Ms. Tree

    (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.
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#1

February, 1983
Cover Price: $1.00
16 copies available from $2.00
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty
#2

April, 1983
Cover Price: $1.00
8 copies available from $1.40
Max Allan Collins, Dean MullaneyTerry Beatty, Ellis Goodson
#3

July, 1983
Cover Price: $1.00
10 copies available from $1.00
Max Allan Collins, Dean MullaneyTerry Beatty, Ellis Goodson
#4

October, 1983
Cover Price: $1.50
11 copies available from $0.50
Max Allan Collins, Dean MullaneyTerry Beatty, Ellis Goodson, Frank Miller
#5

November, 1983
Cover Price: $1.50
5 copies available from $1.40
Max Allan Collins, Dean MullaneyTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Ellis Goodson
#6

February, 1984
Cover Price: $1.50
10 copies available from $0.99
Max Allan Collins, Dean MullaneyTerry Beatty, Ellis Goodson
#7

April, 1984
Cover Price: $1.50
8 copies available from $0.50
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#8

May, 1984
Cover Price: $1.50
4 copies available from $1.00
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Ray Gotto
#9

June, 1984
Cover Price: $1.75
5 copies available from $0.75
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#10

August, 1984
Cover Price: $1.70
5 copies available from $0.58
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#11

September, 1984
Cover Price: $1.70
7 copies available from $1.12
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#12

October, 1984
Cover Price: $1.70
3 copies available from $1.75
Max Allan Collins, Terry BeattyTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#13

November, 1984
Cover Price: $1.70
3 copies available from $2.98
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#14

December, 1984
Cover Price: $1.70
3 copies available from $1.50
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#15

January, 1985
Cover Price: $1.70
4 copies available from $1.50
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#16

February, 1985
Cover Price: $1.70
5 copies available from $0.58
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#17

April, 1985
Cover Price: $1.70
5 copies available from $0.99
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#18

May, 1985
Cover Price: $1.70
7 copies available from $1.12
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#19

June, 1985
Cover Price: $1.70
6 copies available from $1.26
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#20

July, 1985
Cover Price: $1.70
6 copies available from $3.99
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#21

September, 1985
Cover Price: $1.70
6 copies available from $1.12
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#22

October, 1985
Cover Price: $1.70
5 copies available from $3.25
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#23

November, 1985
Cover Price: $1.70
5 copies available from $0.99
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#24

December, 1985
Cover Price: $1.70
9 copies available from $1.94
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#25

January, 1986
Cover Price: $1.70
6 copies available from $2.08
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#26

February, 1986
Cover Price: $1.70
5 copies available from $1.40
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#27

March, 1986
Cover Price: $1.70
3 copies available from $3.25
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#28

April, 1986
Cover Price: $1.70
6 copies available from $2.50
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#29

May, 1986
Cover Price: $1.70
6 copies available from $2.50
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#30

June, 1986
Cover Price: $2.00
7 copies available from $2.00
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#31

July, 1986
Cover Price: $2.00
4 copies available from $1.12
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#32

September, 1986
Cover Price: $2.00
5 copies available from $1.53
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#33

October, 1986
Cover Price: $2.00
8 copies available from $0.75
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#34

November, 1986
Cover Price: $2.00
3 copies available from $1.26
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#35

December, 1986
Cover Price: $2.00
8 copies available from $0.75
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
#36

February, 1987
Cover Price: $2.00
5 copies available from $1.40
Max Allan Collins, Pete MorisiTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
#37

March, 1987
Cover Price: $2.00
6 copies available from $1.40
Max Allan Collins, Pete MorisiTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
#38

April, 1987
Cover Price: $2.00
4 copies available from $0.99
Max Allan Collins, Barb Collins, William WaughTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
#39

May, 1987
Cover Price: $2.00
4 copies available from $2.20
Max Allan Collins, William WaughTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
#40

June, 1987
Cover Price: $2.00
8 copies available from $1.53
Max Allan Collins, William WaughTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
#41

October, 1987
Cover Price: $2.00
4 copies available from $3.75
Max Allan Collins, Barb CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
#42

November, 1987
Cover Price: $2.00
2 copies available from $3.25
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
#43

December, 1987
Cover Price: $2.00
7 copies available from $1.40
Max Allan Collins, Barb Collins, William WaughTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
#44

February, 1988
Cover Price: $2.00
4 copies available from $3.50
Max Allan Collins, Barb Collins, Ken FitchTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
#45

April, 1988
Cover Price: $2.00
3 copies available from $3.50
Max Allan Collins, Ken FitchTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
#46

May, 1988
Cover Price: $2.00
3 copies available from $4.50
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
#47

August, 1988
Cover Price: $2.00
2 copies available from $4.00
Max Allan Collins, Pete MorisiTerry Beatty, Pete Morisi
#48

November, 1988
Cover Price: $2.00
3 copies available from $10.00
Max Allan Collins, Pete MorisiTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Pete Morisi
#49

May, 1989
Cover Price: $2.00
2 copies available from $19.98
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
3-D Special #1

August, 1985
Cover Price: $2.50
12 copies available from $1.80
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato
3-D Special #2

July, 1987
Cover Price: $2.50
1 copy available for $15.00
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato, Ray Zone
Summer Special #1

August, 1986
Cover Price: $2.00
7 copies available from $2.89
Max Allan CollinsTerry Beatty, Gary Kato