Tanner, Don: The Mentalist Nos. 1 to 12 ©1962 Don Tanner, Columbus, OH Softcover, comb-bound, 8.5x11", 49 pages

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Comments: The Mentalist was founded and edited by Don Tanner. It ran from October 1962 to November 1963, which was supposed to be the last issue. However, according to Genii's Magicpedia, Jack Dean took over as editor in 1963 and continued publication until September 1965. The book detailed here is issues 1-12 as edited by Don Tanner. AB StageCraft also produced The Complete The Mentalist, which included Issues 1-33 and the incomplete issue 34.

Contents (from book, descriptions added July 2019):

1 The Mentalist No. 1, October 1962
1 Central Time (North Bigbee): two methods of divining the time
2 Impromptu Clip Board (U. F. Grant): DIY board using carbon paper
3 Mindevelopmental (Howard A. Adams): performer determines 4 cards chosen by 4 spectators
5 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): welcome to the Mentalist; Ketch billet steal idea; Grant Color Box variation; more tips

6 The Mentalist No. 2, November 1962
6 ESP Elimination (Joseph White): ESP cards are eliminated and remaining one matches selection
7 Long Wave deception (T. A. Waters): spectator selects only card with a alternate back
8 Shine (Jack Ketch): idea for a versatile shiner to be used while seated
9 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): Psycho-Gizmo pitch; Idea for Grant's Dial-X; Waters follow up to Chandu's Psychanalysis

10 The Mentalist No. 3, December 1962
10 Bold (Julies Lenier): prediction effect for a large audience
11 Golden Spell (North Bigbee): variation of ESP Elimination
12 Designo (North Bigbee): drawing duplication
13 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): 32nd Magi-Fest in Ohio; other news

14 The Mentalist No. 4, January 1963
14 Extra Sensory Deception At Close Range (T.A. Waters): one spectator roughly draws design selected by another
15 ESP Matrix Force (Gerald Kosky): Five ESP cards chosen match prediction
16 Digitremens (Howard A. Adams): three spectators select numbers and performer predicted the sum
17 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): Swoger's Mental-Wise to be revived; Mention of Hull's Encyclopedia of Mentalism; other news

18 The Mentalist No. 5, February 1963
18 The Spirit Oracle (Joseph M. White): mathematical sum, phone book test and card box combination
19 Cardiction (North Bigbee): sealed-letter time-stamped prediction of chosen symbol
20 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): Dr. Faust; Correction to Mental-Wise, now Ment-a-Lens; Joe White idea for 3 Way Force Deck Book Test; Faust and Adams handlings for ESP Matrix Force

22 The Mentalist No. 6 & 7, March/April 1963
22 Tea-Lepathy For Two (Ernest W. Brady): medium immediately knows which tea bag was chosen by spectator
25 Poor Man’s Psycho (Howard A. Adams): performer determines which ESP card was reversed
26 You Are Always Right (Ernest W. Brady): dart is thrown at number board, and word at the number was predicted
28 Grant's Gimmick (U. F. Grant): cigar box utility with some example uses
29 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): on the lateness of the issue; Peter Warlock mention; other news

30 The Mentalist No. 8, May 1963
30 About A Prophecy (T. A. Waters): signed prediction matches card choice, number and diagram
31 Addendum To Y.A.A.R. (Bob Lynn): stage version of You Are Always Right
32 Simplicitas or Telepathy Made Easy (Ernest W. Brady): transmitting selected card to the medium
33 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): Stopping The Mentalist publication; mention of Peter Warlock

34 The Mentalist No. 9 & 10, June/July 1963
34 License Lepathy (North Bigbee): miniature license plate divination
36 The Mental Bug (Joseph M. White): power of concentration seems to make an egg move, but when broken open, duplicate of card selection is found on a bug's back
37 Phonepic (North Bigbee): coding a card over the phone
39 Card-Mento (Nick Trost): magician determines which set of four cards placed in an envelope
41 Mental Memos (Don Tanner): Knoxville convention; Jack Dean's Electric Brain; other news

42 The Mentalist No. 11 & 12; November 1963
42 Two Came Back (Eddie Clever): combo slate effect with Seven Keys to Baldpate and card force
46 Forecast In Silver (Ernest V.. Brady): coin date prediction
47 Echo (Ernest W. Brady): effect using Homonyms