Description
Epoptica
by Jeff Busby, with cartoons by Don Albrecht
Complete File: Issues No. 1-12 + Epoptica Yearbook: All-Trick Special
574 pages
Published by Jeff Busby Magic, Inc., 1982-1989
Mint condition Originals, 1st and Only Printing – Rare!
Contributors include:
• Dai Vernon
• Stewart James
• Ed Marlo
• Tommy Wonder
• Paul Curry
• Johnny Thompson
• …and many more!
Please note: While this item is new and unused, it has been sitting in storage for decades, so issues such as rusted staples or bowed pages may be present.
From Jeff Busby Magic, Inc advertisement, 1983:
Sophisticated magicians around the world are raving about the quarterly magazine, EPOPTICA, from Jeff Busby Magic. EPOPTICA is a comprehensive information service for the knowledgeable and discerning magician and mentalist that reviews current magical literature and apparatus in Jeff Busby’s unique “no holds barred” style. The magician with the professional attitude cannot afford to be without this unique service.
. . .There are hard hitting reviews of the latest books and props, hilarious and irreverent cartoons by noted animator Don Albrecht, and the featured Bonus Section of new tricks and routines by the top names in magic.
Here’s what these respected names in magic and mentalism say about our review service:
“It is refreshing to read the output of Jeff. . . He calls a spade a spade and this is really unusual. I consider Jeff Busby to be the very best source of magical books.” — DAI VERNON
“. . . very comprehensive . . . the most honest and frank appraisal . . . well written . . . EPOPTICA is great!” — SID LORRAINE
“. . . it will pay you many times over to get on Jeff Busby’s mailing list.” — KARL FULVES
“Jeff always has the latest for the close-up ‘inner-inner’ types . . .” — PETE BIRO
“I’m impressed! These are the most comprehensive, most insightful reviews ever done in magic . . .” — PHIL WILMARTH
“It’s beautiful, just beautiful. . .” — LARRY JENNINGS
“. . . EPOPTICA is a superb production and the contents and writing are nothing short of that.” — HOWARD LYONS
“His critical evaluations of books and effects have made some items run away best sellers and relegated others to the outhouse where they belong. This type of honesty doesn’t always make you the most popular guy in the business, but just think about how much money you’d waste if there wasn’t someone like Jeff Busby who courageously risks the slings and arrows of those who would gladly part you from your hard earned money. Believe me, it’s truly worth your while to be on the Jeff Busby Magic mailing list.” — LARRY BECKER
Table of Contents
Issue #1
A BRIEF COMMERCIAL MESSAGE…
REVIEWS OF CURRENT LITERATURE:
• ABOUT THE HANDLING OF DOUBLE CARDS – Arturo de Ascanio
• AUDIENCE INVOLVEMENT… A LECTURE – Eugene Burger
• BEST OF FRIENDS – Harry Lorayne
• BREMA BRASSES – Richard Buffum
• CARD FINESSE – Jon Racherbaumer
• CARDS AT BAY – Al Smith
• CARDS ON DEMAND – Al Smith
• CHANGING OF THE CARDS – Steve Beam
• COMPLETE WALTON: VOLUME ONE – Roy Walton
• DEALING CASINO BLACKJACK – T.F. Hughes
• DECKALOGUE – T.A. Waters
• DICE: SQUARES, TOPS, AND SHAPES – Burton Williams
• DIMENSIONAL RELATIVITY – Ben Harris
• DOUBLE-DAZZLING TRIUMPH – Daryl Martinez
• EYES ONLY! – Ben Harris
• FIVE POINTS IN MAGIC – Juan Tamariz
• FOURCAST- Karl Fulves
• FRED KAPS DANCING AND FLOATING CORK – Ken Brooke
• GIFT FROM THE GODS – Val Andrews
• GREAT CHESS AUTOMATON – Charles Michael Carroll
• GRYMWYR – T.A. Waters
• HAND MUCKING – George Joseph
• MAGIC FROM WHICH MEMORIES ARE MADE – Ben Harris
• OCTASM – T.A. Waters
• OCTET – Karl Fulves
• OVERHAND SHUFFLE PALM – George Joseph
• PROFESSIONAL ENTERTAINER’S CONTRACTS – Ted Belante
• PROFESSIONAL ROUTINES OF RON FREDERICK – Ron Zollweg
• RICH MAROTTA MAGIC CASTLE LECTURE – Rich Marotta
• SECRETS AND MYSTERIES FOR THE
• CLOSE-UP ENTERTAINER – E. Burger
• SLEIGHTS AND SWINDLES – J. McMillen
• SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE – Daryl Martinez
• TAKING THE EDGE – R. Martin Allen
• TIPS ON TABLE HOPPING – Kirk Charles
• VISUAL ARTISTRY OF JEFF WHITE – Jeff White
• “WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THIS?” or IMPROV MAGIC – Kirk Charles
REVIEWS OF APPARATUS:
• MALINI EGG BAG – Lynn Busby
• PARAGON NAIL WRITER – Donald and David Wilson
• PINNACLE PAD – John Cornelius
• STERLING EGG BAG – Lynn Busby
• ULTRA BOARD – Dorien
Issue #2
A BRIEF COMMERCIAL MESSAGE…
REVIEWS OF CURRENT LITERATURE:
• AL KORAN’S THREE SILVER RINGS – Ken Brooke
• COMPLETE DEREK DINGLE – Richard Kaufman
• DAEMON’S DIARY – Tony Andruzzi
• EIGHT BRASS MONKEYS – L. Anderson
• EXILE – Phil Goldstein
• FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT PLEASURE: MAGIC BY DARYL – S. Minch
• FORK FULL OF F.F.F.F. APPETIZERS – Bill Miesel
• GAETAN BLOOM SERIES, NUMBER ONE – Gaetan Bloom
• GAETAN BLOOM LECTURE NOTES – Gaetan Bloom
• JACK HUGHES WORLD OF MAGIC – Derek Lever
• LECTURE NOTES OF ROGER KLAUSE – Jay Evans
• LEGENDARY SCROLL – Tony Andruzzi
• LIFETIME OF JOY – Ken Brooke
• MAGIC WITH GIANT CARDS: AN OVERVIEW – Reinhard Mueller
• MEIR YEDID’S CLOSE-UP HALLUCINATIONS – George Schindler
• MEIR YEDIDfS INCREDIBLE CLOSE-UP MAGIC – Gary Ouellet
• MICHAEL SKINNER’S INTIMATE MAGIC – Jeff Busby
• OVATION – Martin Nash
• RON MacMILLAN’S MODERN ART OF COIN MANIPULATION – Walt Lees
• SEFALALJIA NUMBER TWO – S. James
• SHADOW AND OTHER CARD MYSTERIES – Harry Anderson
• TAPE ONE: THE BOOK TEST – T.A. Waters
• TAPE TWO: THE NEWSPAPER TEST – T.A. Waters
• TAPE THREE: THE SYMBOL TEST – T.A. Waters
• THUNDAY – Phil Goldstein
• TIPNICIAN – Bob Chesbro
• TOM CRAVEN’S 16th CARD BOOK – Tom Craven
• VISIT WITH LARRY JENNINGS – Jim Patton & Ron Vergilio
• WHAT’S YOUR E.S.P. QUOTIENT? – Ted Belante
• 1884 WILL & FINCK CHEATING CATALOG – ECCA/GBC Press
• 1896 WILL & FINCK CHEATING CATALOG – Bernard Levine
REVIEWS OF APPARATUS:
• DUPLEX PARAGON NAIL WRITER – David Wilson
• HALF IN BOTTLE PLUS – J. Thompson
• IMPROVED NORM NIELSEN VANISHING DOVE CAGE – Norm Nielsen
• LINKING RAZOR BLADES – Petrick
• PAIR-A-GONE ROPES – Hen Fetsch
• WALLET WALLOP PLUS – Hen Fetsch
BONUS SECTION:
• HARRY RISER’S PRESENTATION FOR MIRACLE MONTE
• PETER KANE’S QUEENS OF JAZZ
• PETER KANE’S ONE-TWO-ONE LOAD FOR THE CUPS AND BALLS
Issue #3
A BRIEF COMMERCIAL MESSAGE
REVIEWS OF CURRENT LITERATURE
• ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE – C Kam
• ALTERNATIVE CARD MAGIC – Peter Duffie & Jerry Sadowitz
• CUT CARD – Jerry Mentzer
• FINGERS DON’T ENTERTAIN, PEOPLE DO – Phillip Young
• FORCING A CARD – Jerry Mentzer
• HOW TO MAKE BIG MONEY SELLING MAGIC – Walt Lees
• IMPROMPTU REVERSE MATRIX – Pavlato Aureho
• INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED COIN TECHNIQUE – M Rubinstein
• MAGIC WITH GIANT CARDS – Fred Castle
• MIRACLES OF MY FRIENDS – Burton Sperher
• NEW YORK SYMPOSIUM CLOSE-UP COLLECTION ONE – Richard Kaufman
• PACKET TRICKS – Jerry Mentzer
• SILENTWE – Phil Goldstein
• SIMPLE YET EFFECTIVE TRICKS WITH CARDS – Jerry Mentzer
• SOME MANUSCRIPTRICKS – Flip
• STEVE BEAM ON COINS, VOLUME TWO – Steve Beam
• TAHOE FILE – Terry Lagerould
• TELL-TALE TIMEPIECE – A Emerson
• TREASURY OF TRICK SHOTS IN POOL AND BILLIARDS – Robert Byrne
• TRICKY STUFF – Roger Sherman
REVIEWS OF APPARATUS
• GOOD NUMBER – Ed Marlo
• HOLIDAY ADVENTURE – Fred Castle
• MENTAL SECRET – Ed Marlo
• MISSING HOUR – Ed Marlo
• MOBY ZYP – Ed Eckl
• PERSONALIZED WILD CARD – Ed Marlo
• SAW-BUCK – M Sumner & R Johnsson
• SPECIAL ESP DECKS – T.Timmerman
• 21st CENTURY CARD MAGIC – Ed Marlo & James Nuzzo
• UNFORGETABLE WILD CARD – Ed Marlo & James Nuzzo
• VANISHING SCHLITZ BOTTLE – Norm Nielsen
BONUS SECTION
• ED MARLO’S KNOXVILLE ACES
• BOB FARMER’S JADOO
Issue #4
A BRIEF COMMERCIAL MESSAGE…
REVIEWS OF CURRENT LITERATURE:
• A CLOSE-UP KINDA GUY – Paul Harris
• A TALK ABOUT PATTER WRITE IT YOURSELF, VOLUMES ONE AND TWO – Sid Lorraine
• BOOK OF SHADOWS – Randy Clower
• CARD SHARPERS – JE Robert Houdin
• EFFECTS AND PRESENTATIONS – Jose Carrol
• EUGENE BURGER ON MATT SCHULIEN’S FABULOUS CARD DISCOVERIES – Eugene Burger
• FINN JON ZOMBIE ROUTINE – Ken Brooke
• GAETAN ON CARDS – Gaetan Bloom
• KILLER KLOSE-UP – Ben Hams
• MARLO WITHOUT TEARS – Jon Racherbaumer
• POTTY BICYCLE PUMPS – Gaetan Bloom
• PROFESSIONAL TOPIT PATTERN – Michael Ammar
• PSYCHOLOGY OF PALMING – Arturo de Ascanio
• TUNNY’ ROUTINES OF MAGIC – Don Morris
• RE ENTRY – Tom Gagnon
• RING ROUTINE – Richard Ross
• SUPER STACK – Steve Beam
• SESSIONS – S Aronson & D Solomon
• TABLE SIDE MANNERS – Ben Hams
• TOMMY WONDER ENTERTAINS – Gene Matsuura
• TOPIT BOOK – Michael Ammar
• VISIBLE COINS TO GLASS – John Kennedy
REVIEWS OF APPARATUS:
• AUTO-TEST – Theo Timmerman
• CLAIRVOYANT CONCEPT – Richard Mark
• EPIC FLIGHT – Ben Harris
• FALSTAFF BOOK TEST – Richard Bloch
• IMPROVED TRACK RECORD – Larry Becker
• RECALCITRANT – Jos Bema
• TELEPATO – Theo Timmerman & Jeff Busby
• WITCH DEMON!??? – Richard Mark
BONUS SECTION:
• LARRY JENNINGS’DUFFER’S TWO CARDS TO POCKET
• THREE IDEAS VIA MARTIN GARDNER
• JOHN CARNEY’S SIMPLE COINS ACROSS
Issue #5
A BRIEF COMMERCIAL MESSAGE…
REVIEWS OF CURRENT LITERATURE:
• A HISTORY OF THE BRAINWAVE PRINCIPLE – Karl Fulves
• ACES – Walt Maddison
• ALLAN HAYDEN’S FANCY RING ROUTINE – Allan Hayden
• BREAKTHROUGH CARD SYSTEM – Richard Osterhnd
• CARD PUZZLE AND OTHER DIVERSIONS – Jon Racherbaumer
• CARD SHARP ON DUTY – Allan Hayden
• CARDIAC PACEMAKERS – Stephen Tucker
• CARDOPOLIS – D Bntland & M Russell
• CHEATING – “J Barton Bowyer”
• COLLECTED WORKS OF J STEWART SMITH – J Stewart Smith
• COMPLETE COURSE IN PICK POCKETING – Pierre Jacques
• GANSONBOOK – Lewis Ganson
• GRIMOIRE OF THE MAGES – Masklyn
• I CAN SEE YOUR LIPS MOVING – Valentine Vox
• IMMACULATE CONNECTION – P Harris
• INTIMATE POWER – Eugene Burger
• LECTURE III – John Kennedy
• MAJORMINOR – Phil Goldstein
• MENDOZA PORTFOLIO ONE – J Mendoza
• MODERN CLOSE-UP CARD PROBLEMS – J K Schmidt
• NEW YORK MAGIC SYMPOSIUM CLOSEUP/STAGE COLLECTION TWO – Richard Kaufman
• OWEN MOORE’S ALMANACK – B Moore
• POWERFUL MAGIC – Michael Powers
• SECRET OF RESTAURANT MAGIC – E Burger
• TWO PERFECTED PROFESSIONAL ROUTINES – Richard Osterlind
• WAR MAGICIAN – David Fisher
REVIEWS OF APPARATUS
• ABDUL’S FEZ – Norm Nielsen
• ANIMATED SELF-LIGHTING CIGARETTE – John Kennedy
• CHANGE OF MIND – Richard Osterhnd
• COIN AND DIE DIVINATION – J Kennedy
• FISM FLASH – John Cornelius
• IMPOSSIBLE MATRIX – John Kennedy
• IMPROVED LIGHTER TO MATCHBOX – Jos Bema
• MAGIC FLASHLIGHT – John Kennedy
• MARLO’S PLUS PACKAGE – Ed Marlo
• MID-AIR CARD STAB – John Kennedy
• MOTORIZED REEL – John Kennedy
• TNT CIGARETTE VANISH – J Cornelius
• VANISHING QUART SEVEN UP BOTTLE – Norm Nielsen
• WOODEN EGG – Norm Nielsen
BONUS SECTION:
• TOWARD A GENERAL THEORY OF DECEPTION – Bart Whaley
• AN OBVIOUS CARD – Stewart James & P Howard Lyons
Issue #6
A BRIEF COMMERCIAL MESSAGE…
REVIEWS OF CURRENT LITERATURE:
• A FRAGMENT OF THE IMAGINATION – Stephen Tucker
• A WORLD OF CLOCKS – Roy Johnson
• BERG BOOK – Berg, Avadon, and Lewis
• BORROWED BILL ROUTINE – J. Cornelius
• CARD NEWS – Christian Scherer
• CARDIAC ARREST – Stephen Tucker
• CARDIAC STIMULATION – Stephen Tucker
• CERVON MONTE – Bruce Cervon
• CLOSE-UP SEDUCTIONS – Paul Harris
• CONTEMPORARY CARD MAGIC – Peter Duffie and Jerry Sadowitz
• EDDIE JOSEPH ON CUPS AND BALLS – Eddie Joseph
• EFFECTIVE CUPS AND BALLS – Jerry Mentzer
• ENCORE 3 – Michael Ammar
• GAMBLING SCAMS – Darwin Ortiz
• HOUDINI’S HISTORY OF MAGIC IN BOSTON 1792-1915 – HJ. Moulton
• HUSTLE, HUSTLE: MAKING MA GIC PAY – Joel Bauer
• KEN BROOKE SERIES, NUMBER EIGHT – Ken Brooke
• KEN BROOKE SERIES, NUMBER NINE – Ken Brooke
• KEN BROOKE SERIES, NUMBER TEN – Ken Brooke
• MAGIC HEDONIST’S BRAINSTORM IN THE BAHAMAS – Adam Fleischer
• MAGIC OF AL KORAN – Martin Breese
• MAGIC TOOTHPASTE – Ted Carrothers
• MASTER ILLUSIONISTS – Mark Walker
• MOORE THE MERRIER – Bob Moore
• NOSTALGIA TORN AND RESTORED CARD – Father Cyprian
• ON THE CORNER SHORT – Jerry Mentzer
• PSYCHOLOGY OF DECEPTION – Jason Randal
• ROBERT HARBIN BOOK – Robert Harbin and Martin Breese
• SALUTATIONS TO ROBERT-HOUDIN – Sam H. Sharpe
• SCALBERT’S SELECTED SECRETS – Geoffrey and Leslie Scalbert
• TEARING A LADY IN TWO – David Britland
• THE MAGICIAN – Robert A. Stebbins
• TORN AND RESTORED CARD BOOK – Stephen Tucker
• WONDER MATERIAL & LECTURE NOTES – Tommy Wonder a.k.a. Jos Bema
• “10” – Father Cyprian
REVIEWS OF APPARATUS:
• GRISMER LOCK – Ray Grismer
• MAGIC BUSINESS CARD CASE – John Cornelius
• MENTAL SENSATION 1984 – Richard Mark
• NEW WELLER COKE BOTTLE – Wes Strong
• PRINTED POKER SIZE BICYCLE GAFFED CARDS – United States Playing Card Company
• PSYCHO II – Larry Becker
• TOMMY WONDER’S DIMINISHING CARDS – Tommy Wonder a.k.a. Jos Bema
BONUS SECTION:
• ROY JOHNSON ON THE BREAKTHROUGH CARD SYSTEM – Roy Johnson
• THE INVOICE – Richard Osterlind
• ON BOOK TESTS AND TAROT DECKS – Cushing Strout
• NON-TRANSITIVITY WITH A MAGICAL SLANT – Mel Stover
• CLIP MIRACLE MONTE – Bob Farmer
Issue #7
A BRIEF COMMERCIAL MESSAGE…
REVIEWS OF CURRENT LITERATURE:
• ART OF MENTALISM — Robert Cassidy
• BUSINESS OF RESTAURANT MAGIC — Al Ulman, Jr
• CARD MAD-GIC OF STEPHEN TUCKER — Stephen Tucker
• CHANGING THE FACE OF MAGIC — Adam J Fleischer
• COMEDY CLUBS FOR ALL MAGICIANS — John Ferrentmo
• CRAFT OF MAGIC AND OTHER WRITINGS — Eugene Burger
• DICK KOORNWINDER’S DIVERTING KREATIONS — Dick Koorawmder
• FAMILIAR THEMES — Horace Bennett
• FORK FULL OF APPETIZERS BOOK TWO — William P Miesel
• FRED KAPS CHINESE COIN ROUTINE — Ken Brooke
• LUCIFER STRIKES BACK — Stephen Tucker
• MIDNIGHT SPECIAL — Ben Harris
• NEW DIRECTIONS 1 — Ben Harris
• OUT OF HIS MIND — Ben Harris
• PSYCHIC ENTERTAINER’S HANDBOOK OF PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS — Dan Blackwood
• RED HOT COLD READING THE PROFESSIONAL PSEUDO PSYCHIC — Thomas K Saville & Herb Dewey
• RIFFLE SHUFFLE RUN-UP TRIX, NUMBER 1 — Joseph K Schmidt
• RIFFLE SHUFFLE RUN-UP TRIX, NUMBER 2 — Joseph K Schmidt
• RIFFLE SHUFFLE RUN-UP TRIX, NUMBER 3 — Joseph K Schmidt
• SCHMIDT GAMBLING TRIO, PART ONE — Joseph K Schmidt
• SCHMIDT GAMBLING TRIO, PART TWO — Joseph K Schmidt
• SCHMIDT GAMBLING TRIO, PART THREE — Joseph K Schmidt
• SELLING YOUR ACT — Brian K Flora
• SOLOMON’S MIND — David Solomon
• TERRI ROGERS’ STARGATE — David Britland
• THEATRICAL CLOSE-UP — Peter Samelson
• 33 CARDINAL SINS OF STEPHEN TUCKER — Stephen Tucker
REVIEWS OF APPARATUS:
•COIN CLINK — John Kennedy
• FLAMETHROWER MATCH — John Kennedy
• HALF-WAY THRU — Bob Knigge
• M I PRINCIPLE — John Cornelius
• PERFECT CLOSE-UP TABLE — John Kennedy
• SUPER RINGON — Richard Mark
• ULTIMATE TRANSPARENT CHANGE BAG — Valerie & Gene Nielsen
BONUS SECTION:
• SHORTER AND SWEETER — David Ben
• PINOCHLE PLUS — Conrad Bush
• OBSERVATIONS ON THE STATUS OF MAGIC — Richard Hatch & Richard Osterhnd
• THE “UN-FALSE SHUFFLE” — Joseph K Schmidt
• LAST WORD LEXICON — Allan Slaight
Issue #8
A BRIEF COMMERCIAL MESSAGE…
REVIEWS OF CURRENT LITERATURE:
• A FEW MORE SECRETS – J.C. Wagner
• A TEXAN TRIXTER – John Moehring
• CLOSE-UP MAGIC OF SAM BERLAND – Sam Berland
• CLOSE-UP TO THE POINT – Peter Duffle
• CLUE AND OTHER MYSTERIES – Jack Yates
• COMMERCIAL COLD READING – Richard Webster
• DUET- Peter Duffle
• ESCORIAL-86: ESTIMATION – Reinhard Mueller
• INSIDE – John Murray
• ILLUSION BUILDER TOFU-MANCHU – Robert E. Olson
• ITS SO SIMPLE – Fred Kaps
• LOADED DICE: THE TRUE STORY OF A CASINO CHEAT – John Soares
• MAGIC FOR THE NEW WORLD – Jay Scott Berry
• MENTAL MAGICK OF BASIL HORWITZ VOLUME TWO – Martin Breese
• OPINIONS – Mike Rogers
• QUARTET – Peter Duffie
• SEVEN SECRETS – J.C. Wagner
• SOLO – Peter Duffie
•STUPID BAR TRICKS – Adam Stemfeld
• TEN BEST PROPOSITION BETS OF AMERICA’S BIGTIME GAMBLERS – John Scarne
• THIRTY-FIVE YEARS LATER – Ed Marlo
• TRIO – Peter Duffie
• UNLIMITED – Ed Marlo & Norm Osborn
• WORKING PERFORMER’S MARKED DECK… COMPLETE WITH MARKING MATERIAL – Ted Lesley
REVIEWS OF APPARATUS
• ANY CARD AT ANY NUMBER/MASTERMIND – Chris Kenworthey
• BOROMIAN LINK – Terri Rogers
• CAPTURED CREDIT – Lee Earle
• CARD ON THE CEILING – Michael Ammar
• CUSTOM-MADE SEFALALJIA NUMBER TWO CABINET – Jeff Busby Magic, Inc.
• CYBERDECK – Paul Swinford
• ELECTRONIC FIRE WALLET – Paul Diamond
• EPITOME BOARD – Richard Osterlind
• FACTORY MISPRINTS – J.C. Wagner
• HOT WALLET- Steve Stevenson
• IMPAD ROUTINE – Richard Osterlind
• INCREDIBLE! – Bob Solari
• MIKE ROGERS MULTIPLYING BUNNIES – Mike Rogers
• MYSTERY OF THE GOLD PINS – Tony Slydini
• NEEDLE THROUGH ARM – Harry Anderson
• OH! WEE GEE – Warren Stephens
• OMNI DECK – Danny Korem & Jerry Andrus
• PANDORA’S LOCK – Bob Solan
• PARALLAX – David Britland
• PEERLESS BILL TUBE – Vikmg-Haenchen
• (P)IN IN AND OUT – Rob Bromley
• PSYCHIC SPIRIT LOCK – Bob Solan
• THREE CARD MONARCH – Harry Anderson
• TWO-FACED – Richard Osterlind
• VISIBLE MONTE – Gaetan Bloom
• WORD OF MIND – Terri Rogers
BONUS SECTION:
• TUBE OR NO TUBE . . . THAT’S THE QUESTION – DIE – IS THE ANSWER – Flip
• DEEP THROTE – Bob Farmer
• GREEK BREAK APPLICATIONS – Joseph K Schmidt
I. FOUR CUT CARSON
II. A COLOR CHANGE
III. POKER HAND SWITCH
Issue #9
A BRIEF COMMERCIAL MESSAGE…
REVIEWS OF CURRENT LITERATURE:
• BERNSTEIN ON NUMBER PREDICTIONS – Bruce Bernstein
• DOUBLE INCIDENCE – Al Mann
• FOXIEST- Ray Grismer
• GLACES – Ray Grismer
• IMPROMPTU MENTALISM – Ray Grismer
• LIMEY- Ray Grismer
• MAGIC BY GOSH – Al Goshman
• MAGIC MARKETING UPDATE – Flora & Hilford
• PSIMATRIKA – Leo Boudreau
• QUIN TACES – Leo Boudreau
• SEABROOKE’S BOOK – Terry Seabrooke
• SECRETS – Terri Rogers
• SELLING & PLAYING THE OUTDOOR SHOW – Flora & Hilford
• SELLING YOUR ACT- Brian Flora
• SPONGEY- Ray Grismer
• SURROUNDED SLOW-MOTION CENTER TEAR – Richard Osterlind
• THREE MIRACLE ROUTINES – Richard Osterlind
• WHAT’S YOUR SIGN – Ray Grismer
• WIPE OUT- Terri Rogers
REVIEWS OF APPARATUS:
• COFFEE TIME – John Kennedy
• DIPLO-MENTAL POUCH – Al Mann
• DOLLAR CON – Terri Rogers
• DOUBLE BILL TUBE – Walter B. Gibson
• DREAM DECK – John Cornelius
• SHORTY- Ray Grismer
• STAGE SIZE MAGIC MANOR – Sid Lorraine
• STAR WANDERING LIPSTICKS – Stan Payne
• TRANSPARENT OKITO BOX – Gerard Slaxon
BONUS SECTION:
• EXTENSION OF CREDIT – David Ben
• SHOT GLASS SALT TRANSPO – Lucky Lista
• HOLD OUT! – J.K. Schmidt
Issue #10
A BRIEF COMMERCIAL MESSAGE
REVIEWS OF CURRENT LITERATURE
• ALL ABOUT CARNIVALS – Gene Sorrows
• BEST OF SPELL-BINDER VOLUME ONE – Stephen Tucker
• CLASSIC MAGIC OF LARR Y JENNINGS – Mike Maxwell
• COLORS ON THE MARCH – Martin Nash
• FLOATING GOLDEN STICK – Mike Danata
• “H” FACTOR – Al Mann
• INSPIRATIONS – Peter Duffie & Jerry Sadowitz
• KINGS INCOGNITO – Martin Nash
• LARRY JENNINGS’ NEOCLASSICS – Stephen Mmch
• LEGEND OF MAC McDONALD – C C Allen
• MARTIN’S MIRACLES – Eric Lewis
• MIND SQUARE – Craige M Snader
• NIHON VENTURE – Al Mann
• PSI-TECH – Bruce Bernstein
• TRIONYM EFFECT – Al Mann
• 50 MIRACLES WITH THE 5-STAR MIRACLE DECK – Al Mann
REVIEWS OF APPARATUS
• BAGATELLE – Jack Dean
• CLEARLY GONE – Ben Harris
• ESP DICE MYSTERIES – Phil Goldstein
• MENTO CARD BOX – Joe Berg
• NO GAFF ROOM SERVICE PLUS – Larry Becker
• PAPERBACK PROPHECY- Jack Dean
• PROFESSIONAL BALL SET FOR THE CUPS AND BALLS – Mike Rogers
• PROFESSIONAL BALL SET FOR THE CHOP CUP – Mike Rogers
• PROFESSIONAL LOAD BALLS FOR THE CUPS AND BALLS – Mike Rogers
• SHISH KE-BILL – Charles Buckner & Maurice Fogel
• SOLID GOLD EASY ACTION CARD TO POCKET-Ben Harris
• QUARTER MARK – John Murray
BONUS SECTION
• PIET FORTON’S IMPECCABLE VARIATIONS – Jeff Busby
I OOPS’ THEY SPLIT’
II TOSSED FREE CHOICE MATCH
III TOSSED FOUR OF A KIND
• ZODIACLOCK BONUS – Roy Johnson
• UP THE SLEEVE – Joseph K Schmidt
Issue #11
A BRIEF COMMERCIAL MESSAGE…
REVIEWS OF CURRENT LITERATURE:
• A GAMBLER’S DREAM – Roberto Giobbi
• A NEW LOOK AT SOME CLASSIC CLOSE-UP- Bill Okal
• DOTH – Phil Goldstein
• ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAGIC AND MAGICIANS – T.A. Waters
• FIFTH INTERNATIONAL MAGIC YELLOW PAGES 1987-1989 – Hans Wittus Witt
• MASTERED AMAZEMENT – Al Koran & Jack Lamonte
• PONSIN ON CONJURING – S.H. Sharpe
• SPIRIT THEATRE: REFLECTIONS ON THE HISTORY AND PERFORMANCE OF SEANCES – Eugene Burger
• TSUNAMI – Bob Farmer
• TWO STAND-UP ROUTINES – Roberto Giobbi
REVIEWS OF APPARATUS:
• AND THE WINNER IS…! – Jack Dean
• COMEDY CRUSH TRAY – Tom Burgoon
• ELUSIVE LIFESA VERS – Edgar W. Ralston
• FANTASTIC ELASTIC PIN – Phil Postma
• ILLUSORY REFLEX – Mel Stover
• NEW ACROBATIC MATCHES – John Kennedy
• NEW DESIGN 3 1/2 OF CLUBS – Ricki Dunn
• RIPPED REVELATION – Tom Burgoon
• SUPARINGS – Roy Johnson
• ULTRA BALL – Tom Burgoon
• ULTRA GLASS – Tom Burgoon
• ULTRA MINT COINS – Tom Burgoon
• ULTRA SLICE – Tom Burgoon
BONUS SECTION:
• NEW TECHNIQUE WITH THE DOWNS PALM – Horace Bennett
I. DELAYED DOWNS PALM VANISH
II. REPEAT PURSE TRANSPOSITION
III. ALTERNATE HANDLING
• CHEATING AT SINGLE DECK 21 USING SLUGS – Burton Williams
I. TAKING OFF THE HOUSE
II. TAKING OFF THE PLAYERS
• MISS-DIRECTION – Joseph K. Schmidt
Issue #12
A BRIEF COMMERCIAL MESSAGE…
REVIEWS OF CURRENT BOOKS & TAPES
• 52 LOVERS – Jose Carroll
• SLOW MOTION MAGIC – Rene Lavand
• MAGIC WAY – Juan Tamariz
• FIVE POINTS IN MAGIC – Juan Tamariz
• MAKING MAGIC MEMORABLE – Michael Ammar
• MAJ: PAUL HARRIS CLOSE-UP – Michael Ammar
• MAJ: MICHAEL AMMAR’S CUPS & BALLS – Michael Ammar
• TOPIT TAPES – Michael Ammar
• DRAMATIC MAGIC – John Booth
• JACK GWYNNE – David Charvet
• REAL MENTAL MAGIC – Ormond McGill
• MENTALISTS’ ROUNDTABLE #2 – Richard Webster
• DEJA VOODOO – Bob Farmer
• KING OF COLD READERS – Bascom Jones
• SECRETS OF BRO JOHN HAMMAN – Richard Kaufman
• PROFESSIONAL TOUCH – Billy McComb
• TELEVISION FOR THE MENTALIST – Scott Davis
• CARDS ON THE TABLE – Jerry Sadowitz
REVIEWS OF APPARATUS
• PUNCHLINE – Timothy Wenk
• JOHN DAHMS WAND – John Dahms
• UNCONQUERED CARD – Mike Rogers
• UNCONQUERED CARD SUPER SET – Mike Rogers
• MIKE ROGERS CHOP CUP – Mike Rogers & John Dahms
• PERFECTED PROFESSIONAL PUNCH – Ray Grismer
• WHAT’S MY SIGN/CHOOSE A PLANET – Ray Grismer
• SPENDING SPREE – Jack Dean
• BINGO EFFECT – Jack Dean
• DEAN DICTIONARY – Jack Dean
• VOICE OF THE PROPHET – Jack Dean
• FORGONE CONCLUSION – Jack Dean
• E.S.P. MONEY SAVER – Sid Lorraine
• LEATHER FIRE/HIMBER WALLET – Harry Anderson
• MIRACLE OF THE EIGHTIES – A Berkeley Davis
• THIRD SIGHT – A Berkeley Davis
BONUS SECTION
• ONE, TWO, THREE – Paul Curry
• MATCH-MATE – David Harkey
• FIFTY UNDENIABLE TRUTHS ABOUT MAGIC – Mike Rogers
• HIGH COST OF LIVING – Joseph K Schmidt
Epoptica Yearbook: All-Trick Special
• A CLASS BY ITSELF – Stewart James
• ADVERSE CONDITION ACES – Ken Beale
• CHROMA-SIGN – Don Albrecht
• DOUBLETHINK – Stewart James
• ENCAPSULATED ACCUMULATION – Jim Swain
• EVERYPLACE – Hans E Trixer
• FAN SQUARE-UP PASS – Tom Gagnon
• FOLLOWING ELIAS – Milton Kort
• HIGHLY ERRATIC TWISTING – Hans E Trixer
• HIMBER RING SET-UP – Tommy Wonder
• HOLD OUT ACES – Neal Elias
• INFLATION BITE – Jon Charles
• INTERLACED VANISH AND COLLECTION – Ed Marlo
• I.O.U.2. – Jon Charles
• MITSUNOBU MATSUYAMA’S CHRONOMETER CARDS – Martin Gardner
• ONE-ARMED BRIDGE PLAYER – Gus Southall
• POLISH-ING KORAN’S MEDALLION – Johnny Thompson
• POOR MAN’S PREDICTION – Ed Marlo
• QUICKEE CARDS TO POCKET – Ray Grismer
• RETURN OF THE FUTURE GAMBLER – Larry Jennings & Jeff Busby
• RINGING IN THE GAFF – David Ben
• SPECTATOR CUTS THE ACES AS A PRELUDE – Neal Elias
• STAND-UP WILD CARD – Bill Miesel
• VAGRANT’S CHALLENGE LOCATION – Dai Vernon
• WALTZ TIME STEWART JAMES – Michael Close
• WILD CARD MONTE – Bob Farmer
• “1984” CARD TRICK – Allan Slaight
