The original Star Wars movie (the one where Han shot first) came out when I was 7 years old. It changed my life. I loved the movie like I loved few other things. I had Star Wars posters in my room. I reenacted scenes with my friends at school. I played with Star Wars action figures, renaming the characters and making up my own stories. But oddly, I didn't buy the Star Wars comics published by Marvel Comics.
Thankfully, Dark Horse Comics has reprinted those original Star Wars comics in bound collections. I just finished reading the first volume of A Long Time Ago..., Doomworld and all in all, I loved it.
Published back in those innocent days before Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's father, before Princess Leia was Luke's sister, before Jabba the Hutt was a giant slug, before Lando Calrissian, Boba Fett, Yoda and Ewoks, the comic adapts the movie pretty faithfully (although there are still some bits that are later contradicted by the movies that came after), then continue the adventures of the "star warriors" (as they're referred to in the comic) in stories that take huge liberties with the characters and setting. But the stories have a wonderful enthusiasm to them, with brisk pacing, snappy dialogue and loads of imagination. If you can forget about The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and the three prequels, if you're not looking for a lot of deep emotion or complex storytelling, it's easy to enjoy these stories as pure space opera fun.