Tanner, Don, & Jack Dean: The
Complete The Mentalist ©2006 Paul Alberstat, Richard Busch; AB StageCraft, Canada Softcover, spiral-bound, 8.5x11" Available as an eBook from Lybrary.com |
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Comments: According to Genii's Magicpedia, The Mentalist was a periodical that ran from October 1962 through September 1965. A compilation of issues 1-12 was released by Don Tanner (listed here separately), and a compilation of issues 13-33 was released by Jack Dean under AB StageCraft. The edition listed here is a compilation of all 33 issues and the incomplete issue 34, and includes a foreword by Paul Alberstat.
Contents (Issues 1-12 copied from separate entry for the
issues 1-12 book, remaining courtesy Lybrary.com, numbers are not
page numbers):
Special Thanks
Foreword (Paul Alberstat)
1 The Mentalist No. 1, October 1962
1 Central Time (North Bigbee): two methods of divining the time
2 Impromptu Clip Board (U. F. Grant): DIY board using carbon paper
3 Mindevelopmental (Howard A. Adams): performer determines 4 cards
chosen by 4 spectators
5 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): welcome to the Mentalist; Ketch
billet steal idea; Grant Color Box variation; more tips
6 The Mentalist No. 2, November 1962
6 ESP Elimination (Joseph White): ESP cards are eliminated and
remaining one matches selection
7 Long Wave deception (T. A. Waters): spectator selects only card
with a alternate back
8 Shine (Jack Ketch): idea for a versatile shiner to be used while
seated
9 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): Psycho-Gizmo pitch; Idea for Grant's
Dial-X; Waters follow up to Chandu's Psychanalysis
10 The Mentalist No. 3, December 1962
10 Bold (Julies Lenier): prediction effect for a large audience
11 Golden Spell (North Bigbee): variation of ESP Elimination
12 Designo (North Bigbee): drawing duplication
13 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): 32nd Magi-Fest in Ohio; other news
14 The Mentalist No. 4, January 1963
14 Extra Sensory Deception At Close Range (T.A. Waters): one
spectator roughly draws design selected by another
15 ESP Matrix Force (Gerald Kosky): Five ESP cards chosen match
prediction
16 Digitremens (Howard A. Adams): three spectators select numbers
and performer predicted the sum
17 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): Swoger's Mental-Wise to be revived;
Mention of Hull's Encyclopedia of Mentalism; other news
18 The Mentalist No. 5, February 1963
18 The Spirit Oracle (Joseph M. White): mathematical sum, phone
book test and card box combination
19 Cardiction (North Bigbee): sealed-letter time-stamped
prediction of chosen symbol
20 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): Dr. Faust; Correction to
Mental-Wise, now Ment-a-Lens; Joe White idea for 3 Way Force Deck
Book Test; Faust and Adams handlings for ESP Matrix Force
22 The Mentalist No. 6 & 7, March/April 1963
22 Tea-Lepathy For Two (Ernest W. Brady): medium immediately knows
which tea bag was chosen by spectator
25 Poor Man’s Psycho (Howard A. Adams): performer determines which
ESP card was reversed
26 You Are Always Right (Ernest W. Brady): dart is thrown at
number board, and word at the number was predicted
28 Grant's Gimmick (U. F. Grant): cigar box utility with some
example uses
29 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): on the lateness of the issue; Peter
Warlock mention; other news
30 The Mentalist No. 8, May 1963
30 About A Prophecy (T. A. Waters): signed prediction matches card
choice, number and diagram
31 Addendum To Y.A.A.R. (Bob Lynn): stage version of You Are
Always Right
32 Simplicitas or Telepathy Made Easy (Ernest W. Brady):
transmitting selected card to the medium
33 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): Stopping The Mentalist publication;
mention of Peter Warlock
34 The Mentalist No. 9 & 10, June/July 1963
34 License Lepathy (North Bigbee): miniature license plate
divination
36 The Mental Bug (Joseph M. White): power of concentration seems
to make an egg move, but when broken open, duplicate of card
selection is found on a bug's back
37 Phonepic (North Bigbee): coding a card over the phone
39 Card-Mento (Nick Trost): magician determines which set of four
cards placed in an envelope
41 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): Knoxville convention; Jack Dean's
Electric Brain; other news
42 The Mentalist No. 11 & 12; November 1963
42 Two Came Back (Eddie Clever): combo slate effect with Seven
Keys to Baldpate and card force
46 Forecast In Silver (Ernest V.. Brady): coin date prediction
47 Echo (Ernest W. Brady): effect using Homonyms
The Mentalist No. 13
How to Succeed with the Five Card Mental
Force Without Really Trying / Jack Dean
'Sim Possible (Jack Dean)
Mental Memos (Jack Dean)
The Mentalist No. 14
The Authentic Name (Tom Harris
Chest in Time (Jack Dean)
Mental Memos (Jack Dean)
The Mentalist No. 15
Off-Beat Coincidence (Jack Dean)
The Dean Turnover Move
The Open Prediction - Prepared (Jack Dean)
The Open Prediction - Impromptu
The Mentalist No. 16
The Serpent of Kali (Bill Johnson)
Lock Box (Jack Dean)
Mental Memos (Jack Dean)
The Mentalist No. 17, 18
Brain-Wash - Final Rinse (Jack Dean)
Numerology + Cardiology (Jack Dean)
The 9-Cell Magic Square
The Mentalist No. 19, 20, July/August 1964
It's a Swinger (Jack Dean)
The Square Pivot (Jack Dean)
Bulldog Switch (Jack Dean)
Mental Memos (Jack Dean)
The Mentalist No. 21
4Z (Al Koran and Jack Dean)
The Shape of Things to Come (Charles H.
Stillwell)
Mental Memos (Jack Dean)
The Mentalist No. 22, October 1964
Effigy (Jack Dean): a voodoo effigy effect
The Invisible Speaker
Mental Memos (Jack Dean)
The Mentalist No. 23, November 1964
A Pre-Recorded Magnetic Tape Prediction
that Never Fails (Alex Redans): using ESP cards and a tape
recorder
A Suggested Combination (Jack Dean)
The Mentalist No. 24
The Provoked Thought (Jack Dean)
The Sanctity of the .05 Level (Oran B.
Dent)
Try It This Way (Jack Dean)
The Mentalist No. 25
Psychic Insight (Jim Lumley)
Try It This Way (Jack Dean)
The Mentalist No. 26
Ultra Dimensional Book Test (William Miesel)
Fifth Dimensional ESP (David Kaput)
The Mentalist No. 27, 28, March/April 1965
Spanish Gold (Alex Redans)
Mark V (Jack Dean)
Trigon 9 (Peter Warlock)
Black Magic (David Kaput)
The Mentalist No. 29
Special Handling (Charles A. Buckner)
Making Gimmicked Cards (Harry Riser)
Lejun with ESP Cards (Jack Dean)
Mental Card to Pocket (Dai Vernon)
Additional Ideas for Black Magic (David
Kaput)
A Tip for Voodoo (Walter Scott)
Another Tape Recorded Prediction (Jack
Dean)
The Mentalist No. 30, 31, 32
Chest One More Time (Jack Dean and Logan
Pritchett)
Digital (Jack Dean)
Introducing Mental Pictoria (Charles
Buckner)
A Tip for Off-Beat Coincidence (Neal
Talley, Jr.)
Red Lead (Mike Lerner)
Way-Out Objectivity (Jack Dean)
More How To Succeed with the Five Card
Mental Force Without Really Trying (Leslie May)
The Provoked Thought Again (Leslie May)
Run-Off Shuffle (Leslie May)
A Tip for Fifth Dimensional ESP (Leslie
May)
Further Psychic Insight (Leslie May)
The Infallible "Stop" Trick with ESP
(Leslie May)
Pentaquin Again (Leslie May)
Mental Memos (Jack Dean)
The Mentalist No. 33
Jack's to Open (Jack Dean)
In the Bag Coincidence (Jack Dean)
Mental Memos (Jack Dean)
The Mentalist No. 34
Colored Balls Divination (Ray W. Hafler)