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Probably because there's some planned marketing event for that day.

Maybe there's going to be ads for the figures planned for Marvel Comics.

Who knows. But they confirmed the On-Shelf Date with ActionFigs.

ActionFigs: A while back we were told that the 3 3/4" Marvel Universe line would be hitting in Spring 2009. The Fury Files website countdown clock suggests that they'll be out on March 1st. However, we're now getting reports that the figures are already being sold at Toys R Us stores in Singapore. Does thismean we might see them sooner rather than later in the U.S. as well?

Hasbro:The global set date is March 1st so although some of them have managed to sneak out early, the quantities will be small.