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Vol. 12, No. 2, May 2016; 60 pages

Cover: Joshua Jay

5. Editor's Letter
5. What's Inside - contents
6. Joshua Jay, Just Magic! - cover article/interview by George Luck
14. Letters
15. Blackpool Convention - What Went On?
16. You'll Like This ... A Brief Look at the Magic Life of Paul Daniels - Mark Leveridge
21. Paul Daniels 'I Thought You Were My Dad!' - Jay Fortune
23. In The News
24. In The Phonebox with: ... Daz Crawford
26. How to Book Moor Shows at a Higher Average Fee - Clive Hyams
28. Vox Magique - Two to Tango! - Tim Osler and Faye Smith interviewed by Graham Hey
32. Clowns - More than Just a Children's Entertainer in a Costume...

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Vol. 12, No. 1, March 2016; 60 pages

Cover: Jeff McBride

5. Editor's Letter
5. What's Inside - contents
6. Jeff McBride, he Masks Are Off! - cover article/interview by Graham Hey
12. Letters
13. Getting Your Act Together - Jeremy de Poldevin
14. In The News
18. Now You See Me 2 - David Kwong
20. Paul Draper - Morphing Theatre, Magic, Mentalism and Anthropology - Tim Shoesmith
25. In The Phonebox with: ... Woody Harrelson
26. On The Psychiatrist's Couch with Alana and Dr. William Phipps-Clarke
28. Cards That Matter - Making the Most of the Modern Business Card - Mark Leveridge
30. 9 Good Reasons for Hiring a Close Up Magician - Mark...

With contributions from Dale A. Hildebrandt, Luca Volpe, Ken Muller, and Andreu the annual e-journal "Eulogy" is sure to intrigue, please, and delight. Of particular interest to those who love readings will be Luca Volpe's contribution. "Trumped" by Dale A. Hildebrandt provides a piece you might be able to use during the current (2016) election proceedings in the USA. There are other pieces, some amusing, some serious, and some theory that will help you further your magic.

• ZENER RIDDLES
• SMART CARD
• HAUNTED HOUSE HALLOWEEN HORROR
• TRANSPLANTED
• TRUMPED
• FORTUNE FORTRESS
• FOUR CORNERS MOON THIEF
• THE...

If you encounter something called the Magic Omnibook, then these are simply repackaged issues of Magic is Fun. I have found one where issues #1 and #2, without their covers, were stapled into one new bluish-violet cover with the title "Magic Omnibook" and a price of 25c.

October-December 1947
Irv Feldman and David Robbins, editors

1. Magic Is Fun, Number 7 - October-December, 1947 - 20 pages
1. Cover - Joseph Dunninger and Marilyn Maxwell
2. The Editor Says: This is Our Last Issue
2. Good News! [Magic Is Fun "Bulletin"]
2. Magic Gags
2. Comedy Routine for Magic Light Bulb
2. cartoon - Frank Brandt
3. Joseph Dunninger - by Robert Orben
5. Stretching a Rope - Robert Maslon
5. The Travelling Silk - Matt W. Leach
6. The Magic Banana - Jack Goldin
6. Color Test - Sam Bauer
6. The Seven Magicians - puzzle - N. R. Puckett
7. The Soaring Cigarette - Allan Lambie
7. Egg to Confetti - Fred Cress
8. Clever Advertising Ideas...

July-September 1947
Irv Feldman and David Robbins, editors

1. Magic Is Fun, Number 6 - July-September 1947 - 20 pages
1. cartoon - Art Ross
2. The Editor Says:
2. Magic Gags
3. Don't be a Sucker! - Mickey MavcDougal
4. E-Z Cut and Restored Rope Trick - Charles Green
5. Showmanship - Tommy Windsor
6. E-Z Tricks with Cigars - Wm. C. Turtle
   • The Magnetized Cigar
   • The Acrobatic Cigar
7. E-Z Book Test - Lee Henneberry
7. Sensitive Fingers - Jimmy Soltis
8. Coins from Candle - James Rhodes
8. Inflated Money - Hubert Lambert
9. Where There's Life - There's Hope - Billy McComb
10. Houdini - Article 6 - Final Chapter...

April-June 1947
Irv Feldman and David Robbins, editors

1. Magic Is Fun, Number 5 - April-June, 1947 - 28 pages
1. Cover - Harry Blackstone and One of His Cute Tricks
2. The Editor Says:
2. A Subscriber Writes - R. T. Epperson
2. Contents
3. photo - Harry Blackstone [Sr.]
4. Blackstone - America's No. 1 Magician
5. Fantastic Fishing - Hubert Lambert
6. 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
9. Simplex - Card and Ribbon Penetration - Allen Lambie
10. Multiplying Coins - Harold Baron
10. Face Up Card...

September-December 1946
Irv Feldman and David Robbins, editors

Un-numbered cover pages are indicated with i, ii, iii, iv.

1. Magic Is Fun, Number 4 - January-March, 1947 - 28 pages
1. Cover - Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cardini
2. The Editor Says:
2. News Flash!
2. Contents
1. photo - Cardini
2. Cardini, Aristocrat of Magic - Robert Orben
3. A New Card Gimmick - Allan Lambie
3. Remember the Magician's Code
5. The X-Ray Match-Box - Alfred Zorn
6. Incomparable Orson [Welles]
7. Cutting a Woman in Half (Pocket Model Version) - Robert Rastord
8. Secrets of Indian Magic - John Waterman
   • Article 1
9. Blackboard Miracles ...

September-December 1946
Irv Feldman and David Robbins, editors

Un-numbered cover pages are indicated with i, ii, iii, iv.

1. Magic Is Fun, Number 3 - September-December, 1946 - 28 pages
1. cartoon - Lawless
2. The Editor Says:
2. Don'ts for Amateurs
2. Contents
2. Letters From Our Readers
1. photo - Bill Neff
2. 20 Years of Horror with Bill Neff
4. Rouclere Jr. - by Jack Hale
4. Scissors Sorcery - Larry Britenstein
5. The Liquefied Block - Herb Davis
6. The Strange Death of Chung Ling Soo - Robert Orben
7. Glass and Coin Mystery - Arnold Benson
7. Balancing a Glass on a Card - Joan Wolf
8. How to be a Ventriloquist...

May-August 1946
Irv Feldman and David Robbins, editors

Un-numbered cover pages are indicated with i, ii, iii, iv.

1. Magic Is Fun, Number 2 – May-August, 1946 – 28 pages
1. cartoon – Art Ross
2. The Editor Says:
2. Contents
2. Our Readers Say:
1. photo – Dell O’Dell
2. Dell O’Dell, Queen of Magic – Robert Orben
3. Mind Reading DeLuxe – D. C. Luther
5. Mental Telephony – W. H. Radcliffe
5. cartoon – Art Ross
6. Wartime Wizardry – by Aden
7. Magic Cones
7. Hindu String Trick
7. The Mirror Card
9. Houdini Speaks – Joan Wolf
9. Broken and Restored Match
11. A Trick with Dice
11. Smelling a Card
11. The Siberian...

March-April 1946
Irv Feldman and David Robbins, editors

Un-numbered cover pages are indicated with i, ii, iii, iv.

0. Magic Is Fun, Promotional Mailing

1. Magic Is Fun, Number 1 - March-April, 1946 - 28 pages
2. To Our Readers - A Statement of Policy - David Robbins
2. Magic Is Fun - Irv Feldman
2. Contents
1. photo - Harry Houdini
2. Greatest of Them All ... Houdini - Biography - Paul Benov
3. Mental Music - Al Davids
5. Dictionary Mind Reading - Alan Stuart
7. Blackboard Miracles
   • Prediction Extraordinary
   • Get Rich Quick!
   • The Magic Clock
8. World's Busiest Magician - Al Flosso
9. Fortune...

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Vol. 11, No. 6, January 2016; 60 pages

Cover: Kostya Kimlat

5. Editor's Letter
5. What's Inside - contents
6. Kostya Kimlat, The Business Magician - cover article/interview by Graham Hey
12. Letters
14. Standing Up For Himself - The Brilliant Concept of Tom Wright - interview by Mark Leveridge
16. In The News
18. The Best (And the Worst!) of Christmas Bookings - Mark Leveridge
20. In The Phonebox with: ... Mike Tyson
22. Dressing For Dinner - How to Decide what to Wear when Performing - Mark Leveridge
24. Pros and Cons - Is there Any Point in Preparing a Special Act in Order to Enter a Magic Competition? - Mark...

Hello, the Connoisseur of Conjuring worldwide!

Back again, with the first issue of new volume of The Gimmick MagiZette - India's pioneer and premier e-zine - A bagful of smorgasbords magic and related matters. Surely some of you would comment that I am late by (a long sound slumber of) four months - true, read the index of the current issue of TGM and you would agree that late, but this issue is just GREAT! As if the other issues were not the similar.

BTW, do not be late to ask lybrary.com for your copy of the TGM Volume #5, Issue #1. Now go to the index an see that there is 'something'...

Special issue featuring Harapan Ong. Harapan has answered some really interesting questions and some intimate questions too. Harapan has also graciously contributed a trick called 'Triumph Squared' followed with contributions from Cameron Francis, Bizau, Sapan Joshi and Antariksh Pratap Singh.

Contents:

1. Triumph Squared by Harapan Ong - A cleverX2 approach for Vernon's Triumph.
2. Coupling by Cameron Francis - An interesting trick for couples
3. Unknown Spell by Antariksh Pratap Singh - Aces are lost and found ..... in an amusing way with a surprise at the end.
4. Chachu Triumph by Sapan Joshi - A nice handling for classic...

• A Letter from the Editor by Michael Jay
• Letters to the Editor
• Christmas Memory by Ken Muller
• The Art of Reading Magic by Gary Scott
• The Elegant Sorcerer by Joshua Shuh
• Three (Self-Working) Card Tricks by Werner Miller
• Baubles, Bangles & Bibelots by Dave Wyton
• Christmas Cups and Balls by Jon A. Hand
• Almond Brothers by Ken Muller
• Christmas Scripts by Ken Muller
• The Magician by Michael Jay
• Bizarre Bursary
• Merry Christmas...Mr. Torrance by Mark Williams
• The Death Rose by Weepin' Willie
• Visionary Reflections from the Secret Laboratory of the Nyama Possessor
• End Page

126 pages...

120 Pages ... 6 Effects ... 18 essays ... 1 Weird Trip Down Memory Lane ...

"Jeff's magazine is one of the most professional and informative magic publications I've ever read." - Jay Sankey

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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 ...