New Conjurors' Magazine in Magazines & Journals

First advertised as The New Conjurors' Magazine and dropped the word "New" after Vol 1, No. 1. Houdini's brother, Hardeen, helped get this magazine launched, but he passed away shortly after the magazine started. It was selected as the official organ for the Magician's Guild of America. It eventually changed hands to Ed Dart in 1947 (Volume 4, #10), with Robert Lund as editor (Gibson still continued as a columnist).

Genii magazine absorbed The Conjurors' Magazine and from November, 1949 until 1974 as Genii became Genii, The Conjurors' Magazine. It was eventually changed to Genii The International Conjurors'...

This is volume 5 of The New Conjurors' Magazine.

• No 1:
  • Speaking of Pictures: Richiardi, Chang
  • Abracadabra by Arthur Buckley
  • A Man Named Le Roy by George LaFollette
  • The Atomic Gun by Eddie Joseph
  • East Indian Rope Trick by Felix Korim
  • Liquid Mystery by Andrew Smythe
  • New Three Coin Trick by George L. Kier
  • Chicanery by Chaudet
  • GABBATHA by Walter B. Gibson
  • On The Magic Bookshelf by G. E. T. and E. W. D.
  • Light Up by Richard Gray
  • Journeys Into Aladdinland by Glen E. Towns
  • Blending by George Johnstone
  • In The Hat by Don Jacobs
  • Backwards by P. A. Dohm, Jr.
  • Prediction by Martin Gardner ...

This is volume 4 of The New Conjurors' Magazine.

• No 1:
  • SPEAKING OF PICTURES: George Johnstone, Betty Johnstone
  • YOU'VE GOT TO USE "DYNAMITE" - Bruce Reynolds
  • CIRCUS BANDS - Warren E. Simms
  • THE GIRL AND THE LADDER - Harry Blackstone
  • THE VACUUM IMPOSSIBILITY - George Johnstone
  • SLIK SLEIGHTS - Bill Tarr
  • TRICKS I LIKE - Bill Chaudet
  • IN THE BAG - R. N. Menge
  • OVER THE DEALER'S COUNTER
  • ON THE MAGIC BOOKSHELF
  • HUMOROUS PATTER - Burling Hull
  • BURNT AND RESTORED BILL - John Scarne
  • THE BOTTOM STEAL - Mike Tannen
  • THE 17TH ANNUAL MAGI-FEST
  • CHINESE FLAG VASE OF ALL NATIONS - Okito
  • GAS...

This is volume 3 of The New Conjurors' Magazine.

• No 1:
  • SPEAKING OF PICTURES: William Holden Maxwell, Ruth Dore
  • A THANK YOU FROM CONJURORS' STAFF
  • RIDDLE IN RED AND YELLOW: A Story about Chung Ling Soo by FULTON OURSLER
  • GIVE ME A RING - Edward M. Massey
  • CUPKAKES IN HAT - Burton Marks
  • SWORD-SORCERY - "Hen" Fetsch
  • FIFTEEN CARD TRICK - Stanley Beck
  • TORTURE BOX - Jay Berggren
  • ALONG WITH BLACKSTONE - Walter B. Gibson
  • MAGICIAN - SOLDIERS WANTED - Julien J. Proskauer: Featuring Statements to Conjurors' Readers by PRESIDENT TRUMAN and GENERAL EISENHOWER
  • TERRY LYNN - ON MAGIC
  • IMPROVED...

This is volume 2 of The New Conjurors' Magazine.

• No 1:
  • SPEAKING OF PICTURES: George Karger and Audley Walsh; Give Conjurors' Another Scoop
  • TRIPLE CUT LOCATION - Blackstone
  • MAGIC'S BELOVED COUPLE Tess and Max Holden
  • CHATS BY KOLAR
  • A STORY BY DELL O'DELL
  • SHORT CHANGE - Hornmann
  • TRICK WITHOUT A NAME - Sgt. Schroeter
  • REVIEWS - J. J. Proskauer
  • COMEDIAN'S CORNER - Warner Perry
  • MAGICIANS HONOR TREPEL
  • VISIBLE COLOR CHANGE - Miaco
  • HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE
  • PRACTICAL PRODUCTION TRAY
  • CUT AND RESTORED BILL - Marks
  • YANKEE DOODLE HAT - A TOMMY WINDSOR CREATION
  • MEXICAN TURN-OVER - McDermott ...

The first Conjurors' Magazine made its appearance in 1792 in London under the editorship of Henry Lemoine. This, the first monthly periodical ever devoted to the art of magic, featured "singular deceptions, philosophical amusements, curious experiments, mathematical operations and sympathetic secrets."

Then in 1906 Harry Houdini together with his brother Theo Hardeen revived this almost forgotten publication under the title of The Conjurer's Monthly Magazine (spelled with an 'e' instead of an 'o').

In 1945 Walter B. Gibson and Julian Proskauer gave this title another shot at life and started The New Conjurors' Magazine...