Arcane

For the French language magazine, see Arcane Journal.

Arcane
Issue No. 4
Editors	Jeff Busby
First issue	October,1980
Final issue	October, 1995
Alfredson/Daily#	1170
Total issues	14

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: No. 1, October,1980 through No. 14, October 1995.

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

Issues

One - October 1, 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

Two - PAUL SWINFORD issue - November 5, 1980 - Pages 11-22

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

Three - January 8, 1981 - Pages 23-32

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

Four - March 18, 1981 - Pages 33-46

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

Five - September 16, 1981 - Pages 47-56

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

Six - December 10, 1981 - Pages 57-74

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

Seven - May 10, 1982

• Cooper's Swindle - Neal Elias
• Poker Interchange - James Swain
• Son of Goofy Jon Charles

Eight - October 8, 1982 - Pages 87-100

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

Nine - January 14, 1983 - Pages 101-116

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

Ten - Stewart James Issue- May 25, 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

Eleven - July 22, 1984 - Pages 137-152

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

Twelve - November 30, 1984 - Pages 153-172

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

Thirteen - Special Issue: Bill Miesel - July 26, 1985

• The Fastest Sandwich in the World
• Filling the Elevator
• Deceived
• Here and Gone
• Barefaced Commitment

Fourteen - Special Issue: Martin Gardner - October 21, 1995

• Hand-Held Pasteboard Prevarication Detector
• Knot from Nowhere and Variations by Berg and Gardner
• The Knot Scam by Mitsunobu Matsuyama
• Separating Knots by Matsuyama and Gardner
• The Pyramid Spell
• The Self-suspending Matches
• Quad Rise by Gardner and Persi Diaconis
• Chromo-Clairvoyance
• Sefalaljia Sans
• Two Quick Tricks and Associated Ideas by Gardner and Busby

References

• Denis Behr Database