I think having her die was, at the time, a more logical and satisfying end to the story. It makes no sense that Jean could wipe out a whole solar system, killing millions, and get a proverbial slap on the wrist from galactic empires. Had I been reading the title at the time, this would have been a let-down and I wouldn't have wanted to read about a powerless, child-like Jean Grey. Her "sacrifice" was one of the most poignant moments in comics and made for some great reading during and after the storyline - every X-character was affected on some level.

Of course, the countless "rebirths" have rendered the power and poignancy of that issue almost meaningless. No matter how many times Jean, or any Marvel character for that matter, dies, we know in the back of our minds that she (they) will come back. So, with hindsight being 20/20, maybe the powerless/child-like Jean Grey was the better call. At least her return or her powers returning would have made more sense and not have cheapened other deaths with the "wait for the return" stigma.

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