1993
Written by Karl Fulves
Work of Various
300 pages (Hardcover), published by L&L Publishing
Illustrated with drawings by Joseph K. Schmidt
Language: English
493 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
Karl Fulves Introduction
1993
George Daily Foreword
1993
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Necronomicron prediction paper clipped to indifferent card, see also p. 864 for comment by Fulves
Related to
  • p. 20 for idea by Gari Diringer
Vol. 1 No. 1 Nov. 1965 1
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Paper Clip Slide Switch paper clip slides from one card to another with paper
Vol. 1 No. 1 Nov. 1965 2
Don Nielson W.O.W. secret list written "white on white" with empty typewriter
Vol. 1 No. 1 Nov. 1965 2
Karl Fulves Hell's Bells medium rings bell on selected card, including variation by Aaron Wainer
Vol. 1 No. 1 Nov. 1965 2
Bob Bergheim, C. R. Tracy, Allen Kitchen, John A. Sznek, Paul Berger Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 1 Nov. 1965 3
Karl Fulves The Black Room silk/tissue of chosen color travels from glass tumbler behind spectator's back to wrapped tumbler
Related to
  • p. 20 for idea by Sid Lorraine
Vol. 1 No. 1 Nov. 1965 4
Lu Brent Lox deck with hole on lock, selection peeked, removed under handkerchief, glued peek-card, see also p. 15 for additional ideas, see p. 737 for credit information
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 5
Aaron Wainer Doubles two slates, message on one, spectator chooses right one, flap
Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 6
William Terry Culpepper A Magical Reverse card selected in one deck becomes reversed in second deck, for force Psychomatic Deck is suggested
Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 6
Dr. Albert M. Wilson, Oliver Kendall, J. F. Rinn, Karl Fulves The Great Sex Detector Scandal reprinted from Sphinx
Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 7
Stewart James, Don Nielson On Nielson's "Problem in Prophecy" three colored cigars/cigarettes, three bowls, one of each selected and predicted
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 10
Stewart James Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 10
Ben Christopher Scroll bill rolled up, vanished cigarette appears inside
Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 11
Harry Blackstone, Harry Louine Blackstone's 10-Card Trick spectator finds his own card in ten-card packet
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 11
Karl Fulves The St. Nicholas Aces black Twos are pushed reversed in deck twice to locate Ace, the next time the sandwich cards become the last two Aces
Related to Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 12
Aces in Belt
Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1965 12
Eddie Clever Influence of Evil five ESP symbols on slate, one spectator rubs out four of them behind back, another selects ESP card from deck, they match
Related to
  • p. 35 for suggestion by Peter Warlock
Vol. 1 No. 3 Jan. 1966 13
Bob Farrell More Monte using bill
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 3 Jan. 1966 14
Lu Brent, E. Leslie May, Paul Sweetman, David Price, J. M. Levatino Etcetera with rant on "too many card tricks" by Levatino
Vol. 1 No. 3 Jan. 1966 15
Steve Shimm Remote Recovery see also p. 864 for comment by Karl Fulves
Related to
  • glass powder suggestion by Art Lyle on page 31
Vol. 1 No. 3 Jan. 1966 16
Karl Fulves Quartet selection in envelope, both torn, envelope restored, then card inside
Vol. 1 No. 3 Jan. 1966 16
Peter Alexis Dark Vision four cards selected, one put in envelope rest shuffle back, all divined in other room, fair conditions, secret deck switch, deck top-edgemarked with line during performance, see also p. 864 for comment by J. G. Thompson
Related toVariations Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 17
Karl Fulves Babel Bill Kuethe, on James T. Deacy, publishing a periodical
Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 18
Karl Fulves Static Problems with Cards - No. One
selection made by stabbing joker into deck without removing selection, how to control it
Solutions: see references
Variations Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 19
Robert "Bob" J. Gunther, Don Nielson On Nielson's "Problem in Prophecy" using sponge balls
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 20
Robert "Bob" J. Gunther, Sid Lorraine, Victor Marsh, Gari Diringer, John Hudak, George McLean Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 20
Aaron Wainer Dactyliomancy white rings marked by spectators, shuffled in hat
Related to
  • p. 35 for thoughts by Bob Bergheim
Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 21
Aaron Wainer Apex date on coins divined
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 21
Karl Fulves Method for Madness medium in other room, card cut to in borrowed deck in darkness with flashlight, medium divines card, then has actual card in hand
Related to Vol. 1 No. 4 Feb. 1966 22
Tony Cole Ah, Sew three thread spools on stick, when covered, the order changes
Vol. 1 No. 5 Mar. 1966 23
Karl Fulves Covenant Ace, Two and Three are shuffled and distributed amongst three spectators, performer divines who has which card
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 5 Mar. 1966 23
Karl Fulves Babel exposure in Curry's "Magician's Magic", Flosso, "The Weird Influence" by Stewart Smith
Vol. 1 No. 5 Mar. 1966 24
Norman Osborn Fourtold Retold Variation four selections predicted on giant pips
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 5 Mar. 1966 25
Robert Parrish, Norman Osborn, North Bigbee, David Price, Tom Harris, Phil Smith Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 5 Mar. 1966 25
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Remember Me to Hecuba red-backed card signed on back by spectator in red deck, blue-backed duplicate by magician, they transpose from underneath table to deck wrapped in handkerchief
Vol. 1 No. 5 Mar. 1966 26
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Card Steal with Handkerchief as lapping
Related to
  • p. 41 for comments
Vol. 1 No. 5 Mar. 1966 26
Ben Christopher Satan's Seal coins predicted, then date
Variations Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 27
The "Eagle" Rope Restoration joke
Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 28
Robert Parrish On Nielson's "Problem in Prophecy" close-up version
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 28
Karl Fulves Babel Harrison Beale, Johnny Hart on television, Origami stunt shown by Neal Elias, Eagle Rope Restoration, Mike Zens with linking ring idea, Tom Harris' planned memorized deck manuscript
Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 28
Karl Fulves Seclusion Problems with Cards - No. Two
card cut to with deck under handkerchief and replaced, also multiple cards
for solutions see references
Variations Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 29
Francis Haxton Static two solutions
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 29
Crimp under Spread
Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 29
Karl Fulves Cased Static deck in case, scotch tape, solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 29
Ben Christopher Multiple Out Billet Slate four billets
Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 30
Milton Kort Three Static Solutions three solutions
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 30
Art Lyle, Neil Ulritch, Max Underwood Etcetera on Levatino's "too many card tricks" complaint, magic as art
Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 31
Don Nielson Reader's Digest Card Trick scotch tape secretly attached to key card
Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 32
Ralph Gironda A Stitch in Time small needle on black thread, big needle on white thread, change places after lights are out
Vol. 1 No. 6 Apr. 1966 32
Karl Fulves Penultimate Prophecy two cards and positions predicted with amusing prediction
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 33
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Odds Against Me by John Scarne Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 34
Al Baker Silk Divination spectator touches silk while performer is out of the room, performer knows which one, assistant
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 34
Jay Weiler Picture Cake Production pictures of flour, eggs, ... transform into picture of cake
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 34
Age Puzzle
Related to
  • solution on p. 38
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 34
Karl Fulves Babel S.A.M. annual show with Al Flosso, Cardini, Scarne, Davenport's, Jay Weiler, exposure
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 34
Peter Warlock, Bob Bergheim, Bob Hemple, Fritz Krotof Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 35
Tony "Doc" Shiels Seven Sinners spelling James Bond enemies on cards, then psychometry
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 36
J. W. Sarles Quadrangular Cup first cup, then ring is magically threaded onto rope under handkerchief
Vol. 1 No. 7 May 1966 36
Aaron Wainer Phonetics random person called during performance says that he also has a magician guest who had him choose a card, they match
Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 37
J. W. Sarles The Golden Ring ends of rope in cup, ring thrown inside, penetrates rope
Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 38
Jack Avis Sensitive Fingers naming card when feeling them behind back, then cards on either side of a selection
Variations Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 38
Karl Fulves The Bet without Odds Problems with Cards - No. Three
one red card in black pile and vice versa, spectator should choose a pile and find a black card, but he chooses black pile and the only red card therein
for solutions see references
Variations Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 39
Milton Kort Fourth Static Solution solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 39
Paul Sweetman Seclusion selection underneath handkerchief, cyclical stack with corner shorts, solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 39
Francis Haxton Seclusion selection underneath handkerchief, solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 40
George de Ghetto Seclusion selection underneath handkerchief, solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 40
Karl Fulves Babel Tommy Cooper, John Mulholland quote, Bill Simon tale, faro tricks
Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 40
William P. Miesel Named Red Card in Black Packet as a problem
Variations Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 41
Victor Marsh Cheating at Cribbage
Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 41
Bruce Cervon, William P. Miesel, Bill Simon, Victor Marsh Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 41
Karl Fulves The Red Queen's Move spectator guesses red or black, red-black pairs formed on table, see also p. 864 for credit information
Related toVariations Vol. 1 No. 8 June 1966 42
Tony Cole Haunted Silk white silk clings to black silk, then moves up and behind black silk and vanishes, reel
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 43
Tony Cole Haunted Silk II silk with knot clings to wall and unknots itself there, reel
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 43
Karl Fulves The Connection assistant phoned, he divines card
Also published here Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 44
Jerry Lubin Batman vs. Joker batman symbol appears on chosen (forced) joker
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 44
Karl Fulves Babel death of Stewart Judah & Stanley Collins, Flosso
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 44
Edward Marlo The Bet without Odds - Solutions three methods, see also p. 47
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 45
Jack McMillen Unthreading Needles in Mouth
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 46
Henry Lannering Magnetized Needle needle clings to razor blade
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 46
Ace Gorham, Edward Marlo, Don Tanner, Henry Lannering Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 46
Roy Walton Lesson In Larceny ten card packet, spectator deals cards from top or bottom and gets a straight, performer aces
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 47
Deck Turnover
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 47
Fred Lowe The Truth Machine spirit bell as lie detector, body bell
Related to
  • "Nothing But The Truth" (The Wizard, Sept./Oct. 1950)
Also published here
Vol. 1 No. 9 July 1966 48
Edward Marlo Card Flight card on tabled deck changes with coin on top, hole in card, tosheroon
Related toVariations Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 49
Sid Lorraine Snap! rubber band around folded business card, both cut but rubber band remains intact, should be called "Snappy"
Related to Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 49
Karl Fulves Babel Himber's broadway production "Abracadabra", Doll House Illusion, Hedy Jo Star, Mulholland collection
Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 50
J. W. Sarles Spectator Divines Cards ventroliquism as method
Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 50
Joseph Dunninger Out for Number Divination
Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 50
Edward Marlo, John Wuthrow, North Bigbee Etcetera
Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 51
Edward Marlo Named Red Card in Black Packet solution to Miesel's problem
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 51
Edward Marlo Named Card Sandwich named card appears between isolated Jokers, posed as a problem
Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 51
Al Flosso, Karl Fulves The Wonderful Coin Trick coin held with visible pull as gag, then really vanishes from end of pull
Variations Vol. 1 No. 10 Aug. 1966 52
Peter Alexis Paradiction card cut to from cased deck is predicted, stripper, see p. 874 for credit information
Inspired by
  • "New Cut Card Location" (Edgar, Harry Leat's Magic of the Depots 1924)
Related toVariations
Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 53
Karl Fulves Babel Dr. John Henry Grossman, Magic shops
Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 54
L. Vosburgh Lyons, Thomas Alan Waters Mathematically Inclined ten digits used for longer calculation, making a pyramid of numbers according to rules, result instantly seen by performer, for credit discussion see reference
Related toAlso published here Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 54
Karl Fulves And Then There Were None Problems with Cards - No. Four
Ace assembly with five cards (Aces and indifferent), a bit like dumbed-down Open Travelers
Related toVariations Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 55
J. W. Sarles Coercion Problems with Cards - No. Five
card reversed behind back by performer, then spectator, same card
Variations Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 55
Karl Fulves Four from Eight Problems with Cards - No. Six
two torn up cards mixed up in bag, performer removes four pieces which make up one card
Related toVariations Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 55
Karl Fulves The Isolated Instance Problems with Cards - No. Seven
paper wall with half deck protruding on both sides, spectator removes and reinserts card on one side, performer same on other side
Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 55
James West Static solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 56
William P. Miesel Static solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 56
Mike Rogers Seclusion solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 56
Roy Johnson The Bet without Odds solution
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 56
Robert Lund, Robert Stine, Dan Fowler, Jack Avis Etcetera how Dunninger fooled Dr. James Elliott, magic as art
Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 57
Jack Avis Poker Dice Coincidence poker dice match dealt hand, posed as a problem
Related to Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 57
Card Flip Bar Stunt
Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 57
Karl Fulves Greeks Bearing Gifts four queens removed, one selected and found, repeated in different ways, last queen torn and initialed piece found, initials as one-way feature
Related to
  • p. 76 for alternative ending by Al Altman
Variations
Vol. 1 No. 11 Sep. 1966 58
Charlie Miller If At First performer doesn't find card, even when its corner is torn off
Related to
  • p. 82 for Fred Higgens odd-backed variation
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 59
Bruce Cervon The Proposition black card in red half, spectator should remove a red one, whole packet changes to black
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 59
Karl Fulves Babel Al Flosso recovering, Jay Palmer's Sword Cabinet, convention in Hastings, lay criticism
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 60
Jay Weiler, Karl Fulves Sword through Spectator confederate
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 60
Karl Fulves The Heebie Jeebies dice from middle picket up in dice stacking, no details
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 60
Robert "Bob" J. Gunther, Bob Hemple, The Amazing Maurice Etcetera bullet catching by Roland Hill
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 61
The Amazing Maurice on Satan's Seal one of four coins chosen, predicted
Inspired by Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 61
Bob Hemple Band Writer Gag
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 61
R. Sid Spocane II Serpent Silk borrowed white handkerchief transposes with colored handkerchief in spectator's pocket, see p. 874 for credit information in MUM by Persi Diaconis
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 62
Roy Fromer Spirit Music tumbler with pencil rings like spirit bell, ungaffed
Vol. 1 No. 12 Oct. 1966 62
Karl Fulves Little Albert any word from any book, written in red on business card, then named word in blue on other business card, they match
Related toVariations Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 63
Karl Fulves Babel faro shuffle manuscript, die box
Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 64
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Strange Command by J. Stewart Smith Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 64
J. W. Sarles Card on Ceiling Idea wax on ceiling
Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 64
Lu Brent, Walter Beaumont, Bob Still Etcetera magic square
Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 65
Lu Brent Pull Gag pull shown, silk vanishes, pull shown empty
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 65
Don Nielson Clocks spectator sets his watch to any time which is then divined
Related to
  • p. 71 for Diaconis idea
Variations
Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 66
Karl Fulves Clocks spectator sets his watch to any time, time duplicated on performer's watch
Related to Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 66
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Twas Brillig performer makes sand stream in hourglass stop
Related to Vol. 2 No. 1 Nov. 1966 66
Dai Vernon Order in the Court pseudo gambling game with five cards of Royal Flush
Related to
  • p. 77 for credit information
Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 67
Karl Fulves Babel Larry Weeks New York convention, Jay Weiler, critics of magazines, Magigram, coding with dog whistle (see also p. 176)
Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 68
Bob Still And Then There Were None small-packet Brainwave posed as a problem, face-up three card monte
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 69
Karl Fulves And Then There Were None assembly with only five cards, solution
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 69
Francis Haxton Coercion solution
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 69
George de Ghetto Four from Eight solution with restoration finish
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 69
Persi Diaconis, Bob Bergheim, Howard Cross, Robert Eagle, Murry Graham Etcetera "R. Sid Spocane II"
Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 71
Robert Eagle Repeat Circus Card Trick with duplicate
Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 71
Murry Graham Rough Smooth Card on Ceiling not-so-serious idea
Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 71
L. Vosburgh Lyons Triangulation tiling puzzle
Related to
  • p. 70 for credits
Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 72
Ben Christopher Foregone Conclusion six matches, spectator choses any number of matches, number predicted by die in matchbox
Inspired byRelated to Vol. 2 No. 2 Dec. 1966 72
Tony Cole Inversion inverted glass with ring inside covered with paper tube, rice poured in, rice and ring transpose
Related to
  • p. 88 for further comments
Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 73
Stewart James Smart Alexis three-of-a-kind removed, then choses a card face-down which matches
Inspired byRelated to
  • p. 77 for credit information
  • p. 88 for comment by George McLean
Variations
Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 73
Karl Fulves Babel Gary Moore hour, Harrison Beale, sleight-heavy card tricks, Ali Bongo lecture, Mexican Joe Crimp
Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 74
Joseph Ovette Ovette Master Move
Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 75
J. W. Sarles Dichotomy performer and spectator both have spades cards with same back design, they exchange one card, they both retain thirteen different cards
Related toVariations Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 75
Claude Crowe, Al Altmann, J. W. Sarles, John Hudak, Edward G. Brown Etcetera on critisicm
Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 76
John Hudak Printer's Demon phoned medium reveals content on a page on freely selected newspaper, see p. 874 for credit information
Related toVariations Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 77
Lu Brent End Papers two papers folded in quarters, one paper punched to make four holes, one travels to other paper
Related toAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 3 Jan. 1967 78
Roy Walton Draw Poker Plus 25-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives royal flush
Related toVariations Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 79
Roy Walton Dead Easy Location four key cards
Inspired by
  • Larry Jennings problem
Related to
Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 79
Karl Fulves Babel Roy Walton, Johnny Platt, Faro Possibilities, Dunninger performance with telephone trick, categorizing and indexing magic tricks
Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 80
The Amazing Maurice, Fred Higgens, Sandy Vogel, Robert Parrish Etcetera
Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 82
The Amazing Maurice Time Force
Related to Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 82
Sandy Vogel Clocks Variation
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 82
Robert Parrish Palindrome Effect worked out "several years ago"
Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 82
Roy Walton Conspicuous Consumption two odd-backed jacks (cannibals) eat four missionaries (aces), on top of deck, second deal
Related to Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 84
Roy Walton Color - Sense eight indicator cards distributed on table, deck shuffled in four packets, then distributed on top of those eight cards, the piles match the indicator card in color
Related to
  • correction on p. 86
Vol. 2 No. 4 Feb. 1967 84
Dr. Jacob Daley, L. Vosburgh Lyons Mirror Mirror paper strip with mirror words (OTTO, WOW, ...), performer writes "TOP" and "BOTTOM" on either end, when held in mirror top and bottom change places
Also published here Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 85
Karl Fulves Babel on annual S.A.M. show in Brooklyn, Ernest Lehner, Milbourne Christopher, Hofzinser's eye quote
Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 86
George McLean, Lu Brent, Bruce Cervon, George Blake Etcetera
Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 88
Lu Brent Smart Alexis II three-of-a-kind removed, then choses a card face-down which matches
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 88
Bruce Cervon Triangle Card Trick card version, final value predicted
Related to Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 88
Steve Belchou, U. F. Grant Grand Slam marked one of three coins penetrates filled glass covered with handkerchief
Also published here Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 89
Steve Belchou Sleeving with Handkerchief
Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 89
Peter Alexis Epic Slate Test sum prediction
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 5 Mar. 1967 90
John Mulholland Hooker Rising Cards account of performance
0. Introduction
1. Miltiades Awakes
2. The Queen's Greeting
3. The King Arrives in His Aeroplane
4. Arrival of the Queens
5. The Parade
6. A Romance and a Tragedy
7. The Troublesome Joker
8. An Interesting Experiment
9. Seeing Is Believing
10. Follow Your Leader
11. The Encircling Ring
12. The Mystery Deepens
13. Miltiades III
14. A Positive Test
15. The Dance
16. The Signed Card
17. How Many?
18. And Still the Mystery Grows
19. Acrobats
20. The Conquest of the Air
21. Midnight Frolic
see p. 874
Vol. 2 No. 6 Apr. 1967 91
J. W. Sarles Silver Ghost coin through handkerchief into glass, tape
Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 95
Karl Fulves Babel Hooker Rising, suit against magic magazine, Gene Shelley, Bob Follmer
Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 96
Mel Stover Face-Up Monte credit information
Related to Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 97
Tony Bartolotta Epic Slate Test - Alternate Method sum prediction
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 97
Tom McKay, C. L. Mason, Paul Betts, Robert Parrish Etcetera on criticism and John Hudak's letter
Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 98
J. W. Sarles Posi-Negative Cards Magnetic Colors variation
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 99
J. W. Sarles Jog Control card openly inserted from side
Related to Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 99
J. W. Sarles Spectral Rings white and black rings come off and onto rope under cover of handkerchief, three phases
Related to
  • Linx (1965)
  • p. 109 for reference to "Linx" in New Phoenix #397
  • Table Time (Mike Roger, MUM April 1967)
Vol. 2 No. 7 May 1967 100
Robert Parrish Magician vs Pickpocket signed card in deck, deck rubber banded, wrapped in newspaper and put in spectator's pocket, performer reaches in and removes signed card, see p. 874 for vague Charles Jordan credit
Related to Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 101
Karl Fulves Babel impromptu levitation, Bob Still with magicians only gags, Charlie Miller, Al Flosso Cartoon
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 102
Impromptu Levitation pushup on floor
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 102
Peter Alexis Red Magic spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 103
Robert Brethen, Harold Hill, John Ackerman Etcetera
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 104
Theodore Annemann 31 Prediction Test Finish sum prediction with appearing prediction via Out to Lunch
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 104
John Ackerman Dichotomy Follow-Up performer names spade card which spectator put in his pocket, marked faces
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 104
Burling Hull on Dunninger's Slate Trick and Al Baker's improvement
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 105
Ben Christopher Extraction middle glass of stack of three has water, stack covered, coins are thrown in an some of them penetrate top glass, de Kolta Glass
Variations Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 105
Ben Christopher Utility Vanish wine in tumbler, empty glass in hat, wine poured into glass, travels back, then wine vanishes, Wonder Glass
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 106
Bruce Cervon Readers performer locates card while wearing suspicious glasses, when spectator wears glasses he sees the marks, but all card are marked with same value
Related to
  • p. 108 for forcing deck idea by Lu Brent
Also published here
Vol. 2 No. 8 June 1967 106
Karl Fulves Epilogue card turned over in one deck turns over in other deck, selection written on card in one deck appears on same card in other deck
Related to
  • p. 109 for reference
Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 107
Karl Fulves Babel the psychic Ted Serios, effects by Bob Follmer, confederate in a lecture story
Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 108
Ed Mishell Roperama Professors's nightmare with restoration
Related to
  • p. 109 for reference
Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 109
Fred Becker Etcetera
Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 110
Fred Becker Out of this World Variant really shuffled
Related to Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 110
Bill Simon, J. W. Sarles Jog Control Variation
Related toAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 110
Karl Fulves Incorporated Color Control
  • Part One: pairs attract each other after riffle shuffle (RBBR-RBBR-...)
  • Part Two: spectator lays out pairs on table, performer knows which ones are black and which red
  • Part Three: number of color-matching pairs kind of predicted
Related toVariationsAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 111
Karl Fulves Paper Clip Holdout inside case
Related to
  • p. 122 for idea by George Blake
Variations
Vol. 2 No. 9 July 1967 112
Paul Curry Probability Zero ten business cards are numbered from one to ten on one side and the cards shuffled and turned over, spectator selects cards and the numbers from one to ten are written on the other side, they match
Related toAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 113
Francis Haxton Gambler's Last Chance performer holds four cards, spectator choses any card face-down, it completes Royal Flush
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 113
Karl Fulves Babel Hooker Rising Cards, George McAthy's books, Bruce Posgate, Sid Lorraine Business card line
Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 114
Karl Fulves Prelude explaining "dealing heavy" to audience, then surplus card vanishes
Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 114
Fred G. Taylor, Clayton Rawson, Jack Avis Etcetera hobbyist vs professionals
Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 116
Sid Lorraine Blowing Your Own Horn writing on business card changes from "musician" to "magician"
Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 117
J. Stewart Smith Never Grow Old lengthy procedure after which two mates are reversed in two halves
Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 117
L. Vosburgh Lyons Mental Block color cube placed in opaque box, performer divines orientation
Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 118
Tony "Doc" Shiels Curious! turning time backwards so writing vanishes, watch reappears at spectator's wrist
Vol. 2 No. 10 Aug. 1967 118
Alan Brown, Al Baker The Borgia Glass two balls in glass penetrate silk around glass
Inspired byRelated to
  • p. 133 for suggestion by David Harrell
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 119
Karl Fulves Babel Burling Hull, magic & mentalism mix
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 120
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Between Two Minds by Ned Rutledge
Rutledge/Thompson
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 120
Theodore Annemann The Red and Blue Decks from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
Related to
  • p. 133, 159 and 165 for general information on "Annemann's $50 Manuscript"
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 121
Slip Transfer from deck to deck
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 121
Theodore Annemann The Stop Trick from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
8/9s alternating set-up, two piles
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 121
Sid Lorraine, Ed Morrisey, George Blake, Burling Hull Etcetera business card idea by Burling Hull
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 122
Sid Lorraine, Karl Fulves Modified Paper Clip Holdout inside case
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 122
George Blake Thread Case Holdout
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 122
Art Lyle Tips on Silks keeping silks in top condition
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 123
Charlie Miller A Novel Location card selected face-up with fun presentation
Related to
  • p. 133 for related idea by Norman Houghton
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 123
Robert Parrish Omega Spirit Slates display sequence for two slates with different colored surfaces, writing appears, example: some freely chosen cards placed between slates, some of their names appear written
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 124
Kuda Bux Two Dice number calculated with throw of two dice divined
Vol. 2 No. 11 Sep. 1967 124
Jack Posetary The Fifty Minute Hour Q&A with answers given via spirit writing on slates
Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 125
Karl Fulves Babel Serios, Baker/Thayer/Dunninger dispute on flap-slate concept, An Evening with Charlie Miller show
Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 126
Dr. Ben B. Braude New Math number added with reversed number, left-out digit divined, "L'Illusioniste" ca. 60 years ago
Related to Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 127
George Jenness, Bruce Cervon, Bob Hemple Etcetera
Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 128
Bruce Cervon, Earl Keyser Red Magic Variation spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 128
Bob Hemple Incorporated Color Control with Coins
Inspired by Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 128
Lu Brent Card Stab Outdone with knife, card split in two sheets
Related to Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 128
Don Nielson Supremo Deck Switch gag with light switch on card case
Related to
  • p. 146 for comment by Lu Brent
Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 128
Theodore Annemann Another Stop Trick from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932), with annotation
K to A set-up and countdown
Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 129
Theodore Annemann Cards in the Cases from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
cut-to card counted to in other deck via its value
Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 129
Theodore Annemann The Thought Card from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
duplicate & Mexican Turnover
Related to Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 129
Georg Heubeck Pavel You Say! two spectators select one of three silks, predicted, with variation by Fulves
Inspired by
  • a silk prediction (Pavel, Abra #1107)
Vol. 2 No. 12 Oct. 1967 130
Don Nielson, Karl Fulves Nightmare In Black freely selected and signed card, duplicate turns over in other deck, disappearing ink and "same deck" approach, see also p. 679 for reference
Related toVariations Vol. 3 No. 1 Nov. 1967 131
Karl Fulves Babel Amazing Randi vs. Ted Serios, Jules Eisenbud
Vol. 3 No. 1 Nov. 1967 132
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Top Secrets of Magic - Volume 2 by James G. Thompson Jr. Vol. 3 No. 1 Nov. 1967 132
Match Puzzle see p. 144 for solution
Related to
  • p. 172 for George Blake suggestion
Also published here
Vol. 3 No. 1 Nov. 1967 132
Norman Houghton, Johnnie Geddes, Scotty McGregor, David Harrell Etcetera
Vol. 3 No. 1 Nov. 1967 133
J. W. Sarles Phantom Silks apparently showing both ends of Phantom Tube
Vol. 3 No. 1 Nov. 1967 133
Don Nielson, Karl Fulves Visible Deck Switch two decks held together, both with three-sided double-color cases
Vol. 3 No. 1 Nov. 1967 134
Karl Fulves By Any Other Name two methods (gaffed card & Elmsley Count)
Related toVariations Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 135
J. W. Sarles Tow Minds spectator divines card by gazing into crystal
Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 135
Peter Alexis A Friendly Game betting game with dice, proposition bet
Related to
  • p. 155 for George Henbeck comment
Variations
Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 136
Karl Fulves Twins two decks wrapped without jokers, two mates removed from underneath handkerchief, based on a Leipzig idea from Sphinx
Variations Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 137
Ben Christopher Ambulating Glass ring penetrates ribbon underneath wrapped glass, then glass penetrates table
Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 137
Tony Cole A Three Cup Routine with sponge balls, billiard ball loads
Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 138
Edward Marlo All Fair Location red black divided & faro
Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 139
Don Nielson 5 & 10 two strips of paper or bills are folded together, then pulled apart
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 139
Karl Fulves The Cards That Can't Be Mixed 4&4 odd-backed, red-backed faces change to black as finale
Related to Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 140
Ralph Gironda Salt Go salt vanishes inside black silk and becomes white silk, then becomes sugar
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 141
Roy Walton Four Card Brainwave
VariationsAlso published here Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 142
Jay Weiler Finger Ring ring penetrates finger, finger bases covered with silk
Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio Winter 1967 142
Dai Vernon Jog Control
Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 143
Jay Ose Little Queenie with bent corner
Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 143
Karl Fulves Babel "Tricks You Can Count On", Eric Mason's "Legacy", Charlie Miller's lecture
Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 144
Bruce Cervon Open Prediction sticky double facer
Also published here Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 145
Lou Derman Sound Prophecy animal from set of cards predicted with moo sound box, see p. 258 for idea by Jim Snapp
Vol. 3 No. 2 Dec. 1967 145
Data entered by Denis Behr, July 2015.