Magazines & Journals in Magic & Conjuring: page 36

This sixth and last issue of Volume 1 of The Gimmick MagiZette is yet another smorgasbord of magical omnium-gatherum contributed by eminent artistes of the Art of Magic from US, UK and from India...

• A few words from Solyl are musings from the editor that one should read.
• Past Glory of India - covers picturesque life of The Great Devkumar in this issue.
• Crossword Puzzle – an alphanumeric magic puzzle is this time that will make you crazy. In addition, solution to last issue's puzzle.
• MagiXposed – this section explains five effects covering all sorts from close-up to conjuring… ...

This 5th issue of volume 1 of The Gimmick MagiZette is another magical salmagundi contributed by reputed magic personalities from east and west …

• Sorcar Senior aka TW'SGM has just trod on to his 100th Birthday – our homage and a nice photograph.
• "Captain Kirk and Star Tricks" by Loch David Crane, M. Ed. Loch gives his explanation on Torn and Restored Strings from his book.
• "Robert Olson on Ventriloquy" – Rev. Robert E Olson recites his Chipper (vent doll) and expresses the cardinal rules of ventriloquism in a nutshell.
• "Past Glory of India – Prof. Vazhakunnam," fondly referred...

This 4th issue of volume 1 of The Gimmick MagiZette is another miscellanea of magical gallimaufry contributed by eminent artists of the art of magic...

• Captain Kirk and Star Tricks by Loch David Crane, M. Ed. show some excerpts of his book
• Down the lane to MENTALISM by Gora Datta of Kolkata, India is exactly the same as the name suggests.
• Past Glory of India - DP Das is a picturesque write-up on DP Das (known to some as the "Indian King of Koins")
• Crossword Puzzle - Another clever magic-themed Crossword Puzzle by Balasubramian Chandran aka Balu The Magician
• Making Your Own Indetectable...

The 3rd issue of TGM is chock-full of instructive as well as informative articles and photographs. This colorful little e-zine fetches 'something for all' from Spain, England, America and of course India.

• Loch David Crane M. ED starts sharing from his book Captain Kirk and Star Tricks part by part fron this issue.
• Presentation and Showmanship - Maintaining an Objective View by Tony Brook is something one should not miss to go through.
• Tip - Tops by Ian Adair covers a significant aspect.
• Past Glory of India - a picturesque write-up on Asok Roy who has helped many a magic neophytes as...

This second issue is a miscellany of magical mélange contributed by who well understand their art...

• Mentalism vs Magic vs Mental Magic – is a well-thought comparative discourse between magic of the mind and magic of the hands by Grandpa Chet Cox.
• Past Glory of India - a short picturesque write-up with pictures of Kuda Bux (known to some as the “The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” - a magician from India)
• Etiquette for Magicians – the title itself is self-evident. This is most pragmatic advice to the performing magicians by Sam Dalal, the maven magician of India.
• Another clever magic-themed Crossword...

The first issue is a potpourri of topics and contributors.

• The Care of White Doves - caring for and using of doves by David J O’Conner from Down Under
• Past Glory of India - a short write-up and pictures of Gogia Pasha (known to some as the "Gilly Gilly" magician from India)
• A Short History of the I.B.M. by Past International President of I.B.M. Jack White
• Your Best Test Audience - finding your best and toughest "practice" audience by Grandpa Chet
• a clever magic-themed Crossword Puzzle by Balasubramian Chandran aka Balu The Magician
• Control Coins – an excellent coin prediction by...

CONTENTS:

• ONE GOOD TURN (Al Koran) - A card is selected and replaced. A spectator, while the deck is behind his back, takes one card from the middle and reverses it. It is the selected card.
• ZOMBIE CARD RISE (Eddie Ward) - A very clever floating card under handkerchief. No gimmicks. Everything can be examined.
• FOLLOW MY LEADER (Ed Marlo) - A very easy to do Follow The Leader routine using ten red and ten black cards.
• KNOT ON THE CORNER (Tom Sellers) - A knot appears on the corner of a handkerchief.
• THE SLIP CUT EFFECT (Ed Marlo) - A selected card keeps appearing face up on top of the face down deck. You'll...

CONTENTS:

• TUNED MINDS (Jack Avis): Four spectators chose four numbers which are used to reveal the four Aces (or four selections).
• HAVE A MATCH (Magini): A novelty funny trick. You offer a match to a spectator and the match rises from the box. A good laugh.
• TWO BALL TRANSPOSITION (C. King): You show a red and a green ball (or any two colors) and they, using a handkerchief, transpose. A strong effect for any ball routine.
• A CHANGE OF PLANS (Bill Simon): A nice routine using the four Kings where they follow the leader. One King changes into an Ace and the other Kings change into Aces too.
• A CARD TRANSPOSITION...

CONTENTS:

• THE EVER READY SPELLER (Al Koran): An excellent impromptu card trick where a selected card is revealed after reciting any jingle (or a short poem). Funny stuff. Can be done in any language.
• MY NAME YOUR NAME (Lewis Ganson): The selected card is revealed using the name of a spectator.
• BETWEEN THE ACES (Don Loder): You give the four Aces to a spectator to hold. A selected card vanishes from the deck and reappears between the Aces.
• ADD-A-PAIR (Tom Sellers): You find two selected cards from a shuffled deck without any help from card keys or other devices.
• CARD PENETRATION AND CHANGE (Cy Endfield):...

The Gen magazine was published by Harry Stanley just after the war. The first issue came out in December 1945. The magazine was published for 26 years with 303 issues covering a total of 8,685 pages. Lewis Ganson, one of the greatest magical writers ever, was the editor until 1971.

CONTENTS:

• RATHER ODD (Frank Potts): A selected card turns out to be the only red-backed card in a blue deck and then the back changes back to blue.
• WHICH POCKET, SIR (Archie Byford): The Aces are shuffled with other cards and four packets are placed into different pockets in a spectators jacket. The four Aces appear in a single packet. ...

On the covers are

• Gerald Kosky
• Harry Clarke
• Robert Orben
• Fred Kaps
• David Berglas
• Ronald Haines
• David Nixon
• Jimmy Lake
• Les Aston
• Bobo
• Michael Bailey
• Hen Fetsch

1. Volume 9, Number 1, May, 1953, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Gerald Kosky
4. Review - comments from Harry Stanley
5. More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
   • Charlie Edward's "Dissolving Knots" - Part 1
10. Tom Seller's Tit-Bits - series
    • An Easy False Shuffle
    • A Card Penetrates a Handkerchief
11. More Mystic Signs - Hedley Wilcox
12. Cards in Reverse - Bill Simon (New York)
13. Front...

On the covers are

• Milbourne Christopher
• Harold Taylor
• John Scarne
• Robert Nelson
• William Stickland
• Lewis Ganson
• Jack Kodell
• Al Koran
• Jerry Bergmann
• Ken Brooke
• Geoffrey Buckingham
• Richard Du Bois

1. Volume 8, Number 1, May, 1952, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Milbourne Christopher
3. Editorial
4. More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
   • 1. - Trio
     • Cards to Bouquet
     • Palming a Short Lighted Cigarette
     • Adding a Card to the Pack
7. Tom Seller's Tit-Bits - series
   • The Discs of Diablo
8. Originally Yours - series by Len...

On the covers are

• Ted Elliott
• George Braund
• Carl Rosini
• Jimmy Rogers
• Dr. Jaks
• John Forrest
• Tornedo
• Louis Tannen
• Hen Fetsch
• Gerrie Larsen
• Kinson
• Arthur Dowler

1. Volume 7, Number 1, May, 1951, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Ted Elliott
3. Front Page Personalities - Ted Elliott
4. Suspension - Harry Stanley
5. The Hypogastric Hen or "An Egg a Day Keeps the Axe Away!" - Ken de Courcy
6. A Novel Thimble-Holder
7. Tricolour - Len Belcher
9. The Second Seer - Jack Shepherd
10. Pre-cognition - Rupert Gilbert
12. If I Were Presenting - series by George Blake
14. A Sure Bet ... Card in Wallet...

On the covers are

• Ken de Courcy
• Jimmie Bates
• Willane
• Henk Vermeyden
• His Honour Judge Wethered O.B.E.
• Charles Tabor
• Chan Canasta
• Harry Venson
• Joe Stuthard and Kay
• Al Koran
• George Grimmond
• George Blake

1. Volume 6, Number 1, May, 1950, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Ken de Courcy
3. Front Page Personalities - Ken de Courcy
4. Change - and Change Again - Ken de Courcy
7. A Rough Idea - Len Belcher
8. Latex Limericks - Wm. J. Bate
9. Making Do! - Michael F. Rogers
9. Supersonic Brainwave - Lewis Ganson
10. Billy McComb's "Irish Stew" - Chitter-Chatter-Patter
11. Convincing Chatter...

On the covers are

• The Johnstones
• Edward W. Dart
• J. K. Bays
• Maurice Fogel
• Lewis Ganson and Jo
• Sydney de Hempsey
• Jack Salvin
• Val and Al Sharpe
• Col Ling Soo
• Len Belcher
• Hubert Lambert
• G. C. Alyn Jones

1. Volume 5, Number 1, May, 1949, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: The Johnstones
7. Another Step Forward ... - editor's letter
8. Front Page Personality - The Johnstones [George]
9. Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
   • Section One: Cigarettes
     • In the beginning ...
     • Lighted Cigarettes
       • Requirements and Preparation
       • Manipulations ...

On the covers are

• Edward Pearce
• Devano
• John Booth
• Fred & Beatrice Mills
• Billy McComb & June Cochrane

337. Volume 4, Number 1, December, 1948, 28 numbered pages - cover picture: Edward Pearce
339. Front Page Personality - Edward Pearce
339. map to Unique Magic
341. Jam Jars to You! - George Sylvestre
343. Sheer Silk - Douglas Francis
345. Open and Shut Case - Len Belcher
349. Soft Drinks - Harry Stanley
351. Flash Silk Routine - Billy McComb
353. Children's Patter for the Flash Silk Production - June Cochrane
355. Going Mental - Harry Stanley
355. "Spelling Lesson" Routine - Magico
360. Novelty Stage Opening - Bays ...

Some topics are

• Accent on Manipulation
• Loading a Cigarette
• Furst's Comedy Spelling Trick
• The Jolly Miller
• Paralytic Vision
• "Hickory, Dickory, Dock"

1. Volume 3, Number 1, December, 1947, 28 numbered pages
2. Let's Have a Chat - editor's letter
3. Accent on Manipulation - column
4. Loading a Cigarette - For the Card in Cigarette Trick - Cecil Keech
5. Furst's Comedy Spelling Trick - Arnold Furst (U.S.A.)
7. Cartoon Corner - column by Ted Elliott
9. A Note on Feathered Darts
11. You Need Glasses! - R. F. Price
13. The Jolly Miller - L. A. Belcher
17. Attaboy Again!
18. letter from Eric Williams ...

On the covers are

• M. D. Smith, Dai Vernon, Faucett Ross, Martin Gardner, and Jerry Lukins
• Christopher Woodward
• Kovari

1. Volume 26, Number 1, May-June, 1970, 52 numbered pages - cover picture: Marshall D. Smith (seated with, left to right) unknown magician, Jerry Lukins, Faucett Ross, Martin Gardner, and Dai Vernon
2. Menu - Table of Contents
3. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
5. Card Magic
   5. Potty Printing - Joe Riding
   6. Aberration! - Hugh Miller
   8. Deck Switch - Harry Stanley
   9. Tattoo - Mel Davis
   10. The Mark - Sid Carter
       • Card Stab
       • Coin Divination ...

On the covers are

• Harry Stanley
• Tom Parker
• Tan Choon Tee
• Jens Korth
• Harvey Rosenthal
• Neville Wiltshire
• Bert Douglas
• Keith Clark
• Stuart Leith and Gladys
• Alexander Adrion
• Carl Ballantine
• Al Mann

1. Volume 25, Number 1, May, 1969, 24 numbered pages - cover picture: Harry Stanley
3. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
4. Magic for Youngsters
   • Konjuring for Kids, Part V - Apparatus Tricks - Jack Gittings
5. Magic for the Pocket
   • Colour Blind - Trevor Dawson
7. Money Magic
   • Hocus Pocus Coin - using any kind of folding coin, with routines - Al Koran ...

On the covers are

• Alan Alan
• Roy Baker
• Will Ayling
• William Zavis
• Albert Goshman
• Valerie Swadling
• Dennis Allen
• Ed Mishell
• Dave Campbell
• Jack Gittings
• Bobby Bernard
• Cliff Osman

1. Volume 24, Number 1, May, 1968, 22 numbered pages - cover picture: Alan Alan
3. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
4. Just Between Us - Part Three - William Zavis
   • The Running Side Steal
   • Luck, Numerology, Coincidence - Magic!
9. Close Up Magic
   • Miniature Predicto Frame - Magini
10. Card Magic
    • Two from Sellers - Tom Sellers
      • The Double Turnover Pass ...

On the covers are

• Peter Oran
• Larry Jennings
• Milton Kort
• Rev. Stephen Blood
• Dai Vernon, Bruce Cervon, Steve Young
• John Shearer
• Rink
• Jacques Dugour
• Tom Johnston
• Fugi Fuchs
• Bob Batey (Navette)
• Richard and Mary Suey

1. Volume 23, Number 1, May, 1967, 24 numbered pages - cover picture: Peter Oran - Magic from Holland Issue
3. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
4. Money Magic
   • "Do It Yourself" Bank Notes - Peter Oran
7. Coin Through the Table - Alvara
8. Close Up Magic
   • The Mouse Paddle - Eddie Taytelbaum
10. Mental and Spirit Magic
    • Blank Card...

On the covers are

• Al Spackman, Al Brema
• John Gilliland
• Dennis Patten
• Tony Shiels
• Alan Kennaugh
• Maurice Rooklyn
• Eddie Joseph
• Jim Cook - Campbell McRae
• John Alborough
• Graham Wilson and Hazel
• Ricky Lester
• Max Murdoch - Sanara

1. Volume 22, Number 1, May, 1966, 28 numbered pages - cover picture: Al Spackamn
3. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
4. Silken Bombshell - Extra - A. Del Roy
5. Mental and Spirit Magic
   • Noted Number - Al Spackman
7. Magic for Youngsters
   • Attention - Children's Entertainers! - Part One - Cyro
     • A. My Grandma went...

On the covers are

• Arnold De Seiver
• Harold Taylor
• Billy Day
• George Hammerton
• Dick Scott (Yimka)
• Anverdi
• Ross Bertram
• Drew Masters
• Bayard Grimshaw and Harry Stanley
• Oscar Paulson
• Finn Jon (Finn Hauger)
• Hugh Miller

1. Volume 21, Number 1, May, 1965, 28 numbered pages - cover picture: Arnold de Seiver
3. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
4. Close Up Magic
   • Slydini and Delmin's Popper - Horace Bennett
     4. Variations on the [Syldini] "Flyaway Coin" Routine
     7. Delmini's Popper
8. New Lamps for Old - series by Rink of Holland
   • One-Two-None ...

On the covers are

• Roy Baker
• Esme Levante
• Al Flosso
• Jay Ose
• The Magic Castle
• Roger Crosthwaite
• Jack Mayes
• Oliver Mackenzie
• Horace Bennett
• Bob Olson
• Valerie and Robert Swadling
• Keith Lawrence

1. Volume 20, Number 1, May, 1964, 28 numbered pages - cover picture: Roy Baker
3. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
4. Mainly Manipulative
   • Tissue Vanish - Robert Hamilton
5. Magic with Apparatus
   • Out of the Rut - or The Devil of a Box - Norman Rhodes
9. Money Magic
   • Hypno-Tisn't - Horace Bennett
12. Magic for Youngsters
    • Turkish Delight...