Maxwell, Mike: The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner
©1987 L&L Publishing
Softbound, 164 pages.

Comments (Joe Pecore): Great book for the serious worker.

Contents: (sorry no page numbers)

CHAPTER ONE: Commercial Stunners
Entertainment Tacks: A card on Ceiling
Bandorama: Rubberband around deck Revelation
Jumbo Torn and Restored Card
Prediction Out of This World
Whispering Wagner: Two thought-of cards out of thin air
J.C.'s Super Closer: (Ian Baxter's Ace Production, Gene Finnel's Free Cut Principle)

CHAPER TWO: Four Ace Routines
Thoughts on the Gambler's Cop
Twisted Underground Transposition
Omni Twist Collectors: (Vernon Transfer, J.C. Buckle Displacement, Dan Tong's Pad Spread)
Twisted Collectors II: (Marlos' AFTUS, the Jordan Count)
J.C. Fabulous Four Ace Routine: (the Spread Switch)
The Fab Four Revisited
J.C. On Collins Aces: (Rub A Dub Dub Vanish)
The Assembly: (Vernon Outjog Subtlety, the Loewy Palm, Hartman's Secret Substraction)
Honest John's Cards Across
J.C. Collins Kings: An Ace Assembly with Kings with a twist

CHAPTER THREE: Coin Magic
Poor Man's Matrix: Done with Pennies and a jumbo coin climax (Dingle-Schneider pick-up move)
Knock on wood: a coins through table. (the Wagner Clink Pass, Han Ping Chien)
The Real Two Copper-One Silver: requires gimmick

CHAPTER FOUR: J.C. On Estimation
Estimation #1
Estimation #2 (Look Up)
The Card Under the Drink: (Variation of a Marlo Bottom Palm)
Non-Gaffed Ultra Mental: (Hofzinser Cull, Paul Harris' Spread Switch, Larry Jenning's Variation of Paul Harris' Spread Switch)
The Wagnerian Miracle: An Any Card at Any Number at Anytime

CHAPTER FIVE: Packet magic
Factory Misprints: Blank cards get printed
Gypsy Curse (Marlo's 3 way move, Christ-Anneman Alignment, Flustration count)
Ghost Deal Variation (the D'Amico Shift)

CHAPTER SIX: Card Magic
Royally Wild: Wildcard routine with a kicker. (Variation of Hamman's Flustration count, Simplex L.J. Switch, Vernon's Through the Fist Flourish, The Christ Twist, and The Wagner Switch)
Simplex Lie Speller
Would I Lie to You?
The Revelation: A way to reveal a card
Transpojuxtaposition: A find a card routine with a twist
Up-Standing Triumph: An in-your hands Dai Vernon's Triumph routine
Triumph #999: Additional subtelties from J.C. to the tranditional Triumph routine (Vernons' Block Transfer)
Royal Detectives: A sandwich transposition routine (Paul Harris' Sanp Count, The Eye count, Alex Elsmsley's hand Washing Vanish)
Tri-Mi-Way: J.C. version of the "Everywhere and Nowhere" plot. (The Double Deal Tunover)
Sweepstack: Poker deal demostration routine. (Marlo's Simple Shift)


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