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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published Summer 1984
Cover Price 7.00 CAD
Pages 140
Editing Deni Loubert [Denise Loubert]?
Notes no title on copyright page; title taken from title page; labelled Volume One; ISBN: 0-919359-05-1; new cover art

Cover Details - "I, FOR AN EYE and DEATH DO US PART"

Characters Mike Tree; Ms. Tree
Genre detective
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Colors Terry Beatty?
Letters Terry Beatty
Notes no title on copyright page; title taken from title page; labelled Volume One; ISBN: 0-919359-05-1; new cover art

1 page Ms. Tree promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Genre detective
Letters typeset
Notes promotional quotes from Comic Reader, The; Fantasy Advertiser; & Comics Buyer's Guide

1 page Ms. Tree text article "The Files of Ms. Tree"

Genre detective
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters Terry Beatty
Notes illustrated title page
Reprinted in Files of Ms. Tree, The (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #2 (Fall 1985) [artwork and logo]; in Files of Ms. Tree, The (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #3 (Winter 1986) [artwork and logo]

1 page Ms. Tree text article "untitled"

Genre detective
Script Deni Loubert [Denise Loubert]?
Letters typeset
Notes copyright page; no title in copyright notice

6 page Ms. Tree text article "I, FOR AN EYE"

Characters Ms. Tree
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters typeset
Notes introduction to first Ms. Tree storyline; includes biographies of writer and artist & description of the origin of the Ms. Tree feature; illustrated with first promotional drawing of Ms. Tree (copyright 1980)

1 page Ms. Tree text article "I, FOR AN EYE"

Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Letters typeset
Notes title page for first storyline; no art

8 page Ms. Tree story "I, For An Eye" Chapter One The Girl in the Red Wedding Dress

Characters Ms. Tree; Effie; Mike Tree; Dan Green; Roger Freemont; Chick Steele
Synopsis Detective's husband is murdered.
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters Terry Beatty?
Editing Dean Mullaney; Jan Mullaney (original editors)
Reprinted from Eclipse, The Magazine (Eclipse, 1981 series) # 1 (May 1981)

8 page Ms. Tree story "I, For An Eye" Chapter Two One Grave for my Tears

Characters Ms. Tree; Chick Steele; Roger Freemont; Dan Green; Effie; Anne Tree
Synopsis Ms. Tree starts investigating murder.
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters Terry Beatty?
Editing Dean Mullaney; Jan Mullaney (original editors)
Reprinted from Eclipse, The Magazine (Eclipse, 1981 series) #2 (July 1981)

8 page Ms. Tree story "I, For An Eye" Chapter Three Death is a Little Black Book

Characters Ms. Tree; Anne Tree; Chick Steele; Effie; Dan Green
Synopsis Ms. Tree starts to find out her husband's secrets.
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters Terry Beatty ?
Editing Dean Mullaney; Jan Mullaney (original editors)
Notes chapter title differs from GCD listing for original printing of story
Reprinted from Eclipse, The Magazine (Eclipse, 1981 series) #3 (November 1981)

8 page Ms. Tree story "I, For An Eye" Chapter Four If a Tree Falls ...

Characters Ms. Tree; Dan Green; Roger Freemont; Chick Steele; Mike Tree JR.
Synopsis Ms. Tree investigates her husband's address book.
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters Terry Beatty ?
Editing Dean Mullaney; Jan Mullaney (original editors)
Reprinted from Eclipse, The Magazine (Eclipse, 1981 series) #4 (January 1982)

8 page Ms. Tree story "I, For An Eye" Chapter Five The Last to Know

Characters Mike Tree JR.; Ms. Tree; Anne Tree; Mike Tree; Chick Steele; Roger Freemont
Synopsis Ms. Tree meets her husband's family.
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters Terry Beatty ?
Editing Dean Mullaney; Jan Mullaney (original editors)
Reprinted from Eclipse, The Magazine (Eclipse, 1981 series) #5 (March 1982)

16 page Ms. Tree story "I, For An Eye" Chapter Six Kiss Tomorrow Hello

Characters Ms. Tree; Chick Steele; Effie; Dan Green; Roger Freemont; Anne Tree; Mike Tree JR.
Synopsis Ms. Tree solves the case.
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters Terry Beatty ?
Editing Dean Mullaney; Jan Mullaney (original editors)
Notes end of storyline
Reprinted from Eclipse, The Magazine (Eclipse, 1981 series) #6 (July 1982)

2 page Ms. Tree text article "DEATH DO US PART"

Genre detective
Script Terry Beatty
Letters typeset
Notes introduction to second Ms. Tree storyline; includes comments on art in book

1 page Ms. Tree cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover For Issue #1."

Characters Ms. Tree
Genre detective
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters typeset
Notes B&W cover reprint without title, logos, and Frank Miller inset
Reprinted from Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures (Eclipse, 1983 series) # 1 (February 1983)

1 page Ms. Tree cover reprint (on interior page) Cover Art For "Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures" #3

Characters Ms. Tree
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters Terry Beatty
Notes B&W cover reprint with title, logos and speech balloon
Reprinted from Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures (Eclipse, 1983 series) # 3 (July 1983)

1 page Ms. Tree text article "DEATH DO US PART"

Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Letters typeset
Notes title page for second storyline; no art

8 page Ms. Tree story "Death Do Us Part" Chapter One The Woman in the Black Bikini

Characters Ms. Tree; Dr. Kassel; Effie; Roger Freemont; Dan Green; Rafe Valer
Synopsis Ms. Tree tries to return to work, but has bad dreams.
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Colors Terry Beatty (grey tones)
Letters Terry Beatty
Editing Dean Mullaney (original editor)
Notes grey tones added to black and white reprint
Reprinted from Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures (Eclipse, 1983 series) #1 (February 1983)

8 page Ms. Tree story "Death Do Us Part" Chapter Two Second Honeymoon

Characters Ms. Tree; Dr. Kassel; Teresa Muerta; David Askam; Patrick Rushing
Synopsis Ms. Tree witnesses a murder at a holiday resort.
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters Terry Beatty
Editing Dean Mullaney (original editor)
Notes Black and white reprint
Reprinted from Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures (Eclipse, 1983 series) #1 (February 1983)

8 page Ms. Tree story "Death Do Us Part" Chapter Three One Lonely Nightmare

Characters Ms. Tree; Dr. Kassel; Patrick Rushing; Sam Meyers; Effie; Dan Green; Roger Freemont
Synopsis Ms. Tree finds out the murder victim was a Muerta.
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters Terry Beatty
Editing Dean Mullaney (original editor)
Notes Black and white reprint
Reprinted from Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures (Eclipse, 1983 series) #1 (February 1983)

8 page Ms. Tree story "Death Do Us Part" Chapter Four Going Down

Characters Ms. Tree; Francesco Muerta; Effie; Dan Green; Roger Freemont; Rafe Valer
Synopsis Ms. Tree is hired by Francesco Muerta & is targeted by a killer.
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters Terry Beatty
Editing catherine yronwode [Cat Yronwode] (original editor)
Notes Black and white reprint
Reprinted from Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures (Eclipse, 1983 series) #2 (April 1983)

8 page Ms. Tree story "Death Do Us Part" Chapter Five Somebody Tried to Kill Me!

Characters Francesco Muerta; Ms. Tree; Rafe Valer; Sam Meyers; Dan Green; John Askam; Robert Askam; Patrick Rushing
Synopsis Ms. Tree investigates mob links.
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters Terry Beatty
Editing catherine yronwode [Cat Yronwode] (original editor)
Notes Black and white reprint
Reprinted from Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures (Eclipse, 1983 series) #2 (April 1983)

8 page Ms. Tree story "Death Do Us Part" Chapter Six My Cold, Dead Fingers

Characters Patrick Rushing; Ms. Tree; Rafe Valer; Dan Green; John Askam; David Askam; Teresa Muerta; Sam Meyers; Robert Askam
Synopsis Ms. Tree finds more about mob links.
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters Terry Beatty
Editing catherine yronwode [Cat Yronwode] (original editor)
Notes Black and white reprint
Reprinted from Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures (Eclipse, 1983 series) #3 (July 1983)

8 page Ms. Tree story "Death Do Us Part" Chapter Seven In the Final Analysis

Characters Ms. Tree; Dr. Kassel; Patrick Rushing; Sam Meyers
Synopsis Ms. Tree solves the case.
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters Terry Beatty
Editing catherine yronwode [Cat Yronwode] (original editor)
Notes Black and white reprint; end of storyline
Reprinted from Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures (Eclipse, 1983 series) #3 (July 1983)

1 page Ms. Tree text article "Red Light"

Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Letters typeset
Notes title page for text story; no art

3 page Ms. Tree text story "Red Light"

Characters Ms. Tree
Synopsis Ms. Tree gets carjacked by a pimp.
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Terry Beatty
Inks Terry Beatty
Letters typeset
Notes illustrated text story; first publication in this book

1 page Ms. Tree promo (ad from the publisher)

Genre detective
Script Deni Loubert [Denise Loubert] ?
Letters typeset
Notes subscription ad for Ms. Tree monthly comic (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series)

Cover Details

Characters Ms. Tree; The Scythe
Genre detective
Script Max Allan Collins
Pencils Paul Gulacy (painting); Terry Beatty; Frank Miller
Inks Paul Gulacy (painting); Terry Beatty; Frank Miller
Colors Paul Gulacy (painting); ? (Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures cover colouring)
Letters Terry Beatty
Notes colour cover reprints (reprinted at quarter page size)
Reprinted from Eclipse, The Magazine (Eclipse, 1981 series) # 6 (July 1982); Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures (Eclipse, 1983 series) # 1 (February 1983), # 2 (April 1983), # 3 (July 1983)