TSR logos

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TSR, Inc., publisher of the first three editions of role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, employed eight different logos over its lifetime.

  1. 1974 - 1979

    "GK" for Gygax/Kaye


  2. July 1975 - December 1978

    The creature depicted is a Lizardfolk. This particular image first appeared on the inside front cover the 1975 Greyhawk supplement book authored by Gary Gygax and Robert Kuntz.


  3. December 1978 - 1980




  4. 1980 - 1982

    Received US trademark registration number 1241135 on June 7, 1983. Trademark cancelled on October 23, 1989.


  5. 1982 - 1991


    This logo was frequently recolored to match the needs of a particular product, sometimes with different colors for the inside and outside.

  6. 1991 - 1992




  7. 1992 - 1999

    Received US trademark registration number 1980554 on June 18, 1996. Trademark cancelled on March 22, 2003.


  8. 1999

TSR's purchase by Wizards of the Coast brought an end to the brand, its final trademark expiring in 2003.