MASKED MEN OF PRE-KISSTORIC TIMES
While we don’t want to shock anybody, the fact of the matter is that Kiss are not the first people to hide their faces behind masks. To the contrary, throughout the history of show business, literature, crime, war, medicine, and unsightly acne, there are entirely plausible tales of masked men and women.
MASKED MEN OF PRE-KISSTORIC TIMES
While we don’t want to shock anybody, the fact of the matter is that Kiss are not the first people to hide their faces behind masks. To the contrary, throughout the history of show business, literature, crime, war, medicine, and unsightly acne, there are entirely plausible tales of masked men and women.
For one thing, does“Hi-Yo,
Silver!” mean anything to you?
That’s right. It’s the Lone Ranger, America’s favorite avenging angel of radio and later TV, who wore a black mask across his eyes to obscure his identity. Though it was never clear why he did this, it is as clear as the nose falling off your face why Lon Chaney as the Phantom Of The Opera wore a complete face covering—he was ugly as sin, due to an unfortunate accident with ly^. Of course, that’s only a movie, only a movie, only a movie...
In real life, too, there are folks who wear masks. The bank robber, for instance. Whether he chooses to hide under a ski mask or a lady’s stocking, a concealed identity is essential to this criminal’s livelihood.