KISS - Marvel Comic Book Proof Sheets From 1977 On eBay
March 25, 2010, 14 years ago
The original 1977 proof sheets for the first KISS Marvel Comic Book are up for auction on eBay Germany.
These two vintage pieces of 11” x 17” paperwork contain the original first draft version of Steve Gerber’s historic Blood On The Plates article (which appeared in the comic book) with handwritten corrections by Howard Marks Advertising Copy Editor and KISS: The Real Story Author Peggy Tomarkin.
You can see first-hand, where in the 1970s, no detail was too small for the KISS organization, including the running order of the KISS band members names; which was corrected from Gene, Ace, Paul and Pete to Gene, Paul, Peter and Ace.
This one-of-a-kind collectable is the only copy in the world and shows that even in 1977 Gene and Paul were favored, by the powers that be, as the lead members of KISS. This first draft is quite different from what appeared in the final version of the comic book.
