KISS® AND Condomania.com DELIVER THE SECOND KISS KONDOM™ “STUDDED PAUL”: Legendary Rocker Paul Stanley Puts the “Stud” in “Studded Paul” KISS KONDOMs

LOS ANGELES, September 27, 2002 – As anticipated, the “Studded Paul” KISS KONDOM will be released on the heels of the overwhelmingly successful first KISS KONDOM, “Tongue Lubricated.” The KONDOMS will be available starting September 27, 2002 at Condomania.com (http://www.condomania.com), at Condomania’s flagship retail store in Greenwich Village, NY, and at more than 1,000 retail locations nationwide including Spencer Gifts stores, Tower Records stores, numerous music chains, convenience stores, specialty gift shops and KISSOnline.com.

Since coming on the scene 90 days ago, over 50,000 KISS KONDOMS have been sold. The first ever condom to display color photographic images of a person or licensed property on both the condom wrapper and on the box, KISS KONDOMS have forever changed the way safer sex products and their messages are marketed, distributed and sold, reaching new demographics.

The “Studded Paul” KISS KONDOM features a studded latex condom and images of Paul Stanley on the box and wrapper and is being launched in concert with the second issue of the highly popular Gene Simmons Tongue Magazine at a launch party in Los Angeles at Barfly on Sunset Blvd. on September 27, 2002.

“Social responsibility is important to me, so if a KISS KONDOM encourages someone to use a condom to help prevent an unwanted pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease, I’ve helped,” said Paul Stanley, lead vocalist and rhythm guitar player for KISS.

“Paul is a stud, something legions of our adoring fans have known for many years. Now more women will know what a ‘stud’ he truly is,” said KISS bass player Gene Simmons.

“We have entered a new era in the marketing of condoms,” noted Adam Glickman, president and founder of Condomania. “This is the first time that celebrities are lending their names and likeness to condoms, much the same way they do with perfumes, shoes and clothing. The positive response from the massive KISS following reinforces that this is a first and important step to transforming the way condoms will need to be sold and marketed to attract the illusive younger market.”

Added Glickman, “Condomania prides itself on its ability to come up with innovative ways to reach new audiences by using multiple distribution channels to celebrate safer sex products, making safer sex as enjoyable and non-intimidating as possible.”

About KISS KONDOMS™
The first condom in the KISS KONDOM product line, “Tongue Lubricated,” featured a bright red lubricated latex condom and images of Gene Simmons sporting his signature pose – his fully extended tongue – on the condom wrapper and box. After “Studded Paul,” the next product will be “Love Gun Protection,” to be introduced in early 2003 and will feature extra strength latex condoms and images of the whole group on the packaging. KISS KONDOMs are sold in packs of three with a suggested retail price of $4.95.

About Condomania®
Condomania, America's and the web’s first condom store, was established June 1991, by Adam Glickman, who is considered to be one of the nation's foremost experts on condoms and safer sex issues. Both Condomania’s website, Condomania.com (http://www.condomania.com), and its flagship retail store in New York City assist and educate shoppers of every age, sex, culture and sexual orientation in the purchase of condoms and safer-sex products, making safer sex fun, hip and accessible.

About KISS®
Since 1972, KISS has sold more than eighty million records and is the music industry’s all-time merchandising and licensing leader with over a billion dollars in revenue, half of that generated in the last 5 years, and 2,500 licensed products around the world.