Magazines & Journals in Magic & Conjuring: page 31

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

• 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

• 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

• 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 ...

Who would have thought the US Armed Forces had a magicians association? The association was started by Opie Houston, then an Air Force Sergeant. At Ease was the organ of the Armed Forces Magicians Association. It ran from July 1966 until January 1975, but it had some gaps here and there and was not released on a particularly regular schedule.

Some of the trick contributors were Opie R. Houston, William E. Clover, Erwin M. Storke, Vernon Weiss, Bob Ford, Don Guilmain, Dave Richards, Harvey Turner, Kent Cummins, Ed Middleton, Prince Kazar, Jim Williams, Chas Crowley, John Guthrie, Arthur...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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.

This periodical ran from October 1932 to April 1934 and saw 8 numbers published. Complete files are uncommon. In this digital form, it can be enjoyed by a much wider group of readers.

Volume 1, Number 1, October 1932

• Editorial
• How to Stick a Hatpin through the tongues without injury
• I Witnessed Betty Jane's Act. By an Observer
• The Meeting Place. Conducted by George Linnhauser.
• Doc. Distel effect. Card Stabbing Supreme
• Reviews: The Vanishing Goat, by Frank Lane

Volume 1, Number 2, November 1932

• Editorial
• A New Pass. J. Burnes
• A New Box Escape.
• Wrinkle. By Kolar
• The Autobiography...

For each of the 21 volumes an index was prepared. This is a collection of all these 21 volume indexes.

52 pages.

Volume I (June 1943 - May 1944), Jean Hugard, editor

53 pages

1. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume I, Number 1 - June 1943 - 4 pages
1. The WAACS and the Doughboys - story trick
1. Editorial
2. Presentation - column
2. Torn Newspaper to Bouquet
3. Torn Paper Classic
3. Repetitions
3. Striking Experiment - John Batton
4. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
4. Classified Advertisements

5. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume I, Number 2 - July 1943 - 4 pages
5. Spectacular Flash Opening
6. Linking Ring Climax
6. The Long and the Short of It - A Sure Force
6. Jean-eralities
7. The Flap Slate
7. Editorial
8. Hu-gardenias - kudos...

Volume II (June 1944 - May 1945), Jean Hugard, editor

70 pages

53. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume II, Number 1 - June 1944 - 4 pages
53. The Lamarque Rabbit Vanish
54. Routine with a Svengali Deck - Tom Bowyer
54. The Rice Bowls - Roger Barkann
54. Impromptu Daub - Gerald L. Kaufman
55. Magnetic Fisherman - A. Heller, The Card Board Lover
55. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
55. Silks - tip
55. Producing a Rope - George Engel
55. 3-2-1 - A di-abolical Deception - George G. Kaplan
56. Classified Advertisements

57. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume II, Number 2 - July 1944 - 4 pages - The R.M. Jamison Special Number
57. The Oracle Speaks ...

Volume III (June 1945 - May 1946), Jean Hugard, editor

100 pages

123. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume III, Number 1 - June 1945 - 8 pages
123. The Porous Plate - A Trick with a Climax that Savors of Real Magic - George Starke
123. Gold and Silver - Ross Bertram
124. Magnetized Wand
124. Interludes
     • The Swallowing Wand
     • A Porous Glass
     • A Deep Glass
125. A Knotty Interlude
126. A Miser Dreams in the Parlor
127. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
127. Magicana - bits of wisdom
128. The Flying Pips
129. The Lighting Change - Larry Russell
130. Classified Advertisements

131. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume III, Number 2...

Volume IV (June 1946 - May 1947), Jean Hugard, editor

100 pages

223. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume IV, Number 1 - June 1946 - 8 pages
223. Telephonic Telepathy - Abril Lamarque
224. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • The Bag Stab
     • Force Stab
     • Giant Stab
     • More Variations
     • Conclusion
225. Feats of Strength in Magic
     • Pack Tearing and Magic
     • You Do As I Do
     • Tearing a Telephone Directory
226. Magic by Telephone - Harold J. Kelly
227. The Evolution of a Knot - Dr. Arnold Boston
227. Basic English for Magicians - Zovello
     • General Terms
228. Roundabout - column - Fred Braue
228. Hu-gardenias...

Volume V (June 1947 - May 1948), Jean Hugard, editor

104 pages

323. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume V, Number 1 - June 1947 - 8 pages
323. Burned and Restored Handkerchief - Jean Hugard
324. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • The Silk in the Case
     • The Sensitized Silk
     • The Pips Pass
     • Conclusion
326. Merlini's Magic - Clayton Rawson
     • The Counterfeiter's Dream
327. Roundabout with Fred Braue - column
     • The Five-Best Poll
       • Card Transits
       • Coincidences
       • Predictions
       • Telepathy or Mind Reading
       • Reverses
       • Changes
       • Spellers
       • Transpositions
       • A Show...

Volume VI (June 1948 - May 1949), Jean Hugard, editor

120 pages

427. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume VI, Number 1 - June 1948 - 10 pages
427. A Nikola Presentation - Jean Hugard
428. Roundabout with Fred Braue - column
429. Thimble Telepathy - Milton Borger
429. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
429. Magicana - bits of wisdom
430. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Participation
     • Taboos
     • Pleasing Parents
     • Humor?
     • Give-Aways
     • Applause
     • Sucker Tricks
     • Presents
     • Volunteers
     • Curiosity
431. The Linking Rings - Some New Moves
     • The No Key Move - Fred Braue
     • Right Angle Unlink - Fred Braue ...

Volume VII (June 1949 - May 1950), Jean Hugard, editor

120 pages

547. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume VII, Number 1 - June 1949 - 10 pages
547. Lightning-Flash Card Change - Stanley Collins
548. Phantom Silk and Matchbox - Jean Hugard
548. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • Harlan Tarbell & Russ Walsh
549. Match Monte - Harold J. Kelly
550. A Club Sandwich - Milton G. Miller
551. Milbourne Christopher's Column
     • Slade's Knots Up-Dated
     • Nailing the Knots
     • Under the Table
     • Behind Closed Doors
     • Fourth Dimension
552. All Backs - Dai Vernon
     • The False Turn-Over
553. Radio-Active Billiard Balls...

Volume VIII (June 1950 - May 1951), Jean Hugard, editor

130 pages

667. Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volume VIII, Number 1 - June 1950 - 10 pages
667. Combined S.A.M.-I.B.M. Convention - Backstage with Frank Joglar
     • International Night
     • National Night
     • More on the Conclave
     • News and Notes
     • The Hartmanns
     • TV Topics
     • Check List
     • Instructions
     • One Versus Many
     • Magic Battle
667. Hu-gardenias - kudos to performers
     • Geoffrey Buckingham
669. Algernon & A Rope - A Hospital Phantasy - Jean Hugard
669. Inquiries
670. Merlini's Magic - Clayton Rawson
     • Saltless Sorcery
670. The Four...