Alex is a fictional character

Fictional character

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, a mutant

Mutant (Marvel Comics)

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 in the Marvel Comics

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 Universe. His/her first appearance was in Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider (comics)

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(3rd series) #8 released in December 1990. He was created by Howard Mackie

Howard Mackie

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, Javier Saltares, Mark Texeira

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Fictional character biography

Little is known about Alex's past but somehow he/she ended up with the Morlocks

Morlocks (comics)

The Morlocks are a group of several fictional comic book mutants associated with the X-Men in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Paul Smith, they were named after the subterranean race of the same name in H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine. They first appeared...

 in the caverns beneath Cypress Hills' Salem Fields Cemetery. At some point, Alex and the rest of the Morlocks were instructed to abduct children before Masque could deform them with his powers.

Due to their actions, Alex was among the Morlocks who came into conflict with Ghost Rider. When Ghost Rider held Sally hostage, Alex attacks him to force him to release Sally, mistakenly believing Ghost Rider to be Masque

Masque (comics)

Masque is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. Masque was originally a prominent member of the sewer-dwelling community of mutant outcasts called the Morlocks, led by Callisto.-Publication history:...

 or an agent of Masque.

It is unknown whether Alex was a male or a female and whether or not he/she was actually the sibling Sally stated he/she was
After the events of M-Day

Decimation (comics)

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, it is unknown whether Alex still retains his/her powers.

Powers and abilities

Alex is an amorphous, blob-like creature, able to engulf and smother others.