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Magic Periodicals

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Over one thousand periodicals devoted to magic have been published, beginning with Mahatma in 1895 as the first substantial publication.

Some of the earliest known magic magazines by country are:

See also: Category:Periodicals for the complete list of periodicals described in MagicPedia.

Below is a summary of many known (primary English language) magic periodicals.

Sortable List

The following is just a sample of the most prominent ones.

Title Date End Date Editor Notes
A-B-C of Magic Sets 1980 2004 Hans-Guenter Wittus-Witt
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
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.
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.
Channel One 1999-09-10 -- Anthony Miller Radio Free Atlantis. Powell, OH
Chap's Scrapbook 1938-07-10 1940-06-10 Frank Chapman
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
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.
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.
Facsimile 1983-09-01 1997-09-01 Jon Racherbaumer
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.
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.
Hierophant 1969-09-10 1980-06-10 Jon Racherbaumer
Hocus Pocus 1978-07-1 1982-04-10 Dick Brooks New York
Houdini Magic Magazine 1977-08-10 1978-03-10 Gene Wright Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
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 Close-Up Magic
Legerdemain 1977-02-10 1981-08-10 John Fabjance Bethalto, IL
Linking Ring 1923-01-10 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.
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.
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.
Magic Magazine For All Magicians 1952-04-01 1956-09-01 Max Andrews London, England. Monthly.
Magic Magazine (Kardwell) 1975-08-01 1977-08-01 Joseph Kardwell New York City. Monthly. 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. 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.
Magick 1970-07-17 1993-11-12 Bascom Jones 496 issues
Magician Monthly Magazine 1904-12-10 1939-3-10 Will Goldston
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
Marlophile 1996-01-01 1997-01-01 Jon Racherbaumer
The Midget Magician 1951-01-10 1960-09-10 Wilf Huggins Published quarterly
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.
MO (Modus Operandi) 1993-03-01 1996-01-01 Jon Racherbaumer
Mystic Quarterly 1976-01-10 1981-01-10 James Hagy Euclid, OH. Published quarterly..
New Directions 1985-05-10 1986-08-10 Ben Harris Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
New Invocation 1979-10-10 1996-07-40 Tony Raven Waldwick, NJ.
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.
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
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.
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
Servais LeRoy's Magical Monthly 1911-11-10 1913-10-10 Max Sterling England.
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.
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,
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.
Sticks & Stones 1976-01-10 1977-12-10 Jon Racherbaumer
Swami 1972-01-10 1974-12-10 Sam Dalal (also Publisher) Calcutta, India.
Mantra 1975-04-10 1977-12-10 Sam Dalal (also Publisher) Calcutta, India.
Swipe 1991-01-01 1993-01-01 Jon Racherbaumer
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.
West Coast Quarterly 1984-11-10 1985-08-10 Earl Nelson (also Publisher)
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 as the The Escape Wizard

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