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Arcane

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For the French language magazine, see Arcane Journal.
Arcane
Arcane.jpg
Issue No. 4
EditorsJeff Busby
First issueOctober,1980
Final issueOctober, 1995
Alfredson/Daily#1170
Total issues14

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