Written by Max Allan Collins with art by Terry Beatty. Good old fashion detective fiction is alive and well in this book. Meet Ms. Tree, a widow thrust into the underbelly of society as she attempts to bring all who would do wrong to justice. Is she doing this out of a deep conviction of what's right and wrong, or is she looking for answers to the questions surrounding the grisly murder of her husband. Whatever the reason, this lady is no pushover, think female Mike Hammer. In this issue: "Death Do Us Part" parts 1-3,a Mike Mist 2 minute mist-ery, and a Mike Hammer Pin-Up by Frank Miller.
Ms. Tree is hired by a member of the Muerta family to find his daughter's killer in chapters four and five "Going Down" and Somebody Tried to Kill Me" of the "Death Do Us Part" saga. Script by Max Collins and art by Terry Beatty. Issue also has a Mike Mist Minute Mystery "Death in the Deep End" with script by Max Collins and art by Terry Beatty, the Scythe in "Loaded Pistols & Loaded Dice" with script by Dean Mullaney and art by Ellis Goodson & Bruce Miller and a "Famous Detective Pin-Up" by Frank Miller.
Ms. Tree's investigation starts to lead to dead ends but then some surprising developments occur in the concluding chapters "My Cold, Dead Fingers" and "In the Final Analysis" of the "Death Do Us Part" saga. Script by Max Collins and art by Terry Beatty. Issue also has a Mike Mist Minute Mystery "Crime Takes a Hike" with script by Max Collins and art by Terry Beatty, the Scythe in an untitled story with script by Dean Mullaney and art by Ellis Goodson & Bruce Miller, and a "Famous Detective Pin-Up" by Frank Miller.
Ms. Tree becomes legal guardian of the son of her deceased husband and his first wife and then the ex-wife is murdered in chapters one and two "The Right to Remain Silent" and "No Use Crying" of "The Cold Dish" saga. Script by Max Collins and art by Terry Beatty. Issue also has a Mike Mist Two Minute Mystery "Damsel in This Dress" with script by Max Collins and art by Terry Beatty, the Scythe in "Have You Met Ms. Jones" with script by Dean Mullaney and art by Ellis Goodson & Wayne Truman, a "Famous Detective Pin-Up by Frank Miller. Title of comic changes from "Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures" to "Ms. Tree" with this issue.
