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| VOLUME 51 |
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| NO. 1: MARCH 1952 | |
| The Cover. | 3 |
| The Sphinx Awards - 1952. | 4 |
| Triple-Squared-Circle. by Birch. | 6 |
| Foulard Transposition. by Okito. | 7 |
| A Miracle Sleight. by "Silent" Mora. | 8 |
| The Mystery Ball. by Billy Russell. | 9 |
| A Sweet Trick. by Matt Schulien. | 010 |
| Bullet Catching Trick. by Carlos. H. Colombi. | 011 |
| A Utility Fake. by Bill Magini. | 12 |
| Instant Flowers. by Peter Warlock. | 13 |
| Chromo-spheres. by Dr. Jacob Daley. | 14 |
| History of Magic. by P. C. Sorcar. | 16 |
| An Aid to Telepathy. by Zerr. | 18 |
| Singapore Surprise. by Tan Hock Chuan. | 19 |
| Psychogony. by Eddie Joseph. | 20 |
| "It's June in Miami". by Herman L. Weber. | 21 |
| Passe-Passe Milke. by Jos. Rukus. | 22 |
| A Conjuror's Coin Box. by Gene Bulson. | 23 |
| The Origin of the Shift. by Kurt Volkmann. | 24 |
| My Friend Judson Cole. by Fred Keating. | 25 |
| Cartoon of Jud Cole. | 27 |
| Color Reproduction: Magician's Passes. | 28 |
| Conjuring and Goethe's Faust. by Richard Weibel. | 32 |
| You Should Know Kalma. by George La Follette. | 36 |
| Kalma Photograph. | 37 |
| "On The Spot". by Dorny. | 38 |
| Caution on Comedy. by Saverio Russo. | 39 |
| Jack Gwynne: Picture story of his career. | 41 |
| Magic in Print: Ireland's Year Book. Flip-Lines. Blue Print for Bill-Ze-Bub. Close-up Time With Don Alan. Les Grandes Illusions d'Hier. et d'Aujourd'hui. | 44 |
| Out of My Profonde. by Eaton Hope. | 45 |
| London Notes. Wilfrid Jonson. | 46 |
| Paris Notes. by Victor Farelli. | 46 |
| Spanish Notes. by Javier de Areny-Plandoit. | 47 |
| Magic Query. | 48 |
| South American Notes. by E. Leslie Briant. | 48 |
| Notes About Magicians. | 49 |
| Editor's Page. | 50 |
| Squawks. by Frazee. | 51 |
| 25-50 Years Ago. | 51 |
| Magic Query Answer. | 52 |
| On This and That. by The Readers. | 53 |
| Trade Winds. by Frances Ireland. | 55 |
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| NO. 2: JUNE 1952 | |
| The Cover. | 63 |
| Magic Dealers. | 64 |
| Come and Go Silk Gimmick. by L. L. Ireland. | 66 |
| Tannen's E.S.P. Pencil. by Lou Tannen. | 67 |
| Beat The Star. by Harry Baker. | 68 |
| A Subtle Color Change. by Harold R. Rice. | 69 |
| Improved Tissue to Canary. by U. F. Grant | 70 |
| Case of the Forgotten Egg. by George McAthy. | 70 |
| Mac's Flower Growth. by George McAthy. | 71 |
| Rainbow Salt. by Andy Furlong. | 72 |
| The Gambler's Dream. by Elmer Eckam. | 72 |
| Startling Stab. by "Hen" Fetsch. | 73 |
| Head or Tail. by Jack Chanin. | 74 |
| My Color Changing Knives. by Jimmy Sanders. | 74 |
| Milady Arrives. by E. Leslie Briant. | 76 |
| Minar's Duckies. by Edward Minar. | 78 |
| Light Bulb to Flowers. by Joseph Rukus. | 79 |
| Carnival Coins. by Stan Bertram. | 79 |
| Fun With Cards. by Thomas Walker. | 80 |
| Magical Menagerie. by Arthur Leroy. | 81 |
| Poster: Thurston. | 87 |
| Automaton in Magic. by John Mulholland. | 89 |
| Poster: Maskelyne and Cooke. | 91 |
| Poster: Robert-Houdin Automata. | 92 |
| Poster: Robert Heller. | 93 |
| Fu Manchu. by S. Leo Horowitz. | 96 |
| Out of My Profonde. by Eaton Hope. | 100 |
| Et Tu, Brute! by Fred Keating. Advice on Presentation. | 101 |
| "On The Spot" by Dorny. | 102 |
| Magic Query. | 103 |
| London Notes. by Wilfrid Jonson. | 103 |
| Paris Notes. by Victor Farelli. | 104 |
| South American Notes. by E. Leslie Briant. | 105 |
| Spanish Notes. by Javier de Areny-Plandolit. | 106 |
| Finnish Notes. by Julius Sundman. | 106 |
| Notes About Magicians. | 107 |
| Editor's Page. | 108 |
| Squawks. by Frazee. | 109 |
| 25-50 Years Ago. | 109 |
| Magic Query Answer. | 110 |
| On This and That. by The Readers. | 111 |
| Magic in Print: With Frances in Magic Land. Effective Card Magic. Successful Magic For Amateurs. Mind Reader's Dream. Psycho-Number 4. Cut Control Triple Transposition. Ring On Stick and Ring on Rope. 64 Ways to Make Magic Pay. George McAthy's Smart Talk. | 112 |
| TV Tips. by Phil Thomas. | 113 |
| Trade Winds. by Frances Ireland. | 114 |
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| NO. 3: DECEMBER 1952 | |
| The Cover. | 124 |
| Four of Clubs. by Bruce Elliott. | 125 |
| Four Way Out! by Dai Vernon. | 126 |
| E.S.P. by Dr. Jaks. | 126 |
| Fource! by Frank Garcia. | 127 |
| Dull Chopper. by Franklin V. Taylor. | 128 |
| The Vanishing Cigar. by Martin Gardner. | 130 |
| S.P. by George Karger. | 131 |
| The Back Room. by Bruce Elliott. | 132 |
| Buried Treasures. by Annemann. A complete book of early ingenious creations. | 133 |
| The Final Chapter. by Robert Lund. Houdini's last days. | 143 |
| From Monickers to Monocles. The Career of Cardini - The Suave Deceiver. | 145 |
| The Christmas Conjurer. | 150 |
| Howard Thurston. by Fred Keating. | 152 |
| Magical Past, Present and Future. by Edward Moore. | 157 |
| The Sphinx Calendar. | 159 |
| Out of My Profonde. by Eaton Hope. | 160 |
| London Notes. by Wilfrid Jonson. | 161 |
| South American Notes. by E. Leslie Briant. | 162 |
| Paris Notes. by Victor Farelli. | 163 |
| A Magician in Korea. by Russell Morris, USA. | 163 |
| Magic in Print: Modern Coin Magic. When Bards Play Cards. Nate Leipzig's Card Stab. Stars of Magic Series. One Man Mental Act. "Dabbling With Daub". Four Little Beans. Bitts, Boffs and Banter. Catalogs. | 164 |
| Notes About Magicians. | 165 |
| On This and That. by The Readers. | 166 |
| Trade Winds. by Frances Ireland. | 167 |
| In Search of Truth. by Maurice Sardini. | 168 |
| Editor's Page. | 172 |
| Squawks. by Frazee. | 173 |
| 25-50 Years Ago. | 174 |