WILD ABOUT HARRY

Our friend Ben Winn has written a superb article for the June issue of Genii Magazine about Houdini's clash with the Rigoletto brothers...

I'm already preempting my "Week of Weird" because we do have some breaking Houdini news today. After a decade's absence, H...

Here's an update to my Genii & Houdini  series from 2012. Back then I was on the fence about including this issue as it's a Hard...

In January 2011 Genii produced their last Houdini cover (so far), and it was a beauty! The irony is the portrait image of Houdini used on t...

With Genii back to full health and going strong in the 21st century, Houdini would again appear on the cover of the December 2006 issue...k...

In the late 1990s, Genii was in serious trouble. With only three issues produced in 1998, it looked like the famed magazine might cease to ...

Having vanished from the cover of Genii for an amazing 18 years, Houdini returned in November 1993 with a true "Houdini Special Issue...

The aim of this series has been to focus on issues of Genii that have featured Houdini on the cover. From the time Genii was founded in 19...

In November 1975, Genii , now The International Conjurors' Magazine , celebrated on their cover a big moment in Houdini/Hollywood histo...

In October 1972,  Genii The Conjurors' Magazine produced a beautiful "Special Houdini Issue." It started with a cover that fe...

In October 1964, Genii The Conjurors' Magazine produced their most unique "Houdini Memorial Issue" to date. Interestingly, th...

Houdini returned to the cover of Genii The Conjurors' Magazine with Vol. 27, No. 2 in October 1962. Editor Bill Larsen had promised a ...

A magnificent photo of Harry and Bessie Houdini graced the cover of Genii The Conjurors' Magazine Vol. 26, No. 2 in October 1961. It h...

Continuing our look back at issues of Genii magazine that have celebrated Houdini on their covers, here's Vol. 21, No. 2 from October 1...

William Larsen Sr., who founded Genii magazine in 1936, passed away on July 5, 1953. His son, Bill Larsen, Jr., who would later co-found th...

When Houdini returned to the cover of Genii after a ten year absence, he was not quite himself. That's because Vol. 17, No. 10 featured...

Even though it was Houdini's brother, Hardeen, who graced the cover of Genii, The Conjurors Magazine in October 1943, this "Houdini...