Impromptu

237 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Impromptu
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Ungimmicked Rising Cards
1876 Modern Magic 129
Unknown Houlette à la Main fingers from behind
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 119
Unknown Der Kartensteiger in der Hand
1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 206
Unknown Der Kartensteiger in der Hand back card pushed up with two fingers, also with deck in which a hole is in the top half of the deck so the card rises from the center
Variations Nov. 1896 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 11) 165
Unknown Card Rising from the Hand
1902 The Expert at the Card Table 170
Laurie Ireland Effects and Methods of Producing Cards - Any Card Called Rises from Deck brief, memorized deck
 		1931 Ireland Writes a Book 18
Unknown And Yet Again - The Rising Cards cards rise, last one floats out, gaff in sleeve for last card
 		1933 Card Manipulations (Issue 1) 4
Tom Sellers The Laughable Rising Card nose drags card up
 		1934 Card Tricks That Work 8
Sam Leo Horowitz Rising Card - The Horowitz Thumb Method from fan
 		1934 Card Manipulations (Issue 3) 50
Unknown The Broadway Rise - A New Impromptu Rising Card Effect rises at right angle
 		1934 Card Manipulations (Issue 3) 51
Unknown A Rising Card Comedy apparently invisible thread makes card move
 		1934 Card Manipulations (Issue 3) 52
Unknown Under Cover card rises under handkerchief
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 171
Unknown The Mene Tekel Deck - 6. basic application
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 257
Unknown Magnetized Card cards cling to finger and are dragged out of deck, stripper deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 267
Unknown Another Rising Card control to top with stripper deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 271
Jack McMillen The J.M. Rising Card plunger, reprinted from Genii, Sept 1936
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 328
Louis Lam The El-El Rising Card Novelty variation of right little-finger rise using cigarette
 		1937 Watch Me Closely 29
Unknown Method No. 1. Card Rise from the Pack Held in the Left Hand
1938 Greater Magic 392
Unknown Method No. 2. The Little Finger Rise
Related to 1938 Greater Magic 392
Sam Leo Horowitz Method No. 3. The Thumb Rise from fan
 		1938 Greater Magic 394
Unknown Method No. 4. A Comedy Rising Card not so deceptive, more a production
 		1938 Greater Magic 395
Baffles Brush Method No. 9. Card Rising Through a Handkerchief ungaffed
 		1938 Greater Magic 397
Unknown Method No. 10. Card Rises from Card Case Tied to Performer's Hand
1938 Greater Magic 398
Jack McMillen Method No. 11. The "Plunger" Rising Cards with or without handkerchief, including an easier variation with wax
 		1938 Greater Magic 400
Tom Sellers The Impromptu Rising Card alternative handling with wax
 		1939 Scots Magic 7
Unknown The One-Hand Plunger Rising Cards
1940 Expert Card Technique 207
Unknown The Two-Hand Plunger Rising Cards
Related toVariations 1940 Expert Card Technique 211
Jack McMillen The Witchcraft Card Rise from behind, bent, interesting
Also published here 1940 Expert Card Technique 212
Edward Victor A Move for the “Rising Cards” (Sleight of Hand Method) wrong card rises from deck changes into selection, finger pushes cards up from back, for applications see references
Related toVariations 1940 ca. More Magic of the Hands — Part One 15
Edward Victor “Face to Face” Pack Effects (First Method) deck is openly “faced,” card rises out of deck, magician reinserts it reversed and it slowly lowers back into deck, deck is all facing same way, (note: Fig. 9 is audience’s view)
Related to 1940 ca. More Magic of the Hands — Part One 16
Edward Victor The Cards and Handkerchief Effect two selections rise through handkerchief, two selections “shaken” through as in standard
Related to 1940 ca. More Magic of the Hands — Part One 30
Unknown The Rising Card Escape deck cased and tied to hand
 		1941/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1 194
Audley Walsh Two
  • presentation for vanishing a rabbit with the break-away box
  • invisible hair attached to deck, one card rises and is levered again
Also published here 1942 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 10) 39
Unknown Threadless
1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 27) 114
Unknown Impromptu Rising Card
Dec. 1943 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 7) 32
Unknown Rising Cards through Handkerchief
1943/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3 251
Jack McMillen The J.M. Rising Card with handkerchief, plunger
 		1945 My Best 64
Larry Arcuri Your Card business card rises out of cased deck, gag presentation "I will find your card"
 		Oct. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 5) 158
Unknown A Book and a Card card is put in book and rises from there, using back palm
 		1945/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4 148
Unknown Ootchy Kootchy crude rising
 		1946 Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries) 51
Unknown Hair Raising card is pulled up via invisible hair
 		1946 Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries) 52
Unknown Sunrise card rises out of fan, crude
 		1946 Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries) 55
Unknown Pinkie does it
1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 25
Bob Madison The Great Trunk Trick plunger rise with handkerchief cover, drink appears as climax
 		1948 Show Stoppers with Cards 16
Ernest E. Bourne My Favorite Rising Card
1948 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948) 15
Paul LePaul An Impromptu Rising Card Effect
Related toVariations 1949 The Card Magic of Le Paul 190
Bill Woodfield Simplo saliva method
 		1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 206) 823
M. B. Schulman Up plunger principle, placement
 		1951 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 239) 955
Don Tanner, Dr. Stanley Jaks Don Tanner's 4 Items
  • miniature deck from sealed cigarette pack
  • selection rises from cigarette pack
  • card stabbing, wrapped in paper
  • tie gag
 		1953 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 276) 1102
Karrell Fox Foxy Aces four aces rise from fan
 		1954 Kornfidentially Yours 19
Stanley Palm Jump Up Card selection jumps halfway out of box as deck is dropped in box, gaffed card
Related to 1954/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6 55
Nick Trost Spectator's Card Rise cards are cased all sticking out, all cards slide down except selection, in spectator's hand
Related to 1956 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956) 33
Eddie Ward Zombie Card Rise under handkerchief
 		1956 Unconventional Magic 21
Cliff Green A Whiff of Confusion odd-backed card pushed in deck rises out of it, transposes with duplicate from deck
 		1961 Professional Card Magic 62
Jochen Zmeck Das Mene-Tekel-Spiel roughed short/long menetekel and applications
1. card to top
2. card through table
3. divination
4. rising card
5. card to pocket
6. card travels between two slates
7. having multiple cards chosen
 		1962 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I 21
Charles Aste Jr. First Finger Fountain card rises and then jumps up
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 67
Joseph K. Schmidt The World's Easiest Card Rise plunger
Variations 1968 The Impromptu Close-up Card Rise 6
Joseph K. Schmidt The Strip-Out Card Rise jog shuffle set-up for plunger
 		1968 The Impromptu Close-up Card Rise 12
Joseph K. Schmidt The Handkerchief Push-Thru
1968 The Impromptu Close-up Card Rise 14
Joseph K. Schmidt Some Notes on the Rising Card Trick saliva rise
Related to
  • Martin Gardner, Jan. 1949 of Hugard's Magic Monthly
 1968 The Impromptu Close-up Card Rise 22
Joseph K. Schmidt The Improved Saliva Card Rise
1968 The Impromptu Close-up Card Rise 23
George Zacharellis The Hunter and the Hunted deck dropped in case, selection projects from cased deck, two handlings
 		1968 The Impromptu Close-up Card Rise 26
Joseph K. Schmidt The Rising Packet with handkerchief
Variations 1968 The Impromptu Close-up Card Rise 30
Joseph K. Schmidt Another Method for the Strip-Out Rise plunger
 		1968 The Impromptu Close-up Card Rise 34
Bruce Cervon Quantum Jump more jumping than rising
 		Mar. 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 5) 323
Frank Garcia, Dai Vernon Impromptu Card Rise plunger
 		1972 Million Dollar Card Secrets 30
Bob Baxter Rising & Vanishing Card under handkerchief
 		1972 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7 103
Audley Walsh Two invisible hair attached to deck, one card rises and is levered again
Also published here 1972 The Living End 118
Franklin M. Chapman Under Cover card turns over and rises
 		1972 The Living End 119
Unknown Little Finger Rising Card
1972 The Living End 120
Jack Merlin Eerie Card Rise from behind, bent
Also published here 1972 The Living End 120
Jack McMillen Plunger Rising Card context of routine allows for natural setup
 		1972 Packet Magic 49
Karl Fulves Duplex Elevator plunger, with transposition
Variations 1973 Packet Switches (Part Two) 78
Jerry K. Hartman Uprising
1973 Means & Ends 31
Jerry K. Hartman Three-D Three selections found in different ways
Related to 1973 Means & Ends 34
Tan Hock Chuan, Robert "Bob" J. Gunther Tan Hock Chuan's ABC Rising Cards! same as Ambitious Riser
Related to 1973 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 74) 369
Karl Fulves Rise using handkerchief, see also p. 786
Inspired byVariations Feb. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 4) 707
Karl Fulves Wireless how to set up for the plunger rise with variations
Related to 1975 Epilogue (Issue 23) 215
Fred Robinson Ambitious Riser
Related toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1975 Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 8) 92
Eric Mason Arise Comrades
Inspired byRelated toVariations June 1975 Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 10) 118
Karl Fulves Novelty 4-Ace Production an ace is sandwiched between indifferent cards and placed in deck, another ace rises sideways, it's turned perpendicular, pushed in an rises out as different ace
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 1 68
Francis Carlyle Comedy Rising Card with thumb
 		1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 12
Jack McMillen, Francis Carlyle Impromptu Jack McMillen Rising Card
1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 75
Jerry K. Hartman Bi-rise Two selections rise out of the deck one by one
Inspired by 1975 Card Fare 4
Unknown Psychic Magnet No. 39, card rises up under handkerchief with pencil held to top
 		1976 Self-Working Card Tricks 59
Karrell Fox "Sup-Rising" Card method to set up for plunger rise
 		1976 Clever.... Like a Fox 75
Darion Sagan, Philip T. Goldstein Taking the Plunge rising card finds chosen card
 		June 1977 Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 10) 419
Stephen Minch A Light Fandango selection rises from fan, wiggles and goes back down, then vanishes from deck
 		1977 Creations of a Magical Madman 37
Karl Fulves The Haunted Card chosen card rises out of deck which is held inside a handkerchief
Inspired by 1977 The Magic Book 72
Philip T. Goldstein Ambitious Appearance card (or double) rises up
 		Nov. 1978 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 1 No. 11) 128
Ken Krenzel Method for the Single-Card Rise
Related to 1978 On the Up and Up 8
Richard Kaufman Method for the Multiple-Card Rise
1978 On the Up and Up 12
Richard Kaufman Climax for the Multiple-Card Rise outjogged card transforms, not visual
 		1978 On the Up and Up 14
Ken Krenzel Climax for a Two-Card Rise - A) For An Instant Change outjogged card changes visually
Variations 1978 On the Up and Up 15
Ken Krenzel B) For An Instant Turnaround outjogged card visually turns over
 		1978 On the Up and Up 15
Richard Kaufman, Ken Krenzel The Routine
1978 On the Up and Up 18
Richard Kaufman Four Aces ...rise from different parts of the deck
 		1978 On the Up and Up 20
Richard Kaufman Triumph cards rise from face up / face down deck which is then rightened
 		1978 On the Up and Up 20
Richard Kaufman High Rise card rises from upper half of IF deck
 		1978 On the Up and Up 20
Richard Kaufman Split Rise risen card (a four) is split in 2 twos
 		1978 On the Up and Up 20
Charlie Miller, John F. Mendoza The Miller(?) Change card rises from back of deck, changes there
Related toVariations 1978 The Book of John 29
Larry West Acrobatic Card Extension bluff rising sequence, then card jumps out between two cards
Related to Mar. 1979 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 2 No. 3) 171
Terry LaGerould Kinky-Pinky deck balanced upright on fingers while card rises
 		1979 Close-up Entertainer 66
Karl Fulves (B) Named Ace Rise
1980 Interlock 27
Jeff Busby Squeeze-Out card rises out between two other cards, credit correction on page 492 (Busby's "Squeeze Play")
Related to Dec. 1980 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 3 No. 12) 428
Al Leech, Kevin Davie Relative Rise card rises out of deck in spectator's hands
Inspired byRelated to Apr. 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 4) 829
Jerry Sadowitz The Sadowitz Plunger
July 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 7) 880
Paul Harris Tuning Fork flourish revelation in incomplete faro condition
  • The Shuffle
  • The Peek
  • Assembling the Tuning Fork
  • The Control Panel
  • The Rise
 		1980 Close-up Fantasies — Book I 101
Bob Nelson Squared-Squeeze using corner short and two-card-version
Inspired by July 1981 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 4 No. 7) 514
Paul Harris The Bill Collector card is found with dollar bill and (more or less) rises out of pack when bill is pulled
VariationsAlso published here 1981 Close-up Fantasies Finalé 129
Jack McMillen Witchcraft Updated
1981 Sleights & Swindles 7
Jack McMillen The Voodoo Card Rise top card lowers
 		1981 Sleights & Swindles 8
Ben Harris, Woody Meltcher Twin Boomerang two cards "rise"/wiggle out of the deck in a hands-on handling
 		1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 111
Bob Friedhoffer New Pinky Rise
1982 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 3) 22
Karl Fulves General Rise
Inspired by 1982 Wireless II 3
Karl Fulves Elevation with transparent handkerchief, wrong card rises, transform into selection
 		1982 Wireless II 4
Eddie Ward Zombie Card Rise
1982 Wireless II 5
Karl Fulves The Smaller Group four Aces, named Aces rises, posed as problem
 		1982 Wireless II 12
Karl Fulves Threadless DeKolta three selections, cards in case, handkerchief
Inspired by 1982 Wireless II 13
Karl Fulves Wireless II
  • Setting the Plunger
  • Block Alignment
  • Arise
  • The Cheap Asrah Phase
Related to 1982 Wireless II 22
Karl Fulves Wireless Notes ideas on Wireless II
 		1982 Wireless II 28
Tan Hock Chuan, Karl Fulves After Tan pinky rise, credit claim
Related to 1982 Wireless II 33
Karl Fulves Close-Up Zombie folded handkerchief is held in front of the deck, selection rises and floats behind the handkerchief à la Zombie
 		1982 Wireless II 36
Karl Fulves Dollar Deck dollar bill is pulled through the deck and selection rises up
 		1982 Wireless II 43
Father Cyprian TV Card Rise non-aligned folded card as gimmick
 		1982 T.V. Card Rise 3
Rick Johnsson Azis uses card with torn slit
Related toAlso published here 1982 T.V. Card Rise 20
Rick Johnsson Azis II card "rises"/falls downwards
 		1982 T.V. Card Rise 22
Karl Fulves Out Pivot incomplete faro condition, cards pushed together and selection pivots out
Related to 1982 T.V. Card Rise 34
Gene Maze Maze Card Rise card rises from deck sideways with deck held upright on table, sucker element
 		1982 T.V. Card Rise 36
Roy G. Vasquez Unique card(s) jump out of card case, ungaffed
 		Oct. 1983 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 6 No. 10) 829
Joe Safuto A-Rise pinky pushes up card on back - variation
 		Oct. 1983 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 6 No. 10) 839
Earl Nelson, Eric Mason "Up" Set see credit correction on page lxix
 		1983 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 9) 77
Paul Harris Pyramid
  • How to Make a Pyramid (three-sided structure with cards)
  • Modern Pyramid (card rises out of pyramid)
  • Elevator Pyramid
Related toVariations 1983 A Close-Up Kinda Guy 70
David Britland Up and Coming card apparently rises among four cards
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 25) 486
Bob Nelson The Nelson Card Rise pinky pushes up card at the pack, one-handed
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 187
Bob Nelson, Edward Marlo Multiple Bluff Rise three aces rise, indifferent card rises and changes to ace, similar to up and up rise change
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 188
Jerry Sadowitz Something's Up! three cards, plunger rise
 		1984 Cards Hit 22
David Williamson The Rising Cards "Mehrfacher Kartensteiger"
three cards, on rises reversed and visibly turns over
Also published here 1984 For Your Eyes Only 11
David Williamson The Rising Cards three cards, on rises reversed and visibly turns over
Also published here 1984 Striking Magic 8
Jeff Busby Squeeze-Out card rises out between two other cards, for credit information see reference
Related to 1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 296
Steve Beam Electric Chair card rises from deck, in case held by spectator, electric chair presentation, two methods
Related to 1985 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 8) 134
Steve Beam Charged Cards several phases, apparently cards are charged with electric energy
1. single card rises from deck
2. half of a card stands on table on the long end
3. half of a card stands on table on the short end
4. four quarters of a card cling to the fingers
5. card spread is picked up (Jerry Andrus)
see also p. 243 for additional idea by Jim Surprise
Related to 1985 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 10) 161
Ben Harris Crosswize Rize card rises perpendicular from deck on table
VariationsAlso published here 1985 Out Of His Mind! 24
Edward Marlo Floating Penthouse deck put on flat hand, deck opens up by itself and three selection rise into three different directions
Inspired by
  • "The Ultimate Floating Deck" (Ben Harris, 1984)
 1985 Midnight Special 25
David Britland Kojack two selections and four Kings lost in deck, selections rise, Kings reproduced
Inspired by
  • "Decktectives" (Charles Hudson, Linking Ring)
 Nov. 1985 The Card Man-uscript (Issue 2) 16
Jerry K. Hartman Rise Guys plunger rise with faro-set-up
 		Jan. 1986 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 9 No. 1) 1158
David Britland The Topological Angel card with folded corner
Related to 1986 Angel Card Rise Plus 15
David Britland The Big Squeeze presentational ploy for holding deck with both hands
 		1986 Angel Card Rise Plus 19
Ben Harris Crosswize RIze card rises perpendicular from deck on table
Also published here 1986 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes 5
Bruce Cervon Quantum Jump more jumping than rising
 		1988 The Cervon File 26
David Britland Business Thoughts business card signed by spectator and put in packet, rubber banded, selection slowly rises up
Related to 1988 Card Kinetics 11
David Britland Inside-Out Angel rubber banded deck, selection slowly rises out of it
Inspired by 1988 Card Kinetics 16
Eddie Ward, Karl Fulves Zombie Card Rise No. 60, under handkerchief
 		1988 Self-Working Handkerchief Magic 179
Unknown Antigravity card rises from handkerchief-covered deck
 		1989 Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children 18
Rudy Coby, Unknown The Tsunami Card Rise relativity principle, based on a Jack McMillen idea
 		1990 Spectacle 9
Ken Krenzel, Fred Robinson On-the-up-and-up Move
1990 Close-up Impact! 108
Joseph K. Schmidt "Command Performance" Rise
1990 Close-up Impact! 109
Jack McMillen, Ken Krenzel Plunger Rise with method for getting into it
 		1990 Close-up Impact! 110
Michael Powers Rising Mistake wrong card rises up, a moment later it's changed into the selection
Variations 1990 Top Secret Stuff 107
Shigeo Takagi Rising Triumph deck shuffled face-up/face-down, selection rises, then Triumph
 		1990 The Amazing Miracles of Shigeo Takagi 51
David Williamson The Rising Cards three cards, on rises reversed and visibly turns over
Also published here 1990 ca. How Magic Works 1
Unknown Impromptu ... Or Nearly So! methods from Royal Road and New Era Card Tricks, two impromptu and one with false finger
Related to 1991 Knowing The Rising Cards 13
Detlef "Desimo" Simon Kultiviertes Karten-Chaos "Eine Kartenroutine für die Bühne und sonstwo"
three cards selected, wrong cards rise, then two card designs cut out of newspaper, silk with third card appears
Related to 1991 Hardcore 66
Stephen Tucker Impromptu, Borrowed Deck Rising Cards from cased deck
 		1991 New Close-Up Lecture 3
Jack McMillen The J. M. Rising Card
1991 Page Wright's Manuscript 259
Chris Kenner Schwing! pinky rise
Variations 1992 Totally Out Of Control 98
Edward Marlo Off-Hand Hooker any named card rises, using pinky rise and stack
 		1992 Card Finesse II 242
Ernest Earick Cross Purposes card rises perpendicular from deck on table
Inspired by 1993 By Forces Unseen 153
Ben Harris Crosswize Rize
1993 By Forces Unseen 162
William Goodwin Plunger Sandwich sandwich cards rise out of deck with selection in between, ace production kicker
 		1993 Notes from the Batcave 16
Steve Beam Charged Cards several phases, apparently cards are charged with electric energy
1. single card rises from deck
2. half of a card stands on table on the long end
3. half of a card stands on table on the short end
4. four quarters of a card cling to the fingers
5. card spread is picked up (Jerry Andrus)
Related to 1993 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks 101
Bev Bergeron Another Rising Card from cased deck, hole in case
 		1993 Card File 57
Richard Bartram, Jr. Ligea Card Rise card in middle of two other cards rises
 		1993 Mystification 48
Joe Rindfleisch Reverse and Rise out of the case
 		Mar. 1994 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 17 No. 3) 2329
Doug Edwards Are You Ready?
Oct. 1995 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 18 No. 10) 2560
Edward Marlo Ambitious Rise card rises from side, put in center, repeated
Inspired by 1995 Facsimile (Issue 3 (Marlophile 1)) 14
Unknown Simplex Card Rise No. 47, with handkerchief cover
 		1995 Self-Working Close-up Card Magic 90
Unknown Excelsior Card Rise No. 49, deck dropped in case and selection rises out
Also published here 1995 Self-Working Close-up Card Magic 94
Joe Rindfleisch, Gene Maze Half Moon Rising rising card in case, case rises
 		1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 43
Simon Lovell Polaroid deck used as camera, selection kind of rises out of deck polaroid style
 		1995 Natural Selections 85
Terry LaGerould Kinky Pinky deck balanced upright on fingers while card rises
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer) 153
Paul Harris Tuning Fork flourish revelation in incomplete faro condition
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2) 217
Paul Harris The Bill Collector card is found with dollar bill and (more or less) rises out of pack when bill is pulled
Also published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale) 87
Gene Maze Illusionary Card Rise
1996 New Card Rises 10
Joseph K. Schmidt Joseph Schmidt's Addition
Related to
  • "Command Performance" (Joseph K. Schmidt, Modern Close Up Card Problems, 1981)
 1996 New Card Rises 12
Conrad C. Bush Impromptu Card Rise with new deck order version by Karl Fulves
 		1996 New Card Rises 16
Martin Gardner Saliva Card Rise with handkerchief
 		1996 New Card Rises 36
Karl Fulves Card Rise Notes credit information on rise with first finger on top while pinky secretly pushes card up
Related to 1996 New Card Rises 50
Karl Fulves Subternatural
1996 New Card Rises 59
Karl Fulves Notes on "An Impromptu Rising Card Effect"
Inspired by 1996 New Card Rises 62
Karl Fulves Necroscope with handkerchief
Inspired by 1997 The Vampire Chronicles 49
Unknown The Rising Cards saliva and handkerchief
 		1997 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8) 1
Pit Hartling Defekt pinky rise & mismade card climax
 		1998 Das kleine grüne Heft 19
Paul McVee Two Handed Rise torn card with slit as gimmick
Related to 1998 The Rising Card Book 13
David Acer The Card Also Rises card rises from cased deck
 		1999 Natural Selections — Volume II 96
Chuck Smith Cardrise classic pinky rise but from the center
 		2000 Why Not? 8
Chuck Smith, Paul LePaul Thanks to LePaul
Inspired by 2000 Tools Of The Trade 65
Karl Fulves Night Flight cardboard piece rides along as spread is flipped over on table, in center selection rises out sideways, for credit information see p. 139B
Related to 2000 Lost Vampire Secrets 194
Karl Fulves Remote Riser card returned to one half of the deck rises out of other half
 		2001 The Magic Thrust 7
Neal Elias A Rising Card (Of Sorts) card pops out of in-the-hands spread held by both hands
 		2001 New Card Controls 48
John Cornelius Arisen! animation by thumb instead of fourth finger
 		2001 The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius 63
David Regal Pinky Fan Rise
2002 Constant Fooling 2 234
R. Paul Wilson Uprising card rises from cards fanned between hands
 		2002 13 1
David Williamson Rising Cards three cards, on rises reversed and visibly turns over
Also published here 2003 MagiFest ManiFest 1
Karl Fulves Blockaid posed as a problem:
  • placing two outjogged cards a specific distance apart
  • outjogging a quartet and squaring it in, then it rises one by one
  • five cards outjogged, one named, it is brought to top with multiple shift
 		2003 Off The Books (Issue 10) 189
David Acer Tangent Card rise out of deck perpendicularly
 		2004 Random Acts of Magic 130
Juan Tamariz Rising Cards several methods mentioned
  • Tamariz's Method
Inspired by 2004 Mnemonica 125
William Goldman Stripper on the Rise set-up for Mason's card rise
Inspired by 2005 My Week with a Stripper 14
Tony Cachadiña Elusive Riser cards are pivoted from behind the deck and taken away, selection moves away and is apparently harder to grab
 		2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6 11
Michael Vincent Three Cards, One Handkerchief three cards found with handkerchief: rise, transformation, penetration
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 486
Eddie Ward Zombie Card Rise under handkerchief
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 487
Fred Robinson Hanky Rise plunger method
 		2009 The Magic of Fred Robinson 176
Fred Robinson The Little Wiggle pinky rise
 		2009 The Magic of Fred Robinson 177
Ken Krenzel, Al Leech Low Rise card rises out of deck in spectator's hands
Inspired byRelated to 2009 Relaxed Impossibilities 201
Karl Fulves A Theory of Evolution credit information on one-hand card rise methods, see following items
Related to 2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 474
Karl Fulves Deck Drop
2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 476
Karl Fulves The Plunger Principle as applied to rising cards, credit information
 		2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 478
Lawrence Kam Priceless Card Rise plunger
Also published here
  • The Seven Circles, Sept. 1931
 2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 478
Burling Hull The Spirit of Little Bo Peep plunger
Also published here
  • Stage Magic #3, 1935
 2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 479
Fred Robinson Ambitious Riser
Also published here 2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 482
Neal Elias Plunger Rising Cards two methods
 		2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 93
Neal Elias Double Card Rise
2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 96
Rudy Saxon, Harry G. Franke The Saxon Card Rise behind fan
 		2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 97
Justin Higham Bar-Top Rising Card one-sided plunger
 		2012 Non-Automatic Card Tricks 22
Steven Hamilton Flash Transpo two cards chosen, one card rises and is placed on table, second card rises and visibly transposes with the other, one is torn up and they transpose again, duplicate
 		2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 64
Mike Pisciotta Coming Up
Also published here 2013 The Magic Apple Live! 94
Bob Nelson The Nelson Card Rise
2014 Classic Fantastic 62
Kiko Pastur, Ken Krenzel, Fred Robinson La Oruga Azul pinky riser, with extra rising action by switching finger
 		2014 El Puente Invisible 82
Vanni Bossi, Tom Sellers Straight Up with a Twist card rises and spins once, secret rubber tipped pencil
Inspired by 2016 The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi 101
Mike Pisciotta Coming Up
Also published here 2016 From the Depths 18
Jack Carpenter The Texas Wind Card Rise card rises from deck that sticks halfway out of case
 		2017 The Expert's Portfolio No. 2 88
Unknown, Carl "Polaris" Melish The Pinky Rise classic and improvement by Polaris
 		2017 In Search of the "perfect" Rise 31
Fred Robinson Fred Robinson's Ambitious Riser
2017 In Search of the "perfect" Rise 32
Ryan Murray Inverted Rising Card incomplete faro shuffle, deck but in case and shaken, all cards drop down except selection, using Double Faro
  • A Slicker Method
  • Alternate Ending (remaining card is not selection but indicates it)
Variations 2018 Curious Weaving 25
Ryan Murray Ace Production same but four Aces remain sticking out
Inspired by 2018 Curious Weaving 33
Michael Powers Rising Mistake wrong card rises up, a moment later it's changed into the selection, using Rising Card app for iPhone which mirrors effect
Inspired by 2019 Tesseract 267
Ray Kosby, Fred Robinson Ambitious Riser Move card rises out of center
 		2020 Distilled 95
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