Magic Magazine 1991
by Stan Allen

Volume 1, Number 1 - Volume 1 Number 4
September 1991 - December 1991
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

214 pages (2 double pages) - 4 Issues

1. Magic - Volume 1, Number 1 - September 1991 - 48 pages
1. Cover - Lance Burton
5. Contents
9. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • But First, Introductions ...
10. Letters
13. Parallax - Max Maven
    • As I Was Saying ...
      • Banal Retentive
      • Peerign Out
      • Off the Record
      • Neow Mix
      • Tip-Off of the Month
14. Editorial - The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Jeff McBride
17. Inside Magic
    • In The News
    • News
    • Milestones
      • Marriage of Rory & Cathy Johnston
    • Faces/Places
    • Nightclubs
    • Conventions
19. Are Feathered Friends Fatal?
20. Impressions of F.I.S.M. - Stan Allen
    • Le Cabinet de Professeur Magicus Exhibit Extraordinare
24. Cover Story - Lance Burton - by Mac King
27. Consumer Guide - Max Maven - Siegfried & Roy vs. Lance Burton
28. Magic's Fabulous Baker Boys [Jack & Wyman] - Mark Walker
30. Mass. Appeal - David Oliver
32. Step-By-Step - Richard Kaufman
    32. Twisted Trio - Larry Jennings, Michael Skinner & Derek Dingle
    37. The Duck Change - Hiro Sakai
    37. Vicious Rumors - John Bannon
41. Product Reviews - Michael Weber
    • Slaying The Dragon
      • Sign of the Dragon - effect - Hank Lee's Magic
      • Hell Bent - effect - Bob Solari
      • The Sealed Deck - utility prop - Showplace
      • Knotty Knot - effect - Aldo Colombini
      • The Shiner - utility prop - Geno Munari
      • Carneycopia - book - Stephen Minch
      • Smoke and Mirrors - book - John Bannon
44. Lighter Side
    • Nooo Problem, Mon! - Dana Daniels & Laura Saylor
46. Finally
    • NASA Magic [re: Jim Bagian]

1. Magic - Volume 1, Number 2 - October 1991 - 56 pages
1. Cover - David Williamson
5. Contents
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • The Name Game
10. Letters
13. Editorial - Critics, Reviewers, & Art - Oh, My! - Hal Zeve
14. Parallax - Max Maven
    • Strangers On A Train Of Thought
      • Ear of the Beholder
      • Dim Some
      • Proof Positive That I Have Too Much Free time
      • Meow Mix
      • Revisionist Theory of the Month
17. Inside Magic
    • Public Offering - Michael Weber
    • In The News
19. Names/Places
    • Comedy Clubs
    • Cruising
    • Magic Nightclubs
    • Resorts
    • Conventions
20. Fifty For Foxy [Karrell Fox] - Patricia Moore
22. Without Further Ado ... - Terry Seabrooke
24. The Haunted Mansion - Disney's Magic Show [tribute to Yale Gracey]
28. Cover Story - David Williamson - He Can't Even Stay in the Lines - by Mike Caveney
    • Enter ... Magic Coloring Contest
    • Chilly Willy's Gypsy Thread Repeat - David Williamson
34. Virgil: All The World's A Stage - by David Charvet
36. Inner-Workings - Richard Kaufman
    36. Pegasus Bill To Envelope - Mark Phillips
    38. Australian Poker - Derek Dingle
    44. Jack To The Future - Robert Farmer
    45. The Key In The Lock - Robert E. Neale
49. Product Reviews - Michael Weber
    • Nuns, Ghosts, Business Men, And A Plastic Lady
      • Parakeet Magic - book - Alpha
      • Anverdi's 50 Years of Magical Creations - book
      • 52 Lovers II - book - Jose Carroll
      • The Magic of Ascanio - book
      • Slow Motion Magic II - book - Rene Lavand
      • The Magic City Library - booklets - Leo Behnke
      • The Inexhaustible Carafe - prop - C & M Productions
      • Don England's Plastic Lady - effect
      • Secrets of the Astonishing Executive - book - Bill Herz & Paul Harris
      • Tricks of the Imagination - book - Robert Neale
      • More Than Lecture Notes, Number 1 - Robert Neale
      • More Than Lecture Notes, Number 2 - Robert Neale
      • Ghostmasters - The Trials and Triumphs of America's Midnight Showmen - book - Mark Walker
      • Ghostmasters Video - Mark Walker
      • Eugene Burger's Real Secrets of Close-Up Magic - videotape
54. Finally - re: The "Magician" sculpture at the Magic Castle

1. Magic - Volume 1, Number 3 - November 1991 - 56 pages
1. Cover - Water Torture Cell
5. Contents
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
10. Letters
13. Editorial - It Started When I Was Sick - Paul Green
15. Parallax - Max Maven
    • Ennui Are The World
      • Heresy for the Nineties
      • No Silver Platters
      • Son of Consumer Guide
      • Original Sin
      • Meow Mix
      • Proof That at Least Some Aspects of the Sociology of Magic are not Unique
17. Inside Magic - Patrice Moore
    • Mulholland to Copperfield for $2.2
    • In The News
20. Who's Where
    • Comedy Clubs
    • Cruising
    • Magic Nightclubs
    • Resorts
    • Conventions
21. Handpicked - re: Christopher Hart - by Amy Stevens
24. How Do The G.P.'s Of Magic Keep The Phone Ringing - Danny Orleans
28. Cover Story - Water Torture Cell - Sidney Radner
30. Sundays At Eight - The Ed Sullivan Show - John Moehring
32. One Hand and the Sound of Clapping - re: René Lavand - by Jim Steinmeyer
    • Lorca with a Deck of Cards
36. Hot-Lanta - Magical Southern Hospitality - Dan Garrett
39. Lighter Side
    • Word Up - Max Maven
40. Inner-Workings - Richard Kaufman
    40. Steve Cohn's observation about the Queen of Spades
    41. Rube Goldberg Splits A Fan - Brother John Hamman, S.M.
    43. Playing The Nines - John Bannon
    43. Namely - Phil Goldstein
    44. Snare And Delusion - J.K. Hartman
49. Product Reviews - Michael Weber
    • Six New Trix From The 'Menyo' At Tenyo
      • El Mundo Magico de Tamariz (The Magic World of Tamariz) - multi-media series
      • The Compleat History Of Magic - James Randi
      • Nothing To Lose - effect - Bob Farmer
      • The Fly Cards - effect - Aldo Colombini
      • Fortune & Fate - routine - Dan Garrett Magic
      • Paul Harris - Tannen's Starts of Magic Video Series No. 5
      • Casino Table Game Cheating Exposed - videotape - Munari Communications
      • Punx Farewell Performance - book
      • Dante, The Devil Himself book - Phil Temple
      • Impact - book - Aldo Colombini
      • Person to Person: A Book of Telephone Telepathy - Lewis Jones
      • Three Magic Arrows - booklet - Robert Neale
      • Whatsabox - booklet - Robert Neale
54. Finally

1. Magic - Volume 1, Number 4 - December 1991 - 56 pages
1. Cover - Uri Geller
5. Contents
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • Uri Geller: Verrry Interesting
9. Questions - Paul Gertner
   • Who Do You Ask?
10. Letters
13. Editorial - What Is Magic? - Hiawatha
14. Parallax - Max Maven
    • 'Tis The Season
15. Word Up - Max Maven
17. Inside Magic
    • Edward Marlo (1913-1991) - obituary
    • In The News - Patrice Moore
    • Milestones
      • Edward Marlo (1913-1991)
19. Who's Where
    • Comedy Clubs
    • Cruising
    • Magic Nightclubs
    • Resorts
    • Conventions
22. Communicate With Power Using Your Voice - Joseph C. Bauer
24. Spellbound - show review - Stan Allen
28. Present Quest - Rory Johnston
30. Not Just Tricks and Collectibles ... The Conference On Magic History - Patrice Moore
32. Cover Story - Uri Geller - Interviewed by Stan Allen
36. Inner-Workings - Richard Kaufman
    36. Red-Blue Mamma Fooler - Michael Close
    38. Passage To China - Giovanni Livera
    41. Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn - David Solomon
    43. Smokeless - Roger Klause
49. Product Reviews - Michael Weber
    • Fool's Gold
      • The Concave Stripper Deck - Geno Munari
      • News
      • Roger Klause In Concert - book - Lance Pierce
      • Class Act, The Magic of Tony Binarelli - book - Gary Ouellet
      • Do The Stuff That's You, Vol. II - book - Chris Carey
      • The Magic of Moscow - videotape - A-1 Multimaedia
      • Randy Wakeman's Greatest Hits - videotape
      • Mike Powers Top Secret Close-Up - videotape
      • Lipstick - effect - Tony Binrelli
      • Salem Blood Test - effect - Phantom Magic
53. Finally - Magic Coloring Contest Winers