Comments: Chris Kenner & Homer Liwag produced four issues of The Magic Man Examiner, featuring close-up magic and including several highly sought out effects such as Chris’s Three Fly.
Contents (from Genii’s Magicpedia & web descriptions):
Issue 1:
1 Who Is Magic Man
1 The Examiner and You
2 Four Coins and a Filipino (Homer Liwag): coins hand to hand, uses a shell
7 Log Lady Smokes (Chris Kenner): a cigar is removed from a small purse, then a second. They can’t be put away, but finally vanish
11 ForFourFor (Chris Kenner): Card move to switch four cards with four others
12 King Balloo’s Feast (Chris Kenner): version of Cannibal Cards
13 JBO (Chris Kenner): three helper cards from a borrowed deck help find the selection and then turn into mates
15 Workers #1 By Michael Close (Chris Kenner): Review
15 Imagication by T.G. Murphy (Chris Kenner): review A review of Workers #1 and Imagication
16 Magic Man on Tips: advice on restaurant tips
16 The Angrist Rabbit in the World (Chris Kenner and Den Ferrulli): comic strip
17 Adversisement: Chris Kenner’s Band Across the Globe
Issue 2
1 Scoop: this issue’s news
2 Three (Chris Kenner): three coins pass from the fingertips of one hand to the other, one at a time. User four worn silver dollars.
5 Horoscope: humor
6 Triple Debut (Troy Hooser): Another three coin routine, using two silver half dollars and an expanded shell.
11 Flash Rice (Homer Liwag): Instant gathering of four coins to one corner in an attempt at Chink-a-Chink
15 True Stories (Mark Brandyberry): On the negative affect of an ashes trick
15 100% Sankey by Jay Sankey: review
16 Blood Transfusion (Chris Kenner and Bob): a bizarre effect with two bandaids
17 Magic With – or Without – An Attitude! (Homer): essay
Issue 3
I Introduction
1 The Mermaid’s Blessing (Jay Inglee): three coins vanish and appear in a spectator’s hand and purse, to an interesting mermaid story
3 Count Van Klause (Roger Klause): a hundred dollar bill swindle false count
3 Finesse (Michael Close): tips
3 – Steranko Outdone: tip on a five cards as four count
3 – Card on Forehead
6 Ritchie Switchie (Richard Kaufman): card control to cut the selection to the top
7 Midnight Movie Magic: humor
7 True Stories (Mark Brandyberry): The restaurant owner and the magician
8 Cool as Ace (Troy Hooser): fast and flashy four Ace production
12 Just In Case (John Carney): playing card visually melts into the card case
13 News: humor
17 Advertisement: Chris Kenner’s Band Across the Globe
Issue 4
1 A Word From Our Sponsor:
4 501 Derful (Michael Weber): signed selection from jean’s change pocket
8 Booze and Caffeine Detector (Mark Brandyberry): impromptu version of Toothpick paddle trick
13 Howdy! I’m Mac King and This Is My Count (Mac Kking): counting four cards as five
15 Aztec (Phil Goldstein): two deck card transposition routine with highly gimmicked decks
17 The Production (Chris Kenner): Magician cuts to four kings and then four coins appear