The Gen Volume 5 (1949)
by Harry Stanley & Lewis Ganson

On the covers are

• The Johnstones
• Edward W. Dart
• J. K. Bays
• Maurice Fogel
• Lewis Ganson and Jo
• Sydney de Hempsey
• Jack Salvin
• Val and Al Sharpe
• Col Ling Soo
• Len Belcher
• Hubert Lambert
• G. C. Alyn Jones

1. Volume 5, Number 1, May, 1949, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: The Johnstones
7. Another Step Forward ... - editor's letter
8. Front Page Personality - The Johnstones [George]
9. Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
   • Section One: Cigarettes
     • In the beginning ...
     • Lighted Cigarettes
       • Requirements and Preparation
       • Manipulations
12. Rope Sequence - J. K. Bays
14. Round Tables
16. Chatter from the Dressing Room - Douglas Francis
17. Passing Fashion - Len Belcher
18. Al Koran's Kard Kolumn - Al Koran
    • Stop Me if You Can - Ted Martin
19. He Who Laughs ...! (The First of a Series) - Geoffrey Robinson, compiler
21. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred H. Tyler
23. Books
    • about Howard P. Albright
    • Sid Lorraine's column in Tops
24. Going Mental - Will Dexter
    • Forethought Ex 4
    • If You're Slow
    • Pipe-dreams Set to Music

33. Volume 5, Number 2, June, 1949, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Edward W. Dart
39. Editorial - editor's letter
40. Front Page Personality - Edward W. Dart
41. Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
    • Section One: Cigarettes [continued]
44. This and That - column by Freddie Carter
46. He Who Laughs ...! (The Second of a Series) - Geoffrey Robinson, compiler
48. Mental Notes - column by Will Dexter
    • New Twist to the Sum Test
    • Music in Mind
50. Al Koran's Swami Hold-Out
50. Information Please? - Douglas Francis
51. Al Koran's K.A.R.D. Kolumn - Al Koran
    • Sleight of the Month: The 'Crimp'
      • How to Crimp for Location
      • The Location Using the Crimp
    • Trick of the Month: Koran's "Miracle Prediction"
53. "Impromptu" Miser's Dream - Chavel
54. Comedy Bits - George Johnstone (U.S.A.)
55. Billy McComb's "Irish Stew" - Chitter-Chatter-Patter
    • Policy
    • Your Name
57. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred H. Tyler

65. Volume 5, Number 3, July, 1949, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: J. K. Bays
71. Editorial - editor's letter
72. Front Page Personality - J. K. Bays
73. Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
    • Section One: Cigarettes [continued]
      • The Routine
75. Travel Picture - Len Belcher
76. He Who Laughs ...! (The Third of a Series) - Geoffrey Robinson, compiler
78. Knots or Nuts - Jean Poisson
79. This and That - column by Freddie Carter
81. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred H. Tyler
82. Air-Borne Andy - Len Belcher
84. Billy McComb's "Irish Stew" - Chitter-Chatter-Patter
85. Mental Notes - column by Will Dexter
    • Remote Control
86. Al Koran's K.A.R.D. Kolumn - Al Koran
    • The Crimp Force (Al Koran)
    • Douglas Francis
    • The Clutching Card
89. Bulbo - Ken de Courcy
89. Rather Shaky! - Ravelle and Andree

97. Volume 5, Number 4, August, 1949, 32 numbered pages - cover picture:
103. Editorial - editor's letter
104. Front Page Personality - Maurice Fogel
105. Al Koran's K.A.R.D. Kolumn - Al Koran
     • The "Buckle Count"
     • Koran's Solo Aces
108. Multum in Parvo
109. The Nitwitian Album - Eric "Nit-Wit" Williams
110. This and That - A breath of the North - column by Freddie Carter
112. Lighter and Lighter - Ken de Courcy
113. Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • Section One: Cigarettes [continued]
       • Performance
116. Billy McComb's "Irish Stew" - Chitter-Chatter-Patter
117. The Egg on Fan Routine - Lewis Ganson
119. He Who Laughs ...! (The Fourth of a Series) - Geoffrey Robinson, compiler
120. Our Team - J. K. Bays
121. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred H. Tyler
122. Homework - Len Belcher
123. Mental Notes - column by Will Dexter
     • For the Mathematical Mind
     • Telepathic Tape
     • No-Feke Pencil
125. Tip for a Flap - Len Belcher

129. Volume 5, Number 5, September, 1949, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Lewis Ganson and Jo
134. Front Page Personalities - Lewis Ganson and Jo
135. The Walnut Shells and Pea - Lewis Ganson
     • 1. The Shells
     • 2. The Pea
     • 3. The Working Surface
     • 4. The "basic" Move
     • 5. The "Kick" Steal
     • 6. The Finger on the Shell
     • The Routine
     • Notes
139. The New Look - J. K. Bays
140. Mental Notes - column by Will Dexter
     • Front Page Prediction
143. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred H. Tyler
     • Joker Slate - Len Belcher
145. This and That - A breath of the North - column by Freddie Carter
147. He Who Laughs ...! (The Fifth of a Series) - Geoffrey Robinson, compiler
     • Len Belcher
149. Al Koran's K.A.R.D. Kolumn - Al Koran
     • The Ever-Ready Speller
     • Photo Mentality - J. K. Bays
150. Devano Rising Cards - A "Houlette" Suggestion - Reg. Pocklington
151. Cuckoob - Len Belcher
152. The M.H. Rabbit Production - Maurice Hurling
153. Tissue Paper to Flowers - Il Mago
154. Brown Ale! - Will Tedder
154. The Extra Pocket

161. Volume 5, Number 6, October, 1949, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Sydney de Hempsey
167. Editorial - editor's letter
168. Front Page Personalities - Sydney de Hempsey
169. Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • Section Three: "Matchic"
       • Requirements
       • Routine
171. Comedy in Magic - Eric Williams
173. Al Koran's K.A.R.D. Kolumn - Al Koran
     • Top Change (Koran)
     • The Invisible Card
175. This and That - A breath of the North - column by Freddie Carter
177. Mental Notes - column by Will Dexter
     • E.S.P. Set-Up
     • Table Raps When You Want Them
179. He Who Laughs ...! (The Sixth of a Series) - Geoffrey Robinson, compiler
     • Zingaree
     • J. K. Bays
181. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred H. Tyler
     • Tommy Rowe
183. Additional Sleights for the "Walnut Shells and Pea" - Lewis Ganson
     • To Steal the Pea
     • The Tea Cup
     • Pic-a-back
     • The "Spread"
184. The Gag Book - from Sydney de Hempsey's gag book
185. Single Card Production - Hans Trixer
186. Billy McComb's "Irish Stew" - Chitter-Chatter-Patter
187. De-Hydrated Fruit - Len Belcher

193. Volume 5, Number 7, November, 1949, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Jack Salvin
194. picture - The First "Happy Gathering" of The Unique Magicians Club
195. Unique Magicians' Club - report by James Noolon
197. Front Page Personalities - Jack Salvin
198. Al Koran's K.A.R.D. Kolumn - Al Koran
     • Invisible Transposition - Francis Haxton
199. Those Extra Pockets - comments from J. R. Wakefield
199. And Beer Bottles - hint for labeling Collapsible Beer Bottles from Leslie Gummer
200. The Phantom Ring - Ken de Courcy
202. Framed! - Harold G. Beaumont
203. Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • Section Four: Cards
       • Gambler's Luck
205. A "Latex" Gag - Col Ling Soo
206. More Moves with the Shells - Hans Trixter
207. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred H. Tyler
     • Punch - J. K. Bays
209. The Mad Hat - Len Belcher
211. Billy McComb's "Irish Stew" - Chitter-Chatter-Patter
213. The De Yip Loo Sand Cups - George Johnstone (U.S.A.)
213. A Midget Mystery - Hubert Lambert
215. Some Total! - An Unusual Mental Item - Len Belcher
216. A Visible Penetration - Sydney de Hempsey

225. Volume 5, Number 8, December, 1949, 32 numbered pages - originally mis-numbered as Volume 6 - cover picture: Val and Al Sharpe
227. Front Page Personalities - Al and Val Sharpe
228. Unique Magicians' Club - report by James Noolon
229. Bits and Pieces - collected by Harry Stanley
230. Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • Section Five: The Smoking Clay Pipes
232. Cocktails - recipe
233. The Squared Christmas Circle - Ken de Courcy
235. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred H. Tyler
     • The Party - J. K. Bays
237. This and That - A breath of the North - column by Freddie Carter
238. Santa's Bag - Len Belcher
239. A Few Vent Gags - Sydney de Hempsey
240. News and Tricks from the Continent - column by Hans E. Trixer
     • Cig-Bulb
241. Bill in Cigarette - Al Sharpe
243. Al Koran's K.A.R.D. Kolumn - Al Koran
     • Multiple "Do As I Do" - Hans E. Trixer

257. Volume 5, Number 9, January, 1950, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Col Ling Soo
259. Front Page Personalities - Col Ling Soo [Herbert J. Collings]
260. Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • Section Six: The Chinese Linking Rings
263. Unique Magicians' Club - report by James Noolon
     • Torn Newspaper to Cards - Dick Turpin
264. Double Act - Len Belcher
265. Fifty Years of Fun - Reminiscences of a famous entertainer - series by Herbert J. Collings
267. Bits and Pieces - collected by Harry Stanley
268. News and Tricks from the Continent - column by Hans E. Trixer
     • The Little Houdini - A Close-up Illusion
269. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred H. Tyler
270. Al Koran's K.A.R.D. Kolumn - Al Koran
     • Face Your Brothers - Alexander Elmsley
272. Lou's Sand Cups - Louis S. Histed
273. Bottled Tube Production - Ken de Courcy
274. Photo-Van Envelope - Tony Gripper
275. A Climax for the Egg Bag - M. F. Rogers

289. Volume 5, Number 10, February, 1950, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Len Belcher
291. Unique Week of International Magic - announcement by Harry Stanley
292. Front Page Personalities - Len Belcher
293. Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • Section Six: The Chinese Linking Rings - continued
299. Fifty Years of Fun - Reminiscences of a famous entertainer - series by Herbert J. Collings
301. Witticisms - series by Herbert J. Collings
     • Improved Proverbs
     • General Wisecracks
     • Wisecracks about Famous People
     • Wisecracks for Effects with Eggs
     • Wisecracks for effects with Playing Cards
303. Mental Notes - column by Will Dexter
305. Unique Magicians' Club - report by James Noolon
306. Getting the Bird - L. S. Fisher
307. A Puzzle of a Trick - Stanley Collins
308. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred H. Tyler
     • Saucy Sea-Lions - Len Belcher
309. Al Koran's K.A.R.D. Kolumn - Al Koran
     • Bob Bridson's Pack Switch
     • Bridson's Perfect Stop
311. The Cord and Card Case Mystery - Ken de Courcy
312. Phenomenal Forecast - Jack Cook
313. A Few More Vent Gags - Sydney de Hempsey

321. Volume 5, Number 11, March, 1950, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Hubert Lambert
322. Photos from All Ireland Convention, Bettystown, 1950
323. Eccentrics of Erin - Hubert Lambert
324. Photos - More "Bettystown" Eccentricities
325. Unique Convention Week - announcement by Harry Stanley
326. Magical Miscellany from Ireland - Hubert Lambert
     • Mail Magic - Hubert Lambert
327. Billy McComb's "Irish Stew" - Chitter-Chatter-Patter
     • Dispatch from Napoleon McComb Written from Elba, Middlesex, England
328. The De Danaan Special - Jack Hove
329. Slate Sorcery - Hubert Lambert
330. Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • Section Seven: Cards ... "Readapack"
332. Unique Magicians' Club - report by James Noolon
333. Cut and Restored £1 Note - El Mago
334. Ken de Courcy Patters On ...
     • The Come-Hither Cigarette
336. Passing the Time - Len Belcher
337. Fifty Years of Fun - Reminiscences of a famous entertainer - series by Herbert J. Collings
339. Production of a Basket of Flowers
339. Witticisms - series by Herbert J. Collings
     • Improved Proverbs
     • General Wisecracks
     • Wisecracks about Famous People
     • Musical Wisecracks
341. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred H. Tyler
     • Children's Just Chance
344. Al Koran's K.A.R.D. Kolumn - Al Koran
     • Blindfold Pontoon - Gus Southall
345. Cards on the Shoe - Fred Lowe

353. Volume 5, Number 12, April, 1950, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: G. C. Alyn Jones
355. Front Page Personalities - G. C. Alyn Jones
356. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred H. Tyler
     • Three Blind Mice - Len Belcher
359. Fifty Years of Fun - Reminiscences of a famous entertainer - series by Herbert J. Collings
361. Witticisms - series by Herbert J. Collings
     • Improved Proverbs
     • General Wisecracks
362. Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • Section Seven: Cards ... "My Name ... Your Name"
364. Unique Magicians' Club - report by James Noolon
365. A Little Matter Through Matter - James Noolon
366. The Time and the Place - Johnny Geddes
366. Up Goes the Balloon - Hubert Lambert
367. Scala International Magic Variety Show - announcement of talent
371. Can You Hear Me Mother - offer from Harry Stanley
372. Billy McComb's "Irish Stew" - Chitter-Chatter-Patter
373. A Blooming Miracle - Len Belcher
375. A Mental Effect - Enclosed Thought - Len Belcher
377. Books
     • The Piddingtons - Russell Braddon
377. Bouquets - letters of appreciation from readers