I concede your point, despite the fact that they have injudiciously released other figures based on new properties in the past which haven't sold well. I was merely adding an expression of frustration to the already bountiful display of discontent and disappointment here concerning this figure's non-release. Even though I'm a fan of the Marvel & Star Wars films, I'm less than enthused about the saturation of the market with their Hot Toys figures (an old gripe, admittedly). Time for a bit of variety. Why did Hot Toys release these photos of a perfect 'prototype' of Cesar Romero's Joker back in 2017 (if they had no intention of releasing it)? This was, presumably, well after the disappointing sales' returns of the '66 Batman & Robin figures. Was it really to test the market? Or just to display their craftsmanship after an ill-judged investment? Had they already made up their minds not to release it? Judging from these past comments, this figure could have sold well ( adding another Joker to anyone's collection would surely have injected more variety than another Iron Man variant costume). There is a substantial amount of fans still hankering after this figure and several more missing from the Batman franchise (yes, another old gripe). Surely they would display good 'business acumen' by heeding this litmus test of commentary on this site. This thread of discontent isn't going away. Please, can some other company step into the breach and release a figure of comparable quality?