The Gen Volume 8 (1952)
by Harry Stanley & Lewis Ganson

On the covers are

• Milbourne Christopher
• Harold Taylor
• John Scarne
• Robert Nelson
• William Stickland
• Lewis Ganson
• Jack Kodell
• Al Koran
• Jerry Bergmann
• Ken Brooke
• Geoffrey Buckingham
• Richard Du Bois

1. Volume 8, Number 1, May, 1952, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Milbourne Christopher
3. Editorial
4. More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
   • 1. - Trio
     • Cards to Bouquet
     • Palming a Short Lighted Cigarette
     • Adding a Card to the Pack
7. Tom Seller's Tit-Bits - series
   • The Discs of Diablo
8. Originally Yours - series by Len Belcher
   • The Emperor's Wardrobe
9. Front Page Personality - Milbourne Christopher
10. Theatrical Make-up - series by Kathleen Regan (of Max Factor, Ltd.)
    • Straight Make-up
12. If I Were Presenting - series by George Blake
    • Again - The Multi-Magic-Glass
13. Two Cats and Five Chickens - "Hen" Fetsch
14. The "P.W." "Slip" Cut - Peter Warlock
15. Kenneth Pratt's Roving Camera catches:
16. Cy Endfield's Card Magic - Lewis Ganson
    • Chapter 1
      • The Endfield Slip Cut
      • Gambler Out Gambled
18. Greenfingers - Vivante
19. Ken de Courcy Presents - series
    • Aladdin's Lamp
21. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
    • No. 1 of New Series
22. Mental Survey - series by Will Dexter
    • (1) Routining the Clipboard
24. Cyro's Corner - Tricks and Gags
25. Happenings - bits of news from Harry Stanley

33. Volume 8, Number 2, June, 1952, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Harold Taylor
35. Editorial
36. More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
    • 2. - Preparations of Cards for Manipulation
39. Tom Seller's Tit-Bits - series
    • Add-A-Pair
39. A New Coin Sleight For The Expert
40. Originally Yours - series by Len Belcher
    • The Country Mouse
41. Lighter to Match - Milbourne Christopher
42. Theatrical Make-up - series by Kathleen Regan (of Max Factor, Ltd.)
    • Oriental Types
44. Got Your Dots? - Ted Elliot
45. Ken de Courcy Presents - series
    • A Stitch in Time
46. Robbing the Royal Mail - Arnold de Seiver
47. Findler's Foxy Box
48. Cy Endfield's Card Magic - Lewis Ganson
    • Chapter 2
      • Card Penetration and Change
      • There's Five Aces!
51. Corvelo's Miracle Ribbon Cut
52. Shopping - An Original Magical Presentation - J. K. Bays
53. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
    • No. 2 of a New Series
      • Clown Hanky
54. Front Page Personality - Harold Taylor
55. Ciro's [sic] "Simplex Telephone Test"
55. Prediction with "Double Bill Tube" - Arnold de Seiver
56. Mental Survey - series by Will Dexter
    • 2. - What Sort of Clipboard?

65. Volume 8, Number 3, July, 1952, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: John Scarne
67. Editorial
68. The Dixie Magic Table of New York - report by Edward W. Dart
69. Knockout - John Scarne
70. Link-O-Rings - Dick Piser
71. Silver to Gold - Milbourne Christopher
72. The Four Blacks - Dr. Stanley Jaks
73. Sleight of Mind - Bill Simon
74. An Illusion for the Many! - Sir Felix Korim's Wheel of Fortune
75. Sir Felix Korim's Wheel of Fortune - cartoon
76. Paper Clip Monte - Audley V. Walsh
78. Taking Coals to Newcastle - Carleton King
80. Fantastic Equation - Cliff Green
81. Originally Yours - series by Len Belcher
    • No Strings
83. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
    • No. 3 of a New Series
84. More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
    • 3. The Nikolas "Thought" Card
85. Front Page Personality - John Scarne
86. Mental Survey - series by Will Dexter
    • 3. Character Observation and the Mentalist
88. Cy Endfield's Card Magic - Lewis Ganson
    • Chapter 3
      • The "Hofsinzer" Top Change

97. Volume 8, Number 4, August, 1952, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Robert Nelson
99. Editorial
100. Second Look at American Magic - Harry Stanley
102. More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • 4. Magic With Sponge Balls
105. Front Page Personality - Robert Nelson
106. Tom Seller's Tit-Bits - series
     • A Colour Divided
107. Another Version of "Gambler's Luck" - Jack Potter
108. Ken de Courcy Presents- series
     • The Auto Hat
     • Silks in Sympathy
109. A Tie, A Girl and a Pack of Cards - Dennis Patten
109. As Ken de Courcy Sees Them - cartoon series
110. A Couple from Johnny Geddes
     • 1. What a Bloomer!
     • 2. Liquid Laughs
111. Originally Yours - series by Len Belcher
     • Ribunthread
112. Cy Endfield's Card Magic
     • Chapter 4
       • The Escape of the Musketeers
114. Floral Ribbons - Peter Brooke
116. Silk Penetro - Hans Trixer
118. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • No. 4 of a New Series
119. The Message of The Inanimate
120. Gags and Gadgets - Jerry Findler
122. Mental Survey - series by Will Dexter
     • 4. Stealing the Information

129. Volume 8, Number 5, September, 1952, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: William Strickland
131. Editorial
132. Magical America - article by Harry Stanley
134. More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • 4. Magic with Sponge Balls
       • Placing the Balls Down
       • To Show Three Balls Only
       • The Spectator Holds a Ball
       • Vanishes from the Hand
138. The International Brotherhood of Magicians - article by Wm. G. Strickland
138. Front Page Personality - William Strickland
139. Tom Seller's Tit-Bits - series
     • Another Prediction
140. Originally Yours - series by Len Belcher
     • Predilexo
141. Ken de Courcy Presents- series
     • The Ariel Silk
142. If I Were Presenting - series by George Blake
     • My Card
144. Cy Endfield's Card Magic - Lewis Ganson
     • Chapter 5
       • Aces for Connoisseurs
       • The Buckle Count
148. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • No. 5 of a New Series
149. As Ken de Courcy Sees Them - cartoon series
150. Mental Survey - series by Will Dexter
     • 5. Thoughts on the Two-Person Telepathy Act

161. Volume 8, Number 6, October, 1952, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Lewis Ganson
163. Editorial
164. More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • 4. Magic with Sponge Balls [continued]
       • Vanishing a Ball from the Hand (Continued)
       • Building a Routine
168. Tom Seller's Tit-Bits - series
     • In Sections - - Non-Mechanical
169. Alyn Jones's Coronation Repeat
169. A 'Betcha' from Dick Himber
170. Hans Trixer's Routine with Miniature Cups and Balls - Lewis Ganson
173. Brainwave by Telephone - Lewis Ganson
174. Card on the Line - Jack Chanin
176. Cy Endfield's Card Magic - Lewis Ganson
     • Chapter 6
       • The Original Single Flight of the Aces
179. Some Reflections on Anti Gravity - Lewis Ganson
180. Ball Box - Harold G. Beaumont (Huddersfield)
181. Ken de Courcy Presents- series
     • The Indian Rope Card Discovery
182. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • No. 6 of a New Series
184. Mental Survey - series by Will Dexter
     • 5. Thoughts on the Two-Person Telepathy Act (continued)
185. Originally Yours - series by Len Belcher
     • They're Off

193. Volume 8, Number 7, November, 1952, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Jack Kodell
195. Editorial
196. Magical America (continued) - harry Stanley
198. More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • 4. Magic with Sponge Balls [continued]
       • Rubber Production Fruit
       • Sponge Balls to Bunny
       • Geometric Designs
       • Handkerchief Colour Changing Tube
       • Handkerchief Pull
       • Sponge Ball to Silk
       • Rabbits Habits
201. Tom Seller's Tit-Bits - series
     • Pepper and Salt
202. To Make 'Em Smile - A New Series by Ken de Courcy
     • Sausage Opener
203. A Letter From Louis Histed [with a variation of Dr. Jak's Four Backs]
204. Originally Yours - series by Len Belcher
     • Miaow!
205. A Long Card Effect - Ravelle & Andree
206. "Unique" Week End - report
207. Colour Complaints - Vivante
208. Cy Endfield's Card Magic - Lewis Ganson
     • Chapter 7
       • Sundry Sleights
         • The Slip (or Blind) Cut
         • The "Milk Build" Shuffle
         • The Endfield Bottom Palm
211. Eggs-cellent Egg Bag Routine - Ravelle & Andree
212. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • No. Seven of a New Series
215. Front Page Personality - Jack Kodell
216. Mental Survey - series by Will Dexter
     • 6. Practical Observations

225. Volume 8, Number 8, December, 1952, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Al Koran
227. Editorial
228. More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • 5. Al Koran's "Simplex Torn & Restored Newspaper"
233. Match and Flower - Tony Matty
234. To Make 'Em Smile - A New Series by Ken de Courcy
     • Number Two - The Comedy Cheque
235. Magic Slot Machine - Hans Trixer
235. Front Page Personality - Al Koran
236. Originally Yours - series by Len Belcher
     • Century Paper Tear
     • Vanishing Rock Plus
237. Fannish Opening - Rupert Gilbert
238. Tom Seller's Tit-Bits - series
     • Etheric Perfume
239. Corrugated Conjuring - J. K. Bays
     • Goddess of the Silks
240. Cy Endfield's Card Magic - Lewis Ganson
     • Chapter 8
       • The Double Lift
243. For Magicians Only - Jack Avis
     • Two Gag Effects to Work on Your Magical Pals
243. Come Next June - Gerry Findler
244. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • No. 8 of a New Series
246. Mental Survey - series by Will Dexter
     • 7. Exchange

257. Volume 8, Number 9, January, 1953, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Jerry Bergmann
259. Editorial
260. More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • 6. Variations of a Theme
264. Originally Yours - series by Len Belcher
     • Produced by Len Belcher
266. Tom Seller's Tit-Bits - series
     • The Card and Coloured Envelopes
267. Clip Board Substitutes - Gerry Findler
268. To Make 'Em Smile - A New Series by Ken de Courcy
     • Number Three - Change-Bag Carnival
269. Ken de Courcy's Cartoon Corner
270. Magazine Magic - series by Edmund Rowland
     • 1. The Missing Page
272. Cy Endfield's Card Magic - Lewis Ganson
     • The Best Overhand False Shuffle
       • Jog Control
274. Front Page Personality - Jerry Bergmann
275. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • No. 9 of a New Series
276. Gambler's Dilemma - Arnold de Seiver
277. Mental Survey - series by Will Dexter
     • 8. Preserving the Unities

289. Volume 8, Number 10, February, 1953, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Ken Brooke
291. Editorial
292. More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • Patrick Page's "Cards to Pocket"
295. Tom Seller's Tit-Bits - series
     • No. 10 - A Novel Three-Card Monte
296. To Make 'Em Smile - A New Series by Ken de Courcy
     • No. 4 - It's a Bit Fishy
298. Originally Yours - series by Len Belcher
     • Outside Broadcast
     • Behind the Beyond
300. Fun with Figures - Gerry Findler
301. There Are Only Six Cards - Rupert Gilbert
302. Holed in One - Edmund Rowland
303. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • No. 10 of a New Series
304. Koran Discloses The "Koran" Hanky Panky Routine to Lewis Ganson
308. Mental Survey - series by Will Dexter
     • 9. Principles of Location
310. Front Page Personality - Ken Brooke
311. Double Divination - Mystico

321. Volume 8, Number 11, March, 1953, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Geoffrey Buckingham
323. Broken Wand - Arthur Dowler
323. Editorial
324. More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • Hans Trixer's "Silken Canary"
     • John Lewis's "Colour Thimbles"
326. As Ken de Courcy Sees Them - cartoon series
327. Tom Seller's Tit-Bits - series
     • 11. The Penetrative Rising Cards
328. To Make 'Em Smile - A New Series by Ken de Courcy
     • Number 5 - Programme Indicator
329. Front Page Personality - Geoffrey Buckingham
330. Turnbuttons - A Utility Device - Norman Conquest
331. Gags and Comedy Bits - Cyro
332. Discs of Dub-Linn - N. F. Rogers
333. A Letter from J. W. Lumley [alternatives for Discs of Diablo]
334. Originally Yours - series by Len Belcher
     • Bicodict
     • Min-Dye Box
336. Koran Discloses The "Koran" Hanky Panky Routine to Lewis Ganson (Part 2)
339. Some Further Reflections on Anti-Gravity - Elizabeth Warlock's Routine - by Lewis Ganson
341. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • No. 11 of a New Series
       • Magic Pictures - Britten Kerr
342. Mental Survey - series by Will Dexter
     • 10. Magic by Numbers

353. Volume 8, Number 12, April, 1953, 32 numbered pages - cover picture: Richard du Bois
355. Review [of the past year & the future] - Harry Stanley
356. More Routined Manipulation - series by Lewis Ganson
     • Ali Bongo's "Deolali Dice"
359. Tom Seller's Tit-Bits - series
     • A Pseudo Memory Feat
360. To Make 'Em Smile - A New Series by Ken de Courcy
     • Number 6 - Smoker's Passe Passe
361. A Letter from Bill Milligan [addition to Gerry Findler's Fun with Figures]
362. Do AS I Do 999 - Corvelo
363. Match Your Wits - Divad
364. Originally Yours - series by Len Belcher
     • Geigagag
     • You're Fired
366. Poker Voice - E. Akenhead
366. Front Page Personality - Richard du Bois
367. Gerry Findler's Royal Box
368. Koran Discloses: 2. The Koran "Perfection - Do As I Do" to Lewis Ganson
371. Atomic Silk - Ravelle and Andree
372. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
     • No. 12 of a New Series
       • Follow the Flag - Jules Giraud
374. Mental Survey - series by Will Dexter
     • 11. Forcing the Issue