Ms. Tree Quarterly, was a mystery anthology that published four times a year. The first issue had a summer ( july) 1990 cover date. In the first issue, the titular character appeared in the first segment (Gift of Death). The second segment (Night Kills), Midnight (Robert Mason) was introduced. He was created by Ed Gorman and Graham Nolan. He was based on Dave Clark who was a Golden Age character from Quality Comics. The final segment (The Name) was a Batman text story that was illustrated. ("Ms Tree: Gift of Death" "Midnight: Night Kills" "Batman: The Name" Ms Tree Quarterly 1, DC Comic Event)