Ms. Tree  MSTR   (Renegade, 1983-1989) ™ and ©1985 Max Collins and Terry Beatty “Ms. Tree’s Thrilling Detective Adventures” for #1–3. Eclipse publishes #1–9, Aardvark-Vanaheim publishes #10–18, Renegade publishes #19–50

Ms. Tree was a popular detective-adventure comic by Max Collins and Terry Beatty. The Collins-Beatty team produced many works, but Ms. Tree was their best-known creation. A popular crime-novel writer, Max Collins, gave the Ms. Tree stories an edge focusing them on real-life issues like abortion and child molestation.

The stories were always solidly plotted, and often held surprising twists. Running through three different publishers (Eclipse, Aardvark-Vanaheim, and Renegade), this series lasted fifty issues, with assorted specials and spinoffs.

		Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Date: 2/1/1983 Cover Price: $1.00 NM Guide: $3.25 15 copies available from $0.96	Eclipse publishes; Frank Miller Famous Detective Pin-Up: Mike Hammer	Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty
	#2 Date: 4/1/1983 Cover Price: $1.00 NM Guide: $2.50 14 copies available from $0.79	1st appearance of The Scythe (Roger Loring); Origin of The Scythe (Roger Loring); Frank Miller Famous Detective Pin-Up: Philip Marlowe	Max Allan Collins, Dean Mullaney	Terry Beatty, Ellis Goodson
	#3 Date: 7/1/1983 Cover Price: $1.00 NM Guide: $2.25 14 copies available from $0.79	Frank Miller Famous Detective Pin-Up: The Continental Op	Max Allan Collins, Dean Mullaney	Terry Beatty, Ellis Goodson
	#4 Date: 10/1/1983 Cover Price: $1.50 NM Guide: $2.25 14 copies available from $0.75	Frank Miller Famous Detective Pin-Up: Nancy Drew	Max Allan Collins, Dean Mullaney	Terry Beatty, Ellis Goodson
	#5 Date: 11/1/1983 Cover Price: $1.50 NM Guide: $2.50 11 copies available from $0.79		Max Allan Collins, Dean Mullaney	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Ellis Goodson
	#6 Date: 2/1/1984 Cover Price: $1.50 NM Guide: $2.00 8 copies available from $0.91	Mike Grell Famous Detective Pin-Up: Tiger Mann	Max Allan Collins, Dean Mullaney	Terry Beatty, Ellis Goodson
	#7 Date: 4/1/1984 Cover Price: $1.50 NM Guide: $2.00 10 copies available from $0.79	Mike Grell Famous Detective Pin-Up: Morgan the Raider	Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#8 Date: 5/1/1984 Cover Price: $1.50 NM Guide: $2.00 10 copies available from $0.79		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Ray Gotto
	#9 Date: 6/1/1984 Cover Price: $1.75 NM Guide: $1.75 7 copies available from $0.79		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#10 Date: 8/1/1984 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $1.50 9 copies available from $0.68	Aardvark-Vanaheim begins as publisher	Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#11 Date: 9/1/1984 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $1.50 8 copies available from $0.96		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#12 Date: 10/1/1984 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $1.70 7 copies available from $0.79		Max Allan Collins, Terry Beatty	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#13 Date: 11/1/1984 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $2.00 4 copies available from $0.96		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#14 Date: 12/1/1984 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $2.25 5 copies available from $0.79		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#15 Date: 1/1/1985 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $1.70 7 copies available from $0.96		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#16 Date: 2/1/1985 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $1.50 7 copies available from $0.96		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#17 Date: 4/1/1985 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $1.70 8 copies available from $0.56		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#18 Date: 5/1/1985 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $1.50 7 copies available from $0.96		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#19 Date: 6/1/1985 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $1.70 10 copies available from $0.49	Renegade Press begins as publisher	Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#20 Date: 7/1/1985 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $1.50 8 copies available from $0.96		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#21 Date: 9/1/1985 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $2.25 4 copies available from $0.79		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#22 Date: 10/1/1985 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $1.50 8 copies available from $0.49	Abortion story	Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#23 Date: 11/1/1985 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $1.70 10 copies available from $0.50	Abortion story	Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#24 Date: 12/1/1985 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $2.00 6 copies available from $0.79		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#25 Date: 1/1/1986 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $2.00 10 copies available from $0.49		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#26 Date: 2/1/1986 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $2.25 8 copies available from $0.99		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#27 Date: 3/1/1986 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $2.00 7 copies available from $0.96		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#28 Date: 4/1/1986 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $1.70 10 copies available from $0.49		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#29 Date: 5/1/1986 Cover Price: $1.70 NM Guide: $2.00 7 copies available from $1.00		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#30 Date: 6/1/1986 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.00 9 copies available from $0.96		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#31 Date: 7/1/1986 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.00 9 copies available from $0.49		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#32 Date: 9/1/1986 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.00 9 copies available from $0.65		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#33 Date: 10/1/1986 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.25 10 copies available from $0.49		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#34 Date: 11/1/1986 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.00 6 copies available from $0.96		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#35 Date: 12/1/1986 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.00 7 copies available from $0.79		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#36 Date: 2/1/1987 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.25 4 copies available from $0.79		Max Allan Collins, Pete Morisi	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
	#37 Date: 3/1/1987 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.00 4 copies available from $0.79		Max Allan Collins, Pete Morisi	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
	#38 Date: 4/1/1987 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.00 8 copies available from $0.79		Max Allan Collins, Barb Collins, William Waugh	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
	#39 Date: 5/1/1987 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.00 3 copies available from $0.79		Max Allan Collins, William Waugh	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
	#40 Date: 6/1/1987 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.00 3 copies available from $0.79		Max Allan Collins, William Waugh	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
	#41 Date: 10/1/1987 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.25 5 copies available from $0.96	Johnny Dynamite backup	Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
	#42 Date: 11/1/1987 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.25 7 copies available from $0.99	Johnny Dynamite backup	Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
	#43 Date: 12/1/1987 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.00 6 copies available from $0.96	Johnny Dynamite backup	Max Allan Collins, Barb Collins, William Waugh	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
	#44 Date: 2/1/1988 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.25 5 copies available from $0.96	Johnny Dynamite backup	Max Allan Collins, Barb Collins, William Waugh	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
	#45 Date: 4/1/1988 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.75 6 copies available from $1.29	Johnny Dynamite back-up	Max Allan Collins, William Waugh	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
	#46 Date: 5/1/1988 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.00 No copies available	Luke Hennessy backup	Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
	#47 Date: 8/1/1988 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.00 No copies available		Max Allan Collins, Pete Morisi	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
	#48 Date: 11/1/1988 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $3.00 No copies available	Johnny Dynamite backup	Max Allan Collins, Pete Morisi	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
	#49 Date: 5/1/1989 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $2.00 No copies available	Luke Hennessy backup	Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	#50 Date: 7/1/1989 Cover Price: $2.75 NM Guide: $4.00 1 copy available for $4.50	Final Issue; Includes flexi-disc; Pin-Ups	Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Jack Kirby, Howard Simpson, Steve Leialoha, Trina Robbins, Rick Magyar, Mike W. Barr, Will Eisner, Dennis Fujitake, Paul Chadwick, Brooks Hagan, Eddie Campbell, R.G. Taylor, Dave Darrigo, Michael T. Gilbert, Valentino, Mike Vosburg, Mark Wheatley, Joe Staton, Brian Chin, Michael Cherkas, Larry Hancock, Barb Rausch, Dan Day, William Messner-Loebs, George Freeman, Joshua Quagmire, Steve LeBlanc, Peter Avanzino, Jim Shoop, Tim Hamilton, Will Jacobs, Gerad Jones, Batton Lash, David Leong, Michael H. Price, Stan Sakai, Chuck Fiala, Scott Shaw!, Moebius, Mitch O’Connell, Joe Rubinstein
	3-D Special #1 Date: 8/1/1985 Cover Price: $2.50 NM Guide: $2.75 10 copies available from $0.99		Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato
	3-D Special #2 Date: 7/1/1987 Cover Price: $2.50 NM Guide: $3.25 3 copies available from $1.49	Ms. Tree’s 1950’s Three-Dimensional Crime	Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato, Ray Zone
	Summer Special #1 Date: 8/1/1986 Cover Price: $2.00 NM Guide: $3.50 9 copies available from $0.99	1996 Summer Special	Max Allan Collins	Terry Beatty, Gary Kato