Teen Mags We Read From Cover To Cover
I felt very grown up when I moved on from Bunty and her paper cut-out clothes. There was a whole new magazine world out there, aimed at my age group. There were pop posters to carefully remove from the centrefold, lyrics to sing along to and a week’s worth of tv programmes to peruse and plan. Life was good at the teenage printing press.
Look out for Look-In
Known as the kid’s TV Times, it was full of useful and useless information about stars in the media – there was a weekly television guide to get excited over and, most importantly, regular free gifts, taped to the front cover, over Ed ‘Stewpot’ Stewart’s face.
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I persuaded dad to let me order my weekly magazines and have them delivered by the paper boy. This meant I didn’t have to fork out any of my pocket money, as they were included in the weekly bill that he paid, religiously, every Saturday. Also, I didn’t have to bother walking the few yards to the newsagents.
Disco 45 – Groovy Mag
Rather than scan through a magazine, I would read it from cover to cover and then pass it on to my best friend, in return for Bazooka bubble gum or a packet of chewing gum.
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Probably the most famous teen publication was the one which included the problem page ‘Dear Cathy and Claire’. Questions such as the best way to kiss on a first date and how to stop being jealous of your best friend – even though she was prettier than you – were answered sympathetically in two lines.
Jackie – So much more than a magazine
There was no airbrushing models, reaching for unattainable expectations or making you feel boring. All the magazines were full of positive stories and they entertained us. Compare that to your weekly readings now, trying to fat shame celebrities a week after giving birth, for example. The world has gone mad.
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