Karl Fulves lives in Fair Lawn, New Jersey{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}. There is not much known about him other than his high output of magic literature. He has taught thousands of beginners to perform feats of sleight of hand through the books he has published.[2]
Fulves is most well known for his "Self-Working" book series from Dover.[3]
Fulves published many periodicals over the years including Charlatan, Underworld accompanied by Fine Print, Interlocutor, and Midnight Magic Monthly.
Alfredson/Daily - Fernandes numbers, titles, year of publication and number of issues in a complete file:
Karl Fulves current publications, started in 1999, are Discoverie, Charlatan and Latter Day Secrets.
| Title | Year | Pages |
|---|
| M | 1994 | ? |
| Binary Count Notes | 1969 | ? |
| Blocking Off | ? | ? |
| Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets | 1980 | 106 |
| Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card | 1983 | 40 |
| Calculator Tricks | 1998 | 130 |
| Card Counting | 1982 | 48 |
| Card Under Glass | 1979 | 24 |
| Cards #1 Four-card Brainwave | 1978 | 20 |
| Cards #2 51 Faces North | 1978 | 24 |
| Cards #3 Interlock | 1980 | 72 |
| Cards #4 Side Steal | 1981 | 60 |
| Cards #5 The Multiple Shift | 1989 | 48 |
| C | 1998 | 55 |
| Combo II | ? | ? |
| Command Colors | 1997 | 22 |
| Contemporary Handkerchief Magic, part 1 | 1987 | 30 |
| Contemporary Handkerchief Magic, part 2 | 1987 | 28 |
| Contemporary Rope Magic, part 1 | 1986 | 28 |
| Contemporary Rope Magic, part 2 | 1986 | 28 |
| Contemporary Rope Magic, part 3 | 1986 | 28 |
| Covenant | 1987 | 29 |
| Crooked Tales | 1994 | 129 |
| Cryptology | 1979 | 24 |
| Curioser | 1980 | 61 |
| Deceptive Practices | 1992 | 83 |
| Deceptive Practices, Supplement | 1992 | 28 |
| Downs on Malini | ? | 11 |
| NSOM : Dr Ken Krenzel's Incredible Card Tunnel | 1975 | 6 |
| Easy to do card tricks for children | 1989 | 47 |
| Easy to do magic tricks for children | 1974 | 90 |
| Epilogue | 1993 | 312 |
| Faro and riffle technique | 1976 | 90 |
| Faro and riffle techniques | 1969 | 46 |
| Faro and riffle technique; Supplement 1 | 1970 | 10 |
| Faro and riffle technique; Supplement 2 | 1970 | ? |
| Faro and riffle technique; Supplement 3 | 1970 | ? |
| Faro possibilities | 1967 | ? |
| Faro possibilities | 1979 | 36 |
| Four color problems | 1979 | 24 |
| Fourcast | 1981 | 36 |
| Fr Cyprian's TV card rise | 1982 | 40 |
| Gambler's third lesson | 1979 | 16 |
| Gene Finnell's card magic | 1973 | 76 |
| Hardcore aces | 1983 | 12 |
| History of the brainwave principle | 1983 | 100 |
| Hocus Poker Fulves | 1982 |
| Hofzinser's Card Tricks | ? | ? |
| Hofzinser Notebook | 2003 | 87 |
| Impromptu holdouts | 1977 | 50 |
| Impromptu openers | 1979 | 8 |
| Inner sanctum | 1979 | 48 |
| Jack in the Box | 1979 | 24 |
| Jacob Daley's Notebooks (transcr. Csuri) | 1975 | 194 |
| Kaleidoscope Rope | 1989 | 50 |
| Kannibal Kards | 1975 | 8 |
| NSOM : Karl Fulves Technicolor Cards | 1974 | 6 |
| Magic Book | 1977 | 195 |
| Methods with Cards, part 1 | 1975 | 80 |
| Methods with Cards, part 2 | 1975 | 80 |
| Methods with Cards, part 3 | 1975 | 80 |
| Mexican Monte | 1972 | 32 |
| Millennium Aces | 1981 | 92 |
| Money Moves | 1989 | 34 |
| More Self-working Card Tricks | 1984 | 136 |
| Mutus Nomen | 1988 | ? |
| Neale's Trapdoor Card | 1983 | 12 |
| New Card Rises | 1996 | 62 |
| Notes from the Underground | 1973 | 61 |
| Nyria Effect | 1979 | 24 |
| Octet | 1981 | 76 |
| Origins | 1981 | 56 |
| Packet Switches (part I) | 1976 | 56 |
| Packet Switches (part II) | 1973 | 56 |
| Packet Switches (part III, Harvey Rosenthal) | 1977 | 76 |
| Packet Switches (part IV Gene Maze) | 1977 | 72 |
| Packet Switches (part V Gene Maze) | 1977 | 70 |
| Pallbearers Review volume 1-4 | 1993 | 290 |
| Pallbearers Review volume 5-8 | 1993 | 390 |
| Pallbearers Review volume 9-12 | 1993 | 380 |
| Parallel Lines | 1980 | 40 |
| Principles of Riffle Shuffle Set-ups | 1968 | 30 |
| Prolix |
| Prototype | 1989 | 50 |
| Punch out Puzzle Kit | 1982 | 24 |
| Quick Card Tricks | 1989 | 50 |
| Riffle Shuffle Control | 1979 | 23 |
| Riffle Shuffle Methods | 1987 | 49 |
| Riffle Shuffle Set-ups | 1973 | 98 |
| Riffle Shuffle Set-ups | 1976 | 98 |
| Riffle Shuffle Technique Preliminaries, Notes, Problems | 1971 | 22 |
| Riffle Shuffle Technique Preliminary Notes, part 1 | 1972 | 22 |
| Riffle Shuffle Technique, part 1 | 1975 | 12 |
| Riffle Shuffle Technique Preliminary Notes, part 2 | 1973 | 60 |
| Riffle Shuffle Technique, part 2 | 1975 | 10 |
| Riffle Shuffle Technique, part 3 | 1984 | 92 |
| S-C contemporary money magic no 1, Robert E Neale's short change wallet | 1985 | 21 |
| S-C contemporary money magic no 2, Max Londono's After max | 1985 | 16 |
| S-C contemporary money magic no 3, Harvey Rosenthal's two and two | 1985 | 16 |
| S-C contemporary money magic no 4, Howard Wurst's paper money | 1985 | 16 |
| S-C contemporary money magic no 5, Robert E Neale's bill tube | 1985 | 16 |
| S-C contemporary money magic no 6, Howard Wurst's simplex switch | 1985 | 16 |
| S-C contemporary money magic no 7, Nick van Selter's one hand turnover | 1985 | 16 |
| Secret Session, part one | 1987 | 29 |
| Secret Session, part two | 1987 | 28 |
| Secret Session, part three | 1987 | 28 |
| Self-working Card Tricks | 1976 | 113 |
| Self-working Close-up Card Magic | 1995 | 120 |
| Self-working Coin Magic | 1989 | 136 |
| Self-working Handkerchief Magic | 1989 | 184 |
| Self-working Mental Magic | 1979 | 121 |
| Self-working Number Magic | 1982 | 145 |
| Self-working Paper Magic | 1985 | 147 |
| Self-working Rope Magic | 1990 | 148 |
| Self-working Table Magic | 1981 | 122 |
| Setting up Exercises | 1995 | 111 |
| Shape Changers | 1979 | 44 |
| Shuffle off | 1983 | 12 |
| Six Impromptu Card Tricks | 1982 | 48 |
| Swindle & Cheat - a collection of nontransitive games | 1991 | 71 |
| Teleportation Notes | 1969 | 8 |
| Teleportation Notes | 1979 | 24 |
| The Best of Slydini and More, vol 1 (text) | 1976 | 108 |
| The Best of Slydini and More, vol 2 (photos) | 1976 | 126 |
| The Book of Numbers | 1971 | 47 |
| The Book of Numbers, Supplementary Notes | 1971 | 19 |
| The Children's Magic Kit | 1980 | 16+16 |
| The Magic of Slydini and More, vol 1 (text) | 1976 | 108 |
| The Magic of Slydini and More, vol 2 (photos) | 1976 | 126 |
| The Magical World of Slydini, vol 1 (text) | 1979 | 101 |
| The Magical World of Slydini, vol 2 (photos) | 1979 | 176 |
| The Return Trip | 1986 | 39 |
| The Shamrock Code & the Parallel Principle | 1979 | 48 |
| Topological False Count | 1979 | 18 |
| Transpo Trix | 1978 | 80 |
| Trick with Dice | 1970 | ? |
| Vampire Chronicles | 1997 | 92 |
| Vampire Papers | 1997 | 45 |
| When Psychics Play Poker | ? | ? |
| Wireless II | 1982 | 48 |
| Word Play | ? | ? |
| Worknotes on Brainwave | 1983 | 20 |
Fulves wrote the text for a number of the Stars of Magic manuscripts, including Chris Capehart's 3-Ring Routine, Joe de Stefano's Chinatown Poker, Max Londono's Eternal String, Metalogic (Fred Baumann) and David Roth Okito Box routine.
1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.magichistorian.com/wiki/index.php/Karl_Fulves |title= Karl Fulves}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php/Karl_Fulves |title= Karl Fulves MagicPedia entry}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://headinside.blogspot.com/2005/03/self-working.html |title= Grey-Matters: Self, Working...}}