Terry Beatty (born January 11, 1958'' Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; Page 107) is an

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who has worked as a

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and

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in the American comic book industry, where he is perhaps best known for his co-creation of the female detective Ms. Tree.

Career

Terry Beatty is the artist and co-creator (with Max Allan Collins) of the long-running private eye series, '' Ms. Tree''. Collaborations with Collins also include ''Mike Mist'', ''Mickey Spillane's Mike Danger'' and ''Johnny Dynamite''. Beatty has been the primary inker of DC Comics' "animated-style"

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comics, including a four-year stint inking Chris Jones' pencils on '' The Batman Strikes!''. From 2012 to 2017, Beatty was the artist for the Sunday episodes of the King Features comic strip, '' The Phantom'', with his first strip published on January 29, 2012. As of December 30, 2013, Beatty became the new artist for the King Features comic strip, ''

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'', taking over from Graham Nolan. On March 21, 2016

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announced that Beatty would take on the writing of ''Rex Morgan, M.D.'' as well, replacing Woody Wilson. Beatty's cover paintings appear regularly on ''Scary Monsters'' magazine, as well as its spin-off ''Monster Memories'' annual. He is also an accomplished sculptor.

References

External links

* http://www.terrybeatty.com * http://www.terrybeatty.blogspot.com/ 1958 births Living people People from Muscatine, Iowa {{US-comics-artist-stub