Trish Tilby

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Trish Tilby
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Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance X-Factor #7 (August 1986)
Created by Louise Simonson
Jackson Guice
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Alter egoPatricia Tilby

Patricia "Trish" Tilby is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Factor vol. 1 #7

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She is a news reporter who is associated with X-Factor, and has had a relationship with Hank McCoy in the past.

Fictional character biography

Trish Tilby is a television news reporter, and predominantly seen working for CBNC. She is the on-again/off-again ally of the X-Men. [1]

Trish investigates X-Factor when the team is pretending to be mutant hunters to find persecuted mutants. With aide from Mystique, she reveals that Angel had been backing the team.

Trish reports on the X-Men's battle with the villain Apocalypse. Around then, she meets Hank McCoy, also known as Beast. They soon begin what would be a rocky relationship. They share their first kiss after Hank returns to his mutated blue-furred form. [2] [3] [4]

During the time that Beast is part of X-Factor, Trish Tilby works for W-ARC TV alongside her ex-husband Paul Burton. This causes tension with Beast, who becomes depressed after he misinterprets a friendly kiss shared between Trish and Paul. [5] Trish and Beast's relationship becomes further strained when she tells the world of the Legacy Virus, a deadly virus that originally only affected mutants, but has evolved to affect humans as well. They have an intense argument in Trish's workplace, in which she blames Hank for not curing the virus fast enough. [6] [3] Hank dumps her over this situation, but they end up getting back together after they are both kidnapped by Dark Beast, an evil alternate universe version of Beast.

A beating by Vargas and a power-adjustment by Sage leads to Beast gaining a feline appearance. Impersonating Professor X, Cassandra Nova exposes the X-Men to the world and Trish's relationship with Hank comes to light. A news article uses the word 'bestiality' to refer to their relationship. This causes Trish to break up with Hank right before their date. [3]

Later, Trish is invited with dozens of other media representatives after the X-Mansion is outed as a haven for mutants. This otherwise peaceful encounter is marred by an attack by Cassandra Nova. The reporters hide in the Danger Room, during which Trish apologizes for her past treatment of Beast. They seemingly part as friends. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ X-Factor #7 (August 1986)
  2. 1 2 Erdmann, Kevin (April 24, 2024). "All 16 Marvel Easter Eggs & References In X-Men '97 Episode 7". Screen Rant . Retrieved November 12, 2025. Reporter Trish Tilby returns in X-Men' 97 episode 7 where she has a key interaction with Hank McCoy's Beast. Confirming their flirtation hinted at in X-Men '97 episode 5, things seemed like they might progress into a true romance. However, Beast grows frustrated with Tilby after her comments about humanity and its fears over mutantkind. As such, this looks to be a nod to Beast and Trish's similarly troubled relationship in the original comics.
  3. 1 2 3 "X-Appeal: The 16 Most SCANDALOUS X-Men Liaisons". CBR . June 1, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2025. The rocky road began with Beast becoming jealous of Tilby's co-worker relationship with her ex-husband. Then they fought over Tilby's leaking of Legacy Virus information, where Hank dumps her. They eventually get back together, but then she breaks his heart. After Cassandra Nova "outed" their relationship to the world, she dumped Hank once and for all after headlines said their relationship was bestiality.
  4. ↑ X-Factor #33 (October 1988)
  5. ↑ X-Factor #59 (October 1990)
  6. ↑ X-Men (vol. 2) #57 (October 1996)
  7. ↑ New X-Men #125 (June 2002)
  8. ↑ House of M: Avengers #5 (April 2008)
  9. ↑ Ultimate Captain America Annual #1 (October 2008)
  10. ↑ R, Lais (April 17, 2024). "'X-Men '97' Episode 5 Recap – Gambit's Sacrifice And A Mutant Future In Doubt". Geek Vibes Nation. Retrieved November 12, 2025. Scott, guilt-ridden and confused, tries to navigate this new reality. To add fuel to the fire, an interview with reporter Trish Tilby turns into a public spectacle. Trish, fueled by hidden motives, hits a severely soft spot by asking him questions about him, Jean, and their son Nathan (Cable). This doesn't go over well with Scott and he flips out during his interview leaving Trish in utter shock.
  11. ↑ Anderson, Jenna (April 10, 2024). "X-Men '97 Episode 5 Recap With Spoilers: "Remember It"". ComicBook.com . Retrieved November 12, 2025. News reporter Trish Tilby interviews members of the X-Men, including Beast and Cyclops...Cyclops is then interrogated by Trish about Nathan's birth, and grows upset about the circumstances that led to him abandoning his son.
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