We put together this collection of sixteen different covers from teenybop magazine 16 — featuring the most popular musicians and actors. They show how the country’s taste turned over time from Kiss and Leif Garrett to Duran Duran and Ralph Macchio, then to Kirk Cameron and a young Johnny Depp.
1) 16 Magazine: January 1980
Gene Simmons of Kiss, Rex Smith, Peter Barton, Greg Evigan, Andy Gibb
2) 16 Magazine: March 1980
Kiss, Leif Garrett, Styx, Robin Zander of Cheap Trick, Peter Barton
3) Teen fan mag from October 1980
Scott Baio, Kiss, Tom Wopat, Matt Dillon
4) 16 Magazine: December 1981
John Schneider, REO Speedwagon, Kiss, Scott Baio, Journey, Rick Springfield, Ralph Macchio
5) 16 Magazine: August 1984
Michael Jackson, Duran Duran, Tommy Howell, Menudo, Ricky Schroder, Van Halen, Kevin Bacon
6) Sixteen Magazine: December 1984
Duran Duran, Ralph Macchio, Tommy Howell, Rick Springfield, Ricky Schroeder
7) Sixteen Magazine from September 1984
Duran Duran, Ralph Macchio, Michael Jackson, Culture Club, Solid Gold
8) January 1985
Duran Duran weddings, Menudo, John Stamos, Bruce Springsteen, Rob Lowe, Chad Lowe
9) 16 Magazine: April 1986
Michael J Fox, Andrew McCarthy, Duran Duran, a-ha, Don Johnson, Loverboy
10) Sixteen Magazine: January 1987
The Monkees, a-ha, Sean & Mack Astin, young Kirk Cameron, Don Johnson, Corey Hart
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11) 16 Magazine: March 1987
Monkees, Micky Dolenz, Kirk Cameron, Rob Lowe, a-ha, Tommy Howell
12) 16 Magazine: August 1987
Jon Bon Jovi, Ralph Macchio’s secret wedding, Kirk Cameron, Corey Haim, Sean Astin, River Phoenix
13) 16 Magazine: September 1987
River Phoenix, Madonna, Bon Jovi, Monkees, Menudo, Corey Feldman & the Lost Boys movie
14) 16 Magazine: November 1987
River Phoenix, Kirk Cameron, Johnny Depp, Chad Allen, Wil Wheaton, Monkees, Sean Astin
15) Sixteen Magazine: Winter 1987-1988
Kirk Cameron, Monkees, River Phoenix, George Michael, Corey Haim, Monkees, Def Leppard, Charlie Sheen, Michael J Fox
16) 16 Magazine: February 1988
Corey Feldman, Kirk Cameron, River Phoenix, Sean Astin, Bon Jovi, Monkees
