The original masthead for The Girl's Own Paper was based on the sculpture The Spirit of Love and Truth (1866) by Joseph Edwards. A new masthead was introduced in volume 16 (1895).
One comment reading "DIKE Magazine" and a reply reading, "PISS OFF (ANYWAY DON'T YOU KNOW DYKE IS THE NAME OF A GREEK GODDESS YOU JERK)" on the cover page of June 1982's Heresies. Both comments have been (unsuccessfully) covered over with black…