They don't eradicate aliens, but Kiss have nonetheless been elevated to action-figure status. Yet before they could invade toyland last month, designer Todd McFarlane had to do a little fine-tuning on the heavy metal dolls:
GENE SIMMONS
Choice accessory: Winged snake staff.
Cosmetic quibble: Simmons wanted his hair to be ''poufier'' and
his bass to have more blood splatter.
PAUL STANLEY
Choice accessory: A guitar that shoots star-shaped missiles.
Cosmetic quibble: Stanley thought his doll lips weren't
puckered enough.
ACE FREHLEY
Choice accessory: A guitar that turns into a ''space sled.''
Cosmetic quibble: Frehley worried that his rocket-launcher
boots and shoulder pack made ''his head [look] small,'' says
McFarlane.
PETER CRISS
Choice accessory: Drum that launches missiles.
Cosmetic quibble: The feline-esque Criss had one complaint.
''He said, 'How come I don't got a tail?''' recalls McFarlane,
adding that Criss specified ''a tail with blades.''
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