Yes Wizard and Toyfare were run by the same people. Twisted Toyfare was the best. I mean anyone who has not read it. The best line from it came from Hal Jordan Green lantern when The penguin was invading Justice league Hq with an Army of Penguins.
"EGAD! My the power of my ring is useless against their yellow breast feathers!"
They had a couple of Twisted Toyfare issues that put in some of their best stories. I have one or two of those
If I remember right I didn't properly understand Paladins until an article in Dragons. Then there was the whole discussion of what separated Fighters from Cavaliers.
But then, that was in The Old Days. Before the Dark Times...