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Volume 25, Number 5 - The Final Issue, Issue 301
January 2016 - September 2016
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

966 pages

1. Magic - Volume 25, Number 5 - January 2016 - 100 pages
1. Cover - Martin Lewis
7. Contents
9. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • Turning the Page
10. Your Stories - Lee Asher
    • Making Real Connections
12. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Dick Ricton to Gerald Heaney
17. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • I Love It When You Say Google
19. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • The Institute of Layman Studies,...

Volume 24, Number 5 - Volume 25 Number 4
January 2015 - December 2015
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1200 pages

1. Magic - Volume 24, Number 5 - January 2015 - 100 pages
1. Cover - Mac King
7. Contents
9. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • Howdy, Mac King!
10. The Magic Digital Network
10. Letters to the editor
10. Errata - December 2014 -
12. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • George Boston to Larry Carter
17. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • Mugged
19. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • Sticky Situations
23. Magic Update
    • Illusionists...

Volume 23, Number 5 - Volume 24 Number 4
January 2014 - December 2014
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1200 pages

1. Magic - Volume 23, Number 5 - January 2014 - 100 pages
1. Cover - David Oliver
5. Contents
7. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • Why History?
8. Letters to the editor
8. Finally Feedback
10. 10Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Chefalo to LeRoy
15. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • OMG! Maturity!
17. Walkabout Soup - Simon Coronel
    • Performance Enhancing Drugs
19. Magic Update
    • Play Dead in California
    • A...

Volume 22, Number 5 - Volume 23 Number 4
January 2013 - December 2013
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1200 pages

1. Magic - Volume 22, Number 5 - January 2013 - 100 pages
1. Cover - Danny Cole
5. Contents
7. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • Happy New Year!
8. 50 Years at the Castle - Milt Larsen
   • Part 2 - And We're Off!
15. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • On The Road Again
17. Paynefully Obvious - Payne
    • The Myth of Mentoring
19. Magic Update
    • Magician Burned on TV Show
    • Criminal Kid Shows?
    • The Card Shark Show
    • Conventions At A Glance...

Volume 21, Number 5 - Volume 22 Number 4
January 2012 - December 2012
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1160 pages

1. Magic - Volume 21, Number 5 - January 2012 - 100 pages
1. Cover - Pit Hartling
5. Contents
9. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • C's & G's
10. Letters ...
13. For What It's Worth - Mark Kornhauser
    • Welcome to the Underbelly
15. Viewpoint - YouTube - David Rowyn
19. Magic Update
    • A Magical Nutcracker
    • Gary Darwin Tribute
    • Marco Tempest, You're Next
    • Mother Goose and Doc
    • Comings & Goings
    • Peter Elliott - died
    • A Moment With ... Matt Field

Volume 20, Number 5 - Volume 21 Number 4
January 2011 - December 2011
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1216 pages

1. Magic - Volume 20, Number 5 - January 2011 - 100 pages
1. Cover - Mark Setteducati
5. Contents
11. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Where the Road Separates
14. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • George LaFollette to Charles Carter
20. Viewpoint - The Real Purpose - Thomas Solomon
23. Magic Update
    • Dead in the Water
    • A Family Gathering
    • A Magic Castle
    • McMillan's International Magic
    • A Moment With ... Simon Lovell ...

Volume 19, Number 5 - Volume 20 Number 4
January 2010 - December 2010
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1222 pages

1. Magic - Volume 19, Number 5 - January 2010 - 100 pages
1. Cover - David Roth
5. Contents
9. From The Editor - Stan Allen
   • State of the Union
11. Mail
12. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Samri S. Baldwin to Charles Carter
17. The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
    • Jabs and Needles
21. Magic Update
    • Shanghai International Magic Festival
    • Reveen Honored
    • Comings & Goings
    • A Moment With ... David Ben
    • Jim Cellini...

Volume 18, Number 5 - Volume 19 Number 4
January 2009 - December 2009
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1224 pages

1. Magic - Volume 18, Number 5 - January 2009 - 108 pages
1. Cover - Mark Kornhauser
7. Contents
13. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • I Don't Understand
14. Mail
17. They Flipped Over the Ambigrams
19. The Show Doctor: ICU - Jeff McBride
    • Speech Loss
23. Magic Update
    • Lather, Rinse, Escape
    • An Electric Evening
    • Touring and Teaching
    • Who's Where
    • Christian Flechner (1944-2008) - died
    • Sam Schwartz - died
    • Vanni Bossi - died
32. Cover - Mark Kornhauser:...

Volume 17, Number 5 - Volume 18 Number 4
January 2008 - December 2008
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1402 pages (2 quad size pages)

1. Magic - Volume 17, Number 5 - January 2008 - 108 pages
1. Cover - Robert Harbin - 1909-1978
7. Contents
15. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Sorry About the Hat
    • Web Update
17. Mail
19. Omission - December 2007 - Update
19. Correction & Clarification - December 2007 - review of David Penn's Refraction
21. The Show Doctor - Jeff McBride
    • Diagnosis: Hot Flashes
23. The Theory & Art of Magic - Lawrence Hass
    • Art and Magic, Part 1
26. Magic...

Volume 16, Number 5 - Volume 17 Number 4
January 2007 - December 2007
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1456 pages

1. Magic - Volume 16, Number 5 - January 2007 - 116 pages
1. Cover - Jon Stetson
5. Contents
17. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Editorials, Editing, and Editors
18. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Harry Kellar to Howard Thurston
21. The Magic Word - David Parr
    • Confidence
23. The Show Doctor - Jeff McBride
    • Diagnosis: Heads Down Syndrome
27. Magic Update - Shawn McMaster
    • Thirty Days of Giving
    • Penn's...

Volume 15, Number 5 - Volume 16 Number 4
January 2006 - December 2006
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1490 pages (2 double pages)

1. Magic - Volume 15, Number 5 - January 2006 - 116 pages
1. Cover - Kostya Kimlat
5. Contents
19. From The Editor - Stan Allen
    • Two Thousand and Five!
22. Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum - Mike Caveney
    • Charles Carter to Horace Goldin
26. Viewpoint - Can You Keep a Secret? - Tim Ellis
29. Magic Update - Shawn McMaster
    • Druid Master Comes to America
    • Blaine's Anatomy
    • At The Magic Castle
    • Vegas Watch
    • A Moment...

Volume 14, Number 5 - Volume 15 Number 4
January 2005 - December 2005
Stan Allen & Associates
John Moehring & Stan Allen, Editors

1485 pages (including 1 fold out page)

1. Magic - Volume 14, Number 5 - January 2005 - 108 pages
1. Cover - Rory Johnston
7. Contents
9. Contents - continued
19. Editor's Letter - John Moehring
    • Benson Cover Up
21. Viewpoint - No Skill Required - Charlie Frye
23. Magic Update
    • Party for Johnny
    • Magic Circle Awards
    • Le Grand David Company goes Postal
    • Paul Daniels in British Short
    • Havoc in the White House
    • At The Magic Castle
    • The Big Apple ...

Volume 13, Number 5 - Volume 14 Number 4
January 2004 - December 2004
Stan Allen & Associates
John Moehring, Editor

1368 pages

1. Magic - Volume 13, Number 5 - January 2004 - 108 pages
1. Cover - Del Ray 1925-2003
7. Contents
9. Contents - continued
21. Editor's Letter - John Moehring
    • Ring out the old
23. Mail
23. Caption Corrections - December 2003 - page 77 & page 80
25. Magic Update
    • Hello? Make that "Howdy!"
    • Magic Book Auction
    • McBride Plays Korea
    • Vegas Watch
    • At The Magic Castle
    • Hannes Höller - died
    • Del Ray - died
34. Marketplace - Michael Close
    • Kellar's...

Volume 12, Number 5 - Volume 13 Number 4
January 2003 - December 2003
Stan Allen & Associates
John Moehring, Editor

1388 pages

1. Magic - Volume 12, Number 5 - January 2003 - 108 pages
1. Cover - Magic Castle Celebrates Forty
7. Contents
9. Contents - continued
19. Editor's Letter - John Moehring
    • Looking Back
21. Viewpoint - A Sin By Any Other Name - Glenn Mackie
23. Magic Update
    • Open House Kicks Off Magic Center Calendar
    • Science Magic Returns to the Tube
    • Magic Nightclub Closes
    • Loki Won the Circle's Stage Magician of the Year
    • Academy Awards in Las Vegas
    • Taking Tricks...

Volume 11, Number 5 - Volume 12 Number 4
January 2002 - December 2002
Stan Allen & Associates
John Moehring, Editor

1377 pages

1. Magic - Volume 11, Number 5 - January 2002 - 100 pages
1. Cover - Mike Michaels
3. Contents
7. More Contents
13. Editor's Letter - John Moehring
    • Losing It
15. Mail
16. Correction - November 2001 - Bullfights at Okito's
18. Viewpoint - Infantino
19. Viewpoint - Danny Archer
21. Magic Update
    • Quick Tricks Wins a Bafta
    • Devices of Wonder
    • China Competitions
    • William Read "Bill" Woodfield - died
    • Kirk Kirkham (1909-2001) - died
26. Marketplace - Michael Close ...

Volume 10, Number 5 - Volume 11 Number 4
January 2001 - December 2001
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1424 pages (1 double page & 2 triple pages)

1. Magic - Volume 10, Number 5 - January 2001 - 116 pages
1. Cover - Martinka's
9. Contents
13. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • Q: See Pahe 115 ... A:
17. Letters
19. Errata - November 2000 - Legends on Legal Tender & Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
23. Guest Editorial - The Performing Mode - Rafael Benatar
28. Inside Magic
    • Television
    • News
    • Milestones
      • Brother John Hamman, S.M. - died
    • Convention Watch
34. In His Words:...

Volume 9, Number 5 - Volume 10 Number 4
January 2000 - December 2000
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1372 pages

1. Magic - Volume 9, Number 5 - January 2000 - 108 pages
1. Cover - Mascot Moth
7. Contents
9. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • Reverse Velocity
13. Letters
13. Errata - December 1999 - Jim Steinmeyer's Comments on Doug Henning
19. Inside Magic
    • Television
    • News
    • Convention Planning?
    • Milestones
      • Irv "Mr. Fingers" Weiner - died
      • Sharon "Sherrie" Mescher - died
23. Guest Editorial - The Not So Great Outdoors - Scott Davis
25. Guest Editorial...

Volume 8, Number 5 - Volume 9 Number 4
January 1999 - December 1999
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1490 pages

1. Magic - Volume 8, Number 5 - January 1999 - 132 pages
1. Cover - The Century
5. Contents
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
11. Letters
16. Inside Magic
    • Television
    • News
    • Invisible Man Appears
    • Milestones
      • Geraldine "Gerri" Larson Jaffe - died
      • Arthur J. "Milo" Brandon - died
      • Paula Baird - died
24. In Their Words: World Alliance of Magicians - Interview by Stan Allen
31. Marketplace - Michael Close
    • How Far To Ithaca?
      • Five...

Volume 7, Number 5 - Volume 8 Number 4
January 1998 - December 1998
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1404 pages

1. Magic - Volume 7, Number 5 - January 1998 - 112 pages
1. Cover - Magic 1997 A-Z
7. Contents
13. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • Little Dog
17. Letters
24. Inside Magic
    • Television
    • In The News
    • Red Alert!
28. Guest Editorial - The Competitive Edge - Steve Bedwell
33. Marketplace - Michael Close
    • Short Takes
      • Dingle's Deceptions: The Video - Derek Dingle - video
      • The Art of Invisible Thread - Jon LeClair - book
      • The Mental Magick of Basil...

Volume 6, Number 5 - Volume 7 Number 4
January 1997 - December 1997
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1327 pages (1 double page)

1. Magic - Volume 6, Number 5 - January 1997 - 112 pages
1. Cover - David Copperfield
7. Contents
11. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • New Year's Evolutions
15. Letters
21. Inside Magic
    • Television
    • In The News
    • Milestones
      • Tim White and Lisa Comeaux - married
      • Seymour Davis - died
      • Robert F. "Bob" Kavanaugh - died
      • William I. "Bill" Joy - died
    • From Cover ...
    • ... To Cover
26. All Magic Guide - Richard Robinson ...

Volume 5, Number 5 - Volume 6 Number 4
January 1996 - December 1996
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1259 pages (1 double page)

1. Magic - Volume 5, Number 5 - January 1996 - 104 pages
1. Cover - The Blue Room
7. Contents
11. From the Editor - Stan Allen
    • Here's Mine
12. About The Cover Photo - Bill Taylor
15. Letters
20. Parallax - Max Maven
    • Happy New Jeer
      • Going Bust
      • Screen Dour
      • Ashes To Ashes
22. Questions - Paul Gertner
    • Evideolution
25. On The Road
    • Magna Charter - Dan Stapleton
26. Hmmmmmm - Kees Schoonenberg
    • Lectures ...

Volume 4, Number 5 - Volume 5 Number 4
January 1995 - December 1995
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

1114 pages (4 double pages)

1. Magic - Volume 4, Number 5 - January 1995 - 84 pages
1. Cover - One Hundred Million Dollars? - Lance Burton
5. Contents
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • The Reverend Lance Burton
11. Letters
19. Parallax - Max Maven
    • The Morbid The Merrier
      • Meta-Meow
20. Questions - Paul Gertner
    • Why Don't You Have A Real Job?
23. Hmmmmmm - Kees Schoonenberg
    • Beware
24. On The Road
    • Survival On The Road - Mike Rogers ...

Volume 3, Number 5 - Volume 4 Number 4
January 1994 - December 1994
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

996 pages (4 double pages)

1. Magic - Volume 3, Number 5 - January 1994 - 72 pages
1. Cover - John Gaughan
5. Contents
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • A Class Act
9. Letters
14. Parallax - Max Maven
    • Cold Lang Syne
      • Snow Koan
16. Questions - Paul Gertner
    • Classic Seasoning
17. Editorial - Let's Set The Standards - Marcelo Contento
19. On The Road
    • Stakedrivers And State Police - Barry Yiengst
21. Inside Conventions - Scott Wells
    • Didn't...

Volume 2, Number 5 - Volume 3 Number 4
January 1993 - December 1993
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

834 pages (10 double pages)

1. Magic - Volume 2, Number 5 - January 1993 - 64 pages
1. Cover - magic kits
5. Contents - mislabeled as Volume Two - Number Four
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • Bigger Can O' Worms
9. Letters
15. Word Up - Max Maven
17. Hi-Lights - Hiawatha
    • S.N.A.P. ... Out Of It!
18. Questions - Paul Gertner
    • Once I Not Enough
20. Parallax - Max Maven
    • Thereby Angst A Tale
      • Theory Of Relativity
      • Camera Obscura
      • What Becomes A...

Volume 1, Number 5 - Volume 2 Number 4
January 1992 - December 1992
Stan Allen & Associates
Stan Allen, Editor

751 pages (9 double pages)

1. Magic - Volume 1, Number 5 - January 1992 - 56 pages
1. Cover - Britain's Secret Cabaret
5. Contents
7. From the Editor - Stan Allen
   • Dear John: Thank You!
8. Letters
12. Editorial - Why Not More Quality Lectures? - Paul Gertner
15. Parallax - Max Maven
    • New Year's Grating
      • A Rose
      • Lecture Lecture
      • Meow Mix
      • Bonus Meow Mix
      • Extra Bonus Meow Mix
      • Remote Control
17. Inside Magic - Patrice Moore
    • Penn &...

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 ...