Ms. Tree #8

(May 1984)

6 Issues of Great Art (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Cold Dish: Chapter Nine: Accounts Payable (Table of Contents: 2)

Ms. Tree / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Max Allan Collins (credited as Max Collins)

Pencils

Terry Beatty (credited); Gary Kato (credited) (art assist)

Inks

Terry Beatty (credited)

Colors

Jan Brunner (credited); Murphy Anderson Visual Concepts (credited) (color separations (see notes))

Letters

Gary Kato (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A ledger, they said. They said they'd trade the lad for a ledger...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Ms. Tree; Bryan Hand; Walter Booker; Harriet Booker

Synopsis

Michael ties it all together. The last copy of the ledger destroyed. She needs to exchange the ledger for Mike Jr.

Reprints

• in The Files of Ms. Tree (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #2 (Fall 1985)
• in Ms. Tree (Titan, 2019 series) #3 - The Cold Dish (September 2021)

Indexer Notes

Indicia states color separations by Murphy Anderson Visual Concepts.

If the Shoe Fits... (Table of Contents: 3)

A Mike Mist Minute Mist-ery / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Max Allan Collins (signed as Collins) (credited as Collins)

Pencils

Terry Beatty (signed) (credited as Beatty)

Inks

Terry Beatty (signed) (credited as Beatty)

Colors

?

Letters

Terry Beatty ?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Mike Mist

Indexer Notes

Originally published on "The Comics Page" Oct 8 '79 - never before reprinted.
Includes a mail order coupon for a copy or copies of The Mike Mist Minute Mist-eries at $1.50 per copy.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Swak! / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Max Allan Collins (credited)

Pencils

Terry Beatty

Inks

Terry Beatty

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters pages that includes an introductory paragraph explaining the treatment of the publisher for the Nate Heller property.
Letters from Bob Speray, Chris Stift, Myron and Ann Taylor, Robert Carter, Brett Ziegler, John D. Dennis, Paul Bishop.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Heaven and Heller / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Max Allan Collins (credited as Max Collins) (signed)

Pencils

Ray Gotto (credited) (signed as GOTTO)

Inks

Ray Gotto (credited) (signed as GOTTO)

Colors

cat yronwode (credited as catherine yronwode); Miyako Graham (credited)

Letters

Ray Gotto ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There are bums, and there are bums.

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Nate Heller; Heaven

Indexer Notes

originally a daily newspaper strip; rearranged for a comic book

[Heaven and Heller: Conclusion] (Table of Contents: 6)

Heaven and Heller / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Max Allan Collins

Colors

? (logo)

Letters

typeset; ? (logo)

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Nate Heller; Heaven; Madame DeSombre

Indexer Notes

1 page text; 1 page pin-up

Heaven and Heller (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ray Gotto (signed as GOTTO)

Inks

Ray Gotto (signed as GOTTO)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Nate Heller; Heaven; Madame DeSombre

Indexer Notes

Pin up of Heaven, Heller and Madame DeSombre.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Notes from Surf City / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Cold Dish: Chapter Ten: Murder-Go-Round (Table of Contents: 9)

Ms. Tree / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Max Allan Collins (credited as Max Collins)

Pencils

Terry Beatty (credited); Gary Kato (credited) (art assist)

Inks

Terry Beatty (credited)

Colors

Jan Brunner (credited)

Letters

Gary Kato (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Halfway up a winding mountain road, a private drive jogged off and up a steep wooded slope.

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Ms. Tree; Bryan Hand; Walter Booker; Jason Edwards; Mike Tree Jr.; Captain Meyers; Rafe Valer

Synopsis

The four recapture kidnapped Mike Jr. Captain Meyers reluctantly doesn't bring charges against Michael.

Reprints

• in The Files of Ms. Tree (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #2 (Fall 1985)
• in Ms. Tree (Titan, 2019 series) #3 - The Cold Dish (September 2021)

Indexer Notes

Dedicated to Ed Robbins on last page.

Twice Upon a Time, It Took Time to Make a Hero... (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Aztec Ace / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Night of the Ninja (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Destroyer Duck / preview (from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Sabre (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Sabre / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)