▁B link ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁Un c anny ▁X - Men ▁# 3 1 7 ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 9 9 4 ). ▁ ▁An ▁un stable ▁mut ant ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁tele port , ▁B link ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁mut ants ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Ph al an x ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁X - Uni verse ▁c ros so ver ▁event ▁Ph al an x ▁C oven ant . ▁In ▁print , ▁the ▁character ▁died ▁within ▁a ▁month ▁of ▁her ▁first ▁appearance . ▁The ▁primary - un iverse ▁version ▁of ▁B link ▁returned ▁to ▁publication ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Lob d ell ▁and ▁Mad ure ira ▁re defined ▁B link ▁as ▁a ▁more ▁confident ▁and ▁assert ive ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁parallel ▁universe ▁story line ▁" Age ▁of ▁Ap ocal yp se " ▁( 1 9 9 5 ). ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁her ▁re definition ▁and ▁increased ▁expos ure ▁during ▁that ▁event , ▁B link ▁became ▁a ▁fan ▁favorite , ▁as ▁exempl ified ▁in ▁her ▁return ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁title ▁Ex iles ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁character ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁four - issue ▁B link ▁limited ▁series ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁character ▁bi ography ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁primary ▁Earth - 6 1 6 ▁continu ity ▁of ▁the ▁Marvel ▁Un iverse , ▁B link ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁" P hal an x ▁C oven ant " ▁story line , ▁in