victor Farelli - continued
- Chapter VII (Continued)
- Chapter VIII - Further Application of the Fourth Principle - The Stripper Double Lift
- An Error Rectified
- The Card That Turns Over
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Another True Dream - Gerald Kaufman
- Endorsed Dealers Offerings
- Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume X, Number 12 - May 1953 - 12 pages
- Double Color Change - Harry G. Franke
- Backstage - Frank Joglar
- Keating
- Odin
- $15,000 Show
- Jack Miller
- Bits and Pieces
- The Magic Lady
- Lucille and Eddie
- Conventions and Cash
- Notes
- You Asked For It
- Del Ray
- Magician Tells All
- Leroy letter
- Farelli's London Letter - Victor Farelli
- Black Rod - The Coronation Puzzle
- Requirements
- Rough Outline of the Effect
- Working and "Patter" - The Spectator Fails
- The Performer Succeeds
- Using a Chain
- For a Larger Gathering
- Basic Principle
- Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.
- 2 Jardine Ellis Ring-on-Ribbon Routines - Bertram Millidge
- Playing With Magic (How To Entertain Children) - Wilfred Tyler
- 100 Tips on Tricks - Milbourne Christopher
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- Automentalism - Ken De Courcy
- Milbourne Christopher's Column
- Shooting Money
- Shooting Cards
- Firecracker and Tube
- Lota-Botania
- Silk to Cane
- I Like
- Latest Tips
- Coins Through Table Top - Jerry Lukins
- The Odin Cards - Little-Known Methods of Using the "Stripper" Deck - Claudius Odin - translated by Victor Farelli - continued
- Chapter VIII (Continued)
- Only One Card Remains
- The Obedient Card
- Remark by the Translator
- The Missing Spot
- Observations by the Translator
- Another Variation on Self-Smoking Cigarettes - Lu Brent
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
- Hands (continued)
- Handkerchief
- Patter - Cliff Green
- Magicana - bits of wisdom
- Answer to Magiquiz
- Card Corner - Fred Braue
- Endorsed Dealers Offerings
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