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Cannibal Cards is a classic plot in card magic developed by Lin Searles, marketed in 1959, where cards disappear when sandwiched between other cards (that is, they are "eaten" by the "cannibal" cards.) The original routine uses gimmicked cards, which eat various small objects (such as a paper clip) in addition to other cards.

Later, magicians began developing sleight of hand versions. The prototypical version first published with credit to Matt Corin in Kabbala #1 (1971).

In a footnote within The Legendary Kabbala (1998), Racherbaumer cites that Corin learned this routine from Sam Schwartz, who at the time had not yet published it. Fulves eventually published it as "A.E.-I.O.U" in Epilogue #14 (March - 1972). Corin demonstrated it to Racherbaumer during the I.B.M. Convention in 1971 and it was subsequently published in Kabbala.

Wesley James, however, claims that he demonstrated his creation to Matt Corin before it was published in Kabbala. (See James' "The Magical Record and Thoughts" or Epilogue Special No. 4, 1976)

Roy Walton recognized that Alex Elmsley's Repulsive Aces could be used to perform Cannibal Cards. See page 229-233 in The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley, Vol. 1 (1991)

Publications

• The Cannibal Cards (Lin Searles): Marketed item, (Owen Magic Supreme, 1959).

• The Cannibal Cards (Roy Walton): Roy Walton, The Devil's Playthings (1969, pp. 36-37).
  • Roy Walton, The Complete Walton, Vol. 1 (1991, pp. 27-29).

• The Cannibal Cards (Matt Corin): Kabbala, Vol. 1 No. 2 (October 1971, pp. 15-16).
  • Jon Racherbaumer, The Ascanio Spread (1976, pp. 17-18).
  • Jon Racherbaumer, The Legendary Kabbala (1998, pp. 170-172).

• ETC. (Ed Marlo): Kabbala, Vol. 1 No. 11 (July 1972, p. 89).

• Pre-Cannibal Cards (Lin Searles): Epilogue, No. 14 (March 1972, p. 1).

• A.E.-I.O.U. (Sam Schwartz): Epilogue, No. 14 (March 1972, pp. 1-3).

• Cannibal Cards (Bob Stencel): Pallbearers Review, Vol. 8 No. 2 (December 1972, pp. 573, 577-578).

• Cannibal Jacks (Lin Searles): Pallbearers Review, Folio No. 8 (Autumn 1973, pp. 669-670).

• More Cannibals (Lin Searles): Pallbearers Review, Folio No. 8 (Autumn 1973, p. 673).

• A La Card (J. K. Hartman): J. K. Hartman, Means and Ends (1973, p. 17).
  • J. K. Hartman, Card Craft (1991, pp. 569-572).

• Return of the Cannibals (Roy Walton): Roy Walton, Card Script (1973, pp. 42-47).

• Cannibal Cards (Ed Marlo): The Linking Ring, Vol. 55 No. 2 (February 1975, pp. 73-76).
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 55 No. 4 (April 1975, pp. 84-88).

• Cannibal Cards (Rick Johnsson): The Linking Ring, Vol. 55 No. 6 (June 1975, pp. 62-64).
  • Jerry Mentzer, Card Cavalcade III (1975, pp. 148-159).

• The Uncanny Cannibals (Jon Racherbaumer): The Conjurer, Vol. 1 No. 7 (1975, pp. 6-7, 15).
  • Jon Racherbaumer, The Lost Pages of Kabbala (1981, pp. 51-53).
  • Jon Racherbaumer, The Legendary Kabbala (1998, pp. 181-184).

• Kannibal Kards, Karl Fulves, 1975.

• Colorful Cannibals (Gene Castillon): Kabbala, No. 3 No. 10 (October 1976, pp. 129-131).
  • Jon Racherbaumer, The Legendary Kabbala (1998, pp. 174-177).

• Real Gone Missionaries (Jon Racherbaumer): Kabbala, No. 3 No. 10 (October 1976, pp. 131-135).
  • Jon Racherbaumer, The Legendary Kabbala (1998, pp. 177-181).

• Cannibal Cards (Wesley James): Epilogue, Special No. 4 (1976, pp. 3-5).
  • Wesley James, Stop Fooling Us (1990, pp. 11-14).

• Cannibal Coin (Wesley James): Epilogue, Special No. 4 (1976, pp. 5-7).
  • Wesley James, Stop Fooling Us (1990, pp. 14-17).

• Captured (Karl Fulves): Epilogue, Special No. 4 (1976, pp. 14-15).

• Elmsley's Cannibals (Alex Elmsley): Epilogue, Special No. 4 (1976, pp. 15-16).

• A Slew of Cannibals (Ed Marlo): Ed Marlo, Marlo's Magazine, Vol. 2 (1977, pp. 1-3).

• Women's Cannibal Liberation (David Solomon): Ed Marlo, Marlo's Magazine, Vol. 2 (1977, pp. 3-5).

• Cannibals - Cannibals (Ed Marlo): Ed Marlo, Marlo's Magazine, Vol. 2 (1977, pp. 6-10).

• Anthropophagic Jacks (Stephen Minch): Stephen Minch, Creations of a Magical Madman (1977, pp. 11-22).

• Pre-Cannibal Cards II (Harvey Rosenthal): Karl Fulves, Packet Switches (Part Three (1977, pp. 150-151).

• Cannibal Land (Peter Duffie): Pabular, Vol. 3 No. 11 (July 1977, pp. 432-433).

• Ackerman's Face Lift (Allan Ackerman): Paul Harris, Close-up Entertainer (1979, pp. 125-133).
  • Paul Harris, Art of Astonishment Volume 2 (1996, pp. 115-118).

• Fit for a King (Robert Walker): Robert Walker, Tricks From the Tree (1980, pp. 9-15).

• On the Munch, or Eating Out (Gene Maze): Richard Kaufman, The Gene Maze Card Book (1980, pp. 60-62).

• Pieces of Ate (E. T. Hollins): E. T. Hollins, Cardmagic Selfspoken (1980, pp. 32-40).

• Missionaries' Revenge (John Mendoza): John Mendoza, John: Verse Two (1980, pp. 4-14).

• Direct Cannibal Surprise (Ed Marlo): The New Tops, Vol. 21 No. 6 (June 1981, pp. 6-10).

• The Complete Walt Lees Cannibal Act, Walt Lees, 1981.

• A Slew of Cannibal Moves (Dan MacMillan): Ken Simmons, Close-up With Cards (1981, pp. 54-64).

• Cannibals, French Style (Jean-Jacques Sanvert): Jon Racherbaumer, The Lost Pages of Kabbala (1981, pp. 47-49).
  • Jon Racherbaumer, The Legendary Kabbala (1998, pp. 172-174).

• Dessert (Danny Korem): Jon Racherbaumer, The Lost Pages of Kabbala (1981, p. 50).
  • Jon Racherbaumer, The Legendary Kabbala (1998, pp. 184-184).

• Canned Cannibals (Jon Racherbaumer): Jon Racherbaumer, The Lost Pages of Kabbala (1981, pp. 53-54).
  • Jon Racherbaumer, The Legendary Kabbala (1998, pp. 168-169).

• Converted Cannibals (Stephen Tucker): Spell-Binder, Vol. 1 No. 12 (April 1982).

• Cannibalism (Stephen Tucker): Spell-Binder, Vol. 2 No. 14 (June 1982).

• A Fourth For Dinner (David Britland): Spell-Binder, Vol. 2 No. 15 (July 1982, pp. 283-285).
  • Stephen Tucker, The Best of Spell-Binder Collection One (1987, p. 38).

• Snappy Cannibal (Ben Harris): Magic Manuscript, Vol. 4 No. 2 (August-September 1982, pp. 20-21).
  • Ben Harris, Out of His Mind (1985, pp. 107-108).
  • Ben Harris, Singapore Lecture Notes (1985, p. 8).

• Vitamin Cannibals (Ed Marlo): Magic Manuscript, Vol. 4 No. 2 (August-September 1982, pp. 21-23).

• Cardniverous Queens (Terry LaGerould): Bruce Florek, Tahoe File (1982).

• Flesh Eaters (David Britland): David Britland, Cardopolis (1983, pp. 15-18).

• Cannibals! (Jose Carroll): Jose Carroll, Effects and Presentation (1983).
  • Jose Carroll, 52 Lovers, Vol. II (1991, pp. 85-101).

• Choice Flesh (Max Maven): Richard's Almanac, No. 20 (April 1984, pp. 188-189).
  • Phil Goldstein, Focus (1990, pp. 23-26).

• Once and Future Kings (David Britland and Stephen Tucker): Spell-Binder, Vol 3. No. 36 (April 1984).

• Cannibal Cards (Dan Fleshman): Dan Fleshman, Close Up With Dan Fleshman (1984, p. 10).

• The Missionary Who Came as Dinner (Philip Willmarth): William Miesel, ed., Seconds from the Forkers (1984, pp. 71-72).

• Cannibal Cards, et al (John Murray): John Murray, Inside (1984, pp. 17-30).

• Return of the Cannibals (Ed Marlo): Daniel McCarthy, Suedes and Shades (1984, pp. 30-31).

• Cannibalistic 16 Card Assembly (Justin Branch): Justin Branch, Progressive Card Magic (1985, p. 29).

• The Phantom Cannibal (J. K. Hartman): Justin Branch, Progressive Card Magic (1985, p. 35).

• The Carnivor-ace Aces (Justin Higham): Justin Higham, All Hands on Deck! (1985).^[1]

• The Overstuffed Cannibals (Chris Kenner): John Mendoza, The Right Stuff (1985, pp. 6-8).

• Chinese Tuckaway (Stephen Tucker): Stephen Tucker, Cardiac Stimulation (1985, pp. 17-19).

• The Sick Cannibals (Ed Marlo): Ed Marlo, Thirty Five Years Later (1986, pp. 26-29).
  • Ed Marlo, The Card Magic of Edward Marlo (1993, pp. 123-127).

• Smorgasbord Cannibals (Randy Wakeman): Ed Marlo, Thirty Five Years Later (1986, pp. 29-30).
  • Apocalypse, Vol. 12 No. 4 (April 1989, pp. 1626-1627).
  • Mike Maxwell, Randy Wakeman Presents (1989, pp. 95-102).

• Quo Vadis (Shive Duggal): The New Talon, Vol. 1 No. 2 (February 1986, p. 27).

• Cannibal Vanish (Randy Wakeman): Randy Wakeman, Randy Wakeman's Special Effects (1987, pp. 28-29).

• What's Eating You? (Justin Higham): Apocalypse, Vol. 11 No. 2 (February 1988, pp. 1463-1464).

• Red Limit (R.K. Miller): Interlocutor, No. 49 (1988, pp. 219-220).

• Cannibal Cards (Bill Goodwin): Bill Goodwin, Lecture 1988 (1988, pp. 1-3).

• Cannibal Collectors (Justin Higham): Justin Higham, West End Card Session (1989).^[2]

• A CASE of Indigestion (Mike Powers): Mike Powers, Top Secret Stuff (1990, pp. 87-90).

• Cannibals and Zombies (Steve Bryant): Steve Bryant, Little Egypt Card Tricks (1991, pp. 61-73).

• Repulsive Aces (Alex Elmsley): Stephen Minch, Collected Works of Alex Elmsley, Vol. I (1991, pp. 229-233).

• Cannibals and Missionaries (Dave Campbell): New Sorcerer, No. 6 (1992).

• Diet (Chris Kenner): Chris Kenner, Totally Out of Control (1992).

• Guardian Angel (Jon Racherbaumer): Jon Racherbaumer, Pastiche II (1993, pp. 13-15).

• The Cannibal Kings (Allan Ackerman): Allan Ackerman, Wednesday Nights (1994, pp. 28-32).

• Four Times Two Are Ate! (Melvin Lehair): Melvin Lehair, Five Two Four (1995, pp. 31-33).

• The Carnivorous Poker Hand (William Miesel): William Miesel, Visionary Card Effects (1995, pp. 132-138).

• Red and Blue Cannibals (Steve Bryant): Steve Bryant, The Little Egypt Gazette For Magicians Only: The Lecture '96 (1996).

• The Cannibals and the Witch Doctor (Ariel Frailich): Ariel Frailich, Card Stories (1996, pp. 46-51).

• Kamnibal Cards (Curtis Kam): Jerry Mentzer, Professional Close-Up of Curtis Kam (1996).

• Ediblector (Peter Duffie): Peter Duffie, With Cards (1997).

• Cannibals (David Solomon): Eugene Burger, Solomon's Mind (1997).

• Now Serving (Karl Fulves): Karl Fulves, The Fine Print, No. 7 (1998, p. 242).

• The Dance of the Cannibals (Lin Searles, Roberto Giobbi, and Jean-Jacques Sanvert): Roberto Giobbi, Card College, Vol. 3 (1998, pp. 619-626).

• Kaluwaert's Kannibal Kings (John Caluwaert): Jason Alford, Cyber Sessions (1999, pp. 109-110).

• Cannibal Cards (Guy Hollingworth): Guy Hollingworth, Drawing Room Deceptions (1999, pp. 114-118).

• The Cannibals Eight Too Much! (Don England): Kevin Kelly, Don England's Paradox (2001, pp. 21-24).

• Tweaked Cannibals (Rob James): EGO, Vol. 1 No. 3 (August 2001).

• Cannibal Holocaust (Darwin Ortiz): Darwin Ortiz, Scams and Fantasies with Cards (2002, pp. 126-135).

• Hungry Cannibals (Joel Givens): Joshua Jay, Session: The Magic of Joel Givens (2007, pp. 187-194).

• Kanabial (Bruce Cervon): Bruce Cervon, Castle Notebooks, Vol. 2 (2008, pp. 259-261).

• Kanibal Trick II (Dai Vernon): Bruce Cervon, Castle Notebooks, Vol. 4 (2009, pp. 233-234).

• Squeaky-Clean Cannibals (Paul Gordon): Paul Gordon, The Unplanned Card Book (2009, pp. 125-127).

• Examinable cannibals (Woody Aragon): Woody Aragon, A Book in English (2011, pp. 219-230).

• Cannibal Collectors (Marcus Gordon): Magicseen, Vol. 8 No. 3 (July 2012).

• Effin Cannibals (Paul Gordon): Marketed item (2012).

References

1. ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/blog/card-magic/ahod.html
2. ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/blog/card-magic/wecs.html