
January 1974 – December 1974
William Larsen, Jr., Publisher and Editor
548 pages
- Genii – Volume 38, Number 1 – January 1974 (published in May) – 44 pages
- Cover – The Gustafsons
- In This Issue – contents
- The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
- The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
- Riot Rope – Steve Duscheck
- un-CAN-ny Coin Vanish
- cartoon – Paul Butler
- New Hope For Fish Fanciers – Fred Scott Donaldson
- A Barehanded Spongeball Production – Michael F. Short
- Card Revelations Revealed – Jack Barstow
- It’s Only My Opinion But – Clarke “The Senator” Crandall
- Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charles Miller, editor
- Tips and Ideas – Charlie Miller and Others
- Intermission – Charles Miller
- What is Wrong With Magic? – Oswald Williams
- Dick and Joanne Gustafson
- Bagdad – News From All Over the World
- Sorcar Jr., The Cultural Ambassador Of India, Presents Indrajal, The Greatest Magical Musical Extravaganza – Programme
- Trix of the Trade – Ed Mishell
- Rigid Hank – Tannen’s
- Rocks [rubber] – World Treasures, Inc.
- Silk-Winder – Chanin’s
- Kangaroo Koins – Eddie Gibson
- Perfect Coin Assembly – [New] Stars of Magic No. 5 – Harvey Rosenthal
- Wild Fire – [New] Stars of Magic No. 1 – Derek Dingle
- McDonald’s $100 Four Ave Trick – [New] Stars of Magic No. 2 – Frank Garcia
- Okito Box Magic – [New] Stars of Magic No. 3 – David Roth
- Chinatown Poker – [New] Stars of Magic No. 4 – Joe De Stefano
- De Luxe Chop Cut [sic] – Supreme Magic
- Invisible Cocktails Ken de Courcy & Edwin [Hooper]
- Choice or Chance – Bill Spooner
- Moon-Man – Paulo
- 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
- Light from the Lamp – A Review of Magical Literature – Lloyd E. Jones
- Mental Mysteries with Cards – William W. Larsen, Sr., editor
- Puppetrix – William W. Larsen, Sr.
- Conjuring for Children – William W. Larsen, Sr.
- Apparitions, Animations and Aces – Ron Rerris
- The Gilbert Papers
- Patter Chatter – [B. L.] Gilbert
- Encyclopedia of Mentalism, Vol. 2 – Burling Hull
- Master Index to Magic in Print, Vol. 10 – Jack Potter
- 50 Modern Card Tricks You Can Do – Glenn Gravatt
- Miracle Methods No. 2 – [Miracle Shuffles and Tricks] – Jean Hugard & Fred Braue
- Miracle Methods No. 1 – The Stripper Deck – Jean Hugard & Fred Braue
- Miracle Methods No. 3 – Prepared Cards and Accessories – Jean Hugard & Fred Braue
- Miracle Methods No. 4 – Tricks and Sleights – Jean Hugard & Fred Braue
- ‘Magic’ Due May 23 – from Variety
- Magicians’ Guild News – Seymour M. Heilbron
- cartoon – Mickey O’Malley
- Genii – Volume 38, Number 2 – February 1974 (published in July) – 44 pages
- Cover – Doug Henning
- In This Issue – contents
- The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
- The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
- Color Spot Mystery – Glenn Gravatt
- Mickey’s Magical Workshop – Mickey O’Malley
- Square Circle
- cartoon – Paul Butler
- One Hand Coin Vanish – Michael Loyd
- String Loops Entwined – Glenn Gravatt
- Willie Moreno’s Wild Goose – balloon animal
- Utility Card Switch – Michael Albright
- It’s Only My Opinion But – Clarke “The Senator” Crandall
- Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charles Miller, editor
- The Perfect Coin Vanish – Steve Freeman
- Intermission – Charles Miller
- What is Wrong With Magic? – Oswald Williams – continued
- Be A Pathetic Prestidigitator! – Chris Carey
- Doug Henning Stars in “The Magic Show” – Jim Robertson
- Star of ‘The Magic Show’ Transforms Act Into Art – from The New York Times
- B’way Up A Hair; ‘Magic’ SRO; ‘Coward’ To Layoff, Then Tour – from Variety
- Bagdad – News From All Over the World
- 100 Yr. Myths Re Houdini – from Variety
- The Night We Roasted “Flosso”
- Fourth Annual Close-Up Convention – “Obie” O’Brien
- 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
- Magicians’ Guild News – Seymour M. Heilbron
- Trix of the Trade – Ed Mishell
- Big Parade of the Kings – Supreme Magic
- Horoscope Wallet – Ed Mishell
- Little Chef – Edwin [Hooper} & Ian [Adair]
- The Vanishing Nickel – John Cornelius
- Card Sharp Trumped – newspaper clipping
- Obituaries
- Jerome A. Lukins
- Howard Padowitz
- Felix Greenfield, A Warner Publicist
- Genii – Volume 38, Number 3 – March 1974 (published in July) – 40 pages
- Cover – Siegfried And Roy
- In This Issue – contents
- The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
- The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
- Mickey’s Magical Workshop – Mickey O’Malley
- Asrah
- Improvements To Standard Tricks – Victor The Magician
- The Imp Bottle
- Silent King Tut
- Jumping Gems
- General Tips
- Pen-Ultimate Key – John B. Young
- Color Divination – Glenn Gravatt
- Biddle Cull and Steal – Paul Cummins
- Mystifying The Salesgirl – The Great Zastro
- Space Age Torn and Restored Paper – Dan Rickless
- Silks from a Folder – Glenn Gravatt
- cartoon – Paul Butler
- It’s Only My Opinion But – Clarke “The Senator” Crandall
- The Magician – poem – Louis Phillips
- Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charles Miller, editor
- A Fair Exchange – Gerald Kosky
- Intermission – Charles Miller
- What is Wrong With Magic? – Oswald Williams – concluded
- “Salute To Magic” Honors Slydini
- Siegfried And Roy – Star at M.G.M.’s Grand Hotel In Vegas
- Bagdad – News From All Over the World
- Light from the Lamp – A Review of Magical Literature – Lloyd E. Jones
- Collected Writings of Glenn Gravatt
- 50 Modern Card Tricks, You Can Do! – Glenn Gravatt
- Popular Card Tricks – Walter B. Gibson
- Treasure Trove of Tricks – Glenn Gravatt
- Jap Box Tricks – Glenn Gravatt
- Final Selection – Glenn Gravatt
- Linking Pins – Jerry Andrus
- Safety Pin Trix – Jerry Andrus
- Nameless Notes – Jerry Andrus
- Miser’s Miracle – Jerry Andrus
- Kurious Kards – Jerry Andrus
- Five Dollar Trix – Jerry Andrus
- Bar Room Balloons – Roger Siegel
- Sex and the Single Magician – Jim Magus
- Entertaining and Educational Chemical Demonstrations – Phillip S. Chen
- The Linking Rings of Jack Miller
- Wonderful Routines of Magic, First Addendum – Ellison Poland
- Big Book of Magic – Bill Severn
- Phone Book Magic – Amazing Maurice
- 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
- Magicians’ Guild News – Seymour M. Heilbron
- Genii – Volume 38, Number 4 – April 1974 (published in August) – 44 pages
- Cover – John Gaughan
- In This Issue – contents
- The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
- The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
- Coins Thru Cards – B. W> McCarron
- Mickey’s Magical Workshop – Mickey O’Malley
- Production Box
- Red and Black Ashes – Gene Elmo
- The Enchanted Diamond Mine – Nick Brown
- cartoon – Paul Butler
- It’s Only My Opinion But – Clarke “The Senator” Crandall
- Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charles Miller, editor
- Rabbits – Charles Miller?
- Intermission – Charles Miller
- 1974 P.C.A.M. Convention – Tom Ely
- Kuda Bux proves reporters wrong – newspaper clipping
- 1974 S.A.M. Convention – Bill Larsen
- 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
- Our Cover – John Gaughan
- Bagdad – News From All Over the World
- Obituaries
- Edward W. Dart
- Felix Greenfield – by Emil Loew
- John H. Isley – by John Neary
- Adolf Karfunkel
- Al Leech – by Ray Bedwell
- Rudy Miller
- Trix of the Trade – Ed Mishell
- Dots Incredible – AL’s Magic Shop
- The Full Circle – Imperial Products
- Astro Card – Al Faria
- Business Man’s Bunco – Steve Spillman
- Bunny Blinky – Crawford and Gloria
- Scramble – Morty Rudnick & Fr. Dermont Brennan
- Flower Fantasy – LeRoy Mingus
- new magic dealer – John Fedko
- Magicians’ Guild News – Seymour M. Heilbron
- Genii – Volume 38, Number 5 – May 1974 (published in August) – 48 pages
- Cover – David Devant
- In This Issue – contents
- The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
- Devant – by John Booth
- I Remember David Devant – Bayard Grimshaw
- My Association with David Devant – Claude Chandler
- Recollections of David Devant – Francis White
- Devant As Author – Bayard Grimshaw
- Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charles Miller, editor
- Where Did Those Rabbits Go? – Charles Miller
- Intermission – Charles Miller
- Devant’s “Expulsion” From The Magic Circle – Bayard Grimshaw
- Programme from 1914
- Wet Sunday At Highgate – Bayard Grimshaw
- 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
- The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
- It’s Only My Opinion But – Clarke “The Senator” Crandall
- Mickey’s Magical Workshop – Mickey O’Malley
- Die Box
- Honeycutter Plus – Orville Meyer
- Three Cards Across (For Two Magicians) – Paul Cummins
- Follow the Leader Coins – Glenn Gravatt
- Trix of the Trade – Ed Mishell
- Magi Puncture – Tannen’s
- producing two dove, simultaneously – Dove Delights
- Diminishing Cards – Mello Magic
- Nylon Hanks – Slydini’s Studio of Magic
- Huge Bouquets – Tannen’s
- The Creeping Thing – Chanin’s
- Pavel’s Traveling Cane – Tannen’s
- Seal Circus – Supreme Magic
- Magicians’ Guild News – Seymour M. Heilbron
- Genii – Volume 38, Number 6 – June 1974 (published in September) – 48 pages
- Cover – “Mr. Electric” Marvyn and Carol Roy
- In This Issue – contents
- The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
- The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
- Coins Passing Invisibly Into A Glass Tumbler – A Classic Of Coin Magic – A History of Past Methods and An Important New Version – John Brown Cook
- Mickey’s Magical Workshop – Mickey O’Malley
- Spring Bouquet
- Sponge Space Travel – Tim Harkleroad
- Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charles Miller, editor
- Computerized – Gerald Kosky
- Intermission – Charles Miller
- It’s Only My Opinion But – Clarke “The Senator” Crandall
- Col [Columbia] Joins Par [Paramount] In Houdini Pic Race – from Variety
- “Mr. Electric – Marvyn and Carol Roy – WWL (Jr)
- 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
- The Magician – poem – James Metcalfe
- Minsky Collabing On Magico Henning Book – from Variety
- Abbott’s 37th Annual Magic Get-Together – Bert Griffin
- Abbott’s 37th Annual Magic Get-Together – Jim Robertson
- Letters
- Genii – Volume 38, Number 7 – July 1974 (published in October) – 48 pages
- Cover – Joe Berg
- In This Issue – contents
- The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
- The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
- A Word Or Two About Berg – Charlie Miller
- Berg’s Changeable Card – Joe Berg
- Joe Berg – Johnny Platt
- Trick Deck Effects You Will Like – Joe Berg
- caricature – Mickey O’Malley
- My Busy Life In Magic – Joe Berg
- The Routine Is The Thing – Joe Berg
- Berg’s Stretch A Rope – And How To Make It – Joe Berg
- Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charles Miller, editor
- Foxy – Ray Grismer
- Intermission – Charles Miller
- It’s Only My Opinion But – Clarke “The Senator” Crandall
- Patriotic Thimbles – Joe Berg
- autographed photo of Howard Thurston
- Mental Thoughts – Joe Berg
- Chicago Berg Photos
- Auto-Spell-It-Deck – Joe Berg
- Through The Years With Joe Berg In Photos
- The Chinese Cups and Balls – As Performed By Joe Berg
- Patter Suggestions I Have Used – Compiled By Joe Berg
- photo – Joe Berg
- 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
- Genii – Volume 38, Number 8 – August 1974 (published in November) – 44 pages
- Cover – Fu Manchu
- In This Issue – contents
- The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
- The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
- The Handwriting on the Deck – Robert Wicks
- Name That Card
- What’s In A Name?
- Your Name – Your Card
- X Marks The Spot
- The Greeks Had A Word For It
- Marked Cards
- Unshuffled
- Aces Up
- Mickey’s Magical Workshop – Mickey O’Malley
- Magic Eggs
- Improvements To Club Tricks – Victor The Magician
- The Vase Of Allah (Chinese Prayer Vase)
- Plastic And Wooden Egg Tricks
- Tissue To Hat (or Panties!)
- Double Tricky Bottles
- Flowers From Fingertips
- General Tips
- cartoon – Amazing Maurice
- Two Wooden Match Quickies – Roy Fromer
- Rising Matches
- Flash Match Production
- cartoon – Paul Butler
- Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charles Miller, editor
- Novel Method of Switching Handkerchiefs or Other Small Articles by Means of a Clever Chair Servante – David Bamberg
- Vernet’s Blindfold Needle Threading – Fu Manchu
- In Memory of Fu Manchu – by Jose Antonio Hachim
- The Repertoire Of Fu-Manchu
- 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
- A New Magic Magazine For The Newsstands – WWL (Jr)
- Light from the Lamp – A Review of Magical Literature – Lloyd E. Jones
- The Magic of India – L. H. Branson
- Sideshow and Animal Tricks
- Two Second Deals – Russell T. Barnhart
- Marlo’s Objectives – Ed Marlo
- A Second Session – Mike Rogers
- Universal Card – Mike Rogers
- Martin Lewis lecture notes
- Side Walk Shuffle – Martin Lewis
- Ghost Card – Martin Lewis
- Covered – Martin Lewis
- Sleight Intended – J. G. Thompson, Jr.
- Card Script – Roy Walton
- Cheating at Bridge – Judson J. Cameron
- LaMonica’s Balloon Sculptures – Joseph LaMonica
- Daryl Martinez lecture notes
- Trix of the Trade – Ed Mishell
- Enchanted Ring – Tony Anverdi
- Super Stunner – George Schindler
- Kangaroo Coins – Eddie Gibson
- Martini – Cups and Coins
- Miser’s Dream – Show-Biz Services
- Teleportis – Syd Bergson
- Correction to May issue pricing
- Genii – Volume 38, Number 9 – September 1974 (published in December) – 44 pages
- Cover – Reveen – Impossiblist
- In This Issue – contents
- photo – Siegfried and Roy
- The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
- The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
- Mickey’s Magical Workshop – Mickey O’Malley
- Magic-2-fer
- Magic Covers
- Cut & Restored Paper
- Magic-2-fer
- Spirit Card in the Wallet – Gene Elmo
- Burnt Offerings – Experiments In Tephromancy – Phil Goldstein
- Improvements To Stage Tricks – Victor The Magician
- Another Idea For Out Of This World – Achim Haekel
- Easy Perfecto Poker Deal – Bob Pozner
- It’s Only My Opinion But – Clarke “The Senator” Crandall
- Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charles Miller, editor
- A Novel Combination With Matches, Cards, and a Banknote – Jean Merlan
- Intermission – Charles Miller
- Trix of the Trade – Ed Mishell
- Baffling Bill – Yutaka Kikudii
- Color Monte – Jim Temple
- Spectacular – Bruce Posgate
- Perfecta Clip Boards – Syd Bergson
- Berland’s Improved Multi-Purpose Cornucopia – Samuel Berland
- Knife Through the Coast – Samuel Berland
- chair hanger for above – Samuel Berland
- John Snider’s Majick Shoppe to be successor to Martin’s Magic
- Reveen – Impossibilist – show review by Bill Larsen (Jr)
- Light from the Lamp – A Review of Magical Literature – Lloyd E. Jones
- Dealing with Cheats – A. D> Livingston
- Cheating at Cards – AL Lampkin
- How to Detect Marked Cards – AL Portwood
- Paul Curry Presents
- Newspaper Magic – Gene Anderson
- Close-Up A-Ginn – David Ginn
- The Magic of Marcom – Logan Pritchett
- 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
- Lou Tannen’s Magicians’ Jubilee Number 12 – Peter Pit
- Letters
- Magi-Clips – newspaper clippings
- Unpublished Houdini Letter Aid To Miners
- Genii – Volume 38, Number 10 – October 1974 (published in December) – 48 pages
- Cover – Salvatore Salla
- In This Issue – contents
- The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
- The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
- Ring Flight – Glenn Gravatt
- Mickey’s Magical Workshop – Mickey O’Malley
- Production Boxes
- cartoon – Ted Salter
- The Coruscating Spongeball – Michael Perovich
- 2 + 2 = What? – Gary King
- The Joe Cossari “Fumi-Oso” Cigarette Vanish – Mickey O’Malley
- The Organ Grinder – Gene Elmo
- Big Card, Paper Bag – David Ginn
- Double Match – Glenn Gravatt
- Square Head Rabbit – John B. Young
- Mr. Gullible’s Travels – Andrew
- It’s Only My Opinion But – Clarke “The Senator” Crandall
- cartoon – Thomas Arndt
- Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charles Miller, editor
- The Drop Shift – Dom Paolino
- Intermission – Charles Miller
- Our Cover – Salvatore Salla
- Bagdad – News From All Over the World
- “The Magic World of Mark Wilson” – show review by Bill Larsen (Jr)
- Light from the Lamp – A Review of Magical Literature – Lloyd E. Jones
- The Conjurors’ Book of Stage Illusions
- Nine One-Man Mental Miracles – B. C. Milnov
- Underhanded Sorcery – Sheldon Waldman
- Trick Techniques – Richard G. Kraus
- Glimpse Into the Unknown – J. Stewart Smith
- Magic in the Morris Manor – Bud Morris
- Thurston Portfolio – Bud Morris
- Murray (the Escapologist) – Val Andrews
- It’s Magic! 21st Edition – Bill Larsen (Jr)
- Magic in Skillful Hands – review by Times Theater Critic Dan Sullivan
- Magic Review – It’s Magic!
- Trix of the Trade – Ed Mishell
- Silk King Studio 1974-1975 catalog
- Worm in Apple – Supreme
- Ken’s Klock – Ken de Courcy
- The Paul Harris Vanishing Deck – Tannen’s
- Split Thought – Ronnie Frost
- Knickel of Kanadah – AL’s Magic Shop
- Fantastick – Faria’s Studio of Magic
- Ravel’s Die Box – Faria’s Studio of Magic
- Dominento – Faria’s Studio of Magic
- Las Vegas Dominoes – Faria’s Studio of Magic
- Super Electronic Flash – Lou Masters
- Thimble Rice Bowls – Supreme
- The Magic In Your Voice – Ken Roberts
- 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
- Collector’s Corner – Topper Martyn
- Trompe D’oeil
- Magicians’ Guild News – Seymour M. Heilbron
- Genii – Volume 38, Number 11 – November 1974 (published in January 1975) – 48 pages
- Cover – Carter The Great
- In This Issue – contents
- The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
- The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
- Koran Revisited – Orville Meyer
- Sucker Speller – Achim Haekel
- Mickey’s Magical Workshop – Mickey O’Malley
- Levitation
- Belly Laugh (?) – Lawrence Arcuri
- The Parrot – balloon sculpture – Jack Rosa
- Ring A String – Glenn Gravatt
- It Can’t Be Done – A Mental Mystery – Aldini & Ron Vergilio
- Three Coins – Glenn Gravatt
- King Loves Queen – Greg Miller
- Bill In The Cigarette Quick As A Wink – Gene Elmo
- It’s Only My Opinion But – Clarke “The Senator” Crandall
- Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charles Miller, editor
- Triple Change Spellbound – Scott York
- Bagdad – News From All Over the World
- Search Launched for Houdini Chest – from Amusement Business
- Col Entering Harry Houdini Biopic Sweeps – from Variety
- 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
- I Left My Heart In – E. Raymond Carlyle
- The British Ring “I.B.M.” Convention – Pete Biro
- Trix of the Trade – Ed Mishell
- Slippery Sam – Eddie Gibson
- Three Ropes on a Plastic Jar – Jean Merlin
- Shell Shocked – Tannen’s
- Deck Switching Servante – Tannen’s
- Posters – Lee Jacobs
- Magic ‘N Stuff – new company
- Chop Cup – Herb Morrissey
- Card Boxes from Hat – Edward E. Ritchell
- Light from the Lamp – A Review of Magical Literature – Lloyd E. Jones
- Senator Crandall’s Comments, Numbers 2 & 3
- Magic of Tenkai – Arnold Furst & Gerald Kosky
- Famous Magicians of the World – show reviews – Arnold Furst
- Great Magic Shows – show reviews – Arnold Furst
- Thirty Card Mysteries of Charles T. Jordan
- Invocation – new magazine
- The Necromantic Grimoire
- Phone Book – Gary Owens
- Comedy Magic – George Blake
- Genii – Volume 38, Number 12 – December 1974 (published in February 1975) – 48 pages
- Cover – Lewis Ganson – A Special Issue
- In This Issue – contents
- The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
- The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
- cartoon – Thomas Arndt
- A Special Issue- with photo – Lewis Ganson
- photo – Lewis Ganson
- My Friend Lew – Peter Warlock
- The Money Game – Henry Hay
- Lewis Ganson – Fawcett Ross
- photo – Lewis Ganson
- Candy Bowl Presentation – Lewis Ganson
- The Chefalo Cross – Lewis Ganson
- The Vanishing Bird Cage – Lewis Ganson
- Frederica’s “Cardandle”
- photos of Lewis Ganson
- Cut, Burned, and Restored Handkerchief – Lewis Ganson
- The Skittle Riddle – Lewis Ganson
- Caricature of Lewis Ganson – Mickey O’Malley
- Lewis Ganson – A Postscript
- Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charles Miller, editor
- How To Construct A Malini Egg Bag – Robert T. H. Davidson
- Intermission – Charles Miller
- Trix of the Trade – Ed Mishell
- Slate Of Me Sly Wun – Supreme
- Identical Impossibility – Daryl Martinez
- The Flip-Flop Match Box – Count Lionel
- Six Mix – Larry West
- Psi Key Cubic – Bud Morris
- Guitars 2 in 1 Wand – Presley Guitar
- 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
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