Editing Jean Grey (section)

===Emergence of powers and joining the X-Men===
Jean's mutant powers of telepathy and telekinesis first manifested when her best friend was hit by a car and killed. Jean mentally linked with her friend and nearly died as well.<ref name="BA27"/> The event left her comatose, and she was brought back to consciousness when her parents sought the help of powerful mutant telepath, Charles Xavier.<ref name="UXM308">{{Cite comic
| writer = Fabian Nicieza
| penciller = Andy Kubert
| inker = Matt Ryan
| story = The Ties That Bind
| title = X-Men
| volume = 
| issue = #30
| date = March 1994
| publisher = Marvel Comics
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}}</ref> Xavier blocked her telepathy until she was old enough to be able to control it, leaving her with access only to her telekinetic powers.<ref name="BA27"/><ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Roy Thomas| penciller = Don Heck| inker = [[George Tuska]]| story = If I Should Die...!| title = X-Men| volume = | issue = #42| date = March 1968| publisher = Marvel Comics| location =| page =| panel =| id =}}</ref> Xavier later recruited her as a teenager to be part of his X-Men team as "Marvel Girl", the team's sole female member.<ref name="XMN1">{{Cite comic
| writer = [[Stan Lee]]
| penciller = [[Jack Kirby]]
| inker = [[Paul Reinman]]
| story = X-Men
| title = [[Uncanny X-Men|The X-Men]]
| volume = 
| issue = #1
| date = September 1963
| publisher = Marvel Comics
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}}</ref> After several missions with the X-Men, Xavier removed Jean's mental blocks and she was able to use and control her telepathic powers.<ref name="BA27"/> She began a relationship with teammate [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]], which persisted as her main romantic relationship.<ref name="CLSXMN1">{{Cite comic
| writer = [[Chris Claremont]]
| penciller = [[John Bolton (comics)|John Bolton]]
| story = First Night
| title = [[Classic X-Men]]
| volume = 
| issue = #1
| date = September 1986
| publisher = Marvel Comics
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