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Here Be Dragons co-curated by Cressida Cowell and Toothless - opens 13 July. Admission included with ticket to the Galleries

1001 Stories Collection

Jackie

1001 Jackie Magazine
Added on 05th October 2020

First published 1964
Published by D C Thomson

Friends
1001

The hit teenage magazine from the 1970s.

Story

Jackie magazine was hugely popular with teenage girls in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Along with fashion, gossip and agony advice, it included short stories and photo stories about friends and boyfriends, about finding love and solving the dilemmas that were familiar to teenagers at the time.

Why we chose it

Jackie sold 100s of 1000s of copies each week in the 70s. It is fondly remembered by many, who took advice from Cathy and Claire and papered their bedroom walls with the centrefold posters of pop stars.

Where it came from

It was produced by DC Thomson comics and is said to have been named after Jacqueline Wilson, who worked for DC Thomson. She certainly contributed stories and articles but actually worked on another magazine.

Although it covered topics like how to get a boyfriend or how to kiss, it was actually quite coy. It recognised that teenage girls were looking for answers to their questions but didn’t encourage them to grow up too fast.

Where it went next

Jackie came to an end in 1993. Newer magazines came onto the market that were less coy and more explicit and Jackie became less popular and began to feel behind the times.

Associated stories

The magazine inspired a musical, Jackie the Musical.

Added on 05th October 2020

First published 1964
Published by D C Thomson

Friends
1001