Issue(s): Marvel Comics Presents #142 (Foreigner story only)
Cover Date: Nov 93
Title: "Foreign soil!"
Credits:
Simon Furman - Writer
Derek Yaniger - Penciler
Derek Yaniger - Inker
Michael Kraiger - Assistant Editor
Richard Ashford - Editor

Review/plot:
We've been seeing more Marvel Comics Presents stories featuring villains, which i think is an interesting idea even if the stories haven't been very good. This story is about Foreigner, and for a second i thought it might be featuring the long forgotten Night Flyer.

But that is actually an assassin named Alex Grimond, who is trying to kill the Foreigner to make a name for himself. The guy does well, and seemingly succeeds...

...but it turns out that he's just killed a body double.

Note the talk of the 100 Club. As stated elsewhere in the story, the Foreigner is the leader of an assassins guild called the 1400 Club. So this seems to be a more elite tier.

This isn't too terrible. It allows the Foreigner to retain his reputation while also letting the new character, Alex Grimond, "win". If Grimond had any further appearances this would have been a decent origin story. As it stands, though, nothing comes of this.

Quality Rating: C

Historical Significance Rating: 1

Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A

References: N/A

Crossover: N/A

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: N/A