The supporting characters also include: Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, The Avengers and The Defenders while the antagonists include Doctor Doom and Mephisto. The setting of the story is in The United States of America, Earth-616.
The Marvel Comics Super Special is a 41-issue series of the one-shot comic magazines that are made by the Marvel Comics in September of 1977 lasting to November 1986.
The featured band named KISS is an American band that was formed in New York City in 1973 by members Lead Vocalist “Paul Stanley”, Lead Guitarist “Ace Frehley”, Bass Guitarist “Gene Simmons” and Drummer “Peter Criss”. They are known for producing many rock and metal songs.
You’ve most probably heard of their hit songs like “Rock and Roll All Nite” and “Detroit Rock City” and their albums consists of “Love Gun” and “Destroyer”.
The KISS Marvel Comic Special Volume 1 was released on June 21, 1977 and its cover date was on September 1977. This comic was written by Steve Gerber and Alan Weiss.
The story features KISS’ first appearance on the Marvel Comics and includes the band members named “The Demon” (Gene Simmons) (First appearance) “The Starchild” (Paul Stanley) (First appearance) “The Cat” (Peter Criss) (First appearance) “The Space Ace” (Ace Frehley) (First appearance).
Weiss was also credited as a Co-Scenarist and the members took a sample of their blood into the ink, making the comic a highly sought-after KISS collector’s item.
This comic is super rare and special to KISS collectors because the band members had their actual blood drawn and mixed into the ink to use and print the comic. This makes the comic super special and collectable to both KISS and rock and roll fans alike. It is also rare and limited because there are only eight issues that have been published to collect.
The value of this comic varies due to a number of factors. This can include the publication year, in this case, it is 1977 which makes it a 45-year-old vintage comic. Other factors include if it’s a low issue number – in this instance it is #1 which is the first issue, the grade of the comic which indicates the amount of visible wear and tear, the popularity of the comic characters which includes the KISS band members and lastly if it’s the first appearance of the characters, the KISS members made their debut in this comic so this makes it highly valuable and collectable for music, KISS and comic fans alike.
KISS: A Marvel Comics Super Special! Volume 1, Number 1, Marvel Vintage Comic includes 68 pages and is published in the USA. The highest price which this comic has sold for is $6,000 which was graded CGC 9.8. An original Kiss Marvel Super Special 1977 Vol 1. #1 Printed in Real Kiss Blood Comic Book OOP can be purchased for around $799.
