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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

The pandemic hard hit in March. Joes weren't due out until June. At least, that is what I was told while asking about them.

Due dates aren't hard release dates, every year toys always release earlier than those expected dates. Now Cobra Island stuff didn't come in until later, but Wave 1 arrived mid-December and early January (and at some Walmarts right to clearance). And the orders and production numbers were already set, clearly showing Hasbro didn't expect and certainly didn't plan for this level of hype.