Tina McGee
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Tina McGee is a fictional character appearing in The Flash comic book series published by DC Comics
. She first appeared in Flash vol. 2 #3. Tina McGee is a nutritionist and researcher for STAR Labs.
metabolism. Her husband Jerry did his own speed experients and turned into the homicidal 'Speed Demon'. This resulted in a coma. Tina and Flash grew into a romantic relationship; she moves in with him. Various stresses, including Wally's nagging mother, break apart their bond.
The Flash loses his speed due to alien influence. Tina leads a research project, based at the Pacific Institute into restoring it. This causes Wally's speed to drastically increase, leaving a trail of destruction across the country. Tina teams up with her now recovered ex and Flash's older detective friend Mason. While the trio quest to find the addled Wally, Tina and Jerry get back together.
Later, Tina and Jerry unwittingly unleash the robotic intelligence Kilg#re among their own university colleagues. At this point, the entity is non-violent; despite taking over many of the people at the facility, all it wanted was to deeply experience life.
Jerry and Tina become employees at Central City's
STAR Labs.
Tina later becomes head of the facility. She heads a project to discover what had happened to the speedster-empowering 'Speed Force' with Bart Allen, who was seemingly the only surviving speedster at the time.
. In the show, Tina helps Barry Allen
control his powers and helps him in his battles as the Flash. Deviating from the comic book continuity, Iris West breaks up with Barry. Throughout the show, Barry and Tina appear attracted to each other, but always claim to be "just friends and partners." It is implied that they develop feelings for each other, but they never acted upon those feelings, even up to the last episode.
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. She first appeared in Flash vol. 2 #3. Tina McGee is a nutritionist and researcher for STAR Labs.
Fictional character biography
She originally received a grant from Harvard to study Wally West'sWally West
The Flash is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first Kid Flash and the third Flash....
metabolism. Her husband Jerry did his own speed experients and turned into the homicidal 'Speed Demon'. This resulted in a coma. Tina and Flash grew into a romantic relationship; she moves in with him. Various stresses, including Wally's nagging mother, break apart their bond.
Later, Tina and Jerry unwittingly unleash the robotic intelligence Kilg#re among their own university colleagues. At this point, the entity is non-violent; despite taking over many of the people at the facility, all it wanted was to deeply experience life.
Jerry and Tina become employees at Central City's
Central City (DC Comics)
Central City is a fictional city that appears in stories published by DC Comics, and is the home of the Silver Age version of the Flash, Barry Allen. It first appeared in Showcase #4 in September-October 1956.-Location:...
STAR Labs.
Tina later becomes head of the facility. She heads a project to discover what had happened to the speedster-empowering 'Speed Force' with Bart Allen, who was seemingly the only surviving speedster at the time.
Other versions
A super-powered crime lord forces Jerry to make anti-Flash weaponry in an attempt to draw Wally out of the Witness Protection Program. He does this because Tina's life is threatened. In this alternate future she is still working at S.T.A.R. Labs. Her collague, Chunk, is murdered to force her cooperation.In other media
Tina was a regular character in the 1990-91 Flash television series, in which she was portrayed by Amanda PaysAmanda Pays
-Personal life:Pays was born in London, England, the daughter of Joan , an actress, and Howard Reginald Pays, a talent agent and former actor. She is the niece of former child actress Mandy Miller, after whom she is named. Her first marriage, from 1984 to 1987, was to Peter Kohn, production manager...
. In the show, Tina helps Barry Allen
Barry Allen
The Flash is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics universe. He is the second character known as the Flash. The character first appeared in Showcase #4 , created by writers Robert Kanigher and John Broome and penciler Carmine Infantino. His name combines talk show hosts Barry Gray...
control his powers and helps him in his battles as the Flash. Deviating from the comic book continuity, Iris West breaks up with Barry. Throughout the show, Barry and Tina appear attracted to each other, but always claim to be "just friends and partners." It is implied that they develop feelings for each other, but they never acted upon those feelings, even up to the last episode.