I've been reading X-Men, from the first issue. Now, I'm an old time Marvel fan. I absolutely loved Fantastic Four and Spidey as a kid, and still have a warm place for them in my heart. Jack Kirby was a god. I have a giant Kirby memorial art work by Robert Berry hanging in my dining room.
But this comic book just plain sucks. In the first 60 some issues of the original run, there aren't 6 issues worth reading. I ended up skimming most of them. Once Claremont and Byrne show up, things turn around though, and it becomes a terrific book. But those early issues....shudder.