Teen Beat
| Categories | Teen, celebrity, music |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Circulation | 132,000 (Dec. 1992) 90,000 (Dec. 1993) |
| Publisher | Michael Liben (1985) |
| First issue | August 1967 |
| Final issue | c. 2007 |
| Company | Sterling's Magazines (1967–c. 1985) Macfadden Publications (c. 1985–1998) Primedia (1998–c. 2007) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Teen Beat was 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, David Cassidy, Menudo, Michael J. Fox, Debbie Gibson, the Coreys (Feldman and Haim), Molly Ringwald, Tom Cruise, New Kids on the Block, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jonathan Brandis, and, more recently, Hanson, Ricky Martin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Hilary Duff, Amanda Lepore, Michael Jackson, Raven-Symoné and Lindsay Lohan, among many others.
First published in August 1967, the magazine was preceded by sister publications 16 Magazine, which debuted in 1956, and Tiger Beat, 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, Super Teen and Super Teen's Loudmouth were acquired by Macfadden Publications. In 1985 Michael Liben was the publisher of Teen Beat.
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