Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	Fall 1985
Cover Price	6.00
Pages	116
Editing	Deni Loubert [Denise Loubert]?
Notes	no title on copyright page; title taken from title page; labelled Volume Two; no ISBN listed in book; new cover art

Cover Details - "THE COLD DISH"

Characters	Ms. Tree
Genre	detective
Pencils	Terry Beatty
Inks	Terry Beatty
Colors	Terry Beatty?
Letters	Gary Kato
Notes	no title on copyright page; title taken from title page; labelled Volume Two; no ISBN listed in book; new cover art

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

Genre	detective
Script	Will Jacobs; Gerard Jones
Letters	typeset
Notes	promotional quote
Reprinted	from Comic Book Heroes, The (Crown Publishers, Inc. 1985)

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	from Files of Ms. Tree, The (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1984 series) #1 (Summer 1984) [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

1 page Ms. Tree text article "THE COLD DISH"

Genre	detective
Script	Max Allan Collins
Letters	typeset
Notes	introduction to third Ms. Tree storyline

1 page Ms. Tree text article "THE COLD DISH"

Genre	detective
Script	Max Allan Collins
Letters	typeset
Notes	title page for third Ms. Tree storyline; no art

9 page Ms. Tree story "The Cold Dish" Chapter One The Right to Remain Silent ...

Characters	Sam Meyers; Ms. Tree; Rafe Valer; Dan Green; Roger Freemont; Effie; Anne Tree; Mike Tree; Mike Tree JR.
Synopsis	Ms. Tree meets with Anne Tree, who is soon killed.
Genre	detective
Script	Max Allan Collins
Pencils	Terry Beatty
Inks	Terry Beatty
Letters	Terry Beatty
Editing	catherine yronwode [Cat Yronwode] (original editor)?
Notes	B&W reprint
Reprinted	from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) # 4 (October 1983)

9 page Ms. Tree story "The Cold Dish" Chapter Two NO USE CRYING

Characters	Mike Tree JR.; Ms. Tree; Effie; Rafe Valer; Walter Booker; Harriet Booker
Synopsis	Ms. Tree finds out that Anne Tree's death was not an accident.
Genre	detective
Script	Max Allan Collins
Pencils	Terry Beatty
Inks	Terry Beatty
Letters	Terry Beatty
Editing	catherine yronwode [Cat Yronwode] (original editor)?
Notes	B&W reprint
Reprinted	from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) # 4 (October 1983)

9 page Ms. Tree story "The Cold Dish" Chapter Three Paying Respects

Characters	Ms. Tree; Mike Tree JR.; Harriet Booker; Walter Booker; Dan Green; Mike Tree; Effie; Roger Freemont; Bryan Hand
Synopsis	Ms. Tree gets ready to challenge the Mob.
Genre	detective
Script	Max Allan Collins
Pencils	Gary Kato (background assistance); Terry Beatty
Inks	Terry Beatty
Letters	Gary Kato
Editing	Dean Mullaney (original editor)
Notes	B&W reprint
Reprinted	from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) # 5 (November 1983)

9 page Ms. Tree story "The Cold Dish" Chapter Four Forgive Her Trespasses

Characters	Ms. Tree; Dan Green; Dominic Muerta
Synopsis	Ms. Tree visits Dominic Muerta.
Genre	detective
Script	Max Allan Collins
Pencils	Gary Kato (background assistance); Terry Beatty
Inks	Terry Beatty
Letters	Gary Kato
Editing	Dean Mullaney (original editor)
Notes	B&W reprint
Reprinted	from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) # 5 (November 1983)

9 page Ms. Tree story "The Cold Dish" Chapter Five TO THE SLAUGHTER

Characters	Ms. Tree; Rafe Valer; Mike Tree JR.; Bryan Hand; Harriet Booker
Synopsis	Ms. Tree finds out about Anne Tree's Mob links.
Genre	detective
Script	Max Allan Collins
Pencils	Gary Kato (background assistance); Terry Beatty
Inks	Terry Beatty
Letters	Gary Kato
Editing	catherine yronwode [Cat Yronwode] (original editor)
Notes	B&W reprint
Reprinted	from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) # 6 (February 1984)

9 page Ms. Tree story "The Cold Dish" Chapter Six URBANE RENEWAL

Characters	Ms. Tree; Jason Edwards; Anne Tree; Rafe Valer; Mike Tree JR.; Bryan Hand; Dan Green
Synopsis	Ms. Tree investigates Anne Tree's Mob links.
Genre	detective
Script	Max Allan Collins
Pencils	Gary Kato (background assistance); Terry Beatty
Inks	Terry Beatty
Letters	Gary Kato
Editing	catherine yronwode [Cat Yronwode] (original editor)
Notes	B&W reprint
Reprinted	from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) # 6 (February 1984)

9 page Ms. Tree story "The Cold Dish" Chapter Seven VISITING HOURS

Characters	Ms. Tree; Dan Green; Rafe Valer; Roger Freemont; Sam Meyers; Dominic Muerta; Mike Tree JR.; Bryan Hand; Effie
Synopsis	Ms. Tree's office is firebombed.
Genre	detective
Script	Max Allan Collins
Pencils	Gary Kato (background assistance); Terry Beatty
Inks	Terry Beatty
Letters	Gary Kato
Editing	Dean Mullaney (original editor)
Notes	B&W reprint
Reprinted	from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) # 7 (April 1984)

9 page Ms. Tree story "The Cold Dish" Chapter Eight KNEE-DEEP IN DEATH

Characters	Jason Edwards; Ms. Tree; Roger Freemont; Dan Green; Bryan Hand; Mike Tree JR.
Synopsis	Ms. Tree contacts a lawyer about Anne Tree's evidence.
Genre	detective
Script	Max Allan Collins
Pencils	Gary Kato (background assistance); Terry Beatty
Inks	Terry Beatty
Letters	Gary Kato
Editing	Dean Mullaney (original editor)
Notes	B&W reprint
Reprinted	from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) # 7 (April 1984)

9 page Ms. Tree story "The Cold Dish" Chapter Nine ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Characters	Bryan Hand; Ms. Tree; Mike Tree JR.; Harriet Booker; Walter Booker; Anne Tree; Jason Edwards; Mike Tree
Synopsis	Mike Tree JR. is kidnapped.
Genre	detective
Script	Max Allan Collins
Pencils	Gary Kato (background assistance); Terry Beatty
Inks	Terry Beatty
Letters	Gary Kato
Editing	Dean Mullaney (original editor)
Notes	B&W reprint
Reprinted	from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) # 8 (May 1984)

9 page Ms. Tree story "The Cold Dish" Chapter Ten MURDER-GO-ROUND

Characters	Ms. Tree; Bryan Hand; Walter Booker; Jason Edwards; Mike Tree JR.; Sam Meyers; Rafe Valer; Effie
Synopsis	Ms. Tree rescues Mike Tree JR.
Genre	detective
Script	Max Allan Collins
Pencils	Gary Kato (background assistance); Terry Beatty
Inks	Terry Beatty
Letters	Gary Kato
Editing	Dean Mullaney (original editor)
Notes	B&W reprint; end of storyline
Reprinted	from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) # 8 (May 1984)

1 page Ms. Tree text article "THE LITTLE WOMAN"

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

6 page Ms. Tree text story "THE LITTLE WOMAN"

Characters	Ms. Tree
Synopsis	Ms. Tree looks for missing woman.
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 biography (nonfictional) "The Creators of Ms. Tree"

Script	Deni Loubert [Denise Loubert]?
Letters	typeset
Notes	bios for Max Allan Collins & Terry Beatty
Reprinted	in Files of Ms. Tree, The (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #3 (Winter 1986) [with extra material]

3 page Mallory; Quarry; Nathan Heller advertisement

Characters	Nathan Heller
Genre	detective
Letters	typeset
Notes	B&W ads for Max Allan Collins novels; A Shroud For Aquarius (Walker and Company); Quarry (Foul Play Press); Million-Dollar Wound, The (TOR Books)

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

Characters	Ms. Tree
Genre	detective
Script	Max Allan Collins?
Pencils	Terry Beatty
Inks	Terry Beatty
Letters	Gary Kato
Notes	B&W house ad for Ms. Tree monthly comic (Renegade, 1985 series)

1 page Ms. Tree; The Scythe (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "untitled"

Characters	Ms. Tree; Dan Green; The Scythe
Genre	detective
Script	Max Allan Collins
Pencils	Terry Beatty
Inks	Terry Beatty
Colors	Terry Beatty?
Letters	Gary Kato
Editing	catherine yronwode [Cat Yronwode]; Dean Mullaney (original editors)
Notes	cover reprints
Reprinted	from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) #4 (October 1983); from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) #5 (December 1983); from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) #6 (February 1984); from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) #7 (April 1984); from Ms. Tree (Eclipse, 1983 series) #8 (May 1984)