Tops Volume 14 (1949)
by Percy Abbott

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
     • The Fine Art of Magic - George Kaplan
   • Questions and Answers
7. Hollywood Round Table
7. re: Hat and Wand Club of Minneapolis
7. A Bit of Hocus Pocus - Eddie Clever
8. Super-X Levitation - A Comedy Routine - Roscoe L. Gaylord
9. cartoon - Otho Blake
9. For Vents Only - George McAthy
10. Around New York - Max Holden
11. Round Table Cabaret Party [Chicago] - Dorny
12. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Abbott's "Squash" and Uncle Sam's Bill
15. Force and Location - James Smith
16. A Comedy Trick - Augustus Rapp
18. Chicago Magigals - Evelyn Musson
18. re: Dr. Clyde F. Cairy
19. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
20. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • questions and answers
21. Magic in Kansas City
21. re: The Mysterious Lawrences have a son
22. Triple Heart Transposition - Clettis V. Musson
23. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
24. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
24. re: Paul Le Paul
25. Wizard Shows Big Success - Clettis V. Musson
25. re: Merv Taylor
25. re: Okito marries Marie Dean - Jack Gwynne has son

1. The "Tops" - Volume 14, Number 2 - February 1949 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Mephistophelean Magic is Dante's Show - Claudia Cassidy
4. re: Merle, the Magician
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Himber's Wrong-Way Card
     • Idento
     • Ashes of Satan - Bill Nord
     • Fada-Way Card - Allan Lambie
     • The Devil or ???
     • The Magic Machine - Menge
     • The Tarbell Couse, Volume 5
   • Questions and Answers
8. Around New York - Max Holden
8. re: Dave Coleman
9. cartoon - Otho Blake
9. "Premonition" Sensation in N.Y.
9. Intruder Caught in Magic Store
9. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
   • Squelchers
11. An Easy Poker Trick - George F. Wright
11. Chicago Mystery Raffle Winner
11. British Magic in Germany
12. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
12. Ozark Magi's Annual Dinner - Carl Gardner
12. Chicago Magigals - Evelyn Musson
12. Al Nicol Taken Ill
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Exploiting a Principle
15. Combination Silk Routine - Rischard Resor
16. The Flying Card - Stuart Bacon
16. A Mind-Reading Act - Walter Barney
17. Tops Card in Egg Routine - Jack Yeager
17. re: J. J. Musselman (The Mystery Man)
18. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
19. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • dialog - John L. Anderson
20. A Couple of Ideas Using Fruit
21. Cane and Dove Flash - Tom Rainey
22. Are You Color Blind? - Clettis V. Musson
22. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
23. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
24. Magician Slips - re: Sir Felix Korim
25. Abe Warsaw Dies
25. Abbott's at Indianapolis
25. re: Maxine Wedertz
25. re: Frank Seymour

1. The "Tops" - Volume 14, Number 3 - March 1949 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Selecto - Howard P. Albright
4. re: Tung Pin Soo (Al Wheatley)
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • The Bat - bound issues 1-50 - Lloyd E. Jones, editor
     • Stuthard's Svengali Subtleties - Joe Stuthard
     • Trilby - Joe Stuthard
     • Band-It Card - "Hen" Fetsch
     • Other Magicians - Norman Houghton
     • Instantaneous Hypnotism - Nelmar
     • The Jonah Card - Abbott's
6. Recalls 48 Years in Magic - re: A. P. Smith
7. A Comedy Routine - Frank Seymour
8. Ball and Die Transposition - Clettis V. Musson
9. cartoon - Otho Blake
9. Ropes to You - Elmer W. Morris
10. Cigarettes to Matches Plus - J. F. James
10. re: John Booth
10. re: Walter H. Domzalski
11. Around New York - Max Holden
11. A Lapel Steal - Richard L. Piser
11. re: J. C. Walter (Walter the Magician)
11. re: George and Janet Boston have a boy
12. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
12. Chicago Magigals - Evelyn Musson
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. Dummy "Assistant Pastor" - re: Rev. Willis P. Miller
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Abbott's Mento Marvel
15. Clean-Cut Cigarette Vanish - Roxy
16. Correct Guess - George F. Wright
17. re: Bobo and Lillian
17. The Drunk Plays Bridge - Howard P. Albright
17. re: Roy (Scrubboard) Wallace
18. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
19. Tale from "Down Under" - re: Allan Shaw
19. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • The Dentist - Frank Herman
19. re: Gus Ramage
20. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Confucius Say
    • Comedy Comparisons
21. Clockette - George F. Wright
22. Hole in Hank - William R. Barcome
22. A Streamer Suggestion - Gus Ramage
23. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
23. re: Mitchell Cain
23. re: Jack Yeager & Joseph Rachun
24. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
24. Doc Weiss Featured in Story
24. re: Chief Blackstar
24. re: Lucille and Eddie Roberts
25. Harry Leat of England Dies
25. "Baffles" Brush Dies
25. Vancouver Club Inauguration

1. The "Tops" - Volume 14, Number 4 - April 1949 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Magic at a Glance - No. 3 - M. J. Ruger
   • Pop Devil Card Trick!
   • A Fish Story
   • So You Want a Rabbit!
   • A Repeat Wand Vanish with a Surprise Finish!
5. Boxed - A Coin Trick - George F. Wright
6. Are You a Center-Tearer? - Ken de Courcy
6. The Screen and Tabouret Illusion - R. F. Sparks
8. Impromptu Levitation - Ken de Courcy
9. Billiard Ball Vanish - Theodor Stein
9. Two-Card Monte Presentation
10. Spring is Here! - Ken de Courcy
10. The Spellbinder Deck - Duke Stern
11. A Trip to the Circus - A Combination Effect - Harry E. Cecil
12. The Fidgety Card - John Sardo
13. A New Routine with the Egg Bag - Eddie Joseph
16. Mr. X Speaking - A Telepathic Card Experiment - Howard P. Albright
16. Corn-fetti Gag - Wilford Hutchinson
17. The Money Stretcher - Sid Lorraine
    • A Bit of Patter
    • Maybe a Rhyme
18. The Brain Teaser - The Joker's Own Deception
18. Fools-All Production Box - Clettis V. Musson
19. Eagle Eyes - H. P. Albright
20. Mandroop's Magic Carpet - George McAthy
20. Card Cigar
21. Take Your Choice! - Ken de Courcy
22. The Man with the Mirror Eyes
22. A Penny a Puff - Ken de Courcy
23. The Sword of Damocles - Ken de Courcy
24. Scotty's Winner - Scotty Lang
25. Comedy Ice Cream Cone - Edward Cherney, Jr.
25. The Bridge of Sighs - Ken de Courcy

1. The "Tops" - Volume 14, Number 5 - May 1949 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. You Do As He Does - Ken de Courcy
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Tannen catalog
     • Scarne movie short
     • Al Cohen catalog
     • Controlled Miracle - Bill Simon
     • John Ramsay's Cups and Balls - Victor Farelli
     • new book by Robert Orben
     • Thanks to Leipzig - Victor Farelli
     • Dai Vernon's Select Secrets - revised and enlarged
     • The Magic of Rezvani - Maurice Sardina
     • The Veroni House of Magic - catalog
     • The Count's Chronicle
     • Magi-Tales
     • The Blinking Ring
     • The Barnstormer
     • The Magic Makers
     • KOM
     • The Phoenix
     • Abracadabra
     • The Bat
     • The Wizard
     • Dope Sheet
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly
     • The Gen
     • Djinn, January
     • Pentagram
     • The Modern Magi
     • Genii, January
     • Juggler's Bulletin
   • Questions and Answers
9. cartoon - Otho Blake
9. Reserve Now for Get-Together - Demon Rembrandt
9. Magicians in May Coronet
10. Smoke by Sorcery - Ken de Courcy
10. Quadruple Coincidence - Charles Lindsay
11. Stop! Stop Again! - Jose A. Guerra (Roxy)
11. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. [Tommy] Windsor Day in Marietta
12. re: Will Desmond
12. re: Modern Mountebanks
12. re: Percy Abbott in "Playgrounds of Michigan" movie short
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Smoke Without Fire
15. The Silken Cube - Ken de Courcy
15. Patter for the Milk Pitcher - Jack Yeager & Gene M. Miller
16. Spelling A Card - Howard P. Albright
17. Abbott's Closes Indianapolis
17. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
18. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • The Letter - Jack Yeager
      • Gags and Bits of Business
      • Sillyisms
      • Gag Parade
20. A Quick One for a Café - Ken de Courcy
20. Popping Silks - Richard L. Piser
21. Chalk Talk Chicken - Jack Yeager
21. Tip for Mentalists - Ken de Courcy
22. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
22. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
23. Chicago Magigals - Evelyn Musson
23. The Chosen Penetration - Ken de Courcy
24. Spanish Magi Plan Congress
24. Ed Reno is Dead
25. Death Takes Dr. H. R. Evans
25. Great Gravityo Dies
25. re: Allentown (Pa.) Society of Magicians

1. The "Tops" - Volume 14, Number 6 - June 1949 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Eddie Joseph- by Percy Abbott
4. You Know But Can't Do! - A Paper Restoration - Jose A. Guerra (Roxy)
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Fleming Book Company Catalog
   • Questions and Answers
8. Magician's Life a Merry One - re: Ray Edmonds & Arthur Buckley
9. cartoon - Otho Blake
9. [Tommy] Windsor Undergoes Operation
10. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
10. The Mountebanks' Show - A Letter to the Editor - Leon L. LeCount
10. Wringer Die Box - Louis N. Bertol
11. Magigals of Chicago - Evelyn Musson
12. A Tough Spot to Work - Clem, the Magic Man (Lcdr. Wilton S. Clements. USNR)
12. Maldo Hit of "Quisicosas"
12. Plan '49 Magic Meet in Holland
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Ring on Stick
14. Cloud Chicanery - Clettis V. Musson
15. Whiskaway - Ken de Courcy
15. The Tecla Deck - George F. Wright
    • Teckla Deck Set-Up
    • A Trial Teckla Trick
17. My Favorite Trick - Ken de Courcy
18. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Borrowed Epitaphs
    • Self-Composed Epitaphs
19. Milk Pitcher Patter - J. F. James
19. NY Magigals' Kiddies Show
19. N. Y. Magi Win
20. Transpo Egg Bag Climax - Buddy Rogers
20. Billiard Balls to Silks - Theodor Stein
21. The $2000 Rabbit Production - Ken de Courcy
21. Premonition Addition - Richard L. Piser
21. Take Your Choice--Twice! - Ken de Courcy
22. Lulu's Lipstick - Ken de Courcy
23. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
24. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
24. [Phil] Huckabee Gets Publicity
24. Lee Estes Visits Abbott's
25. An Idea on Premonition - Buddy Rogers
25. Magi in Brazil - Jose A. Guerra (Roxy)
25. re: Goodliffe

1. The "Tops" - Volume 14, Number 7 - July 1949 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Augustus Rapp - Makes Magic with Models
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Hello Sucker - Jack Chanin
     • Milbourne Christopher Magazine Test
     • Trilby Deck - Joe Stuthard
     • Nelmar - lists
     • Leon Maguire - publicity
     • Super Mental Effects Co. - list
     • Modern Magi
     • Fate - Bruce Elliott
     • The Cotswold Magical Society convention program & The Devil's Chimney
     • Over the Coffee Cups - Martin Gardner
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly, May
     • Spirit Bells - Jack Hughes
7. cartoon - Otho Blake
7. SAM Elects [Harlan] Tarbell President
7. re: Dr. (Bill) Neff
7. re: Bob "Larry" James taking over the Marquis Show
7. Russ Walsh is New Head of IBM - Demon Rembrandt
7. Offers File of Tops
7. re: Bill Pitts
8. Publicity Stunts with Cards - Howard P. Albright
   • Talk of the Town
   • Souvenir
   • Club Special
   • The Slip Force
   • Second Dealing
11. Dust of the Lhama - Ken de Courcy
11. Elephant to Silk - Ken de Courcy
11. re: Get-Together reservations
12. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
12. [Milbourne] Christopher Takes a Bride
12. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • The Thumb-Tie
14. Salt Gone - George F. Wright
15. House Lights - Ken de Courcy
16. Giant Gee! - Ken de Courcy
17. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
18. A Nylon Laugh - An M.C. Stunt - Jack Lamonte
18. Dove Pan Rotation - Theodor Stein
19. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Pleasant Phrases
    • Saddest Phrases
    • You Tell 'Em English
    • Worry Warts
19. Chicago Magigals - Evelyn Musson
20. Mood Mental - Ken de Courcy
20. Super Card Flight - Don Peatrowsky
21. Grand Rapids Magicians Club - Bob Smith
21. re: Paul Stadelman
22. Mental Presentation - Martelli
23. Lansing Magi's Annual Show
23. [Neil] Sweet to Sell Magic in Cincy
23. A Twist on the Card in Wallet - Ken de Courcy
24. My Card, Sir! - Ken de Courcy
24. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
25. The Old School Tie - Ken de Courcy
25. Sifted Through Silk - Ken de Courcy
25. re: Fred Beckman & Larry Hess

1. The "Tops" - Volume 14, Number 8 - August 1949 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Coming to Colon, Lads and Lassies? - Demon Rembrandt
4. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • Max Holden Dies
   • reviews
     • Stars of Magic - Dai Vernon Series
       • ambitious card
       • mental card miracle
       • Impromptu Cups and Balls
     • The Gap in the Curtain - Peter Warlock
     • Spirits in the House - T. H. Chislett
     • 12 stunts with the Magic Mummy - Eddie Joseph
     • The Gen
7. 800 Kids Enjoy Little Party - re: Ed Little
7. re: Phil Huckabee
7. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen & Dick Piser
8. Sympathetic Aces - Jose A. Guerra (Roxy)
9. cartoon - Otho Blake
9. L'Affaire du Coeur - Jack Lamonte
9. re: Prof. Fossman and Miss Deyka
10. The P.C.A.M. Convention - Steve Shepard
11. To West Coasters - An Appreciation - Percy Abbott
11. [Augustus] Rapp to Present Old-Time Magic - Demon Rembrandt
11. [Carl] Ballantine Clicking Again
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. Vancouver Magic Circle - Thornton Poole
12. Battle Creek Magic Club
12. re: The Mysterious Lawrences (Reggie, Joan & Larry)
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • A Card Prediction
      • Another Version
14. Impromptu Paper-Ball Penetration - Clettis V. Musson
15. Banner Book-Test - Ken de Courcy
15. Fish and Chips - Ken de Courcy
16. Coin-fusing - James Smith
16. Snowstorm - An M.C. Gag - Ken de Courcy
17. Five-Card Mystery - Sgt. Edward J. Novack
17. re: Martin Stevens
18. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
19. Plate Rotation - Theodor Stein
19. Tacks, Tacks - Not Tax - George F. Wright
21. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Dizzy People
22. re: Canterbury (N.Z.) Society of Magicians
22. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
23. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
23. Chicago Magigals' Picnic - Evelyn Musson
23. re: Harry Baker
24. Three Shell Monte - Ken de Courcy
25. Max Holden Dies
25. Roba Collins' Father Dies
25. Death Takes The Great Waldo [William Waldo]
25. re: Mandrake the Magician
25. re: Kane and Hearn Show

1. The "Tops" - Volume 14, Number 9 - September 1949 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Fine Shows to Feature Abbott's Get-Together - Demon Rembrandt
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Coke-Go - Aldini
     • Caught - Sid Lorraine
     • My Favorite Routine with the Cups and Balls - Eddie Joseph
     • Magic Wand Year Book - George Armstrong
     • Djinn, March to June
     • Jack Hughes' News-Letter
     • Magic Makers
     • Bat, July
     • The Gen, July
     • Genii, July
7. cartoon - Otho Blake
7. Visitors at Abbott's - re: C. R. (Bud) Tracy, Rev. W. Reginald Duxbury, John Darrell & Chet Roth
7. New Drawer Box Tricks - John W. Banks
   • Silk Transposition
   • Transposition of a Dollar Bill
   • A Card Routine
   • Another Card Trick
8. Match-Box Drawer Box - Ken de Courcy
   • Suggested Uses
9. To Closer-Uppers in Magic - George F. Wright
11. It Happened to Me - J. C. Walter
11. Shmoo-Location - Buddy Rogers
12. 'Round the Round Table - Chic Schoke
12. re: C. Thomas Magrum
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. re: Duke Montague
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Telementation
      • Key to the Working of the Act
      • Cues of Value
14. Thimble Nocturne - Ken de Courcy
15. The Glove Book Test - Ken de Courcy
16. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen & Dick Piser
17. Allentown Magicians' Picnic
18. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
19. Beg Pardon! - re: Walt Cunningham & Mummy Suspension
19. Suggestions and Gags - Jose A. Guerra (Roxy)
    • Silk Production
    • Whereizit
19. For Vents Only - George McAthy
20. Cards on Ribbon - Clettis V. Musson
22. Cards of Hung Chu Yan - George F. Wright
23. Billiard Ball Climax - Ken de Courcy
24. The Ring on the Pencil - Ken de Courcy
24. Rope-It - Ken de Courcy
25. re: Vernon Carr & Bob and Maxine Wedertz
25. Walter Domzalski Dies
25. David Bell Dies
25. re: Chuck Kirkham

1. The "Tops" - Volume 14, Number 10 - October 1949 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Abbott's Get-Together Enjoyed by 790 - Demon Rembrandt
5. Notice - Percy Abbott - re: no Get-Together in Colon in 1950
7. Ring Lost at Get-Together
7. Thanks from George Boston
7. Tour is Magic Pun - "Uncle Henry" Solomon
7. re: C. Thomas Magrum
8. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Borts - advertising
     • Sorcar - advertising
     • Ellis Stanyon - lists
     • The Barnstormer
     • Magic Makers
     • My Favorite Routine with the Cups and Balls - Eddie Joseph
     • The President Calls - Mariano Palhinha
     • Telepathy for Toddlers - Douglas Sim
     • Color Scheme - Oscar Wiegle
     • Phoenix
     • Modern Magi, August & September
     • The Wizard
     • Abracadabra
     • Genii, August
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly
     • The Gen, August
     • The Bat, August
     • Pentagram, June & July
9. cartoon - Otho Blake
10. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen & Dick Piser
    • The Runaway Deck
11. Silk Monte - Clettis V. Musson
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. Chicago Magigals - Evelyn Musson
12. Exit A Knife - Ken de Courcy
12. Re: George and Betty Johnstone have second boy
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Lighter Fluid Magic
14. Tewforce - George F. Wright
14. Here Comes Autumn! - Ken de Courcy
15. Thought Transference - J. C. Walter
16. On Culpitt's "What A Knot" - J. C. Walter
17. Wild - Wild - Wild - George F. Wright
18. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • Christmas Time - Cleve Haubold
19. The Color-Changing Candle - Ken de Courcy
19. re: Rai Bailey and Lucille Clemons
20. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Silly Similies
20. re: Larry Weeks
21. Chest Escape
21. Bottled in Glass - Ken de Courcy
22. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
22. The Magic Knot - re: wedding of Walter Gibson and Litzka Raymond
22. New York State Magi Meet
22. re: Harley Manker
23. Ten-Cent Rabbit Production - Ken de Courcy
23. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts

1. The "Tops" - Volume 14, Number 11 - November 1949 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Hands Off! - Elmer Morris
4. Reverse Reverted - Ken de Courcy
4. re: Les Levante
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Magic of the Ancients - George Johnson
     • Harold Rice - Catalog No. 24
   • Questions and Answers
7. For Vents Only - George McAthy
   • Aesop's Feeble - Cleve Haubold
7. re: Clint Milliken, Leroy Longnecker & Mel [Howard Melson]
8. The Get-Together Story - Percy Abbott
9. cartoon - Otho Blake
9. [Charles H.] Larson Still in Magic
10. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen & Dick Piser
    • Elusive Sphere Stunt
    • Juice from Rubber Orange
    • Another Ball Gag
    • Thim-Bal Silk Routine
    • Transpo Faces
12. Charlie McCarthy Vent Party - George L. Boston
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. New York Magic Conclave
12. Fort Wayne Magicians' Club
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Jason's Bill-In-Cig
14. License to Conjure - Ken de Courcy
16. Wild - Wild - Wild - Part 2 - George F. Wright
18. Has Anyone Seen This? - Fred Frazer
    • The Writing Ball
18. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • John Louther Material Used on "Chatterbox" - Part 1
    • Some One-Liners Used by Johnny Louther
19. re: Roy and Vivian Shrimplin
20. The Flower Nursery - Walt Cunningham
    • A Suggestion from Mak
22. A Ball Routine - Theodor Stein
22. Wacky Wizardry - Davey Jones
    • Rice Bowls
    • Rope Opening
    • Round Circle
    • Egg Bag
    • Arm Chopper
23. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
23. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
24. Split the Deck - Ken de Courcy
25. Hat and Wand Magic Show - Burton Deane
25. Chicago Magigals - Evelyn Musson
25. Senor Maldo [Senor Abel Maldonado] Marries
25. re: California Magicians Club
25. re: Australian Society of Magicians

1. The "Tops" - Volume 14, Number 12 - December 1949 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Beginner's Luck Made Certain - George F. Wright
4. Cut-Restored Tissue Suggestion - J. F. James
4. Genii-Conjurors' Now One
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Juggler's Bulletin, No. 52 - last issue
     • The Modern Magi
     • The Magical Digest - new publication
     • Paul Fleming Book Reviews Nos. 148-149
     • La Varita Magica
     • The Phoenix
     • Gen
     • The Bat, October
     • The Conventioneers' Caravan - Ralph Read
     • The Pentagram, September
     • Genii, September & October
     • The Wizard, August
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly, September & October
     • Abracadabra
     • Magic Makers
     • The Barnstormer
     • Ellis Stanyon - lists
     • Pastime [India]
     • Borts - advertising
     • Ken Jaffrey - calendar
     • Max Andrews - lists
     • John Gambling - Southport Convention Program
     • Dell O'Dell - clipping from "The Woman"
     • Phil Huckabee - advertising & give-away booklet
   • Among the new tricks and publications
     • Ghostly Seconds - Vynn Boyer
     • Genial Improbabilities - Ken de Courcy
     • Bi-Co - Joe Stuthard
     • Diablo Slate
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly bound Volumes V and VI
     • Pok-a-hola Cigar
   • Questions and Answers
     • list of current magic magazines
9. cartoon - Otho Blake
9. Mene Tekel (Writing Ball)
9. The Magic party - poem - Harry Opel
10. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen & Dick Piser
    • Elusive Sphere is Santa
    • On Rice Bowls
    • Legg's Lota Variation
    • The Enchanted Tree
11. The 'Ol Demon Steps Out - Demon Rembrandt
11. re: Will Rock
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. Grand Rapids Magicians Club - Bob Smith
12. Chicago Magigals - Evelyn Musson
12. re: Eddie Silverman
12. re: Robert Harbin
12. re: Bill Neff
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • The Story of William Tell
14. Easy Load - Robert Fitch
15. Up and Over - A Stripper Trick - George F. Wright
16. Hooked Golf Balls - J. F. James
17. A Kong-Fe-Tsi Mystery - Roxy
18. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • questions and answers
    • My Philosophy of Life
19. Wacky Wizardry - Davey Jones
    • Chinese Wishing Papers
19. News from Brazil - Roxy
20. A Kleenkut Kard Location - Roxy
20. Die to Rice - Clettis V. Musson
21. Buried Alive - Passes Out - re: Alan Alan
21. My Atomic Man - J. F. James
22. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
22. re: John Nelson
23. Planning and Booking a Show - Mariano Palhinha
    • Advertising Schedule (for newspaper)
    • Program
24. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
24. [Paul] Stadelman Shows Color on TV
24. Test of the Digest - Ken de Courcy
25. Heart Attack Fatal to [Jesse E.] Dowley
25. Stuart Ross Dies

Publisher: Abbott Magic