Print Logos - Columbia Pictures

1st Print logo (1924-1926)
Logo: An circular box with a drawing of the female roman soldier holding a grain of wheat and the shield. "COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION" is seen in front of the female soldier.

Note: Starting in 1925, "CORPORATION" is dropped from the text. The box is now a circle, the female soldier has been redrawn and "COLUMBIA PICTURES" is arched and is surrounding the circle as a border.

2nd Print Logo (1926-1932)
Logo: A circle with a different looking torch lady drawing holding a non shining torch with CP on it. A ribbon surrounds the lady and on the bottom of the lady is a passage saying "GEMS OF THE SCREEN". "COLUMBIA PICTURES" is arched in the circle.

3rd Print Logo (1932-1936)
Logo: Once again there is a circle, but this time with a different drawn torch lady. The torch is shining with lines as shadows. Stars appear on the bottom of the Lady, and "COLUMBIA PICTURES" is arched in the circle with 2 stars on the left and right sides.

Notes: Starting in 1933, The torch lady is moved a little to the right. The rest of the logo remains the same but lacks the 2 stars on the sides.

4th Print Logo (1936-1945)
Logo: Simply a drawn version of the Columbia Pictures logo of the era

5th Print Logo (1945-1954)
Logo: A drawing of the torch lady with a banner saying "Columbia" circling its legs. "Pictures" is next to the banner.

Notes: There is a version with just the torch lady.

6th Print Logo (1964-1975)
Logo: The word "COLUMBIA PICTURES" with a torch being held by a C.

Notes: There is a version with just the C and the torch. Sometimes, it is in credit.

7th Print Logo (1975-1981)
Logo: Same as the movie logo, but colored black.

Notes:
 * The words can sometimes be stacked.
 * Sometimes, "Industries, Inc." can be placed next to the word.

8th Print Logo (1981-1993)
Logo: We see an detailed drawing of the torch lady with the sunburst behind her inside an box with the circular top. "Columbia Pictures" can be seen below.

Note: Starting in 1989(?), the box is removed.

9th Print Logo (1992-)
Logo: A box is seen with the cloud cutting out of it with the redrawn torch lady inside. "COLUMBIA PICTURES" is seen to the left of the box.

Notes:
 * The company name can be seen horizontally below the box with the Sony Pictures Entertainment byline.
 * The torch lady can have parts be inverted (the drape becomes transparent)

Availability: Common. Surpsingly, this appears on the back cover of City Slickers 1997 MGM/UA Home Video VHS.