New Tops Volume 18 (1978)
by Neil Foster

Recil Bordner, Publisher
Neil Foster, Editor

597 pages

1. The New Tops - Volume 18, Number 1 - January 1978 - 52 pages
1. Cover - Harry Blackstone, Jr.
7. Contents
8. Cover Portrait - The Blackstone Magic Show - The Torch is Passed - Neil Foster
10. Tops Salutes Sid Lorraine on the Start of His 39th Year of - Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • In the Magazines
      • The New Pentagram
      • Mantra
      • Magic Thesaurus
      • Periodical for Collecting Conjurers
      • New Image L'Majik Satirica
      • The Pallbearers Review, final three issues
      • The Chronicles - new periodical
      • Magicana
      • The Magic Shop's Newsletter
      • Barnstormer
      • Yogi-Gram
      • I.M.Y.O. Magic Bulletin [India]
      • Columbia Conjurors Cabal Gram
      • Hav-A-Laff Bulletin
    • From the Dealers
      • Mario Carrandi - list
      • LaWain's List 135
      • Jeff Busby Enterprises - catalog
      • Anthony Vander Linden - catalog
      • Jose de la Torre - Magic Catalog Jose's Studio
      • Kovari - list
      • Morrissey Magic Ltd. - catalog
      • Perfect Magic - catalog
    • New Tricks and Books
      • Foo Can - Tayade of India
      • Water of the Ganges - Tayade of India
      • Large Magic Funnel - Tayade of India
      • Glorious Beer - Supreme
      • Thought Explosion Wallet - Billy McComb
      • Goof Balls - Warren Stephens
      • Telesthesia - Warren Stephens
      • Terry Seabrooke - Martin Breese Magicassette
      • The Magic Book - Karl Fulves
      • Handalysis - Robert H. Hegar
      • Fantastic Magic - Bob Mason
      • The First Time Around - Tom Ogden
      • The Magic Book - Harry Lorayne
      • Publicity and Promotional Sampler - Tom Zoss
      • Magic, Inc. - Catalog No. 21
      • Apocalypse - new periodical
      • Laboratory Conditions - Bob Cassidy - previously reported as They Said it Couldn't be Done
      • Micky Hades International - Book-a-Log #14
14. The New Tops - Advertising Terms
15. Milt Larsen's 24th Edition of "It's Magic!" - Dale Salwak
17. Magical Musings - Esther Olson
    • The Wand Collection
18. Two "Limited Selection" Effects - Edward Marlo
    • Effect #1 - Buffaloed Into Vanishing
    • Effect #2 - Limited Selection Plus KB
20. Gimmicks, Gadgets & Optical Illusions - Robert E. Olson
    • The Sword and Silk
22. Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
    • Bannerlines
24. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
26. Wacky Words - Ed Harris
27. For That Special Occasion - Dale Salwak
    • children's routine
28. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
30. Just for Us Young Guys - John Sherwood
    • Tops' 'Young Guy' Magician of the Month - Christopher Tower
32. The Bob Hurt Magic Clown Night - Ricardo Torino
33. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
    • Quick Vanishing Card
33. Abbott's 1978 Magic Talent Contest
34. Clownin' Aroun' - Daren Dundee
    • Center Ring
    • Prop Trunk
      • The Shooting Cane
    • Clown Alley
      • Patti-Kake, The Clown (Pat Fowler)
35. A Tribute to Howard Thurston - Series 11, Part 9 - Robert E. Olson
    • Mr. Thurston's Pets
    • Pigeon Pie and a Pig
    • Thurston's Magical Pig is Just a Pig at Border
    • Broadcasting a Woman
36. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
    • "Collector's Trading Cards" from USPCC - Dave Kaput
36. Answers to "Wacky Words" by Ed Harris
37. "Magic of Manhattan" - Charles Greene & Anthony Rubino
38. Vent Views - Colonel Bill Boley
    • Strange Bedfellow - Richard Oden
39. [two] Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
40. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
42. This Business of Magic - Thomas Zoss
    • What's in a Stage Name?
43. Magic for the Gospel Magician - Ralph C. Mills
    • Crystal Casket effect
44. It's Never Too Late - Frances Marshall
44. New Arrival
    • Brent Benjamin Bunn born to Dean and Roberta Bunn
45. Final Curtain
    • David J. Lustig (La Velma) - by John Henry Grossman M.D.
    • Eddie Heldman - by Frances Marshall
    • Victor Trask - by Frances Marshall
46. Mile High Magicians Society - Denver Magicians Grret Comedian Steve Allen at Magic Table
46. The Great International Magic Show

1. The New Tops - Volume 18, Number 2 - February 1978 - 52 pages
1. Cover - Abel & Maria
7. Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
7. Contents
8. Cover Portrait - Abel & Maria - by Neil Foster
9. Doug Henning's World of Magic "Dreams Can Become Realities" - Dale Salwak
11. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • miscellaneous
      • ESP News According to Hoy - David Hoy - newsletter
      • LaWain House of Magic - list
      • Taurus Magic Supply - list
      • Robert Nelson - listing used magic and books
    • Tricks and Books 'N Things
      • Carnival Cards - Tom Ogden
      • The Amazing Randi - Martin Breese Magicassette
      • Six Card Mental Test - Don Tanner - O'Dowd Mfg.
      • Classic Prediction - Don Tanner - O'Dowd Mfg.
      • Repeat-O-Pocket Cards - Don Tanner - O'Dowd Mfg.
      • O-Henry Monte - Don Tanner - O'Dowd Mfg.
      • Bar Magic - James P. Ryan's Lecture Notes
      • The Good Letter - Kirk Stiles
      • Walker's Hyper-Test [Hyper-Twist?]
      • Card Coins - Jon Racherbaumer
      • Mandarin Mystery Coin - Paul Diamond's Magic
      • Improved Lit Torch to Cane - Paul Diamond's Magic
      • Practical Impossibilities - Rick Johnsson
      • Talk to the Animals - Col. Bill Boley
      • Ventrilo-Magic - Col. Bill Boley
      • Elwood Rabbit's Magic Carrot - Van Cleve - Supreme
      • Clip Switch - John Stuart
      • The Sibylline Messages - Al Mann
      • Of Words and WIZARDS - Al Mann
      • Classified - Al Mann
      • Psycho-Mentisis - Al Mann
      • Shigeo Takagi's Coin Assembly
      • Shigeo Takagi's One Cup Routine
      • The Green Book of Mentalism - Phil Goldstein
      • Short Changed - Ralph Mayer
      • Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mentalism Vol. 3 - Micky Hades International
13. Nu-Idea Card Force
16. Phil Goldstein's "203rd Alphabet"
    • using Lexicon cards
16. Gimmicks, Gadgets & Optical Illusions - Robert E. Olson
    • Fan It
    • The Knotty Fan
19. Clownin' Aroun' - Daren Dundee
    • Center Ring
    • Celebrity Laughter
    • Prop Trunk
      • Church Bell & Crooked Bell
20. Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
21. Wacky Words - Ed Harris
22. Tom-Foolery - Tom Mullica
23. This Business of Magic - Thomas Zoss
    • Booking with Humility
24. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
26. A Tribute to Howard Thurston - Series 11, Part 10 - Robert E. Olson
    • The Ne-Kro-Mancer-Man
    • The Ne-Kro-Mancer-Man - rhyme
29. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
    • "Suction Hangers"
29. Abbott's 1978 Magic Talent Contest
29. The New Tops - Advertising Terms
30. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
31. Answers to "Wacky Words" by Ed Harris
32. Out of My Mind - Looking Into Things Mental and Psychic - Micky Hades
33. Vent Views - Colonel Bill Boley
    • The Fire Man - Richard Oden
34. Final Curtain
    • Robert Harbin
    • Roy Benson
35. If You'll All Gather in a Little Closer ... - Tommy Windsor
36. Magical Musings - Esther Olson
    • The Changing Times
    • Doug Henning 1977
37. Reversed Image - Edward Marlo
37. Final Curtain
    • Les Levante
38. Just for Us Young Guys - John Sherwood
    • Tops' 'Young Guy' Magician of the Month - John Stap
39. Magic for the Gospel Magician - Ralph C. Mills
    • Lucky Loops effect
40. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
42. On the Road ... with the Amazing Conklins - Jerry Conklin
43. It's Never Too Late - Frances Marshall
44. Le Grand David and his Own Spectacular Magic Company - Brett Kirkpatrick

1. The New Tops - Volume 18, Number 3 - March 1978 - 52 pages
1. Cover - Jose de la Torre
7. Contents
8. Cover Portrait - Jose de la Torre
11. The Hokey-Poker Deck - Jim Lucier
11. Wacky Words - Ed Harris
12. Gimmicks, Gadgets & Optical Illusions - Robert E. Olson
    • The Watch Box
    • East Meets West
12. The New Tops - Advertising Terms
14. Simplex D.C.D. - Edward Marlo
20. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
    • reel repair - Bob Lewis & Cliff Lesta
21. This Business of Magic - Thomas Zoss
    • Circling the Field for a Second Run
21. Magical Musings - Esther Olson
    • Impromptu
22. Vent Views - Colonel Bill Boley
    • Vent Ideas - Ted Colteaux
23. On the Road ... with the Amazing Conklins - Jerry Conklin
24. [two] Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
25. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • miscellaneous
      • Jones-Walker "Coop" Sale #3 - listing
      • Frazee's Magic - lists
      • Tad Ware - list
      • Bob Downey - bumper sticker
      • Raveen poster - Lee Jacobs
      • Mariano Palhinha - Houdiniana
    • New Books and Tricks 'N Things
      • Perfection - Sam Berland
      • Amazing Expansion of Money - Sam Berland
      • Berland's Sequel - Sam Berland
      • Wild Card Miracles - Frank Garcia
      • Milbourne Christopher's Magic Book
      • How to Do Punch & Judy - Sidney de Hempsey
      • The Magic of Ronal - Ron Allesi
      • The Magic Catalogue - William Doerflinger
      • Isolation - Jeffrey Atkins
      • Mirage - Supreme
      • Magic Wiz Whistle - Frank Herbert
      • Snap Through Coin - George Schindler
      • New Reference File - Sid Lorraine
29. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
30. Magic-Up-Date
31. Clownin' Aroun' - Daren Dundee
    • Center Ring
    • Prop Trunk
      • The Great Orange Balance
    • Clown Alley
      • Dune Buggy The Clown (Jim Russell)
32. A Tribute to Howard Thurston - Series 12, Part 1 - Robert E. Olson
    • Tricks and Illusions - Act Three Continued
    • Thurston's Inventions
    • An Appointment - The Hoop Skirt Illusion
34. Just for Us Young Guys - John Sherwood
    • Tops' 'Young Guy' Magician of the Month - Mark Phillips
    • Like Sore Thumbs
36. Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
37. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
    • Single and Double-Turnover Forces
      • Single Turnover Force
      • Double Turnover Force
38. For That Special Occasion - Dale Salwak
    • Cupid's Arrow
39. Magic for the Gospel Magician - Ralph C. Mills
    • Coin Stand
    • Squaring the Circle
40. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
42. Abbott's 1978 Magic Talent Contest
43. It's Never Too Late - Frances Marshall
43. Answers to "Wacky Words" by Ed Harris
44. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall

1. The New Tops - Volume 18, Number 4 - April 1978 - 52 pages
1. Cover - The Deljons
9. Contents
10. Cover Portrait - Introducing The Deljons
11. Out of My Mind - Looking Into Things Mental and Psychic - Micky Hades
    • Righting a Wrong - David Ray
    • Kate and Duplicate - Bob Brethen
11. New Tops Ad Rates
12. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
    • Vanishing and Reappearing Card
12. Final Curtain
    • U. F. 'Gen' Grant - by Don Tanner
13. The Nutshell Game - Michael J. Ezzo
    • Preface
    • Suggested Equipment
    • Psychology in a Nutshell
    • Sleights
      • Removing the Pea
      • Holding the Pea
      • Insurance
    • Patterns
      • 2 Handed Method
      • Pattern Example
      • One Handed Method
      • Insurance
20. If You'll All Gather in a Little Closer ... - Tommy Windsor
21. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
23. [two] Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
24. Accordion - Phil Goldstein
25. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
26. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
    • storing feather flowers - Charles Wonch
27. Clownin' Aroun' - Daren Dundee
    • Center Ring
      • A Clown's Prayer
    • Prop Trunk
      • Green Rabbit
    • Clown Alley
      • Twirlee The Clown (Donna McBride)
28. Gimmicks, Gadgets & Optical Illusions - Robert E. Olson
    • Coat Hanger Wand
29. Double D.C.D. - Edward Marlo
    • Solomon Variation
33. For That Special Occasion - Dale Salwak
    • Christmas effect
34. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • miscellaneous
      • The Comedy Center - for Orben books
      • Current Comedy - Robert Orben
      • Hughes News - reappearance
      • Frank Herman - extra page for Hextraordinary Hexaflex booklet
      • Stuart Cramer - list of posters
    • New Books, Tricks and Things
      • Presto - Magic for the Beginner - George Schindler
      • Fund Raising Magic - Harvey Long
      • 17 mental ideas - John Machniak
      • Special Effects - Paul Curry
      • The Torn and Restored Lecture Notes 0f R.C. Jarrow
      • Flight Plan - Danny Tong
      • The Floating and Dancing Cane - Ganson Teach-In Series - R. C. Buff & Lewis Ganson
      • Hade-E-Memo - news sheet from Micky Hades International
      • The Circuited Sorcerer - John Sherwood
      • Sensational Mentalism - Part 4 - Micky Hades International
      • Giant Size Clever Ace - Supreme
      • Yo-Yo - Louis Histed & Peter A. McDonald
      • Wanna Bet? - Roy Baker
      • Red Hot Wire - Lubor Fiedler
      • Future Foretold - Perfect Magic
      • Good Turns - Jon Racherbaumer
      • Lecture Notes #1 - Frank Garcia
      • Lecture Notes #2 - Frank Garcia
      • Magicassettes
      • New Reference File - Sid Lorraine
38. Magical Musings - Esther Olson
    • The Easter Lily
    • The Rabbit Speaks Again
39. This Business of Magic - Thomas Zoss
    • Telly Vision
40. Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
    • Bannerlines
42. Just for Us Young Guys - John Sherwood
    • Tops' 'Young Guy' Magician of the Month - Jody Baran
    • Those First Shows
44. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
46. It's Never Too Late - Frances Marshall
46. Wacky Words - Ed Harris
46. Don't Die on My Shift - Editor
46. Abbott's 1978 Magic Talent Contest
47. The Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. - 10th Annual Awards Show
47. Answers to "Wacky Words" by Ed Harris

1. The New Tops - Volume 18, Number 5 - May 1978 - 56 pages
1. Cover - Bob Lund & John Sherwood
7. Contents
8. Cover Portrait - The American Museum of Magic - Story & Pictures by John Sherwood
12. Vent Views - Colonel Bill Boley
    • Psychic Sidekick - W. ZB. "Bill" Meeker
13. Wacky Words - Ed Harris
14. A Tribute to Howard Thurston - Series 12, Part 2 - Robert E. Olson
    • Magic at the White House
15. David Ginn - re: lecture tour
16. Salvatore Salla's Magic Palette - Neil Foster
18. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • Looking Over the Magazines
      • The Chronicles, issues 1 & 2
      • Interlocutor, $14 thru #18
      • Magicol, February
      • Orben's Current Comedy
      • Magigram
      • Magick, up to 198
      • Genii, December thru February
      • Magick Thesaurus
      • Invocation #14
      • Magic Info
      • New Pentagram
      • Mantra
    • Among Club Papers, and Others
      • Magicians' Classified
      • The New Oracle
      • The Gimmick
      • The Blue Print
      • The Spellbinder
      • Washington Wizards
      • Hav-A-Laff Bulletin
      • Columbia Conjurors Cabal Gram
      • Escape
      • Yogi-Gram
      • Boston Barnstormer
      • The All New Christian Conjurer
      • Magicana
      • S.O.B., Jr.
      • Periodical for Collecting Conjurers
    • From the Advertisers
      • Funny Farm Clowns, Inc. - catalog
      • Hocus Pocus - new magazine
      • H. Marshall & Co. - catalog & price list
      • Magic Methods - list
      • Ibidem Events - photo album
      • Tannen's Topics
      • Jeff Busby Enterprises - lists & catalogs
      • Hornswoggler's Magic - catalog
      • LaWain House of Magic - lists
      • Robert Nelson - lists
      • Lee Jacobs - catalog
      • American Museum of Magic - newsletter
    • New Tricks and Books
      • Fifi The Card Pecker - Jack Hughes
      • Forgetful Joey the Clown - Jack Hughes
      • The Best of Tiny - "Tiny" Payne
      • Chap's Scrapbook, 1 to 24 - reprint - Magico Magazine
      • The Billion Dollar Bait - Burling "Volta" Hull
      • With Deck in Hand - Roger Sherman
      • Visual Deceptions - lecture notes #1 - Harry G. Franke
      • Creative Magic - lecture notes #2 - Harry G. Franke
      • The Magic of H. G. Franke - lecture notes #3 - Harry G. Franke
      • Frank's Lecture Notes - lecture notes #4 - Harry G. Franke
      • Creative Magic [different] - lecture notes #5 - Harry G. Franke
      • The Ken Brooke Story - or, It's Better than Digging Roads - Magicassettes
      • The Magic Mirror - Dave Robbins
      • Mandroop's Spot Laughs - George McAthy - reprint - Lee Jacobs
      • Mandroop's Spot Gags - George McAthy - reprint - Lee Jacobs
      • Showboat Pilot Wheel - Tommy Windsor
      • Secret Magic Words - Fetaque Sanders
      • Dunninger, A Voice from the Past - Magicassette
      • Rovi's Exclusive Card Magic Secrets - Magicassette
      • Simply Miraculous - Paul Curry & Terry Morgan
      • Couples - Bruce Bernstein
      • Baffling Blow-Outs - Karrell Fox
      • Smoking the Thumb - Supreme
22. cartoon - Your "New Tops" Editor at Press Time!
23. Clownin' Aroun' - Daren Dundee
    • Center Ring
    • Celebrity Laughter
    • Prop Trunk
      • Handy Hand Sweeper
    • Clown Alley
      • Swanee The Clown (Lorane Abramson)
24. Magic-Up-Date - Richard Greeno
    • "Doug Henning's World of Magic" - schedule
1. New Tops Index 1977 - Volume Seventeen - Dale Salwak, compiler
4. The New Tops - Advertising Terms
25. Magic for the Gospel Magician - Ralph C. Mills
    • Abbott's Neonistic Silk Fountain effect
26. Gimmicks, Gadgets & Optical Illusions - Robert E. Olson
    • Utility Stand
    • Production Die
27. Answers to "Wacky Words" by Ed Harris
28. Out of My Mind - Looking Into Things Mental and Psychic - Micky Hades
    • Supernatural Mentalism - John Machniak
      • 1. The Black Magic Doll
      • 2. The Svengali Dice Routine
      • 3. The Complete Mental Test
      • 4. The Color Effect as a Prediction
    • Supernatural Mental Tips
      • 5. The Power of Suggestion
      • 6. Charms: Value to the Mentalist
      • 7. Fire Mentalism
    • How to Form a Supernatural Mental Act
    • To Form a Spooky ROutine
29. Magic Talent Contest
29. Magical Musings - Esther Olson
    • Mothers Day
30. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
32. On the Road ... with the Amazing Conklins - Jerry Conklin
32. Final Curtain
    • Marilyn (Watson) Ellsworth
32. John Booth's Magic Display
33. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
    • Magician's Choice?
33. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
    • spring flowers for the Grant Unique Card Rise Chest - Tim Rowe
    • spring flowers for the Die Box - Terry Sesvold
34. Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
36. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
37. Correction Please "Don't Die on My Shift"
38. For That Special Occasion - Dale Salwak
    • Witch's Oven
39. Culture in Alberta - Robert E. Olson
41. It's Never Too Late - Frances Marshall
41. New Arrival
    • Miss Jill Burgess born to Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Burgess
42. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
43. Final Curtain
    • Alice M. Billingsley [Alice the Clown] - by Lindsay Crawford
44. Calverts in the Canaries - Bruce Posgate
45. This Business of Magic - Thomas Zoss
    • Releases to the Press
46. Printaquin - Phil Goldstein
47. [two] Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris

1. The New Tops - Volume 18, Number 6 - June 1978 - 52 pages
1. Cover - Elizabeth Warlock
9. [two] Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
9. Contents
10. Cover Portrait - Elizabeth Warlock - The Bewitching Magicienne - by Bruce Armstrong
11. Wacky Words - Ed Harris
12. Gimmicks, Gadgets & Optical Illusions - Robert E. Olson
    • Reo's Rabbit Vanish
14. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • miscellaneous
      • Apocalypse
      • International Magic Studio of London - catalog - sold out
      • Perpetu-List 30 - Micky Hades International
      • Magician's Week - new weekly
    • New Trick, Books and Things
      • Houdini, His Legend and His Magic - Doug Henning & Charles Reynolds
      • Zombie the Floating Ball - Ganson Teach-in Series
      • Professor Hoffmann's Modern Magic - Richard Robinson, editor
      • The Complete Book of Spells, Ceremonies and Magic - Migene Conzalez-Wippler
      • Magical Limericks - Marcom
      • Tommy Windsor's Pitch Act Book
      • Alexander, Crystal Seer poster - Lee Jacobs
      • Right Under Their Noses - George P. Sanderson
      • an Abbott book on escapes
      • Grant's Secret Service - U. F. Grant
      • Pagan Images - Tony Raven
      • Allen Hayden's Second Lecture
      • Order Please - Len Belcher
      • Hilarious Hacksaw - Stanley Watson
      • Weller String of Sausages - available again
      • Bigfoot - Nick Trost
      • Horsin' Around - Nick Trost
      • Star Wars - Nick Trost
      • Billy McComb, Volumes 1 & 2 - Magicassettes
      • New Reference File and/or Supplement - Sid Lorraine
18. Chris Jakway Wins Award
19. For That Special Occasion - Dale Salwak
    • Safety Tips
20. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
21. Magical Musings - Esther Olson
    • The Magic Month of June
22. Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
23. Irving Desfor Photos - re: Shari Lewis
23. passing of Mrs. Irving (Gertrude) Desfor - editor
24. On the Road ... with the Amazing Conklins - Jerry Conklin
25. Again, Abracadabra - William F. Sayers
26. Vent Views - Colonel Bill Boley
    • Who's a Dummy - John E. Danby
28. Out of My Mind - Looking Into Things Mental and Psychic - Micky Hades
    • A Slant on Mentalism
      • 1. Mental Telepathy Tricks - Mind-Reading
        • A. ESP Card Trick
        • B. The Secure Bill Test
      • 2. Clairvoyance
        • A. The Five Tray Test
      • 3. Psychometry
        • A. The Colored Bead Test
        • B. The Hidden Treasure
      • 4. The Crazy Chinese Prediction - John Machniak
29. A Tribute to Howard Thurston - Series 12, Part 3 - Robert E. Olson
    • Two Bungalows
    • Bangkok Bungalow
    • The Bungalow
31. Magic for the Gospel Magician - Ralph C. Mills
    • Abbott's Links effect
32. Magic-Up-Date - Richard Greeno
33. Just for Us Young Guys - John Sherwood
    • Tops' 'Young Guy' Magician of the Month - Barry Yiengst
34. Tommy Windsor Terminally Ill
34. The New Tops - Advertising Terms
35. Clownin' Aroun' - Daren Dundee
    • Center Ring
    • Prop Trunk
      • Lightbeater
    • Clown Alley
      • Bingo The Clown (Michael O'Shaughnessy)
36. Balloon Bufferey - Adam Fleischer
37. Attention Control - Dick Seaman
38. S.A.M. Parent Assembly Show - Raymond Ewen
40. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
    • "Space Quill Pen" as nail writer - The Fabulous Mr. Lyle
40. Answers to "Wacky Words" by Ed Harris
41. Good Grief Charlie Brown - Jim Lucier
41. Addendum to Lucier's Hokey-Pokey Deck (March 1978) - Jim Lucier
42. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
    • ESP Triple Coincidence
43. Bib Hurt Testimonial Dinner - Chuck allison
44. photo - Happy Birthday to You, Magical Aries Persons!
45. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
46. Hermans Perform at the White House

1. The New Tops - Volume 18, Number 7 - July 1978 - 52 pages
1. Cover - Warren Stephens
6. Boston Magirama-Magicale - Fred J. Jensen
7. Contents
8. Cover Portrait - Warren Stephens - Robert Wicks
10. Doug Henning's "World of Magic" - Ed Verba
11. A Tribute to Howard Thurston - Series 12, Part 4 - Robert E. Olson
13. Magic for the Gospel Magician - Ralph C. Mills
    • Abbott's Multiplying Money Plate effect
13. Next Month's Tops
14. For That Special Occasion - Dale Salwak
    • Stop & Go
14. Wacky Words - Ed Harris
15. Out of My Mind - Looking Into Things Mental and Psychic - Micky Hades
    Two Person Mentalism - Bob Brethen
15. Answers to "Wacky Words" by Ed Harris
16. Clownin' Aroun' - Daren Dundee
    • Center Ring
    • In the Works: A Comic Props Kit
    • Prop Trunk
      • No-Mess Mustard
    • Clown Alley
      • Chuckles The Clown (Charlie Fowler)
17. Gimmicks, Gadgets & Optical Illusions - Robert E. Olson
    • The Imp Box
19. Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
22. In Memory of Dr. Zina B. Bennett - from Suzy Wandas Bennett
23. Abbott's 1978 Magic Get-Together - Editor
26. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • New Books and Tricks I've Seen
      • The Apodosis - Al Mann
      • The Happy Birthday Business - Magic, Inc.
      • Ghosts of the past, Part 2 - R. C. Buff
      • Magic with Human Gimmicks - Walt Hudson
      • Mark Weston's Continuous Cigarette Production - Ganson Teach-in Series
      • Trick Card Trickery - David Britland
      • Jack's Pack - Jack Yates
      • Micky Hades International Catalog #2
      • A History of the Youngstown Magic Club - George Harry Tutter
      • Notions - lecture notes - Phil Goldstein
      • Elwood Rabbit Rites - Van Cleve
      • Suppose You Lost Your $100,000 Over Night - 1942 AP story reprint
      • Kalanag, Illusionist - Magicassette
      • New Improved Magic Salt Shaker - Aldini
      • Four Silks Foretell - Supreme
      • The Cast Iron Blindfold - Supreme
      • The Refillable Sealed-In Milk Jug - Supreme
      • Clever Ace Trick - Supreme
    • Late Items
      Repro 71 - catalog
      • Simplex Magic Catalog No. 4 - James Rainho Products
      • New Reference File and Supplement - Sid Lorraine
30. Jeff Wawrzaszek Magical Entertainment - Ann Arbor News Photo
31. Graduation Chavez Style - Dale Salwak
32. Just for Us Young Guys - John Sherwood
    • Tops' 'Young Guy' Magician of the Month - Don Kill
33. Balloon Bufferey - Adam Fleischer
34. Magical Musings - Esther Olson
    • Magic in the Round?
34. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
    • watch box to carry Glorpy - Mark J. Brown
35. Views on Showmanship - Mark Brandyberry
37. [two] Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
37. The New Tops - Advertising Terms
38. Alphabet Telepathy - Phil Goldstein
39. On the Road ... with the Amazing Conklins - Jerry Conklin
40. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
    • Oil and Aces
40. Magic-Up-Date - Richard Greeno
41. Vent Views - Colonel Bill Boley
41. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
43. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
45. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
46. It's Never Too Late - Frances Marshall

1. The New Tops - Volume 18, Number 8 & 9 - August & September 1978 - 64 pages
1. Cover - Jack Pyle
7. Irving Desfor Wins Award - Photo Administrators 1978 Awards - Henry Senber
7. The Mister Fingers Show - re: Irv Weiner
7. Contents
8. Cover Portrait - That Old Pro - Jack Pyle - Frances Marshall
12. Sprinting - Phil Goldstein
13. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • A Few New Items
      • Magicians of the World W-I-S-E (Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England) Len Vintus
      • jokes for public speakers - cassette - Mike Delaney
      • Watergate Blues - Ash
      • Gene Anderson - The Part Time Pro - Magicassette
      • The Comedy Lunch Box - David Ginn
      • Comedy Linking Rings - David Ginn
      • Strictly Visuals - David Ginn
      • New Dove Magic - David Ginn
      • Professional Magic for Children - David Ginn
      • Fantasio's Cane and Candle Book No. 3 - David Ginn
      • Comic Prop Kit - Daren Dundee
      • The Close-Up Mentalist - S. D. Threadgill
      • Mini-Magic - Nick Trost
      • The Gordian Ring - Ken de Courcy
      • The Magic Word - Supreme
      • Fantastic Tricks with Plastic Cups - Fun Magic, Inc.
15. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
    • 5 Way ESP Coincidence
16. A Tribute to Howard Thurston - Series 12, Part 5 - Robert E. Olson
    • John Northern Hilliard
    • Executive Staff for Mr. Thurston
18. In Memoriam - Percy Abbott
18. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
19. Out of My Mind - Looking Into Things Mental and Psychic - Micky Hades
21. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
    • photo - Selbit
23. This Business of Magic - Thomas Zoss
    • Special Thoughts For a Special Issue
    • Here is What This Business of Magic Means to Tom Zoss
24. Gimmicks, Gadgets & Optical Illusions - Robert E. Olson
    • Die Transposition
25. Magic-Up-Date - Richard Greeno
26. For That Special Occasion - Dale Salwak
    • Halloween effect with Forgetful Freddie and a Demon Tumbler
26. Convention of Magic at UNCC - Philip Morris
27. Judith Helms' True Dove-Love Story - Judith R. Helms
28. Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
29. Views on Showmanship - Mark Brandyberry
    • Treating Magic as an Art
30. Magical Musings - Esther Olson
    • Don't Die on My Shift
31. Touch Turn in Reverse - Edward Marlo
    • Alternative Endings
45. Fox Tales - Karrell Fox
46. Just for Us Young Guys - John Sherwood
    • Tops' 'Young Guy' Magician of the Month - Dale Saunders, Jr.
    • An Inventory
    • Originality
    • Stage Presentation
    • Appearance
    • Skill
    • Audience Rapport
    • Overall Impact
    • Grading
47. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
    • "Micro-Sonic" speaker-Amplifier - Oran B. Dent
47. Advertising Terms
48. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
48. Wacky Words - Ed Harris
49. Clownin' Aroun' - Daren Dundee
    • Center Ring
    • Prop Trunk
      • Fresh Spring Chicken
    • Clown Alley
      • Milky The Clown (Clare Cummings)
50. Vent Views - Colonel Bill Boley
    • Hammer Down - Richard ODen
50. Answers to "Wacky Words" by Ed Harris
51. Magic for the Gospel Magician - Ralph C. Mills
    • Metal Breakaway Fan effect
51. In Memoriam - Doris Mae Broom Corbin - by Ray-Mond (Raymond M. Corbin)
52. Eight Effects for '78 - Tom Hunnard
    52. Light an dHeavy
    52. Four Ace Combination
    53. A Winner
    54. Ireland's Gold Ball Routine
    54. The Ascanio Switch
    55. Lost and Found
    56. Aces and Jacks
    56. Put-On
57. In Memory of Margaret E. Rose (Peggie Rosini)
57. [two] Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
58. Irving Desfor's Photo Pictorial of the Society of American Magicians 50th International Convention (New York City)

1. The New Tops - Volume 18, Number 10 - October 1978 - 60 pages
1. Cover - David Goodsell
4. Announcing Neil Foster will open a branch of the Chavez College of Magic in Colon - Marian Chavez
6. Gimmicks, Gadgets & Optical Illusions - Robert E. Olson
   • The Lantern Production
7. Contents
8. Cover Portrait - David R. Goodsell - My Husband - The Magician - by Jann Goodsell
10. Magical Musings - Esther Olson
    • Abbott's Get-Together 1978
10. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
    • tip for Stratosphere - Mark Phillips
11. On the Road ... with the Amazing Conklins - Jerry Conklin
11. The New Tops - Advertising Terms
12. Final Curtain
    • Bill Baird (with photo) - by C. Verne Bloch
14. Views on Showmanship - Mark Brandyberry
    • Real Magic - Concepts and Applications
16. Bustin' Our Tails for Recil - Frances Marshall (photos by Jim Hanning)
    17. photos - Wednesday Night
    19. photos - Thursday Night
    21. photos - Friday Night
    23. photos - Saturday Night
    24. photos - Friday Benefit Matinee
    25. photos - Annual Awards Presentations
25. Coming Next Month in Tops - Reo's Giant Coin Routine
26. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
    • Reversed Card - Double Location
    • 4 Aces Opener - Quick & Easy
26. In Memoriam - Harry Houdini
27. The Get-Together Shows - Tom Soleitus
30. Magiccom - Dan Witkowski
31. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • fires at Yogi Magic Mart & Tannen's
    • Items in the Mail
      • Magic Towne House - catalog
      • Hocus Pocus - Magic Towne House - new magazine
      • Ledgerdemain, March & April
      • Magic Sounds, Summer Issue
      • Magicians Classified
    • New Books, Tricks and Tapes
      • The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel - Harry Lorayne
      • Magi Magoria - Supreme
      • The Cold Deck - Ray Goulet & Frank Thompson
      • Behind the Scenes with the Mediums - David P. Abbott - reprint - Magic Collectors Series
      • Abracassetta - tape magazine - Goodliffe - June and July issues
      • George Schindler, Vol. 1 - Magicassette
      • George Schindler, Vol. 2 - Magicassette
      • George Schindler, Vol. 3 - Magicassette
      • Talisman complete file (74? issues) - Jeff Busby
      • The Wrong Slant - D. Glenn Ross
      • Too Many Cards - Joe Riding
      • Close-Up Lecture Extension Notes - Joe Riding
      • Fred Braue on False Deals - Jeff Busby
      • Cuffy Hancuff's Sly Salt
      • Louie The Lip - Bud Morris
      • Rose to Silk - Supreme
      • The Blackboard Bat - Supreme
      • New Reference File and Supplement - Sid Lorraine
35. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
37. This Business of Magic - Thomas Zoss
    • Funny Money, or You're from Which Secret Service?
38. Out of My Mind - Looking Into Things Mental and Psychic - Micky Hades
    • More on Kate and Duplicate - Ronnay
38. photo - Neil Foster with Miss Cynthia Blackstone
39. Clownin' Aroun' - Daren Dundee
    • Center Ring
    • Prop Trunk
      • Froggy Prince
    • Clown Alley
      • Tassels, Acceleraro, Timber, Mangion, Luigi & Tomasino from the Le Grand David show
40. Magic-Up-Date - Richard Greeno
    • Blackstone Magic Show
43. Vent Views - Colonel Bill Boley
    • Who's A Bore? - John J. Bogorae
44. [two] Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
45. Abbott's 1978 Magic Talent Contest - photos by Jim Hanning
    • Abbott's Get-Together Contest 1978 - poem - Esther Olson
46. photo - Cabot Cinema - Le Grand David
47. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
    • A Tribute to Bill Baird - by Kodell
49. Get-Together Close-Up Magic - photos by Jim Hanning
50. Just for Us Young Guys - John Sherwood
    • Tops' 'Young Guy' Magician of the Month - Seth the Sensational
    • Sublime to Ridiculous
51. Wacky Words - Ed Harris
51. Tommy Windsor - passed away
52. A Tribute to Howard Thurston - Series 12, Part 6 - Robert E. Olson
    • The Howard Thurston Radio Series
    • photo - Howard Thurston
54. Answers to "Wacky Words" by Ed Harris
54. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
56. Magic for the Gospel Magician - Ralph C. Mills
    • Abbott's Chain Release effect
56. Just for the Record - Neil Foster - re: Cards on Cane

1. The New Tops - Volume 18, Number 11 - November 1978 - 52 pages
1. Cover - Ernest Covell
6. Views on Showmanship - Mark Brandyberry
   • Appearance, Confidence, Skill
7. Contents
8. Cover Portrait - Ernest Covell - The Magical Mountie - by Paul Crkovski
12. In Memoriam - The Great Blackstone
    • A Short Autobiography of a Special Spook - Kirkwood the Magician
13. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
    • Narrower - plastic clothes pin uses - Jack Bridewell
14. Out of My Mind - Looking Into Things Mental and Psychic - Micky Hades
    • Phonography - Bob Brethen
14. Wacky Words - Ed Harris
15. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • In the Magazines
      • Magigram
      • Magic Info
      • The Chronicles, Nos. 1 thru 6
      • Close-Up Folio No. 11
      • Genii
      • Abracadabra
      • The New Pentagram
      • Magick
      • Legerdemain, May & June
      • Orben's Current Comedy
      • Magic Thesaurus
      • The Blue Print
      • Mantra
      • Invocation No. 15
      • The Sorcerer' Eyes
      • The All New Christian Conjurer
      • Magicol
      • Bog Bob's Magic Club News
      • Calliope
      • Periodical for Collecting Conjurers
      • Top Hat
    • Club Papers That Have Come My Way
      • Columbia Conjurors Cabal Gram
      • The Gimmick
      • Magicana
      • The Zig-Zag
      • Hade-E-Memo
      • The Spellbinder
      • Washington Wizards
      • Hav-A-Laff Bulletin
      • S.O.B., Jr.
      • Yogi-Gram
      • The Raven Report
    • Advertising Lists and Catalogs
      • Micky Hades International - list
      • Taurus Magic Supply Co. - List
      • Morrissey Magic Co. - list
      • Lee Jacobs - list
      • Bob Little - list
      • Jeff Busby - list
      • Hank Lee - list
      • Harold Martin - list
      • Magic Methods - list
      • Mike O'Dowd - list
      • Mario Carrandi - list
      • Sterling Magic Creations Inc. - list
      • Robert Nelson - list
      • LaWain's House of Magic - list
      • El Duco - catalog
    • New Books and Tricks
      • Magic in Istanbul - Dr. Metin And
      • Publicity Portfolio - Lee Jacobs
      • Secret Magic Words Book - Lee Jacobs Productions
      • Raveen Memorabilia - Lee Jacobs Productions
      • Birch the Magician - poster - Lee Jacobs Productions
      • Robert-Houdin Fantastiques - poster - Lee Jacobs Productions
      • Crawford & Gloria - poster - Lee Jacobs Productions
      • Mystery - Brick Tilley
      • Look Out Cleveland - Brick Tilley
      • Close-Up Magic from Brick Tilley
      • interlocking Fingers card production booklet - Mariano Palhinha
      • Pokerino - Sam Berland
      • Voice of the Magi - cassette - Illusions, Inc.
      • Unmasking of Robert-Houdin - Houdini - reprint from Magico Magazine
      • Three Chinese Rings - Ganson Teach-In Series
      • The Whipaway Vanisher - Supreme
      • plastic Himber style wallet - Supreme
      • Handy Hank - Ian Adair
      • Nuts to Carter - Nick Trost
      • Billy Beer - Nick Trost
      • Hot Dog - Nick Trost
      • Dr. Jep's Blue Lightning - Accent Products
      • Duplication - Joe Riding
      • A Routine with a Borrowed Pack - Joe Riding
      • How to Earn Money from Magic - Joe Riding
      • Abracassetta #3 - Goodliffe
      • Robert Harbin - Magicassette
      • Dove Thru Glass
      • New Reference File and Supplement - Sid Lorraine
19. In Memory of Cardini
20. For That Special Occasion - Dale Salwak
    • The Thanksgiving Joker
20. Answers to "Wacky Words" by Ed Harris
20. Letter to the Editor - Elwood Rabbit
21. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
22. Final Curtain
    • Tommy Windsor - by Lee Jacobs
23. Blind Magician Manipulative Genius [re: Richard Turner] - C. Verne Block
24. The New Tops - Advertising Terms
25. Seventh Floor - Phil Goldstein
26. The I.B.M. 50th Anniversary Convention [San Diego] - Rick Bamman photography
28. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
    • 1979 Magic Calendar
29. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
    • Subtle Location with the Gilbreath Principle
30. Gimmicks, Gadgets & Optical Illusions - Robert E. Olson
    • Giant Coin Production
33. It's Never Too Late - Frances Marshall
33. Magical Musings - Esther Olson
    • Entertainment on the Mall
34. Final Curtain
    • William F. Sayers - Editor
35. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
37. A Tribute to Edgar Bergen - by Dale Salwak
38. Clownin' Aroun' - Daren Dundee
    • Center Ring
    • Prop Trunk
      • Santa's Parade
    • Clown Alley
      • Happy Hank
39. Vent Views - Colonel Bill Boley
    • Short Circuited Sorcerer - R. B. Oden
40. Magic-Up-Date - Richard Greeno
    • Magictime USA schedule
41. Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
42. Magic for the Gospel Magician - Ralph C. Mills
    • Dr. Zodiac's Phantom Card Box effect
43. This Business of Magic - Thomas Zoss
    • It's Not Too Late But Let's Get Cracking!
44. A Tribute to Howard Thurston - Series 12, Part 7 - Robert E. Olson
    • Books by Howard Thurston
    • Magazine Articles
45. [two] Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
46. Just for Us Young Guys - John Sherwood
    • Tops' 'Young Guy' Magicians of the Month - Dan and Dave Morlock
    • A Tale of Horrors

1. The New Tops - Volume 18, Number 12 - December 1978 - 52 pages
1. Cover - Le Grand David - Marco, the Magi - Seth the Sensational
5. Comic Trickartoon - Ed Harris
7. Contents
8. Cover Portrait - Viva La Magia! "Le Grand David & His Own Spectacular Magic Company" - Brett Kirkpatrick
14. The Shy Spies - Vernet
21. Tom-Foolery - Tom Mullica
22. Success - Wanda May
23. Just for Us Young Guys - John Sherwood
    • Tops' 'Young Guy' Magician of the Month - Jody Baran
    • Special Report - re: Houdini Séance at The American Museum of Magic
25. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
    • gloves gags for clowns - Bob Logan
26. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Sid Lorraine
    • miscellaneous
      • Book Catalog No. 3 - Magic, Inc.
      • Silver Jubilee List - Supreme
      • Back to Skool Extra - list - Hank Lee
      • The Magi-Scene Co. - catalog
    • New Books and Tricks
      • Meet the Moulders of the I.B.M. - Len Vintus
      • Names and Addresses Supplement - Len Vintus
      • The W-I-S-E Section (Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England) - Len Vintus
      • Canusa Section - Len Vintus
      • Utter Confusion - Bob Mason
      • Test Conditions Mentalism - Robert E. Cassidy
      • Shadow's Switch Case - Carl Herron
      • Convention Lecture Booklet - Phil Goldstein
      • Howl - Phil Goldstein
      • 3 to 1 Ring Illusion - Phil Martin
      • Do Ventriloquism the Easy Way - Tommy Windsor
      • On Stage - Lecture @2 - Tom Ogden
      • Uncanny - Larry Becker
      • Peter Warlock - Magicassette
      • J & J Mini Rising Cards
      • The Tesseract - Al Mann
      • Willard the Wizard - Bev Bergeron
      • Abracassetta No. 4, September
      • Sure Thing - Paul Curry
      • The Sympathetic Silks - Supreme
      • Matching the Cards - Ganson Teach-In Series
      • Jumbo Maze - Supreme
      • The Ring of Eck - Supreme
30. Magical Musings - Esther Olson
    • In Memory of Bill Sayers
31. Conjuring with Cards - Nick Trost
    • Convincing Oil and Water Routine
31. "The Maskelyne" award for the (British) Magician of the Year
    • for 1978 - Goodliffe
32. Gimmicks, Gadgets & Optical Illusions - Robert E. Olson
    • Giant Coin Vnish
33. Out of My Mind - Looking Into Things Mental and Psychic - Micky Hades
    • Insight - North Bigbee
33. In Memoriam - Jack Gwynne
34. Views on Showmanship - Mark Brandyberry
    • Appearance, Confidence, and Skill - Part II
35. Magic for the Gospel Magician - Ralph C. Mills
    • Abbott's Improved Crystal Casket effect
36. So You Want to be an Escape Artist! - John Novak
38. For Women Only - Frances Ireland Marshall
40. Clownin' Aroun' - Daren Dundee
    • Center Ring
    • Prop Trunk
      • The Big End!
    • Clown Alley
      • Mark-O The Clown (Mark Carr)
41. On the Road ... with the Amazing Conklins - Jerry Conklin
42. Magic-Up-Date - Richard Greeno
    • Blackstone Winter Tour
    • Professor Miller & Co. - Magictime, USA - schedule
42. Karlin Swcott Focx to marry Sheryl Suley Peterson
43. Wacky Words - Ed Harris
43. Blackstone Magic Show - poem - Esther Olson
44. A Tribute to Howard Thurston - Series 12, Part 8 - Robert E. Olson
    • The Demon
45. Kid Show Forum - Bruce Posgate
46. Answers to "Wacky Words" by Ed Harris
46. The New Tops - Advertising Terms
47. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]

Publisher: Abbott Magic