List of magic publications

Magic publications are books and periodicals dedicated to 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 and effects. Additionally, they commonly offer low-cost advertising opportunities for businesses and events.

List of magic periodicals

Title First issueStatus
Mahatma March 1895 Out of print
L'Illusionniste January 1902
The Sphinx March 1902
The Wizard (Selbit) September 1905
Boy Magician/American Magician April 1909
The Magic Mirror January 1909
Magic: The Magazine of Mystery ("Twin" magazine of Ghosts, published on alternating months) January 1910
Ghosts: A Magazine of Romance and Reason ("Twin" magazine of Magic, published on alternating months) February 1910
The Magic Wand September 1910
Magical World November 2, 1910
M-U-M October 1911Current
Magical Bulletin January 1914 Out of print
The Linking Ring 1922Current
The Demon Telegraph 1923 Out of print
Goldston's Magical Quarterly 1934
The Jinx October 1934
Tops January 1936
Genii September 1, 1936Current
Chapbook's Scrapbook July 1938 Out of print
Phoenix February 1942
The Bat February 1943
Al Munroe's Magical Miscellany June 1943
Hugard's Magic Monthly
The Conjuror's Monthly Magazine February 1945
Gen 1946 or earlier
Pentagram 1946
Goodliffe's Abracadabra February 2, 1946
The Wizard (Armstrong) April 1947
Bat Jr. January 1951
Christian Conjurer January 1954
New Phoenix February 19, 1954
The Voice of FCM (formerly The Christian Conjurer) 1955 Current
Magicol September 1959
New Tops January 1961 Out of print
The New Jinx May 1962
The Pallbearers Review November 1965
Magigram September 1966
The Cauldron October 1967
Hierophant 1969
New Pentagram
Kabbala September 1971
The Invocation July 1974
Pabular September 1974
Apocalypse January 1978
Bat Droppings February 1979
The New Invocation October 1979
ABC of Magic Sets March 1980
The Perennial Mystics 1983
Mortimer's Magic Magazine 1989
MAGIC September 1991
Servante 1992
The Crimp Current
Visions Online 2001 Out of print
Gibecière 2005 Current
Reel Magic July 2007
Newest Tops May 2009
Card Culture December 2014
Vibrations
Inside Magic
Smoke & Mirrors E-zine
Magic Roadshow Journal of Magic June 2004
Vanish Magic Magazine
Ye Olde Magic Mag
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

Further reading

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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