Issue(s): Marvel Comics Presents #147 (American Eagle story only)
Cover Date: Feb 94
Title: "Saints and sinners"
Credits:
John Figueroa - Writer
Ron Wilson - Penciler
Ron Wilson - Inker
Michael Kraiger - Assistant Editor
Richard Ashford - Editor

Review/plot:
It's really kind of interesting how there were a whole bunch of American Eagle stories in Marvel Comics Presents, all (mostly) by the same creative team (definitely all penciled by Ron Wilson, and mostly written by John Figueroa), and yet they use a different status quo. He's working as a political lobbyist in Washington and fighting racists on the side. He's in New York helping police hunt down a criminal from a reservation. He's working with the FBI as a kind of one-man outreach program between the agency and Native Americans. In this story he's back in New York working with a private investigator and searching for a runaway. In the next story, he'll be working as a mercenary (and/or Interpol agent) in the Middle East! Any one of those could have served as a storytelling engine for at least a handful of adventures. I'm not saying that each story should have been a direct continuation of the last, but you'd think that Figueroa would settle on a specific status quo that they could build on. Beyond "International Man of Action", i guess.

One thing that has been consistent is that stupid beak.

The runaway turns out to be a really tough little 9 year old, and he insists that he'll only go home if American Eagle will help his friends too.

The drug-runner who has the kid's friends has a bit of a messiah complex.

But really, it's everybody's fault.

Quality Rating: D

Historical Significance Rating: 1

Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A

References: N/A

Crossover: N/A

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: N/A