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{{Unreferenced|date=January 2009}}'''Cover date''' refers to the date displayed on the covers of [[periodical publication]]s such as [[magazine]]s and [[comic book]]s.
==Magazines==
In the
Weeklies (such as ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' and ''[[Newsweek]]'') are generally dated a week ahead. Monthlies (such as ''[[National Geographic Magazine]]'') are generally dated a month ahead, and quarterlies are generally dated three months ahead.
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The general practice of most mainstream [[comic book]] companies since the creation of the comic book in the 1930s was to date individual issues putting the name of a month (and much later the year as well) on the cover which was generally two months after the actual release date. For example, a 1951 issue of ''[[Superman]]'' which had the cover date of July would have been published two months earlier from that date in the month of May, generally speaking. In 1973 the discrepancy between the cover date and the publishing date went from two months to three months. In 1989 the cover date and publishing date discrepancy was changed back to two months, though generally each comic book company now uses its own system.
Of the two major American comic book publishers, [[DC Comics]] continues to put cover dates on the [[cover]]. [[Marvel Comics]]
[[Category:Magazines]]
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