Pepsi-Cola sponsored Magician Mark Wilson through a number of premium paper collectibles. Some of these items appear on eBay from time to time. My name is San Diego Magician Michael E. Johnson, and I'm a big fan of Mark Wilson and Nani Darnell. Here's three samples from my personal collection.
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Booklet "Have A Hallowe'en Magic Party", 16-page booklet size 2 1/8" x 4 1/8", sponsored by Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay.
Here's the contents, page by page:
- Cover
- Mark Wilson's Magic Rules, with printed signature
- Food Magic: Jack O'Lantern Salad, a recipe using Fritos Corn chips
- Jumping Jack O'Lantern, a trick where a paper Jack O'Lantern escapes from a string
- Spirit Glass, where a glass suspended by a thread makes mysterious ringing sounds
- The Magic Touch, where a bottle of Pepsi balances on the edge of a plate
- The Mindreader, where the magician determines which of nine bags of Frito-Lay products (Fritos, Cheetos, Ruffles, etc.) is selected by an audience member
- Witches Broom (A), where the Magician shows feats of strength while the audience holds a broom; on this page, they audience can't push the broom down onto a handkerchief
- Witches Broom (B), the audience volunteer can't push the Magician back with a broom
- Spooky Pencil, where a pencil rises up out of an empty bottle of Pepsi
- Hallowe'en Hypnotism, where an audience volunteer can't pick up a bag of Fritos on the floor
- Floating Ghost, where the magician appears to levitate underneath a sheet
- Impossible Levitation, where the magician floats up from beneath a sheet (different method)
- Flying Cards Party Game, a contest where cards are thrown into a hat, and the winners get Pepsi drinks or Fritos snacks
- Party Manacles, a rope trick where the hands escape after being tied up
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Back cover, with a photo of Mark, Nani Darnell and Rebo the Clown, and information on the Mark Wilson Magic Spectacular October 7 - 22, 1967, at the State Fair of Texas
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Postcard in color with Mark Wilson, Nani Darnell holding a bottle of Pepsi, two female assistants holding Lay's potato chips and Fritos, and a gorilla behind them all, size 3" x 5". On the reverse side is a map for the fair and the location of the "Cinillusion show" sponsored by Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola
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Brochure of tricks titled "Mark Wilson, Star of the Magic Land of Alakazam, Presents His Favorite Magic Tricks", courtesy of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay, with photo of Mark, Nani Darnell and Rebo the Clown; size 3 3/8" x 7 1/2" with five panels total. The back of the panels are blank, but the fronts reveal magic tricks that can be punched out of the cardstock paper.
Here's the contents of the pages:
- Cover
- The Mystery of the Pyramids, where the audience places a cardboard coin under one of three pyramids, but the Magician always guesses which one, with 5 punch-outs
- Master Magician's Wand, where a magic wand levitates in the Magician's hand, with one punch-out of a cardboard wand
- The Amazing Boomerangs, with 2 punch-outs of boomerangs that seem to shrink or expand depending on how you place them; with a second trick "The Mystery Picture?", where you try to guess what the picture is
- 4 tricks total, "Meet Me At The State Fair", a puzzle with words; "The Magical Hat", where you guess whether the hat is taller or wider; "The Mysterious Circles" where you guess which circle is larger, and "Answer To Mystery Photo", with the answer to the photo on panel 4
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Here's a few other Guides I have written about Magician Mark Wilson:
Dr. Pepper Premium Collectibles & Magician Mark Wilson
Frito-Lay Premium Collectibles and Magician Mark Wilson
Mark Wilson and Nani Darnell Magician Autograph Guide
Magician Mark Wilson Business Card Collecting Examples
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