Ms. Tree

After her husband is murdered on their wedding night, Ms. Tree takes over his private detective agency, channeling her grief into a relentless pursuit of justice as a tough, no-nonsense P.I.

Born in the Bronze Age pages of Sabre #2 in 1982, Ms. Tree is a hard-boiled creation of writer Don McGregor and artist Jane Aruns who went on to headline her own dedicated series — Ms. Tree and Ms. Tree Quarterly — across an remarkable four-decade publishing life that stretches all the way to 2024. With two collector-recognized key issues to her name and a catalog that puts her in the company of characters like Michael Mauser and Midnight, she's a figure with genuine noir credibility and a devoted following. If you love crime comics with attitude and staying power, Ms. Tree is exactly the kind of tough, enduring protagonist worth tracking down.