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Magik's logo through the years

Classic Logo

Magik's first logo was created for her 1983 mini-series by Alex Jay, under the direction of Louise Jones. You can read all about it first hand from Alex Jay on his blog. It's still a powerful logo with great identity and easily adaptable for a variety of colorways.

Notable appearances: Magik (1983) #1, Marvel Super-Heroes Spring Special (1990) #1

Notable appearances: Magik (1983) #2

Notable appearances: Magik (1983) #4

Notable appearances: New Mutants (1983) #14

Modern Logo

In 2007, Magik got a one-shot called Mystic Arcana: Magik, which has persisted to this day with many different colorways. I believe the logo was created by Marko Djurdejevic, as he was the cover artist for all Mystic Arcana covers. At the time of this writing, I have not been able to confirm this. The image below is the colorway used for the "logo variant" of Magik (2025) #1.

Notable uses: Mystic Arcana: Magik (2007) #1, Magik (2025) #1 - current

Retrovision Logo

In July 2025, Marvel is publishing a retro-inspired variant line. For Magik (2025) #7, Joe Quinones created what is only the third published Magik logo in 50 years! Joe Quinones based the retro logo on an old "House of Mystery" logo. We'll likely only see this logo used this one time. Below is my attempt to isolate and recreate the logo.

Unused Logos

Remember how Alex Jay created the original Magik logo back in 1983, and shared the history of it on his blog? Well, he also shared the logos that got rejected. This post wouldn't be complete without a look at those, so I made an attempt at remastering them.