Tops Volume 12 (1947)
by Percy Abbott

January 1947 - December 1947
Abbott's Magic Novelty Company
Percy Abbott, Publisher and Editor
Howard Melson "Mel", Editor

393 pages

1. The "Tops" - Volume 12, Number 1 - January 1947 - 32 pages
1. Cover - Kathryne Campbell
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Kathryne Campbell - Vent with Loring!
4. Colorado Magicians Honor [J. B.] Bobo
4. re: John Musselman
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • You Don't Have To Be Crazy Bit It Helps - Francis Ireland
     • Million-Dollar Bridge and Poker Demonstartions - Thompson
     • Dope Sheet - Tommy Windsor
     • 12 Ways to Use The Comedy Lit Cigar - Tommy Windsor
     • 21 Gems of Magic - Ormond McGill
   • Questions and Answers
6. Magician Wins Art Prize - re: Henry J. Young
6. re: Harry Willard (Willard the Wizard) fire loss
7. Around New York - Max Holden
7. re: Magicians of Davenport, Moline and Rock Island
7. re: Tommy Thomson
8. Tricksters Advise Amateurs - re: Sam M. Porter & The Amateur Tricksters
8. [Thornton] Poole to Head Vancouver Circle
8. The Flying Ice
9. Reader's Trick Contest
9. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
10. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
11. Chicago Magigals Stage Contest
11. re: Seattle Magicians
12. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Eskay
12. Allentown Magicians Elect - Arthur F. Breisch
13. A Dime-Penny Parlor Effect - Vearl E. Cross
13. Silk Dyeing Moderne - H. F. Sparks
13. Tieing a Cigarette in a Knot
14. The Spots Tell You - Neil Sweet
16. Still Another 4-Ace Trick - Neil Sweet
16. Who Was Here? - Mariano Palhinha
17. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
18. Magic in Philadelphia - George Sutters
18. Edmund Younger Dies
18. re: Edward M. I. Ward
19. For Vents Only - George McAthy
19. re: Ricardo the Magician
19. re: Kathryne Campbell has operation
20. Thought Transference - Paul Stadelman
20. Double Showcard Comedy Gag - Allan Lambie
20. re: Bud Raymond (C. R. Tracy) had operation
21. One Out - Two Under - Patrick Labriola
21. Lighted Match to Silk - Jack Yeager
21. Pocket Bathing Beauty - Jack Yeager
22. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
22. re: Otis Manning
23. What is Your Trade Mark? - R. J. Lang
24. "Easy-Do" Rope Trick - Percy Abbott
25. Sandu's Book Test - Paul Stadelman
25. Visitors at Abbott's - re: J. C. Bisbee and wife & Aubrey Rockefeller

1. The "Tops" - Volume 12, Number 2 - February 1947 - 32 pages
1. Cover - Dave and Pauline Coleman
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. The Colemans - Sophisticated Mystifiers!
4. Abbott Catalog Delayed
4. Calvert Plane Crashes
4. re: Joseph Giordmaine
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Abracadabra
     • Genii, December & January
     • Magic Is Fun, Number 4
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly, December
     • Pentagram, December
     • The Juggler's Bulletin, December
     • Dope Sheet, December
     • Magical Miscellany, December-January
     • The Bat, January
     • The Modern Magi, December
     • Flemming Book Reviews
     • KOM
     • Mai-Tales
     • The Barnstormer
     • Great Leon Assembly News Sheet
     • The Lamp
     • Burtini's Cups and Balls Routine
     • Convincing Coin Magic - Victor Farelli
     • Presto Pack - trick - R. N. Menge
     • Levitation Secrets - R. N. Menge
     • Tricky Tumbler - R. N. Menge
   • 94 Pounds Paid for Old Playing Cards
   • Questions and Answers
9. Queen of Cards - P. C. Sorcar
10. How Far Down - Paul Stadelman
10. N. O. Magi Entertain Deaf Mutes
10. re: Bill Neff
11. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
11. Quad-City Magi Fete Orphans!
12. The Juggler's Art - Fred Merrill
13. Contest Starts Off "Big"!
13. Zombie Presentation - Vernon D. Carr
14. Jumping Colors - Jack Orlove
15. Telephone Trickery - Bob Klamm
16. Around New York - Max Holden
16. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
16. re: Eddie and Lucille Roberts
17. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
18. re: 16th Annual Magi-Fest
18. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • Dialog - John Danby
19. Name the Star - David Martin
20. Silk Transposition - Karlin
21. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Worthwhile Wit From the Collection of Hank Adams
22. Dr. E. G. Ervin Dies
22. re: Tommy and Jeanne Windsor
23. Show for Willard [the Wizard]
24. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
24. re: Edward M. Massey
25. Seattle Gals Install Officers
25. re: C. Thomas Magrum
25. re: The Hat and Wand Club (Minneapolis)
25. re: Jack and Dora Schaaf

1. The "Tops" - Volume 12, Number 3 - March 1947 - 32 pages
1. Cover - P. C. Sorcar
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Sorcar - "Best in India!"
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Magic Is Fun
     • Flight Three - trick - Herman L. Weber
     • Magic That Is Magic - Loring Campbell
     • Tricks of a Trouper - Jack LeDair
     • Card Control - Arthur buckley
     • Paul Fox Rising Cards
   • Questions and Answers
8. re: George and Betty Johnstone
9. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
10. Allentown Sale Lures Magi - re: Max Hess collection
10. The Wizard's Show - Demon Rembrandt
11. Scrap Book Suggestions - Mariano Palhinha
11. re: Fred Beckman
11. The Jack Gwynne Show - Percy Abbott
11. K.E.W. to Stage Benefit Show - re: Knights of the Ebony Wand
11. Vancouver Magic Circle
12. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. Magic in Philadelphia - George A. Sutters
12. Percy [Abbott] in New York
12. re: Dick Richards, Hardeen, Jr. & The Great Dagmar
13. Trick Contest Going Strong!
13. Sorting the Pairs - Mariano Palhinha
13. Slate Surprise - Jack Jardine
14. The Changing Pack - Carl Wentworth
14. Zipper Egg Bag Routine - R. F. Sparks
15. Comedy Passe Bottle Gag - Howard Kahn
15. Copper from Silver - Mariano Palhinha
16. Snappy Production Box - Stuart Bacon
16. Karrell Fox has a Party
16. re: Bob Lang
17. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
17. Around New York - Max Holden
18. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • script - Frank Herman
18. [George] Marquis and [The Great] Darrell Shows Unite
19. Triple Card Mystery - Dick Kime
19. Instead of a Card Trick - Murray Melbin
20. Patter Idea for the "Pop-Up Tie" - John Alden Lewis
20. Clothespin Catches Card - Jack Yeager
21. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Phone Phun
    • Telephone Bit by Two Performers
22. New Jersey Magicians' Society - Wm. Henderson
22. re: Jack Yeager
22. re: Tom Auburn, Joe Kara & Wilbert Kirkby
23. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
23. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
24. Magic in New England - Jack Coven
24. re: Gene Bernstein
24. re: Johnny Platt
25. 16th Annual Magi-Fest
25. Professor Maurettus [Charles E. Brown] Dies
25. Mrs. Tarbell Dies

1. The "Tops" - Volume 12, Number 4 - April 1947 - 32 pages
1. Cover - Jack Gwynne
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Jack Gwynne - "Devilish Deceptionist!"
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • Since our Last Bit of TOPS Chattering, We've Been Busy Reading
     • The Modern Magi, January, February, March
     • The Dope Sheet, February
     • The Bat, February & March
     • Tricks and Illusionettes - reprint - Joe Ovette
     • Pentagram, January & February
   • We'll Take a Deep Breath at This Point and Continue With the Telling of the Things We've Read
     • Conjurer's Chatter
     • Flemming Book Reviews Nos. 119-121
     • The Gen, December, January & February
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly, January & February
     • The Lamp
     • The Juggler's Bulletin, January & February
     • Count's Chronicle, Nos. 2-3
     • La Varita Magica
     • The Barnstormer
   • Phew! Another Deep Breath and We'll Carry On
     • Genii, February & March
     • Abracadabra
   • Another Deep Breath and We'll Have a Go at the Books
     • A Conjuring Melange - Stanley Collins
     • TNT - Goodliffe
     • The First Book of William - Billy McComb
   • Questions and Answers
8. Abbott's Opens Chicago Branch
8. Neff Publicizes "No Stooges"
9. Superior Silk Production - P. C. Sorcar
10. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
11. Dr. [Zina B.] Bennett in The Roto
12. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
12. New Jersey Magicians' Society - William Henderson
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. re: SAM in Atlanta
13. More Contest Tricks
13. The Phoenix Message - Le Roy Rosenburg
14. Easter Eggs from Pocket - Doug Couden
14. The Tricky Thirteen - Edward Cherney, Jr.
15. The Silkworm and the Chimney - Donne B. Murphy
16. Hats Off - Walter Duke
16. Look Alike - Mariano Palhinha
17. No Assistant Floating Sphere - Jack Yeager
17. re: Bob King the Ventriloquist
18. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
19. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • College Daze
20. Vancouver Magic Circle
20. re: Will Rock, Karrell Fox & Zina Bennett
21. Around New York - Max Holden
21. Attaboy Poker Hand - Bert Allerton
21. SAM Convention in Chicago
22. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
22. Magic in New England - Jack Coven
23. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
23. Pittsburgh - "Magic Heaven in '47" - re: IBM Convention
24. Berlin Wizard Arrives Here - re: The Great Nivelli (Herbert Lewin)
25. Special Announcement - Grand Opening - Chicago Branch Store
25. Flash Paper Maker Dies - re: Walter Price
25. Mrs. Lucille B. Armstrong Dies
25. re: Sir Felix Korim

1. The "Tops" - Volume 12, Number 5 - May 1947 - 32 pages
1. Cover - Lu Brent
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Lu Brent - Tricky Performer!
4. Abbott's now in New York
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Manual of Juggling - Max Holden
     • Sixteen Thumb Tie Gems - Max Andrews - reprint
     • Omelette Pan - Burtini
     • Kilroy Kards - trick - Menge
     • Pok-K-Cip - trick - Menge
     • Mr. M's Coin Catcher - gimmick - Menge
     • Ribbon Surprise - trick - Wm. Murr
     • Blue Moon - trick - Buff
   • Questions and Answers
7. "All But Heaven in '47" Show - J. Ray Beffel - re: Knights of the Ebony Wand
8. For Vents Only - George McAthy
9. re: Bill Neff
9. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
10. Around New York - Max Holden
11. Hawaiian Magi Fete Tenkais - Milo Lum
11. re: Harry H. Hammond & C. Thomas Magrum
11. re: Mysterious Lawrence
11. re: Paul Duke
12. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
12. New Jersey Magicians' Society - William Henderson
12. Grand Rapids Magic Club - Bob Smith
12. re: Seattle Magic Ring
12. re: Gene Gordon
13. Still Time To Enter Contest
13. Glass Penetration - LeRoy Rosenberg
14. A Silk and Wand Routine - Cleve Haubold
15. Modern "Phantom" Cigarette - Robert Jackson
15. Tube of Silks - Stuart Bacon
16. Breaking Bills - Jack Yeager
16. Gay '90s Troublewit - Robert Jackson
17. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
18. Hindoo Bow Trick - P. C. Sorcar
19. Fort Wayne Magi Stage Show
19. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
20. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Quick Gag Death
21. re: Lieut. Lee Allen Estes
21. re: Seattle Magigals
21. re: Magicians' Round Table (New York) new meeting place
21. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
22. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
22. re: Monk Watson
25. Where is Abbott's Catalog?
25. re: G. Ray Terrell

1. The "Tops" - Volume 12, Number 6 - June 1947 - 32 pages
1. Cover - John Platt
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. John Platt - "Internationally Famous!"
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • Things That Have Come My Way
     • Dye Box Book - Tommy Windsor
     • Street Fakir Act - Tommy Windsor
     • Patter Parade - Robert Orben
     • Stars of Magic - 2 Effects - Mohammed Bey (S. Leo Horowitz)
     • Pump Room Phantasy - Bert Allewrton
   • Looking Through the Magazines, We Liked
     • Genii, April & May
     • Abracadabra
     • Magic is Fun
     • The Modern Magi, April & May
     • Juggler's Bulletin
     • Pentagram, March & April
     • The Miscellany
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly, March & April
     • The Bat, April & May
   • Among the Magic-Club Papers and Magazines
     • Te-Tohunga (New Zealand)
     • KOM - Knights of Magic
     • Chicago Aladdin Club
     • The Blinking Ring
     • Great Leon Assembly News
     • Dipali & Samhati (India)
     • Hindu (India)
     • The Barnstormer, April & May
     • Count's Chronicle
     • Magi-Tales
   • With the Dealers
8. Imp-roved Devil's Drum - P. C. Sorcar
10. Magic Dealers' Association
10. re: Fred Beckman
10. Around New York - Max Holden
11. re: Bobo the Magician
11. re: Seattle Magigals
11. re: Ron Leonard
11. Comedy Snake Basket - George Johnstone
12. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. New Jersey Magicians' Society - William Henderson
12. Grand Rapids Magicians - Bob Smith
12. re: Doc Harad, George and Betty Johnstone, Elmer Eckam, Sir Felix Korim & Mr. & Mrs. Harry Cecil
13. More Contest Entries
    • Contest Rules
13. Welkin - Mariano Palhinha
14. Spectator's Choice - Jack Kinney
15. Automatic Salt Shaker - Jack Yeager
16. Cute Candle - Jack Jardine
16. Clairvoyancy Outdone - Clettis V. Musson
17. Cigarette Levitation - R. A. Beaton
17. Now It's "Hokus Pokus Koppus"
17. re: Seattle Magic Ring
18. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
    • Jeanne & Tommy Windsor - cartoon montage by Getchell
20. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
21. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Nursery Rhymes Modernized
22. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
22. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • Funny Stuff - Frank Herman and Julius
23. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
24. Magic in New England - Jack Covens
24. re: Monk Watson

1. The "Tops" - Volume 12, Number 7 - July 1947 - 32 pages
1. Cover - Kodell
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Kodell - "A Fantasy in Birds"
4. Ring 11 to Stage 5th Annual [get-together]
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • re: SAM Convention in Chicago
   • Questions and Answers
8. Abbott's Magic Get-Together - The Ol' Demon
9. re: Hat and Wand Magic Club [Minneapolis]
9. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
10. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
10. Western N.Y. Magi Picnic
11. What's New at Abbott's - Sid Lorraine
12. re: SAM Convention in Chicago
13. Contest to Close August 10
13. Disintegration - Julius P. Hopkins
13. Zombie Routine and Patter - Richard L. Holmes
14. Presto - Jimmie Wilson
14. Flash Chicken Appearance - Clettis V. Musson
15. Perverse Silk Transposition - R. F. Sparks
16. Ingenious Wine Production - Samuel H. Atkins (Prof. Henry)
17. Close-Up Climax - Mariano Palhinha
17. Patter fro the Squared Circle - Maurice Seager
17. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
18. Visitors at Abbott's - re: Norman Atwell, Jesse Dowley, Bill Dowley, Peter Ross, Ed Schoenrock & Al La Verne (The Great La Verne) and wife
19. SAM Convention at Chicago - Demon Rembrandt
19. A Korny Quickie - Karrell Fox
20. Around New York - Max Holden
20. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Gag-O-Graphs
    • Funny Frills
21. photo - re: Culmer (Dan Overlade)
21. New Jersey Magicians' Society - William Henderson
22. The Juggler's Art - Fred Merrill - part two
    • The Vertical Fall
23. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
23. re: Davenport Junior Magician's Club
24. Wow! This is News! - re: Arthur Dowler & Harry Stanley
24. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
24. K.E.W. to Honor Ed Reno - re: Knights of the Ebony Wand
25. Pittsburgh I.B.M. Convention
25. Grand Rapids Magicians - Bob Smith
25. re: Dave and Polly Coleman

1. The "Tops" - Volume 12, Number 8 - August 1947 - 32 pages
1. Cover - The Johnstones
3. With the Editor - Percy Abbott
   • Let's Have Fun
3. Contents
4. The Johnstones - Distinctive Deceptionists!
4. [Ed] Reno Among Abbott Visitors - re: also Zina Barrett, Al Munroe, Dorny, Chuck Kirkham, Phyllis Lines, Gerald Griffin & Dr. Leo Rasmussen.
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • With the Magic Magazines
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly, May
     • Pentagram, May & June
     • Genii, June & July
     • Abracadabra
     • Dope Sheet annual
     • Juggler's Bulletin, June
     • The Bat, June
     • The Modern Magi, July
     • The Wizard
     • The American Magic Journal, June
   • The Super Colossal Department
     • Abbott Catalog No. 9
   • Looking Over the Books
     • Magic at Your Finger Tips - Milbourne Christopher & "Hen" Fetsch
     • I'll Bet You Can't
     • Top Secrets - Sid Fleischman & Bob Gunther
     • The Blue Bug - Sid Fleischman & Bob Gunther
     • Off The Beaten Track - Wilbur Kattner
     • Out of The Spook Cabinet - Herman Weber
     • The Four Full Hands - Charles T. Jordan
     • Dell O'Dell On Both Sides of the Footlights
     • Canadian Magic Methods - Allan Lambie
   • Other Stuff the Postman Brought Our Way
   • Among the Magic Club Papers
     • Lamp - Aladdin Club of Chicago
     • La Varita Magica
     • KOM
     • Magic Makers
     • The Blinking Ring
     • Count's Chronicle
     • The Barnstormer
   • A Few Thoughts in Closing
8. Heigh, Ho! For the Get-Together! - Demon Rembrandt
9. Wizard's Annual Banquet [Chicago]
9. re: Lester Lake
9. re: Milbourne Christopher
10. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • Dialog - Frank Herman
11. Around New York - Max Holden
11. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
12. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
13. Last Call for Contest Tricks!
13. Pepsi-Cola - R. F. Sparks
14. Get Rid of the Flap - Jack Jardine
14. An Impossible Color Change - Clettis V. Musson
15. Glass Through Rods - Norman Tweed
15. Mysterious Bottle Cap - Jack Yeager
16. Charlier Pass Gag - Mariano Palhinha
16. Milk and Water Routine - Carroll M. Smith
17. Your Card is Found - Jack Kinney
17. George J. Olsen Dies
17. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
18. Mid-West Magi Society Revived
19. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Wise Cracks
19. Grand Rapids Magicians - Bob Smith
20. The Juggler's Art - Fred Merrill - part three
    • The Inside Fall
    • The Outside Fall
    • Parallel Fall
21. The Triple Conversion - Jerry Hornak
22. Luring an Assistant - Mariano Palhinha
23. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
23. re: Oren Rubanarchi
23. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins

1. The "Tops" - Volume 12, Number 9 - September 1947 - 32 pages
1. Cover - J. Elder Blackledge
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. J. Elder Blackledge - His Is Global Magic!
4. Visitors at Abbott's - re: Bill Neff & Co., George and Betty Johnstone, Dr. and Mrs. Zina Barrett, Silent Smith and wife, Bert Allerrton, Chick Schoke, Joe Palen, Tom Lawless & Red Roddick and wife
4. Get-Together in Colon
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • Questions and Answers
8. Remember Abbott - Rhyme - Duke Stern
8. re: Dave Coleman
8. re: Russell Swann
9. A Lesson in Dont's - William Morton
10. [Eddie] Joseph Edits Indian Magazine
10. re: Jack Gwynne
10. re: Monk Watson & Mel Melson
10. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
11. Wizard Club of Chicago - Ed C. Jochens
11. Grand Rapids Magicians - Bob Smith
12. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
12. MAES to Convene in Allentown - Al Minder
12. New Jersey Magicians' Society - William Henderson
13. Contest Closes With Rush of Entries!
    • Note to Contestants
13. The Lazy Magician - Eddie Dexter
13. Improved Nickel-Penny-Dime - Jack Kinney
14. A New "Brain Wave" Deck - J. Wayne Haskell
14. "Flying Glass of Water" Again - Ormond McGill
16. Bowl of Water Production - routine by Sante Tucker
16. Improved Square Circle - Carroll M. Smith
16. Multiplying Dollar Bills - Carroll M. Smith
17. Quadruplet Card Reverso - C. J. Levett
17. Enchanted Vase Routine - Eddie Dexter
18. A Jumbo Card Effect - Charles Lindsay
18. The Burned Bill and Just Chance - John Blunt
20. Candle to Silk - Fred Himmerich
20. The Impromptu Coo-Coo Cards - Richard F. Sparks
21. Start and Finish Silk Change - Peter Horst
21. Around New York - Max Holden
22. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
23. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
23. Magician in a Bathing Suit - re: Kenneth Allen
23. re: Ade Duval
24. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Story Titles
    • Song Titles
    • Famous Last Words
25. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
25. re: Jim Edwards
25. re: Quad-City Magicians
25. S. S. Henry Passes
25. Byron Seawright Dies
25. re: Paul Messplay
25. re: Dick Richards premiered new act

1. The "Tops" - Volume 12, Number 10 - October 1947 - 32 pages
1. Cover - Karrell Fox
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Photos - from the Get-Together
5. Crowd of 700 Enjoys Abbott's Get-Together - Demon Rembrandt
7. Photos - from the Get-Together
8. Chicago Magi Fete [Arthur] Dowler
8. re: New England Convention of Magicians
8. re: Vancouver Magic Circle
9. De Fakas' [Roy and Isabelle Pitchford] Wedding a Feature of Abbott Get-Together
10. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
    • reviews
      • Reading is Believing - Trevor H. Hall
      • Tips on Soft Soap - Gordon MacDonald, compiler
      • Kanter's catalog
      • Professional Magic for Amateurs - Walter B. Gibson
      • 13 Thoki Yen Effekter [Denmark]
      • Marlo in Spades
      • The Magical Digest - Eddie Joseph, editor
      • The Wizard, August
      • The American Magic Journal, No. 2
      • Jackpot
      • Abracadabra
      • The Voice From The Attic
      • Dipali (India)
      • Billboard (India)
      • Magic-Makers
      • The Crystal
      • Presto
      • Hugard's Magic Monthly
      • La Verita Magia
      • The Juggler's Bulletin
      • Pentagram, July & August
      • Magical Miscellany
      • The Bat, August
12. Karrell Fox - "King of Korn"
12. re: Texas Assn. of Magicains
12. re: Sir Felix Forim
13. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
14. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • Dialog - Frank Herman
15. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
16. Around New York - Max Holden
17. Contest Results in November
17. Under Cover - James Smith
17. Couden's Comedy Cabinet - Doug Couden
18. The Meandering Silk - Cleve Haubold
18. Salt Shaker to Silk - Jack Yeager
18. re: Curt Walter and Carol
19. Bunny in Hat - "Hen" Fetsch
19. Reversed Card Trick - C. J. Levett
19. M. C. Cutups - Bill J. Weldon
20. Which Is It? - Mariano Palhinha
20. Comedy Table Top - Bert Douglas
21. Magi-Minister's Golden Jubilee - re: Rev. Frank G. Beardsley
21. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
21. Canadian Magi Wed in Colon - re: Herbert Hyatt and Catherine Winnett
22. Earthquake Starts in Colon?
22. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
22. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
23. The Juggler's Art - Fred Merrill - continued
    • Falls from Right and Left
    • Horizontal Pass
23. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
25. Bay State Magi Stage Clambake - Jack Coven
25. Grand Rapids Magic Club - Bob Smith
25. Show at Red Arrow Reunion
25. re: William C. (Silent) Smith

1. The "Tops" - Volume 12, Number 11 - November 1947 - 32 pages
1. Cover - Jeanne Windsor
3. With the Editor - Percy Abbott
3. Contents
4. Jeanne Windsor - Petite Magician and Vent!
4. Bert Kalmar Dies
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Conjuring - John Mulholland
     • Gems of Mental Magic - John Brown Cook & Arthur Buckley
     • The Power of Thought - Paul Curry
     • Magic With Small Apparatus, Volume 1 - Dr. Dhotel
   • tricks
     • Photo Pop - Kalman
     • Paul Fox "Miracle" Gimmick
     • Kapering Kamels - Menge
     • Heart-Throb - Eddie Joseph
   • reviews
     • Fleming Book Reviews Nos. 122-129
     • National Magic Co. Catalog No. 7
   • Questions and Answers
8. The Dorny Party at Chicago - Demon Rembrandt
8. re: William F. Becker
9. Contest Note
9. A New Color Changing Pack - Jack Hinney
9. Fifty-One Pick-Up - Jardine
9. Card Transposo - C. J. Levett
10. The Off and On Again Ring - G. A. Ammann
10. Migratory Coins Patter - Mariano Palhinha
11. New Card Transposition - Maurice Seager
11. Comedy Juggling - Peter Horst
11. Palhinha's Ace Assembly - Mariano Palhinha
11. Improved Topsy Turvy Match - Carroll M. Smith
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
12. re: Demon's Club of Decatur, Ill.
13. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • Muscle Bound - Frank Herman
14. Where Was I? (Remember?) - Monk Watson
14. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
    • The Story of Burkhart - Fred C. Landrus, Sr.
15. Around New York - Max Holden
16. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Quip-Quiz
18. Looking at the New Stuff - Sid Lorraine
    • Going Up
    • Improved Television Card Frame
    • Diamond Theft
    • Hole In One
    • Shrinking Milk
    • Cards In Glass
    • Recil's Diminishing Deck
    • New Disecto
19. Grand Rapids Magic Club - Bob Smith
20. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
20. The Colors of Satan - Nathan Silver
21. Continuity Patter - Robert Thompson
21. Mid-West magi Convene
22. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
22. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
23. N.Y. State Magic Conclave - Harry H. Hammond
23. MAES Convene at Allentown
23. re: Queen City Mystics (Cincinnati)
25. New Jersey Magicians' Society - Wm. Henderson

1. The "Tops" - Volume 12, Number 12 - December 1947 - 40 pages
1. Cover - Mariano Palhinha
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Mariano Palhinha - Magical Trickster!
4. A Card Reverse - Mariano Palhinha
4. re: "Hocus Pocus in Review by the Bay State Magic Club
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Aces High - S. Leo Horowitz & Dr. Jacob Daley
     • Playing booking School Assemblies - Doug Couden
     • Novel Passe Coin Routine - Bill Kalman
     • A Magical Broadside - George Johnson
     • Stars of Magic, Series 4 - Francis Carlyle
       • No. 1 - Decapitation
       • No. 2 - Homing Card
       • No. 3 - Wrist Watch Steal
     • Smart Magic - George McAthy
     • Midget Vent Act - George McAthy
     • Rabbit Letter - Tommy Windsor?
     • Pasteboard Policy - Mandroop (George McAthy)
     • Mainly Mental - C. L. Boarde
     • Club Deceptions - E. G. Ervin
     • Open Sesame - Eric Lewis & Wilfred Tyler
     • Practical Ventriloquism - Navan O'Rielly
     • Repeat Silk Trick - Sid Lorraine
   • Looking Over the Magazines
     • Abracadabra
     • Conjurors' Magazine, October
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly, September & October
     • The Wizard, September & October
     • The Modern Magi
     • Pentagram, September & October
     • The Bat, September, October & November
     • Miscellany, September & October
     • Juggler's Bulletin, September
     • Genii, November
     • Dope Sheet, August
     • The Magical Digest [India], July
     • The Lamp
     • Magi-Tales
     • KOM
     • The Blinking Ring
     • Magic Makers
     • Count's Chronicle
     • The Foulard
     • The Crystal
     • The Magic Wand
     • Great Leon Assembly News
     • Barnstormer
   • Questions and Answers
9. A Good Night Gag - Lu Brent
9. Transportation Extraordinary - Clettis V. Musson
9. Grand Rapids Magician's Club - Don Seth
10. Around New York - Max Holden
10. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
11. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
11. Sydney Magi Fete Levante
11. re: Robert Klamm
12. Winners in Readers' Trick Contest - Demon Rembarndt
12. Visitors at Abbott's - re: Sgt. Frank Drobina, Ken Booth, Nevin and Helen Hoefert, The Ricardo Lockmans & Noel Wiley
12. Blackstone Show Closes
13. The Emperor's Wine Chest - James A. Lucier
14. Mirror Glass Production - Carroll M. Smith
1. Eight page advertising insert
15. The Tube of Merlin - Maurice Seager
15. Vanishing Billiard Ball - Mariano Palhinha
15. U.V. and Fluorescent Routine - Mariano Palhinha
16. Queen of the Ribbon Cage - Clettis V. Musson
17. Four Scotch - Walter Duke
17. Give-Away Wand - Carroll M. Smith
18. Utility Drawer Box - Stuart Bacon
18. Glass Gone - Norman Tweed
19. Tacky - Jack Yeager
19. The Egg and I - W. T. Marrs
20. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
21. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
22. re: Delmar the Great and Marlene
22. re: V-Roy, the Magician
22. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
22. New Jersey Magicians' Society - Wm. Henderson
23. Australian Magician Dies - re: Harry Llewellyn
23. Milwaukee Houdinis Meet - Howard Kahn
23. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
24. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
24. Fort Wayne Magi Elect
25. Minneapolis Hat and Wand Club
25. re: Doc and Ann Mahendra & San Antonio IBM
25. re: George Marquis

Publisher: Abbott Magic