This is one of the first X-Men comics I read, after spots of the Brood storyline. I forget how old I was at the time, I think this is mid 80s? So between 13-16 I think, and I totally fell in love w/ Kitty. She's easy to relate to, while being almost accidentally bad ass. It doesn't hurt that Smith's art is his utterly fantastic (thanks for the name, btw).