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Ms. Tree Quarterly#4
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Ms. Tree Quarterly #4

Jul 1991 · DC · 3.95 USD; 4.75 CAD
“Drop Dead Handsome”

Ms. Tree runs into a high school sweetheart, William "Billy" Powers, who is now an unhappily married wealthy real estate tycoon. He is on the verge of divorce, and is having business problems. When his wife bursts in on them wielding a gun, Ms. Tree kills her in self-defense. As she investigates, however, she realizes Powers staged the whole scenario with the intent of having Tree kill his wife. She confronts him, and he claims he has fallen in love with her for real. He is then shot and killed by his executive assistant, who helped him with his scheme because she thought he loved her.

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writer Max Allan Collins · artist Terry Beatty · inker Terry Beatty · colorist Tom Ziuko · letterer Gary Kato · cover George PrattGeorge Pratt

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colorist Tom Ziuko
letterer Gary Kato
cover pencils George Pratt
cover inks George Pratt

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Ms. Tree runs into a high school sweetheart, William "Billy" Powers, who is now an unhappily married wealthy real estate tycoon. He is on the verge of divorce, and is having business problems. When his wife bursts in on them wielding a gun, Ms. Tree kills her in self-defense. As she investigates, however, she realizes Powers staged the whole scenario with the intent of having Tree kill his wife. She confronts him, and he claims he has fallen in love with her for real. He is then shot and killed by his executive assistant, who helped him with his scheme because she thought he loved her.

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