71 entries for Mike Helmer

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Ralph W. Hull Hull's "Hide-Out" Card Sleight showing that a card is apparently missing while spreading through deck, reverse cull
Related toAlso published here 1933
More "Eye-Openers"
4
Joe Rindfleisch Melt Down a penny literally melts into little gobs when held over a flame, homemade gaff
Variations 1997
Labyrinth (Issue 7)
24
Chris Mayhew Lazy Rise visible rise ala Raise Rise
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2009
A Clockwork Apple
58
Jon Racherbaumer, Hideo Kato Hands Off Reverse card is selected and lost behind back, placed into card case, magician divines card, card is found reversed in the deck. (submitted on June 25, 1971)
Related toAlso published here July 2017
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 1 (Summer #1))
1
Mike Helmer Inklings & Elucidations
July 2017
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 1 (Summer #1))
14
Mike Helmer Credits & Acknowledgements
July 2017
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 1 (Summer #1))
15
Mike Helmer Inklings & Elucidations
Related to Dec. 2017
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 3 (Winter #1))
39
Miika Pelkonen Auto Sandwich Two cards appear between two advertisement cards in the deck
Related to Apr. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 4 (Spring #1))
42
Allan Hagen Take Five Indicator card appears between Jokers, count down to find selection, Jokers transform into other two mates
Inspired byRelated to Apr. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 4 (Spring #1))
44
Mike Helmer Inklings & Elucidations some printings have 2017 by accident, see reference
Related to Apr. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 4 (Spring #1))
54
Mike Helmer Credits & Acknowledgements
Apr. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 4 (Spring #1))
55
Perseus Arkomanis Faces of Man Joker transforms into three selections before returning as a Joker
Related to Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
107
Mike Helmer Credits & Acknowledgements
Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
127
Mike Helmer Inklings & Elucidations
Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
135
Mike Helmer Credits
2018
Silhouette (Vol. 1 No. 1)
12
Mike Helmer Supplements
  • The Demise of Wisps & Ashes
on the idea of supplement magazines à la Fulves
 		2018
Leaves (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Mike Helmer Errata credit corrections
Related to 2018
Leaves (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
Mike Helmer Alarum 1
2018
Alarum (Issue 1 (Summer #1))
1
Mike Helmer Proofreading
2018
Alarum (Issue 1 (Summer #1))
1
Mike Helmer Missing Information
Related to 2018
Alarum (Issue 1 (Summer #1))
1
Mike Helmer Volume Two Issue Two & Beyond
2018
Alarum (Issue 1 (Summer #1))
1
Mike Helmer Advertising on ads in theses magazines
 		2018
Alarum (Issue 1 (Summer #1))
2
Mike Helmer The Fourth Supplemental Magazine about "Fathom", a proposed magazine with unsolved problems
 		2018
Alarum (Issue 1 (Summer #1))
2
Mike Helmer The Deliquescent Bookmark spectator remembers a page number and word in a book, book mark penetrates book to that page and has word written on it, posed as a problem
 		2018
Alarum (Issue 1 (Summer #1))
2
Tyler Wilson Copy Silver silver coin sandwiched between two copper coins changes visually into copper
Related to July 2019
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 2 (Winter #2))
144
Mike Helmer Polar penny changes places with the center portion of a toonie (Canadian coin)
Related to July 2019
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 2 (Winter #2))
157
Tyler Wilson Sprained Uncle produce coin from behind the ear, spectator can see a coin in the magician's hand but when produced, it is a different coin!
Related to July 2019
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 2 (Winter #2))
162
Mike Helmer Credits & Acknowledgements
July 2019
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
173
Mike Helmer Inklings & Elucidations
July 2019
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
179
Mike Helmer Editor's Note
2019
Silhouette (Vol. 1 No. 2)
31
Mike Helmer Backdoor Magazines
  • An Attempt for More Magazines
 		2019
Leaves (Vol. 1 No. 2)
4
Mike Helmer A Dilatory Declaration on the release date of the first issue of the second volume
 		2019
Leaves (Vol. 1 No. 2)
5
Mike Helmer An Eldritch Effect intro to following effect
 		2019
Leaves (Vol. 1 No. 2)
6
Mike Helmer A Piddling Triumph twenty-six double backers, U.F. Grant
 		2019
Leaves (Vol. 1 No. 2)
6
Mike Helmer Alarum 2
2019
Alarum (Issue 2 (Winter #1))
3
Mike Helmer An Outright Apology on the Canadian currency used in referenced tricks
Related to 2019
Alarum (Issue 2 (Winter #1))
3
Mike Helmer Controversy on controversial content for these magazines
 		2019
Alarum (Issue 2 (Winter #1))
4
Mike Helmer Pocket Forge "Fathom -- Unsolved Problem"
sealing wax sticks with metallic colors used to stamp wax onto paper, the seals become actual coins, posed as a problem
Inspired by 2019
Alarum (Issue 2 (Winter #1))
4
David Britland (reviewer) Elixir, Volume 2, Issue 1, Summer by Mike Helmer Sep. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 9)
90
David Britland (reviewer) Elixir, Volume 2, Issue 2 Winter by Mike Helmer Sep. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 9)
91
Mike Helmer Credits & Acknowledgements copy/paste from Conjuring Credits/Archive
 		May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 2 (Spring #2))
280
Mike Helmer Inklings & Elucidations
May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 2 (Spring #2))
293
Mike Helmer Dregs Left To Fester
2020
Leaves (Vol. 1 No. 3)
7
Mike Helmer Opposable Double left thumb drags out two cards from center above and below it
Inspired by 2020
Leaves (Vol. 1 No. 3)
7
Mike Helmer An Encounter With Busby visiting the abandoned Jeff Busby store
  • Idaho - May 2010
 		2020
Leaves (Vol. 1 No. 3)
8
Mike Helmer Alarum 3
2020
Alarum (Issue 3 (Spring #1))
5
Mike Helmer Interlocutor comparing Alarum to Interlocutor
 		2020
Alarum (Issue 3 (Spring #1))
5
Mike Helmer The Great Divide on splitting Vol. 3 No. 1 of Elixir into two parts
 		2020
Alarum (Issue 3 (Spring #1))
5
Mike Helmer Comedy on trying to write humorous effect descriptions and explanations
 		2020
Alarum (Issue 3 (Spring #1))
6
Mike Helmer Is Kempt A Word? "Fathom -- Unsolved Problems"
performer in run-down clothes with dirty deck, magically the appearance fixes in several stages and deck is now new, posed as a problem
 		2020
Alarum (Issue 3 (Spring #1))
6
Mike Helmer Introduction "Another supplemental magazine?! Yep"
 		May 2020
Epoch (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Mike Helmer Introduction "magazine dedicated to one-handed cuts (at least for now)"
 		May 2020
Acolyte (Issue 1 (Spring #1))
1
Mike Helmer Scythe moves bottom stock to top
Also published here May 2020
Acolyte (Issue 1 (Spring #1))
2
Mike Helmer Scythe Cut moves bottom stock to top
Also published here 2020
Magic for BLM
124
Mike Helmer Credits & Acknowledgements
July 2021
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Special Chicago Issue #1)
60
Mike Helmer Credits & Acknowledgements
July 2021
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Special Duvivier Issue)
27
Mike Helmer Hark! The Madman Orates 1950 movie "Harvey"
 		July 2021
Ahoy! (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Mike Helmer Worthy Of A Second Exclamation on this new supplement magazine
 		July 2021
Ahoy! (Vol. 1 No. 1)
4
Kostya Kimlat Catch Me If You Can card caught out of deck dribbled to table, real with timing
  • A-E Dribble Practice
  • Ensnaring A Plummeting Card
  • Original Handling - Card Control vs Card Un-Control (Fool Us Version)
  • Alternate Handling - The McGowan-Bueno Peek
  • Full Disclosure Version
  • Additional Knowledge (as there is plenty)
    • Concerning Rhythm & Dribbles
    • Practicing - The Joshua Arroyo Addition
    • Approaching a Meditative State
    • Final Notes
Variations June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part One)
4
Mike Helmer Credits & Acknowledgements
June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part One)
65
Mike Helmer Credits & Acknowledgements
June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part Two)
142
Mike Helmer As The Waters Loom And Leer on Florida, Kostya Kimlat
 		June 2022
Ahoy! (Vol. 1 No. 2)
6
Mike Helmer The Wheels Of Man - Burdened Not By ramblings on the magazine
 		June 2022
Ahoy! (Vol. 1 No. 2)
8
Mike Helmer Credits & Acknowledgements
June 2024
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Wilson Issue)
60
Mike Helmer Something Other Than Blasphemy "An Apocryphal Preamble"
this issue is a continuation of the Chicago issue, July 2021, and continues its pagination
 		June 2024
Apocrypha (Issue 1 - Chicago)
Mike Helmer Lyrics For Listless Litanies "An Orotund Preamble"
 		June 2024
Doldrums (Issue 1)
Mike Helmer Flippy Whippy Force face-up riffle force, both halves turned over (one with Murphy Deck Flip), discrepant
  • Alternate & Much More Flourishy Ending
 		June 2024
Doldrums (Issue 1)
1
Mike Helmer Billy Bob's Monster Magazines showing that a card is apparently missing while spreading through deck, reverse cull
Related to June 2024
Doldrums (Issue 1)
4
Mike Helmer Would You Say That To Tom Petty? natural estimation applied to dribble, idea
Inspired by June 2024
Doldrums (Issue 1)
5
Mike Helmer Cretin
June 2024
Cretin (Issue 1-ish)
1
Mike Helmer Cretinflation Canadian toonie coin is borrowed, its center vanishes, sticker with coin print is stuck on top of hole, balloon appears in hole of coin
 		June 2024
Cretin (Issue 1-ish)
2