Penguin Magic Monthly: February 2023

The 3 ½ of Clubs issue! Learn how Michael Jackson was secretly a stage magician, fuse cards and coins together, and tear and restore two signed cards!

Michael Jackson was secretly a stage magician? Franz Harary tells us all about how he designed magic for the “King of Pop” and gives us all a behind-the-scenes look at his relationship with Michael Jackson.


This is the 3 ½ of Clubs issue of Penguin Magic Monthly. This famous card is a notorious, surprising, gag that has been used by professionals all over the world. In this issue, we share brand new never before seen applications that launch this prop into the 21st century. Whether it's an impromptu application from the legendary Francis Carlyle, an impossible presentation where a coin merges with a card by Kyle Purnell, or the brain-bending mathematical trickery of Tori Noquez this issue has something for everyone.


Here’s what you can expect in this issue of Penguin Magic Monthly:


Almost Half by Francis Carlyle

Contemporary and friend of Dai Vernon, the legendary Francis Carlyle has created a diabolical way to use the surprising revelation of the 3 ½ of Clubs, even when you don’t have the specially printed card.


Torn-N-Restored Addition by Jeramy Neugin

A signed Ace and Three are torn up. When they are restored they create a 3 ½ of Clubs and the signatures are still intact!


Coin Under Card by Kyle Purnell

A coin vanishes and appears under a card three times. On the third time, the coin actually fuses with the card, impossibly changing the actual printing on the card.


Finger Counting by Tori Noquez

Stick the 3 ½ of Clubs in your wallet, pocket, or purse and you are ready to perform this brain-bending miracle anytime anywhere. You don’t even need a deck of cards. Tori has created a mathemagical masterpiece!


Half Prediction by Milt Kort

This is the routine that started it all. Your spectator rolls a die. The magician makes an impossible prediction and, sure enough, the magician delivers on the prediction every single time!


Impossible Split by Dylan Young

A 7 of Clubs is visually torn into two cards, two 3 ½ of Clubs to be exact. The cards are then tossed onto the table visually becoming one 7 of Clubs once again. Believe it or not, this wild piece of eye candy can be performed with a single 3 ½ of Clubs and a normal deck of cards.