Rugrats

And Other Nicktoons
In Nickelodeon Magazine





5 of 10 appearances of the Rugrats gang on the covers of Nickelodeon Magazine.
(The first 3 From "The Big Cover-Up", in the June / July 1998 issue of Nickelodeon Magazine. ©1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 by Viacom.)

When Nickelodeon Magazine started in June 1993, it came out quarterly, then bi-monthly (beginning February / March 1994), with monthly publication (except January & June) starting in August 1995. Since then, Nicktoon characters appeared on the covers 36 times, some just small pictures in the margins or part of a bigger picture; others, full cover pictures. Here's a list of Nicktoon characters that appeared on the cover of Nick Magazine to some capacity:
Nicktoon: # of cover appearances (& issues of cover cappearance):
Rugrats 12 (see below)
Hey Arnold 6 (1-2/1998, 8/1998, 1/2001, 4/2001, 4/2002, 6-7/2002)
SpongeBob SquarePants 5 (9/1999, 3/2002, 5/2002, 10/2002, 3/2003)
The Wild Thornberrys 5 (3/1999, 3/2001, 12/2002, 6/2003, 8/2003)
Real Monsters 3 (10-11/1994, 10/1995, 10/1996)
Ren & Stimpy 3 (Summer 1993, 4-5/1994, 12/1994-1/1995)
Rocket Power 3 (9/1999, 9/2000 (newsstand cover only), 2/2002)
Jimmy Neutron 3 (12/2001, 9/2002, 8/2003)
CatDog 2 (10/1998, 4/2000)
Angry Beavers 2 (5/1997, 8/1998)
Kablam! 1 (5/1998)
As Told By Ginger 1 (12/2000)
Invader Zim 1 (5/2001)
Fairly OddParents 1 (8/2003)

Here's where Rugrats was seen on the covers:

Cover Date: Cover Subject / Description:
12/1995-1/1996 The Rugrats sled down the hill in this Holiday Issue.(First cover appearance)
8/1996 The Rugrats go swimming.
4/1997 Picture of Tommy, Chuckie & Angelica among other stars for the 10th Kids' Choice Awards.
9/1997 The Rugrats play school in this Back-To-School issue.
11/1997 The Rugrats join Xena, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Meego (cancelled) in the "Big TV Issue".
11/1998 The Rugrats Movie
12/1999-1/2000 The Rugrats celebrate Y2K.
4/2000 Rugrats, CatDog, Pokemon & The Simpsons are nominees for the Kids' Choice Awards.
11/2000 Rugrats In Paris
8/2001 10th Anniversary / All Growed Up
6/2003 Rugrats Go Wild
8/2003 Nick Magazine's 10th Anniversary (Kimi only)

In case you're wondering, the first Nicktoon to appear on the cover of Nick Magazine was Ren & Stimpy in the "Summer Swimsuit Issue", which was Nick Magazine's first regular issue in the Summer of 1993.

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