Finally, Stanley credited Frehley for the original Kiss design in his memoir ... and a drafting pen,” he wrote. “The SS in the logo actually consists of one S that is thicker than the other ...

The uniforms in question feature a number 4 closely resembling the lightning-like logo worn by Adolf Hitler’s Schutzstaffel paramilitary organization, better known as the SS. Further ...

The association said it was taking the matter “very seriously” and was developing “an alternative design ... logo was designed by German graphic designer Walter Heck, who later joined the SS ...