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1. ... Palmer & Doreen - by Werner Dornfield
3. Tops Photo Quiz & Answer to Last Month's Photo Quiz
3. Contents
4. Dove Talk from LaWain's Dove Cote
   • oriental dove cage
6. Entertaining For Children - Joseph M. White
8. Subtle Problems You Will Do - John Braun & Stewart Judah
   • The Name Spells The Card
   • Duo-Divination
9. The Professional Touch - "Monk" Watson
10. Block-Aid - North Bigbee
11. Magic Nuts I Have Known - by One of Them
    • Goodliffe
11. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
    • "Sample" bill gag
12. Just for Us Young Guys - Sandy Marshall
13. Twenty-Five Years Ago in "Tops"
    • Spirit Cabinet - Eddie...

• Magical News and reviews around the world with Geoff Maltby
• Eddie Dawes reviews the magazines.
• John Rhodes keeps us up to date with who has been doing what and where.
• Al Smith suggests some magical consignees to Room 101.
• Alan Ward discusses a special form of line art.
• Magical diary—put your club on the map.
• Your contributions can win prizes
• Unclassified ads. Buy, sell, swop or announce.
• Ian Keable and Walt discuss the good professor Hoffman
• Alexander Allen adds yet another novel card revelation to the cannon.
• Peter Duffie presents an easy to do 'Lie Detector' that...

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   1. ... - J. Benzais
   15. The Egg And The Bag - Gerald Deutsch
   16. Ring-O-Leveo - Dr. Ben B. Braude
   17. Dinner Roll Fantasy - Ken Krenzel
   18. Lorayne's Cointroll - Harry Lorayne
   19. Knife Switch - Perry Robinson
   19. "Hip" - Perry Robinson
   20. A Spectator Finds The Aces - Harvey M. Rosenthal
   21. Ambitious Pop-Up Card - Harvey M. Rosenthal
   22. Ring Off - Lou Tannen
   23. Le Normand's Legacy - A Divination Routine with Cards - T. A. Waters
   24. The Distaff Side Speaks - Mrs. J. Benzais
25. Kalanag - An Autobiography - translated by Irene Daniel
    • Chapter I - My Father Was Against It!
27. Twenty-Five Years...

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  • ... a Convention
• Postscript

• New Fangled Glimpse Anthology
  • If Glimpse
  • Fi Glimpse
  • Spring Glimpse
  • Neo-Piquant Glimpse
  • Marlo's Beveled Deck Glimpse
  • Turn Around Center Glimpse
• Marlo Stalks the Ultimate Sandwich
  • Marlo's "Collectors"
  • Alternatives for the "Collectors"
  • Signed Card Transposition
  • Pre-Peeked Deuce Sandwich
• Holiday Bonus Section - All Marlo Material
  • Notes on the Lie Speller
  • Marlo's "Unknown" Speller
  • Marlo on Stebbins/Stay-Stack
  • Four Ace Stop
  • "Over Here, Of Course!"
  • Air Mail Prediction
  • Lasso-Due-Tre
  • Marlo's Double Count
  • Marlo's Nomad Aces
  • One-Cut,...

January 1945 - December 1945
Abbott's Magic Novelty Company
Percy Abbott, Publisher and Editor
Howard Melson "Mel", Editor

385 pages

1. The "Tops" - Volume 10, Number 1 - January 1945 - 32 pages
1. Cover - Cazan
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Cazan - The Girl Houdini!
4. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • The Trick Brain - Dariel Fitzkee
     • The Modern Magi, November
     • Card Mastery - Michael MacDougall
   • Questions and Answers
7. Magic Promotes War Drives
8. Drink Your Milk - Gene Gloye
9. Stoogeless Tie Trick - Sheldon Levy
9. Or Would You Rather Be a Dope? - McAthy's...

January 1954 - December 1954
Percy Abbott, Publisher and Editor
Howard Melson "Mel", Editor

389 pages

1. The "Tops" - Volume 19, Number 1 - January 1954 - 32 pages
1. With the Editor - Mel
1. Contents
2. Ultra Four-Ace Trick - Billy Bell
2. Fifty-Fifty - S. Stern
   • Second Method
   • Suggestions for Preparing Props
4. Drum Head Tube Routine - James Reneaux
5. Simple Memorization
6. re: Goodliffe
6. re: Monk Watson
6. The Spider and the Pips - Lu Brant
8. Predicto - A Super Mental Card Test - Roxy
8. Some Patter in Rhyme
   • Dyeing or Color Changing
   • For Children's Shows
   • For Dyeing Other Colors ...

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5. Magic with Apparatus
   • Out of the Rut - or The Devil of a Box - Norman Rhodes
9. Money Magic
   • Hypno-Tisn't - Horace Bennett
12. Magic for Youngsters
    • Turkish Delight - Len Belcher
14. Lewis Ganson's Fotomagic - series
    • Magic with a Flourish - Noel Stanton
      • Top Card Turnover
      • Ambitious Card Turnover
      • Variation
      • After Dai Vernon
      • After Jerry Andrus
      • London Colour Change
20. Tricky Trading-Stamps - Val Andrews
20. Review - comments from Harry Stanley
    • Here We Go Again!
    • Mystic Craig
    • Rico
    • John Shearer
    • Joel Nash
    • Sven...

1. ... Host with the Most - tribute to Edwin from Catherine Atkins
97. It's Easy - Chuck Fowler
98. Diminishing Deck - Johnny Ould
99. Horn Swoggled - Ace Gorham
100. Sympathetic Cards - Harold Martin (USA)
101. No Illusions Unlimited - tribute to Edwin from Bernard Juby
102. A Word from John Braun - tribute to Edwin
102. Seven Card Wild Card Routine - Stewart Judah
103. My Personal Tribute to Edwin - Alfred Gabriel
103. Royal Exchange
105. Alas - Poor Henry! - Jimmy Flowers
106. A Gag - Jimmy Flowers
106. Clippo - Bob Hayden
107. The Club Bag - Johnny Geddes
108. Jubilee Balls - Johnny Geddes
109. Thread Ahead - Steve Dusheck
110. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon - A Children's...

1. ...Name-It-Deck - Aldo Colombini
37. The Tale of the Chinese Magician - Joe Hustler
38. With Magic in Mind - Stanton Carlisle
    • A Mental Pot-Pourri
41. How to be a 'Snail Man' - Alan Ward
42. At the End of Your Season - Ian Adair
43. Kennaugh's Kolumn - Alan Kennaugh on the Show Business Scene
47. G.T.X. - Sinclair
48. Patter for Cork Thru Card - Ed Dunhill
49. Some Ideas - Goutam Guha
    • Rope Cutting (another version)
51. The Mayes Concept - Jack Mayes
53. Word Game - Arun Bonerjee (Calcutta)
54. A Bit of Business
54. Whispers in the Wings - Harold Long
55. Silk Transposition - Fred Kaps
56. Mother-in-Law - John Strange
56. Puzzle Solved - testimonial ...

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• Emotional Chairs, a discussion
• The Oracle by Ed Solomon
• Bizarre Magick at the S.A.M. Convention review
• Merlin's First Magic by Tom Crecelius
• Possessed by Leslie Melville
• The Flight of the Little Yellow Pom-Pom by Leslie Melville
• Frame of Mind by Odes Odhner
• Nevermore by Peter Marucci
• Peek A Card – business cards
• Brainwave My Way by Roni Shachnaey
• An Oracle Challenge by Pierre Barry
• In the Oracle's Ear

• Premature Burial by David Parr
• The Underhanded Undertaker by Kotah
• Kexakosioihexekontahexaphobia by Kim Walkowski
• For Justice by Marlene Clark

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4. The Odin Cards - Little-Known Methods of Using the "Stripper" Deck - Claudius Odin - translated by Victor Farelli - continued
   • Chapter IX - Further Application of the Fourth Principle - The Stripper Double Lift
     • The Obedient Spot
     • The Expanding Ace
     • Passing a Match Through a Card
5. Milbourne Christopher's Column
   • Potato Head
   • Midget Size
   • The Vanishing Hole
   • About "It's A Pip"
   • The Enlarging Wand
   • Silk Snap
6. Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks - Martin Gardner
   • Handkerchief (continued)
8. Book Profiles - John J. Crimmins, Jr.

1. ..."Here's Your Stamp" - Frank Herman
8. Egyptian Finale - Jack Chanin
9. A Present - clip art - Winston Freer
10. Pieces of Eight - R. M. Jamison
10. The Thimbles Change Places! - Martin Gardner
10. Guillotine Gag - Dariel Fitzkee
11. The Will of Jerome Sharp - Henri Decremps (translated by Jean Hugard) - continued
    • Section IV - To Change a Card
    • Section V - To Glide a Card
12. Stage Version of Tappit - Roy Dickinson
12. Odd Magical Facts - Frank Fewins
12. Flame and Sphere - Dave Bowman
12. Salted Away - Harry Mendoza
13. On the Land - On the Sea - In the Air - Magicians in the Service
    • Soldier Sorcery - Jerry Doughboy
      • Pvt....

January 1949 - December 1949
Abbott's Magic Novelty Company
Percy Abbott, Publisher and Editor
Howard Melson "Mel", Editor

385 pages

1. The "Tops" - Volume 14, Number 1 - January 1949 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. An Appreciation! - Percy Abbott - re: Howard Melson
4. A Toast to the Flag
4. New Indianapolis Store Open
4. re: Edgar Bergen & Jim Sherman
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • new effect from Eddie Joseph
     • Forbidden Wisdom - Howard Albright
     • I.O.U. - C. V. Tebbetis
     • Six Foolers with a Miniature Skull - Eddie Joseph - re; Skullo
     • Laugh Card ...

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     • ... Info
     • Coffee Break Chronicle
     • Club 71
     • Abracadabra
     • Magick
     • Precursor
     • Genii
   • Tricks 'N Things
     • [House of] Fakini - balls, golf balls, plumes
     • Carduplication - Supreme
     • Mark Your Words - Supreme
     • The Spelling Lesson - Arnold Furst
     • Business Card Miracle - Bob Solari
   • Postage Savers - correspondence
17. Magical Whirligig - Walt Hudson
    • The Continuing Adventures of a Side Show Magician
19. Subject: Illusions - David Seebach
23. Forum - Bruce Posgate
25. Cover Story - re: David Harkey
26. Shades - David Harkey
28. Lost in the Forest - John Sherwood
    • 17th Century Magic and...

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   81. Now Appearing at The Magic Castle
84. Light from the Lamp - Reviews
    84. Books Reviewed by David Britland
        • Magic is My Weed - Steve Spill
        • Lost Morritt - Jim Steinmeyer
        • Strange Cures - Rob Zabrecky
    87. Videos Reviewed by Bill Wells
        • Ultimate Self Working Card Tricks - Cameron Francis Edition - Cameron Francis
        • Sweet Simplicity - John Carey
        • Penguin Live Online Lecture - Lonnie Chevrie
    90. Tricks Reviewed by David Regal
        • ThoughtCast Pro - Benjamin Budzak
        • Presence - G
        • Stasis - Jambor
        • Any Card - Richard Sanders
        • EZ Oil and Water - Nathan Kranzo
        • Pocket Voodoo - Liam Montier
        • Enlarge - SansMinds Creative Lab
        • Colorful Kings - Vinny Sagoo
        • Connected - Vinny Sagoo
95. Advertisers Index
95. Subscription Information ...

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40. The Gospel Column - edited by Henry Smith
    • Host of Ideas - Gordon Short
      • Brass Nut Release
      • Hindu Rope
      • Posi-Negative
      • Ghost Wallet
      • All Clear Forcing Bag
      • Jumbo Size Chase the Ace
42. My Way with the Wilting Flower - Maurice Phillips
43. Calling-Card Caper - Solyl Kundu (India)
44. Whispers in the Wings - Harold Long
    • Backstage Sorcery: Blood and Gore
45. The Magic of Floyd Shotts - John Yeager
    • Twin Deck Deception
46. Compere Gag - Russell Butler
47. Two Ideas from ... - Wayne Anthoney (Australia)
    • 1. Some Comments on Performing...

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   • Himber's Polaroid Money
75. Hobbies of Well Known Magicians - The Masters' Portrait - by Marie Tocklin
76. Light from the Lamp - A Review of Magical Literature - Lloyd E. Jones
    • Inexpensive Magic - Mont Davis, Jr.
    • Silk King Studio's catalog
    • push-out magic book - Ben Klein
    • T.K.'s Card Change Supreme - Tony Kardyro (Senor Torino)
    • Cinderella - Tony Kardyro (Senor Torino)
    • Visitors at Large - Tony Kardyro (Senor Torino)
    • Bonus Effects - Tony Kardyro (Senor Torino)
    • Teral Garrett's Psycho-Gizmo No. 23
    • Hocus Pocus
    • The Gimmick
    • Hade-E-Gram, August
    • Phoenix No....

January 1951 - December 1951
Percy Abbott, Publisher and Editor
Howard Melson "Mel", Editor

385 pages

1. The "Tops" - Volume 16, Number 1 - January 1951 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Lota-Gorda - George F. Wright
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter - Good Wishes
5. Matching the Card - Carl C. Newbold
6. Spotting the Spot - Eddie Joseph
6. Envelope and Handkerchief - Augustus Rapp
7. Coin and Matchbox Effect - Joseph Ovette
7. [Stewart] James Case Dismissed
8. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
   • Fun with Talking Teeth
   • The Party - A Skit with Talking Teeth
9. A Card in Balloon Idea - Joseph...

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16. The Broken Match - J. V. Gilfillan
17. Lighted Match Production - Austin J. Randell
20. If this be Magic - I - article by Charles Waller
22. Puhl's Sealed Letter Reading Surprises - H. C. Schreck
24. New Ideas for Magical Programmes - Arnold De Brett
    • The Improved Organ Pipes
    • A Different Card Trick
    • The New Patriotic Papers
    • The Floating Ball of Paper
27. The Divining Weed - Wilf Huggins
28. The Roaming Ribbon - Eric C. Lewis
31. A Fifteen Minute Act - Charles Trickey
32. The Rope and Rings - correction to page 121 of the October-November, 1930 Magic Wand
33. Peterson's Magic - Allan Peterson
    • A Mysterious Table
    • The Bewildering Bon-Bon
    • The Bewitched Basket
    • Wireless Cards
    • A Needle in the...

Born Edward Malkowski. He was one of the most notable names in card magic with groundbreaking publications and a staggering amount of new moves and innovations. To underscore his prolific output and creativity another legend of card magic, the Spaniard Arthuro Ascanio coined the phrase: "When in doubt then for Marlo" - meaning if you don't know who invented a certain concept or move the creator was most likely Marlo.

Marlo himself coined the term cardician, a term which has since been used for magicians who only perform card magic. His first publication in 1938, Pasteboard Presto, was an unheralded thunderbolt which merely hinted...

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      1. ... Story of The Other Cheek
      29. The Story of "Horse Thief Larsen"
   27. Orville Meyer Bullet Catching Trick
   31. Annemann's Legacy - Richard Webster
   31. Tick Tock Psychometry - Richard Webster
   31. The Birth of a Book - Max Abrams
   32. Hewitt's 30th Century Television - Hewitt and Annemann
   33. Think of a Card - Annemann
   33. Anemone - Michael De Marco
   34. Written Card & Clock Prediction - Cushing Strout
35. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - James Patton, editor
    35. Controlled Prophesy - Max Abrams
    36. Intermission - James Patton
37. Random Ramblings - David Southard
38. Under the Banyan Tree...

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    1. ... Virgil in New York - J. Marberger Stuart
    28. London Notes - Wilford Hutchinson, Jr.
        • The British Magical Society's Diamond Jubilee Convention
    29. Tops Photo Quiz & Answer to Last Month's Photo Quiz
    30. The Professional Touch - "Monk" Watson
    31. The Card with a Memory - Stewart James
    32. The Presto Pitch - Tommy Windsor
    33. Mentalism & Things Psychic - Bob Nelson
    33. Sid Lorraine's Tip of the Month
        • Jiffy-Sew as a replacement for spirit gum - Bob Logan
    34. Johnstone's Column - By George [Johnstone]
    35. Fox Tales - Karrell Fox
        • Bottom Dollar gag
    36. It's a Mystery to Me - Clarke "The Senator" Crandall
    38. Just To BE Sure! - Dom Cervas
    39. Just for Us Young Guys - Sandy Marshall
        • Magician of the Month - Prince Kazar (and Doris and Rocky) ...