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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. 27-28).

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

• 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).

• 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).

• Kannibal Kards, Karl Fulves, 1975.

• Colorful Cannibals (Gene Castillon): Kabbala, No. 3 No. 10 (October 1976, pp. 129-131).

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

• Cannibal Cards (Wesley James): Epilogue, Special No. 4 (1976, pp. 3-5).

• Cannibal Coin (Wesley James): Epilogue, Special No. 4 (1976, pp. 5-7).

• 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).

• 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 (Ed Hollins): Ed Hollins, Card Magic Selfspoken (1980, pp. 32-40).

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

• The Complete Walt Lees Cannibal Card 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).

• Dessert (Danny Korem): Jon Racherbaumer, The Lost Pages of Kabbala (1981, p. 50).

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

• 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).

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

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

• Cannibals! (Jose Carroll): Jose Carroll, Effects and Presentation (1983).
  • Jose Carroll, 52 Lovers 2 (1991, pp. 85-101).

• Choice Flesh (Max Maven): Richard's Almanac, No. 20 (April 1984, pp. 188-189).

• 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).

• 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).

• Snappy Cannibal (Ben Harris): Ben Harris, Singapore Lecture Notes (1985, p. 8).

• 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).

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

• 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).

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

• 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).

• 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).

• 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).

• Nightmare (Robert Moreland): Andi Gladwin, Another Bite of the Cherry: Cheetah's Handbook Volume 2 (2006).

• 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