Terry Beatty (born January 11, 1958[2][3]) is an artist who has worked as a penciler and inker in the American comic book industry, where he is perhaps best known for his co-creation of the female detective Ms. Tree.

Terry Beatty is the artist and co-creator (with Max Allan Collins) of the long-running private eye series, Ms. Tree.

Beatty has been the primary inker of DC Comics' "animated-style" Batman comics, including a four-year stint inking Chris Jones' pencils on The Batman Strikes!.

[4] As of December 30, 2013, Beatty became the new artist for the King Features comic strip, Rex Morgan, M.D., taking over from Graham Nolan.

[5] On March 21, 2016 King Features Syndicate announced that Beatty would take on the writing of Rex Morgan, M.D.