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Eliotthe super magic man made the birthday party so much fun for kids. Everyone enjoyed the party because of him. Even after the party we are getting messages from guests that their kids had so much fun with the magic man. Also, kids really loved the part when Eliot brought his birdie and bunny in the show.

Elliot kept all the children engaged for an entire hour and i was surprised that the adults were having a great time as well!

He is very calm and patient with the children and he will make sure that your party is amazing!

Also, he gave complimentary balloons to all the children, which was the icing on the cake.

Hello, my name is Bill Cooper, M.B.A., and am I a Mentalist, who also performs WORLD CLASS MAGIC, while making everyone laugh! My expertise is in Mentalism & Hi-Tech Innovative Magic for Corporate and Adult/Teenager Events, of which 99% of other magicians probably do not have privy to. Inclusive in my broad repertoire of magic experience, I also do the basic, but in my case, phenomenal, money, card, and coin, etc... tricks that most other magicians normally market here and in other local venues.

I perform the most PHENOMENAL MAGIC in the great state of Michigan, & of course I can perform equality as well in all other states in this wonderful country called the USA! I talk in brief detail with the planners to ascertain exactly what the event is about, who may be being recognized for key achievements, & who is the top management at the event; thus taking into account exactly which magic tricks & mentalism is absolutely perfect to fit the theme of the Corporate event, and to determine a final trick that will definitively astound each & every attendee, from top management to lower management &\or employees.

Hello, my name is Bill Cooper, and I am the owner of SUPER COOPER MAGIC. My most impressive performances have been at Corporate Events, because I worked in the Automotive Corporate World in Director of Quality capacities (i.e. Lear Corporation 12 years, Faurecia Interiors 1 year, Douglas & Lomason 4 years) for 17 years, which readily enables me to tie my Hi-Tech & superb Mentalism to YOUR CORPORATION & BUSINESS!

Just as an FYI for you, I have received two Pfizer COVID vaccinations as of 4/20/21, along with my 3rd Pfizer Covid booster on 10/11/22 to continue to keep you and your attendees safe while I perform. I look forward to the opportunity to perform beyond your expectations at your next event!

Harry Blackstone Sr. (1885-1965) was one of the most famous and successful magicians of his or any era. At the age of 13, Blackstone was inspired by seeing legendary magician Harry Kellar perform in Chicago in 1898. Blackstone's career spanned more than four decades, during which he toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada. He helped to popularize magic as an entertainment form in the twentieth century, and he was very effective at marketing himself with the help of Shadow creator Walter Gibson among others. A magician himself, Gibson wrote extensively about magic, including ghost-writing articles for Harry Houdini and Blackstone, and writing comics and a radio show based on the fictional adventures of Blackstone. It was Gibson who suggested that Blackstone get into the comic book business with Shadow publisher Street & Smith, and the result was Super-Magic Comics #1, soon retitled Super-Magician Comics. There's a Super-Magic Comics #1 (Street & Smith, 1941) Condition: VG and a bunch of issues of Super-Magician Comics up for auction in the 2022 September 11-12 Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction #122237 at Heritage Auctions.

In his 1985 book The Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion, Blackstone's son, Harry Blackstone, Jr., described how the original Street & Smith Blackstone comic book series came about. "Since the average run of a comic book was 200,000 copies in those days, Gibson made the proposition particularly attractive to the publishers by offering to have my father buy 50,000 of the press run at five cents per copy (the newsstand price for a comic book in the 1940s was ten cents). My father, in turn, would offer these comics as a premium to children at his matinees, and the theatre managers would pay half the newsstand price of the comics distributed for this promotion. For an additional nickel a ticket, the theatres' business was increased and the books thus cost my father nothing. Gibson wrote the first issue on the train from Boston to New York, and the Street and Smith editors were delighted with the adventures he had concocted."

While the younger Blackstone's book asserts that the title change to Super-Magician Comics was "to put more emphasis on Blackstone", it's likely that the first Super-Magic Comics issue ran into some objections from rival comic book publishers after that first issue. Most notably, David McKay Company had been publishing a successful monthly comic book series titled Magic Comics, which featured highly popular comic strip magician Mandrake among other King Features Syndicate strips, since 1939.

Blackstone's feature in Street & Smith's Super-Magician Comics lasted until the March 1946 cover-dated issue, when a fictional magician called Nigel Elliman was abruptly created to replace him in the series. Per a 1972 letter, Gibson states that he had a contract dispute with Street & Smith at that time and "quit and went on the road with Blackstone the Magician for that season and part of the next," which seems a likely reason for Blackstone's exit from that publisher. What would follow was a historically unusual sequence of events for a comic book property of that era.

The very next month, Blackstone, Master Magician Comics debuted from publisher Vital Publications. That series lasted only three issues and was written by Gibson with artwork Elmer C. Stoner. Vital Publications was run by Julien J. Proskauer, who was a magician himself best known for debunking fraudulent claims of mediums, and also the president of printing and publishing giant William C. Popper & Co. Like Gibson, Proskauer seems to have had multiple ties to Blackstone. There exists a signed contract between the three men for a proposed Blackstone's Magic publication. It also appears that William C. Popper & Co. published the 1945 Blackstone tour souvenir program book with a cover by legendary Captain Marvel comic book artist C.C. Beck. the 1946 tour program book and how-to guide called Blackstone, World's Master Magician, and the 1947 (also the 1948?) program book, these last two with covers drawn by Elmer C. Stoner, the artist of the Vital Publications comic series.

But the Vital Publications comic book series didn't last very long, despite Proskauer's ongoing connections with both Blackstone and Gibson. Blackstone comic books next turn up with Blackstone, the Magician Detective #1 from EC Comics. This series lasted only one issue under EC, with the series numbering continuing with a Marvel/Timely series for three additional issues. It has been suggested that the EC Comics series was cut short by the death of founder M.C. Gaines that year. This seems possible and perhaps likely, because of course, that wouldn't have been the only course change made at EC Comics during this period. Perhaps on point, the indicia of this issue names Gaines personally as the licensor, and not the publishing company.

Notably, Proskauer had somewhat unusual business ties with both Street & Smith and Timely, which might possibly suggest that he had some hand in the fate of the comic title throughout the period. Beyond the 1946 Vital Publications comic series and the William C. Popper & Co.-published items, Vital Publications published at least two Blackstone comic book giveaways, in 1948 and 1949, one of which also includes Timely-published material. Proskauer was in the Blackstone publishing business throughout this entire period.

Meanwhile, Street & Smith's Super-Magician Comics lasted for nine issues after Blackstone's departure. Two of the final three issues also featured legendary magician Houdini. But Street & Smith was not quite done with magicians, next giving regular Super-Magician Comics backup character Red Dragon a second chance at his own title. The publisher had launched the short-lived Red Dragon Comics volume one in 1943 and briefly tried the title again after the demise of Super-Magician Comics with the December-January 1947 issue.

Fresh off another network TV series, Super has captivated millions of fans once again and is the only magician in the market who offers the box-office credibility of two NBC network series. In addition, the producers of Penn & Teller selected him to appear on the season-premiere episode of the acclaimed CW Network show Fool Us.

Super has created an unforgettable magic experience in which he turns the expectations of a theatrical magic show on its side and then dumps it out into the audience, where audience members become immersed as magic happens to them.

DUBUQUE, Iowa - Magician Mike Super will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2022, in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center. The performance is part of the ninth annual Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series.

Mike Super and his gifted spirit "Desmond" have amazed Howie Mandel, Kim Kardashian, Howard Stern, Ariana Grande, Tina Fey, Heidi Klum, Nick Cannon, Kenny Chesney, and Ellen DeGeneres to name a few. When he won NBC's Phenomenon and was voted "America's Favorite Mystifier," Mike Super became the only magician in history to win a live magic competition on primetime US network television. He was also a top finalist on America's Got Talent and appeared on TV shows in the US and abroad including Penn & Teller: Fool Us and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Mike Super pioneered a new form of magic with his own inimitable, down-to-earth style and personality. He transcends the "trick" and connects with his audience. Whether it is through television, stage, or one-on-one, Mike Super's personality and humor reaches out and enchants the public.

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