Tucker, Stephen: Spell-Binder Magazine (complete) ©1981-1982 Stephen Tucker Softcover, 740 total pages PDF Compiled Version ©1984 Martin Breese, U.K. ISBN: 0-947533-79-6

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Contents (from the eBook edition):

I Spell-Binder Days (Martin Breese): introduction

Volume 1 Number 1 May 1981

2 Jargon (Stephen Tucker)
3 Sandwich Box (Stephen Tucker): Marked card effect
3 Mark (Stephen Tucker): another version
4 Curio (Stephen Tucker): a coin routine for magicians
7 Demonology (Stephen Tucker): Runic Card Effect
9 Double Shoot (Joe Dignam): two cards thrown from deck as one
10 Numero (Stephen Tucker): force four cards whose values total the number on a key fob
12 Ishida (Stephen Tucker): variations on Tenkai Pennies
14 Pseudo (David Britland): cutting Four Aces

Volume 1 Number 2 June 1981

18 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Larry Becker Books, Jon Racherbaumer's Last Hierophant, etc.
19 Banned (Stephen Tucker): rubber band penetrates Card
19 - T&R: using the above for a Torn & Restored effect
22 Mahatma (Stephen Tucker): Coin Change
23 Revolver (Simon Whitby): Ace Cutting
26 Amalgam (Stephen Tucker): Mental Effect combines billet switch and one ahead principle
27 - Switch
29 Continuum (David Britand): Ambitious Card Move
30 Counterfeit (Joe Dignam): False multliple Cut

Volume 1 Number 3 July 1981

34 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Dave Bendix "A Case of Mistaken Identity"; Jon Racherbaumer "Kaballa Volume One"
35 Ajar-Ajar (Stephen Tucker): no-gaff Double Open Prediction
37 The Pink Peeker (Bob Ostin): Book Test
39 Xact (Stephen Tucker): Card Effect featuring a Faro Shuffle
40 Estimateon(Joe Dignam): An interesting approach to finding a thought of card selection
41 Thud, Thud, Clink (John Fealey): counting two coins as three
41 Warp: idea for using John's move
43 Quadra Queen 3 (Stephen Tucker): complex Card Routine
44 Gags?(Stephen Tucker): some gags and comedy bits for fellow magicians or to add to your show
46 Acepell (David Britand): fairly easy to perform Ace effect
48 Crayon (Joe Dignam): Pencil thru Table
49 Binge (David Britand): a sandwich card effect
50 Cluster (Bob Ostin): coin turns to 3/4ths and back

Volume 1 Number 4 August 1981

55 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Tenyo effects A Jem Studded Fantasy; Two Into One Rope; Lucifer's Lock
56 Half & Half (Stephen Tucker): card effect using a half card double facer
57 Foiled (Stephen Tucker): clever copper silver routine with bonus idea for the old coin penetration box
58 Computer Deck (Joe Dignam): Card Effect using the plunger principle
61 Sleeve-Topit (John Fealey): an impromptu tool
62 Tunnel Vision or, Card to Pocket (Wayne Dobson): Queen slid between Jokers becomes a Joker
64 Card of the Gods (David Britand): The Ten helps magician locate the card selection
66 Ladies in Waiting (Peter Duffie): card effect featuring the crimp
67 Koran Revisited (Wayne Dobson): gimmick for first part of Koran's Medallion Effect
69 Kodek (Stephen Tucker): deck becomes a camera where selected card rises from case
71 A Fist Full of Dollar (Peter Duffie): Coin vanish
72 Subscriptions: about subscribing

Volume 1 Number 5 September 1981

75 Jargon: IBM Convention
76 New Improved Ballon Penetration (Stephen Tucker): Coin in Balloon
78 Changling (John Brown): Card Colour Change
80 Pockete (Peter Duffie): a card to pocket routine
81 Hypno (Stephen Tucker): spectator imagines he sees a line on his card and then locates the card, and the line is gone
82 Duet (David Britand): Card Routine using the Adding the Pips concept
84 After Image (Peter Duffie): retention of vision coin vanish
85 Domino Match (Stephen Tucker): domino and dice values match
87 Gags (Stephen Tucker): with a calculator, and an audible coin misdirection
88 Highland Flop (Wayne Dobson): card trick with red and blue decks
90 Abort (Stephen Tucker): a comedy self-destructing card routine
92 Control (David Britland): variation of Kelly bottom placement for cards

Volume 1 Number 6 October 1981

95 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): about some letters from readers, and a compliment to Martin Breese; and Steve Dusheck's A Case of Identity
96 Spin Out (David Austin): selected card is reavealed as it pivots out of the deck face up
98 Purseperation (Stephen Tucker): Coin routine using 5 coins, a purse and a spectacle lens
101 Caught in Time (Roy Walton) : card matches the spectator's time
103 Half & Half (Stephen Tucker): Card Routine, repeat from Issue 6
105 Printing History (Phil Goldstein): packet card printing
107 Geiger Find (David Britland): a heavily gaffed card to wallet

Volume 1 Number 7 November 1981

114 Jargon:
115 Status Quo (Stephen Tucker): Torn & Restored Paper
118 Catchers (David Britand): card sandwich effect
120 Ring (Stephen Tucker): ring is removed from rope into a cup, and jumps back on the rope as it is lowered into the cup
122 Dark Revelation (Eoin Taylor): selection appears face up on deck with aid of handkerchief
124 Break-Through (Stephen Tucker): a silver coin is tossed "though" a card to the spectator's palm, but then changes to copper
125 Diviner (Mike Yin): simple gimmick visual aid to locate cards, etc.
127 Steel Tray (Stephen Tucker): stealing a match box tray
129 Coin Cuff (David Smith): a coin vanish from the arm to the cuff
131 Subscriptions

Volume 1 Number 8 December 1981

134 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Harvey Rosenthal's Close-Up Sampler's 1 & 2; Melt-Through; Roy Roth Bombshell Wallet; Roger Curzon's Flim-Flam and All-Backs routines
135 Christmas Time (Stephen Tucker): a watch instantly changes its time
136 Tinted Glass (Phil Goldstein): packet trick with a Vernon Twist aspect
137 Variations Variant (Roger Curzon): interactive Aces Effect
140 Christmas Cord (David Britand): scissors on rope routine
143 Xmas Bonus (Stephen Tucker): a one changes to a five dollar bill in a snap
145 Flash (Mark Russell): instant revelation of a Five Card Flush
146 Silent Sleight (Bob Ostin): card move to transfer bottom card to top
148 Fantasia (Stephen Tucker): card routine with blank faced deck and a few others
149 Down the Chimney (Don Allessandro Riario-Sforza): a coin switch
149 Letter (Harvey Rosenthal): note that bottom placement in Issue 5 had been previously published
151 Ambition: Harvey's version of the move (Harvey Rosenthal)

Volume 1 Number 9 January 1982

155 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Tucker's Wanderfull, Paul Harris book, Richard Kaufman coins, etc.
156 Kontract Killer Kards (Stephen Tucker): a Four Kings card routine with a Mafia theme and using a packet wallet
157 Polo 2 (John Fealey): paying for mints by producing money from the roll
159 Creased (Roger Curzon): card is folded and unfolded in an envelope and is unharmed
162 Mind Nova (Basil Horwitz): Spectators correctly predict which card is theirs
164 Tilt (David Britand): Tilt Move Variation
166 American Express (Stephen Tucker & David Britland): card and coin routine
167 Smalls: place holder for future advertisements
168 Joker-Mania (Bill Goldman): using a one-way forcing deck and a few others
170 HQAEBDT - Letters: a sampling of letters received
171 Blood-Money (Stephen Tucker): a bloody coin through the back of the hand

Volume 1 Number 10 February 1982

175 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): general news, new magazine "For Your Eyes Only",
175 Clunk Clink Every Trick (Stephen Tucker): Clink Pass for coins Revisited
178 Brignall Trio (Paul Brignall): Three Effects
178 - The Siamese Deck: using a deck of cards half red backed and other half blue backed
179 - F.A.R.T.: a sound gag
179 - Micky: Gag with a wireless mike
181 Karate (Stephen Tucker): splitting a Chinese Coin in two
180 Ear Ear (Stephen Tucker): interesting idea for Mind Reading with Headphones
184 The Ying Tong Move (Shiv Duggal): variation of the Han Ping Chien coin move
186 Full Circle (Brown, Britland & Tucker): Cards and coin routine
187 Best of Mates (Stephen Tucker): uses card supplied with issue - prediction card trick
188 Square Deal (Basil Horwitz): Mentalism with ESP deck
190 Adder (Britland & Tucker): addition prediction using blank cards and envelopes
192 Out of Town (Eoin Taylor): Out of this World Variation using a pre-set deck
193 Tuesday (Stephen Tucker): a cut to the Aces comedy idea

Volume 1 Number 11 March 1982

196 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): general news
195 Goodness Gracious Great Balls of...Sponge? (Stephen Tucker): using four balls and a sponge rabbit climax
199 Wipe Out the Aces (Roger Curzon): Four Ace Production
201 Mate: (David Britand): selected cards find their reversed mates
202 News Flash (David Britand): newspaper test using natural ability as a carbon paper
204 My Mistake (Stephen Tucker): card prediction effect
205 The Magic Coin (Bill Goldman): spectator unwillingly buys a trick but gets his money back; with coin and bill
207 Pentell: (Mark Lee): a comedy bit during a prediction effect
207 Mail: Vincent de Jong's comments on the size & binding of SpellBinder
209 Have-A-Cardo (Alex East): a series of failed & successful card selection revelations
210 Suckered (Paul Brignall): a sucker coin through hand effect
212 ESP (Stephen Tucker): using some ESP cards and a plastic card wallet
214 Switched (Graham Smith): selection rides the spread deck and finds a prediction

Volume 1 Number 12 April 1982

218 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): general news
219 Quartet (Stephen Tucker): approach to a coin assembly with cards and coins
222 Vol2: comments about volume 2
222 Free For Your Eyes Only: announcement about new magazine
222 Free The Brignall Brainstorm: free offer
223 Poker Logic (Ian Land): trick using Poker dice and based on a Karl Fulve's effect
225 Double Decker (Stephen Tucker): deck switch when seated at a table
227 Coined (Bill Goldman): coin through hand using four identical coins
229 Black Red (David Britand): approach to the Red and Black Aces effect
231 12-10=6 (A.R. Mousley): coin or object change in the spectator's hand
232 LEHK - Letters: Radford on the Hypno trick; Mousley on exposures
233 Converted Cannibals (Stephen Tucker): variation of Cannibal Cards
234 The 24 Card Trick (William McKay): uses a full deck stack
235 Pip-Pip: card effect using a modified double-face gimmick

Volume 2 Number 13 May 1982
 
239 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): general news, Blackpool Convention
241 Lord of the Ring (Stephen Tucker): stand-up coin routine using 6 coins, a 5" single linking ring, and a coin purse
243 Show-Case (Peter Duffie): vanishing card case
245 Straight from the Top (David Britand): selected card at any number called from the top
246 Blankety Blank (Bobby Bernard): selection to pocket with a surprise finish
247 Competition: a SpellBinder contest
248 Pilgrim (Stephen Tucker): progressive Ace routine
250 FantAcey (Ian Land): an Ace trick
251 Gandwich (Tim Gan): a sandwich card effect
253 Christian (David Britand): spelling to the card selection
254 Aces-A-Go-Go (Shiv Duggal): Alex Elmsley's between the palms plot with cards
255 Signed Card in Pen (Stephen Tucker): signed card revelation and then appearance in pen
256 Bound Vol I: Advertisement

Volume 2 Issue 14 June 1982

259 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Alec Pendle's Cosmic Connection; Neil Somerville Mars mentalism; errata for Have a Cardo by Alex East
260 Cannibalism (Stephen Tucker): Cannibal Cards using a regular deck and modified case
263 Mexican Travellers (Steven Hamilton): Four Aces Travel from hand to table
265 Quicksilver Copper (Eoin Taylor): a copper & silver coin switch
267 Face to Face (David Britand): A 2nd selection ends up face down and finds the first selection with aid of a Joker
268 Illusion (Bobby Bernard): an invisible coin becomes visible with aid of a spoon
270 All Change (Joe Dignam): An Aces and Kings routine
271 Card-Puller (Alex East): a clever custom card method to force a number
273 Competition 2: another contest
275 Dead Fall (Jerry Sadowitz): The Ace of Spades tranposes with Four Kings
276 Let Us - Letters: Hans Wittus-Witt follow up to The Magic Yellow Pages; Bill Worsley's suggestion for Banned effect from issue 2; tip from Alessandro Riario-Sforza for effect Abort from Issues 5; request for Magic Tokens for Eddy Taytelbaum
277 Table Through Coin (Stephen Tucker): a move for a single coin through table
278 Lock of Air (Wayne Dobson): selected card is found padlocked

Volume 2 Issue 15 July 1982

281 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Bob Browns The Loc-Kit; general news
282 Excalibur (Stephen Tucker): uses a standard set of 3 color changing knives
285 Extremely Difficult Competition 3: another contest
286 Arc de Triumph (Peter Duffie): direct and simple Triumph card effect
287 Ying + (Duggal and Tucker): copper and silver coin routine with a large coin climax
290 Strange (David Hamley): three cards reveal the value of the next
291 A 4th For Dinner (David Britand): a different approach to Cannibal cards with a gimmicked card
293 Problems: a card, coin, and rope problem suggested for the readers to solve
294 FF Color Catchers (Reinhard Muller): color change deck effect
296 Ethereal Steal (Ian Land): a poker demonstration with Aces
297 Letters: general notes
298 Born Free (Jerry Sadowitz): a selected pair moves from top of packet to middle and jumps to another packet
299 On the Other (Stephen Tucker): points out an interesting tidbit about Waddington cards
291 T 4 U (Wayne Dobson): loading a ball from the palm while turning over the cup

Volume 2 Issue 16 August 1982

303 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Phil Goldstein at the Bristol Convention, the Spell-Binder summer special
304 Simplex (Stephen Tucker): selected card is found via aid of four 'computer' cards
306 Black Cubed (Paul Brignall): slight modification to the Gosman sponge ball to cube
307 Diamond Tip (Jerry Sadowitz): Jerry's ending to Elmsley's Diamond Cut Diamond routine
308 Letter: From the Society of American Magicians
309 Chain Reaction (Wayne Dobson): borrowed finger ring on necklace in a flash
310 Breese Wheeze (Martin Breese): non-gimmicked method for the coin through glass plate in a box
311 Compo 4: Competition number four
312 Variants (Reinhard Muller): variations on "Off Color Catchers" from issue 14
313 Bodkin (Phil Goldstein): packet trick, odds and evens transpose
314 Imagine (Stephen Tucker): a die, coin, and poker chip mentalism effect
315 It Just Don't Add Up! (Stephen Tucker): Casting out tens card effect
317 Zap (Stephen Tucker): quick coin production in a clothes pin
318 Specututular (David Britand): spectator cuts to the Aces
319 Cork-Screw (Tim Gan): The Aces sandwich three Queens, the fourth Queen being the spectator's selection
321 Progress (Terry Shaw): variation on Pilgrim from issue 13

Volume 2 Number 17 September 1982

324 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Duffie & Sadowitz Alternative Card Magic; Magic-Flash;
325 Bewitched Board (A.R. Mousley): a board brings selection to top of deck and gets name written on it
326 Imperfect Triumph (Ian Land): another approach to Triumph card trick
327 1 in 52 (Tim Gan): application of Marlo's visual retention change for cards
329 Quiz 5: results of Quiz from issue 15
330 A Tribute to Talon: about the Talon magazine, and the draft Oracle II magazine
330 Red Alert (David Britand): selection has only red back in a blue backed deck using a gimmicked card
333 Cash Card (David Britand): Ace keeps returning to packet, then packet turns into bills
334 Blurb: Britland's Angel Card Rise and Spooky; Britland's Zennerisiv; Milbourne Christipher's Illustrated History of Magic; Magic and Mystery - The Incredible Psychic Investigations of Houdini and Dunninger
335 ETC: Oracle II news
335 Solutions - Card Problem (Michael P. Pettitt): torn and restored
336 - Coin Problem (Michael P. Pettitt): coin in match box
336 - Rope Problem (Michael P. Pettitt): cut and restored rope
336 - Rope Problem (Uwe Ohlenporf)
336 - Card Problem (Ivor Notion)
337 This Months Problems: Banknote, finger, and ESP Cards
338 The Musical Deck (Alex East): a song, composer, and singer prediction with an extra climax
339 - Effect 2: another version for a couple
341 Shocker (David Britand): coin production in a flash
342 Two Timing (Bill Worsley): a packet trick based on Goldstein's Packet Rainer
344 Explosion (Stephen Tucker): ESP card trick uses the Bob Ostin paddle move

Volume 2 Issue 18 October 1982

347 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Cumuppence by Wyllie/Mason;
348 2 for the Price of 1 (Stephen Tucker): a double card revelation with a torn and restored
350 EZ4U (Justin Higham): a coin vanish
351 Interflight (Phil Goldstein): routine with a borrowed deck
353 EZ2 (Justin Higham): card trick with the four 7's
355 Super Triumph in Triumph (Reinhard Muller): another variation on Triumph
356 Not My Type (John Brown): a mental effect with the spectator using a typewriter
357 I Rise (Stephen Tucker): instant pick-pocket of selected card using a Devano style rising card deck
358 Letter (Phil Goldstein): alternative and notes on Britland's A 4th For Dinner
359 Ambition Accomplished (John McClements): Two Aces in an ambitious card sequence and used to locate a selection
361 Another Double Coincidence (Harvey Rosenthal): two cards inserted by sepectators locate the mates
362 Comp - 6: The sixth competition
363 Hamman Out-Sexed (Alex East): a card effect using one card with a risque back
365 See Shell (David Britand): signed coin becomes embedded in a card; uses expanded shell
365 N.B.: Info about Hugo the magician
366 Wow (Tim Gan): a routine with the four Aces

Volume 2 Issue 19 October 1992

370 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): general news
371 By Hook Or … (Stephen Tucker): Oriental coins and sky hook routine
374 Ideas (Reinhard Muller): using Reinhard's Three Card Catch from issue 15
374 Card Switchers 1
374 Card Switchers 2
374 Card Switchers 3
375 Quiz 7: another competition
376 Flip (Stephen Tucker): coin switch
378 Drip (Dr Peter Moffat): using an evaporating milk tumbler for a gag blood transfusion
379 Weird (Stephen Tucker): a finger prediction
381 Twisted Nerve (Al Smith): packet trick with the J, Q, K of Hearts and Ace of Spades
383 The Back is Gone (David Robertson): card effect using a blank backed card with the word Gone on it
384 Origami (Gordon Bruce): a folded coin from a folded card
385 A Simple Reverse (Harvey Rosenthal): selection is found face up in the deck
386 The Torn Up Switch (Colin Linn): a reversed card effect
388 Dynamic Duo (Basil Horwitz): an ESP deck routine; can be adapted to regular cards

Volume 2 Issue 20 December 1982

391 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Phil Goldstein's 5 Card Polka; Spectacle; Therrible; Prints Charming; Quasimodo; A Fine Mesh
394 Linear Z (William Zavis): mates from two halves of the deck are dealt to
395 Coins Table (David Austin): coins through table using four coins
397 Xmas Time Trip (David Britand): deck become resealed
398 Musical (Alex East): another musical prediction effect
398 Comp-8: competition number 8 and previous answers
400 Early Riser (Gordon Bruce): card rise using IT
401 Slip-Jog (Jerry Sadowitz): utility card move
402 Telepathy: updates from subscribers - P.D. Brunning credit for Marlo's Cover Up Cut; David Hambley idea for Two Timing from issue 17; Bernard Rasmussen on No Cover Henry Christ Force; Dr. Peter Moffat on Odd-Job
403 T/C (Basil Horwitz): card prediction
404 Cracker (Paul Brignall): faces and backs change and more
405 Another Technicolour Oddity (Harvey Rosenthal): mathematically inclined card trick
406 Gifts of Gold (Phil Goldstein): folding coin ideas and routine
407 Xmas is Ear (Wayne Dobson): gag with a cigarette in the ear
407 Santa's Sackfull: notes
408 Five Novel Items (Stephen Tucker)
408 - Jingle Bels: sucker routine where only one bell rings
408 - Rubic Cube Mystery: packet trick with special Rubic Cube cards
408 - Star of Wonder: revelation for a Star ESP prediction
409 - Magic Square: using a 15 number puzzle with a Magic Square
409 - Torn and Restored Paper: with a flash

Volume 2 Issue 21 January 1983

412 Jargon 83 (Stephen Tucker): general news
413 We 3 Kings (Stephen Tucker): card trick featuring the Kings
415 Conan (David Britand): transpo with coin and die using a leather cone
416 Plain Clothes Detective (Colin Linn): two blank detective cards sandwich the 'criminal' card
420 Letraset Instant Lettering (Stephen Tucker): gag magic for magicians
421 Wow Wow! (Roger Crosthwaite): Variant of Tim Gan's Wow from issue 18
423 Terror! (Al Smith): selection from red deck is only blue-backed card, with a kicker
425 Escalier (Stephen Tucker): steel bearing melts to a clear ball and a coin
427 Getting Your Own Back (Paul Brignall): selection is found with aid of apparently double backed cards
429 Jumping Jokers (Al Smith): a four card assembly from Al's Cards at Bay book

Volume 2 Issue 22 Feb 1983

433 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): general news
434 Into the Third Dimension (Stephen Tucker): sponge ball routine using a ball and two half-balls
436 Off-Skanner (Al Smith): Handling of Hofzinzer Card Problem
440 Pandemonium:
440 - Expanding Deck (Justin Higham): a deck seems to grow twice as high
440 - Trouser Servante (Justin Higham): idea for ditching coins, with an example coin vanish
440 - Double Selection (Stephen Tucker): comedy revelation of two spectator's cards
440 - Coins Across (Stephen Tucker): bare bones for a coins across routine
441 - Four Aces (Pascal Monmoine): a four Ace trick
442 Mechanical Pack (Johnny Johnston): a clever deck switch and gaffed deck
444 Unbeatable (David Britand): selection is found with the aid of the Jokers, with an extra kicker
445 Contagion (Al Smith): card transposition effect
446 Magic By (Dave Hambly):
446 - The 7 Card Spell: a card speller
446 - 3 of a Kind: a version of the three card trick
447 The Magical Mysteries of Reinhard Muller: thoughts on Goldstein's Inter Flight as solution to Higham's EZ2 and a note on Basil Horwitz' Dynamic Duo
448 Wrap Up Well (Jim Boyd): presentation for a lock that unlocks due to spectator's psychic power
449 Deathtrap (Roger Curzon): Solution to Paul Curry's Open Prediction
450 Micro + (Alex East): ideas & additions for Paul Scott Magic's Micro effect

Volume 2 Issue 23 March 1983

453 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Reinhard Muller's Gilbreath Principle; Phoa Yan Tiong's The Seasons books;
454 Winter (Stephen Tucker): four Ace production, the last while tearing an indifferent card in half
456 Supermatch (David Britand): clever coin through matchbox
458 One in a Million (Shiv Duggal): Routine for Horwitz Wallet (locking switch wallet), or Himber Wallet
460 Yippee (Stephen Tucker): idea for addition to coin through table
461 Beau Peep: cartoon reprint
462 Hopscotch (Phil Goldstein): five card packet trick
463 First Time Ever (David Britand) Version of Homing Card
466 Cycle (Paul Spencer): card trick using a deck in new order
468 AceMbley (David Britand): David's favorite four Ace routine

Volume 2 Issue 24 April 1983

473 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Peter Kane's Kane book; end of F.Y.E.O.;
474 Flash of Light (Tucker & Eddy Taytelbaum):
474 - Devano Rising Deck: idea
474 - Rubber Band Card Change: idea
474 - Full House: clever stack to produce a poker hand found by spectator inserting card in the deck
475 - Cut and Restored Rope Addition: idea, with a bonus
476 Aze (Stephen Tucker): Ace Production
478 Goldmine (Roger Curzon): three coin production using an expanded shell
480 Discover (Bill Worsley): selected card vanishes from packet and appears face up in deck
481 Pri-Mate (Derek Robbins): card mate is found to be original card, and mate is now face up in deck
482 Comp 9: Competition 9
483 Expedition (David Bentley): coin vanishes and is found in match box
484 Anatomy Deck (Paul Brignal & Tucker): cleverly gimmicked deck for a mentalism effect
486 Freewheel or Reverse Haden (Reinhard Muller): a reverse of the Haden Matrix effect from the Summer Special Issue.
486 - Chicago Variant: coincidence effect with a changing card climax
487 Rethink (Phil Goldstein): Bingo card mentalism
499 Roundabout (David Britand): packet trick using the cards from Elmsley's 4 Card Trick

Volume 3 Issue 25 May 1983

493 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Martin Breese taking over publishing
494 Ferryman (Stephen Tucker): a coin matrix with a bent coin twist
497 Cal-Pass (Monmoine Pascal): a utility move to change one card to another
498 EZ2 II (Justin Higham): another solution for EZ2 card routine from issue 18
499 Novel Appearance of a Card (Reinhard Muller)
500 Padded Cell (Paul Brignall): selected card found in sealed notepad
502 Off Colour Jack-Wich (Reinhard Muller): card sandwich transposition
503 Gags? a plastic spoon restaurant gag; a sometimes card prediction
504 Up and Coming (David Britand): follow up to a four Ace routine
506 Copper, Silver, Brass thru Table (Roger Curzon): uses an English Penny, American Half, Chinese Coin, and Copper/Silver coin
508 Beer-Mat (Gordon Bruce): approach to card under glass
509 That'll do Nicely (David Austin): a credit card finds the card selection
510 Sleeve Kings? (Stephen Tucker): packet card trick

Volume 3 Issue 26 June 1983

513 Jargon: Harvey Rosenthal Hole Flight and Natcg-Go
514 Time Tunnel (Stephen Tucker): card changes as it passes through others, uses gimmicked cards
517 Gags?: smelling salts, Hermsetts, touch wood, and quick Aces gag
518 Pin-Up (Stephen Tucker): card idea using a couple of 52-on-1 cards
520 s.w.a.t. (Stephen Tucker): coin production from Nelson Down's palm
521 diskus (Stephen Tucker): packet card effect constructed from some blank faced cards and stickers
523 U.P. up (Ian Land): version of Marlo's Elevator card plot
524 Comp 11: competition
525 Screw-uP (Paul Brignall): twisted card becomes the selection
526 bad backs (Stephen Tucker): card effect requiring a mini Bicycle deck with 4 duplicate Kings, etc.
528 Looking Glass (Daniel Kalanofski): a card mirror effect or use a Same Both Sides card
529 Tosheroon Version (David Britand): trick uses an expanded shell and a deck of cards
530 Jokes: a letter from George Rogers, some other jokes, most a bit off-color (but not too bad)

Volume 3 Issue 27 July 1983

533 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Owen Moore's Almanack; Hugo the Magician offerings, more news
534 Mr Universal (David Britand): variations on the Universal card theme using some gimmicked cards
536 Alien (David Britand): David's original Universal card
537 ?: Contest and answers to last month's questions
538 Back-Hand (Paul Spencer): coin vanish for use with a coins thru hand effect
539 Double Dutch (Stephen Tucker): card effect results in climax with Jumbo 5 of Hearts
541 SHrink (Daniel Kalanofski): diminishing coin routine using U.K. coins
542 Quad-Spell (Stephen Tucker): spelling card trick in the spectator's hand
543 Triumph? (Pascal Monmoine): unusual Triumph card routine
544 WisperRED (Stephen Tucker): card routine with the Queens
546 Pogo (David Britland & Tucker): coin routine with jumbo coin and a borrowed coin of same value
548 Knockknock (Paul Brignall): packet trick with an adult theme
549 Vario-6 (Alex East): packet trick
550 Soul Searcher (Stephen Tucker): a Four Ace effect with a twist

Volume 3 Issue 28 August 1983

553 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Michael Ammar Topit book
554 21-5=immortality (Stephen Tucker): 16 card trick based on effect in Martin Gardner's Mathematics, Magic and Mystery
556 Comp: 13: another competition
557 ffulb ro kcom ssap ((Gordon Bruce): Read backward - bluff or mock pass
559 Hologram-itis (John Ryan): effect using a Hologram dice image, dice, and a matching plain glass
561 The Invisible Card (Alex East): with the aid of an 'electronic' deck
563 Thumbsucker (Martin Breese): sucker thumbtip routine
564 Brethtaking (Stephen Tucker): card routine variation from Gardner's Mathematics, Magic and Mystery, using a two way wallet, etc.
567 Straight to the Heart (Bill Worsley): packet card trick
568 Fingerflinger (Walt Lees): gag for your magician friends
569 Ghost Room (Justin Higham): an Ace trick
570 Psycho Cut (Peter Pellikaan): control selection to bottom of deck

Volume 3 Issue 29 September 1983

573 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Tucker's lectures; general news
574 Jogger (Stephen Tucker): ambitious card routine ideas
576 Cash Cut (Colin Linn): spectator taps your finger and deck separates to the card selection
577 Flashy (Pascal Monmoine): idea for glass through table
577 50337 (Paul Brignall): Calculator word prediction trick
579 WhispeReaders (Phil Goldstein): outgrowth of Sadowitz Whisperer's routine from Alternative Card Magic
582 Hello (Justin Higham): another calculator word card trick
584 Jasper (Stephen Tucker): routine with a guillotine finger chopper of any style
585 Under Wraps (Stephen Tucker): a sort of card to wallet using an ungimmicked breast coat pocket sized wallet
587 R.I.P.: contest winner announcement
588 By Gum (Gary Osborne - Gazzo): coin routine using sound effects
589 Cla$ico (Stephen Tucker): coin routine using a half dollar and a "China Change" style gimmicked Chinese coin
592 The Rolled Coin and How I Use It (Stephen Tucker): coin vanish and other ideas for a rolled up coin

Volume 3 Number 30 October 1983

595 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): cover change; Second Stephen Tucker Magic Video; Meir Yedid Sunny Side Up; Frank Garcia Video Tape from Tannens Stars of Magic
597 Flipside (Gordon Bruce): producing a coin from between playing cards
599 Card Olympics (Stephen Tucker): packet card trick
601 Still Counting on a Triumphant Finish (Ian Land): variation of Kaufman's 4-5-6 Aces from Card Magic
603 The Electronic Cards (Earle Oakes): a variation on the "Mechanical Pack" from issue 23.
607 Seconds Out… (David Britand): card mystery of the missing cloak, using a special set of cards
609 On Patrol (Justin Higham): four Ace effect
611 Top Deck (Stephen Tucker): two ambitious card moves

Volume 3 Issue 31 November 1983

616 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): The No-card issue; Repro White Lightning; El Duco's Overdrawn;
617 Out & About (Stephen Tucker): coin assembly using a bus pass or similar instead of cards
620 Pendulum (Justin Higham): Chinese coin penetrates onto a pen
621 Variant (Reinhard Muller): Improvement on Reverse Haden Matrix from issue 24
622 Slydinknot (John Brown): rope and knot move you can add to your act
625 Wild - I'm Not Really (Stephen Tucker): variation of Grant's Million Dollar Bill Mystery
628 1, 2 Many (Ted Lesley): coin up sleeve routine
630 Thriller (Daniel Kalanofski): taking a bite from a Sponge Ball
631 Stalking (Gary Osborne - Gazzo): coins trough table
633 4929 (Martin Breese): credit card fact you could use in a mentalism routine
634 Paperbacks (Stephen Tucker): idea on a book test

Volume 3 Issue 32 December 1983

637 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Gary Ouellet Realistic Karate Coin; Tucker's Flip-It 2
638 Christmas Cord Knot Again (Stephen Tucker): rope and knot routine
641 Fagin (Brian Flannigan): a no-sleight card prediction
643 Peek Crimp (Pascal Monmoine): method of crimping a peeked card
644 Muzarre Vanish (Reinhard Muller): seemingly cause a card to vanish when put between two others
646 We 3 Queens? (Bill Worsley): card packet transposition effect
648 Fagin 2 (Paul Brignall): comedy bill to cigarette transposition
650 Xmas Sale (Daniel Kalanofski): utility move used here to load a coin in a coin purse
651 Behold (Stephen Tucker): a card to pocket theme
653 Snowfall (Stephen Tucker): another move for the Ambitious card
655 Ace Rink (Stephen Tucker): four Ace sucker routine

Volume 3 Number 33 January 1984

659 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Tucker's Gemini book
660 Out the Window (Stephen Tucker): elevator card routine
662 Too Hot to Handle (Paul Brignall): packet trick
663 It's a Swindle (Bill Worsley): chosen name is found on back of card selection
665 Encounters Overland (Ian Land): tip on Brignall's Screw Up
666 David's City (David Britand): idea for coin to glitter globe
667 More than a Key (Justin Higham): card penetrates folded bill
669 Tearaway (Stephen Tucker): linking cards
671 Out of My Mind (Reinhard Muller): variation of Britland/Tucker Out of Our Minds, Out of This World card routine from 3rd Special Issue
673 Kings 2 (Reinhard Muller): Richard's handling of Sleeve Kings from Issue 25
674 Flyover (Paul Brignall): selection from Red deck becomes blue backed, and then transposes with the magician's card selection
677 Yuletied (Stephen Tucker): finger ring and rope move to incorporate into your routine

Volume 3 Number 34 February 1984

680 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Announcement of the end of Spellbinder. Books - More Fun With Cards by John Veager; Secret Thoughts by Ronald J. Dayton; and Card Modes by Robert Robertson.
681 A Tip (Stephen Tucker): gag with a finger tip
682 Stash Cash (Basil Horwitz): a coin transposition in the spectator's hands
683 Tidier (Ron Dowse): a ditcthing device using your tie
684 Britlan Deck (David Britand): card effect with a specially marked deck
685 Beyond (Stephen Tucker): convincer for a cut and restored rope routine
687 Battlefield (Brian Flannigan): mentalism with 8 cards and a gaff
688 Wonderland (Stephen Tucker): some variations on the above
689 Drop-Out (Stephen Tucker): rising card gag for magicians
690 Card Effect (Reinhard Muller): card trick using several misprinted cards
693 4 Told (Stephen Tucker): torn and restored card - the pieces recovered from impossible places
694 Red Rust September (Ian Land): a Triumph routine - backs of 2 selections change color
697 Spades (Stephen Tucker): packet trick based on Bob Moore's You'll Need a Spade

Volume 3 Number 35 March 1983

701 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Your Lucky Number by El Duco
702 Experience (Stephen Tucker): variation of a beginner's card trick
704 Freight (Shiv Duggal): an Ace production
707 The Chase (Stephen Tucker): a convincing force for a forcing deck
708 Way Out (Daniel Kalanofski): idea for part of a ring and rope routine
710 Without a Paddle (Ian Land): Hofzinser's Lost Ace plot
713 Upfront (David Britand): a Spellbound coin change with two coins - a copper and a silver
715 Mystery Room (Stephen Tucker): signed card tossed into deck is sandwiched between two other selections
716 In the Master's Image (Al Smith & Stephen Tucker): A selection of the Kings, two methods and ideas
718 Flushtronic (Paul Brignall): thoughts and variations on Britland's Poker Face from third Special issue

Volume 3 Number 36 April 1984

722 Jargon (Stephen Tucker): Final issue, Britland's Cardopolis
723 Once and Future Kings (David Britand & Stephen Tucker): Cannibal Card Routine
725 Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Daniel Kalanofski): safety pins link in the spectator's hands
726 Reflections (Basil Horwitz): magician determines which ESP symbol selected, using a packet wallet and 2 sets of 5 ESP cards
728 Read all About It (John Brown): a one coin routine with just one regular coin
729 A Thousand Ways (Ian Land): three cards selected, one appears face up sandwiched between the other two
731 Revolution (David Britand): more ambitious card moves
733 Still Counting (David Britand): a 7-Up card locates the selection
734 Loser (Shiv Duggal): a coin vanish from Spellbound position
736 Twice as Clear (Stephen Tucker): routine to challenge your false deal
738 Nightmare End (Daniel Kalanofski): rope routine ending using two pieces of rope and a pair of scissors