Thread:GodzillaFan1/@comment-28171460-20191208190005/@comment-27666463-20191212013825

GodzillaFan1 wrote: Bro what was up with some of these ads?

This one gives me an aneurysm. Werewolf Skin's name is different and the release date is incorrect (same with Return to the Carnival of Horrors), and GB Present #17 is being promoted when it should instead be #16. It too lists an incorrect release month, and it's off by 3 months. Did they rush these out or something?

The ad you posted is from the Scholastic School Market edition of book #59. The regular edition of #59 has the ad you would expect, with correct titles and dates. In addition, the school market edition previews Triple Header while the regular edition has a preview of #60 (as would be expected). Even though both books show a publication date of  September 1997 on their copyright pages, I believe what makes the most sense is the school market edition was printed somewhat earlier than the regular edition, so the ad has incorrect information.


 * 1) 59 is the only book to have these major differences between the regular edition and the school market edition in terms of the ads, as far as I know. (However the school market editions and regular editions of other books differ otherwise in terms of tear-outs and cover ads, etc.)

Personally, I would go by the date on the copyright page as the actual publication date of the book. Considering the books were published monthly, it doesn't surprise me that some info about future books would be wrong.