Arcane

Arcane was a Magic Periodical from Jeff Busby given to regular customers of Busby - Corin, Inc. It was later sold to the general magic community.

There were fourteen issues produced: N° 1, October,1980 through N° 14, October 1995.

The first issue was illustrated by Don Albrecht and featured Larry Jennings, Hans Trixer, and Ken Beale.

Issues

Issue Number One - October 1st, 1980 Page 1- 10

• A reverse Elevator - Larry Jennings
• No Fish - Hans Trixer
• Diabolical Deal - Ken Beale
• Drop Out Stud Poker Stacks - Ken Beale
• Two Stock Shuffles - Ken Beale

Issue Number Two - SPECIAL ISSUE - PAUL SWINFORD November 5th, 1980 - Pages 11-22

• The Princess Trick Revisited
• Magnetic Coincidence
• 1003rd Aces
• Silver and Gold

Issue Number Three - January 8th, 1981 - Pages 23-32

• Royal Poker Cull - Mike Close
• Wild Underground Transposition - Mike Close
• Knotty - Ray Grismer

Issue Number Four - March 18th, 1981 - Pages 33-46

• Three Different WAys - Michael Skinner
• Double Reversal - Frank Shields
• Milled Race - William Zavis

Issue Number Five - September 16th, 1981 - Pages 47-56

• Aces En Route - Charlie Miller
• Cigars & Handerchief - Cal Emmett
• A Wrong Card Turns Right - Larry Jennings

Issue Number Six - December 10th, 1981 - Pages 57-74

• Introduction
• Almost Legitimate Cutting the Aces
• Hundred Dollar Prediction
• Two Coin Interlude
• The Last Hand

Issue Number Eight - October 8th, 1982 - Pages 87-100

• Jammed! - Martin Lewis
• Ultimate Succession Aces
• Francis Pelkey & Jeff Busby

Issue Number Nine - January 14th, 1983 - Pages 101-116

• Smoke Passage - Paul Fox
• Electromagnetic Aces - Dai Vernon
• Bill, Egg, and Glass - Edward Marlo

Issue Number Ten - SPECIAL ISSUE-STEWART JAMES - May 25th, 1983 - Pages 117-136

• Stewart James: Genius
• Balldown
• Clock Wise
• Mar-Gana
• Polychromatic Wheel
• Simian Simile
• Domore Discovery
• Half Open Omen
• Bermuda Triangles
• Half-A-Dozen Ways To Turn
• Golf Poker

Issue Number Eleven - July 22nd, 1984 - Pages 137-152

• O-Korto for Two - Fred Kaps
• Guise Winner - Allan Slaight
• Out of the Escorial - Reinhard Muller

Issue Number Twelve - November 30th, 1984 - Pages 153-172

• Emil Jarrow's Close-Up Bill in Lemon - Richard M Biow & Danny Dew
• Flash Fold - Father Cyprian

References

• Denis Behr Database