Magazines & Journals in Magic & Conjuring: page 18

This is the third issue of the magazine, Magical Arts Journal published by Michael Ammar and Adam Fleischer. Published October, 1986, 20 pages.

There are 4 great effects, 3 informative essays on working in magic, 2 editorial reports, and 2 inspiring theoretical essays.

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Editorial
  • "The Logo Changes" - Adam Fleischer
  • "Secret Service Report 001" - Joe Givan
• Work and Money
  • "How to Book Yourself by Mail" - Samuel Patrick Smith
  • "Restaurant Magic - The First Night" - Charles Greene
  • "Cruise Ship Magic - How to Get Booked - Doug Anderson
• Performance
  • "Black...

This is the second issue of the magazine, Magical Arts Journal - published by Michael Ammar and Adam Fleischer. It was published September, 1986 - and the original cover price was just $5!

20 Pages - with 2 editorial essays, 3 informative essays on working in magic, 4 great effects, and 2 inspirational essays on the art of magic.

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Editorial
  • "Twelve Have Died" - Ben Robinson
  • "The Secret Service" - Michael Ammar
• Work and Money
  • "How to Book Yourself by Phone" - Samuel Patrick Smith
  • "Restaurant Magic - How to Get Hired" - Charles Greene
  • "Cruise Ship Magic - What to Perform"...

CONTENTS

• EDITORIAL
  • Editor's Notes – Michael Ammar
  • The Use of Surveys – Ted Karbowski
• WORK & MONEY
  • Corporate Magic (#2 – Industrial & Trade Shows) - Mark O'Brien
  • Comedy Clubs (#6 – Physical Aspects Of Comedy Clubs) – John Ferrentino
• PERFORMANCE
  • Raise Rise – Ray Kosby
  • Recurring Nightmare – Ray Kosby
  • Tiecoon – Alphonso
  • A Study On The Bluff Pass – Roberto Giobbi
  • Peaks & Valley - David Regal
  • The Vanishing Traveler - Alfonso
• ART
  • Ideas - Jamy Ian Swiss
  • Ideas – John Kennedy

CONTENTS

• EDITORIAL
  • Editor's Notes – Michael Ammar
  • The Use of Surveys – Ted Karbowski
  • Thoughts About Words - T.A. Waters
• WORK & MONEY
  • The Comedy Club Circuit – John Ferrentino
  • Corporate Magic - Mark O'Brien
• PERFORMANCE
  • Monty Hall Goes Close-Up – Jay Sankey
  • Trick Photography – Richard Sanders
  • One Every Minute – Rudy T. Hunter
  • Five Hundred Percent – Gary Kurtz
• ART
  • Ideas – John Kennedy

This is the Premiere Issue, volume 1 - issue 1! It was published August, 1986 - and the original cover price was just $5! 20 pages.

The Editorial comments in this first issue, written by Adam Fleischer:

The magazine presented magic and allied subjects to the general public with a strong leaning towards the entertainment and recreational side rather than the scientific or philosophical. It stated in its first issue:

Number 1

• What a Conjurer...

• Rubber Band Quarantine - Tutorial
• Pandemic - A Very Scary Effect - Jim Canaday
• 5 Mind Reading Magic Tricks - Video Tutorial
• Which Hand - Video Tutorial
• "ACE" - Sleight of Hand by Noel Heath - Video
• Penn and Teller FOOL ME Reveals
• Self Working Card Trick That Fools Everyone - Video
• Spidey's Version of Vernon's 'Out of Sight - Out of Mind'
• Invisible ACAAN - Tutorial
• Comprehensive "ACAAN" - A Thorough Study - Video
• Joe Navarro Poker Tells - Videos
• A LETTER TO SANTA! by George Iglesias - A Review
• The Vault - Matrix Mix by Patricio Teran - A Review
• Houdini's Last Trick - Peter Eggink...

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...

This is a compilation of volumes 6-10, issues 31 - 60.

This is a compilation of volumes 1-5, issues 1 - 30.

• Serious Bizness - Injecting Comedy Into Your Performance by Andrew J. Pinard
• The Acer File: Changes
• Reviews
  • "Special Delivery" by David Regal
  • "Metal Bending: The Real Work" by Patrik Kuffs
  • "Technicolour Cheek" by R. Paul Wilson
  • "Stabtastic" by R. Paul Wilson
• In the Trenches with Paul Green
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning
• Just Thinking by Mark Strivings

• Working the Leno Line by Lary Crews
• The Acer File: Plop by Richard Sanders
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning
• In the Trenches with Paul Green
• Reviews
  • "Bounce Across" by Daryl
  • "Dollarama" by Bob King
  • "The Okito Voodoo Doll"
  • "Stir Fry" by John Kennedy
  • "3 Fly III" by Daryl
• Rose and Crown Double Sandwich by Jon Armstrong
• Gregory's Greetings by Gregory Wilson
• Absolutely Entertaining by Andrew J. Pinard

• Burning Out by Jim Sisti
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning
• Absolutely Entertaining by Andrew J. Pinard
• The Acer File: I Hear Voices by John Talbot
• The Power of Inflation by Larry Moss
• An Easy Opener for Adults by Peter Mennie
• Match Miracle by Peter Mennie
• Walk-Around Copper/Silver by Joseph F. Noll
• Chicago Opener Variation by Joseph Otto
• Reviews
  • "Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy" by Jay Sankey
• In the Trenches with Paul Green
• The Bar Fly by Simon Lovell
• Gregory's Greetings by Gregory Wilson

• The Winning Approach by Tim Spinosa
• Show Me The Money by Tim Spinosa
• Sponge Ball Routine by Tim Spinosa
• Gregory's Greetings by Gregory Wilson
• The Acer File: Hofzinser's Delusion
• 1998 Magic Menu Awards

• The One and Only by Chris Hampton
• Soul Survivor by Chris Hampton
• In the Trenches with Paul Green
• Seven Hearts by Chris Hampton
• A Few Words About Deck Management by Chris Hampton
• The Bar Fly by Simon Lovell
• Absolutely Entertaining by Andrew J. Pinard
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning
• The Power of Inflation by Larry Moss

• Professionalism by Kirk Charles
• The Power of Inflation by Larry Moss
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning
• In the Trenches with Paul Green
• Reviews
  • "The Golden Shells" by Whit Haydn and Chef Anton
  • "Very, Very Close 1-3" and "Too Close!" by Michael Close
  • "Three Pieces of Silver" by Rune Klan
• The Business Card and Rubber Band Trick by Kirk Charles
• The Cat's Card Trick by Kirk Charles
• Just Thinking by Mark Strivings
• The Acer File: Ripped Torn by L'il John
• Absolutely Entertaining by Andrew J. Pinard
• Ask The Only by Al The Only

This is a compilation of issues 49 - 54.

• Professionalism by Kirk Charles
• The Power of Inflation by Larry Moss
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning
• In the Trenches with Paul Green
• Reviews
  • "The Golden Shells" by Whit Haydn and Chef Anton
  • "Very, Very Close 1-3" and "Too Close!" by Michael Close
  • "Three Pieces of Silver" by Rune Klan
• The Business Card and Rubber Band Trick by Kirk Charles
• The Cat's Card Trick by Kirk Charles
• Just Thinking by Mark Strivings
• The Acer File: Ripped Torn by L'il John
• Absolutely Entertaining by Andrew J. Pinard
• Ask The Only by Al The Only

• The One and Only by Chris Hampton
• Soul...

• A Big Tip by Gregory Wilson
• Off Base by Gregory Wilson
• Card Through Table by Gregory Wilson
• Credit Card Through Table by Gregory Wilson
• Kissing Up by Gregory Wilson
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning

• A Safe Bet by Joshua Jay
• Biographical Sketch - Joshua Jay
• The Acer File: A Light Touch by John Talbot
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning
• Absolutely Entertaining by Andrew J. Pinard
• Reviews
  • "Gaetan Bloom's Flying Ring" by Vernet
  • "Original Thought Transmitter" by John Cornelius
  • "Buffaloe'd - The Magic of Jim Buffaloe" by Jim Buffaloe
  • "Don Alan's Magic Ranch" by Don Alan
• Ask The Only by Al The Only
• A Preposterous Paper Clip Problem by Joshua Jay
• Behind the Scenes Transpo by Joshua Jay
• In the Trenches with Paul Green
• The Last Word by Chris Hurlbert

• Character Development for the Restaurant Performer by Terry Parrett
• The Acer File: The Bill in Cigarette by Carl Cloutier
• Mental Kombat by Terry Parrett
• Founding Fathers by Terry Parrett
• ESP-TV by Terry Parrett
• Reviews
  • "Celebrity Autographs" by Terry LaGerould
  • "Light Illusions Lapel Pin" by Bright Magic
  • "Acting for Magicians" by Richard L. Tenace
  • "Miracles While-U-Wait!" by Mark Jenest
• The Power of Inflation by Larry Moss
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning

• The Exposure Problem by Jim Sisti
• Just Thinking by Mark Strivings
• The Power of Inflation by Larry Moss
• Ask The Only by Al The Only
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning
• The Bar Fly by Simon Lovell
• Reviews
  • "Doc Eason's Bar Magic 1-3" by Doc Eason
• 1997 Magic Menu Awards
• Ring Flite Revisited by Stan Jacobson
• Bicycle Box Built For Two by Danny Archer
• Marked Bill in the Purse by George Schindler
• The Acer File by David Acer
• In the Trenches with Paul Green

• A Gift From Me to You by Paul Green
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning
• The Power of Inflation by Larry Moss
• The Bar Fly by Simon Lovell
• Ask The Only by Al The Only
• Reviews
  • "Super Showdown" by Nick Trost
  • "Switch-A-Roo" by Russell Niedzwiecki
  • "...From A Shuffled Deck In Use... 1-2" by Paul Cummins
• The Magic of Paul Green
• Mission Impossible by Paul Green
• The Pygmy Paddle by Paul Green
• The Odds are With Me by Paul Green
• Just Thinking by Mark Strivings
• In the Trenches with Paul Green

• An Inner-View (Interview) with Jim Ryan by Tom Mullica
• Jim Ryan a Biographical Sketch by Jim Sisti
• The Power of Inflation by Larry Moss
• Ask The Only by Al The Only
• Just Thinking by Mark Strivings
• Reviews
  • "Easy to Master Card Miracles 4-6" by Michael Ammar
• The Magic of Jim Ryan by Phil Willmarth
• Almost Impromptu Solid Ghost by Jim Ryan
• The Broken and Restored Match by Jim Ryan
• Cathy's Screwy Finger Bit by Jim Ryan
• Good Night, George by Jim Ryan
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning
• The Last Word by Chris Hurlbert

This is a compilation of issues 43 - 48.

• An Inner-View (Interview) with Jim Ryan by Tom Mullica
• Jim Ryan a Biographical Sketch by Jim Sisti
• The Power of Inflation by Larry Moss
• Ask The Only by Al The Only
• Just Thinking by Mark Strivings
• Reviews
  • "Easy to Master Card Miracles 4-6" by Michael Ammar
• The Magic of Jim Ryan by Phil Willmarth
• Almost Impromptu Solid Ghost by Jim Ryan
• The Broken and Restored Match by Jim Ryan
• Cathy's Screwy Finger Bit by Jim Ryan
• Good Night, George by Jim Ryan
• The Financial Wizard by Eric Henning
• The Last Word by Chris Hurlbert

• A Gift From Me to You by Paul Green
• The Financial...