Billy McComb

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Stanley Collins	The Spider	pips of card vanish and appear on paper, pip eating spider	Related to Tarantula (Maurice Howarth, 1953) The Williamised Spider (Billy McComb, 1972)	1915	Original Magical Creations	67	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front Paper / Transformation
Bob Hummer	Bob Hummer's Whirling Card		Variations Frolics with the Hummer Whirling Card (Billy McComb, 1972) Dronette (Karl Fulves, 2015) Also published here Hummer's Whirling Card (Bob Hummer, 1980)	1943	Hummer's Whirling Card	2	Cards / Principles / Thread Work Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Floatation Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Louis Tannen	Canny Cane!	opening, table with cane and hat, gloves are thrown in the air and they come down with small parachutes, then the cain is put into the hat, where it vanishes	Related to William's New Glove Opening (Billy McComb, 1947)	Aug. 1947	The Phoenix (Issue 132)	529	Table & Servante Gloves / Miscellaneous Cane / Miscellaneous Clothing / Hat Parachute
Billy McComb	Preface			1947	The First Book of William	7	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Billy McComb	Biographical Note			1947	The First Book of William	8	Articles / Biographical
Billy McComb	William's Torn and Restored Newspaper Presentation	presenting the effect on stage, with stage light		1947	The First Book of William	11	Newspaper / Torn & Restored
Billy McComb	William's Bicycle Tyre	tire is emptied and blown up again		1947	The First Book of William	12	Bicycle
Billy McComb	William's Ice Cream Production	cup filled with confetti changes into ice cream		1947	The First Book of William	14	Paper / Transformation Food / Ice Cream
Billy McComb	More About Ice Cream	four more ideas with ice cream tricks		1947	The First Book of William	16	Food / Ice Cream
Billy McComb	William's Fantastic Fez	performer wears a fez, cuckoo on springs comes out with the selection		1947	The First Book of William	17	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery Clothing / Hat
Billy McComb	William's New Glove Opening	gloves are thrown into the air, small parachute opens and they float slowly down	Related to Canny Cane! (Louis Tannen, 1947) Chute (Van Abernathy, 1992)	1947	The First Book of William	20	Gloves / Miscellaneous Parachute
Billy McComb	William "discovers" "Multicore" Solder	two ideas with a special wire bending flower gag with tie		1947	The First Book of William	22	Flower / Fake Clothing / Miscellaneous
Billy McComb	William's Attache Case Production	object appear from empty case		1947	The First Book of William	24	Apparatus / Miscellaneous
Billy McComb	William's Invisible Paint	brush on paper, picture is made without using paint		1947	The First Book of William	26	Paper / Appearing Writing, Photos, ...
Billy McComb	William on the Subject of "Stung"	sucker trick, card apparently vanished in trousers, version of Stung		1947	The First Book of William	28	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags
Billy McComb	William's Invisible Pipe	smoking thumb		1947	The First Book of William	30	Cigarette & Cigar / Smoke Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Billy McComb	William's Hot Book	flames from a book	Related to Pyrotica (Thomas Alan Waters, 1985)	1947	The First Book of William	32	Book / Miscellaneous Light & Fire / Fire
Billy McComb	William's Comedy Card Flight	spectator on stage puts card in stand, card vanishes and appears in envelope, everybody sees how it works except spectator on stage, paper balls over head type		1947	The First Book of William	34	Paper / Paperballs Over The Head Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s)
Billy McComb	William Passes On Some Tips	on thumb tips, on using milk, on the appearing cane, how to remove paint		1947	The First Book of William	36	Liquid / Miscellaneous Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip Cane / Appearance & Production
Billy McComb	Assorted Gaglets of the William Brand	gags with, thimbles, a mouse trap, a spring snake, with ropes, hair, light bulbs, coffee beans, diminishing cards, cracking a spectator's arm, dead rat	Variations Billy's Thimble (Billy McComb, Patrick Page, 2011)	1947	The First Book of William	37	Rope / Miscellaneous Animal / Mice Cards / Effect Themes / Growing & Shrinking / Diminishing Cards Light & Fire / Light Bulb Animal / Snake Trap
Billy McComb	William's Poker Hand Trick	several hands are dealt one hand is chosen it's a royal flush		1947	The First Book of William	39	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / You just get the winning Hand.
Billy McComb	William Amid the Fakirs	gazing at a match causing it to ignite		1947	The First Book of William	42	Match & Matchbox / Match / Animation Match & Matchbox / Match / Mental Stuff Light & Fire / Fire
Billy McComb	William's Fantastic Table	table lift, with ring, then legs fall off and when the table top is shown, the hand stuck to it apparently cut off from the arm	Related to (17) The Palladino Table Lift (Eusapia Palladino, 1959)	1947	The First Book of William	44	Table & Servante Propless / Body Mutilation
Billy McComb	William's Floating Ball Routine	comedy routine on stage, ball is floating up and down and finally vanishes in a box, with assistant		1947	The First Book of William	46	Ball / Floatation / Thread Apparatus / Miscellaneous
Billy McComb	William Turns Gravity Upside Down	board on two trestles with three bricks on top, trestles are removed and the rest floats, then board, lowermost and middle brick are removed one by one, still suspended in the air		1947	The First Book of William	49	Thread / Miscellaneous Box Illusions / Animation / Levitation
John J. Crimmins Jr. (reviewer)	The First Book of William	by Billy McComb		Sep. 1950	Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 4)	700	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Maurice Howarth	Tarantula	pips from four card vanish step by step and appear on strip of paper	Related to The Spider (Stanley Collins, 1915) The Williamised Spider (Billy McComb, 1972) The Pip-Eating Spider (Tommy Wonder, Billy McComb, Stanley Collins, 1976)	Sep. 1953	The Phoenix (Issue 290)	1158	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck
Laurie Ireland	Our Magician of the Yearbook - Billy Mc Comb	on Billy McComb, pictures of Peter Warlock, Kalanag, June McComb, Elizabeth Warlock		1955	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)	3	Articles / Anecdotes Articles / Biographical
Billy McComb	An Act for a Lazy Magician	complete act Ring on Stick Card through Handkerchief Anti-Gravity Glasses Bill in Cigarette Transformation of Handkerchief ("The End" appears)		1955	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)	4	Glass / Levitation Silk & Handkerchief / Transformation Silk & Handkerchief / Utilities & Sleights Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring on Stick Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Handkerchief Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Cigarette or Cigar
Jay Marshall	The Birdcage	on the New Living Card Stars , Ed Marlo, Charlie Miller, Paul LePaul, Francis Carlyle, Bill Simon, Dr. Jacob Daley, The Modern Magician, Channing Pollock, Cardini, Billy McComb, James B. Findlay, Willane		1955	The New Phoenix (Issue 328)	123	Articles / Articles
Eusapia Palladino	(17) The Palladino Table Lift	one person table lift, with ring	Related to William's Fantastic Table (Billy McComb, 1947)	1959	Mediumistic Stunts	289	Table & Servante Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff
Don Tanner	The Back Room	on credits of the U.F Grant tricks in #351, Jay Marshall, Stewart James, Billy McComb, Don Lawton		Dec. 1960	The New Phoenix (Issue 352)	238	Articles / Articles
Don Tanner	The Back Room	on Billy McComb, Milbourne Christopher		Feb. 1961	The New Phoenix (Issue 354)	246	Articles / Articles
Eugene Gloye, Billy McComb	Surprise Prediction	McCombical Prediction variation, with slate		Apr. 1961	The New Phoenix (Issue 356)	253	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Slate / Flaps & Moving Parts
Don Tanner	The Back Room	on Midwest Magic Jubilee, Jay and Frances Marshall, Billy McComb, Sorcar, Milbourne Christopher, John Scarne, Danny Johnson		Sep. 1961	The New Phoenix (Issue 361)	274	Articles / Articles
Jean Garance	IVème Festival Internationale de la Magie S. Andrea	on the magic convention in S.Andrea, Sitta, June Merlin, Viviane Mireldo, Dasa & Eva, Les Mazakian, Alice, Solange, Isbecque, Mary, Jaqueline Sarvy, Elisabeth Warlock, Mi-Chi-Ko, Fred Kaps, Nevio Martini, Raimondi, Vladimiro Dei, Gilberti, Maxim, Leypold Fritz, Ily-Ko, Zefir, Billy McComb, Zelpy, Peter Warlock, Heinz & Charlotte Fischer, Onkel Peppy, Francis Haxton, Klingsor, Henky Vermeyden, Dr. Schramm		1964	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 25 No. 5)	74	Articles / Convention Reports
Dai Vernon	Slow Motion Card Vanish	"Chapter Seventeen", thumbnail clip	Related to Eye-Level, One-Man Card Vanish (Billy McComb, 1972)	1967	Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic	103	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Bare Handed Cards / Manipulation / Vanish / Single Cards
Billy McComb	Again They Rise	Deck of cards dropped into newspaper, three selections rise out of newspaper		1968	Newspaper Magic	81	Newspaper / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous
Alton Sharpe, Billy McComb	Blank Surprise	all cards become blank except selection		1969	Expert Card Mysteries	141	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Printing & "Unprinting" Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck
Billy McComb	Introduction			1972	I Did It My Way	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Billy McComb	Cut 'N Gone Rope	rope is coiled up in hand and ends are cut, rope vanishes		1972	I Did It My Way	1	Rope / Miscellaneous
Billy McComb	The Williamised Spider	pips from deck vanish and appear on napkin	Related to The Spider (Stanley Collins, 1915) Tarantula (Maurice Howarth, 1953) The Pip-Eating Spider (Tommy Wonder, Billy McComb, Stanley Collins, 1976) Also published here The Williamised Spider of Mr. Collins (Billy McComb, 1972)	1972	I Did It My Way	2	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front Paper / Paper Napkin
Billy McComb, George Lawrence	The Torn and Restored Airmail		Related to The Comedy Letter - For T & R Airmail Letter (Billy McComb, 1972)	1972	I Did It My Way	4	Paper / Torn & Restored
Billy McComb	The Comedy Letter - For T & R Airmail Letter		Related to The Torn and Restored Airmail (Billy McComb, George Lawrence, 1972)	1972	I Did It My Way	5	Articles / Joke
Billy McComb	Auntie Gwendoline	sucker ending for torn and restored letter		1972	I Did It My Way	6	Paper / Torn & Restored
Billy McComb	Eye-Level, One-Man Card Vanish	gimmick, similar to Vernon	Related to Slow Motion Card Vanish (Dai Vernon, 1967)	1972	I Did It My Way	6	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Single Card
Billy McComb	A Variation on a Theme	spectator holds a ribbon over his head, a ring hangs in the middle, ring is removed from ribbon without spectator knowing how it works, paper balls over the head effect, clippo		1972	I Did It My Way	8	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves
Billy McComb	The Seven-Cornered Hanky		Related to Sieben (Juno, 2022)	1972	I Did It My Way	9	Silk & Handkerchief / Miscellaneous Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / Miscellaneous
Billy McComb	The Magician's Rabbit Does a Trick	in a box, apparently rabbit does the trick		1972	I Did It My Way	11	Rope / Cut & Restored
Billy McComb	The Card in the Cigarette			1972	I Did It My Way	13	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Cigarette
Billy McComb, Ken De Courcy	Uncle's Will Slates	messages appear on slates, comedy		1972	I Did It My Way	13	Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff Slate / Appearing Writing Slate / Flaps & Moving Parts
Billy McComb	The Five Rings of William	brief	Also published here The Five Rings of William (Billy McComb, 1972)	1972	I Did It My Way	15	Ring / Linking Rings / Routines
Billy McComb	Dedication			1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	4	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Billy McComb	Foreword			1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	9	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Billy McComb	Extension to "Miko"	gag prediction with Three-and-a-half of Clubs, Fourteen of Spades and mis-spotted die that does not add up to seven on all sides		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	17	Dice (small) / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Gag Cards
Billy McComb	Opening the Magic Society Show	two large sheets shown empty on stage, a person appears and makes up a sandwich-board man with the sheets that have relevant messages on them		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	19	Illusions / Appearance & Production / Person
Billy McComb	The "Bang" Bomb	plastic bomb explodes with BANG banner, comedy prop		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	23	Weapon / Bomb Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Billy McComb	A Thought-of Card turns up in a Cigarette	card peeked at in rubber-banded deck vanishes and appears in borrowed cigarette, detailed, Fred Karene		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	29	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Cigarette Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / In context of Routine
Billy McComb	The Ultimate Identification	rabbit from hat, with newspaper or body load		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	37	Body Loading Animal / Rabbit Clothing / Hat
Billy McComb	The Half-Dyed Color Changing Silk	routine ends with a silk in two colors, stopped in middle of the transformation	Variations Dye Another Day (Nick Diffatte, 2022)	1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	41	Silk & Handkerchief / Color Change
Billy McComb	A Rotten Sneaky Deception which Pleases Me	dye tube gimmick openly presented as bottle with dye color		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	49	Silk & Handkerchief / Color Change
Billy McComb	Frolics with the Hummer Whirling Card	A Variation A Don't! - If You Unravel Your Own! A Miracle! You're All Set! Light Weight - But Great! True Story!	Inspired by Bob Hummer's Whirling Card (Bob Hummer, 1943)	1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	51	Cards / Principles / Thread Work Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Floatation MC & Compere Bits of Business Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Billy McComb	Yeas of Magical Angling... and Thoughts Thereon	aerial fishing, with aquarium prop		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	55	Animal / Fish
Billy McComb	How To Mix Two Tricks To Make One Good Presentation	thumb tie combined with card to wallet	Variations Card in Wallet, Plus (Ricki Dunn, 1999)	1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	63	Rope / Penetration / Thumb Tie Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
Billy McComb	Thoughts on the Thumb-Writer and a few tips thrown in	boon writer Magnetic Hold-Out Replacing the Writer A Stunt		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	65	Pen & Pencil / Nail Writer & Swami
Billy McComb	The Date on the Coin			1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	67	Coin / Effect Themes / Prediction Pen & Pencil / Nail Writer & Swami
Billy McComb	The Rigid Yo-Yo			1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	69	Games / Miscellaneous Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Billy McComb	The Wine, the Water - and a Character	on Chris van Bern's Water & Wine, chemical Wine and Water - Williamised!		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	71	Liquid / Transformation
Billy McComb	Again "Sawing in Half"... Lengthwise...			1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	75	Illusions / Harmed & Healed / Sawing in Half
Billy McComb	The Reverse-Cut Svengali Pack ... An Introduction	spectator and magician both cut at the same card		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	79	Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Two Decks Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Svengali Principle / Svengali Deck
Billy McComb	Chop Cups for All	using glass with paper cover and magnet secretly added	Inspired by Jennings Chop Cup routine, Genii, Mar. 1965	1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	83	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines
Billy McComb	We Go Mental	different approaches, pages glued together, card inserted to select page		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	87	Book / Book Test / Routines Book / Book Test / Telephone Book Test
Billy McComb	An Off-Beat Rabbit Arrival	rabbit produced in champagne bucket, featuring a bottom-less bottle		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	93	Animal / Rabbit Bottle / Miscellaneous
Billy McComb	The Egg in the Magazine	raw egg poured into magazine, vanishes, reappears as fried egg		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	97	Egg / Transformation Newspaper / Liquid in Newspaper
Billy McComb	On the Question of Dress			1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	101	Articles / Business and Publicity
Billy McComb	Thirty Years of Rings in Nests of Boxes			1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	103	Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Miscellaneous Apparatus / Nest of Boxes
Billy McComb	The Clay Pipe	smoking clay pipes		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	107	Pipe Light & Fire / Smoke
Billy McComb	U.K. ... "Not in the Polo Mints" - U.S.A. ... "Bill in the Lifesavers"			1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	113	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous
Billy McComb	Splashing in the Card Fountain	with reel	Inspired by Magicana, Genii, Oct. 1968	1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	119	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Card Fountain Thread / Reel
Billy McComb	Resurrected!	ideas for gag in which thread comes out of clothing and is pulled and then becomes very long		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	123	Thread / Miscellaneous Clothing / Miscellaneous Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Billy McComb	A Face-Lifting on the "Goodnight Banner"	writing on handkerchief falls off as ribbon		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	125	Silk & Handkerchief / Transformation
Billy McComb	William Reminisces	Not Worried! Switch is Switch! Ringing the Changes "I've Heard That One Before" Hazards! and Hostesses William the Palmist! Appearing Doves - and Vanishing Loops!		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	127	Animal / Dove / Body Load Production Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Coin in Bottle Articles / Anecdotes
Billy McComb	Flat Accordion			1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	131	Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Billy McComb	A Gag with the Wiggly Wand	deck becomes crooked when waved over with S-shaped wand		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	131	Wand & Stick / Gaffed Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Billy McComb	"P"	pea can, spectator writes letter on billet, put in tube, changes into water, pee gag		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	132	Liquid / Appearance & Production Mental Magic / Effects / Gag
Billy McComb	Flying Moo	milk travels from glass to glass, visible as gag through hole		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	132	Glass / Miscellaneous Liquid / Miscellaneous MC & Compere Bits of Business
Billy McComb	Sucker Ghost	ghost tube as vacuum cleaner		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	133	Comedy Magic & Comedy Props Apparatus / Phantom Tube Electronics / Vacuum Cleaner
Billy McComb	Which came first?	egg on table, it apparently hatches and bird appears		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	134	Animal / Dove / Miscellaneous
Billy McComb	Please Shut the Gate	gate on stage		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	135	Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Billy McComb	A Clean Gag	hollow soap		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	135	Soap Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Billy McComb	Light Humour	light bulb, painted half black		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	136	Light & Fire / Light Bulb Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Billy McComb	Wee Tree	newspaper tree		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	137	Newspaper / Miscellaneous
Billy McComb	Fish Stricks	plastic fish at end of the strings, with idea for tassel on fez with reel		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	139	Wand & Stick / Chinese Sticks Thread / Reel
Billy McComb	Hot Stuff	foil gets hot, chemical		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	141	Foil Light & Fire / Fire
Billy McComb	Odd and Bits... and a few other things	Good Art Work		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	143	Table & Servante Articles / Business and Publicity
Billy McComb	A Ring!	spectator names card from invisible deck, it is predicted, card index on finger ring		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	145	Cards / Principles / Instant Stooge Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
Billy McComb	Crystal Clear!	card index seen in crystal	Inspired by Card Crystal effect (Marvels of Mystery, John Booth)	1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	147	Cards / Principles / Instant Stooge Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / by Spectator
Billy McComb	Ear! Ear!	shooting-combinatin-flash wand		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	147	Wand & Stick / Gaffed Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material
Billy McComb	Impromptu Bunny!	paper puppet finds card		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	148	Paper / Origami Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations
Billy McComb	Hydrostatic!			1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	148	Liquid / Hydrostatic Glass
Billy McComb	Golf Ball	comment on golf ball through handkerchief		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	148	Ball / Billiard Ball / Routines / Penetration
Billy McComb	Putting the Act Together			1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	149	Articles / Articles
Billy McComb	An Historical Gag	address of Lincoln		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	151	MC & Compere Bits of Business
Billy McComb	Confidence	gag		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	151	Articles / Joke Articles / Business and Publicity
Billy McComb	Necessity is the Mother	rising cards with deck switch		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	153	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Fake Indices Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / In context of Routine Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rising Cards
Billy McComb	The Williamised Spider of Mr. Collins	pips from deck vanish and appear on napkin	Also published here The Williamised Spider (Billy McComb, 1972)	1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	155	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front Paper / Paper Napkin
Billy McComb	The Williamised Close-up Card Sword	with small sword		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	159	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / In the Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card Sword, Knife, ...
Billy McComb	William does the Card Sword	Another Solution		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	161	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card Sword, Knife, ...
Billy McComb	Yrutnec Hteitnewt	Twentieth Century in Reverse, silk starts tied between other two and travels elsewhere		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	164	Silk & Handkerchief / Traveling / Twentieth Century Silks
Billy McComb	William does the Hindu Needle Trick			1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	167	Needle / Swallowing
Billy McComb	The Five Rings of William	brief	Also published here The Five Rings of William (Billy McComb, 1972)	1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	171	Ring / Linking Rings / Routines
Billy McComb	How to Wash Your Hands	tips on hygiene		1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	174	Articles / Articles
Billy McComb	William and the Himber Ring			1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	175	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Linking Finger Rings (Himber)
Billy McComb	Backword			1972	McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser	184	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Tommy Wonder, Billy McComb, Stanley Collins	The Pip-Eating Spider	published under "Jos Bema"	Related to Tarantula (Maurice Howarth, 1953) The Williamised Spider (Billy McComb, 1972)	June 1976	Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 10)	272	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Patrick Page	The Page Boy Speaks...	on FISM Vienna, Billy McComb, Wittus Witt, Gerard Majax, Obie O'Brien, Trevor Lewis, Paul Stone		Sep. 1976	Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 1)	308	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb, Ken De Courcy	Cabaret Card Divination	divination of seven cards that have been taken from a shuffled deck, last card predicted in envelope	Related to Future Card Thought (Steve "Banachek" Shaw, 1990 /1999) Multiple Revelations (Patrick Page, 2011) Variations PSI-Stebbins (Larry Becker, 1979) Card Call (Roberto Giobbi, 2016)	1978	Cabaret Card Divination	1	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Partial Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Cabaret Card Divination
Billy McComb	Coin to Bottle	with folding coin index		1978/76	More Classic Magic with Apparatus	138	Coin / Gaffed / Folding Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Coin in Bottle
Patrick Page	The Page Boy Speaks...	on FISM Brussels, Al Goshman, Hugh Riley, Mike Caldwell, Billy McComb, Pete Biro, Larry Jennings, James Findlay, Sothebys Findlay auction, Mario Carrandi, Horace Goldin, Magic in Films, Dai Vernon, John Ramsay, Roy Walton		June 1979	Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6)	697	Articles / Columns
Paul Fleming (reviewer)	The First Book of William	by Billy McComb		1979	The Paul Fleming Book Reviews — Volume III	69	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Billy McComb (reviewer)	What they said about "the other book" by Karrell Fox	by Karrell Fox		1979	Another Book	145	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Billy McComb (reviewer)	What they said about "the other book" by Karrell Fox	by Karrell Fox		1979	Another Book	293	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Larry Becker	PSI-Stebbins	shuffled deck, packet of card is divined and last card predicted, jumbo cards	Inspired by Cabaret Card Divination (Billy McComb, Ken De Courcy, 1978) Related to Dynamation (Larry Becker, 1979) Variations Becker and Cyprian (Father Cyprian, Larry Becker, 1983) Future Card Thought (Steve "Banachek" Shaw, 1990 /1999) Club Kicker (Larry Becker, Ross Johnson, 1992) The Lazy Mentalist Returns (Martin Joyal, 1997) Lazy Mentalist (Martin Joyal, 2024)	1979	The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II	7	Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Pencil Dot or similar Marks Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / Si Stebbins Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Partial Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Cabaret Card Divination
Billy McComb, Hubert Lambert	A Deception From Dublin			1980	Al Leech's Legacy	124	Thimble / Routines
	Cambridge Close-Up	on Billy McComb, Mark Leveridge, Vic Allen, Roger Crosthwaite		Nov. 1980	Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 11)	941	Articles / Articles
Billy McComb	Powers of Mind	two decks, performer and spectator cut to same card		1980	Magick (Issue 266)	1327	Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Svengali Principle / Svengali Deck
Billy McComb	Die erste Epistel von Onkel William		Also published here Magigram, May-Aug. 1970	Mar. 1980	Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 1)	4	Articles / Articles Articles / Business and Publicity
Billy McComb	Prologue 1			1980	Cards in Cabaret	6	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Ken De Courcy, Billy McComb	The Blood Feast of the Sun	tissue paper crumpled up by spectator, it bursts into flames by itself, chemical		1980 ca.	The Blood Feast of the Sun	2	Light & Fire / Fire Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff
	"Oscar"s der Magie	on the Magic Castle Awards, Michael Ammar, Lance Burton, Moretti, Billy McComb, Sid Lorraine, Siegfried Roy, Maurice Rooklyn		1984	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 4)	94	Articles / Magic History
Thomas Alan Waters	Pyrotica	with three books	Related to William's Hot Book (Billy McComb, 1947)	1985	Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mystyx)	711	Book / Book Test / Routines
Billy McComb	Foreword			1986	For My Next Trick...	8	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Billy McComb	Introduction			1986	Seabrooke's Book	11	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer)	The Professional Touch	by Billy McComb	Related to Comment (Ian Keable-Elliott, Tom Ogden, Bobby Cann, Gordon Wray, 1988)	Apr. 1988	Opus (Vol. 1 No. 8)	11	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Ian Keable-Elliott, Tom Ogden, Bobby Cann, Gordon Wray	Comment	comments on previous articles and reviews, letters by Tom Ogdon, Bobby Cann, Gordon Wray	Related to The Performance of Close-Up Magic (David Britland, Eugene Burger, 1988) The Professional Touch (Ian Keable-Elliott, Billy McComb, 1988) Paul Daniels Magic Show (Ian Keable-Elliott, Paul Daniels, 1988)	May 1988	Opus (Vol. 1 No. 9)	1	Articles / Articles
John Holland (reviewer)	The Professional Touch	by Billy McComb		Sep. 1989	Epoptica (Issue 12)	557	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Johnny "J.J." Johnston, Chris Power, David Morpheus	Comment	feedback by Billy McComb, Mike Caveney		Jan. 1989	Opus (Vol. 2 No. 5)	1	Articles / Columns Articles / Letters
Steve "Banachek" Shaw	Future Card Thought	shuffled deck, packet of card is divined and last card predicted	Inspired by PSI-Stebbins (Larry Becker, 1979) Related to Cabaret Card Divination (Billy McComb, Ken De Courcy, 1978) Addendum (Steve "Banachek" Shaw, 1990 /1999)	1990 /1999	Prethoughts	21	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Cabaret Card Divination
Billy McComb	Roy Roth's "Fastest Wallet in the West" (of Wales)			1991	Card to Wallet	49	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
Karrell Fox	Dedication	to Billy McComb		1991	Goodies	4	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Van Abernathy	Chute	deck encircled with rubber band, signed selection floats down attached to small parachute	Related to William's New Glove Opening (Billy McComb, 1947) Parachute (Don Alan, 1950)	1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 46)	834	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location Parachute
Billy McComb, Roy Roth	Billy McComb's Routine for Roy Roth's "Fastest Wallet in the West" (of Wales)	credit card to wallet		1992	Magic with Credit Cards	39	Wallet Credit Card / Traveling
Steve Dusheck	Holed Up	cork pushed halfway through hole in card, moved around	Inspired by "Hole Collection" (Billy McComb) Also published here Holed Up (Steve Dusheck, 1980 ca.)	1992	Dusheck's Card Magic	76	Paper / Hole effects (e.g. traveling) Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Holes Effects Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Magnetic & Shimmed Card Cork
Dennis Marks	Open Letter to Riley G. Matthews	on Billy McComb	Related to Letter to the Editor (Riley G. Matthews, 1992)	Sep. 1992	Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 3)	11	Articles / Letters
Phil Temple, Michael Weber	Carter Sword Points	Letters	Related to The Carter Scrapbook (Michael Weber, Various, Gary Frank, Phil Temple, 1992) Carter (Bill Smith, Billy McComb, 1993)	Feb. 1993	Magic (Vol. 2 No. 6)	9	Articles / Letters
Bill Smith, Billy McComb	Carter	Letters	Related to Carter Sword Points (Phil Temple, Michael Weber, 1993) Carter (Phil Temple, 1993)	Mar. 1993	Magic (Vol. 2 No. 7)	10	Articles / Letters
Phil Temple	Carter	Letters	Related to Carter (Bill Smith, Billy McComb, 1993)	May 1993	Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)	12	Articles / Letters
Ted Lesley	Billy McComb			1994	Paramiracles	221	Articles / Anecdotes
Dominic Twose	Help	Letters	Related to Help (Billy McComb, 1995)	Dec. 1994	Magic (Vol. 4 No. 4)	14	Articles / Letters
Karl Fulves	But I Digress	on Robert-Houdin, presentation, Billy McComb anecdote		1995	Underworld (Issue 2)	27	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	Help	Letters	Related to Help (Dominic Twose, 1994)	Mar. 1995	Magic (Vol. 4 No. 7)	14	Articles / Letters
Tommy Wonder, Stanley Collins, Billy McComb	The Pip-Eating Spider	pips of pip card vanish until only indices are left		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	157	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Billy McComb	At Homb with McComb - Sympathetic Silks			1997	Virtual Foolery	19	Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / Sympathetic Silks
Ted Lesley, Mark Garetz	The Editors Write	on Billy McComb, KISS		Dec. 1997	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 6)		Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	The Seven-Cornered Handkerchief	performer proves that a silk has seven corner by tying them in pairs	Inspired by Hatton & Plate's "Magicians' Tricks and How They Are Done" Stanyon's Magic, August 1913, Vol. 13 No. 11 Related to A Left-Handed Hank Has Seven Corners (Charlie Miller, 2001)	Dec. 1997	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 6)	1	Silk & Handkerchief / Miscellaneous Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / Miscellaneous
Billy McComb	The Knot			Dec. 1997	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 6)	3	Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / False Knots
Michael Close (reviewer)	Fascinating Origami: 101 Models by Adolfo Cerceda	by Vicente Palacios	Related to Paper Story (Billy McComb, 1997)	June 1997	Magic (Vol. 6 No. 10)	32	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Billy McComb	Paper Story	Letters on Adolfo Cerceda aka Carlos Corda	Related to Fascinating Origami: 101 Models by Adolfo Cerceda (Michael Close, Vicente Palacios, 1997)	Aug. 1997	Magic (Vol. 6 No. 12)	15	Articles / Letters
Ted Lesley	The Editor Writes	on the death of Karrell Fox, Billy McComb, Roger Klause		Feb. 1998	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 8)		Articles / Columns
Ricki Dunn	Card in Wallet, Plus	chain escape combined with card to wallet and watch steal	Inspired by How To Mix Two Tricks To Make One Good Presentation (Billy McComb, 1972)	July 1999	Genii (Vol. 62 No. 7)	28	Pickpocketing / Watch Steal Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet Handcuffs
	The Century - Those Who Impacted The Art In America	Al Baker (1974-1951) Uri Geller Michael Ammar Servais LeRoy (1865-1953) Billy McComb Horace Goldin (1874-1939) Channing Pollock Dariel Fitzkee (1898-1977) Don Wayne John Northern Hilliard (1872-1935) Harry Blackstone Sr. (1885-1965) Harry Blackstone Jr. (1934-1997)	Related to Fitzkee (Max Maven, 1999) Uri (Diego Domingo, 1999)	Apr. 1999	Magic (Vol. 8 No. 8)	52	Articles / Magic History
Billy McComb, Steve Bryant	Billy McComb: Life With AJ	about The Amazing Johnathan		Sep. 2000	Genii (Vol. 63 No. 9)	36	Articles / Interviews
Mac King	Ode to Billy	on a Magic Castle roast of Billy McComb		Mar. 2000	Magic (Vol. 9 No. 7)	62	Articles / Articles
Charlie Miller	A Left-Handed Hank Has Seven Corners	performer proves that a silk has seven corner by tying them in pairs	Related to The Seven-Cornered Handkerchief (Billy McComb, 1997) Hatt & Plate's "Magicians' Tricks and How They Are Done" Stanyon's Magic, August 1913, Vol. 13 No. 11	2001	Left-Handed Hank	11	Silk & Handkerchief / Miscellaneous Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / Miscellaneous
Karl Fulves	Odd Man Out	"was your card an odd card?", it is odd-backed and rest is blank, force	Inspired by Billy McComb effect (The Wizard, July 1947) Related to Dual Impulsion (Oscar Weigle, 1939)	2001	New Card Controls	112	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck
Steve Dick	All Things McCombical	on Billy McComb	Related to More Things McCombical (David Regal, Cushing Strout, Steve Bryant, 2001)	May 2001	Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)	48	Articles / Biographical
Billy McComb	Billy McComb is a person who seldom withholds an opinion.	"On a recent afternoon at Hollywood's Magic Castle, he offered his thoughts on..."		May 2001	Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)	53	Articles / Interviews
Mac King	I Love Billy	on Billy McComb		May 2001	Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)	55	Articles / Articles
Billy McComb	mc.dot-dot-dot.comb			May 2001	Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)	67	Egg / Message written on Hard-Boiled Egg
	Finally	Billy McComb photograph		May 2001	Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)	114	Articles / Columns
Michael Bailey	The Aerial Vanish	Billy McComb anecdote	Also published here The Magic Circular, 1955	2002	Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)	266	Articles / Anecdotes
Billy McComb	Egg in Movie	broken egg poured into newspaper, fried egg taken out	Also published here Billy McComb, McComb's Magic, 1972, p. 97	2002	The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic	207	Egg / Transformation Newspaper / Liquid in Newspaper
Billy McComb	Woolgatherings	on Howard de Courcy		Jan. 2002	Magic (Vol. 11 No. 5)	95	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	He Fills the Stage	Woolgatherings on Kardoma	Related to Kardoma (Peter Stammers, 2002)	Feb. 2002	Magic (Vol. 11 No. 6)	95	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	Of Course, It Will Work...	Woolgatherings		Mar. 2002	Magic (Vol. 11 No. 7)	103	Articles / Columns
Peter Stammers	Kardoma	Mail	Related to He Fills the Stage (Billy McComb, 2002) One Man's Trash (Diego Domingo, 2002)	Apr. 2002	Magic (Vol. 11 No. 8)	17	Articles / Letters
Billy McComb	The Jinx Theatre	Woolgatherings		Apr. 2002	Magic (Vol. 11 No. 8)	111	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	Another Cage, Another Way	Woolgatherings Vanishing Birdcage anecdote		May 2002	Magic (Vol. 11 No. 9)	111	Bird Cage / Vanish Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	The Truth About The Square Balloon	Woolgatherings		June 2002	Magic (Vol. 11 No. 10)	111	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	Meeting Dr. Walford Bodie	Woolgatherings		July 2002	Magic (Vol. 11 No. 11)	111	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	Adler & McComb	Woolgatherings on Larry Adler		Aug. 2002	Magic (Vol. 11 No. 12)	111	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	Old Father Davenport	Woolgatherings		Sep. 2002	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)	119	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	Man with the Medals	Woolgatherings on Claud Williams		Oct. 2002	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 2)	95	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	Making Flash Paper	Woolgatherings		Nov. 2002	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 3)	127	Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	It Doesn't Pay to be a Perfectionist	Woolgatherings		Dec. 2002	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 4)	127	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	Magic's Biggest Thing	Woolgatherings on George Braund		Jan. 2003	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 5)	103	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	Vagaries of Magical Fame	Woolgatherings on David Nixon		Feb. 2003	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 6)	111	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	Amongst the Famous	Woolgatherings Ava Gardner		Mar. 2003	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 7)	95	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	Magical Horticulture and More	Woolgatherings Jack Hughes		Apr. 2003	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 8)	103	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	"Can't be... there are no more..."	Woolgatherings Erikson (Eric Ferguson)		May 2003	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 9)	103	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	About a Little Big Guy	Woolgatherings on Jimmy Rogers		June 2003	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 10)	111	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	I almost meet Howard	Woolgatherings on Howard Hughes		July 2003	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 11)	111	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	Meeting a Film Pioneer	Woolgatherings on visiting Paris, Georges Méliès		Aug. 2003	Magic (Vol. 12 No. 12)	101	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	My Friend Al	Woolgatherings on Al Koran		Sep. 2003	Magic (Vol. 13 No. 1)	111	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	My Friend Al (Part Two)	Woolgatherings on Al Koran		Oct. 2003	Magic (Vol. 13 No. 2)	111	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	A Short Tale of a Safe at Barclays	Woolgatherings		Nov. 2003	Magic (Vol. 13 No. 3)	119	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	The Doctor and His Crystal Balls	Woolgatherings on Stanley Jaks		Dec. 2003	Magic (Vol. 13 No. 4)	131	Articles / Columns
Joe M. Turner (reviewer)	Billy McComb's Slow Motion Vanishing Bird Cage: Sixty Years of Performance and Refinements	by Billy McComb		Aug. 2004	Genii (Vol. 67 No. 8)	92	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Billy McComb	Time to read the small print	Woolgatherings		Jan. 2004	Magic (Vol. 13 No. 5)	103	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	Stanyon's Last Signature	Woolgatherings on Ellis Stanyon		Feb. 2004	Magic (Vol. 13 No. 6)	95	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	My pipe	Woolgatherings		Mar. 2004	Magic (Vol. 13 No. 7)	119	Articles / Columns
Billy McComb	The Art of Upgrading	Addendum clown nose & passport gag		Feb. 2006	Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2)	78	Articles / Articles
Gordon Bean, Mac King, Alan Shaxon, The Amazing Johnathan, David Berglas, Mark Haslam, Max Maven, Milt Larsen, Terry Seabrooke	Remembering Billy McComb	several anecdotes and thoughts		Aug. 2006	Genii (Vol. 69 No. 8)	32	Articles / Obituary
Jamy Ian Swiss	Billy McComb: The Hippest Guy in the Room		Also published here Billy McComb - The Hippest Guy in the Room (Jamy Ian Swiss, 2011)	Aug. 2006	Genii (Vol. 69 No. 8)	37	Articles / Obituary
Tom Stone	Note 9	suitcase with cut-out side and light inside, seen empty, things produced from it, "theft-proof suitcase"	Inspired by Billy McComb gag Also published here Packing for McComb (Tom Stone, 2008) Note 9 (Tom Stone, 2009)	Apr. 2009	Genii (Vol. 72 No. 4)	20	Apparatus / Miscellaneous
Billy McComb	Crandall Was A Character		Also published here Magic, Nov. 2005	2010	Prolix (Issue 7)	466	Articles / Anecdotes
Patrick Page	Multiple Revelations	six different ways of divination when multiple cards are selected 1. bunch of cards as divined 2. bunch of cards are distributed to several people, cards are divined 3. bunch of card is divined plus an unknown card in pocket 4. selection in bunch of cards is divined 5. prediction of last card of bunch of cards which is turned over (Billy McComb, Ken de Courcy) 6. cards in envelopes are divined	Related to Cabaret Card Divination (Billy McComb, Ken De Courcy, 1978)	2011	Magic Page by Page	88	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Paper / Envelopes / Marked Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Cabaret Card Divination
Billy McComb, Patrick Page	Billy's Thimble	while doing a thimble routine, an extra finger appears	Inspired by Assorted Gaglets of the William Brand (Billy McComb, 1947)	2011	Magic Page by Page	291	Thimble / Miscellaneous Hand Gimmicks / False Finger Comedy Magic & Comedy Props
Jamy Ian Swiss	Billy McComb - The Hippest Guy in the Room		Also published here Billy McComb: The Hippest Guy in the Room (Jamy Ian Swiss, 2006)	2011	Devious Standards	201	Articles / Biographical Articles / Obituary
Mike Caveney	Billy's Chicken Trick	stories about using a chicken in an act, Billy McComb		2013	Wonders	417	Articles / Anecdotes
Scott Penrose, Stephen Short	Family Matters	memories of Alan Shaxon by family members Anne's Anecdotes Billy McComb Sport By Royal Command TV and Film Work Mishaps Daughter's Diaries Paula Julia		2014	Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer	71	Articles / Biographical
Roberto Giobbi	Card Call	"Cabaret Card Divination" of a bunch of cards, last card predicted in letter	Inspired by Cabaret Card Divination (Billy McComb, Ken De Courcy, 1978)	2016	Standup Card Magic	105	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Partial Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Cabaret Card Divination
Alexander de Cova	Eierbeuteleien	using a ball with a thread loop for egg bag Die Grundhaltung Der Bagdrop Das Drehen des Beutels Unterarm Deckung Die direkte Ladung Die Produktion Verschwinden und Bagdrop Umdrehen des Beutels mit Bagdrop Weitere Deckung Der Drop Platt drücken Glasproduktion Der Abschluss nach Billy McComb		2016	Burners — Vol. 4	44	Glass / Production & Appearance Egg / Egg Bag
Nick Diffatte	Dye Another Day	routine ends with a silk in two colors, stopped in middle of the transformation, using only one dye tube	Inspired by The Half-Dyed Color Changing Silk (Billy McComb, 1972)	2022	Offbeat	173	Silk & Handkerchief / Color Change
Juno	Sieben	seven-cornered handkerchief	Related to The Seven-Cornered Hanky (Billy McComb, 1972)	2022	Magie Exquisit 2022	8	Silk & Handkerchief / Miscellaneous Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / Miscellaneous

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