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Peter Criss

Peter Criss

14 appearances · Bronze Age · 1979–2023
Who is Peter Criss?

A comic-book character created by Sergio Aragonés and sharing a name with the KISS drummer, this Archie Comics figure appears alongside Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Gene Simmons, as well as Riverdale regulars, in humor anthology titles.

Dreamed up by the legendary Sergio Aragonés and debuting in 1979's Shootin' Mad #7, this Bronze Age creation from Archie Comics carries one of rock's most recognizable names into the four-color world. With a catalog presence stretching across an impressive 44 years, Peter Criss has popped up in beloved Archie staples like Archie Giant Series Magazine and various digest editions, sharing pages with the likes of Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, and even Riverdale regulars Jughead Jones and Reggie Mantle. It's a wonderfully eclectic corner of comics history — the kind of unexpected Bronze Age curio that makes digging through Archie's vast publishing legacy such a rewarding adventure for collectors.

★ First appearance
Shootin' Mad #7 (88-440)
Jan 1979

Top series

Covers through the years — 1979–2023

Archie Giant Series Magazine #496 1979
Archie Giant Series Magazine #496
Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #232 2012
Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #232
I Am Stan: A Graphic Biography of the Legendary Stan Lee #[nn] 2023
I Am Stan: A Graphic Biography of the Legendary Stan Lee #[nn]

Appearances

Shootin' Mad (1979)
Jughead (1965)
Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954)
Crazy Magazine (1973)
#63
Archie's TV Laugh-Out (1969)
#76
Life with Archie (1958)
Archie (1959)
Laugh Comics / Laugh (1946)
Kiss (1992)
#1
Kissnation (1996)
#1
Dark Horse Extra (1998)
#50
Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (2011)
I Am Stan: A Graphic Biography of the Legendary Stan Lee (2023)