Editing Jean Grey (section)

===Revival===
{{See also|X-Factor (comics)|Madelyne Pryor}}
Upon its suicide by way of a disintegration ray, the Phoenix Force disperses into its original form and a fragment locates the still-healing Jean at the bottom of Jamaica Bay. In trying to bond with her, Jean senses its memories of death and destruction as Dark Phoenix and rejects it, causing it to bond with and animate a lifeless clone of Jean Grey created by the villain Mister Sinister.<ref name="UNCXM241">{{Cite comic| writer = Chris Claremont
| penciller = Mark Silvestri| inker = Dan Green| story = Fan the Flames| title = The Uncanny X-Men
| volume = | issue = #241| date = February 1989| publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref> Sinister created the clone to mate with Cyclops to create genetically superior mutants. Named "[[Madelyne Pryor]]", the unaware clone meets Cyclops in a situation engineered by Sinister and the two fall in love, marry, and have a child, Nathan Christopher Summers. Meanwhile, the cocoon is discovered and retrieved by the Avengers and the [[Fantastic Four]]. Jean emerges with no memory of the actions of the Phoenix/Dark Phoenix. The Avengers and Fantastic Four tell her of what happened and that she was believed dead until now.<ref name="FF286"/> She is reunited with the original X-Men and convinces them to form the new superhero team X-Factor, reusing her "Marvel Girl" codename. Madelyne is angered over Cyclops's decision to lead X-Factor and neglect his family.<ref name="XFT1"/> Though Jean encourages Cyclops to return to Madelyne, he finds their house abandoned and assumes that Madelyne has left him and taken their infant son.<ref name="XFT8">{{Cite comic|writer = [[Bob Layton]]| penciller = [[Jackson Guice]]
| inker = [[Josef Rubenstein]]| story = Third Genesis| title = X-Factor| volume = | issue = #8
| date = February 1986| publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref> Cyclops returns to X-Factor and he and Jean continue their relationship,<ref name="XFT13">{{Cite comic
| writer = [[Louise Simonson]]| penciller = [[Walter Simonson]]| inker = [[Dan Green (artist)|Dan Green]]| story = Third Genesis| title = X-Factor| volume = | issue = #13| date = February 1987
| publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref> but the Phoenix Force's impersonation, and his marrying Madelyne, damaged their mutual trust.<ref name="XFT16">''X-Factor'' #18</ref><ref name=XFTANN2>''X-Factor'' Annual #2</ref> The team's adventures continue throughout the series, culminating in the line-wide "[[Inferno (Marvel Comics)|Inferno]]" crossover. Madelyne reappears, now nearly insane and with powers awakened by a demonic pact, calling herself the Goblyn Queen.<ref name="UNCXM240">{{Cite comic
| writer = [[Chris Claremont]]| penciller = [[Mark Silvestri]]| inker = [[Dan Green (artist)|Dan Green]]| story = Strike the Match| title = [[Uncanny X-Men]]| volume = | issue = #240| date = January 1989| publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref>

Learning of her true identity and purpose as a clone created by [[Mister Sinister]] drove her completely insane and she plans to sacrifice Nathan Christopher to achieve greater power and unleash literal Hell on Earth.<ref name="UNCXM241"/> While attempting to stop her, Jean is reunited with the other X-Men, who are happy to learn that she is alive. Jean and Madelyne confront each other, and Madelyne attempts to kill them both. Jean manages to survive only by absorbing the remnant of the Phoenix Force housed within Madelyne, giving her both Madelyne's memories and the Phoenix's memories from "The Dark Phoenix Saga".<ref name="XFT38">{{Cite comic| writer = Louise Simonson| penciller = Walter Simonson
| inker = Dan Green| story = Duet!| title = X-Factor| volume = | issue = #38| date = March 1989
| publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref>