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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published November 2002
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 4.99 CAD
Pages 32
Editing Scott Allie; Matt Dryer (assistant)
Notes "Special thanks to Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley." Graphic designer is Darin Fabrick.

Cover Details - "[Cover A]; Rip and Destroy! The Phantom Returns!"

Characters Kiss [Beast King [Peter Criss]; Celestial [Ace Frehley]; The Demon [Gene Simmons]; Starchild [Paul Stanley]]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mel Rubi
Inks Danny Miki
Colors Dan Jackson
Notes "Special thanks to Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley." Graphic designer is Darin Fabrick.

Cover Details - "[Cover B - Photo Cover]; Feel the Heat! It's the Return of the Phantom!"

Characters Kiss [Beast King [Peter Criss]; Celestial [Ace Frehley]; The Demon [Gene Simmons]; Starchild [Paul Stanley]] (photo)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Keith Wood (photo)
Inks Keith Wood (photo)
Colors Keith Wood (photo)

1 page Kiss credits "Credits"

Characters Kiss [Beast King [Peter Criss]; Celestial [Ace Frehley]; The Demon [Gene Simmons]; Starchild [Paul Stanley]] (photo)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Keith Wood (photo) ?
Inks Keith Wood (photo) ?
Colors Keith Wood (photo) ?

22 page Kiss story "The Return of the Phantom [Part 1 of 3]"

Characters Kiss [Beast King [Peter Criss]; Celestial [Ace Frehley]; The Demon [Gene Simmons]; Starchild [Paul Stanley]]; Dr. Borscht; The Detonator; Phantom [Abner Devereaux]; The Demon (robot)
Synopsis "Sparks fly and personalities clash as the team tries to get life back to normal. The Beast King continues to undergo treatment which should return him to his old charming self. In the mean time, Gene and Paul pay a visit to an old nemesis who now lies comatose in a mental institution. Trouble breaks loose as a robotic double of the Demon wreaks havoc on the city. Plus, more action ensues as The Celestial and the Beast King do battle with a new foe that goes by the name of "The Detonator."" [per solicitation]
Genre Superhero
Script Joe Casey
Pencils Mel Rubi
Inks Derek Fridolfs
Colors Digital Chameleon
Letters Pat Brosseau

1 page Dark Horse promo (ad from the publisher) "Dark Horse November 2002"

Letters typeset

1 page Shout it Out Loud! letters page "Shout it Out Loud!"

Characters Kiss [Beast King [Peter Criss]; Celestial [Ace Frehley]; The Demon [Gene Simmons]; Starchild [Paul Stanley]]
Script Gene Simmons
Pencils Mel Rubi
Inks Danny Miki
Colors Dan Jackson
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Kevin, Samantha, Rufus T., Robert Jackson and Brian Chapman - and responses from Gene Simmons. Preview of the art cover to Kiss #5.