During my early teen years during the late 1980s and early 1990s I took up reading as a hobby before I got hooked on video games.
The Internet was not introduced yet and cable television was only worth watching for Discovery Channel programs and soft-core movies sneakily shown beyond 1 A.M. Books and foreign magazines were my windows of escape to the outside world.
Today, I am going to list down the top 5 magazines I enjoyed reading during my early teen years.
5. Playboy/Penthouse Magazines
Uhm, right, I was reading them for the main "articles". Yes, I was a curiously stupid teen and obtained them from my old man's secret stash and traded other mags from other friends' collections which they stole from their relatives' secret stash too. Damn, I'll never forget the cute, doll-like charms of playmate Erika Eleniak.
4. Mad Magazine
Mad Magazine had funny comics-style parodies of old hit movies and popular television shows illustrated all too well. And besides who can resist that dumb mascot's goofy grin on the cover? Good thing my father's friends let me borrow their collection.
3. Reader's Digest Magazine
This mag was a great reading companion if you were travelling or were about to go to sleep but can't snooze immediately. The inspiring survival stories and useful advice on weight loss, health and more were better than what the local rags were publishing.
2. Newsweek Magazine
I find Newsweek better than Time magazine when it comes to reporting about military matters. The analysis or origin of a region's conflict are better explained plus the pics are better.
1. National Geographic Magazine
)The most educational and interesting magazine of them all. It what got me interested in geography, culture, biology and astronomy. The glossy quality of the photographs were outstanding! National Geographic Magazine was da bomb when it comes to reading entertainment with an educational flavor to it.
So what were your favorite magazines to read when you were a teen-ager?
Sources: My teen-age years experience
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