The First KISS Comic Debuted 42 Years Ago Today
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 16: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS perform during their End Of The Road World Tour at The Forum on February 16, 2019 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
May 26, 1977, KISS announce the debut of the KISS Marvel Comic and put their own blood in the comic book ink!
Gene is quoted on kissonline.com “As the KISS comic book project moved along, someone came up with the idea of putting real blood in the ink. It wasn’t me – maybe it was Bill Aucoin. We got in the DC3, one of those big prop planes, and flew up to Buffalo to Marvel’s printing plant, where they pour the ink and make comic books. A notary public actually witnessed the blood being drawn.”
#KISSTORY - May 26, 1977 - #KISS announce their 1st KISS Marvel Comic book & deposit their blood in the comic book ink at the Marvel printing plant. https://t.co/L0iFcG1sFu pic.twitter.com/mfuVYgvWws
— KISS (@kiss) May 26, 2019
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