Who Is Blink? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Blink is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Clarice Ferguson, with over 777 comic issue appearances. Blink is a purple-skinned mutant with the power to teleport. Her "Age of Apocalypse" counterpart was the popular member and leader of the Exiles.

Who is Blink?

Origin Clarice Ferguson The origins of the young mutant called Blink stretch back to the Victorian era and the vast machinations of the immortal mutant Apocalypse . After leaving Egypt , Apocalypse traveled the world, spawning innumerable offspring. The descendants of Apocalypse called themselves Clan Akkaba and, through the ages, challenged each other in contests to attain the title of “fittest” according to Apocalypse’s beliefs. The fates of this often contentious group were guided by Apocalypse’s servant Ozymandias. After a conflict with Dracula left the Clan Akkaba nearly destroyed, Ozymandias decided to revitalize the Clan himself. He hired a prostitute called Miss Ferguson to have intimate relations with the catatonic Fredrick Slade, one of the only surviving members of Clan Akkaba. Fredrick possessed a form of teleportation, which he passed on to his great-great granddaughter, Clarice Ferguson. Clarice Ferguson was a young, inexperienced mutant who was targeted as a member of the next generation of mutants by the Phalanx.

Key facts

Blink is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Generation Next, Part 3: Enter Freely And of Your Own Will". The character is published by Marvel. With 777 recorded issue appearances, Blink ranks among the most featured characters in comics.