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Fact Box 1988
Smash Hits published a series of Fact Boxes.
These ran from the 26th December 1987 issue and went on into the 1990's.
The Fact Box was a Cut Out And Keep information Box about a Pop Star (or Group) of the Day.
These were printed in each issue.
No 01 - Whitney Houston
26th December - 29th December 1987
No 03 - Jon Bon Jovi
13th January - 26th January 1988
No 05 - Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys)
24th February - 8th March 1988
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No 07 - Boy George
23rd March - 5th April 1988
No 09 - Carol Decker (T'Pau)
4th May - 17th May 1988
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No 11 - Barny Sumner (New Order)
1st June - 15th June 1988
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No 13 - Madonna
29th June - 12th July 1988
No 15 - Simon Climie (Climie Fisher)
27th July - 9th August 1988
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No 17 - Rick Astley
24th August - 6th September 1988
No 19 - Debbie Gibson
7th September - 20th September 1988
No 21 - Morten Harkett (A-Ha)
5th October - 18th October 1988
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No 23 - Nathen Moore (Brother Beyond)
19th October - 1st November 1988
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No 25 - Steve Alexander (Brother Beyond)
19th October - 1st November 1988
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No 27 - Shakin' Stevens
16th November - 29th November 1988
No 29 - Marcus Lillington (Breathe)
30th November - 13th December 1988
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No 31 -Yazz
14th December - 27th December 1988
No 02 - Prince
30th December 1987 - 12th January 1988
No 04 - George Michael
27th January - 9th February 1988
No 06 - Morrissey
9th March - 22nd March 1988
No 08 - Vince Clarke (Erasure)
6th April - 19th April 1988
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No 10 - Clark Datchler (Johnny Hates Jazz)
18th May - 21st May 1988
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No 12 - Marty Pellow (Wet Wet Wet)
15th June - 15th June 1988
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No 14 - Roddy Frame (Aztec Camera)
13th July - 26th July 1988
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No 16 - Billy Idol
10th August - 23rd August 1988
No 18 - Chris Lowe (Pet Shop Boys)
24th August - 6th September 1988
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No 20 - Kylie Minogue
21st September - 4th October 1988
No 22 - David White (Brother Beyond)
19th October - 1st November 1988
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No 24 - Carl Fysh (Brother Beyond)
19th October - 1st November 1988
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No 26 - Jason Donovan
2nd November - 15th November 1988
No 28 - David Glasper (Breathe)
30th November - 13th December 1988
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No 30 - Ian Spice (Breathe)
30th November - 13th December 1988
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No 32 - Cliff Richard
28th December 1988 - 10th January 1989
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