MAGIC

Cover of August 2016 issue
Frequency	Monthly
Founder	Stan Allen
First issue	September 1991 (1991-09)
Final issue Number	November 2016 (2016-11) 301
Country	United States
Based in	Las Vegas
Language	English
Website	www.magicmagazine.com
ISSN	1062-2845

MAGIC, also known as The Magazine for Magicians, was an independent magazine for magicians that was based in Las Vegas, Nevada. A creation of Stan Allen, it debuted in September 1991, with its first issue featuring Lance Burton on the cover, and over the years it also featured David Copperfield, Siegfried & Roy, Penn & Teller, Mike Caveney, and Mac King. Its final issue was #301, November 2016.

Writers for the magazine have included Jim Steinmeyer, Richard J. Kaufman, Max Maven, Mike Caveney, Robert Farmer, Jon Racherbaumer, Joshua Jay, Gabe Fajuri, John Lovick, Alan Howard, Peter Duffie, Andi Gladwin, Mark Nelson, Rory Johnston, Timothy Hyde and Shawn McMaster.

In 2005 MAGIC Magazine was deemed the world's largest-selling publication for magicians by Guinness World Records.^[1]

In 2007 MAGIC Magazine was also listed as one of the Chicago Tribune's 50 favorite magazines in their annual summer list.

MAGIC Live!

In 2001 it was announced that MAGIC would be producing an event called MAGIC Live. The purpose of the event was to bring to life the stories and features of the print magazine. The "unconventional convention" took place August 19–22, 2001 at The Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Due to the critical acclaim for the sold-out event, Stan Allen announced an encore event to take place in August 2004. In August 2007 MAGIC Live returned to The Orleans hotel for a third time.

In 2009 MAGIC Live took place August 16–19, at the South Point Hotel & Casino. The convention featured a dealer's room designed and produced by Brian South, as well as a performance of the one man play "The Expert at The Cardtable" by Guy Hollingworth.

A fifth iteration of MAGIC Live took place August 14–17, 2011, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of MAGIC Magazine.

The sixth MAGIC Live convention was held August 11–14, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada and included the final performance of Johnny Thompson performing his Dove Act as The Great Tomsoni.