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Tops Volume 9 (1944) by Percy Abbott
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January 1944 - December 1944
Abbott's Magic Novelty Company
Percy Abbott, Publisher and Editor
Howard Melson "Mel", Editor

389 pages

  1. The "Tops" - Volume 9, Number 1 - January 1944 - 32 pages
  2. Cover - Joe Ovette
  3. With the Editor - Mel
  4. Contents
  5. The Great Ovette - Nuff Said!
  6. Thanks for Holiday Greetings - Percy Abbott
  7. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
    • reviews
      • Tarbell Course, Volume 3
      • Fleming Book Reviews No. 50
      • Hugard's Magic Monthly, December
    • Questions and Answers
  8. re: Bob Haxton
  9. re: John J. Oakes
  10. "Magic on Broadway" - Al Minder
  11. Talk About Philadelphia - Tom Osborne
  12. Magic Activity in Boston - Fantini
  13. 13th Annual Magi-Fest
  14. re: Kathryne Campbell - illness
  15. The 'Ol Demon Steps Out - Demon Rembrandt
  16. re: Lane Breidenstein
  17. New Jersey Magicians Society - Al Minder
  18. Another Spellbinder Idea - R. C. Buff
  19. Hydrostatic Glass Patter - Otto Klauba
  20. Jesse Thornton Dies
  21. Magigal-ly Yours - Carolyn Trask
  22. re: Al Weiner (Aldini the Magician)
  23. Ration Days Magic - Joe Ovette
    • Torn and Restored Card
    • Card Artistry
    • The Mind Supreme
    • The Tricky Silk
    • Knockout Egg Bag Routine
  24. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
  25. Society of St. Louis Magicians - L. E. Roba Collins
  26. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
  27. Wizard Club of Chicago - Stan Lee Abrams
  28. John Brown Cook Marries
  29. re: Harry E. Cecil
  30. For Vents Only - George McAthy
  31. Around New York - Max Holden
  32. On Night Club Magic - Mortimer the Magician (M. John Ruger)
    • The Devil With It
    • It Floats
    • Cards Galore
  33. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
  34. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
  35. re: Vernon Cook - baby announcement

  1. The "Tops" - Volume 9, Number 2 - February 1944 - 32 pages
  2. Cover - George McAthy
  3. With the Editor - Percy Abbott
  4. Contents
  5. George McAthy - West Coast Vent-Magician
  6. G.I. Magic - Pvt. Bill Fessler
  7. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
    • reviews
      • Out of This World - Paul Curry
      • New Abbott Talking Skull
      • The Spectre Card - Allan Lambie
    • Questions and Answers
  8. Victory is on It's Way - Patriotic Poetic Patter - Otto Klauba
  9. re: Paul Morley
  10. Around New York - Max Holden
  11. Talk About Philadelphia - Tom Osborne
  12. Magic Breath Climax - Foster W. Tenell
  13. Books for Canadian Magi
  14. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
  15. Wizard Club Show
  16. re: Joe Ovette
  17. New Jersey Magicians Society - Al Minder
  18. Wizard Club of Chicago - Stan Lee Abrams
  19. St. Louis Society of Magicians
  20. re: Hocus Pocus Club of Minneapolis
  21. re: Magic Club in Little Rock, Ark.
  22. Ration Days Magic - Joe Ovette
    • The Wonder Force
    • Card-Boy Miracle
    • The Flying Card
    • Newspaper Office Test
    • Shoetrix
    • Shoetrix Addition
    • Comedy Popcorn Trick
    • Exclusive Slate Miracle
  23. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
  24. Magigal-ly Yours - Carolyn Trask
  25. Flying Aces - Cpl. Don Dod
  26. re: Harry Bjorlund & Arthur C. Nelson
  27. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • Letter from Tom [Windsor] and Jerry
  28. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
  29. re: "Lieutenant Rabbit" and Arnold Furst
  30. re: Prince Alli Mona
  31. re: B. A. Wormald
  32. Two-Card Pile Blindfolded Mystery Trick - Sgt. Edward Novack
  33. re: Reggie Lawrence (Mysterious Lawrence)
  34. More on Magi vs. Spirits
  35. re: F. W. Thomas
  36. re: Fabian the Magician
  37. [Bob] Haxton Magic Serving Wisconsin - and Dr. R. A. (Rudy) Teschan
  38. Demons in Service - re: Demon's Club of Baltimore
  39. Catalogs on Request Only
  40. re: Arthur Lloyd
  41. Army Magic Fare in Italy
  42. Will Rock in Army
  43. Magic Activity in Boston - Fantini
  44. Magic in Pittsburgh - Harry Albacker
  45. re: Sgt. Milbourne Christopher
  46. re: C. James McLemore
  47. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
  48. Lansing Magi Election
  49. re: Nicola
  50. re: Sgt. Allen Klassen
  51. re: Bob Erens & Jean Irving Deaths

  1. The "Tops" - Volume 9, Number 3 - March 1944 - 32 pages
  2. Cover - Roy Shrimplin
  3. With the Editor - Mel
    • Mrs. Amateur Magician - poem - Edgar Guest
  4. Contents
  5. Roy Shrimplin - Ohio Magician!
  6. Comedy Card Switch - Richard Mathison
  7. re: Monk Watson
  8. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
    • reviews
      • Patriotic Rope Epic - "Hen" Fetsch
      • Magic Calendar in The Sphinx
      • The Invisible Birth of a Flower - Allan Lambie
    • Questions and Answers
  9. Informal Magic Club Has Prominent Guests
  10. Talk About Philadelphia - Tom Osborne
  11. Around New York - Max Holden
  12. Wizard's "Night of Magic" - Demon Rembrandt
  13. For Vents Only - George McAthy
  14. New Jersey Magicians Society - Al Minder
  15. Eugene Laurant Dies
  16. Keystone Ring's Anniversary
  17. Ration Days Magic - Joe Ovette
    • Instantaneously
    • Spooks
    • Sucker Dyeing Handkerchiefs
    • Super-Mentality
    • A New Coin Deception
  18. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
  19. Magic Activity in Boston - Fantini
  20. re: George McAthy & Fran and Marion O'Brien
  21. I'm the Magic Man for Your Blues, Yes Sir! - Otto Klauba
  22. re: Bob Novak
  23. re: Pfc. J. C. Walter
  24. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
  25. A Fourth Dimension Trick - Doc Welbern
  26. This Is Your Card - Bert Douglas
  27. Magigal-ly Yours - Carolyn Trask
  28. re: McDonald Birch
  29. Magic at a Glance - Mortimer the Magician (M. J. Ruger)
  30. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
  31. A Skunk Story - re: Ernest Le Pell
  32. A Trick Tip - T. Garland Rainey
  33. Wizard Club of Chicago - Stan Lee Abrams
  34. St. Louis Society of Magicians - L. E. Roba Collins
  35. Magicians' Guild of Lansing - Stan White
  36. Vancouver Magic Circle
  37. Houdini Show in Milwaukee
  38. re: Death of George J. Out
  39. re: Volta & Marcelline
  40. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
  41. Magic in Pittsburgh - Harry Albacker
  42. re: Houdini Club of Central Michigan

  1. The "Tops" - Volume 9, Number 4 - April 1944 - 32 pages
  2. Cover - Bill Neff
  3. With the Editor - Mel
  4. Contents
  5. Bill Neff - Modern Mystifier!
  6. re: Volta and Marie
  7. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
    • reviews
      • The Modern Magi, February, March & April
    • Questions and Answers
  8. Ball Color Change - H. E. Goodwin
  9. Penny Prophet Mortimer the Magician (M. J. Ruger)
  10. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
  11. For Vents Only - George McAthy
  12. re: J. Chester Iserman
  13. St. Louis Society of Magicians - L. E. Roba Collins
  14. Buffalo Magi Have Open House
  15. re: Pittsburgh magicians
  16. Ration Days Magic - Joe Ovette
    • The Triple Visionist
    • The Master Move
    • Superior Card Mystery
    • The Dancing Pip
    • The Gambler's Miracle
    • The Dagger Sensation
  17. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
  18. Magigal-ly Yours - Carolyn Trask
  19. Magic Show for [Frank] Caesar
  20. re: Pfc. C. Thomas Magrum
  21. re: Magic in Toledo on April 8
  22. The Magician and Spiritualism - Chaplain Willard S. Smith
  23. New Jersey Magicians Society - Al Minder
  24. Magic Activity in Boston - Fantini
  25. Talk About Philadelphia - Tom Osborne
  26. Around New York - Max Holden
  27. A Letter from {Mariano] Palhinha
  28. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
  29. Tops on African Battlefield - re: SSgt. H. E. Neal [Harry Rennie]
  30. A Magic Square - Ellis Stanyon
  31. Predictus - Pvt. James B. Edwards
  32. Another 21-Card Idea - Dr. Robert J. Armstrong
  33. re: Paul Stadelman
  34. re: Birch the Magician
  35. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
  36. re: Cpl. Joseph Gomeck
  37. re: Carlo's Magic Shop in Toledo
  38. re: Paul L. Bolen
  39. re: Will Rock
  40. re: Arnold Furst
  41. re: Tom Rockhill, Al Stoner, Leonard Harsch & Ed Franke

  1. The "Tops" - Volume 9, Number 5 - May 1944 - 32 pages
  2. Cover - Zina B. Bennett
  3. With the Editor - Mel
  4. Contents
  5. Zina B. Bennett - He Plays With Giants!
  6. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
    • reviews
      • Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks - Ted Annemann
    • Questions and Answers
  7. re: Sgt. Archie Howrald (Bellcamp the Magician) & Jack Potter
  8. Skull Making at Michigan's House of Magic - photo
  9. Note for Canadian readers
  10. re: Jimmy Trimble
  11. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
  12. New Jersey Magicians Society - Al Minder
  13. Report from [Mariano] Palhinha
  14. Vernon Lux Goes to Navy
  15. re: Pvt. Louis Sudduth
  16. re: Ray Newton
  17. Around New York - Max Holden
  18. St. Louis Society of Magicians - L. E. Roba Collins
  19. Magic in Pittsburgh - Harry Albacker
  20. re: Reed Neuberger
  21. Ration Days Magic - Joe Ovette
    • The Joker's Own Deception
    • Miracle Card Trick
    • The Invisible Thread
    • The Real Mind-Reader
    • $100,000 Challenge Letter Tests
  22. Tele-Thot - George F. Wright
  23. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
  24. re: Marian Day
  25. Talk About Philadelphia - Tom Osborne
  26. For Vents Only - George McAthy
  27. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
  28. Anti-Gravico Stunt - Herb Rungie
  29. Sgt. [Johnnie] Eads Mystifies Natives
  30. Monk's an H. P. Now! - re: Monk Watson as a "Hot Pilot"
  31. Cut the Deck Variation - Gerald Davies
  32. Sugar Short Gag - Wayne H. Rohlf
  33. re: G. R. Rinehart
  34. Magigal-ly Yours - Carolyn Trask
  35. [Tommy] Windsor Protects New Vent Act
  36. Nardini and Nadyne Marry
  37. re: Rousse, the Magician and Mr. Lambert
  38. re: Bill Neff
  39. Vancouver Magic Circle - W. J. Hooper
  40. Magicians' Guild of Lansing - Stan White
  41. Pvt. [Bob] Fenton Sees [the Great] Lyle
  42. re: Providence Magicians
  43. re: Clarence E. Schall (Mystic Zoto)
  44. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
  45. re: Lester Lake

  1. The "Tops" - Volume 9, Number 6 - June 1944 - 32 pages
  2. Cover - Lieut. Lee Allen Estes
  3. With the Editor - Mel
  4. Contents
  5. Lieut. Lee Allen Estes - Magic Cop!
  6. Maybe It's the Heat! - Duke Stern
  7. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
    • reviews
      • The Cornish Pixie
      • Simplex - Many Use - Card Gimmick - Allan Lambie
      • Simplex Amazing Card and Ribbon Penetration - Allan Lambie
      • The Scroll of Merlin - Society of Detroit Magicians
    • Questions and Answers
  8. re: Bob Kroos
  9. Eddie's Pet Coin Trick - Eddie Joseph
  10. re: Henry Snyder (Caligari) & Tom Sneberger - Club in Anaconda, Mont.
  11. N. J. Magi Honor Max Thiel - Al Minder
  12. The Dates Are September 7, 8 and 9 - re: Abbott's Get-Together
  13. Volta in Havana
  14. re: Harry Cecil & Harold Ramm
  15. Frank Caesar Honored - Demon Rembrandt
  16. Toledo Magi Present Show - Jim Nickell
  17. re: James Swager
  18. Ration Days Magic - Joe Ovette
    • Reverse English
    • Card Deviltry
    • Mount Everest Silk Production
    • Bottled in Bond
    • The England Wire Release
    • Actual Spirit Return
    • The San Lucie Letter Test
  19. Power of Mind - Pvt. James B. Edwards
  20. re: Seaman Joe Scott
  21. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
  22. Illusions Made by Abbott's for One Show - photo
  23. St. Louis Society of Magicians - L. E. Roba Collins
  24. For Vents Only - George McAthy
  25. The Impatient Bunny - Wm. Mack, Jr.
  26. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
  27. Magigal-ly Yours - Carolyn Trask
  28. Magicians Guild of Lansing - Stan White
  29. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
  30. Wizard Club of Chicago - Stan Lee Abrams
  31. Talk About Philadelphia - Tom Osborne
  32. Around New York - Max Holden
  33. Vancouver Magic Circle - W. J. Hooper
  34. Magic Activity in Boston - Fantini
  35. re: G. R. Rinehart
  36. re: Sgt. Edward Novack

  1. The "Tops" - Volume 9, Number 7 - July 1944 - 32 pages
  2. Cover - Al Minder
  3. With the Editor - Mel
  4. Contents
  5. Al Minder - The Inebriated Prestidigitateur!
  6. A Gag for Service Magi - Pfc. Joseph T. Kenneally
  7. re: "Everybody's Making Magic"
  8. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
    • reviews
      • The Modern Magi, May, June & July
      • Patent Pending - Roger Barkann
      • Perfect Rope Stretch - Allan Lambie
      • Twenty Stunners with a Nail Writer - Frank Chapman
    • Questions and Answers
  9. Bedazzles Movie Folk, He Does! - re: William McCaffery
  10. re: Sgt. John H. Dick
  11. Please! Mr. Magician! - A Magical Strip Tease - Undivided Attention Assured - Mortimer the Magician (M. J. Ruger)
  12. Around New York - Max Holden
  13. Rice Bowl Routine - Stan White
  14. re: Antoni
  15. Magi Again Plan Trek To Colon - Demon Rembrandt
  16. St. Louis Society of Magicians - L. E. Roba Collins
  17. I Think It Is The Heat! - Don Lawton
    • Magical Object Lesson
  18. re: Bill Neff
  19. re: Hugh Riley
  20. re: Magic Picnic, Louisville, Ky.
  21. Ration Days Magic - Joe Ovette
    • Gone
    • Master Card Riser
    • New Card Revelation
    • The Ghost of Liberty
    • Tube Production
    • Pellet Vision
    • The Sign of Harra Jahlra
  22. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
    • Our No. 1 Magician is Clever
  23. Where Did the Girl Go? - re: Rudy and Helene Rousse
  24. Tri-Cities Magi to Picnic
  25. re: Sgt. Milbourne Christopher
  26. [Card] Monder Writes from Italy
  27. Magigal-ly Yours - Carolyn Trask
  28. re: wedding of Dr. Aaron Weiss and Miss Lea Milians
  29. re: Cpl. William G. Rock
  30. New Jersey Magicians Society - Al Minder
  31. re: R. S. Payme & Des Moines Magicians
  32. A Gas Coupon Trick - George F. Wright
  33. Wizard Club of Chicago - Stan Lee Abrams
  34. re: Ed Little
  35. For Entertaining G. I. Joes - William O. Foust
    • Paratrooper Card
  36. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
  37. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
  38. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
  39. For Vents Only - George McAthy
  40. Vancouver Magic Circle - W. J. Hooper
  41. Magic in Pittsburgh - Harry Albacker
  42. re: Paul Stadelman

  1. The "Tops" - Volume 9, Number 8 - August 1944 - 32 pages
  2. Cover - Rafael Vergara
  3. With the Editor - Mel
  4. Contents
  5. Rafael Vergara - South American Conjurer!
  6. J. K. Coin Vanish - Pvt. Joseph T. Kenneally
  7. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
    • Questions and Answers
  8. Oswald - A Short Treatise on the Care and Handling of a "Life-Like" Rabbit - Mortimer the Magician (M. J. Ruger)
    • The Carrying Case
    • On Correct Handling
    • Magic Hair Grower
  9. re: Al Law, Herbert Miller & George Delovic
  10. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
    • letter from C. H. Larson
  11. New Jersey Magicians Society - Al Minder
  12. Ration Days Magic - Joe Ovette
    • Openings for Card Act
    • Newest Card Vanish
    • Expert Color Change
    • Wire and Rope Ties Extraordinary
    • Laugh! Laugh! Laugh!
  13. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
  14. 24th Annual Election of KOM [Knights of Magic] - Lew Dick
  15. Fire Destroys Kanter's
  16. re: Gospel Magicians' Convention
  17. Magigal-ly Yours - Carolyn Trask
  18. Around New York - Max Holden
  19. For Vents Only - George McAthy
  20. Vancouver Magic Circle - W. J. Hooper
  21. re: The Yogi Magic Mart
  22. Routine with Four Solid Balls - Con Rad
  23. re: 13th Annual Pennsylvania State Magicians' Picnic
  24. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
  25. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
  26. re: Al Minder, Eddie O'Brien, Count Artell, Jack Chanin, Colta and Colta & John Christine - Allentown (Pa.) Magicians Club show
  27. Deep in the Heart of Texas - M. S. Mahendra
  28. St. Louis Society of Magicians - L. E. Collins
  29. re: Rabbit-in-the-Hat Club of Buffalo

  1. The "Tops" - Volume 9, Number 9 - September 1944 - 32 pages
  2. Cover - Tommy Windsor
  3. With the Editor - Mel
  4. Contents
  5. Tommy Wonder - Versatile Performer!
  6. Magic Fingertips - Sgt. Edward Novack
  7. Abbott's All Set for 11th Get-Together - Demon Rembrandt
  8. How to Get to Colon
  9. re: George Marquis
  10. re: Herbert German
  11. [Bill] Williston Makes "My Day"
  12. Believe It or Not - Dr. C. H. Feasler
  13. Butter Short - Merle Eldred
  14. Queen City Mystics Honor Percy [Abbott]
  15. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
    • reviews
      • Expert at the Card Table - Fleming edition
      • Radar Mystery Pencil
    • Questions and Answers
  16. Giant Trellis Built by Abbott's for Fairs - photo
  17. Parasol Patter - Jimmie Embree
  18. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
  19. re: The Ovettes
  20. re: r. Rudy Teschan
  21. The 'Ol Demon Steps Out - Demon Rembrandt
  22. Victory Blendo Patter - Jimmy Campbell
  23. Young Magi on Television - re: Bill and Bob
  24. Ration Days Magic - Joe Ovette
    • Psychology of Cards
    • A New One
    • A Beaut
    • Psychic Hand
    • Kaldah Pellet Test
    • Vision of the Sahara
  25. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
  26. Vanishing Wand Patter - Edmond Hunt
  27. Around New York - Max Holden
  28. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
  29. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
  30. Magigal-ly Yours - Carolyn Trask
  31. Rabbit-in-Hatters Stage Outing
  32. New Jersey Magicians Society - Al Minder
  33. re: Charles RossKam
  34. re: J. Elder Blackledge
  35. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • Money Talks - Art Fowler
  36. Sounding Our Horn
  37. re: Vantine and Cazan
  38. re: The Great Volta and Mlle. Marcelline
  39. Vancouver Magic Circle - Wilfred J. Hooper
  40. re: Lieut. Lee Allen Estes
  41. re: Eddie Cochran
  42. re: Two new tricks from Eddie Joseph
  43. Wizard Club of Chicago - Stan Lee
  44. The Final Curtain - re: deaths of Paul Frye & Fred Gorman
  45. re: George Snyder, Jr.

  1. The "Tops" - Volume 9, Number 10 - October 1944 - 32 pages
  2. Cover - Brent "Doc" Welbern
  3. With the Editor - Percy Abbott
  4. Contents
  5. Brent "Doc" Welbern - Fast Hands!
  6. Poker with a Borrowed Deck - Joe Ovette
  7. Record Crowd at Abbott's Get-Together - Demon Rembrandt
    • Some Sketches from Abbott's 11th Annual Magic Get-Together - Mel
    • Sidelights if the Get-Together
  8. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
    • Random Thoughts of a Swell Time [Get-Together]
  9. Bob Anderson Dies - Mel
  10. Wizard Club of Chicago - Stan Lee
  11. New Jersey Magicians Society - Count Artell
  12. Vancouver Magic Circle - W. J. Hooper
  13. re: Jack Herbert & Buddy Hughes
  14. re: Bill Neff
  15. Ration Days Magic - Joe Ovette
    • Producto
    • Mental Supremacy
    • What's Cooking?
  16. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
  17. [Will] Rock Produces GI Show
  18. re: Sgt. Robert de Bruin
  19. re: Fred W. Johnson, Y 1/C, USNR
  20. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
  21. For Vents Only - George McAthy
  22. Around New York - Max Holden
  23. Percy Entertains Dowley Party
  24. re: Bobo, the Magician
  25. Magigal-ly Yours - Carolyn Trask
  26. Some Tips You Can Use - SSgt. Edward S. Patterson
  27. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
  28. Spectator [Ray Beffel] Sees Get-Together
  29. Twenty-One Cards Again - George F. Wright
  30. Knights of Magic Picnic - Lew Dick
  31. Wurtzels Hold Open House
  32. Magic Gum Machine - E. A. George (Edward the Wizard)
  33. Mrs. Abbott's Father Dies
  34. re: Marquis
  35. re: Galvante

  1. The "Tops" - Volume 9, Number 11 - November 1944 - 32 pages
  2. Cover - John Mulholland
  3. With the Editor - Mel
  4. Contents
  5. John Mulholland - Editor of The Sphinx!
  6. re: Paul Stadelman
  7. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
    • reviews
      • Butler's Brain-Wave Razor Blades - Allan Lambie
      • Gone - Allan Lambie
      • The Modern Magi, August, September & October
      • The Cornish Pixie
    • Questions and Answers
  8. Magic Activity in Boston - Fantini
  9. [Eddie] Cochran with Invasion Forces
  10. Sorry, Price Zombie!
  11. re: Ben Takara
  12. re: Sgt. Milbourne Christopher
  13. The Night Club Hindu Rope - Mortimer the Magician (M. J. Ruger)
  14. A Magician Plays Bridge - E. S. Capron
  15. A Coupla Spooky Tales - from Bill Neff & Howard Strickler
  16. Wizard's "Magic on Parade"
  17. Houdini Club at Sheboygan - Bob Kroos
  18. re: William Trenk
  19. re: Josef Smiley
  20. re: Carl Haist
  21. re: Carl Sommers & Fred Brandt (Chief Little Fox)
  22. Ration Days Magic - Joe Ovette
    • Giant Card Transposition
    • Card Feats
      • Torn and Restored Card, using a borrowed deck
      • The Best False Shuffle
    • Get 'Em On the String
    • A Sponge Ball Trick
    • Challenge of the Pharoahs
    • Revelation
  23. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
  24. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
  25. Around New York - Max Holden
  26. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
  27. For Vents Only - George McAthy
  28. Knights of Magic Picnic - Lew Dick
  29. St. Louis Society of Magicians - L. E. Collins
  30. Wizard Club of Chicago - Stan Lee
  31. New Jersey Magicians Society - Al Minder
  32. Abbott Shows at Jackson
  33. Magician on OPA Committee - re: Abe Warsaw
  34. re: Annual Show of the Toledo Magicians' Society
  35. re: Ray Griffith
  36. Magician's Beer Cure - Lou Hayek
  37. The Great Book Mystery
  38. The Great Carmo Dies
  39. re: Death of Al Flosso's Mother
  40. Wade Drake a Benedict
  41. re: Bert Allerton
  42. re: John Giordmaine
  43. re: Hocus Pocus Club of Minneapolis
  44. Magigal-ly Yours - Carolyn Trask
  45. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
  46. [George] Marquis Takes a Bride
  47. re: Harry Albacker

  1. The "Tops" - Volume 9, Number 12 - December 1944 - 36 pages
  2. Cover - John Braun
  3. With the Editor - Merry Christmas! - Mel
  4. Contents
  5. John Braun - Editor of The Linking Ring!
  6. re: Cpl. Will Rock
  7. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
    • reviews
      • The Bat, No. 10
      • Hugard's Magic Monthly
      • Juggler's Bulletin
      • Fleming Book Reviews, Book 1
    • Questions and Answers
  8. New Jersey Magicians Society - Al Minder
  9. Australian Wonderplant - Allan Lambie
  10. Max Holden in Hospital
  11. re: Dante
  12. For Vents Only - George McAthy
    • Inarticulation - Doug Couden
  13. [Sgt. Milbourne] Christopher in There Too!
  14. It's Hotel Drake in New York
  15. re: Gosch
  16. re: Mysterious Lawrence
  17. re: Pvt. Stan White
  18. Karlin Writes "Today's Magic"
    • Startling Penetration
  19. Wizard Club of Chicago - Stan Lee
  20. Minneapolis Hocus Pocus Show - Arthur C. Nelson
  21. Ration Days Magic - Joe Ovette
    • Cards in the Bible
    • What Tha...?
    • Wow!
    • A Super Pellet Reading
    • See-Kret - Arthur Leroy
    • A Startling Thimble Vanish
  22. Merchandising Magic - Tommy Windsor
  23. Chicago S.A.M. Anniversary Show - Tom Rainey
  24. Abbott's Magic Featured - re: Phil Huckabee
  25. Rabbit-in-the-Hat Club - T. G. Munroe
  26. Vancouver Magic Circle - W. J. Hooper
  27. re: Bill Neff and Evelyn, Rudy Teschan, Tom Rainey, Larry McGee & Eldon Nichols
  28. The Campbell Caravan - Loring and Kathryne Campbell
  29. Magic Outdoors - L. E. Roba Collins
  30. re: Max Terhune
  31. Magigal-ly Yours - Carolyn Trask
  32. Ambitious Card Idea - Jimmie Wilson
  33. The 'Ol Demon Steps Out - Demon Rembrandt
  34. The Five Star Frolics
  35. The Future Greats - Bill Pitts
  36. Wurtzel's Magic Open House
  37. re: Pvt. Benny Doss
  38. Necromancers of Little Rock
  39. re: W. W. Van Gorden (Van the Magician) now aka Delmar

word count: 240874 which is equivalent to 963 standard pages of text


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