''Teen Beat'' is an American magazine geared towards
teenaged readers, published from 1967–c. 2007.
Over its history, the magazine had multiple teen idols on its cover, including
John Travolta
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,
David Cassidy
David Bruce Cassidy (April 12, 1950 – November 21, 2017) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was best known for his role as Keith Partridge, the son of Shirley Partridge (played by his stepmother, Shirley Jones), in t ...
,
Leif Garrett
Leif Garrett (born Leif Per Nervik; November 8, 1961) is an American singer, actor, and television personality. He worked as a child actor, then in the 1970s became famous as a teen idol in music. He later received much publicity for his drug ...
,
Menudo,
Michael J. Fox
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,
Debbie Gibson
Deborah Ann Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress.
Gibson released her debut album '' Out of the Blue'' in 1987, which spawned several international hits, later being certified triple plati ...
, the Coreys (
Feldman
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Academics
* Arthur Feldman (born 1949), American cardiologist
* David B. Feldman, American psychologist
* David Feldman (historian), American historian
* ...
and
Haim
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Hebrew etymology
Chayyim ( he, חַיִּים ', Classical Hebrew: , Israeli Hebrew: ), also transcribed ''Ha ...
),
Molly Ringwald
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,
Tom Cruise
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,
New Kids on the Block
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,
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
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,
Jonathan Brandis
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, and, more recently,
Hanson
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People
* Hanson (surname)
* Hansson (surname)
* Hanson (wrestler), ringname of an American professional wrestler
Musical groups
* Hanson (band), an American pop rock band
* Hanson (UK band), an English rock ...
,
Ricky Martin
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,
Leonardo DiCaprio,
Backstreet Boys
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The gr ...
,
*NSYNC,
Hilary Duff
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,
Michael Jackson
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,
Raven-Symoné
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,
Lindsay Lohan
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, and many others.
Publication history
First published in August 1967, the magazine was preceded by sister publications ''
16 Magazine'', which debuted in 1956, and ''
Tiger Beat
''Tiger Beat'' is an American internet teen fan magazine originally published by The Laufer Company, and marketed primarily to adolescent girls. The magazine had a paper edition that was sold at stores until December 2018.
History and profile
' ...
'', which was first published in 1965.
''Teen Beat'' was published by Sterling's Magazines from 1967–c. 1985, including a period when it was part of Sterling's Ideal Publishing Company. (Sterling's also published ''Metal Edge'', ''Metal Maniacs'', ''Country Music Special'', and others.) In the mid-1980s, Sterling's 'Ideal teen magazines' ''Teen Beat'', ''
Tiger Beat
''Tiger Beat'' is an American internet teen fan magazine originally published by The Laufer Company, and marketed primarily to adolescent girls. The magazine had a paper edition that was sold at stores until December 2018.
History and profile
' ...
'', ''Super Teen'' and ''Super Teens ''Loudmouth'' were acquired by
Macfadden Publications
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History
Macfadden Publ ...
. In 1985 Michael Liben was the publisher of ''Teen Beat''.
The mid-1990s saw a slump in the overall teen magazine market.
In 1998, the conglomerate's line of youth music publications was sold off to
Primedia
Primedia is a South African media group, headquartered in Sandton, Johannesburg.
History
Primedia was established in 1994 and its listing on the JSE Securities Exchange was completed in April 1995. Primedia remained listed on the JSE until 1 ...
. In 2001, after publishing up to twelve magazines each year, Primedia decided to reduce its number of publications to only four magazines per year, deciding to keep ''
16'', ''
Tiger Beat
''Tiger Beat'' is an American internet teen fan magazine originally published by The Laufer Company, and marketed primarily to adolescent girls. The magazine had a paper edition that was sold at stores until December 2018.
History and profile
' ...
'', ''Teen Beat'', and ''
BOP Magazine''. In October 2001 the frequency of ''Teen Beat'' switched to quarterly.
''Teen Beat'' ceased publishing c. 2007.
References
Children's magazines published in the United States
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Quarterly magazines published in the United States
Defunct magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1967
Magazines with year of disestablishment missing
Teen magazines
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