Magic Periodicals

Below is a summary of known (primary English language) magic periodicals. Over 1,000 periodicals devoted to magic have appeared, beginning with Mahatma in 1895 as the first substantial publication. See also Category:Periodicals.

Sortable List

Title	Date	End Date	Editor	Notes
A-B-C of Magic Sets	1980	2004	Hans-Guenter Wittus-Witt	73 issues
Abraxas	2000/11/10	2004/12/10	Daniel Rhod	Paris. SIAM's Bulletin. 12 issues
American Magician	1910-04-10	1912-09-10	Charles J. Hagen	New York
Antinomy	2005-01-10	--	Gene Taylor
Apocalypse	1978-01-10	1997-12-10	Richard Kaufman & Harry Lorayne	the first year, then Harry Lorayne.
Arcane	1980-10-10	1995-10-10	Jeff Busby
Avatar	1973-01-01	1973-12-01	Jon Racherbaumer	2 issues. www.jonracherbaumer.com
Bat	1943-02-10	1951-02-10	Lloyd Jones
Bat, Jr.	1951-01-10	1955-08-10	Lloyd Jones
Behind The Smoke and Mirrors	1998-03-10	--	David London	Potomac, MD
Big Bob's Magic Club News	1969-03-10	1976-04-10	Robert Shvegzda	Cicero, IL. 5.5" x 8.5".
Boy Magician	1909-04-10	1910-03-10	Charles J. Hagen	New York. Later renamed The American Magician
Bulletin for Friends of Magic History	1976-01-10	1978-01-10	Steven S. Tigner	Toledo, OH
Cardiste	1957-02-10	1958-08-10	Rusduck	Philipsburg, PA. No. 1-11
Channel One	1999-09-10	--	Anthony Miller	Radio Free Atlantis. Powell, OH
Chap's Scrapbook	1938-07-10	1940-06-10	Frank Chapman	Magazine from July 1938 to June 1940.
Chronicles	1978-01-10	1988-01-10	Karl Fulves
Clear The Decks	1986-07-10	--	Anonymous	52 Plus Joker. Ontario, Canada
Crandall Comments	1974-06-10	1975-08-10	Clarke Crandall	Hollywood, CA
Conjurer	1975-01-10	1976-01-10	Michael Albright	CA I
Conjurors' Magazine	1945-02-10	1949-09-10	Walter B. Gibson	New York City
Conjurers' Monthly Magazine	1906-09-10	1907-08-10	Harry Houdini
Conjuriana	1951-04-10	1951-11-10	C. Blythe	USA. 3 issues. N1 Spring 1951 thru N3 Autumn 1951
Crimp	1992-01-10	--	Jerry Sadowitz	Glasgow, Scotland
Eagle Magician	1915-11-10	1935-07-10	Collins Pentz	Minneapolis, MN
Edwards' Monthly	1909-02-10	1910-06-10	W.G. Edwards	Bridgeburg, Canada
Epilogue	1967-11-10	1975-07-10	Karl Fulves	Illustrated by Joseph K. Schmidt. Nov. 1967 - July 1975. Sp. issue: 1976
Facsimile	1983-09-01	1997-09-01	Jon Racherbaumer	4 issues www.jonracherbaumer.com
Felsman's Magical Review	1919-10-10	1924-01-10	Arthur P. Felsman	Chicago
Gen	1945-12-10	1971-01-10	Harry Stanley then Lewis Ganson	Published by Unique Magic Studio. UK
Genii	1936-09-10	--	William W. Larsen, Sr.	Genii
Gibecière	2005-12-01	--	Mike Caveney	Periodical of the Conjuring Arts Research Center
Goldston Magical Quarterly	1934-07-10	1940-09-10	Will Goldston	London, England
Abracadabra	1946-02-20	--	Goodliffe	A weekly magical magazine from the UK.
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine	1948-11-10	1949-09-10	U.F. Grant	Columbus, OH
Half-Baked:The Journal of Ideas That Aren't	2000-07-01	2003-04-01	Anonymous	Published quarterly. 12 issues were released
Hierophant	1969-09-10	1980-06-10	Jon Racherbaumer	8 issues
Hocus Pocus	1978-07-1	1982-04-10	Dick Brooks	New York V
Houdini Magic Magazine	1977-08-10	1978-03-10	Gene Wright	Englewood Cliffs, NJ. No.1-2
Hugard's Magic Monthly	1943-06-10	1965-04-10	Jean Hugard
Ibidem	1955-06-10	1979-04-10	P. Howard Lyons
Illusionniste	1902-01-10	1914-07-10	Jean Caroly	Paris, France
Innovations	1972-01-10	1976-01-10	Charles Reynolds	Only 3 issues.
Interlocutor	1975-07-10	1988-01-10	Karl Fulves	Teaneck, NJ
Invocation	1974-07-10	1978-04-10	Tony Raven	(also Publisher), Waldwick, NJ.
Jinx	1934-10-10	1941-12-15	Theodore Annemann	Waverly, NY
Kabbala	1971-09-10	1974-12-10	Jon Racherbaumer
Key Ring	1969-11-10	1969-12-10	Phil Goldstein (Publisher)	Waltham, MA. Only one issue."
Labyrinth	1994-01-10	--	Stephen Hobbs	A Journal of Close-Up Magic released intermittently.
Legerdemain	1977-02-10	1981-08-10	John Fabjance	Bethalto, IL
Linking Ring	1923-01-10	2007-01-10	Ernest K. Schieldge & Gene Gordon (Founders)	IBM magazine. Publisher Len Vintus
Looking Glass	1995-01-10	1998-01-10	Richard Kaufman Stephen Hobbs & Jon Racherbaumer	Quarterly magazine. Genii
M-U-M	1911-10-01	--	Milbourne Christopher	New York City. M-U-M (Magic, Unity, Might) official organ of the Society of American Magicians
M-U-M (Roltare)	1911-10-10	1927-07-10	Charles Roltare	New York City
Maddock's Magic Searchlight	1919-10-10	1920-03-10	A.H. Maddock	Glasgow, Scotland
Magazine of Magic	1914-10-10	1922-04-10	Will Goldston	London. Vol.1-9
Magic Around The World	1969-10-10	1972-09-10	Benjamin Kleinman & Tan Bah Chee	Singapore. 12 issues.
Magic : The Magazine of Wonder	1910-01-10	1911-04-10	A.M. Wilson	Kansas City, MO
Magic Bar & Grill	1995-10-10	2000-01-10	Bill Goldman	(not sure of end date)
Magic Cauldron	1962-02-10	1977-06-10	F. William Kuethe, Jr.	Glen Burnie, MD.
Magic Circular	1906-07-10	--	Nevil Maskelyne	London, England
Magic Info	1972-05-10	--	Hugh Caddy	London, England. International Magic Studio.
Magic Key	1917-04-10	1918-06-10	H.F. Heith	Carroll, Iowa
Magic: A Magazine for Magicians	1991-09-10	--	Stan Allen	Lakewood, CA
Magic Man Examiner	1991-00-00	1992-09-01	Chris Kenner & Homer Liwag.	A periodical consisting of four issues. The magazine was known for its excellent magic and satirical tone.
Magic Magazine For All Magicians	1952-04-01	1956-09-01	Max Andrews	London, England. Monthly. 7.25 x 9.75. 54 issues
Magic Magazine (Kardwell)	1975-08-01	1977-08-01	Joseph Kardwell	New York City. Monthly. 8.5 x 11. Dates need to be confirmed!
Magic Manuscript	1979-03-10	1990-11-10	Adam J. Fleischer	Published by Frazee's Magic then by Tannen's.
Magic Menu	1995-09-10	2000-08-10	Jim Sisti
Magic Sounds	1973-01-10	--	Alex Redans (Craige Snader)	Mexico City, Mexico. 17 issues? Need end date
Magic Wand	1910-09-10	1957-12-10	Harry Leat	et al. London, England
Magical Arts Journal	1986-08-10	1990-01-00	Michael Ammar & Adam J. Fleischer
Magical Bookie	1960-04-10	1974-10-10	Stephen Patrick	Fairport Harbor, Ohio
Magical Review	1962-01-10	1963-01-10	Max Underwood	New Lexington, OH
Magical World	1910-11-20	1911-05-10	Max Sterling	UK
Magical World, New Series	1913-06-04	1914-02-04	Max Sterling
Magic World News	1965-05-10	1965-11-10	Edward Konstant	Stamford, CT. Monthly. 7 issues.
Magick	1970-07-17	1993-11-12	Bascom Jones	496 issues
Magician Monthly Magazine	1904-12-10	1939-3-10	Will Goldston	Vol. 1 to Vol. 36
Magicol	1950-08-10	1952-08-10	Robert Parrish then David Meyer	Official journal of the Magic Collectors Association
Magigram	1966-09-10	1995-02-10	Ken de Courcy	Bideford, England. Supreme Magic.
Mahatma	1895-03-10	1906-02-10	George H. Little	Vol 1-9
Marlophile	1996-01-01	1997-01-01	Jon Racherbaumer	#1 (1996) #2 (1997) Jon Racherbaumer
The Midget Magician	1951-01-10	1960-09-10	Wilf Huggins	Published quarterly, only 2 1/2 inches by 4 inches, 38 issues.
Minotaur	1988-11-10	--	Marvin J. Leventhal & Daniel D. Harlan	Still publishing?
Modern Magi	1943-08-10	1956-07-10	R.C. Buff	Knoxville, TN
Mr. Gadfly	2001-05-10	2002-05-10	Aaron Smith	Tulsa, OK. Bi-monthly. 5 issues. Magic Depot
MO (Modus Operandi)	1993-03-01	1996-01-01	Jon Racherbaumer	8 issues
Mystic Quarterly	1976-01-10	1981-01-10	James Hagy	Euclid, OH. Published quarterly. Total of 15 issues.
New Directions	1985-05-10	1986-08-10	Ben Harris	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. 3 known issue + supplement
New Invocation	1979-10-10	1996-07-40	Tony Raven	Waldwick, NJ. No. 1 - 83
New Jinx	1962-04-10	1968-04-10	Bill Madsen	Boston, MA
New Pentagram	1969-03-10	1989-02-10	Peter Warlock	Bideford, England
New Phoenix	1954-02-10	1965-10-10	Jay Marshall Don Tanner Karl Fulves
New Tops	1961-01-10	1994-12-10	Neil Foster	Abbott's Magic Co. Colon, MI
Numismagic Newsletter	1979-02-10	1986-03-10	Max Goodall	USA. N1 February 1979 thru N21 March 1986
Olram File	1990-12-10	1993-01-10	Lee Freed, Ed Marlo and Jon Racherbaumer
Pabular	1974-09-10	1985-05-10	Fred Robinson	London, England
Pallbearers Review	1965-11-10	1975-10-10	Karl Fulves
Pentagram	1946-10-10	1959-12-10	Peter Warlock
Penumbra	2002-05-10	2004-07-10	Gordon Bean & Bill Goodwin
Phoenix	1942-02-10	1954-02-10	Walter B. Gibson	Bruce Elliott Assistant Editor then Editor in 1944
Piddlings & Pettifoggery	1972-01-01	1972-01-31	Jon Racherbaumer	(January - 1972) 50 Xerox copies www.jonracherbaumer.com
Magic World	1917-04-15	1924-02-10	J. E. Pierce (Dr.)	Philadelphia, PA
Psycho-Gizmo	1951-01-01	1965-01-01	Teral Garrett	Devoted to Mental Magic. 48 issues
Richard's Almanac	1982-09-10	1985-11-10	Richard Kaufman (also Publisher)	New York City, New York
Ruminations	1986-07-10	1988-01-10	Steve Schneiderman (also Publisher)	Flushing, NY
Seance	1988-10-10	1990-07-10	Scott Davis	Quarterly Magazine devoted to Spirit Magic, reprinted in one volume by Kaufman and Company in 1996.
Servais LeRoy's Magical Monthly	1911-11-10	1913-10-10	Max Sterling	England. N1 November 1911 thru N12 October 1913.
Seven Circles	1931-04-10	1934-06-10	Walter B. Gibson	Three Rivers, MI
S.O.B., Jr.	1970-01-10	1978-12-10	Lloyd Jones	Oakland, CA. Magic Limited. Monthly. Printed. 8.5 x 11.
Sorcerer's Attic	1988-09-10	1990-12-10	Davey Marlin-Jones	Washington, DC. Monthly. Need to confirm dates!
Spell-Binder	1981-05-10	1984-04-10	Stephen Tucker	St. Helens, England. Monthly, Ran for three years and had 36 issues
Sphinx	1902-03-10	1953-03-10	William J. Hilliar	et al. Chicago, IL
Stanyon's Magic	1900-10-10	1920-06-10	Ellis Stanyon	London. (1900-1914, 1919-1920) Vol.1 - Vol.15
Sticks & Stones	1976-01-10	1977-12-10	Jon Racherbaumer	1-12 (1976) 13-24 (1977) www.jonracherbaumer.com
Swami	1972-01-10	1974-12-10	Sam Dalal (also Publisher)	Calcutta, India. Reprinted with Mantra in book form by Kaufman and Company in 1997.
Mantra	1975-04-10	1977-12-10	Sam Dalal (also Publisher)	Calcutta, India. Reprinted with Swami in book form by Kaufman and Company in 1997.
Swipe	1991-01-01	1993-01-01	Jon Racherbaumer	N° 1-7 (1991-93) www.jonracherbaumer.com
Syzygy	1994-07-10	--	Lee Earle	Phoenix, AZ
Talisman	1970-03-06	1971-08-13	Jules Lenier	Resida, CA. Weekly
Thayer's Magical Bulletin	1914-01-10	1925-05-10	Louis Christianer	USA
Tops	1936-01-10	1957-03-10	Percy Abbott	Colon, MI
Trapdoor	1983-01-10	1998-01-10	Steve Beam (also Publisher)	NC. http://stevebeam.com
West Coast Quarterly	1984-11-10	1985-08-10	Earl Nelson	(also Publisher)
Wiegleb's Naturliche Magie	1782-01-10	1805-01-10	Anonymous	Need to verify start and end
Wizard	1947-04-10	1956-07-10	George Armstrong and Jack Lamonte	Enfield, England
Wizard (Selbit)	1905-09-10	1910-08-10	P. T. Selbit	London
Wizard Monthly	1946-01-01	1964-01-01	Charles Bohem	Atlantic city, then Philadelphia. Began with 3 issues of The Escape Wizard

References

• Magic Periodical Timeline
• Jacky Kahan's Magic Books Index
• Conjuring Arts' Magazine Holdings
• A Bibliography of Conjuring Periodicals in English: 1791 - 1983 by Alfredson, J.B. & Daily, G.L., Jr. - the authors attempt herewith to list the English-language periodicals from 1791 through 1983 in the major collections existing today ISBN 0916638375
• MAGIC MAGAZINES OF THE SECOND MILLENNIUM: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE CONJURING PERIODICALS, AUGUST 1791 - 1 JANUARY 2000 by Father Stephen A. Fernandes; Hyannis, MA; 2000. This picks up where the Alfredson/Daily Bibliography left off. ISBN B0006S4RPU
• List of Periodicals for sale at Bradbury Books
• A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MAGIC'S PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS compiled by CLINTON BURGESS in Linking Ring issues March, May, July and August 1932.
• List Of Periodicals Pertaining To Magic And Kindred Subjects By Teral Garrett, Genii March 1969
• Magic Magazines for Magic Collectors