The Amazing Randi, an escape artist from Toronto, appeared on the CBS-TV show "It's Magic" at 65th Street and Broadway, September 4, 1955. Attendants are getting set to grab Randi, who was tied up in a strait jacket leant by a city hospital and hoisted up six stories, upside down and hanging about 65 feet up, before his escape in two and a half minutes.
Photo: Marty Lederhandler for the AP via My Record-Journal
I was inspired after @sm-baby shared her version of Randy! I really need to draw my boy more often 🥺
He's quite the opposite of Ragatha, only because he's super introverted and and little socially awkward. He may think that he's not fun to be around but his strength comes from his gentle and kind nature. Despite his own struggles, he goes out of his way to comfort his friends and is generally super loyal! He would offer all of his time to help someone out in need!
If you want to know more about Randy, please don't hesitate to ask me ♡
Before his later stage magic career and paranormal investigations, The Amazing Randi was first known as an escape artist who sometimes imitated and improved upon Houdini’s famous stunts.
Randi himself apparently was the one who snuck the coded name “Harry Houdini” into this poster with the illustrator’s permission.
The artist signed only as “Jayson,” adding an untypical Y to that name, while dropping one from “Sydney.”