Tops Volume 15 (1950)
by Percy Abbott

January 1950 - December 1950
Abbott's Magic Novelty Company
Percy Abbott, Publisher and Editor
Howard Melson "Mel", Editor

385 pages

1. The "Tops" - Volume 15, Number 1 - January 1950 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Wright's Steal Pass - George F. Wright
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • Death of Tom Bowyer
   • reviews
     • Mental Magic - Al Baker
   • Origin of the Center Tear
   • Questions and Answers
9. cartoon - Otho Blake
9. A Close-Up Fooler - Clettis V. Musson
9. Passed Through a Flame - Ken de Courcy
10. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • Dialog - Ed Hall
11. Wacky Wizardry - Davey Jones
    • Production Item
    • Parody
    • Lota
    • Roll Production
    • Opener
12. Tom Bowyer Dies
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. Chicago Magigals - Evelyn Musson
12. The [Roba] Collins Show
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Abbott's Snake in Basket
14. Buttonhelp - A Rope Trick - George F. Wright
16. Graphology - Ken de Courcy
17. Vanishing Wand Variation - J. F. James
17. Impromptu Match Suspension - Ken de Courcy
17. re: Monk Watson
17. re: Hots Michels
18. Greens - A Comedy Effect - Wilford Hutchinson
19. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Johnny Louther's "Chatter Box" Material, Part 2
21. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen & Dick Piser
    • Lively Cigarette
22. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
23. Grandmother's Necklace Again - Used as a Stage Trick - J. F. James
23. re: McDonald Birch
23. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
24. The "Easy" Egg Bag - Ken de Courcy
25. re: Jerry Anderson

1. The "Tops" - Volume 15, Number 2 - February 1950 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. The Virgil Show, 1950 Edition - George L. Boston
4. The Hat and Rabbit Trick
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Veroni House of Magic [England] - lists
     • Scotty Lang - advertising
     • Sir Edward - advertising
     • The Magician - advertising
     • Fred Beckman - advertising
     • Harley Manker - advertising
     • C. R. Eaton - advertising
     • Walt Kaeber - advertising
     • Sorcar - advertising
   • magazines
     • Magical Digest
     • The Phoenix
     • Djinn, July thru October
     • The Bat
     • The Wizard
     • Magical Miscellany
     • The Modern Magi
     • Genii, December
     • The Gen
     • Abracadabra
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly, November & December
   • club papers
     • Magic Makers
     • The Barnstormer, December & January
   • tricks
     • Neff's Miracle Rope
   • books
     • Paul LePaul's book
     • Conjuring with Christopher - Milbourne Christopher
8. Magic in Ontario
8. Conley Card Sword Routine - Percy Abbott
9. cartoon - Otho Blake
9. Sun and Moon - I. W. Roberts
10. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Laughing Gas
11. re: Abbott's in India with Eddie Joseph
11. Wacky Wizardry - Davey Jones
    • Chinaman to Banana
    • Juggling Gag
    • Mickey Mouse Dye Tube
    • Jumbo Cards to Pockets
    • Zombie
11. re: John Giordmaine
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. Green Sheets Tells of Dell [O'Dell]
12. Chicago Magigals - Evelyn Musson
12. Magic in Kansas City
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Cutting for High Cards
13. Atta-Card Poker - George F. Wright
14. A Production Box Idea - J. F. James
15. Empire Mental Routine
16. Chew It - Clettis V. Musson
17. You Take 'Em - I Match 'Em - George F. Wright
17. Torn card Effect - Harry Louine
18. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • dialog - Edward J. Hall, Jr.
    • dialog - Don Frankel
19. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen & Dick Piser
    • Flash Cigarette (From an idea by Bob McAlpine)
    • Impossible Production
    • Card Cut
    • The Jumping Wand
    • Zip-Zoom
21. Hindu Basket Trick Scores - re: Bill Neff
21. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
22. The Mystic Tear - Harry Randolph
23. A Subtle Card Force - J. B. Smiley
23. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
24. "Rave" for Neff Miracle Rope
24. Shot in Wand - Harry Louine
24. Glass Go - I. W. Roberts
24. John Green Wintering "In"
25. Dr. Gordon C. Peck Dies
25. Al Caroselli Dies

1. The "Tops" - Volume 15, Number 3 - March 1950 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Duplex - Edwin P. French
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Card Magic - Paul LePaul
     • Mainly Mental, Volume Two - C. L. Boarde
     • Kliptrik - Joe Stuthard
     • Off The Record - Joe Stuthard
     • I'll Do It Again - Robert Harbin
   • Questions and Answers
9. Here, There, and "Back" - I. W> Roberts
10. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen & Dick Piser
    • Cigar to Flowers
    • Cone of Flowers Production
    • Chair to Suitcase
    • Impossible Production
    • Liquid Appear and Milk Pitcher
11. Silk is Right - Kan-Du
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. Chicago Magigals - Blanche Inglis
12. The Gambler's Dream - Howard P. Albright
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Stop Me and Ask One
      • The First Effect
      • The Second Effect
14. The Book of the Dead - Stewart James
15. You-Do-As-I-Do Rope Trick - Roxy
16. Simplex - Edwin P. French
17. Roses That Change Color - Pax
17. Paper Pad of Mystery - Dr. Charles H. Clark
18. Believe It or Not - Howard P. Albright
18. Triplex - Edwin P. French
20. John Oakes Dies
20. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Old Saws with New Teeth
    • Nobody Home Gags
21. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
22. Club Celebrates 25th Year - re: Fort Wayne Magician's Club
22. Wacky Wizardry - Davey Jones
    • Cords of Fantasia
    • Vanishing Wand
    • Cigarette to Frankfurters
    • Service Club Dye Tube
22. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • dialog - Don Frankel
23. Perplex - Edwin P. French

1. The "Tops" - Volume 15, Number 4 - April 1950 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. One Too Many - Walt Cunningham
4. re: Monk Watson
4. re: Hubert Lambert
4. re: Merle the Magician
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • tricks
     • The Straight Gambler - Lynn Searles
     • Cabinet Act of Augustus Rapp
     • Abbott's Diminishing Bills - Lu Brent
     • The Art of Body Loading and Productions - Eddie Joseph
   • magazines
     • Genii, January & February
     • The Modern Magi, February & March
     • Magical Digest, December-January issue
     • Phoenix
     • Abracadabra
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly
     • The Gen, January & February
     • The Bat
     • The Wizard, November & December
   • club publications
     • Count's Chronicle
     • The Barnstormer
     • Houdini-Gram
     • Magic Makers
     • Within The Shuffle
8. Register for IBM-SAM Convention
8. re: Bill Neff
9. cartoon - Otho Blake
9. A Spook Helps - Lew Pickett
9. Wacky Wizardry - Davey Jones
   • Bill and Schmoo
   • Production Item
   • Cigarette Lighter
   • Miser's Dream
   • Rubber Catsup Bottle
9. re: Wayne H. Rohlf (Le Wayne)
10. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen & Dick Piser
    • Five-Card Do As I Do
    • The Devil's Lighter
    • Egg Bag
    • Juvenile Mento Marvel
    • Giant Expanding Card
    • Elusive Sphere for Easter
    • Japanese Drawer Boxes
    • Cigarettes
11. He's for the Amateur - George A. Holly (Alphonso)
11. re: Nevin the Magician (Nevin Hoefert)
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. Grand Rapids Magicians Club - Bob Smith
12. Chicago Magigals - Evelyn Musson
12. [Mal] Lippincott in Louisiana
12. re: story by Louis Wolf
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • On the Square
      • Presentation and Working Secret
      • Phase Two
      • Third Phase
14. Through Paper Location - Harry Benson
15. Pipe and Tobacco Vanish - I. W. Roberts
15. A Tricky Indicator - Ray Tolliver
16. Apex - Edwin P. French
17. Additional I-Do-As-U Effect - Roxy
18. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Patter for "Trouble Wit"
19. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • dialog - Don Frankel
21. Milk-Oh! - I. W. Roberts
21. The Black-Box Mystery - Jerry Tate
22. Mirror Blendo - Barry Miller
22. Superex - Edwin P. French
23. Chicago Magigals' Annual Show - Blanche Inglis
24. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
24. Magic in Kansas City - Harley Manker
24. re: Roshaan (Dick Cable)
25. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
25. James Farney Dies

1. The "Tops" - Volume 15, Number 5 - May 1950 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Percy Abbott
3. Contents
4. Card, Silk and Target - I. W. Roberts
4. A Novelty Fishing Trick - Jerry Kahler
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Edgar G. Heyl - lists
     • The Visible Deck - Bob Longe
     • Gags Galore - Red Baker & Milt Larsen
     • Triple Restoration - John Ramsay
     • Tenkai's Manipulative Card Routine
   • Questions and Answers
9. cartoon - Otho Blake
10. Picking 'Em Out Blind - Roy Tolliver
11. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen & Dick Piser
    • Neff's Miracle Rope
    • Magnetic Rice
    • Crystal Vase
    • Floating Light Bulb
    • The Enlarging Lighter
    • Nail Writer
    • Rattle Boxes
    • Pencil Card Clip
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. Chicago Magigals - Blanche Inglis
12. Grand Rapids Magicians Club - Bob Smith
12. re: Blackstone Magic Club
12. re: Bill Neff and company
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Red and Black
      • First Round
      • Second Round
      • Third Round
      • Fourth Round
      • Fifth Round
      • Sixth Round
14. The Magnetic Pencil - Eddie Hackett
14. Bill in Cigarette - I. W. Roberts
15. Marvex - Edwin P. French
16. Glass Penetration - I. W. Roberts
16. Have I Got Rabbits! - Reggie Lawrence
17. Odd or Even Divination - Ray Curtin
18. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Fresh Fish Revised
    • Trouble-Wit Tip
    • Ventriloquial Bit
    • Brethen's Dice Trick Patter
20. Predicta - T. M. Overley
21. The Nut Deck - A. R. Irwin
21. Register Now for Chi Meet - re: IBM-SAM Convention
22. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • dialog - Edward J. Hall
23. Wacky Wizardry - Davey Jones
    • Fish Story
    • Teeth Production
    • Through the Head
    • Sugar Cane
    • Zombie Cloth
23. Mystic Prediction - Ray Harris
24. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
25. Plan Film on Houdini's Life - re: Quebec Productions Corp.
25. Liquid Cigarette Routine
25. re: Ernie Le Pell
25. re: The Fred L. Shadleys
25. re: Tommy and Jeanne Windsor
25. re: J. Everett Christiansen

1. The "Tops" - Volume 15, Number 6 - June 1950 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Fifteen Ways to Use Abbott's Flash Silk Glass - Eddie Joseph
   • The Abbott's Flash Silk Glass
   • The Sudden Appearance
   • The Silk and the Borrowed Quarter
   • Living and Dead
   • Multiplying Money
   • The Chosen Card
   • One at a Time Please
   • From the Ashes
   • The Spirit at Work
   • Short Chance
   • The Jumping Cigarette
   • Fair Exchange
   • Silk from Any Glass
   • Jumping Spoon
   • Landis Camera
   • The Devil's Own
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Stooging Around - Joe Stuthard
     • Patter for Standard Tricks - Robert Orben
     • Mind Reading for Two People - Sydney DeHempsey
     • Conjuring - Wilfrid Jonson
     • Comedy Stunts - Augustus Rapp
     • Bill Kalman - lists
     • Within the Shuffle
     • Count's Chronicle, April
     • The Barnstormer
     • Magic Makers
     • The Budget
     • Magical Miscellany
     • The Modern Magi, April & May
     • Magical Digest, February
     • The Gen, March & April
     • Genii, March & April
     • The Bat
     • Abracadabra
8. Nonplusso - George F. Wright
8. re: The International Juggler's Association
9. Halldane's Cigarette Case - I. W. Roberts
9. Allentown Magi's 6th Annual
10. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen
    • Funny Rubber Hand
    • Miracle Rope
    • Coin Pocket
    • Sponge Balls
    • Elusive Sphere and Fantastic Fan
    • Crystal Casket and Wonder Cylinder
    • Coffee Vase
11. Back to Kenton Party
11. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. New Jersey Magicians Society - Douglas F. Ebocker
12. Chicago Magigals - Blanche Inglis
12. Battle Creek Magic Club
12. Charlie Larson Dies
12. Okito's Wife Dies
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • That Chick-A-Dee Pan
14. Visible Silk Appearance - David Roper
15. The Human Predictograph - George F. Wright
16. Mathematico - Howard P. Albright
17. En Carde - A Card Sword Presentation - B. Lu Brent
17. re: Roshaan (Dick Cable)
18. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • dialog - Frank Herman
19. A Linking Ring Idea - P. C. Sorcar
19. re: Aska, The Mystery Man & Pauline
20. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • mixed proverbs
    • the original proverbs
    • humorous dialog
21. Wacky Wizardry - Davey Jones
    • Jumbo Snake
    • Dissolving Bulb
    • Golf Ball Wrinkle
    • Dog House Miracle
21. re: Larry & Margo Hess
22. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts

1. The "Tops" - Volume 15, Number 7 - July 1950 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Fifteen Ways To Use Abbott's Card Sword - Eddie Joseph
   • Method One
   • Method Two
   • Method Three
   • Method Four
   • Method Five
   • Method Six
   • Method Seven
   • Method Eight
   • Method Nine
   • Method Ten
   • Method Eleven
   • Method Twelve
   • Method Thirteen
   • Method Fourteen
   • Method Fifteen
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • IBM-SAM Convention
   • reviews
     • Percy's Perpetual Balls
     • Pilsner Glass of Beer - Abbott
     • Merv Taylor's Bird Cage
     • Quartet - John Scarne
     • Les Trucs da Lacet - G. Gloria
     • Smart Comedy Book 4 - George McAthy
     • Mandroop's Laff Letters - George McAthy
     • Stars of Magic, Set 6 - Dai Vernon
       • The Ring On The Wand
       • Slow Motion Aces
       • The Travelers
     • Borrowed - Abbott's
     • The Book of Routines - Sam Berland
     • The Phoenix
     • The Wizard, January & February
     • The Sphinx, March, April & May
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly
9. N. Y. Gets '51 Joint Convention
9. re: early days of magic in Detroit
9. re: Nevin and Helen Hoefert
9. re: Paul and Trudy Stadelman have a son
9. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
   • The Way to Tell a Story
10. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen
    • Golf Balls
    • Round Circle
    • Pok-a-Hola Cigar
    • Jumbo Snake
    • Rabbit Wringer
    • Snake Basket
    • Galloping Dice
    • Perpetual Balls
    • Servante Idea
    • Hypnotizing a Pocket
12. New Jersey Magicians Society - Doug Ebocker
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. Chicago Magigals - Blanche Inglis
12. re: Bobo and wife
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Knife Through Coat
14. Card in Cigarette
14. 6-Card Repeat in Reverse - George F. Wright
14. Reversed Card Miracle - Roxy
15. Souvenir - H. P. Albright
16. Simple Goldfish Transposition - Clettis V. Musson
16. Talk of the Town - Howard P. Albright
17. Wacky Wizardry - Davey Jones
    • Coke Surprise
    • Jewel Miracle
    • Candle Tube
17. Paul Morris Heads N. Y. SAM
18. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • dialog - Don Frankel
18. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
19. Young Magician Wins Youth Talent Contest - re: Jack Vander Wal
19. re: Magrum the Magician
20. As You Like It - John F. Thompson
20. Cut and Restored Ribbon - P. C. Sorcar
21. Out of this World Idea - George F. Wright
22. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
22. [John] Calvert in New Zealand
22. 1950 MAES Meet in Philly
22. News from Brasil - Roxy
23. Ed Little Dies
23. Peter Vincent Dies in N. J.
23. re: Robert E. Lees (Graystone the Magician)

1. The "Tops" - Volume 15, Number 8 - August 1950 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Ten More Tricks With the Flash Silk Glass - Eddie Joseph
   • Rapid Transit
   • Coin Penetration
   • Through Solid
   • Burning Oxygen
   • The Better Smoke
   • The Jumping Card
   • Sponge Ball Routine
   • Solid Thru Solid
   • Shooting a Card Through Glass
   • The Automation
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Well Coke Bottle
     • A Flat Beer - Abbott's
     • Kanter Magic Shop Catalog
     • Levitate - Maurice Platt
     • Packets of Beer
   • Questions and Answers
9. For Vents Only - George McAthy
   • Poet and Peasant - Cleve Haubold
10. re: Recil Bordner
10. re: Charlie Worpel
11. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen
    • Matchic Covers
    • Pilsener Glass
    • Traveling Blocks
    • Rubber Sore Thumb
    • Winged Silks
    • Night Cap Tear
    • Hypnotizing a Pocket
12. "The Big Tossup" at Elkhart - re: jugglers
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. New Jersey Magicians Society - Doug Ebocker
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • A Hindu Miracle
14. The Hydrogen Bomb - Topical Patter Theme for "Burning Hot"- Eddie Joseph
15. Rope Through Hank - Allan Lambie
16. Club Special - Howard P. Albright
17. "No Holes" Card Miracle - Roxy
17. Visitors at Abbott's - re: Vin and Winnie Carey, Lou Meyer, Wally Matz, Don Krill, Lee Leighton, Barry McComsey & John Duschl
17. re: The Louisville Magic Club
18. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • My Favorite ...
    • Wee Willies
    • The Quick and the Dead
19. For Sales - One Milk Pitcher - Monk Watson
20. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
20. Wacky Wizardry - Davey Jones
    • Card in Balloon
    • Another Tip
    • Full-Empty Laff
    • Appearing Cigar
    • Carnation Milk
21. A Real Romance - Clettis V. Musson
22. A Scarf Presentation - Monk Watson
22. Idea for Abbott's "Borrowed" - Eddie Joseph
23. Dove Pan in Glass - Augustus Rapp
24. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
    • A Novel Opener - Bob Martin

1. The "Tops" - Volume 15, Number 9 - September 1950 - 32 pages - Special Eddie Joseph Issue
3. With the Editor - Mel
   • Introduction - Eddie Joseph
3. Contents
4. The Eddie Joseph Issue
4. An Acknowledgement - Eddie Joseph
6. Bumptious Pseudo-Apostle of Magic - Eddie Joseph
8. I Knew Max Malini - Part 1 - Eddie Joseph
10. Blood Will Out - Eddie Joseph
11. Watch and Boy - Eddie Joseph
12. Directorial Mind - Eddie Joseph
13. My Mother-in-Law Left - Eddie Joseph
14. Fantasque Silks - Eddie Joseph
16. The Diminishing Coin - Eddie Joseph
18. Eyes and No Eyes - Eddie Joseph
20. Two New Ways of Applying and Old Principle - Eddie Joseph
    • Lightning Escape
    • The Teeth Grip
22. Who's Your Lady Friend? - Eddie Joseph
23. Chemical Magic - Eddie Joseph
24. Ajax Miracle - Eddie Joseph

1. The "Tops" - Volume 15, Number 10 - October 1950 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. I Knew Max Malini - Part 2 - Eddie Joseph
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Eddie's Card Bonanza - Eddie Joseph
     • Hodes puppets
     • Hudson's Vanishing Knot - Orville Meyer
     • Miracle Milk Pitcher - Abbott's
     • Math Miracles - Wallace Lee
     • Flash Lites - Jim Sherman
     • The Sphinx, July & August
     • Coven - new periodical
     • The Bat, July
     • The Modern Magi, Volume 7, Index
     • The Modern Magi, August & September
     • Genii, June, July & August
     • Abracadabra
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly, June, July & August
     • The Phoenix
     • The Gen
     • The Wizard, July
     • The Magical Digest, June & July
     • I.B.M. Budget, July & August
     • Barnstormer, September
     • Veroni House of Magic - lists
     • Bill Kalman - list
     • Eddie Joseph - advertising & programs
     • Borts
     • Count's Chronicle, June & Summer
     • Magic Makers, July & August
9. Simplex Wine from Nowhere - Roxy
10. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • Isalgo's Ventriloquial Act - I. G. Salumnides (Prof. Isalgo)
    • dialog - Edward J. Hall, Jr.
11. Real Magic
11. [Milbourne] Christopher Great on TV
12. "Trick Town, U.S.A." in Coronet
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. New Jersey Magicians Society - Douglas F. Ebocker
12. Visitors at Abbott's - re: Nevin and Helen Hoefert, Adrian Smith & Frank Drobina
12. re: Chang
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Raising a Pineapple
14. Six-Card Repeat Trick - Roxy
    • Repeating the Effect
14. Mutus-Nomen-Dedit-Cocis Revamp - George F. Wright
17. The Kong-Fu-Tsi Tubes - Roxy, the Mystic
17. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • Punctuation Preferred
    • Reverse Humor
    • Interruptions
19. Dual Control - L. MacDougall
19. Milked Silks - Richard L. Piser
19. re: Bullista
20. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
20. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
21. Monk [Watson] Entertains Purple Hearts
21. A Magical Touring Record? - re: Frank Carlyle
21. re: Paul Flemming Gemmill
22. Close-Up Rising Cards - George Johnstone
22. Easy Speller - L. MacDougall
22. Ministerial Magic - Gene Nielsen
22. The Voice of the Mentalist - Ray Amy

1. The "Tops" - Volume 15, Number 11 - November 1950 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Percy Abbott
3. Contents
4. A Routine for The Miracle Milk Pitcher - Percy Abbott
4. Novel Dead Test - Morton
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • reviews
     • Super-Clip - Bill Kalman
   • Questions and Answers
7. For Vents Only - George McAthy
   • dialog - Frank Herman
   • A Western Dialog - Don Frankel
9. Paula Baird Honored
9. Magicians in Brazil
9. re: Dell O'Dell and Charles Carrer
9. The Best Trick I Do - George F. Wright
10. Prognostication - Sandu
11. The Rice Vanishes
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. Chicago Magigals - Blanche Inglis
12. New Jersey Magicians Society - Douglas F. Ebocker
12. Louisville Magic Club - Ray Tillman
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • The Super-Man
14. Pulse Stopping - Eddie Joseph
15. Howard's Card Control - Howard P. Albright
15. None Such Dyeing Silks - Roxy
16. The Enchanted Blade - Howard P. Albright
    • Magical Appearance
    • Hypnotism
    • Disintegration
    • Magnetism
    • Inanimate Intelligence
    • Exit the Knife
18. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
    • The Height of
19. The Voice of the Mentalist - Ray Amy
20. Reversed Six-Card Repeat - A Simplified Version - Roxy
20. We Pay the Postage - George McAthy
21. Has Old Magazines for Sale - re: Augustus Rapp
22. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
22. Ministerial Magic - Gene Nielsen
23. re: Lieut. Lee Allen Estes
23. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
24. re: Tommy Windsor
24. Si Stebbins Dies

1. The "Tops" - Volume 15, Number 12 - December 1950 - 32 pages
3. With the Editor - Mel
3. Contents
4. Doo-Ply-Kate - George F. Wright
4. [Don] Sweets Show for Kraft Cheese
5. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
   • What's New Department
     • Professional Patter - Robert Orben
     • No-Not - National Magic Co.
     • Kardkut - "Hen" Fetsch
     • Additional Tips on the Jack Hughes Snake Basket - Monte Harris
     • Aces Up - Lynn Searles
     • The "Imperator" Mental Test - Bryce Chambers
     • Where Houdini Was Wrong - Maurice Sardina
     • Card Conjuring - Wilfrid Jonson
     • Routined Manipulation - Lewis Ganson
     • The Sphinx, September & October
     • The Wizard, August
     • Magical Digest, August & September
     • The Gen, September & October
     • Genii, September & October
     • The Bat, September & October
     • Abracadabra
     • The Modern Magi, October & Novemeber
     • Hugard's Magic Monthly, September & October
     • The Phoenix
     • The Barnstormer
     • Houdini-Gram
     • Kanter's Magic Shop - advertising
     • John W. Frye - lists
     • Magic Makers
     • "Count's" Chronicle
     • Current Events
     • Within the Shuffle, Autumn
     • Tommy Windsor - advertising
     • Sorcar - advertising
     • I.B.M. Budget
     • The Evening News (Bombay)
     • Scarne on Card Tricks
9. For Vents Only - George McAthy
   • Christmas Again - Cleve Haubold
9. re: Eddie and Sarah Joseph
10. Conjurer's Shop Talk - Ken Allen
    • Magnetic Rice
    • Multiplying Silks
    • Abbott's Blank Gun and Crystal Cabinet
    • Oriental Mats
    • Abbott Bullet-Proof Girl
11. Harry Blackstone Marries
11. Magicians Honor [Charles S.] Weller
11. [Stewart] James Cited on Morals Charge
11. re: Ray Bedwell
12. Wizard Club of Chicago - Clettis V. Musson
12. New Jersey Magicians Society - Douglas F. Ebocker
12. Louisville Magic Club - Ray Tillman
12. Magic in Kansas City
13. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • Double Bouquet Production and Flag Staff
14. Cigarettes in the Fist - Vincenzo Giglio
14. Moveable Rising Cards - Jadukar Naren Bose
16. Mirror Card - J. Thompson
16. Multiplying Money - P. L. Turner
    • Presentation and Patter
17. Wacky Wizardry - Davey Jones
    • Sacksation
    • Class Pin
    • Deckstab
    • Tishoo Silk
    • Chickeroo
18. So It's Laughs You Want! - Bob Brethen
19. British Magic Circle Show
19. re: Kodell
20. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
20. The Voice of the Mentalist - Ray Amy
21. Sequence of Suits - Sandu
22. re: More Patter - Sid Lorraine
22. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
23. Ministerial Magic - Gene Nielsen
24. Milk Pitcher Opening - letter from C. C. Gougon
25. The Greeks Had a Word for It - re: P. C. Sorcar
25. re: Lieut. Lee Allen Estes
25. re: Karrell Fox
25. Lloyd Priddy Dies
25. English Comedy Magician Dies - re: Fred Brezin

Publisher: Abbott Magic