MAY 26, 1977 – The four members of the rock group KISS met at the Borden Ink plant in Depew near Buffalo, New York to mix small vials of their blood with printers ink for their upcoming faux-autobiographical comic “Marvel Comics Super Special #1.
”Drawn by a registered nurse and witnessed by a notary public on February 21st backstage at a show at Nassau Coliseum, the blood was then kept under guarded refrigeration until being flown with the group to Marvel’s printing plant. There, KISS posed for promotional photographs that showed them adding their blood to the red ink personally.
Gene Simmons said: “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. We got into a 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.”
Years later, it was revealed that the blood-infused ink was actually used for another rush-print job instead of the intended comic. It’s final destination? In an issue of Sports Illustrated.
