[Crazy Jetty]

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Originally Posted by Phantomcrow

And weather they think Huntress would not sell at retail has no bering on a damn thing, they put CATMAN in a mass retail line and he sat there. I will bet 3 out of 5 people who have heard of Huntress have no idea who Catman is.

QFT!

Besides that, Huntress has had multiple media exposure by now. She was a fairly major reaccuring character in JLU, she was a main character in Birds of Prey (Whether you liked the show or not, it still counts), and she's had a few appearances in BatB.
She's gotten around. And as awesome as Catman is, he... not so much. She's gotten multiple toys in the past, not only from Kenner, but also MATTEL, who says she's too obscure... and thinks Catman, or Cheetah arent.
I'd think it comes down to her skimpy costume... but they put out a version of cheetah WHO'S NAKED. Plus, once again, Mattel's already put out toys of her.

Not to say I think she's well known... I don't. But I agree that she's not nearly as obscure as some of the characters they've done. Of the surrounding batfamily, she's probably just under Nightwing in terms of how recognizable she is.
(FTW, I think recognizability probably goes in this order: Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Nightwing, Huntress, Oracle. Well above others like Batwoman, Question, Spoiler, Ragman, Nightcreeper, Red Hood, Red Robin)

Not that I have an issue with her being subscription. I'm to the point where I think I almost prefer the subscription than retail.