The end of the ’80s brought on a brief resurgeance, of clean-cut pop stars like Debbie Giibson, Tiffany and New Kids on the Block, drawing young readers back to the pages of Tiger Beat. The early ’90s grabbed onto the New Kids phenom, as well as reporting on Vanilla Ice and Paua Abdul. This was an era of confusion, as Bart Simpson and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles also made the covers.