Nickelodeon Magazine

***Nickelodeon Magazine*** was a children's magazine published by the television network of the same name. It was first published in 1990 at a cover price of $1.95, but also had free distribution with a purchase from participating Pizza Hut restaurants; this first version of the magazine only saw two issues of release. The magazine returned to production in Summer 1993. Originally published on a quarterly basis, it switched to bi-monthly with February/March 1994 issue. It then went to 10 times per year starting March 1995, with the bi-monthly December/January and June/July issue; it continued a monthly schedule up through the magazine's closure in December 2009.

In spite of being related to the network it is named after, *Nickelodeon Magazine* covered all sorts of topics for kids, whether inside the network or outside (though with an obvious preference for Nickelodeon programming over that of competitor networks such as the Disney Channel and Cartoon Network). It contained informative non-fiction pieces, humor, interviews, comics, pranks, and recipes (such as green slime cake or pranks containg slime).

The magazine's mascot was Zelda Van Gutters, a Lakeland Terrier dog who appeared throughout the magazine with snarky commentary about the contents of each page. On the table of contents, Zelda usually showed up to introduce herself as the magazine's "roving reporter". She was also the star of the magazine's regular photo comic strip "Ruffing It".

In May 2006, the magazine received a makeover in the form of a new logo but the insides such as the comic book stayed the same.

On June 3, 2009, the Magazine Group division of Nickelodeon announced the discontinuation of the magazine "by the end of 2009", along with sister publication *Nick Jr. Magazine* , due to economic conditions and the declining influence of magazines for children and teenagers.  During the months leading up to the magazine's demise, the magazine suffered from falling circulation and advertising numbers. The magazine ended at 159 issues in December 2009.

In 2015, it was announced that *Nickelodeon Magazine* would resume publication under management of Papercutz. The first new issue was published on June 24th of that year.

## End of original run and revival

Viacom ended operations of the magazine in June 2009 due to economic conditions and the continual move of the network's content to their website. The title continued to publish until the December/January 2010 issue, and the final issue featured an editorial from magazine SVP/Editorial Director Laura Galen thanking the magazine's readers. On February 5, 2015, Papercutz announced that they have worked a deal with Nickelodeon to revive the magazine. The new version was released in June 2015.

The following modern Nickelodeon shows represented are:

* *Breadwinners*
* *Sanjay and Craig*
* *Pig Goat Banana Cricket*
* *Harvey Beaks*
* *The Loud House*
* *Mitchell Van Morgan*

## Mitchell-related volumes

### Main articles

These Mitchell games were the main article in a volume. It is known as a main article topic if it appears on the cover.

* V158: Mitchell Van Morgan
* V158: Mitchell Van Morgan 64
* V195: Sarah Lynn Meadows
* V213: Mitchell Van Morgan: The Dark Brotherhood of Redheads
* V225: Mitchell Chronicles
* V247: Mitchell & Aang at the Olympic Winter Games
* V256: Mitchell Fighters
* V268: Mitchell Tennis

### Sub-main articles

These articles appear secondary to the main article. Only few Mitchell games are put in sub-main articles.

* V283: Mitchell & Nicktoons Racing Transformed

## References

1. ↑ http://www.multichannel.com/article/278339-Nickelodeon\_Magazine\_Closing.php
2. ↑ http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content\_display/news/magazines-newspapers/e3ia63351ea832b17bfa7744945d45ac128
3. ↑ Los Angeles Times: "SpongeBob's still a hit on the screen but a dud on the newsstand", 6/3/2009.
4. ↑ Comics Reporter: "Nickelodeon Magazine Canceled", 6/4/2009.
5. ↑ Papercutz.com: Nickelodeon and Papercutz Announce "First Look Deal"
6. ↑ SpongeBob's still a hit on the screen but a dud on the newsstand. *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved on 4 September 2013.
7. ↑ Nickelodeon and Papercutz Announce "First Look Deal". Papercutz. Retrieved on 1 June 2015.

## External Links

* Nickelodeon Magazine on Papercutz Official website
* Nickelodeon Magazine on Nickipedia
* Nickelodeon Magazine at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia