Alex Wilder

Alex Wilder is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics series Runaways. He makes his first appearance in Runaways vol. 1 #1 with most of the other staple vol. 1 characters and was created by author Brian K. Vaughan and artist Adrian Alphona. Alex is the team's de facto leader in the title's first volume, temporarily ranking Alex among the short list of African-American superhero team leaders; Alex is also the only African-American on the team. Unlike the rest of the team, Alex does not possess powers of any kind but is a child prodigy in the fields of logic and strategy, both of which assist Alex greatly during his time as leader. Alex is the first of the original runaways to be introduced in the series' beginning and the final to be shown at the end of series creator Brian K. Vaughan's initial 42-issue run on the title. Alex is with friends Nico Minoru, Chase Stein, Gertrude Yorkes, Molly Hayes, and Karolina Dean on the night of their collective parents' annual fundraising... full article at wikipedia