Chicanery Magazine by Stephen Tucker

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