comeback

noun

• A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity.

  "That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback."

• A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.

  "I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment."

• An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.