The publisher of these pre-teen comics, DC Thomson ... Cliff Richard on the cover of the first Jackie Magazine. Picture: Wikipedia There was one page in particular that everyone turned to first ...

A long time before the internet, mobile phones or Tiktok, there was only one place where teenage girls went for consolation or advice - Jackie. The iconic teen magazine became a beloved best ...

at its height in the 1970s, Jackie, a magazine put together by a small team in Dundee and pitched at the relatively small target market of teenage girls, was selling a million copies a week.

JACKIE was every girl’s best friend. Worried about exams? Jackie was there with sensible advice. Too shy to talk to the boy at the bus stop? Jackie came to the rescue, with confidence-boosting tips.