Missing In Action by Craig Petty and Mandy Roth is a particularly original card trick in which humor, strong card magic, and an impossible souvenir come together.

What starts as a well-known prank involving a 52-for-1 card suddenly turns into a spectacular routine in which a signed playing card inexplicably disappears and eventually reappears in a completely impossible place.

The result is a particularly strong finale where the spectator even gets to keep the proof of the magic!

The routine begins even before a card is chosen.

You place an envelope containing a prediction clearly visible on the table. It remains untouched during the beginning of the trick.

Next, have a spectator choose a playing card and sign the front.

The card is put back into the game and disappears somewhere among the other cards.

Now it is time to reveal your prediction.

You open the envelope and take out a special card.

All 52 playing cards turn out to be depicted on the back!

A funny prediction, of course, because it is impossible to be wrong this way.

The audience will probably laugh at this clever but unimpressive prediction.

But then the real magic begins.

You bring the signed card to the top of the deck several times, just like in the classic Ambitious Card routine.

Time and time again, the card appears on top of the deck in an impossible way.

Until the map suddenly disappears completely!

You search in the game, but the signed card is nowhere to be found.

Then you draw attention again to the special 52-on-1 card from the envelope.

When you let them watch this again, the spectators discover something incredible.

The image of their chosen card has disappeared from the overview of 52 playing cards!

Where all cards were initially visible, the exact card the spectator has chosen is now missing.

But Missing In Action has an even stronger finale in store.

You turn over the special card and reveal that the real, signed playing card is impossibly fused to the back!

The spectator's signature is still present.

The chosen card has therefore not only disappeared from the game and from the image with 52 cards, but seems to have actually become part of the prediction.

And the best part is that everything can be examined afterwards.

Moreover, the special card makes an unforgettable souvenir that you can give to the viewer.

Missing In Action combines various strong elements from card magic.

The humor of the classic 52-on-1 joke makes for a relaxed start, the Ambitious Card phases build the tension, and the surprising transformation ensures a finale that no one sees coming.

The trick is particularly suitable for close-up performances, restaurant magic, table hopping, and other occasions where you are close to your audience.

You receive a complete deck with specially crafted gimmick cards that are needed for the effect.

Each gimmick card is different, allowing you to perform the routine multiple times without using the exact same souvenir every time.

That makes Missing In Action especially practical for magicians who perform regularly and want to surprise different groups of spectators.

The included material also offers options if you want to start the routine with a specific playing card.

In addition, you get access to an extensive video instruction by Craig Petty.

In this, he teaches you not only the complete basic routine, but also about 6 different variations.

Moreover, Craig shares his personal insights and the details he developed together with Mandy Roth to make the effect as convincing as possible.

The moment when the chosen card is visibly missing from the 52-on-1 card elicits a particularly fantastic reaction.

And when the spectator subsequently discovers that his own signed card is impossibly attached to the prediction, the astonishment is complete.

Missing In Action is an excellent choice for card magicians looking for an original routine with humor, strong magic, and a special finale.

A card trick that starts with a joke, but ends with an impossible souvenir that your audience won't soon forget!