Chicanery Magazine by Stephen Tucker

Stephen Tucker is probably one of the craziest people you will ever meet in magic. He may be crazy but he also happens to be highly talented and a very creative person. He has invented many magic effects and has supported himself over the years by performing magic, inventing magic tricks and editing and producing magic magazines. He was the editor and publisher of the amazing Spell-Binder Magazine.

Chicanery is a worthy successor to Spell-Binder and most of the effects within its pages are by Stephen. He gave himself pen names and a typical Tucker touch is that the names are Pen Tell, Mark Erpen, Nick Fountain, and so on.

Besides the many Tucker creations you will also read contributions by some of magic's heavy weights such as Phil Goldstein (Max Maven), John Carney, Fabian (Aldo Colombini), Wayne Dobson, David Britland, Bill Miesel, and more.

Originally published from June 1986 to March 1988; 342 pages

1. Introduction

1. Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 1, June 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 4)

2. Abdication – card effect – Stephen Tucker

3. Whispering Grass – card effect – Stephen Tucker

4. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

5. Why, for Two Pins – dice prediction from Ian Velleda

6. Les Counts de Monté Cristo – card effect – Don Parker

7. Redial – thoughts about telephones from Nick Fountain

8. Liquid Paper – card effect – Stephen Tucker

9. 12:55 pm – coin effect – Nick Erpen

10. i$i$ – card effect – John Lenahan

1. Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 2, July 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 16)

2. Carbonation – Phil Goldstein's work on "Carbon" Copy"

3. 51 All Out! – card effect – Tony Sheaffer

4. Countdown to Deckstasy – card effect – Al Smith

5. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

6. Verbatim – a film or TV star's name is revealed – Maggie Bonner

7. Pennies from Heaven – coin effect – John Carney

8. The Triad Throw – card move – Stephen Tucker

9. Time Warper – watch effect – Stephen Tucker

10. Hoax – coin move – Fabian

11. Fantastrick – card revelation – Fabian

1. Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 3, August 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 28)

2. Electric Sheaffer – card effect – Al Smith

3. Menu – prediction effect – Stephen Tucker

4. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

5. Domino Masque – domino effect Ron Quill

6. 66999 – card effect – John Carney

7. Janus – card effect – Joe Staedtler

8. Cyclone – finger ring effect – Mike Berol

1. Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 4-5, September-October 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 24 pages (beginning on file page 40)

2. Thanks to Fred – a sequence of three coin moves – Bob Ostin

3. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

4. H2Oil – card effect – Stephen Tucker

5. Knot On! – ring and rope move – Fabian

6. Last Again! – card effect – Al Smith

7. Parvo – a thimble and a coin idea – Don Parker

8. Fiat Lux – living and dead test – Nick Fountain

9. 6th Sense – card routine – Faber Castell

10. Thimple – cord and thimble effect – Wally Boyce

11. Super-Grass – a version of "Whispering Grass" from issue 1 – Stephen Tucker

12. Welder – playing card matrix – Ian Velleda

13. Sandswitch – card effect – Don Parker

14. Acepell – card effect – Philipe Conté

15. Fore-3-2-1 – card effect – Mark Erpen

16. Back to Front – card effect – Phil Goldstein

17. Spectagic – card divination – Al Smith

1. Or … ?

1. Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 6, November 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 64)

2. Seer – revelation on a glass disk – Stephen Tucker

3. Gozinta Coins – coin effect – Steven Biron

4. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

5. Saxa – vanishing salt – John Carney

6. Whisper – a variation of "Whispering Grass" from issue 1 – Richard Perrin

7. Trio – Tarot card effect – Stephen Tucker

8. Tiles – card effect – John Teo

9. Fused – routine with house-hold plug fuses – Johnny Wai & Stephen Tucker

10. Aero – thoughts on using "British Airways" deck – Stephen Tucker

1. Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 7-8, December-January 1986/7 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 24 pages (beginning on file page 76)

2. Boxed – coin box routine – Wayne Dobson

3. Pointer Poker – card effect – Kevin Reay

4. Glass Go – vanishing coins and glass – Wayne Dobson

5. Cut – card effect – John Gordon

6. The Fate Line – cards and coins – Stephen Tucker

7. Don't Wind Me Up! – cards and wind-up toy – John Hotowka

8. Roll Up, Roll Up – metal bending stunt – Stephen Tucker

9. Poker Players Panic – card effect – Al Smith

10. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

11. Elevate – card effect – Fabian

12. Demolition – radio effect – Jack Lowen

13. 2nd Abdication – variation of "Abdication" from issue 1 – Bill Worsley

14. Sign Off – coin effect – John Hotowka

15. Enigma Variation – coin effect – Stephen Tucker

16. Tap Dancer – card effect – Stephen Tucker

17. Millenium – coin effect – Stephen Tucker

18. Disapen – fountain pen effect – Stephen Tucker

1. Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 9, February 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 100)

2. Modesty – card principle/effect -Stephen Tucker

3. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

4. On the Up and Up! – card effect – David Britland

5. Adder Again – snake can effect – John Hotowka

6. Pub Poker – card effect – Jack Lowen

7. Regal Smoke – cigarette effect – Brian Holland

8. Ham Sandwich – card effect – Stephen Tucker

9. Second Sleight – card move – Bill Worsley

10. Pinza Movement – safety pin effect – Jens Pentel

1. Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 10-11, March-April 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 24 pages (beginning on file page 112)

2. Matchical – match effect – Stephen Tucker

3. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

4. Still Blushing! – card effect – Stephen Tucker

5. Null and Void – card force – Bob Yelland

6. Binary – card revelation – Nick Fountain

7. Idea: 1 – idea with a watch – Stephen Tucker

8. Stand Still – lighter effect – Tony Sheaffer

9. The Austin Mega Move – card sleight – Neal Austin

10. Aces without Piles – card effect – Neal Austin

11. Idea: 2 – book test idea – Stephen Tucker

12. Penned In! – pen and note effect – Jens Pentel

13. Upper-Cut – card move – Fabian

14. Ghandi – coin effect – Mark Erpen

15. Double Christ – card effect – Bill Miesel

16. Idea: 3 – coins through table idea – Stephen Tucker

17. Handy – psychic effect – Stephen Tucker

18. (A.T.T.A.) – Another Twisting the Aces – Al Smith

19. Idea: 4 – card on window idea – Stephen Tucker

20. Furious! – card effect – Stephen Tucker

1. Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 12, May 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 136)

2. Stretch – rope effect – Tony Sheaffer

3. Blast Off – card effect – Stephen Tucker

4. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

5. Springboard – card move – Gordon Wray

6. Matlessrix – dice and coins effect – Steven Biron

7. No Ace Holes Allowed! – card effect – Neal Austin

8. Spot Off! – card effect – Neal Austin

9. Cut Up 1+2 – card effect – Stephen Tucker

1. Chicanery, Birthday Issue, September-October 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 35 pages, missing page 35 (beginning on file page 148)

2. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

3. Video – video recorder effect – Nick Fountain

4. Staple Diet – card and stapler effect – Mike Berol

5. Chicanery Volume 1 Index

6. Sky Silk – silk from thumb tip idea – Mark Erpen

7. Solid Reflection – sponge and glass effect – Stephen Tucker

8. Subtle Void – card force – Don Parker

9. The Amusing Sponge Radios – sponge effect – Stephen Tucker

10. Competition

11. Link – linked cards – Wayne Dobson

12. Between the Lines – ESP card effect – Stephen Tucker

13. Ram Jam Full – ball and can addition – Stephen Tucker

14. Down and Out – card effect – friends of Bob Colletti and Paul Brignall

15. Limelight – variation of Nick Fountain's "Fiat Lux" – Maggie Bonner

16. The Invisible Cup – cup and ball effect – Stephen Tucker

17. Paradox – card effect – Stephen Tucker

18. Dream – card effect – Stephen Tucker

19. The Enigma – coin effect – Stephen Tucker

20. Fade Away – card effect – Stephen Tucker

21. Image Maker – coin effect – Stephen Tucker

22. Obsessed – card effect – Stephen Tucker

23. missing

24. back cover

1. Chicanery, Volume 2, Issue 1, July 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 13 pages (beginning on file page 183)

2. The Sponge Coins – coin effect – Ron Quill

3. Belated Birthday Gifts – readers thoughts on Birthday Issue effects

4. Blast Off in Sequence – new version of "Blast Off" from Issue 12 – Stephen Tucker

5. Tops no Butts! – variation of Neil Austin's "Spot Off!" from Issue 12 – Stephen Tucker

6. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

7. Key to Note – key and bank note effect – Mike O'Mahoney

8. Clue 2 – card effect – Faber Castell

9. Uppers & Downers – card effect – Stephen Tucker & David Britland

10. Travel Agent – card effect – Stephen Tucker

11. Illustrations for Issue: 1 – Vol: 2 – July 1987

1. Chicanery, Volume 2, Issue 2, August 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 13 pages (beginning on file page 196)

2. Coin Assembly No: 2,345,678.??? – coin effect – Stephen Tucker

3. Elastic Infiltration: II – card effect – Mike Austin

4. Thru Variant – ring off rope effect – Reinhard Müller

5. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

6. Pentel Plus – cards and pen effect – Bill Swallow (with acknowledgement to Mark Lee)

7. Computer Cards – card effect – Ron Quill

8. Way-Out – card effect – Justin Higham

9. Return Visit – versions of R. W. Hull's "The Three of Clubs" – Justin Higham

10. illustrations

1. Chicanery, Volume 2, Issue 3-4, September-October 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 25 pages (beginning on file page 209)

2. Upper Right – book test – Mark Erpen

3. Biroverse – card effect – Steven Biron

4. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

5. Psychic Poker Kind Of – card effect – Stephen Tucker

6. Ringone – vanish for ring on rope routines – Ron Quill

7. Even Quicker Three Way – card effect – Faber Castell

8. Almost a Thought – card effect – Stephen Tucker

9. The Original Chinese Coin Assembly à la Roth – coin effect – Neal Austin

10. Touch-Touched Again – card effect – Nick Trost and Al Thatcher

11. Stung Again – card effect – Stephen Tucker

12. Boys and Girls – card effect with special cards – Alex East

13. Engaged By – card effect – Don Parker

14. Simplacety – card effect – Joseph Staedtler

15. Taped By – mentalism – Stephen Tucker

16. Displayce$ – card effect – Al Smith

17. Fabian's Chinese Extraction – coin effect – Aldo Colombini

18. Three Chicken Currys To Go – card effect – Stephen Tucker

19. Chicken Curry – card move – Steven Tucker

20. illustrations

21. Robertian – card effect – Aldo Colombini (Fabian)

22. Middle Earth – gambling exhibition – Al Smith

1. Chicanery, Volume 2, Issue 5-6, November-December 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 24 pages (beginning on file page 234)

2. Mytrix – matrix effect – Ed Ding

3. The One Second Reverse – card move – David Dinari

4. Will O' The Wisp Retrieval – coin move – Ananth Visuanathan

5. In a Field of Its Own – card effect – Stephen Tucker

6. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

7. Never Give a Sucker a Finger Break! – card effect – Lamberto Desideri

8. Automatic – safety pin Mentalism idea – Stephen Tucker

9. From a Jack to a King – card effect – Bill Worsley

10. But Some Ropes Are More Equal Than Others – rope effect – Jean Garance

11. Premixion II – card effect – Stephen Tucker

12. Never Say Die – die effect – Stephen Tucker

13. Way Out! – card effect – Robert D. Rose

14. Team Aces – card Effect – Stephen Tucker

1. Chicanery, Volume 2, Issue 7, January 1988 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 258)

2. Vlad – coin effect – Bill Swallow

3. A Little Bird Told Me! – card effect – Stephen Tucker

4. It Makes a Change – coin effect – Colin Artridge

5. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

6. Telescope – card effect – Stephen Tucker

7. Dot's Incredible – card effect – Barry Allpoint

8. Hoyle and Water – card effect – Stephen Tucker

1. Chicanery, Volume 2, Issue 8, February 1988 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 270) – Bill Worsley's Antique Card Session

2. Cardman's Dream – card effect – Bill Worsley

3. Finding the Aces – card effect – Bill Worsley

4. The Chaperon – card effect – Bill Worsley

5. Concentration – card effect – Bill Worsley

6. Mangled Aces – card effect – Bill Worsley

7. Reversed Transposition – card effect – Bill Worsley

8. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

9. Poker – card effect – Bill Worsley

10. Jokers Caprice – card effect – Bill Worsley

11. The Ten of Diamonds– card effect – Bill Worsley

1. Chicanery, Volume 2, Issue 9, 10, 11 & 12, March, April, May & June 1988 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 48 print pages (beginning on file page 282)

2. cover

3. For Men Only – card effect – Stephen Tucker

4. Chatterbox – comments from the editor

5. Happy Birthday – card effect – Stephen Tucker

6. A Sponge in the Hand – sponge ball routine – Stephen Tucker

7. Scaling the Change Again – card effect – Neal Austin

8. Nowhere Near Hofzinzer – card effect – Neal Austin

9. The Gradual Changing Cards – card effect – Neal Austin

10. Finger in the Silver Dyke – coin routine – Stephen Tucker

11. Watch that Clock – card effect – Bill Goldman

12. Bill Goldman – Introduction

13. Trick Deck – card effect – Bill Goldman

14. Karate Match – match effect – Bill Goldman

15. No Bird – card effect – Bill Goldman

16. No Small Feat – card effect – Bill Goldman

17. Last One – card effect – Bill Goldman

18. D.I.Y. – wall plug effect – Stephen Tucker 
    the numbered pages 23 through 27 actually consist of two pages in the file

19. Thought Provoking – card effect – Stephen Tucker

20. Here's Look at Ya Kid – card effect – Stephen Tucker

21. Royal DisgrACES – card effect – Stephen Tucker

22. Holes Apart – card effect – Stephen Tucker

23. Wire – memory metal effect – Stephen Tucker

24. Wild card Master – Wild Card additions – Peter Pellikaan

25. Aces Over Easy – card Effect – Ron Quill 
    the numbered pages 35 through 42 actually consist of two pages in the file

26. The Torn and Restored Card Book – Stephen Tucker

1. Prologue

2. Intro

3. R.I.P.

4. Transp o

5. Ripcard

6. R.I.P.: 2

7. Quarterless

8. Quarter Master

9. History of Warp Factor Two, a Card Trek

10. Warp Factor Two, a Card Trek

11. Presentational Themes

12. Epilogue

13. Illustrations

14. Illustrations

27. Swatch– Mentalism – Faber Castell

28. It Makes Change – Mentalism – Stephen Tucker