About The Phoenix
Produced by Louis Tannen of Tannen’s Magic, The Phoenix was a bi-weekly magic periodical written by Walter B. Gibson with Assistant Editor Bruce Elliot. It ran for 300 issues from January 1942 to Feb 1954 and featured an incredible array of wildly creative effects and ideas from some of the most respected magicians in the world.
Contributors to The Phoenix include:
Ed Marlo
Dai Vernon
Nate Leipzig
Alex Elmsley
Ted Annemann
Ross Bertram
U.F. Grant
Horace Goldin
Paul Curry
Jay Marshall
Al Baker
Jean Hugard
Roy Benson
Frank Garcia
And so many others!
From close up magic and card magic to mentalism, stage and parlor magic, bar tricks and other fun moves, variations, and ideas, there is truly something for everyone in this special series.
To commemorate this iconic publication, a limited release hardcover book was created every 50 issues. In total there were six books housing over 1,500 ideas.
Every magician can benefit from having these in their library!
