List of magic publications

Magic publications are books and periodicals which are created on the subject of magic. They include reviews of new equipment and techniques, announcements of upcoming events, interviews with prominent magicians, announcements of awards, and columns on such subjects as the history and ethics of the art of magic. Most also feature various explanations and ideas pertaining to magic tricks/effects. Additionally, you can commonly advertise for businesses and events with little charge.

List of magic periodicals

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Title First issue Status
Mahatma March 1895 (1895-03) Out of print
L'Illusionniste January 1902 (1902-01) Out of print
The Sphinx March 1902 (1902-03) Out of print
The Wizard (Selbit) September 1905 (1905-09) Out of print
Boy Magician/American Magician April 1909 (1909-04) Out of print
The Magic Mirror January 1909 (1909-01) Out of print
The Magic Wand September 1910 (1910-09) Out of print
Magical World November 2, 1910 (1910-11-02) Out of print
M-U-M October 1911 (1911-10) Current
Magical Bulletin January 1914 (1914-01) Out of print
The Linking Ring 1922 (1922) Current
The Demon Telegraph 1923 (1923) Out of print
Goldston's Magical Quarterly 1934 (1934) Out of print
The Jinx October 1934 (1934-10) Out of print
Tops January 1936 (1936-01) Out of print
Genii September 1, 1936 (1936-09-01) Current
Chapbook's Scrapbook July 1938 (1938-07) Out of print
Phoenix February 1942 (1942-02) Out of print
The Bat February 1943 (1943-02) Out of print
Al Munroe's Magical Miscellany June 1943 (1943-06) Out of print
Hugard's Magic Monthly June 1943 (1943-06) Out of print
The Conjuror's Monthly Magazine February 1945 (1945-02) Out of print
Gen 1946 or earlier Out of print
Pentagram 1946 (1946) Out of print
Goodliffe's Abracadabra February 2, 1946 (1946-02-02) Out of print
The Wizard (Armstrong) April 1947 (1947-04) Out of print
Bat Jr. January 1951 (1951-01) Out of print
Christian Conjurer January 1954 (1954-01) Out of print
New Phoenix February 19, 1954 (1954-02-19) Out of print
The Voice of FCM (formerly The Christian Conjurer) 1955 Current
Magicol September 1959 (1959-09) Current
New Tops January 1961 (1961-01) Out of print
The New Jinx May 1962 (1962-05) Out of print
The Pallbearers Review November 1965 (1965-11) Out of print
Magigram September 1966 (1966-09) Out of print
The Cauldron October 1967 (1967-10) Out of print
Hierophant 1969 (1969) Out of print
New Pentagram 1969 (1969) Out of print
Kabbala September 1971 (1971-09) Out of print
The Invocation July 1974 (1974-07) Out of print
Pabular September 1974 (1974-09) Out of print
Apocalypse January 1978 (1978-01) Out of print
Bat Droppings February 1979 (1979-02) Out of print
The New Invocation October 1979 (1979-10) Out of print
The Perennial Mystics 1983 (1983) Out of print
Mortimer's Magic Magazine 1989 (1989) Out of print
MAGIC September 1991 (1991-09) Out of print
Servante 1992 (1992) Out of print
The Crimp 1992 (1992) Current
Visions Online 2001 (2001) Out of print
Gibecière 2005 (2005) Current
Reel Magic July 2007 (2007-07) Current
Newest Tops May 2009 (2009-05) Current
Card Culture December 2014 (2014-12) Current
Vibrations Current
Inside Magic Current
Smoke & Mirrors E-zine Current
Magic Roadshow Journal of Magic June 2004 (2004-06) Current
Vanish Magic Magazine Current
Ye Olde Magic Mag Current
Oracle Out of print
The Disclaimer April 2021 Current
Mind Over Magic Out of print
The Hermit January 2022 Current

List of notable books on magic

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Further reading

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Alfredson, James B.; Daily, George L. (1986). A Bibliography of Conjuring Periodicals in English: 1791–1983. York, Pennsylvania.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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