Martin Gardner makes the cover in a unique way, puzzling us even with his face; Mike Caveney discusses the issue of exposure, long before the Masked Magician, by exploring the Camel Cigarette controversy; Paul Daniels' The Magic Man gets reviewed. Bob Farmer dishes out the dope on where to research "Ten Card Poker" in "Flim Flam," while Richard Kaufman's "Inner Workings" has material from Martin Gardner, three Joe Rindfleisch coin tricks, and a Phil Goldstein card original.

The infamous left-handed issue featuring Jay Marshall, Lefty, left-handed magicians, and an entirely mixed up layout (printed backwards); "The Left Handed League"; Eric Mead's "Pop Quiz" explains his "out-of-body experience" on stage at the World Magic Summit; The MGM Wizard's Secrets show in full color; first-place fiction contest-winner. Jim Steinmeyer's "Conjuring" series continues with an exploration of the Coins & Glass, and "Inner Workings" includes connivery from Martin Lewis, Roy Walton, and Martin Gardner.

An in-depth interview with the founder of the "Spectacular Magic Company," Cesareo Palaez; Buatier de Kolta, illusionary genius exposed (read it here since the book is sold out); Copperfield XV: Fires of Passion TV special reviewed; Steinmeyer's "Nine Card Problem" explained. The third-place winner of our first annual fiction contest will stir your imagination, and tricks from Jon Racherbaumer and Steve Draun will get your hands to do the walking.

SOLD OUT! Twelve page, full-color "1991 Year In Review"; Minch writes on the legendary Discoverie of Witchcraft; the Geller/Randi controversy continues with more letters; Danny Orleans expounds on how to design a brochure that's certain to enliven your professional image. Tricks in this issue come from the minds of Harvey Rosenthal, P. Howard Lyons, Hiro Sakai, and Peter Duffie, including work on coins, bills, and cards.