History:
Rock Bottom
Despite the fact that KISS were the world's greatest heroes, most people saw them as a particularly flamboyant band. Most of their battles were assumed to be parts of their stage show. This lack of recognition rankled both Criss and Frehley.
In 1980 Peter Criss left the band and foreswore the use of his powers.
His replacement inthe band was Eric Carr. The remaining original members of KISS tried hard to make him a part of their heroic endeavours as well, but without all four of them, the magic was lacking
In 1984, Ace Frehley also left. He continued to use his power, although he perverted them for his own gratification.
At times, the four would re-unite for serious missions, but never for the music.
Simmons and Stanley played on, both as heroes and as musicians, a succession of replacements for Frehley, and later for Carr as well, passed through the band's ranks. Even their most die-hard fans generally acknowledge this era as the band's creative nadir.
The final straw was the unmasking: once the band played without their make-up and costumes, the magic disappeared almost entirely.
In 1992, Stanley and Simmons called it a day
The heroes formally disbanded.
Paul Stanley retired to a hidden society of artists and romantics in South
America.
Ace Frehley used his powers to journey to the far side of the universe and
explore.
Peter Criss disappeared, saying only that he wanted to get in touch with his
animal side.
Only Gene Simmons stayed in the public eye, working as an actor and businessman,
and parlaying his fortune into a massive bounty-hunting business that he hoped
would fill the gap left by KISS's departure.
In 1997, the recruitment
of Kismet the Disappearing Girl to the Psycho Circus
heralded a period of greater activity by the Elder and their avatars.
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