First appearing in Day of Judgment #1 (November 1999), the group is described as a loose confederation of mystic defenders.

[1] The team included DC Comics occult heroes such as Zatanna, Enchantress, Madame Xanadu, Blue Devil, Raven, and Faust.

The Sentinels of Magic appear in various media, including a new incarnation of the team making a debut in Young Justice consisting of different characters.

The team would later be involved in the major storyline "Black Baptism" within the JLA: Black Baptism (May–August 2001) miniseries in which centered around both members Sebastian Faust and the Enchantress, the latter serving as the main antagonist alongside other characters.

The Sentinels of Magic would appear again for the final time in the "Obsidian Age" storyline in the JLA title.