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    1. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

      Magic and Comic Books What really caught my eye is the similarity to the programs and posters of Blackstone and other magicians, and comic book covers Here is Harry Blackstone #2 (Timely) and a Blackstone Souveneir program That could be the very same lady assistantpic.twitter.com/LVnHdkSfx2

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    2. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

      Magic and Comic Books We've all heard of the sawing the lady in half, but here was Blackstone's take on it - the saw is a big circular saw, the lady is moved toward and through the blades as if in a sawmill.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Xqt6jFjDA …

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    3. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

      Magic and Comic Books Here is one of Blackstone's posters. It looks like it could be a comic book cover or splash page. Notice all the devils about. Was this just 'generic' imagery for magicians of the day, or did Blackstone have a devilish storyline in his act?pic.twitter.com/juT3KYWeao

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    4. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

      Magic and Comic Books Here is Blackstone #3 from Timely. Notice the blonde in red again - his stage assistant? Its really a very clever cover - no matter what Blackstone does, the goons win? What will happen? Join us next week for the next exciting chapter of Blackstone!pic.twitter.com/REKBvIQclr

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    5. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

      Magic and Comic Books Harry Blackstone Sr is considered one of the all time greats in stage magic, but here we see a bit older magician in "The Great Carter" - Charles Joseph Carter His version of sawing the lady in half was theatrical, with nurses. Again, notice the devils!pic.twitter.com/4j5XwVYXzr

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    6. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

      Magic and Comic Books I bring up Carter the Great because his posters again strike me as visually a lot like an action packed comic book cover. There is a whole story here - Exotic Egypt, on a camel, ghosts and devils and king tut's tombpic.twitter.com/aj4Y936bEJ

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    7. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

      Magic and Comic Books Let's enjoy a few more covers of Blackstone and the lovely blonde assistant in red. Oh, her name is Rhoda! In the background, a classic bald white guy mad scientist!pic.twitter.com/eVf9wG6AEs

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    8. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

      Magic and Comic Books Blackstone! Biggest Necromantic Exposition on Earth This is alike a wonderful wrap around comic cover - far off India, a fakir on a magic rope, dancers, camels, and devils burning an explorer at the stake. Oriental nights! A ten fold pageant of the Eastpic.twitter.com/dcTCkb09xg

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    9. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

      Magic and Comic Books Here is a different show - The Congress of Spooks How much more like a comic book story arc could you get? It sounds just like 'Court of Owls' - it even has an owlpic.twitter.com/hKOsQpRGQa

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    10. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

      Magic and Comic Books Notice the date - 1934. This predates Superman by a few years. What you could do then is see the connection of stage magic and sideshows and comic books as veins of popular entertainment. Escapism, wonders, delight to behold!pic.twitter.com/oymdv3W0t2

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      Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

      Magic and Comic Books Your mind might leap to Mandrake the Magician! and why not! Mandrake was created in 1934 by Lee Falk (who later made the Phantom). Notice that magicians like The Great Carter and Blackstone were quite famous before this.pic.twitter.com/FyOKC16P43

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        2. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

          Magic and Comic Books I consider The Shadow as a form of magician - the power to cloud men's minds is illusion, after all. The Shadow is a gun toting crime fighter created in 1930 to be a mysterious radio host, then pulp magazine star.pic.twitter.com/BnFIFge6mK

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        3. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

          Magic and Comic Books A few more covers of Blackstone The one, the only, living comic book character!pic.twitter.com/ErYzR1yaZ9

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        4. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

          Magic and Comic Books Burned at the Cross! Blackstone falls into the clutches of a sinister crew of desert bandits A great story is a great story - whether told in a magic stage show or in a comic bookpic.twitter.com/zgUUF6hPGF

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        5. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

          Magic and Comic Books One place to learn more about magic and Blackstone is the American Museum of Magic in Michigan. Walter Gibson, a friend of Blackstone, also penned books and a radio show.pic.twitter.com/qdvdE8XtFl

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        6. Jeffs Comics‏ @jeffs_comics 12 Apr 2019

          Magic and Comic Books And for my next trick, I'll disappear Well, at least for now. But we'll be back for more Magic and Comic Books, when the moon is full, the air is crisp and alive with the energy, and I can find that blonde assistant's phone numberpic.twitter.com/VL0M8uJ7n5

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