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* MagicCarpet: Archie and Joe hail a flying carpet taxi (complete with meter) during the story.
* MagicalSociety: An attempt is made to create a non-profit association that would test and license magicians. It turns out to be a diabolical (literally) plot to take over control of all magic use in the U.S.
* MagicalSociety: An attempt is made to create a non-profit association that would test and license magicians. It turns out to be a diabolical (literally) plot to take over control of all magic use in the U.S.
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* MagicCarpet: Archie and Joe hail a flying carpet taxi (complete with meter) during the story.
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* InstantMassJustAddWater: Jenson's new product idea involves shrunken items that regain their full size when they come in contact with water. With an umbrella contained in a pen, you'll never get caught in the rain again!
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* ColdIron: Used to neutralize magic. Iron plates are used to test for magically-produced coins and the only materials in Fraser's warehouse left intact by the elementals are those made from iron.
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* MagicalCounterfeiting: A practical joker at the Chamber of Commerce attempts to pay a fine using a magically-produced coin, it vanishes after hitting ColdIron.
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* TenThousandYears: [[spoiler: Ditworth]] is sentenced to ten thousand years of imprisonment by Satan for being defeated with white magic. Fraser notes that it's like the demonic equivalent of six months in prison.
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* TenThousandYears: [[spoiler: Ditworth]] is sentenced to ten thousand thousand[[note]]or ten ''million''[[/note]] years of imprisonment by Satan for being defeated with white magic. Fraser notes that it's like the demonic equivalent of six months in prison.
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* DevilButNoGod: Hell is absolutely a real place, with legions of demons, and Satan as its ruler. Yet any notion of religion is curiously muted--it is mentioned that you can't magically levitate over a church ("consecrated ground" apparently acts as AntiMagic, so your flying carpet will immediately crash); but on the other hand, one character is Jewish (while other characters are implied not to be), so there are still the same theological differences you'd expect to find in 1940s America. A state legislator is described as introducing a bill to outlaw magic, complete with quoting from Exodus ("Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live!")--this is treated as being about the equivalent of some backwoods state senator introducing a bill declaring pi to be exactly equal to three.
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Reverse Mole is being merged into The Mole per TRS https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1602756782069074900
* TheMole: One of the Demons of Hell is an undercover Secret Service agent.
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* ReverseMole: One of the Demons of Hell is an undercover Secret Service agent.
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* YourMindMakesItReal: Although there's no hint of "MaybeMagicMaybeMundane" in the setting--magic clearly ''works'', just as clearly and unequivocally as a telephone or one of Archie's dump trucks--the use of the voodoo doll is explained as being entirely a matter of "the power of suggestion". You could make someone feel pain that way, or even make them have a heart attack, but presumably you couldn't actually do something like decapitate them that way.
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* YourMindMakesItReal: Although there's no hint of "MaybeMagicMaybeMundane" in the setting--magic clearly ''works'', just as clearly and unequivocally as a telephone or one of Archie's dump trucks--the use of the voodoo doll is explained as being entirely a matter of "the power of suggestion". You could make someone feel pain that way, with one, or even make terrify them have into having a heart attack, but presumably you couldn't actually do something like decapitate them that way.
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* YourMindMakesItReal: Although there's no hint of "MaybeMagicMaybeMundane" in the setting--magic clearly ''works'', just as clearly and unequivocally as a telephone or one of Archie's dump trucks--the use of the voodoo doll is explained as being entirely a matter of "the power of suggestion". You could make someone feel pain that way, or even make them have a heart attack, but presumably you couldn't actually do something like decapitate them that way.
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* MissingReflection: The protagonists realize [[spoiler:Ditworth]] is a demon when one of them notices him not casting a reflection in a mirror.
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"Magic, Inc." is a {{Fantasy)) novella by Creator/RobertAHeinlein, published in 1940.
It is notable for being the TropeMaker for {{Magitek}}. In the story, Archie Fraser's construction business was thriving, and magic was just a mundane part of everyday operations. Trouble brews when mobsters try to shake him down for protection money. After cleaning up the mess they made after his refusal, Fraser runs into a suspiciously similar shakedown from the much more "legitimate" and powerful ''Magic, Inc.'' that has suddenly gained foothold in town. As he and other businessmen try to hold out, his magician friends try to figure out the truth behind the corporation.
It is notable for being the TropeMaker for {{Magitek}}. In the story, Archie Fraser's construction business was thriving, and magic was just a mundane part of everyday operations. Trouble brews when mobsters try to shake him down for protection money. After cleaning up the mess they made after his refusal, Fraser runs into a suspiciously similar shakedown from the much more "legitimate" and powerful ''Magic, Inc.'' that has suddenly gained foothold in town. As he and other businessmen try to hold out, his magician friends try to figure out the truth behind the corporation.
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"Magic, Inc." is a {{Fantasy)) 1940 ModernFantasy novella by Creator/RobertAHeinlein, published in 1940.
Creator/RobertAHeinlein.It is notable for being the TropeMaker for {{Magitek}}. In the story,
The premise: Archie Fraser's construction business was thriving, and magic was just a mundane part of everyday operations. Trouble brews when mobsters try to shake him down for protection money. After cleaning up the mess they made after his refusal, Fraser runs into a suspiciously similar shakedown from the much more "legitimate" and powerful''Magic, Inc.'' Magic, Inc. that has suddenly gained foothold in town. As he and other businessmen try to hold out, his magician friends try to figure out the truth behind the corporation.
The premise: Archie Fraser's construction business was thriving, and magic was just a mundane part of everyday operations. Trouble brews when mobsters try to shake him down for protection money. After cleaning up the mess they made after his refusal, Fraser runs into a suspiciously similar shakedown from the much more "legitimate" and powerful
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''Magic, Inc.'' is an AlternateHistory novella by Creator/RobertAHeinlein, published in 1940.
It is notable for being the TropeMaker for {{Magitek}}, as well as the TropeCodifier for modern OccultDetective UrbanFantasy.
Archie Fraser's construction business was thriving, and magic was just a mundane part of every day operations. Trouble brews when mobsters try to shake him down for protection money. After cleaning up the mess they made after his refusal, Fraser runs into a suspiciously similar shakedown from the much more "legitimate" and powerful ''Magic, Inc.'' that has suddenly gained foothold in town. As he and other businessmen try to hold out, his magician friends try to figure out the truth behind the corporation.
It is notable for being the TropeMaker for {{Magitek}}, as well as the TropeCodifier for modern OccultDetective UrbanFantasy.
Archie Fraser's construction business was thriving, and magic was just a mundane part of every day operations. Trouble brews when mobsters try to shake him down for protection money. After cleaning up the mess they made after his refusal, Fraser runs into a suspiciously similar shakedown from the much more "legitimate" and powerful ''Magic, Inc.'' that has suddenly gained foothold in town. As he and other businessmen try to hold out, his magician friends try to figure out the truth behind the corporation.
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It is notable for being the TropeMaker for
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* DungeonPunk: The story is an alternate reality where the 1940 U.S.A. is just like it really is, except that magic is real.
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** Undines: Its more of a slime creature than a beautiful woman. Archie describes its tracks in his destroyed business as if a slug the size of a "Crosley car" (a 1940s compact car) had passed by.
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** Undines: Its It's more of a slime creature than a beautiful woman. Archie describes its tracks in his destroyed business as if a slug the size of a "Crosley car" (a 1940s compact car) had passed by.
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* ReverseMole: One of the Demons of Hell is an undercover Secret Service agent.
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''Magic, Inc.'' is an AlternateHistory {{Magitek}} novella by Creator/RobertAHeinlein, published in 1940. 1940.
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It is notable for being the
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** OurGnomesAreWeirder: The Earth Elementals are represented by gnomes. Granny Jennings summons their king who is about four feet high with a powerful build (upper arms as thick as Archie's thighs). His description is more suggestive of [[OurDwarvesAreAlltheSame dwarves]] than anything else.
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** OurGnomesAreWeirder: The Earth Elementals are represented by gnomes. Granny Jennings summons their king who is about four feet high with a powerful build (upper arms as thick as Archie's thighs). His description is more suggestive of [[OurDwarvesAreAlltheSame dwarves]] than anything else.else except they are hairless.
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* WizardingSchool: Jack Bodie, licensed magician 1st class, went to Harvard for his bachelor's degree in magic and then to Chicago for a postgraduate degree. It seems most universities in the U.S. have wizarding faculties at the least.
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* WizardingSchool: Jack Bodie, licensed magician 1st class, went to Harvard for his bachelor's degree in magic and then to Chicago for a postgraduate degree. It seems most universities in the U.S. have wizarding faculties Faculties of Arts and Magic at the least.
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* ElementalEmbodiment: The narrator's business is destroyed by earth, water, and fire elementals, and a witch deals with them to bring it back.
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** OurGnomesAreWeirder: The Earth Elementals are represented by gnomes. Granny Jennings summons their king who is about four feet high with a powerful build (upper arms as thick as Archie's thighs). His description is more suggestive of [[OurDwarvesAreAlltheSame dwarves]] than anything else.
** FierySalamander: One is used to vandalize Archie's business. However, its not malicious but playful ball of fire six inches in diameter with no sense that it was being malicious.
**Undines: Its more of a slime creature than a beautiful woman. Archie describes its tracks in his destroyed business as if a slug the size of a "Crosley car" (a 1940s compact car) had passed by.
**Wind: Sylphs are mentioned but none appear in the story.
* TheMafia: The story opens with an unnamed Sicilian in an over-tailored suit approaching Archie at his business and telling him it would be a [[ShameIfSomethingHappened Shame If Bad Luck]] occurred to his business. That could well happen if he didn't use magicians approved by the Sicilian's organization.
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* ShrunkenHead: See above.
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: The Sicilian talks about how some magicians are unlucky and it would be a shame if a [[FierySalamander Salamander]] was set loose in Archie's shop due to some sloppy magic.
* ShrunkenHead: See OracularHead above.
* ShrunkenHead: See OracularHead above.
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* VoodooDoll: Joe questions the Sicilian using a doll he made to inflict pain until he talks. For example, when the Sicilian refuses to answer a question, Joe twists the poppet's leg causing the gangster pain until he answers.
* WizardingSchool: Jack Bodie, licensed magician 1st class, went to Harvard for his bachelor's degree in magic and then to Chicago for a postgraduate degree. It seems most universities in the U.S. have wizarding faculties at the least.
* WizardingSchool: Jack Bodie, licensed magician 1st class, went to Harvard for his bachelor's degree in magic and then to Chicago for a postgraduate degree. It seems most universities in the U.S. have wizarding faculties at the least.
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* FlyingBroomstick: When the group set off for Hell, they do so flying on broomsticks. Archie comments how irked he is that common depictions do it incorrectly; the bristles of the broom should face up and forward.
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* IKnowYourTrueName: The reason the protagonists storm Hell is they don't know [[spoiler: Ditworth's]] true name and so can't summon and/or compel him.
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* MagicCarpet: Archie and Joe hail a flying carpet taxi (complete with meter) during the story.
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* TenThousandYears: [[spoiler: Ditworth]] is sentenced to ten thousand thousand years of imprisonment by Satan for being defeated with white magic. Fraser notes that it's like the demonic equivalent of six months in prison.
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* BaitAndSwitch: The protagonists are shocked when members of their business association suggested they try bribing state legislators to stop a new bill that would allow Magic, Inc. to have a monopoly on providing magicians and witches. The association's funds can't hope to match Magic's in a bidding war over bribes.
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* DungeonPunk
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* ElementalEmbodiment
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* DungeonPunk
BlueCollarWarlock: Quite a few major characters and many minor ones are this, providing services ranging from mass-produced construction goods and clothing to fortune-telling.
*ElementalEmbodimentCorruptPolitician: There is an extensive discussion of politics and the corruption that runs them when the protagonists try the legal route to ousting the titular company. The politics are so corrupt, they have to resort to fighting magic with magic.
* DungeonPunk: The story is an alternate reality where the 1940 U.S.A. is just like it really is, except that magic is real.
* ElementalEmbodiment: The narrator's business is destroyed by earth, water, and fire elementals, and a witch deals with them to bring it back.
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* DungeonPunk: The story is an alternate reality where the 1940 U.S.A. is just like it really is, except that magic is real.
* ElementalEmbodiment: The narrator's business is destroyed by earth, water, and fire elementals, and a witch deals with them to bring it back.
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* HotWitch: Granny Jennings was introduced as IWasQuiteALooker. However, magic makes many things possible and we do get to experience her full hotness later on in the book.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Amanda "Granny" ToddJenningsJennings.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Amanda "Granny" Todd
* MagicalSociety: An attempt is made to create a non-profit association that would test and license magicians. It turns out to be a diabolical (literally) plot to take over control of all magic use in the U.S.
* {{Satan}}: The heroes reach Hell and its king, whom custom demands that he let them review TheLegionsOfHell to find their enemy.
* SupernaturalSensitivity: Dr Worthington is a witch smeller, who detects and analyzes the magic forces that trashed Archie's business.
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* UtilityMagic
UtilityMagic: Magic is being used on a regular basis for mundane purposes, such as construction work.
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* SuddenlyEthnicity: Fraser didn't expect ''Doctor'' Worthington to be a [[ValuesDissonance large black man.]] Heinlein was very fond of doing this to challenge people's prejudices back in the day.
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* SuddenlyEthnicity: Fraser didn't expect ''Doctor'' Worthington (who had an Oxford accent when he first spoke with him on the phone) to be a [[ValuesDissonance large black man.]] Heinlein was very fond of doing this to challenge people's prejudices back in the day.
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* TenThousandYears: [[spoiler: Ditworth]] is sentenced to ten thousand thousand years of imprisonment by Satan for being defeated with white magic. Fraser notes that it's like the demonic equivalent of six months in prison.
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The fantasy elements are the center of the story. So it doesnt qualify as Magic Realism
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* MagicRealism
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* UndercoverCopRevealUndercoverCopReveal: [[spoiler: In hell they find a federal agent posing as a demon, who helps them deal with Ditworth]]
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* OracularHead: Dr. Worthington carries the shrunken head of his grandfather who gives protection and advice.
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* OracularHead: Dr. Worthington carries the shrunken head ShrunkenHead of his grandfather who gives protection and advice.advice.
* ShrunkenHead: See above.
* ShrunkenHead: See above.
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* ToHellAndBackToHellAndBack: The heroes journey into hell to find the person behind Magic, Inc.
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''Magic, Inc.'' is an AlternateHistory {{Magitek}} novella by Creator/RobertAHeinlein, published in 1940. It is the UrExample and TropeMaker for {{Magitek}}.
Archie Fraser's construction business was thriving, and magic was just a mundane part of every day operations. Trouble brews when mobsters try to shake him down for protection money. After cleaning up the mess they made after his refusal, Fraser runs into a suspiciously similar shakedown from the much more "legitimate" and powerful ''Magic, Inc.'' that has suddenly gained foothold in town. As he and other businessmen try to hold out, his magician friends try to figure out the truth behind the corporation.
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!!Provides Examples Of:
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The salamander who helped in the destruction of Archie's business cannot be yelled at or punished as the other fantastical beings can. It has no sense that what it did was wrong, just that the person who asked it to do so provided something entertaining that it was inclined to do. Archie offers it a special fire place in his home to gain its favor and encourage it to do what he wants.
* DungeonPunk
* ElementalEmbodiment
* EthnicMagician: Dr. Royce Worthington, the witch smeller.
* GorgeousGarmentGeneration: Jedson is seen working with a young witch whose specialty is creating unique garments out of thin air. Unfortunately, she's been having some problems and produces dresses that are copies of existing designs on one try, and several hundred left shoes on another.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Amanda Todd Jennings
* InstantMassJustAddWater: Jenson's new product idea involves shrunken items that regain their full size when they come in contact with water. With an umbrella contained in a pen, you'll never get caught in the rain again!
* TheLegionsOfHell: The group demands the right to inspect Satan's legions looking for [[spoiler:the demon who runs Magic, Inc]].
* MagicRealism
* MegaCorp: The titular ''Magic, Inc.'' The heroes find out that it is a ''literal'' evil corporation when they discover that the founder and CEO is [[spoiler:a high ranking demon from Hell]].
* OracularHead: Dr. Worthington carries the shrunken head of his grandfather who gives protection and advice.
* SuddenlyEthnicity: Fraser didn't expect ''Doctor'' Worthington to be a [[ValuesDissonance large black man.]] Heinlein was very fond of doing this to challenge people's prejudices back in the day.
* ToHellAndBack
* UndercoverCopReveal
* UtilityMagic
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Archie Fraser's construction business was thriving, and magic was just a mundane part of every day operations. Trouble brews when mobsters try to shake him down for protection money. After cleaning up the mess they made after his refusal, Fraser runs into a suspiciously similar shakedown from the much more "legitimate" and powerful ''Magic, Inc.'' that has suddenly gained foothold in town. As he and other businessmen try to hold out, his magician friends try to figure out the truth behind the corporation.
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!!Provides Examples Of:
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The salamander who helped in the destruction of Archie's business cannot be yelled at or punished as the other fantastical beings can. It has no sense that what it did was wrong, just that the person who asked it to do so provided something entertaining that it was inclined to do. Archie offers it a special fire place in his home to gain its favor and encourage it to do what he wants.
* DungeonPunk
* ElementalEmbodiment
* EthnicMagician: Dr. Royce Worthington, the witch smeller.
* GorgeousGarmentGeneration: Jedson is seen working with a young witch whose specialty is creating unique garments out of thin air. Unfortunately, she's been having some problems and produces dresses that are copies of existing designs on one try, and several hundred left shoes on another.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Amanda Todd Jennings
* InstantMassJustAddWater: Jenson's new product idea involves shrunken items that regain their full size when they come in contact with water. With an umbrella contained in a pen, you'll never get caught in the rain again!
* TheLegionsOfHell: The group demands the right to inspect Satan's legions looking for [[spoiler:the demon who runs Magic, Inc]].
* MagicRealism
* MegaCorp: The titular ''Magic, Inc.'' The heroes find out that it is a ''literal'' evil corporation when they discover that the founder and CEO is [[spoiler:a high ranking demon from Hell]].
* OracularHead: Dr. Worthington carries the shrunken head of his grandfather who gives protection and advice.
* SuddenlyEthnicity: Fraser didn't expect ''Doctor'' Worthington to be a [[ValuesDissonance large black man.]] Heinlein was very fond of doing this to challenge people's prejudices back in the day.
* ToHellAndBack
* UndercoverCopReveal
* UtilityMagic
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