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Wizard Magazine Volume 1-4 (Apr 1947 - Jun 1951)
by George Armstrong

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Wizard Magazine Volume 1-4 (Apr 1947 - Jun 1951) by George Armstrong
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These are the first four volumes of the Wizard Magazine as a PDF which you can download. It includes a hyperlinked index.

1st edition April 1947 - June 1951; 1595 pages.


Volume 1
  • No. 1
    • George Armstrong / Jasper Maskelyne
    • George Armstrong / Impromptu Book Test
    • John K. Bays / Fantasy Fare
    • W.J. Stapleton / Milestones of Magic
  • No. 2
    • George Armstrong / Robert Harbin
    • George Armstrong / Number Prediction
    • John K. Bays / No No Children's Effect
    • W.J. Stapleton / Milestones of Magic 1
  • No. 3
    • George Armstrong / Wilfred Tyler
    • Wilfred Tyler / Breakaway Match-box
    • John K. Bays / Flash Card
    • Jimmy Flowers / Forbidden Marriage
    • W.J. Stapleton / Milestones of Magic 2, Early Secular Magicians
  • No. 4
    • George Armstrong / Claude Chandler
    • Roy Cowl / Impromptu Book Test
    • Billy McComb / William Discovers a Card
    • John K. Bays / A Comedy Hit - Silk Production
    • Milbourne Christopher / Projecta Card
    • W.J. Stapleton / Milestones of Magic 3, From the Old to the New
  • No. 5
    • Rupert. H Slater / Prelude to the Miser's Dream
    • George Armstrong / Col Ling Soo
    • John K. Bays / The Canny Sixpence
    • John K. Bays / Magical Monologue Lexicon
    • Jack Lamonte / Thimble Thumbling
    • Phil Wye / "Pop-Up Tie" Ups, Presentation Idea
  • No. 6
    • George Armstrong / Douglas Francis
    • Travers Cooper / Double Crossed
    • John K. Bays / Humpty Dumpty
    • W.A. Drew / Flash Welding Magic
    • W.J. Stapleton / Milestones of Magic 4, Hocus Pocus
  • No. 7
    • George Armstrong / Gabrielle Varley
    • John K. Bays / Skipping Rope and Hoop
    • Zaharee / Odd Odes
    • C. Steffensen / The Third Card
    • W.J. Stapleton / Milestones of Magic 5, Pinetti
    • Zaharee / Bashful Lady
  • No. 8
    • George Armstrong / Knox Crichton
    • Douglas Francis / Fully Fashioned
    • John K. Bays / Blue Bird - Yellow Chick
    • Tom Sellers / Walking Through a Sheet of Glass
    • Peter McDonald / Colour Conscious
    • W.J. Stapleton / Milestones of Magic 6, After Pinetti
  • No. 9
    • Jack Lamonte / Lenz
    • Douglas Francis / Thumbs Off!
    • John K. Bays / The Tumbling Clown
    • Jack Lamonte / The Diagonal Shift
    • Peter McDonald / Cost of Living
    • S. Taylor / Ghost Bell
    • W.J. Stapleton / Milestones of Magic 7, The Ghost Shows
  • No. 10
    • George Armstrong / Max Andrews
    • Peter McDonald / Comedy Quickies
    • John K. Bays / Sleightly Knotty
    • Tom Sellers / The Secret's Told
    • C. Steffensen / Mystery of the Second Card
    • W.J. Stapleton / Milestones of Magic 8, Romance of the Automata
  • No. 11
    • George Armstrong / Horace King
    • John K. Bays / Silken Lady
    • Bill Bishop / And then the Jog
    • Betty King / Animal Crackers
    • W.J. Stapleton / Milestones of Magic 9, Robert Houdin
  • No. 12
    • George Armstrong / Bill Stickland
    • Jack Lamonte / Topical Tear
    • Peter McDonald / A Plea for the Mysterious
    • John K. Bays / My Sweet Assistant
    • Travers Cooper / Cash Card Comedy Burnt Note
    • Les Vincent / You almost do as I do
    • W.J. Stapleton / Milestones of Magic 10,Thumbnail Sketches

Volume 2
  • No. 13
    • George Armstrong / Harold Taylor
    • Reg Gayton / Fickle Flight
    • Verall Wass / 24 Tricks with a Slat Frame
    • Travers Cooper / Super Sucker
    • Maurice Hurling / The Concert Ventriloquist, Introduction
    • Hubert Lambert / Moving Mucilage
    • Jack Lamonte / L'Affaire du Coeur
    • John K. Bays / The Final Vanish
  • No. 14
    • George Armstrong / Eddie Joseph
    • Reg Gayton / Predestination
    • Tom Sellers / Piles of Aces
    • Milbourne Christopher / Flying Flower
    • Verall Wass / Tricks with a Slat Frame
    • Peter McDonald / Fleet Street
    • Eddie Joseph / Hazelism
    • Maurice Hurling / The Concert Ventriloquist
    • R.C. Ritson / Chat for Conjuring Cognoscenti, Cagliostro
    • James. B. Findlay / Collections and After
  • No. 15
    • George Armstrong / Paula Baird
    • Reg Gayton / The Windmill
    • E.L. Baffel / Just Jane
    • Allan Lambie / Attention-March!
    • Peter McDonald / A "Mental" Speller
    • Zaharee / Zaharee's Magic
    • John K. Bays / X-1-2 Football
    • Maurice Hurling / The Concert Ventriloquist
    • George Armstrong / Learn to Hypnotise
  • No. 16
    • George Armstrong / Frank Baumforth
    • Reg Gayton / Floral Telepathy, Code for Two Way Act
    • Zaharee / Incredible Coin Change
    • Verall Wass / Tricks with a Slat Frame
    • Stanley Davis / Double Spelling Bee
    • Teral Garrett / The Card Sword
    • George Armstrong / Dead Name Test
    • S. Edward Dexter / How to Hypnotise
    • Maurice Hurling / The Concert Ventriloquist
    • R.C. Ritson / Chats for conjuring Cognoscenti, Cagliostro 2
  • No. 17
    • George Armstrong / Voltaire
    • Zaharee / Incredible Coin Vanish
    • Reg Gayton / I Thought You would
    • Peter McDonald / Nutty Notions
    • Roy Green / Roy Green's Lamp Routine
    • Tom Sellers / Free Choice
    • John K. Bays / Yellow Red Flash Penetration
    • S. Edward Dexter / How to Hypnotise, Explanation - Waking Stage
    • Maurice Hurling / The Concert Ventriloquist
    • R.C. Ritson / Chats for conjuring Cognoscenti, Cagliostro Part 3
  • No. 18
    • George Armstrong / Frederick Barlow
    • A.C. Newitt / The Acrobatic Match
    • Yogi / A Day at the Races
    • Peter McDonald / Sugar and Spice
    • Reg Gayton / Goldilocks
    • R.C. Ritson / Chats for conjuring Cognoscenti, Cagliostro Part 4
    • S. Edward Dexter / How to Hypnotise
  • No. 19
    • George Armstrong /George Sylvestre
    • Travers Cooper / Discovery by Reverse
    • Reg Gayton / Make Your Mark
    • Allan Lambie / No Smoking - No Coin
    • Hubert Lambert / Lacteal Levitation
    • Stanley Davis / Out of this World
    • Verall Wass / Slat Frame Routine, Visible Vanishing Die
    • S. Edward Dexter / How to Hypnotise
    • Maurice Hurling / The Concert Ventriloquist, How to Write your own Dialogue
    • Professor Herwin / Chats for conjuring Cognosenti, Historical Profile
  • No. 20
    • George Armstrong / John Ramsay
    • Travers Cooper / Strike me Pink
    • Jack Lamonte / Silk to Matchbox
    • Stanley Davis / Colour Blind
    • Chester Morris / Chester Morris and his Magic
    • Maurice Hurling / The Concert Ventriloquist
    • S. Edward Dexter / How to Hypnotise Part 6
    • R.C. Ritson / Chats for Magical Cognoscenti, The Literature of Conjuring
  • No. 21
    • George Armstrong / Carl Ramon
    • Travers Cooper / Just Crackers
    • Zaharee / Three Trees
    • Roy Green / Prelude to the Rice Bowls
    • Reg Gayton / Repeat Finale
    • Peter McDonald / The Scarlet Pimpernel
    • John K. Bays / He Caught Some Coins
    • Maurice Hurling / The Concert Ventriloquist The Skull & Telephone
    • S. Edward Dexter / How to Hypnotise, Hypnotic Sleep
    • R.C. Ritson / The Literature of Conjuring
  • No. 22
    • George Armstrong / Stanley Collins
    • Madame Minar / Flash Addition
    • Peter McDonald / Impromptu Productions
    • Jack Lamonte / Sucker Matchbox
    • George Armstrong / Svengali's Telephone
    • John K. Bays / Bigger Smokes
    • Maurice Hurling / The Concert Ventriloquist Two Voices, one Figure
    • S. Edward Dexter / How to Hypnotise, Awakening the Subject
    • R.C. Ritson / Chats for Cognoscenti, The Literature of Conjuring
  • No. 23
    • George Armstrong / Tom and Eileen Harris
    • Reg Gayton / In the Balance
    • Travers Cooper / Thought Vibrations
    • Travers Cooper / One Finger Colour Changes
    • Phil Wye / "Think-A-Card"
    • Joe Stuthard / It's Coincidence
    • Verall Wass / Slat Frame Routine, The Cubes of Chu Chin Chow
    • S. Edward Dexter / How to Hypnotise, Post Hypnotic Suggestion
    • R.C. Ritson / Chats for Cognoscenti, The Literature of Conjuring
    • Maurice Hurling / The Concert Ventriloquist, The Burglar and Policeman
  • No. 24
    • The Great Nixon
    • The Great Nixon / Note the Number
    • Travers Cooper / Three Little Fishes
    • Peter McDonald / Odd Stunts with Matches
    • Jack Lamonte / Bottom Jump!
    • Hen Fetsch / Master Key, Seven Keys Effect
    • A.C. Newitt / Spelling Soldiers
    • Harold G. Beaumont / Jumbo Cards to Pocket Climax
    • John K. Bays / Rizla Magic
    • Geoffrey Hursell / Suckers All!
    • R.C. Ritson / Chats for Cognoscenti, The Literature of Conjuring
    • S. Edward Dexter / How to Hypnotise, Questions & Answers

Volume 3
  • No. 25
    • George Armstrong / The Lord Auckland
    • Al Koran / Triple Miracle Card Stab
    • Francis Haxton / Coincidental
    • Jack Hughes / Single Handed Fantastic Block
    • George Wallman / Sin-Feu
    • Oscar Oswald / A Cigarette "Gasper"
    • Norman Conquest / A frame Without a Flap
    • George Armstrong / The Supersonic Card Prediction
    • Maurice Hurling / Childrens' Ventriloquist The Age Groups
    • R.C. Ritson / Chats for Cognoscenti, The Literature of Conjuring
  • No. 26
    • George Armstrong / Oswald Rae
    • Roy Green / The Omelette Pan
    • Hubert Lambert / In Lighter Vein
    • Milbourne Christopher / Stretching a Ribbon
    • Frederick Lowe / Obedient Magnet
    • Harry Vernon / Under Cover Stab
    • Peter McDonald / Which Way?
    • W.B. Wilson / Lost Week-End
    • Percy James / The Hungry Jack, Easy to remember Card Stack
    • George Armstrong / It's in the Bag
    • S.H. Sharpe / Ware Hypnotism
    • Jack Lamonte / Lenz at the CafĂ© Anglais, Show Review
    • Maurice Hurling / The Children's Ventriloquist, The Psychology of Children
    • R. C. Ritson / Chats for Cognoscenti, The Literature of Conjuring
  • No. 27
    • George Armstrong / Serl Taunt
    • Harry & Don Parrott / Red Ridinghood & the Witch
    • Tom Sellers / The Glass-House Card
    • Ron Whittaker / The 5th Card
    • Julius Sundman / "3 to 1"
    • Hans Trunk / The Volunteer
    • Peter McDonald / An Infernal Message
    • L.J. Thomas / Say When Coins
    • Maurice Hurling / The Children's Ventriloquist Confidence
    • R.C. Ritson / Chats for Cognoscenti, The Literature of Conjuring
    • S.H. Sharpe / Ware Hypnotism
  • No. 28
    • George Armstrong / George P. Greetham
    • Evere / Trouble in the Tower
    • Anonymous / Heck I'm Stuck
    • Harry & Don Parrott / Three Little Piggies
    • Geoffrey Hursell / Atomised
    • W.J. Mathewson / Something for Nothing
    • Peter Seymour / Anti-Gravity Billiard Ball
    • S.H. Sharpe / Ware Hypnotism
    • Maurice Hurling / Childrens' Ventriloquist
  • No. 29
    • George Armstrong / Al Koran
    • Al Koran / Salute to Vernon
    • Al Koran / Green Mystery
    • Al Koran / Penny-Thru
    • Al Koran / Multiple Reverse
    • Al Koran / Thimbles Ad Lib
    • Al Koran / Giant Fan Location
    • Al Koran / Touch Prediction
    • R.C. Ritson / Chats for Conjuring Cognoscenti, Old Play Bills
  • No. 30
    • George Armstrong / Ali and Yolanda
    • Travers Cooper / You do it this Way!
    • Jack Lamonte / 20th Century Transposition
    • Evere / Telepathic Trio
    • Tubby White / Bonzo
    • Harry Vernon / Multiple Silk Production
    • Percy James / Coincidence and Four Kings
    • Peter McDonald / "Say When" ideas
    • George Greetham / P. No Cut Rope Trip
    • R.C. Ritson / Playbills - Chung Ling Soo
    • R.C. Ritson / Chats for Conjuring Cognoscenti, Chung Ling Soo
  • No. 31
    • George Armstrong / Vernon Lee
    • Peter McDonald / The Irish Sweep
    • Jack Lamonte / The Cut Change
    • Edward H. Hopkinson / Like a Drink?
    • Geoffrey Hursell / See the Point? Scissors to Pencil
    • Travers Cooper / Triple Transit
    • Percy James / Raving Madgic!
    • S. Wilmot / Comedy Quickies
    • J. Lockhart Davidson / Orange Squash
  • No. 32
    • George Armstrong / Joe Stuthard
    • Allan Lambie / An Expensive Opening
    • Douglas Francis / This is Magic, A Complete Act
    • Peter McDonald / Double Speller
    • Don Maskell / Telephone Directory Test
    • Sidney De Hempsey / Plays for Safety
    • Peter McDonald / A Coin Transposition
    • Jack Lamonte / Slip Repeat
    • Percy James / Figures don't Lie
    • Anonymous / Make it Yourself 1, Crystal Ball
  • No. 33
    • George Armstrong / Jean Carlin
    • Percy James / Out of the Wood, Scientific Experiment
    • Edward H. Hopkinson / Omega Paper Tear
    • Lawrenco / Paper, Ball and Silk
    • Jack Lamonte / Hot Drink!
    • J. F. Orrin / I Play your Thoughts
    • Jack Lamonte / One Card's Ambition!
    • Minar / Silk Cut
    • Julius Sundman / The "Finished" Silk
    • Peter McDonald / Medium-Mystic Card Effect
    • Peter McDonald / The Thought Reader
    • William Beecham / "All Clear" & the Teen-agers
    • Jack Lamonte / Comedy Quickies
    • James. B. Findlay / The First Wizard
    • Anonymous / Make it Yourself Series, Vanishing Cane
  • No. 34
    • George Armstrong / Howard De Courcy
    • Travers Cooper / The Diving Deuces
    • Peter McDonald / The Return of The Scarlet Pimpernel
    • Edward H. Hopkinson / Three Coin Sleights
    • Jack Lamonte / Second to (N)one
    • A.C. Newitt / The Sweep
    • Jack Lamonte / Comedy Quickies
    • Harry Carnegie / The Learner
    • George Armstrong / More about It's in the Bag
    • John K. Bays / The Wings of Thought
    • George P. Greetham / A Combined Cigarette & Coin Routine
    • George P. Greetham / Direct Mis-Direction
    • Edward H. Hopkinson / The Chiro Card Code
    • Peter McDonald / Telepathy without Worry
    • Johnny Geddes / A "Coin Rack" Dodge
  • No. 35
    • George Armstrong / Francis White
    • Charles Harrison / Simple yet Convincing!
    • G.E. Arrowsmith / The Reverend The Discriminating Joker
    • Derek Whipp / Note in Cigarette
    • Frank Butler / Crystal Clear
    • Robert W. Edmanson / The Personal Card
    • Roy Darnley / The Elusive Silk
    • Wilfred H. Tyler / A Patriotic Paddle
    • Eddie Ward / "Just Chance" Made Certain
    • Anonymous / A Remarkable Invention
  • No. 36
    • Jack Lamonte / Maurice Fogel
    • J. Lockhart Davidson / Say When with Wine and Water
    • Wilfred Tyler / I'll be Blowed
    • Cyro / Triple Stop Mystery
    • Harry Carnegie / The Indian Rope Trick
    • Stanley Davis / A Glance, A Slip & A Slide
    • A.C. Newitt / Another Coin Vanish
    • Douglas Francis / "Match"-Ical
    • Peter McDonald / You Find the Dead Name
    • Tom Sellers / "Where's Pluto?"
    • Percy James / Some Square

Volume 4
  • No. 37
    • George Armstrong / Johnny Geddes
    • Johnny Geddes / Zingaree's Silvercop
    • Johnny Geddes / Peter the Painter
    • Johnny Geddes / Gipsy Joe
    • Johnny Geddes / The Shoplifter, Routine for Hughes Card Ring
    • Johnny Geddes / All Change
    • Johnny Geddes / Turn-up Teaser
    • Johnny Geddes / Mad Mindreading
    • Johnny Geddes / Impromptu Pencil Vanish
    • Johnny Geddes / Comedy Quickies
    • Johnny Geddes / The Unrestored Card
    • Fred Atkins / Random Reflections on Vent, Introduction
    • Johnny Geddes / Russian Shuffle Discovery
  • No. 38
    • George Armstrong / Jack Hughes
    • Roy Cowl / Razor Blades without Tears
    • Harry & Don Parrott / Lollipops
    • Wilfred Tyler / Silks from a Silk
    • Brian Gee / The Very Awkward Card
    • Jack Lamonte / Comedy Wand
    • Cyro / The "Cee-Bee" Giant Card Vanish
    • Peter McDonald / A "Crazy" Card Stunt
    • Lawrenco / Comedy Giant Match
    • Johnny Geddes / Deceiving Sleeving'
    • Eddie Hopkinson / A Comedy Card Revelation
    • John K. Bays / The Cigarette Swindle
    • Anonymous / Seven by Three
    • Fred Atkins / Random Reflections on Vent, Let Your Figure Live
  • No. 39
    • George Armstrong / Sorcerers Society Liverpool
    • Frederick Lowe / Nothing but the Truth
    • Louis S. Histed / Gravity in Reverse
    • Oscar Paulson / Ministry of Brood Relations
    • Osmond Dellis / Milk, Glass and Hat
    • Dick Simonds / Bits of Business for Boys and Girls
    • George S. Reade / The Photograph of a Conjurer
    • Anonymous / The Last Coin
    • Fred Atkins / Random Reflections on Vent, Alter Ego
  • No. 40
    • George Armstrong / Terry Hall
    • Frederick Lowe / The Spirit Bell
    • Reginald Thompson / Problems of the Semi-
    • Monty Wynne / Is there a Trick here?
    • Cyro / The Donkey's Tail
    • Patterson / The Chinese Clock
    • A.C. Newitt / The "Five to One" Speller
    • Peter McDonald / Three Bits
    • John K. Bays / Value for Money
    • Achim Haekel / Out of this World
    • Stanley Davis / Slop Shuffle Discovery
    • Fred Atkins / Random Reflections on Vent, Presentation
  • No. 41
    • George Armstrong / Sirdani
    • Davidson J. Lockhart / The Wandering Milk and Ribbon
    • Travers Cooper / Cigarette to Ribbon
    • Luigi Ruggeri / Thoughts in the Smoke
    • Peter McDonald / The World's Greatest Wizard
    • Johnny Geddes / Sorry - No Spider
    • Chandu / "Boy or Girl?"
    • Phil Cardo / Vanishing Knot
    • John K. Bays / The Comedy Match
    • Fred Atkins / Random Reflections on Vent, Sound and Direction
  • No. 42
    • George Armstrong / Hans Trunk
    • Hans Trunk / The Seal of Secrecy
    • Franz Holl / The Butterfly
    • Harry Grauer / Four Ace Transposition
    • Francis Lebon / The Dove Cage
    • Franz Holl / The Band of Sympathy
    • Allan / The Card in Prison
    • Borra / A Cigarette Act
    • Anonymous / The Last Coin
    • Professor Cerny W. / The Impossible Knot
    • Reinhold Woda / Blindfold Card Divination
    • Fred Atkins / Random Reflections on Vent, Presentable Props
  • No. 43
    • George Armstrong / Ken Swan
    • Charly Eperny / The Spirit of Cards
    • Fritz Porupka / In Slow Motion
    • F. Stadler / The Wonderful Silhouette
    • John Van Mierl / Is there a Trick here?
    • Sydney De Hempsey / The Lucky 14
    • Milbourne Christopher / The Magic Medallion
    • Anon. / Business Card Backs
    • John K. Bays / Table Magic Quartet
    • Billy Prothero / Ball Dropper
    • Bill Woodfield / Double Reverse
    • Julius Sundman / Heads or Tails?
    • Fred Atkins / Random Reflections on Vent, Hints to Beginners
  • No. 44
    • George Armstrong / Louis S. Histed
    • Frederick Lowe / Rainbow Lady
    • Louis S. Histed / Improved Nikola Spelling
    • Louis S. Histed / Red Herrings
    • H.M. Wylie / An Artist's Dream
    • A.C. Newitt / A Thimble Penetration
    • T. W. MacMinn / Match-Box Transposition of Silks
    • Austin Mitchell / Body Loading Productions from Spectators
    • A.N. Willoughby / "Stung" Sucker Effect
    • J.C.A. Reid / Cigarette Levitation
    • E.C. Newitt / Mathematical and Mental
  • No. 45
    • George Armstrong / The Great Masoni
    • Anonymous / Business Card Backs
    • T. Nordnes / The Nordnes Glass and Silk Routine
    • Tom Sellers / Impromptu Touch Prediction
    • Edward H. Hopkinson / The Card Turns Round
    • Various Comedy Quickies
    • John K. Bays / Comic Camera Capers
    • A.C. Newitt / Another Thimble Penetration
    • Jimmy Flowers / Fish for Tea
    • Fred Atkins / Random Reflections on Vent, Children
  • No. 46
    • George Armstrong / Travers Cooper
    • Travers Cooper / Sucker Six Card Vanish
    • Travers Cooper / Two in Hand Colour Change
    • Travers Cooper / New Thimble Routine
    • Anon. / Business Card Backs
    • Travers Cooper / The Duck Again
    • Travers Cooper / Coloured Cups and Balls
    • Travers Cooper / Card through Space
    • Travers Cooper / A Twist on the Egg Bag
    • Travers Cooper / Discovery by return
    • Fred Atkins / Random Reflections on Vent, Atmosphere & Originality
  • No. 47
    • George Armstrong / Jay Palmer and Doreen
    • Jay Palmer / Liquor Cane
    • Len Belcher / Trimy Brix
    • Billy Prothero / Shades of Ernnase!
    • Jack Lamonte / Folding Card Gag
    • Wilfred Tyler / A Cheeky Chick Trick
    • Julius Sundman / The Ghost Box
    • Toni Koynini / Alf's Button
    • John K. Bays / Impromptu Magic with Cigarettes
    • Lawrenco / Kids Preferred
    • Allan Peterson / The Mystic Knots
    • Phil Cardo / A Fishy Business
    • Fred Atkins / Random Reflections on Vent, Illusion or Perfection
  • No. 48
    • George Armstrong / Fu Manchu (David T. Bamberg)
    • Frank G. Cleaver / Four Ace Trick
    • Reginald G. Rowbotham / A Talking Skull
    • Marcelo A. Spiller / The Chameleon Card
    • Carlos A. Marquat / Tamarah's Prediction
    • E. Leslie Briant / Girls from Nowhere
    • Simon M. Reyes / The Travelling Silks
    • Emilio Torino / Atomic Vibration Mental
    • Enrique Manfredi / The Manfredi Production Box
    • Carlos H. Colombi / The "Colombi" Flash Card
    • Fred Atkins / Random Reflections on Vent

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