[BarbaraGordon]

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Originally Posted by jwyss234

Just because a figure flopped at retail doesn't mean that any character adjacent to it will be automatically doomed. Both of the WW84 figures flopped at retail but McFarlane has continued making Wonder Woman figures. They've released the Last Knight and Death Metal versions of WW and they're rumored to be making another based on the story Endless Winter. Also, Art of the Crime Batgirl wasn't a hit when she was released either. But now we have Batgirl from 3 Jokers and an upcoming one from Gotham Knights.

I don't think AOTC Batgirl was put on 50%-plus clearance. The fact that two more Batgirls are on the way disproves whatever point you might've meant to make about the character.

Regular armor Gal Gadot sold out quickly. Yes, Golden Armor Gal Gadot is still sitting on Target's shelves (at full price, btw), but Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Harley Quinn are the four pillars of DC merchandising (this is per Jim Lee). Anyone with a DC toy license will flog those four characters, and some will be misses simply due to sheer output (Red Son Superman is also $8-$9 now). McFarlane even made a Birds of Prey HQ, and that movie was divisive to say the least.

The only conclusions to draw are:

1) maybe female characters really do sell poorly or
2) maybe someone calling the shots (could be McFarlane, could be DC) is sexist.