# KISS fans: can you identify this poster? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 4, 2005, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-fans-can-you-identify-this-poster/319968 "2005-09-04T01:40:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-fans-can-you-identify-this-poster/319968/1 "2005-09-04T01:40:59Z")
A couple of years ago, I bought a batch of _Crazy_ magazines really cheap on eBay. I wanted to see if I would find them as funny as I did when I first read them in the 70’s (I didn’t). They ended up sitting in a box for some time before I got around to going through all of them. I found [this KISS poster](http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-1/584173/KISS.JPG) that had fallen out of one of the issues (I looked, but didn’t see which issue it was. None of them indicated that a poster was included). The artist’s name is “Bush”. Interestingly, a couple of the issues have bits drawn by Will Eisner. ---
**Author:** ![Mal\_Adroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-fans-can-you-identify-this-poster/319968/2 "2005-09-04T01:52:11Z")
Long-time fan checking in to say, er, no. :o Thanks for taking me back to circa 1978 for a second there, though. Ah, when they were kings. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-fans-can-you-identify-this-poster/319968/3 "2005-09-04T16:32:34Z")
_bump_ ---
**Author:** ![Flipstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@Flipstrip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipstrip)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-fans-can-you-identify-this-poster/319968/4 "2005-09-05T00:02:26Z")
You might try [www.kiss4sale.com](http://www.kiss4sale.com) to see if they’re familiar with it, **Mr. Blue Sky**. I took a quick look around to see if I spotted your poster, but I didn’t see it. However, you can contact them if you have a question. I haven’t done business with them, so I don’t know how ethical or polite they are with people who have merchandise questions. IIRC, [www.kissonline.com](http://www.kissonline.com) used to have a section that showcased vintage merchandise, but they’re under construction right now. So that part may be offline at the moment. I wish you the best of luck. I know KISS has been so heavily merchandised that finding a specific on anything is probably challenging because there is so much stuff out there. Hopefully you will find out something soon. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-fans-can-you-identify-this-poster/319968/5 "2005-09-05T00:18:35Z")
> [@Flipstrip](#): > > You might try [www.kiss4sale.com](http://www.kiss4sale.com) to see if they’re familiar with it, **Mr. Blue Sky**. I took a quick look around to see if I spotted your poster, but I didn’t see it. However, you can contact them if you have a question. I haven’t done business with them, so I don’t know how ethical or polite they are with people who have merchandise questions. Thanks for the info. I sent them an email with my link. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-fans-can-you-identify-this-poster/319968/6 "2005-09-05T00:56:47Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > The artist’s name is “Bush”. Who knew Dubya was such a decent painter? I hear he stayed out of the Kiss Army by joining the Kiss National Guard. ---
**Author:** ![Elmo\_Lincoln](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Elmo\_Lincoln](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmo_Lincoln)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-fans-can-you-identify-this-poster/319968/7 "2005-09-05T01:09:03Z")
Just a slight hijack to mention that VH1’s reality show with Gene Simmons is a hoot. ---
**Author:** ![Flipstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@Flipstrip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipstrip)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-fans-can-you-identify-this-poster/319968/8 "2005-09-05T05:07:25Z")
You’re welcome for the info, **Mr. Blue Sky**. And let us know how it turns out – even if it doesn’t turn out to be super-valuable, I’d love to find out if it’s an unusual piece, when it dates from, etc. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-fans-can-you-identify-this-poster/319968/9 "2005-09-05T06:07:31Z")
When I was 10, KISS scared me. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-fans-can-you-identify-this-poster/319968/10 "2005-09-05T17:57:56Z")
> [@Flipstrip](#): > > You’re welcome for the info, **Mr. Blue Sky**. And let us know how it turns out – even if it doesn’t turn out to be super-valuable, I’d love to find out if it’s an unusual piece, when it dates from, etc. I got a response from that website. According to them, it’s from the second KISS Marvel comic in 1976. They offer a mint condition copy w/poster for $100! ---
**Author:** ![Flipstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@Flipstrip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipstrip)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-fans-can-you-identify-this-poster/319968/11 "2005-09-05T19:22:39Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > I got a response from that website. According to them, it’s from the second KISS Marvel comic in 1976. They offer a mint condition copy w/poster for $100! Cool! And they got back to you really quick, especially since it’s a holiday weekend!