Mahatma was a monthly magic periodical founded by George Little, which was published March 1895 – February 1906 (issue 104).

[1] Mahatma was printed in the back of New York City's Martinka's magic shop.

During this time, the publishers put out 2 other magazines that followed the numbering of Mahatma: Vaudeville and Artist Era.

Vaudeville claimed to be a continuation of Mahatma with a change in name and format, and ran for two issues (Volume 1 Numbers 9 & 10).

When it continued publication of volume 1, Mahatma ignored the numbering of Vaudeville and Artist Era and continued with volume 1 number 9. in 1902, Mahatma began publishing the meeting notes of the Society of American Magicians.