as a performer through the late 1960s, he retained the name of tom palmer while specializing in comedy magic. when he moved to chicago, illinois and changed styles to pursue bizarre magic, he adopted the name tony andruzzi, both in performance and in daily life. during his involvement with the society for creative anachronism in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s, he also created the persona of masklyn ye mage, a character he would occasionally adopt in and out of period costume through the end of his life. additionally, as a writer of magical effects, he used a variety of pen names, most notably daemon ecks.