Magazines & Journals in Magic & Conjuring: page 32

Here is another biting parody of a theater program. The parody was published by Geoff Maltby of Repro Magic. It was a supplement to one of the Club 71 issues.

20 pages

Following the footsteps of senior magicians and veterans like Sam Dalal, and Solyl Kundu, here comes a new magic magazine from the land of magic, India. The Magic Nest Magazine is a new magic magazine edited and compiled by Indian magician Balu. The Magic Nest brings you articles, effects, sleights, and ideas for amateurs and pros alike. We are featuring contributions from the minds of Sam Dalal, Shankar Junior, Kakinada Sreenivas, Dipak Roy Chowdury, Balu, Narayanamurthy, and many more.

• Foreword
• Articles
  • Editorial
  • Remembering Our Roots - Sam Dalal
  • Etiquette For Magicians
  • A Look At Magic Periodicals ...

• Articles
  • Editorial
  • Remembering Our Roots – The Great Appadurai
  • Inspiration
  • How To Be An Unique Performer
  • Life Is Back! – Good Days Are Here Again!!
  • They Said It – Quotes By Veterans
• Tricks For You
  • Visiting Ring
  • Phone Pin Reveal
  • Where Is My Card
  • Telephonepathy
  • Amazing Candy Mystery
• Fun & Facts
  • Toonz Corner
  • Origins Of Wonders
  • Puzzle Time
• What's New In The Market
  • Alphabet Roulette
  • Six Bill Repeat
  • Slate Bug Writer
  • Discover The Magician In You
• News Section
• Tips & Advices
• Answers To The May 2022 Quizzes

We gladly welcome any comments and critiques...

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:

CONTENTS

• EDITORIAL
  • The Vernon Chronicles – Stephen Minch
  • Editor's Notes – Adam J. Fleischer
  • Where Do You Stand? - Michael Ammar
• WORK & MONEY
  • The Comedy Club Circuit – John Ferrentino
• PERFORMANCE
  • Look Homeward, Angel – Dai Vernon
  • Crossed Destinies – Dai Vernon
  • Tale of the Treasury-worm – Dai Vernon
  • The Twirl Link – Dai Vernon
  • The Rendezvous Force - Dai Vernon
• ART
  • Hat Juggling – Charlie Frye
  • Ideas – John Kennedy

CONTENTS

• EDITORIAL
  • The N.Y. Magic Symposium '87 – Adam J. Fleischer
  • Editor's Notes – Adam J. Fleischer
  • Where Do You Stand? - Michael Ammar
• WORK & MONEY
  • The Comedy Club Circuit – John Ferrentino
  • Booking Yourself - Samuel Patrick Smith
• PERFORMANCE
  • Elbow, Knee And Neck – Daryl
  • Limbo in China – David Roth
  • Lingering Illusion – Jay Sankey
  • The Double-Lift Pass – Richard Kaufman
  • Spinning Silver - Peter Samelson
• ART
  • Ideas – John Kennedy

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Vol. 1, No. 1, March 2005; 72 pages.

Cover: Ali Cook & Pete Firman

9. Welcome to magicseen – editor’s letter – Mark Leveridge
10. news
13. Post Bag - letters
16. Derren Brown: The Only International Man of Mystery – article/interview
23. subscriptions
24. Reviews
    • Secrets Of A Commercial Card Magician, Volume 1: Paul Gordon – audio CD
    • The War Magician: The Man Who Conjured Victory in the Desert – David Fisher – historical book
    • Some Tricks – Anthony Owen - book
    • Five Little Ducks – Harry Parrott - effect
    • Red Herring – based on Monkey Nuts by Ian Adair - effect
    • There’s...

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Vol. 1, No. 2, May 2005; 76 pages.

Cover: Paul Zenon

7. Welcome to magicseen - editor's letter - Mark Leveridge
8. Letterbox
8. Next Issue
10. News
14. Noel Britten: At That Funny Stage - interview
20. Noel Britten Live! At Hull University - show review
22. Cups & Balls - article by Mark Leveridge
25. Cups & Balls Reviews
    • El Duco's Golden Cups And Balls Set
    • Brett Sherwood's Silver Engraved Cups And Balls Set
    • The Complete Cups And Balls Book - Michael Ammar
    • The Complete Cups And Balls 2 DVD Set - Michael Ammar
32. Reviews
    • The Grail - Mike Rose - card effect
    • Escalator - Gaeton Bloom - card effect
    • Supalok...

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Vol. 1, No. 3, July 2005; 72 pages.

Cover: Marc Paul

7. Welcome
8. Letters
9. News: Objectives Achieved! A news story about the opening night of Derren Brown's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" tour
12. Kenton Knepper interview
19. News
20. Reviews
    • B.I.P. Book 2.0 by Scott Creasey - mentalism
    • Deeper And Deeper by Jonathan Chase - stage hypnotism
    • Mind2Mind DVD by Marc Paul - direct mindreading
    • Everybody's Magic - 60 simple straightforward magic effects
    • Shoot In Hollywood DVD - Shoot Ogawa - advanced coin and card magic
    • Stealing The Show: The Ultimate Pickpocket Guide - James Freedman ...

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Vol. 1, No. 5, November 2005; 72 pages.

Cover: The Twins

7. Welcome to Magicseen. Mark Leveridge tells us what's in the magazine, just in case we skip the table of contents. He reminds us that this is the special Australia issue.
7. Copyright information. Staff list. Reproduction of the cover, in case you didn't notice it on the way into the magazine.
8. Letterbox. Letters from readers. Some controversial, some not. At least one letter on a previous issue's feature on magic in France. Some harsh words about an IBM convention.
8. Table of Contents.
9. Two pages of news, which was current at the time...

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Vol. 1, No. 6, January 2006; 72 pages

Cover: Luke Jermay

7. Welcome
8. Letters
9. News
10. Wayne Dobson: Always a Class Act - article/interview
17. News
20. Linking To The Past - Linking Rings article
21. Linking Ring Reviews
    • The Linking Ring Set - World of Magic - (8) 10" rings
    • The Chinese Linking Rings DVD - Bob White
    • Whit Hayden's Comedy Four Ring Routine DVD - Whit Hayden
    • The Ninja Rings Set - Shoot Ogawa - (4) 4" rings
    • The Ninja Rings DVD - Shoot Ogawa
25. In The Phonebox with Steve Best - phone interview
26. Reviews
    • Fr. Roger Crosthwaithe's SBS Tribute - The Magic Circle - DVD ...

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Vol. 2, No. 1, March 2006; 76 pages.

Cover: Anthony Owen

7. Welcome
8. Letters
9. News
12. Paul Gordon interview
18. Reviews
    • Confessions Of A Hypnotist - Jonathan Royale - book
    • Impossible Combination - Anthony Bee - close up menatalism
    • The Magic of Paul Potassy - Ewe Schenk & Michael Sondermeyer - book
    • Mark Worgan's Take On Comedy? - Mark Worgan - book
    • A Touch Of Curry - Paul Gordon - card trick
    • Dobson's Choice TV Stuff, Vol. 1 - Wayne Dobson - DVD
    • Dobson's Choice TV Stuff, Vol. 2 - Wayne Dobson - DVD
    • Drink-O - Anthony Bee - trick
    • Over And Back! - Mark Lee - card trick ...

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Vol. 2, No. 2, May 2006; 72 pages.

Cover: Shahid Malik

7. Welcome
8. Letterbox
9. News
12. John Archer, A Tonic For The Troops interview
16. Radio Magic Extract - short interview with Jeff McBride
16. News
17. In The Phonebox with Barry & Stuart - phone interview
22. Reviews
    • Educating [John] Archer - 2 DVD set
    • Barking Dog - Etienne Prader - trick
    • How To Handle Hecklers - Keith Fields - book
    • The Wizard PK Ring - utility prop
    • Victor Farelli - A Magical Memoir - Paul Gordon - book
    • Confessions Of A Celebrity Psychic - Jonathan Royale - book
    • Sean Carpenter's General Magic DVD
    • Duality - Gary Jones - card...

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Vol. 2, No. 3, July 2006; 68 pages.

Cover: Graham P. Jolley

7. Welcome
8. Letterbox
9. News
10. J C Sum, The Ace In Asia - interview
14. Stephen Tucker, Privately On Parade - interview
18. No Small Deal - review of the 4Fs Convention
19. News
22. Reviews
    • Joshua Jay - Close Up, Up Close - DVD Volumes 1, 2, 3
    • "Diablo" Cigar - John Rogers - gaff & trick
    • Ultimate Floating Match - Steve Shufton
    • Amazing Magic & Mentalism Anyone Can Do - DVD Vol. 1 & 2 - Jay Sankey
    • Mini Magic Switchboard - Wellington Enterprises - trick
    • Ice From Water - Andrew Gerard - trick
    • More Derivative Pish - Euan McCall...

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Vol. 2, No. 4, September 2006; 68 pages.

Cover: Paul Kieve

7. Welcome
8. Letterbox
9. News
11. Where Do Magic Tricks Come From or “Do It My Way Once Son, Before You Improve It” – Brian Caswell - article
12. Reviews
    • The Real Secrets Of Magic DVD (Vol. 1) – David Stone
    • Razor’s Edge – Jay Sankey - trick
    • Gunslinger Pro – Steve Cantwell - trick
    • In Flight – David Regal - trick
    • World’s Greatest Magic of the World’s Greatest Magicians – DVD set
      • Card Warp
      • Cigarette Through Quarter
      • Finger Ring Magic
      • Dinner Table Magic
    • Crystal Card –...

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Vol. 2, No. 5, November 2006; 68 pages.

Cover: Paul Daniels

7. Welcome
8. Letterbox
9. News
13. Half-A-Minute-Heroes – magicians reveal their personal heroes
16. Literary Examinations – Mark Leveridge – book tests article
16. Book Tests - The History – Max Maven
18. Book Tests Reviews
    • The Dracula Book Test – Alexander Black & Troy Cherry
    • The Economicon – Al Smith
    • The Sherlock Holmes Inductive Test - Alexander Black & Troy Cherry
    • The Master Key – Terri Rogers
20. Book Test Masterclass
    • Dictionary 600 – Stuart Bowle
24. Antonio [Romero] Has All Angles Covered! - interview
26. The...

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Vol. 2, No. 6, January 2007; 68 pages.

Cover: Dynamo

7. Welcome
8. Letterbox
9. News
10. Andrew Murray, Smooth Operator - interview
16. Reviews
    • Thirteen – Andrew Murray - DVD
    • Birthday Card – Wayne Dobson - trick
    • Telepa-Three – Jeff Pierce – ESP trick
    • Emergency Cash – Steve Shufton - trick
    • The Ultimate Floating Match – Steve Shufton - trick
    • Before I Forget – Mark Elsdon - DVD
    • The Dog’s Bo*%!*ks – Paul Gordon - trick
    • Corner of Picadilly – Paul Gordon - trick
    • Tearable Sessions – Ben Williams – 3 card tricks
20. Whatever Happened To Wolfgang Riebe...

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Vol. 3, No. 1, March 2007; 76 pages.

Cover: Wayne Dobson

7. Welcome to MagicSeen – editor’s letter
7. Meet The Team
8. Jay [Sankey] Brings Joy! – interview
10. Letterbox
11. News
13. Blackpool Convention Special
14. Monster Bunch – a magical Frankenstein
15. News
18. Jonathan Goodwin, Bitten & Twisted - interview
24. Wayne Dobson, Our Kind Of Magic! – main feature
33. The Think Tank, Creative Thinking – Jay Fortune - article
34. David Taylor’s Mental Breakdown - article
38. Kernow Magic interview with Kenton Knepper, The Killer Is Back!
42. Web Of Deceit, A Guide To Buying Magic On The Internet, Part 1 – Mark Leveridge...

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Vol. 3, No. 2, May 2007; 68 pages.

Cover: Luis de Matos

7. Welcome to magicseen – editor’s letter
7. Meet The Team
8. Letterbox
9. News
10. Mathieu Bich: The Man Who Can Make Miracles - interview
16. Keeping In Contact: Start-Up Guide To Contact Juggling – Lawrence Turner - article
19. Think Tank, Creative Thinking – Jay Fortune - article
    • Faking It
    • Cutting The Cr@p
23. Billy Bongo and his ‘Magic Circle’ of friends! - humor
24. Nick Einhorn: Bright Young Thing! - interview
30. Welcome To The Prestidigital Pleasuredome – article on the Prestidigital DVD magazine by Russell J. Hall
34. Luis...

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Vol. 3, No. 3, July 2007; 68 pages.

Cover: David Stone

7. Welcome to MagicSeen – editor’s letter
7. Meet The Team
8. Letterbox
9. News
13. The Think Tank, DB Or Not DB? – Jay Fortune - satire
14. Girls Allowed! - Women In Magic – interviews with several female magicians
20. So you want to be a … Commercial Close Up Magician – Mark Leveridge - article
24. Kernow Magic Adventures: A Message from Our Sponsor
28. Reviews
    • Comic Book Test & Stag Mag-ic – S. A. Lea - trick
    • Unexpected - Marc Spelmann & Peter Nardi – 2 DVD set
    • Cool – Steve Cook – ESP trick
    • Blow By Blow – Jerry Luff...

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Vol. 3, No. 4, September 2007; 68 pages.

The feature article covers Juliana Chen's triumphant rise to magic stardom and concludes with a revealing interview about performing, life off stage, and her plans for the future.

7. Welcome
8. Letters
9. News
13. Martin Duffy's review of Kennedy's show "Peer6"
16. Juliana Chen
20. A collection of heckler lines and anecdotes
23. Where's Ali Bongo? (Hint: He's everywhere)
24. A familiar sounding tale of a new magician's frustrated soon-to-be ex-wife
29. Comedy Special
30. Pro's Pointers: Comedy advice from performers like John Archer, Noel Britten, Noel Qualter, Pete Firman,...

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Vol. 3, No. 5, November 2007; 68 pages.

Jay Sankey reflects on his former life as a stand-up comedian and discusses his unlikely role as creator, producer, and host of "Spellz," a new Canadian television series designed to teach children the art of magic. He also presents his view of the line between legitimate instruction and exposure.

7. Welcome
8. Letters
9. News
10. Boris Wild: In this interview, Boris talks about his L&L DVD project. Among other things, he also discusses creativity, the value of English, and a sneak peek at some new stuff he's working on.
17. News
20. So You Want to...Market Your...

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Vol. 3, No. 6, January 2008; 72 pages.

Cover: Matthew J. Dowden

1. Cover: Photo of Matthew Dowden, who the cover tells us is our new favorite magician. The cover also tells us that Magicseen has been voted "The World's Best Magazine" by the Magicseen staff.
7. "Welcome to Magicseen." Mark talks a bit about Zakary Belamy, a photographer of magic stuff who did NOT play Dick Tracy in the 1940s. Besides telling us what's in the issue, Mark tells us that Magicseen has hit its third year (This was in 2008.) and that they've reduced the subscription so that each issue will cost only two pounds. Of...