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Over the past 8 years, Stone Cold Magic Magazine has been an outstanding resource for magicians around the world. A year ago, the magazine was officially...

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Vol. 11, No. 5, November 2015; 60 pages

Cover: Mark James

5. Editor's Letter
5. What's Inside - contents
6. Mark James, Having the Last Laugh - cover article/interview by Graham Hey
12. Letters
14. The Magic of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Laurence Gibbons
18. From Devant to Dynamo - Part 3 - Jez Rose
20. In The Phonebox with: ... Michael C. Hall
22. The Secret Of My Success - A Look At What Makes Top Performers Successful - Mark Leveridge
24. Chris Congreave Rules The World!
26. Magic & Mystery School - 25 Year Anniversary and the Gift Magic Community - Reflections - Jay Fortune
30. Masterclass
    • Pac-Mann (Pick...

• A Letter from The Editor by Michael Jay
• Letters to The Editor
• Houdini Among the Spirits by Barry Cooper
• The Art of Reading Magic by Gary Scott
• The Elegant Sorcerer by Joshua Shuh
• Three (Self-Working) Card Tricks by Werner Miller
• Thematization by Michael Jay
• Fee Fi Fo Fum by Dave Wyton
• Abracadabra; Hocus Pocus; Alakazam by Mark Williams
• The Best Haunted House I Ever Visited by Tony Spallino
• Halloween Kids' Show, Part 1 by Jon A. Hand
• Halloween Kids' Show, Part 2 by Jon A. Hand
• Zombie Card by Brian Tabor
• The Magician by Michael Jay
• Bizarre Bursary
• Strange Coincidences by Tabitha Truhart
• I'll...

Hi! Back again with another great issue of TGM - India's Pioneer and Premier Magic related e-zine. Well, the sixth - last issue of the volume Four with lots of goodies to cater the connoisseurs of conjuring - excellent effects from the minds and authentic articles from the pen of the artistes who understands their art. Just read the contents:

• Editorial: 'Solyl Says' are simply chats. However, here he talks of Confidence (?!)
• Articles:
  • Past Glory of India - Mrinaal Roy - the Yogi Jadugar by An Admirer....

• A Letter from The Editor by Michael Jay
• Letters to The Editor
• Special Offer
• Chavracadabra: The Decline of the Magician by Gary Scott
• Helping With The Magic by Dave Wyton
• Layman's Secrets by Andy T. Layman
• Spellbound: The Wonder-Filled Life of Doug Henning by Mark Williams
• The Magician - A Novel by Michael Jay
• The Believable-ness of the Unbelievable by Elliott Hodges
• A Slydini Classic for Stand-Up by Jon A. Hand
• Worlds Apart by Matt Horan
• Bizarre Bursary
• How Magic Came To Be by Brandon Williams
• Who Is Buried in Abraham Lincoln's Grave? by Weepin' Willie

57 pages

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Vol. 11, No. 4, September 2015; 60 pages

Cover: Piff, The Magic Dragon

5. Editor's Letter
5. What's Inside - contents
6. Prime Time Piff! - The Magic Dragon [aka: John Van Der Put] - cover article
12. Letters
15. In The News
15. F.I.S.M. Italy Winners
16. From Devant to Dynamo - Part 2 - Jez Rose
18. In The Phonebox with: ... Shane Warne
20. On The Psychiatrist's Couch with Iain Moran & Dr. William Phipps-Clarke
22. The Casablancas Down Under - James Lawson
25. Dealer's Booth - Card Shark
26. Club Land
    • The Liverpool Mahatma Magic Circle
29. Craig Chadwick's Masterclass!
30. Masterclass
    30. Royal Revelation
    31. Ambitious Revelation ...

This magazine ran from October 1989 until January 1998 - a total of 100 issues and 1440 pages. It includes news, advice, interviews, reviews, performer profiles and a lot more. You will not find that many tricks in it, but the guest columns by Australian and international performers are great. Editor in chief was Tim Ellis. It is a great way to learn more about the magic scene in Australia during that time.

1st digital edition 2015, 1443 pages.

This magazine on mentalism ran from October 1951 until June 1965, for a total of 48 issues. This particular digital version has both the original first three numbers as well as the later reprinted first three numbers.

Psycho-Gizmo including Psycho
Psycho - 3 issues - (no dates - 1951?) - Albany, KY
Psycho-Gizmo (sometimes published simply as Psycho) - September 1951 - June 1965 - Albany, KY
Teral Garrett, editor and publisher

125 pages (page numbers refer to the pages in the PDF)

1. Psycho - Number 1 - 4 pages
1. Dr. Jaks' Simple Single Reading
2. Silk Vision - Richard Weibel
2. G. W. Hunter...

• A Letter from the Editor by Michael Jay
• Letters to the Editor: Readers Write
• Fallen Heroes by Mark Williams
• Handkerchief Force Variations by Barry Cooper
• Improper Procedure by Dave Wyton
• Chavracadabra: The Decline of the Magician by Gary Scott
• Stop Drinking the Magic Kool Aide by Denny Haney
• Darren Romeo - A Review by Jon A. Hand
• Royal Revelation by Craig Chadwick
• The Magician - A Novel by Michael Jay
• Bizarre Bursary
• A Sure Thing by Weepin' Willie
• My First Dollar by The Very Reverend S Ulysses Wainwright
• Visionary Reflections from the Secret Laboratory of the Nyama Possessor ...

Hello, my magician friends around the world...The new issue of TGM - volume #4, issue #5 is ready for you to relish! Read the contents noted below and you are sure to run for it. This issue is a staggering collection of articles, magic effects (I hate the word 'trick' - magicians do 'magic' whereas 'tricks' are done by the 'tricksters'), jokes, cartoons, news and views and much more.

• Editorial:
  • Solyl Says simple tittle-tattles of Solyl. However, here he talks on card capers.
• Articles:
  • Past Glory of India - Prof. K. Bhagyanath - recounted by Solyl Kundu
  • Magic as Entertainment by...

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Vol. 11, No. 3, July 2015; 60 pages

Cover: Alan Rorrison

5. Editor's Letter
5. What's Inside - contents
6. Alan Rorrison, The Tattooed Trickster! Magic - cover article/interview - Graham Hey
12. Letters
14. Celebrity Bit...With Rez Kempton
15. Listen Carefully! - Shawn Farquhar
16. From Devant to Dynamo - Part 1 - Jez Rose
17. Next Issue
18. Pros & Cons - The Follow Up! - To pre-set your performing clothes with close up props at home or take everything in a case and set them when you arrive? - Jack Stephens
21. What's The Answer, Sean [Alexander]?
22. In The News
22. Like A Bat Out Of Hell - David Stone
25. In The Phonebox with: ... Tippi Hedren
26. Self- Improvement...

This is a wonderful collection of some of the best mental magic published in The Gen.

CONTENTS:

Section One - Predictions

• The 100% Prediction (Punx)
• Total Prediction (Gerald Kosky)
• The Direct Prediction (John Rice)
• Note and the Jar (Tom Sellers)
• Phenomenal Forecast (Jack Cook)
• The One-man Full-Vu Prediction (Ken De Courcy)
• Mental Flashes (Dr. Stanley Jaks)
• The Patient Telepath (Peter Warlock)
• Novelty Dice Prediction (Tom Sellers)
• Predicted From the Papers (Tom Sellers)
• Super Forethought (Cyro)

• Unique Book Test (Harry Stanley)
• Magazine Test (Ali Bongo)
• Danson's Book Test (Ted Danson)
• A Telephone Directory Test (Eric...

Hello, my magician friends around the globe...The new TGM is ready! Welcome back to the pages of TGM - volume Four, yes four, no less, issue number 4. Read the contents of the very first issue of the new volume below and you are sure to run for it. This issue is a staggering collection of articles, magic effects (I detest the word 'trick' - magicians do 'magic' whereas 'tricks' are done by the 'tricksters'), jokes, cartoons, news and views and more.

CONTENTS:

• Solyl Says is simple tittle-tattles of Solyl. But, here Ken de Courcy talks about table-hopping magic.
• Past Glory of India - Kardani, the magical...

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Vol. 11, No. 2, May 2015; 60 pages

Cover: Anthony Owen

5. Editor's Letter
5. What's Inside - contents
6. Anthony Owen: Killer Magic - cover article/interview - Graham Hey
9. 60 Second Hero - Casper Van Dien
10. Letters
11. Next Issue
12. From Svengali To Count Zapik - book review
14. On The Psychiatrist's Couch with Mark Shortland & Dr. William Phipps-Clarke
16. Pros & Cons - To pre-set your performing clothes with close up props at home or take everything in a case and set them when you arrive? - Mark Leveridge
18. It's A Giveaway - Promoting Yourself Through Novelty - Mark Leveridge
19. I Wish I Was Andy Frikkin' Nyman ...

Special John Guastaferro issue. John took his time answering questions we asked and also chose to give readers a little treat by explaining two amazing tricks. Also featured are Cameron Francis, Vikas Bhadola and Sapan Joshi.

Contents:

1. Color Blind by John Guastaferro : A short and quick routine of Dr. Daley's Last Ace Trick
2. Out of Sight, Inside the box by Cameron Francis : Simple and Devious handling of the Vernon Classic.
3. Pick pocket Aces: John's take on Vernon's Travellers where the cards also travel into spectator's pocket.
4. Simple sandwich by Vikas Bhadola : A simple clean sandwich trick
5. Chacha...

CONTENTS:

• TWINK PLUS (Max Maven): Two cards selected by you and two selected by a spectator match.
• OLDFINGER (Arthur Setterington): A box contains a finger which is laid on a face-down card. A lady is invited to remove the card. Suddenly the finger comes alive and jump into a vertical position. The card is a duplicate of a previously selection.
• SECONDS OUT (Al Smith): Simply stated, the effect is that of a quadruple coincidence.
• KRIX (Al Smith): A version of the Twisting The Aces trick, using the A-2-3-4 of one suit with a surprise ending.
• EVEN BREAK (Walt Lees): You show two cards and request a spectator to...

[Note that this volume has actually only 9 effects.]

CONTENTS:

• FINGERED 2 (Simon Lovell): A unique revelation of a selected card with a transposition.
• IT'S ME! (Solyl Kundu): Three cards show a picture of a magic wand. All three cards change into mirrors. Finally, you have a card with a mirror, a card with a wand and the third card with your picture (or your business card)
• COIN IN BALLOON (Angelo Carbone): A coin is thrown towards a balloon and magically appears inside the balloon that can be examined.
• HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF? (Melvin LeHair): An easy "Find The Lady" routine with a Queen and four Aces.
• CHEEKY RING (Ali Cardabra): A nice routine in three phases...

A Jinx parody.

1st edition 2006, 3 pages.

Issue 13

• From the Editor
• News
• Show Me The Funny
• A Professional Magician Can Seem So Uncharitable
• Misdirection is the Main Ingredient
• Ten Little Secrets
• Feature: Daryl - The magicians magician
• Interview: Jim Steinmeyer
• Married In Magic
• The Magicians Cabaret
• Ten Brushes With Greatness
• Mentalism: An Adventure in Mysticism
• Bello Nock Rocks Broadway
• Six Short Stories
• Tapping Your Own Creative Potential
• David Berglas Q&A
• Car Launch
• Ten New Rules For Magicians
• Testimonials, Reviews, & Comments
• Outerbridge - Who's That?
• Do You Have A Back Up Show?
• Child's Play - Giving back to...

Issue 7

• Bamboozlers by Diamond Jim Tyler - another bar stunt you can perform anytime anywhere
• Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants - why we should all respect magicians who have done it all before and what we can learn from them - the word is respect
• Weight A Second - an impossible estimation routine by Stefan Olschewiski
• Why Would You Want To Be David Copperfield - Bizzaro asks a valid question and his essay is sure to provoke
• Imaginary Circumstances by Joey Pipia - lessons learned from the theatre applied to magic
• Magician's Crossword Puzzle - print this off and have some fun ...

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Vol. 11, No. 1, March 2015; 68 pages

Cover: Mel Mellers

5. Welcome - Editor's Letter
5. What's Inside - contents
6. Mel Mellers: The Best is Yet to Come - cover article/interview - Graham Hey
12. Letters
13. Next Issue
16. Exercising Control - A Key Component for a Successful Show - Mark Leveridge
20. On The Psychiatrist's Couch with ... Oliver Tabor - interview by Dr. William Phipps-Clarke
21. News
22. The Fantastic 4 In China - Shawn Farquhar, David Stone, Henry Evans and Sylvester the Jester
28. Masterclass
    • Togetherness - Mark Leveridge
    • S.W.I. Interchange - John Carey
32. John Carey: Fully Booked!...

Hello, magician friends around the world...The new issue of TGM is ready! Welcome back to the pages of TGM - volume Four, issue Three. Read the contents of this 'labor of the love' below and you are sure to run for it. This issue is a staggering collection of articles, magic effects (I hate the word 'trick' - magicians do 'magic' whereas 'tricks' are done by the 'tricksters'), photo quiz, jokes, cartoons, news and views and more.

CONTENTS:

• Solyl Says is simply tittle-tattles. However, here Ken de Courcy talks on Close-up magic
• Past Glory of India - Roy the Mystic recounted by Saileshwar Mukherjee. ...

This is volume 3 of the reprint of Spell-Binder Magazine. It is a half-letter size softcover with a color cover and black and white print throughout. Volume three includes issues 25-36.

Spell-Binder Magazine was a fascinating publication edited by Stephen Tucker which focused on close-up magic featuring an eclectic list of contributors.

Spell-Binder started in 1981. Reprint in 2004 by Martin Breese.