Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke
	; ; Sous le Ciel de l'Ouest (1952), cover of an early softcovered issue.;
Character information
First appearance	; Spirou Almanach 47 (December 7, 1946)
In-story information
Full name	Luke
Species	Human
Place of origin	United States
Partnerships	; Jolly Jumper, Rantanplan;
Publication information
Publisher	; ; Dupuis (1949–1967); ; ; Dargaud (1968–1988); ; Lucky Productions (1989–1998); ; Lucky Comics (1999–); ;
	;
Title(s)
	see full list;
Formats	Comics album
Original language	French
Genre	see below
Creative team
Writer(s)	; ; Morris (1946–1958, 2001); ; ; René Goscinny (1955–1977); ; Various (1980–); ;
Artist(s)	; Morris (1946–2001); ; ; Achdé (2001–); ;
Colorist(s)	; ; Vittorio Leonardo (1986–2014); ; Anne-Marie Ducasse (2003–2010); ; Mel (2011–); ;

Lucky Luke is a western comics series created by Belgian cartoonist Morris in 1946. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he used other writers, beginning with Astérix creator René Goscinny. French artist Achdé has drawn the series since Morris's death in 2001.

The series takes place in the American Old West and stars the titular Lucky Luke, a gunslinger known as the "man who shoots faster than his shadow", and his intelligent horse Jolly Jumper. Lucky Luke is pitted against various villains, either fictional or inspired by American history or folklore. The most famous of these are the Dalton Brothers. The stories are filled with humorous elements parodying the Western genre.

Lucky Luke is one of the best-known and best-selling comics series in Europe and has been translated into numerous languages. 68 albums have appeared in the series as of 2014, at first published by Dupuis, then from 1968 by Dargaud, and from 1999 by Lucky Comics. Each story was first serialized in a magazine: in Spirou from 1946 to 1967, in Pilote from 1967 to 1973, in Lucky Luke in 1974–75, in the French edition of Tintin in 1975–76, and in various other magazines since. The series has been adapted to various other media, such as animated films and television series, live-action films, video games, toys, and board games. About half of the series' adventures have been translated into English. Lucky Luke comics have been translated into 23 languages, including many European, African and Asian languages.

4 Collected editions
- 4.1 By Morris (1949–1958)
  - 4.1.1 Dupuis Publishing
- 4.2 By Morris & Goscinny (1957–1986)
  - 4.2.1 Dupuis Publishing
  - 4.2.2 Dargaud Publishing
- 4.3 By Morris and various writers (1980–2002)
  - 4.3.1 Dargaud Publishing
  - 4.3.2 Lucky Productions
  - 4.3.3 Lucky Comics
- 4.4 By Achdé and various writers (since 2003)
  - 4.4.1 Lucky Comics
  - 4.4.2 70th anniversary issue
- 4.5 English translations

5 Lucky Luke in other media
- 5.1 Films
- 5.2 Television
- 5.3 Video games

6 Tributes to Lucky Luke

7 See also

8 Notes

9 References

10 Further reading

11 External links

Publication history[edit]

First appearance of Lucky Luke and Jolly Jumper in Arizona 1880 (1946)

Both a tribute to the mythic Old West and an affectionate parody, the comics were created by the Belgian artist Morris who drew Lucky Luke from 1946 until his death in 2001. The first Lucky Luke adventure, Arizona 1880, appeared in the french version of the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou in october 1946^[4], later appearing in the Almanach issue of Spirou on December 7, 1946.^[5] After several years of scripting the strip himself, Morris began a collaboration with René Goscinny who became the series' writer for a period that is considered the golden age of the series. This started with the story Des rails sur la Prairie published on August 25, 1955 in Spirou.^[6] Ending a long run of serial publications in Spirou, the series shifted to Goscinny's Pilote magazine in 1967 with the story La Diligence, subsequently leaving publisher Dupuis for Dargaud.

After the death of Goscinny in 1977, several writers succeeded him: including Raymond "Vicq" Antoine, Bob de Groot, Jean Léturgie and Lo Hartog van Banda. At the 1993 Angoulême International Comics Festival, Lucky Luke was given an honorary exhibition.^[7]

After Morris' death in 2001, French artist Achdé continued drawing new Lucky Luke stories in collaboration with writers Laurent Gerra, Daniel Pennac and Tonino Benacquista.

Lucky Luke comics have been translated into Afrikaans, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (both in the Brazilian and Portuguese forms), Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese and Welsh.

The stories[edit]

Overview[edit]

Although always described as a cowboy, Luke generally acts as a righter of wrongs or bodyguard of some sort, where he excels thanks to his resourcefulness and incredible gun prowess. A recurring task is that of capturing bumbling gangsters the Dalton brothers, Joe, William, Jack and Averell. He rides Jolly Jumper, "the smartest horse in the world" and is often accompanied by prison guard dog Rantanplan, "the stupidest dog in the universe", a spoof of Rin Tin Tin.

Luke meets many historical Western figures such as Calamity Jane, Billy the Kid, Judge Roy Bean and Jesse James's gang, and takes part in events such as the guarding of Wells Fargo stagecoaches, the Pony Express, the building of the First Transcontinental Telegraph, the Rush into the Unassigned Lands of Oklahoma, and a tour by French actress Sarah Bernhardt. Some of the books feature a one-page article on the background to the events featured. Goscinny once said that he and Morris tried to base the Lucky Luke adventures on real events whenever possible, but that they would not let the facts get in the way of a funny story.

The chronology of the albums is deliberately murky, and in most albums no particular year is given. The villains and incidental characters based on real persons lived over most of the mid-to-late-19th century. For example, in the album Daily Star, Lucky Luke meets a young Horace Greeley, prior to his moving to New York in 1831. Judge Roy Bean, who was appointed judge in 1882, appears in another album, and in another album yet, Lucky Luke takes part in the 1892 Coffeyville shootout against the Dalton gang. Lucky Luke himself appears unchanged in all stories.

Except in the first few stories, where he shoots and kills Mad Jim and the old Dalton brothers gang in Coffeeville, Luke is never seen to kill anyone, preferring to disarm people by shooting weapons out of their hands.

Phil Defer was killed in the first publication in Le Moustique, but in the later album collection, this was changed into a debilitating shoulder damage.

In the final panel of each story, except the earliest, Lucky Luke rides off alone on Jolly Jumper into the sunset, singing (in English) "I'm a poor lonesome cowboy, and a long way from home...".

Historical figures who have appeared in Lucky Luke[edit]

Hadji Ali

Black Bart

Roy Bean

Sarah Bernhardt

Alexei Alexandrovich

Billy the Kid

Buffalo Bill

Edwin Drake

James B. Eads

Dalton Gang

Virgil, Morgan and Wyatt Earp

Horace Greeley

Hatfield and McCoy

Old Man Clanton

Ike Clanton

Billy Clanton

Rutherford B. Hayes

Doc Holliday

Jesse James

Frank James

Cole Younger

Calamity Jane

Scott Joplin

Abraham Lincoln

Jack London

George Maledon

Joshua Norton

Soapy Smith

Isaac C. Parker

Allan Pinkerton

Frederic Remington

Mattie Silks

Belle Starr

Mark Twain

Annie Oakley

Brigham Young

P.T. Barnum

Upton Sinclair

Smoking controversy[edit]

Morris, who had been criticized over Lucky Luke's cigarette for a long time, answered his critics: "the cigarette is part of the character's profile, just like the pipe of Popeye or Maigret".^[8] It is claimed that Morris was forced to remove cigarettes Lucky Luke smokes from his strip and Lucky Luke who "used to be a heavy smoker", had to give up smoking for "commercial reasons", apparently to "gain access to the American market".^[9]^[10]^[11] On World No Tobacco Day in 1989, the magazine Spirou published a militantly anti-tobacco issue, #2668.^[9]^[12]

Morris received an award from the World Health Organization in 1988 for replacing Luke's omnipresent cigarette with a wisp of straw in the story Fingers (1983).^[9]^[13]^[14]
In the 2007 animated film Tous à l'Ouest: Une aventure de Lucky Luke, Lucky Luke is seen using what appears to be a nicotine patch and mentions that before that he had to "chew on a piece of straw for a while" right after he quit smoking. In the 1994 story Le Pont sur le Mississippi (The Bridge Over the Mississippi), he is seen rolling a cigarette again, although he claims it was just to hide his boredom. And in Sarah Bernhardt (1982), when Bernhardt's cook lights a fire to make a cake, despite Luke's strict orders not to, Luke is seen rolling a cigarette in an irate mood. He then strikes a match, only for it to be blown out by Jolly Jumper, who reminds him of his own "no fire" orders.

Spin-off series[edit]

A spin-off series called Rantanplan starring Luke's dimwitted canine sidekick began in 1987. It has been written over the years by several successive teams of writers and artists. The character also got a 76-episode animated television series in 2006.

A second spin-off series called Kid Lucky was designed in 1995, aimed at attracting a younger readership. This starred Luke as a little boy, a format that had been very popular with Spirou. Two albums starring this version of the character were released as part of the main series: Kid Lucky and Oklahoma Jim. These were credited to veteran writer Jean Léturgie and unknown artist Pearce, who was later revealed to be a joint pen name for Yann Lepennetier and Didier Conrad. The series was scrapped due to poor sales and the two albums removed from the official list of Lucky Luke albums. The series was however re-launched in 2011 as Les aventures de Kid Lucky d'après Morris, with Achdé now solely in charge of it. To date, Achdé has written four Kid Lucky albums, L'apprenti Cow-boy, Lasso périlleux, Statue Squaw and Suivez la flèche, released in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017, respectively.

Collected editions[edit]

By Morris (1949–1958)[edit]

Dupuis Publishing[edit]

1. La Mine d'or de Dick Digger, 1949 (Dick Digger's Gold Mine)

2. Rodéo, 1949

3. Arizona, 1951

4. Sous le ciel de l'Ouest, 1952 (Under the Western Sky)

5. Lucky Luke contre Pat Poker, 1953 (Lucky Luke versus Pat Poker)

6. Hors-la-loi, 1954 (Outlaws)

7. L'Élixir du Dr Doxey, 1955 (Doc Doxey's Elixir)

8. Lucky Luke contre Phil Defer, 1956 (Phil Wire)

10. Alerte aux Pieds Bleus, 1958 (The Bluefeet are Coming)

By Morris & Goscinny (1957–1986)[edit]

Dupuis Publishing[edit]

9. Des rails sur la Prairie, 1957 (Rails on the Prairie)

11. Lucky Luke contre Joss Jamon, 1958 (Lucky Luke versus Joss Jamon)

12. Les Cousins Dalton, 1958 (The Dalton Cousins)

13. Le Juge, 1959 (The Judge)

14. Ruée sur l'Oklahoma, 1960 (The Oklahoma Land Rush)

15. L'Évasion des Dalton, 1960 (The Daltons' Escape)

16. En remontant le Mississippi, 1961 (Travelling Up the Mississippi)

17. Sur la piste des Dalton, 1962 (On the Daltons' Trail)

18. À l'ombre des derricks, 1962 (In the Shadow of the Derricks)

19. Les Rivaux de Painful Gulch, 1962 (The Rivals of Painful Gulch)

20. Billy the Kid, 1962

21. Les Collines noires, 1963 (The Black Hills)

22. Les Dalton dans le blizzard, 1963 (The Daltons in the Blizzard)

23. Les Dalton courent toujours, 1964 (The Daltons Always On The Run)

24. La Caravane, 1964 (The Wagon Train)

25. La Ville fantôme, 1965 (Ghost Town)

26. Les Dalton se rachètent, 1965 (The Daltons Redeem Themselves)

27. Le Vingtième de cavalerie, 1965 (The 20th Cavalry)

28. L'Escorte, 1966 (The Escort)

29. Des barbelés sur la prairie, 1967 (Barbed Wire on the Prairie)

30. Calamity Jane, 1967

31. Tortillas pour les Dalton, 1967 (Tortillas for the Daltons)

Dargaud Publishing[edit]

32. La Diligence, 1968 (The Stagecoach)

33. Le Pied-tendre, 1968 (The Tenderfoot)

34. Dalton City, 1969

35. Jesse James, 1969

36. Western Circus, 1970

37. Canyon Apache, 1971 (Apache Canyon)

38. Ma Dalton, 1971

39. Chasseur de primes, 1972 (The Bounty Hunter)

40. Le Grand Duc, 1973 (The Grand Duke)

41. L'Héritage de Rantanplan, 1973 (Rantanplan's Inheritance)

42. 7 histoires complètes, 1974 (7 Full Stories)

43. Le Cavalier blanc, 1975 (The Dashing White Cowboy)

44. La Guérison des Dalton, 1975 (A Cure for the Daltons)

45. L'Empereur Smith, 1976 (Emperor Smith)

46. Le Fil qui chante, 1977 (The Singing Wire)

HS. La Ballade des Dalton, 1978 (The Daltons' Ballad)

50. La Corde du pendu, 1981 (The Hanged Man's Rope)

51. Daisy Town, 1983

55. La Ballade des Dalton et autres histoires, 1986 (The Ballad of the Daltons' and Other Stories)

By Morris and various writers (1980–2002)[edit]

Dargaud Publishing[edit]

47. Le Magot des Dalton, 1980, by Vicq (The Daltons' Stash or The Daltons' Loot)

48. Le Bandit manchot, 1981, by Bob de Groot (The One-Armed Bandit)

49. Sarah Bernhardt, 1982, by Jean Léturgie and Xavier Fauche

52. Fingers, 1983, by Lo Hartog Van Banda

53. Le Daily Star, 1983, by Jean Léturgie and Xavier Fauche (The Daily Star)

54. La Fiancée de Lucky Luke, 1985, by Guy Vidal (Bride of Lucky Luke or Lucky Luke's Fiancee)

56. Le Ranch maudit, 1986, by Jean Léturgie, Xavier Fauche and Claude Guylouis (The Cursed Ranch)

57. Nitroglycérine, 1987, by Lo Hartog Van Banda (Nitroglycerine)

58. L'Alibi, 1987, by Claude Guylouis (The Alibi)

59. Le Pony Express, 1988, by Jean Léturgie and Xavier Fauche (The Pony Express)

Lucky Productions[edit]

60. L'Amnésie des Dalton, 1991, by Jean Léturgie and Xavier Fauche (The Daltons' Amnesia)

61. Chasse aux fantômes, 1992, by Lo Hartog Van Banda (Ghost Hunt)

62. Les Dalton à la noce, 1993, by Jean Léturgie and Xavier Fauche (The Wedding Crashers)

63. Le Pont sur le Mississippi, 1994, by Jean Léturgie and Xavier Fauche (The Bridge on the Mississippi or Bridge Over the Mississippi)

64. Kid Lucky, 1995, by Pearce and Jean Léturgie

65. Belle Star, 1995, by Xavier Fauche

66. Le Klondike, 1996, by Yann and Jean Léturgie (The Klondike)

67. O.K. Corral, 1997, by Eric Adam and Xavier Fauche

68. Oklahoma Jim, 1997, by Pearce and Jean Léturgie

69. Marcel Dalton, 1998, by Bob de Groot

Lucky Comics[edit]

70. Le Prophète, 2000, by Patrick Nordmann (The Prophet)

71. L'Artiste peintre, 2001, by Bob de Groot (The Painter or The Artist)

72. La Légende de l'Ouest, 2002, by Patrick Nordmann (The Legend of the West)

By Achdé and various writers (since 2003)[edit]

Lucky Comics[edit]

73. Le Cuisinier français, 2003, by Morris and Claude Guylouis (The French Cook)

74. La Belle Province, 2004, by Laurent Gerra (The Beautiful Province)

75. La Corde au cou, 2006, by Laurent Gerra (Tying the Knot or From the Gallows to the Altar)

76. L'Homme de Washington, 2008, by Laurent Gerra (The Man from Washington)

77. Lucky Luke contre Pinkerton, 2010, by Daniel Pennac and Tonino Benacquista (Lucky Luke versus The Pinkertons)

78. L'apprenti Cow-boy, 2011 (Cowboy in Training)

79. Cavalier seul, 2012, by Daniel Pennac and Tonino Benacquista (Lone Riders)

80. Lasso périlleux, 2013 (The Dangerous Lasso)

81. Les tontons Dalton, 2014, by Laurent Gerra and Jacques Pessis (The Dalton Uncles)

82. Statue Squaw, 2015 (Statue Squaw)

83. La Terre promise, 2016, by Jul (The Promised Land)

84. Suivez la flèche, 2017

85. Un cow-boy à Paris, 2018, by Jul (Cowboy in Paris)

70th anniversary issue[edit]

L' homme qui tua Lucky Luke, 2016, by Matthieu Bonhomme (The Man Who Shot Lucky Luke)^[15]

Jolly Jumper ne répond plus, 2017, by Guillaume Bouzard (Jolly Jumper Stops Responding)

English translations[edit]

Apart from the collections mentioned below, Lucky Luke comics were published in British comic book magazines such as Film Fun Comic or Giggle (in 1967). The Giggle version had Luke's name changed to "Buck Bingo".^[16]

Brockhampton Press Ltd, Leicester, began publishing the books in hardcover and softcover, with six titles from 1972 to 1974, translated by Frederick W Nolan. Brockhampton became part of Hodder & Stoughton Ltd in 1976, and under their children's imprint, Knight Books, Hodder published mini-sized paperback editions of the first six books, in 1976 to 1977. In 1980 and 1982, Hodder & Stoughton published three new titles as Hodder Dargaud, as well as reprints of the previous six.

Cinebook Ltd have been publishing English language translations of Lucky Luke since 2006. One new volume is released every two months. In India only, Euro Books, a division of Euro Kids International Ltd. published English versions of 24 Lucky Luke titles in 2009.

Brockhampton Press (UK)

Jesse James, 1972

The Stagecoach, 1972

Dalton City, 1973

The Tenderfoot, 1974

Western Circus, 1974

Apache Canyon, 1974

Knight Books (UK)

The Stagecoach, 1976

Dalton City, 1976

Jesse James, 1976

The Tenderfoot, 1976

Apache Canyon, 1977

Western Circus, 1977

Hodder Dargaud (UK)

Ma Dalton, 1980

Curing the Daltons, 1982

The Dashing White Cowboy, 1982

Dargaud USA and Canada

The Stage Coach, US, 1980s

The Greenhorn, US, 1980s

Dalton City, US, 1980s

Jesse James, US, 1980s

Western Circus, US, 1980s

Ma Dalton, US, 1980s

The Dalton Brothers' Analyst, Canada, 1982

Curing the Daltons, Canada, 1982

Fantasy Flight (US)

The Stage Coach, 1990s

Jesse James, 1990s

Ravette Books (UK)

The Dalton Brothers Memory Game, 1991

Glo'worm (UK)

Calamity Jane, 1998

Dalton City, 1998

Ma Dalton, 1999

Jesse James, 1998

The Tenderfoot, 1999

Western Circus, 2000

The Dashing White Cowboy, 2000

Cinebook Ltd

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ISBN 1-905460-11-2

Ghost Town, 2006,
ISBN 1-905460-12-0

Dalton City, 2006,
ISBN 1-905460-13-9

Jesse James, 2006,
ISBN 1-905460-14-7

In the Shadow of the Derricks, 2007,
ISBN 1-905460-17-1

Ma Dalton, 2007,
ISBN 978-1-905460-18-2

Barbed Wire on the Prairie, 2007,
ISBN 978-1-905460-24-3

Calamity Jane, 2007,
ISBN 978-1-905460-25-0

The Wagon Train, 2008,
ISBN 978-1-905460-40-3

Tortillas for the Daltons, 2008,
ISBN 978-1-905460-49-6

Western Circus, 2008,
ISBN 978-1-905460-55-7

The Rivals of Painful Gulch, 2008,
ISBN 978-1-905460-60-1

The Tenderfoot, 2008,
ISBN 978-1-905460-65-6

The Dashing White Cowboy, 2008,
ISBN 978-1-905460-66-3

The Daltons in the Blizzard, 2009,
ISBN 978-1-905460-76-2

The Black Hills, 2009,
ISBN 978-1-905460-83-0

Apache Canyon, 2009,
ISBN 978-1-905460-92-2

The Escort, 2009,
ISBN 978-1-905460-98-4

On the Daltons' Trail, 2009,
ISBN 978-1-84918-007-8

The Oklahoma Land Rush, 2009,
ISBN 978-1-84918-008-5

The 20th Cavalry, 2010,
ISBN 978-1-84918-016-0

Emperor Smith, 2010,
ISBN 978-1-84918-026-9

A Cure for the Daltons, 2010,
ISBN 978-1-84918-034-4

The Judge, 2010,
ISBN 978-1-84918-045-0

The Stagecoach, 2010,
ISBN 978-1-84918-052-8

The Bounty Hunter, 2010,
ISBN 978-1-84918-059-7

Lucky Luke versus Joss Jamon, 2011,
ISBN 978-1-84918-071-9

The Dalton Cousins, 2011,
ISBN 978-1-84918-076-4

The Grand Duke, 2011,
ISBN 978-1-84918-083-2

The Daltons' Escape, 2011,
ISBN 978-1-84918-091-7

Lucky Luke versus the Pinkertons, 2011,
ISBN 978-1-84918-098-6

Rails on the Prairie, 2011,
ISBN 978-1-84918-104-4

The One-Armed Bandit, 2012,
ISBN 978-1-84918-111-2

The Daltons Always On The Run, 2012,
ISBN 978-1-84918-119-8

The Singing Wire, 2012,
ISBN 978-1-84918-123-5

The Daltons Redeem Themselves, 2012,
ISBN 978-1-84918-132-7

Fingers, 2012,
ISBN 978-1-849181389

Doc Doxey's Elixir, 2012,
ISBN 978-1-849181419

The Man from Washington, 2013,
ISBN 978-1-849181495

Phil Wire, 2013,
ISBN 978-1-849181556

The Daily Star, 2013,
ISBN 978-1-849181600

Lone Riders, 2013,
ISBN 978-1-849181686

The Bluefeet are coming, 2013,
ISBN 978-1-849181730

Lucky Luke versus Pat Poker, 2013,
ISBN 978-1-849181792

Tying the Knot, 2014,
ISBN 978-1-849181884

The Pony Express, 2014,
ISBN 978-1-849181945

Outlaws, 2014,
ISBN 978-1-849182010

Dick Digger's Gold Mine, 2014,
ISBN 9781849182089

The Daltons' Amnesia, 2014,
ISBN 9781849182195

Seven Stories, 2014,
ISBN 9781849182263

The Painter, 2015,
ISBN 9781849182416

The Beautiful Province, 2015,
ISBN 9781849182492

Nitroglycerin, 2015,
ISBN 9781849182546

Rodeo, 2015,
ISBN 9781849182591

Arizona, 2015,
ISBN 9781849182683

Under a Western Sky, 2015,
ISBN 9781849182737

Legends of the West, 2016,
ISBN 9781849182911

The Daltons' Stash, 2016,
ISBN 9781849182980

Bride of Lucky Luke, 2016,
ISBN 9781849183055

The Ballad of the Daltons, 2016,
ISBN 9781849183093

Daisy Town, 2016,
ISBN 9781849183161

The Cursed Ranch, 2016,
ISBN 9781849183208

Sarah Bernhardt, 2017,
ISBN 9781849183444

The Wedding Crashers, 2017,
ISBN 9781849183482

Ghost Hunt, 2017,
ISBN 9781849183536

The Promised Land, 2017,
ISBN 9781849183666

Belle Starr, 2018,
ISBN 9781849183888

Bridge Over the Mississippi, 2018,
ISBN 9781849183901

Kid Lucky, 2018,
ISBN 9781849184069

The O.K. Corral, 2018,
ISBN 9781849184175

A Cowboy in Paris^[17], 2018,
ISBN 9781849184311

Eurokids (India)

The Alibi, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2033-1

Ghost Hunt, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2035-5

Kid Lucky, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2037-9

Oklahoma Jim, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2040-9

The Prophet, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2041-6

Belle Star, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2038-6

The Klondike, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2039-3

The Pony Express, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2034-8

Sarah Bernardt, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2042-3

The bridge on the Mississippi, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2036-2

The Hanged Man’s Rope and other stories, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2043-0

The Ballad of the Daltons and other stories, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2056-0

Daisy Town, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2044-7

Fingers, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2045-4

Marcel Dalton, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2046-1

The Artist, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2047-8

The legend of the west, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2048-5

The Daily Star, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2049-2

Lucky Luke’s fiancé, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2050-8

Nitroglycerine, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2051-5

The Cursed Ranch, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2052-2

The Beautiful Province, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2053-9

From the Gallows to the Altar, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2054-6

The Dalton’s Loot, 2009,
ISBN 978-81-286-2055-3

Europe Comics

The Man Who Shot Lucky Luke, 2016

Cowboy in Training, 2017

Dangerous Lasso, 2017

Statue Squaw, 2017

Lucky Luke in other media[edit]

DVD cover for the live-action movie Lucky Luke, directed by and starring Italian actor Terence Hill.

Films[edit]

Goscinny directed and co-produced three animated Lucky Luke films: Daisy Town (1971), La Ballade des Dalton (1978) and Les Dalton en cavale [fr] ("The Daltons on the Loose") (1983).

In 1991, two Italian live-action films, Lucky Luke and Lucky Luke 2, were released, both starring Terence Hill.

The 2004 (French) live-action film Les Dalton featured Til Schweiger as Lucky Luke.

The France company Xilam produced a theatrical animated film, Tous à l'Ouest [fr] (Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure), which was released in France on December 5, 2007.^[18]

In 2009, Yves Marmion and UGC (the producers of Les Dalton) produced the film Lucky Luke starring French actor Jean Dujardin as the gunslinger.

Television[edit]

In 1983, Hanna-Barbera Productions, France 3, Gaumont Film Company, Extrafilm Berlin and Morris collaborated to release the animated TV series Lucky Luke which contained 26 episodes. The series' main voice actors were William Callaway as Lucky Luke, Robert Ridgely as Jolly Jumper, Paul Reubens as Bushwack, Frank Welker as Joe Dalton, Rick Dees as Jack Dalton, Fred Travalena as William Dalton, Bob Holt as Averell Dalton, and Mitzi McCall as Ma Dalton. Additional voices were provided by Peter Cullen, Pat Fraley, Barbara Goodson, and Mona Marshall.

In 1991, a new series of 26 episodes was produced by IDDH, with the collaboration of Morris.

The 1992 live-action Italian television series, Lucky Luke, also known as The Adventures of Lucky Luke, was based on the films of the previous year, and again starred Terence Hill.

In 2001, Xilam produced the 52-episode animated series Les Nouvelles aventures de Lucky Luke (The New Adventures of Lucky Luke). It was made available on an eight-disc DVD set with French and English audio tracks. This series also featured Colonel Custer who in this incarnation is an Indian-hater and a dwarf.

Xilam produced two further animated series involving Lucky Luke: Rintindumb (2006) and Les Dalton [fr] (2010).

Video games[edit]

Over the years, several Lucky Luke video games have been released for many platforms, most of them by Infogrames,^[19] and only released in Europe (the only ones released for the North American market were the Game Boy Color and PlayStation versions).

A Lucky Luke game was also developed for mobile phones by The Mighty Troglodytes.^{[citation needed]}Lucky Luke: Go West was released in Europe for the PC, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS in the end of 2007.

In 2013, French publishers Dupuis and Anuman Interactive announced the development of a new Time Management game: Lucky Luke: Transcontinental Railroad, (set in the 1860s) on PC, Mac, iOS and Android.^[20]

List

Lucky Luke - Tiger Handheld, 1984

Lucky Luke: Nitroglycerine - Coktel Vision, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Thomson TO - 1987^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]

Lucky Luke: The Video Game - Philips Interactive, Philips CD-i - 1996^[26]

Lucky Luke - Infogrames, Game Boy (Europe Only) - 1996 and Game Boy Color - May 1999

Lucky Luke - SNES and PC (Europe Only) - October 1997

Lucky Luke - Infogrames, PlayStation - 1998 and Windows (Europe Only) - 2000 as Lucky Luke: On the Dalton's Trail

Lucky Luke: Desperado Train - Game Boy Color (Europe Only) - 2000 (Infogrames)

Lucky Luke: Western Fever - PC and PlayStation (Europe Only) - 2001

Lucky Luke: Wanted! - Game Boy Advance (Europe Only) - February 11, 2001 (Infogrames)

Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure - DS, PC, WII, 2007

Tributes to Lucky Luke[edit]

Lucky Luke statue in parc Reine Astrid, Charleroi

In the Belgian Comic Strip Center in Brussels the permanent exhibition brings homage to the pioneers of Belgian comics, among them Morris. In the room dedicated to his work the entry has saloon doors and Luke's shadow can be seen on the floor and on the wall.^[27]

In 1992, as part of the Brussels' Comic Book Route, a wall in the Rue de la Buandrie/ Washuisstraat in Brussels was dedicated to "Lucky Luke".^[28] It was designed by D. Vandegeerde and G. Oreopoulos.

Since 2007 the Rue des Pierres/ Steenstraat in Brussels has a commemorative plaque with the name Rue Lucky Luke/ Lucky Luke straat placed under the actual street sign.^[29]

In Charleroi, Belgium, a statue of Lucky Luke can be seen in the Astrid Park. The nearby Charleroi Metro station Parc is also decorated with scenes of Lucky Luke.^[30]

In 2000, statues of Lucky Luke, Ratanplan and Joe Dalton were erected in the Jules Van den Heuvelstraat, Middelkerke, Belgium. They were designed by Luc Madou.^[31]

In 1993, French rapper MC Solaar released his song "Nouveau Western" with references to Lucky Luke and the Daltons.

In the 2010 Obsidian Entertainment-developed, Bethesda Softworks-published fourth major installment of the popular Role-playing video game series Fallout, Fallout: New Vegas, posters appear in-game, as well as in some loading screens, stating "There's a new sheriff in town and he's looking for deputies [...] Become a part of the human dignity bloc". Accompanying this text is an image of a frontier-era sheriff doing a Finger gun motion with both hands. Aside from the star-shaped sheriff badge he wears, the sheriff is dressed identically to Lucky Luke, sporting his trademark white hat, yellow shirt, black vest, and red bandana tied around his neck.

In 2015, Danish reggaeton band Kamilo & Grande released a single called Lucky Luke, in which they liken their lives to that of Lucky Luke.^[32]

Notes[edit]

^ BDGest. "Leonardo, Vittorio – La Bibliographie" (in French).

^ BDGest. "Ducasse, Anne-Marie – La Bibliographie" (in French).

^ BDGest. "Mel – La Bibliographie" (in French).

^ Betrand, Christelle et. Lucky Luke nouvelle intégrale 1. Dupuis. ISBN 978-2-8001-6740-4.

^ BDoubliées. "Spirou année 1946" (in French).

^ BDoubliées. "Spirou année 1955" (in French).

^ Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Morris".

^ "World Health Forum Vol 11 1990 footnote Les cahiers de la bande dessinée. No. 43, 1980, p. 11" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-14.

^ ^a^b^c "World Health Forum Vol 11 1990" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-14.

^ "Peopledaily.com.cn". Peopledaily.com.cn. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2012-02-14.

^ Harrie Verstappen. "Thelooniverse.com". Thelooniverse.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.

^ BDOubliées.com - 1989 Spirou index

^ "ABCnews.com". Blogs.abcnews.com. 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2012-02-14.

^ Surette, Tim (2006-08-21). "TV.com". TV.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.

^ "Matthieu Bonhomme : " Je voulais que mon Lucky Luke soit un vrai cowboy "". France Inter (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2016.

^ "Lucky Luke as "Buck Bingo" on the Forbidden Planet International Blog Log". Forbiddenplanet.co.uk. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2012-02-14.

^ https://www.cinebook.co.uk/lucky-luke-71-a-cowboy-in-paris-p-4348.html

^ "Tous a l'ouest". Official movie website. Xilam Films. October 22, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-22.

^ IGN Staff (November 3, 1998). "Lucky Luke: Infogrames brings a huge European cowboy to the US market and puts him on the discount rack". IGN.com. IGN. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

^ Thanasis, About The Author (26 August 2013). "Anuman Interactive announces Lucky Luke: Transcontinental Railroad". Retrieved 12 December 2016.

^ http://www.mobygames.com/game/lucky-luke_

^ https://www.uvlist.net/game-33987-Lucky+Luke+Nitroglycerine

^ https://www.uvlist.net/game-48049-Lucky+Luke+Nitroglycerine

^ https://www.uvlist.net/game-207167-Lucky+Luke+Nitroglycerine

^ https://www.uvlist.net/game-206432-Lucky+Luke+Nitroglycerine

^ "Lucky Luke: The Video Game Release Information for CD-I - GameFAQs". Retrieved 12 December 2016.

^ http://www.tento.be/sites/default/files/tijdschrift/pdf/OKV1992/Belgisch%20Centrum%20van%20het%20Beeldverhaal%20Brussel.pdf

^ "Lucky Luke Comic Strip Wall". Retrieved 12 December 2016.

^ "eBru | Bruxelles Capitale de la Bande Dessinée (BD) - Noms de rue". Retrieved 12 December 2016.

^ "Forum Inedispirou :: Mr Coyote au pays de Spirou et Fantasio : Spirou en général". Retrieved 12 December 2016.

^ http://www.standbeelden.be/standbeeld/907

^ Agergaard, Rose. "The whole world rides with Camilo & Grande in their new musicvideo". Gaffa.dk (in Danish). Gaffa. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

References[edit]

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Lucky Luke publications in Spirou and Pilote BDoubliées (in French)

External links[edit]

Lucky Luke official site (in French)

English publisher of Lucky Luke - Cinebook Ltd

Lucky Luke English publications

List of Lucky Luke games at MobyGames

In Brussels, a wall is dedicated to Lucky Luke.

German editions of Lucky Luke

Goscinny website on Lucky Luke (in French)

Euro Book's Lucky Luke 24 Albums Set (2009)

Cine Books Lucky Luke #1-10 Albums Set (2008)

Tara Press's Lucky Luke 5 Albums Set (2007)

[1] BDGest. "Leonardo, Vittorio – La Bibliographie" (in French).

[2] BDGest. "Ducasse, Anne-Marie – La Bibliographie" (in French).

[3] BDGest. "Mel – La Bibliographie" (in French).

[4] Betrand, Christelle et. Lucky Luke nouvelle intégrale 1. Dupuis. ISBN 978-2-8001-6740-4.

[BDO-s46-5] BDoubliées. "Spirou année 1946" (in French).

[BDO-55S-6] BDoubliées. "Spirou année 1955" (in French).

[lambiekM-7] Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Morris".

[8] "World Health Forum Vol 11 1990 footnote Les cahiers de la bande dessinée. No. 43, 1980, p. 11" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-14.

[NWO-9] "World Health Forum Vol 11 1990" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-14.

[10] "Peopledaily.com.cn". Peopledaily.com.cn. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2012-02-14.

[smoking-11] Harrie Verstappen. "Thelooniverse.com". Thelooniverse.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.

[12] BDOubliées.com - 1989 Spirou index

[13] "ABCnews.com". Blogs.abcnews.com. 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2012-02-14.

[14] Surette, Tim (2006-08-21). "TV.com". TV.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.

[15] "Matthieu Bonhomme : " Je voulais que mon Lucky Luke soit un vrai cowboy "". France Inter (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[16] "Lucky Luke as "Buck Bingo" on the Forbidden Planet International Blog Log". Forbiddenplanet.co.uk. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2012-02-14.

[17] ttps://www.cinebook.co.uk/lucky-luke-71-a-cowboy-in-paris-p-4348.html

[Tous_a_l'ouest-18] "Tous a l'ouest". Official movie website. Xilam Films. October 22, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-22.

[19] IGN Staff (November 3, 1998). "Lucky Luke: Infogrames brings a huge European cowboy to the US market and puts him on the discount rack". IGN.com. IGN. Retrieved June 22, 2013.

[20] Thanasis, About The Author (26 August 2013). "Anuman Interactive announces Lucky Luke: Transcontinental Railroad". Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[21] ttp://www.mobygames.com/game/lucky-luke_

[22] ttps://www.uvlist.net/game-33987-Lucky+Luke+Nitroglycerine

[23] ttps://www.uvlist.net/game-48049-Lucky+Luke+Nitroglycerine

[24] ttps://www.uvlist.net/game-207167-Lucky+Luke+Nitroglycerine

[25] ttps://www.uvlist.net/game-206432-Lucky+Luke+Nitroglycerine

[26] "Lucky Luke: The Video Game Release Information for CD-I - GameFAQs". Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[27] ttp://www.tento.be/sites/default/files/tijdschrift/pdf/OKV1992/Belgisch%20Centrum%20van%20het%20Beeldverhaal%20Brussel.pdf

[28] "Lucky Luke Comic Strip Wall". Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[29] "eBru | Bruxelles Capitale de la Bande Dessinée (BD) - Noms de rue". Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[30] "Forum Inedispirou :: Mr Coyote au pays de Spirou et Fantasio : Spirou en général". Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[31] ttp://www.standbeelden.be/standbeeld/907

[32] Agergaard, Rose. "The whole world rides with Camilo & Grande in their new musicvideo". Gaffa.dk (in Danish). Gaffa. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

v t e Lucky Luke by Morris
Comic albums	Des rails sur la Prairie Lucky Luke contre Joss Jamon Les Cousins Dalton Le Juge Ruée sur l'Oklahoma L'Évasion des Dalton En remontant le Mississippi Sur la piste des Dalton À l'ombre des derricks Les Rivaux de Painful Gulch Billy the Kid Les Collines noires Les Dalton dans le blizzard Les Dalton courent toujours La Caravane La Ville fantôme Les Dalton se rachètent Le Vingtième de cavalerie L'Escorte Des barbelés sur la prairie Calamity Jane Tortillas pour les Dalton La Diligence Le Pied-tendre Dalton City Jesse James Western Circus Canyon Apache Ma Dalton Chasseur de primes Le Grand Duc L'Héritage de Rantanplan Le Cavalier blanc La Guérison des Dalton L'Empereur Smith Le Fil qui chante La Ballade des Dalton La Corde du pendu Sarah Bernhardt Daisy Town
Characters	Dalton brothers Jolly Jumper Rantanplan
Films	Daisy Town (1971) The Ballad of the Daltons (1978) Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Loose (1983) Lucky Luke (1991) Les Dalton (2004) Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure (2007) Lucky Luke (2009)
TV series	1983 series 1992 series The New Adventures of Lucky Luke Rintindumb The Daltons
Real characters	Calamity Jane Billy the Kid Jesse James George Armstrong Custer
Collaborators	René Goscinny Bob de Groot Lo Hartog Van Banda Achdé

Lucky Luke

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Publication history[edit]

The stories[edit]

Overview[edit]

Historical figures who have appeared in Lucky Luke[edit]

Smoking controversy[edit]

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By Morris (1949–1958)[edit]

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By Morris & Goscinny (1957–1986)[edit]

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Dargaud Publishing[edit]

By Morris and various writers (1980–2002)[edit]

Dargaud Publishing[edit]

Lucky Productions[edit]

Lucky Comics[edit]

By Achdé and various writers (since 2003)[edit]

Lucky Comics[edit]

70th anniversary issue[edit]

English translations[edit]

Lucky Luke in other media[edit]

Films[edit]

Television[edit]

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Tributes to Lucky Luke[edit]

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

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