# List of Lucky Luke comics albums

This is a list of Belgian comics albums featuring the character Lucky Luke, written and drawn by Morris.

## La Mine d'or de Dick Digger

La Mine d'or de Dick Digger contains two stories published in Le Journal de Spirou in 1947: namely "La Mine d'or de Dick Digger" and "Le Sosie de Lucky Luke". They were published as the first Lucky Luke hardcover collection in 1949, and in English by Cinebook in 2014 as Dick Digger's Gold Mine.

### "La Mine d'or de Dick Digger"

Lucky Luke and his faithful horse, Jolly Jumper, reunite with an old friend: prospector Dick Digger, who is overjoyed after discovering a rich gold vein in the West Hills. On his way to Nugget City to register his claim, Digger hides his map in a bottle of rum.
While celebrating at a saloon, Digger attracts the attention of two criminals who decide to rob him. That night, sleeping in a room above the saloon, he is attacked by the bandits, who steal his gold and his map. Digger tries to fight back, is hit on the head and loses his memory.
The following day, Luke and Jolly Jumper pursue the thieves. Luke tracks them down and steals the bottle with the map. The bandits give chase, and reclaim the bottle; however, Luke has replaced the map with a fake one which leads them into a trap.
With the help of the Nugget City sheriff, Luke captures the criminals. During an encounter with the gang’s leader, Dick Digger regains his memory. Reunited with his family, he sets off to dig for gold and claim his fortune.

### "Le Sosie de Lucky Luke"

Luke discovers that the residents of a town fear him due to his resemblance to Mad Jim, a notorious outlaw who is imprisoned and awaiting execution. Two criminals ambush Luke, knock him out and swap him with Mad Jim, placing him in a drunken sheriff’s jail cell. Their goal is to free Mad Jim and claim a share of his hidden loot.
When Luke regains consciousness, he vainly tries to convince the sheriff of his true identity. His execution is botched, giving him time to escape. Determined to bring Mad Jim and accomplices Stan Strangler and Charley Chick to justice, he sets off in pursuit.
Luke captures the criminals, but they escape with the help of two Native Americans who are offended by Luke’s attempt to give them a harmonica and take him prisoner. When a dispute breaks out between them, Luke escapes and recaptures the outlaws.
Mad Jim again escapes, leading to a showdown in the local saloon. Luke uncharacteristically has no choice but to shoot and kill Mad Jim. He never again takes a life, relying on his sharpshooting skills to disarm his opponents.

## Rodéo

Rodéo contains three stories published in Spirou in 1948–49: "Grand rodéo" ("Grand Rodeo"), "Lucky Luke à Desperado City" ("Lucky Luke in Desperado City") and "La ruée vers l'or de Buffalo Creek" ("The Buffalo Creek Gold Rush"). They were published as the second Lucky Luke hardcover album in 1951, and in English by Cinebook as the 54th in 2015.

### "Grand Rodéo"

Luke arrives in Navajo City as it prepares to host a rodeo. In the local saloon he encounters Cactus Kid, who picks a fight with him but is quickly overpowered.
The rodeo is the next day, and Cactus Kid is favored to win. Realizing that Lucky Luke is a serious contender, he resorts to cheating. He sabotages Luke’s lasso, and tries to cut his saddle girth. Luke catches him in the act, and beats him. He win the rodeo, but Cactus Kid steals the prize money and makes a run for it; Luke tracks him down and captures him.

### "Lucky Luke à Desperado City"

Luke arrives in Desperado City, where the Pistol Brothers seem to be terrorizing its residents. They confront Luke, who captures them during a stagecoach attack. The town is full of bandits, however, and Luke is attacked from every direction. The undertaker is boss of the bandits, who free the Pistol Brothers and capture Luke. Luke is saved from hanging by a panicked herd of cattle, neutralizes the undertaker and the Pistol Brothers, and renames the town "Justice City".

### "La ruée vers l'or de Buffalo Creek"

Luke sees a sleeping prospector and plays a practical joke on him, planting a gold nugget in his pan. The prospector awakes to his dream come true and, when Luke tries to admit his joke, shoots at him. A gold rush follows, and Luke is arrested when he tries to explain the truth. An expert examines the gold nugget, and says that it was discovered in California fifty years earlier. Buffalo Creek then becomes a ghost town.

## Arizona

Arizona, the series' third album, was published by Dupuis in 1951 and in English by Cinebook in 2015. It contains two stories: "Arizona 1880" and "Lucky Luke contre Cigarette Cæsar".

### "Arizona 1880"

Two bandits attack a stagecoach, and Luke sets out on their trail. In the Nugget City saloon he faces Big Belly, a tough guy who cheats at cards. Big Belly runs away, leaving a spur which indicates that he is probably one of the stagecoach's attackers. Luke follows him, and arrives at a hut guarded by a Mexican sentinel. He neutralizes him and attacks the two men (including Big Belly) who held the stagecoach up. The two bandits defeat Luke and take him prisoner. Cheat, who appears to be the chief, betrays Big Belly and his Mexican accomplice and flees after tying them up. With Jolly Jumper's help, Luke escapes and captures Cheat.

### "Lucky Luke contre Cigarette Cæsar"

Lucky Luke pursues Cigarette Cæsar, who has escaped from prison and crossed the Mexican border. Cigarette Cæsar is charged with armed robbery and murder. The bandit struggles to get rid of his pursuer, who manages to find him. He arms himself and finds an accomplice, a Mexican knife thrower who puts a message signed by Cigarette Cæsar on the door of Luke's room to meet the next day at 5 a.m. in the plaza. Luke goes to the plaza, where bullfights take place. The bullfighters are incompetent, and Luke also enters the arena. Cigarette Cæsar shoots him in the back, but Luke had made a bulletproof vest. Luke captures Cæsar and brings him back to the American border.

## Sous le ciel de l'Ouest

Sous le ciel de l'Ouest, the series' fourth album, was published by Dupuis in 1952 and in English by Cinebook in 2015 as Under a Western Sky. It contains three stories: "Le Retour de Joe la Gachette" ("The Return of Joe the Trigger"), "Jours de round–up" ("Round-up days"), and "Le Grand combat" ("The Great Fight").

### "Le Retour de Joe la Gachette"

Luke meets a man calling himself John the Philanthropist. When he arrives in town, he hears about a horse race with $5,000 in prize money. Luke enters Jolly Jumper, who is stolen on race day. During the race, John the Philanthropist passes one competitor after another; it is raining, and John's black horse is Jolly Jumper painted black. Luke chases John, who has fled with the race bets. He catches him and has him shaved by the barber, who reveals him as bandit Joe the Trigger.

### "Jours de round-up"

Arriving near a ranch, Lucky Luke hears about a round-up. When the entire herd is captured, the owner of the "-3" brand ranch is missing 200 head of cattle. Luke investigates, and learns that two bandits stole the cattle and changed their brands to "4B". He stops them, and the missing cattle are returned to the ranch.

### "Le Grand combat"

A strong, illiterate man escapes from a bull and meets Luke, who offers to enter him in a boxing match against Killer Kelly. The challenger, whom Luke calls "Battling Belden", trains hard for the match. Slippery Nelson, a dishonest bookmaker, wants to make Belden lose the match by kidnapping his fiancée Rosita. Luke finds her and brings her back to Belden, who wins the match and the $10,000 prize; Nelson goes to jail.

## Lucky Luke contre Pat Poker

Lucky Luke contre Pat Poker, the series' fifth album, was published by Dupuis in 1953 and Cinebook in English in 2013 as Lucky Luke versus Pat Poker. It contains two Pat Poker stories: "Nettoyage à Red City" ("Cleanup in Red City") and "Tumulte à Tumbleweed" ("Tumult in Tumbleweed").

### "Nettoyage à Red City"

Luke, sheriff of Red City, is not at his best when he arrives. Shortly before, he had his clothes and Jolly Jumper stolen while swimming in a river and must ride in the stagecoach in the clothes of a 10-year-old. Red City is dominated by Pat Poker, a dishonest card player who leads a gang of outlaws. They receive Luke like a kid, offering him a sheriff's badge, a toy gun and a small wooden horse. A skunk prevents a citizen from being hanged by Pat Poker's men. Luke finds Jolly Jumper (who has been stolen by Pat Poker), and wins him back in a card game; Poker advises him to leave before sunset. Luke returns at night, hidden in a cart of hay. He captures two of Pat Poker's men as they rob the bank, and tackles Pat Poker in his saloon. Poker escapes with help from the undertaker, but Luke catches him.

### "Tumulte à Tumbleweed"

Luke arrives in Tumbleweed after a rough ride. He is well-received at the local saloon until Angelface, a tough guy who hates foreigners, shepherds and sheep, threatens him if he does not leave. Angelface is distracted by the arrival of a dog, which heralds the arrival of a shepherd. He follows the dog, who leads him to a shepherd and a flock of sheep. Luke keeps Angelface from hanging the shepherd, who quickly leaves with his sheep.
Pat Poker, recently released from prison, arrives in Tumbleweed and takes over the town. He is frightened when he sees Luke, and tries to trap him. Luke, with no arrest warrant, lets him go. Angelface allies himself with Pat Poker, who pays him to kill Luke. Pat Poker invites Luke to a card game, when Angelface will shoot him through his hotel-room window, but Luke distracts Angelface and sabotages his rifle.
A sheriff arrives in Tumbleweed to catch Pat Poker, and is beaten up by Angelface. Luke finds an arrest warrant for Pat Poker, takes the place of the sheriff and whips Angelface. Pat Poker flees, but Luke captures him.

## Hors-la-loi

Hors-la-loi, the series' sixth album, was published by Dupuis in 1954 and by Cinebook in English in 2014 as Outlaws. It is the first Lucky Luke story which is loosely based on historical events in the Old West. In it, Luke is pitted against a fictionalized version of the Dalton brothers.
The four brothers (Bob, Great, Bill and Emmet Dalton) are introduced. Their first bank attack, in 1889 in El Reno, Oklahoma, began their criminal careers and was followed by a stagecoach attack. The Daltons' growing reputation worries the government, which sends Luke to stop them. Money is transported on a train. Luke later meets the bandits in a saloon and presents them with a show of force, but they escape. The Daltons continue their misdeeds, forcing them to remain on guard. They find Lucky Luke in a saloon and flee, unsuccessfully trying to have cosmetic surgery. Believing that Luke is gone for good, they decide to attack Coffeyville on October 5, 1892, at 9:00 a.m. Luke ambushes them in front of the bank, and they are imprisoned and hanged.

## L'Élixir du Dr Doxey

L'Élixir du Dr Doxey, the seventh title in the original series, was published by Dupuis in 1955 and by Cinebook in English in 2012 as Doc Doxey's Elixir. The album, about quackery, has two Doc Doxey stories: "Lucky Luke et le Docteur Doxey" ("Lucky Luke and Doctor Doxey") and "Chasse à l'homme" ("Manhunt").

### "Lucky Luke et le Docteur Doxey"

Doctor Doxey is an unscrupulous charlatan who will do anything to sell his worthless elixir. With the help of his henchman, Scraggy, he tries to persuade people in the cities he visits that his medicine cures everything. Scraggy disguises himself as a helpless old man or a disabled old woman, swallows the elixir, and begins to frolic and jump like a 20-year-old. Doxey poisons a village's water to make its inhabitants sick so he can cure them with his elixir, and kidnaps a sheriff who wanted to stop him. When Doxey and Scraggy meet Luke, they steal Jolly Jumper. Luke decides to trap Doxey, publishing a newspaper article saying that the sheriff had $5,000 when he disappeared. Doxey and Scraggy go to the cabin where they put the sheriff, and Luke follows and catches them.

### "Chasse à l'homme"

Doctor Doxey escapes from prison, and Luke sets off in pursuit. After a rough desert crossing during which he loses his horse, Doxey arrives in Coyoteville. After quenching his thirst (with a keg of beer), he shaves his beard to disguise himself; Luke does not recognize him. Doxey resumes his quack trade as Doctor Oxide in front of Luke, who still does not recognize him. When a child draws a beard on Doxey's poster, however, Luke immediately makes the connection. He goes to arrest Doxey, who escapes thanks to an explosive. Momentarily rid of Luke, Doxey unsuccessfully tries to sell his elixir in La Siesta. In the neighboring village, Luke catches him.

## Phil Defer

Phil Defer, the eighth title in the original series, was published by Dupuis in 1956 and in English by Cinebook in 2013 as Phil Wire. The album contains two stories: "Lucky Luke contre Phil Defer 'the Faucheux'" ("Lucky Luke versus Phil Wire 'The Spider'") and "Lucky Luke et Pilule" ("Lucky Luke and Pill").

### "Lucky Luke contre Phil Defer"

In the town of Bottleneck Gulch, the only saloon for miles around is the Ace of Spades. It belongs to a crook named O'Sullivan, who sells adulterated whiskey. The Ace of Spades does a good business, however, thanks to thirsty cowboys passing by.
A man named O'Hara opens another saloon, the Ace of Hearts. Failing to take over his rival and on the verge of bankruptcy, O'Sullivan hires professional hitman Phil Wire to get rid of O'Hara. Lucky Luke, a friend of O'Hara, impersonates Phil and he and O'Hara pretend that he is dead. As O'Sullivan prepares to leave, the real Phil Wire arrives and they try to get rid of Luke and O'Hara. Phil provokes Luke into a duel which Luke wins, shooting Phil in the shoulder and ending his career as a hitman. O'Sullivan is chased away; O'Hara merges his rival's saloon with his own as the 2 Aces Saloon, with the longest bar in the west.

### "Lucky Luke et Pilule"

Luke tells the other cowboys a story about a little man, nicknamed Pill (because he regularly takes pills), who looked like a weed from a big city. He arrives in Smokey Town, a city full of criminals and revolver fights. After contributing (involuntarily) to the arrest of a bandit, Pill is named sheriff and must stop all the criminals. His clumsiness and myopia (after losing his glasses) help Pill to kill the criminals after his pill box stops a bullet.

## Des rails sur la Prairie

Des rails sur la Prairie, written by Goscinny and Morris, is the ninth album in the series and Goscinny's first. It is the first in which Luke, heading towards the setting sun in the last panel, sings "I'm a Poor Lonesome Cowboy". The album was published by Dupuis in 1957 and in English by Cinebook in 2011 as Rails on the Prairie. Luke protects construction of the western railway from a crooked stagecoach shareholder, who sees the end of his business in the train's arrival.

## Alerte aux Pieds Bleus

Alerte aux Pieds Bleus, the tenth title in the original series, was published by Dupuis in 1958 and by Cinebook in English as The Bluefeet are coming!. It was Morris' only solo story after beginning his collaboration with René Goscinny.
Convinced that they will find firewater among the palefaces, Bluefoot Indians besiege the town. In Rattlesnake Valley, Arizona, Pedro Cucaracha is defrauding the locals at poker. Luke, who had stopped there, catches him playing against Sheriff Jerry Grindstone and drives him away. Pedro appeals to the Bluefeet, in return for alcohol. They besiege the city before being defeated by the cavalry.

## Ruée sur l'Oklahoma

Ruée sur l'Oklahoma, the fourteenth album in the series, was published by Dupuis in 1960 and by Cinebook in 2009 as The Oklahoma Land Rush. The story is based on the Land Rush of 1889.
The American government had given Oklahoma to the Indians, where they were bored, by 1830. Several years later, they bought the land back for glass beads to promote colonization. It was decided that the territory would open to colonization on April 22, 1889, with Luke responsible for monitoring the operation. Before the rush begins, some (including Beastly Blubber) are easily detected by Luke. Coyote Will and Dopey, his simple-minded accomplice, is also trying to cross the border and is quickly overtaken by Luke. The day before the rush, some have doped their horses and others have sabotaged competing carriages.
The next day at noon, the rush begins. A city is created, Boomville, where houses are quickly built. Speculation is rife, and some do business in gold. Coyote Will, Beastly Blubber and Dopey arrive and, after taking over the saloon, they sell illegal alcohol and establish a secret gambling den. Luke stops them.
Town elections are organized, and three-quarters of the population are candidates. The three bandits are released to vote, and Dopey decides to campaign. To the surprise of all (including his accomplices), he is elected mayor; with Luke's help, he is a good one. A drought begins; Coyote Will organizes a demonstration against the mayor, but a sandstorm ruins everything. People leave Oklahoma, and it is the end of Boomville. Dopey chases his former accomplices, saying that he now leads an honest life. Oklahoma is finally returned to the Indians for the same glass beads they had accepted at the beginning.

## L'Évasion des Dalton

L'Évasion des Dalton, written by Goscinny and Morris, is the fifteenth album in the series. It was published by Dupuis in 1960 and by Cinebook in English in 2011 as The Daltons' Escape.
The Daltons escape from the penitentiary, with Luke on their trail. The four brothers place fake search notices and publish fake newspaper articles to make Luke look like a criminal. He finds the Daltons, who capture him and force him to work for them. Luke escapes with the aid of the cavalry and, after winning a duel with Joe, brings the four brothers back to the penitentiary.

## En remontant le Mississippi

En remontant le Mississippi, written by Goscinny and Morris, is the sixteenth title in the series. It was published by Dupuis in 1961 and by Cinebook in English in 2021 as Steaming Up the Mississippi. Goscinny and Morris were avid readers of frontier tales (particularly Mark Twain's books), and this album is related to Twain's experience as a Mississippi steamboat pilot before the American Civil War. The plot and a number of details are borrowed from the 1870 race between the paddle steamers Robert E. Lee and Natchez IV.
Competition is fierce among steamboat captains plying the Mississippi River. The sleazy and devious Captain Lowriver (master of the paddle steamer Abestos D. Plover) is trying to establish a monopoly on the New Orleans-Minneapolis line, and wants arch-rival Captain Barrows (master of the Daisy Belle) out of the way. Both captains arrange a race from New Orleans to Minneapolis to settle the matter; whoever wins the race will be the sole operator of steamboats on the Mississippi. Confident in his ship and crew capabilities but fearing foul play from his opponent, Captain Barrows hires Luke as a supervisor and bodyguard. Lowriver hires a professional gambler, who almost wins Barrows' ship in a rigged poker game which is foiled by Luke.
The race continues, with floods, droughts and snag tree-trunks impeding both ships' progress. Luke gauges the river depth, preventing the Daisy Belle from running aground.
Lowriver hires a gunman (who is no match for Luke) and Ironhead Wilson, a bald bully whose bullet-proof head is a deadly weapon. Wilson batters the Daisy Belle's boiler with his head, allowing Lowriver's ship to take the lead during the final stage to Minneapolis.
Luke punches Wilson in the ribs, which feels like a tickle. Laughing uncontrollably, Wilson jumps overboard and is attacked by alligators. He overcomes the alligators and escapes. Barrows and his crew patch up the boiler and gain on the rival ship as the finish line in Minneapolis is in sight. Both ships' engineers and stokers try to raise the steam pressure, and the safety valves open. Lowriver sits on the valve counterweight (allowing his ship to regain the lead), and Barrows admits defeat. However, the boiler of Lowriver's ship explodes and sends Lowriver and his crew into the water and the waiting alligators. A dejected (and alligator-bitten) Lowriver is fished out by Luke and admits defeat, but a magnanimous Barrows tells him that there is room on the river for them both. Luke makes his usual exit into the sunset, singing his favorite song.

## Sur la piste des Dalton

Sur la piste des Dalton, written by Goscinny and Morris, is the seventeenth title in the series. Published by Dupuis in 1962 and by Cinebook in English in 2009 as On the Daltons' Trail, it contains the first appearance of the dog Rantanplan.
The Daltons escape, followed by Rantanplan. Reluctant to capture them again, Luke is forced to do so after they steal horses and a cow from a friend's house. Aided by Rantanplan, he catches up to them. Luke is taken prisoner by the Daltons, who use him as a bargaining chip for the release of Joe Dalton (who had been arrested in Rightful Bend). Averell Dalton (who is fond of Rantanplan) looks for him, leading to the capture of him and his brothers.

## Les Rivaux de Painful Gulch

Les Rivaux de Painful Gulch is a Lucky Luke adventure written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. It is the nineteenth book in the series and it was originally published in French in 1962 . English editions of this French series have been published by Dargaud and Cinebook Ltd as The Rivals of Painful Gulch.
In this adventure Lucky Luke tries to sort out a bitter feud between two warring families: the big-eared O'Haras and the big-nosed O'Timmins, whose rivalry causes endless mayhem in the town of Painful Gulch and has ruined the local economy. The inspiration was the Hatfield-McCoy feud.

### Synopsis

In the town of Painful Gulch, the families O'Timmins (big red nose) and O'Hara (big ears) have been fighting for decades, and do not even know why. Lucky Luke is named mayor of the city to try to solve this problem.
Lucky Luke tries to reconcile the two families through a big party with competitions where everything is programmed so that only O'Timmins and O'Hara win. But this party ends in a fist fight. Lucky Luke finally decides to put the men of both families in prison until they decide to make peace. The women of the two families who are tired of this war speed up the rapprochement when they force the two to work together to put out a fire on the O'Hara ranch. Painful Gulch finally knows peace and the two families become great friends.

## Les Dalton dans le blizzard

Les Dalton dans le blizzard is a Lucky Luke adventure written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. It is the twenty-second book in the series and it was originally published in French in 1963 and in English by Cinebook in 2009 as The Daltons in the Blizzard.

### Synopsis

Once more, the Daltons escape. This time, Joe has an idea to avoid Lucky Luke. They will cross the border and settle in Canada. To be sure that Luke will not follow their lead, they pretend to be the Jones brothers: Frank, Louis, Robert and Jim Jones (the latter, for a simplistic reason, will turn into Imbecile Jones). The trouble is that everyone recognizes the Daltons and Lucky Luke has no trouble following their lead, especially since a witness told him they were going to Canada. The Daltons manage to cross the border. They arrive in the middle of winter: it is cold and there is snow on the ground.
On the day of their arrival, they attack a local saloon and learn that there is only one policeman in the area, Corporal Winston Pendergast. The latter, who lives with a certain Grospierre, has just met Lucky Luke who, in turn, has just crossed the Canadian border. Both men learn about the inn's attack, which makes Daltons criminals in Canada. They decide to join forces to stop them. They get themselves on their track, which is easy because it is punctuated by attacks from banks. In a town, Lucky Luke manages to arrest William, Jack and Averell who are released soon after by Joe. The Daltons decide to flee to the north.
They arrive in Golden Glow where the night lasts six months. Joe's first goal is to buy the saloon where prospectors come to spend their gold. For this, they organize a boxing bout arranged between Joe and Averell. Jack and William will bet for Joe and he will win. Averell, however, does not agree and knocks out Joe during the fight. When William succeeds in making him listen to reason and Joe wins, the spectators ransack the saloon. The owner decides to leave the country, disgusted, and the property eventually becomes property of the Daltons. That's when Lucky Luke and Corporal Pendergast arrive in town. After having successfully mounted the local population against them, the Daltons flee. Surrounded by wolves in the forest, they surrender to Lucky Luke, who returns them to the U.S..

## Les Dalton courent toujours

Les Dalton courent toujours is a Lucky Luke adventure written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. It is the 23rd book in the series and is actually a combination of two short stories both featuring the Daltons. It was originally published in French in 1964 and by Cinebook in English in 2012 as The Daltons Always on the Run.

### Synopsis

The new President of the United States decrees a general amnesty. All prisoners are released, including the Daltons. They settle in a nearby town, Awful Gulch, and rent a space next to the bank, so they can tunnel to this establishment and steal the money. But Lucky Luke quickly moves the bank and installs the sheriff's office there instead.
Joe Dalton then changes his mind and attacks the stagecoach after Averell knocks out Lucky Luke. They then spend a little time in Pocopoco Pueblo and then, after their crimes have been known in this city, try to cross the desert. This is where Lucky Luke catches them and brings them back to the penitentiary.

## La Caravane

La Caravane is a Lucky Luke adventure written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. It was originally published in French by Dupuis in 1964. English editions of this French series titled The Wagon Train have been published by Dargaud and Cinebook. The story was loosely adapted into the film Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure.

### Synopsis

A caravan arrives at Nothing Gulch. The guide, Frank Malone, does not want to drive it further if he is not given $1000 more. He is prevented from shooting by Lucky Luke who was just stopping at Nothing Gulch. Andrew Boston, the leader of the caravan, manages to persuade him to take the place of Malone and become captain of the caravan.
While waiting for the departure, Luke meets the most eminent members of the caravan: Miss Littletown, Mr. Pierre, Ugly Barrow, Zachary Martins and others. Then it is the departure. From then on, weird events begin to happen. The day after departure, the wheel of a wagon is sawn off. The next day, the harness of Andrew Boston's horses is cut. The pioneers face the facts: there is a traitor in the caravan. When they arrive in the desert, all the water barrels of the carriages are pierced. Thanks to the tenacity of Lucky Luke, the caravan manages to cross anyway.
After a stop in Crazy Town (a city of vice and gambling that the women of the caravan burn before their men lose everything to cards), the expedition enters the territory of the Sioux. As soon as it arrives, the convoy of weapons explodes mysteriously. There are almost no more weapons to counter a possible Indian attack. The next night, a fire is lit in the camp while Lucky Luke had expressly forbidden it. The next day, Luke and Ugly Barrow catch a Sioux, Head of Calf, but he does not want to talk. The next night, the mysterious saboteur frees him after knocking out Andrew Boston. The Indian immediately reports to his boss, Enraged Dog. The Sioux soon besiege the caravan and, after enjoying a hearty meal, the Sioux follow with a good sleep, the people of the caravan take the opportunity to besiege in turn the Indians. Enraged Dog decides to parley and promises to stop the war if Mr. Pierre, the French hairdresser, will hand over his 'scalps' – wigs.
On the eve of arriving in California, an impotent old woman disappears from the caravan. Lucky Luke guesses that this is Frank Malone disguised and that he is the saboteur of the expedition. He goes to meet him and the duel is won by Luke. In California, on the Pacific Rim, the pioneers celebrate the end of their journey.

## La Ville fantôme

La Ville fantôme is a Lucky Luke comic written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. The original French-language version was printed in 1965 by Dupuis. English editions of this comic have been published by Dargaud, and Cinebook in 2006, under the title Ghost Town.

### Plot

While trekking through a mountain, Lucky Luke encounters two men, Denver Miles and Colorado Bill, who accompany him in his journey. They eventually come across Gold Hill, a town that has been abandoned for years. Its only resident is Powell, an old, bitter and delusional miner, who threatens them with a shotgun. It is later revealed that in his young days, Powell was tricked into buying a gold mine that was salted by its previous owner. When the rumors spread that there was gold in the mountain, people rushed there and built the town of Gold Hill. But when no gold was found the people left as soon as they came. Powell refused to accept the fact and still believes that there is gold in his obviously worthless mine. Luke, Miles and Bill leave for another town, Bingo Creek.
Miles and Bill are revealed to be con artists, who plan on buying Powell's mine, salt it and sell it back for a high price. Luke meanwhile begins to feel sympathy for Powell and decides to help him in his hard times. The con men are thwarted at every turn, but eventually Powell realizes the futility of his pursuit and agrees to sell the mine to them in a few days when the relevant authorities arrive in Bingo Creek. Miles and Bill proceed to salt the mine, however Bill gets hasty and has an article published in newspapers about the value of the mine causing another gold rush to begin. Powell is similarly excited and returns to his mine. However, as expected, no one finds anything and people believe that Powell is hiding all the gold for himself. Luke eventually forces Miles and Bill to confess the truth of their actions and they are tar-and-feathered and run out of town. The people prepare to leave Gold Hill once more, but Luke presents a passionate speech about true value of the land being more than the riches it could hold. Powell agrees with Luke and convinces many of the people to stay and help Gold Hill return to its former glory, albeit without the focus of gold mining.
Shortly before Luke leaves to continue his travels, Powell reveals that he has actually discovered a real vein of gold in his mine. Luke points out that should this information be revealed to the public, Gold Hill would return to its old ways and would most probably never revive this time. Powell eventually agrees and blows up his mine with dynamite, ensuring that no one will ever know the truth and allowing Gold Hill to prosper as a normal town.

## Les Dalton se rachètent

Les Dalton se rachètent is a Lucky Luke adventure written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. It is the 26th book in the series and it was originally published in French in 1965 and in English by Cinebook in 2012 as The Daltons Redeem Themselves.

### Synopsis

Following the enactment of a new law, the Daltons are paroled. If they commit a single offense within 30 days of release, they are immediately returned to prison. The Daltons then settle in the town of Tortilla Gulch to start their new life. Lucky Luke is responsible for checking that the Daltons remain really quiet during this probationary period.

## Le Vingtième de cavalerie

Le Vingtième de cavalerie is a Lucky Luke adventure written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. It is the twenty-seventh book in the series and it was originally published in French in 1965 and English in 2010 as The Twentieth Cavalry. The character of Colonel McStraggle is a nod on actor Randolph Scott.

### Plot

Buffaloes having been illegally hunted on their territory, which the Cheyenne need for their survival, the Cheyenne break the treaty authorizing the free movement of whites on it. Worse than that is that someone has even provided the Indians with firearms! Lucky Luke is sent to find a solution to the crisis and do everything to get a new pact signed between Yellow Dog and McStraggle, colonel of the 20th Cavalry Regiment.
Lucky Luke volunteers as scout for the 20th Cavalry and, visiting Yellow Dog, quickly finds out that Derek Flood, a renegade cavalrist, is hatching a plot against McStraggle for having kicked him out of the army. The situation for the beleaguered soldiers becomes more desperate as Flood exploits his insider knowledge of the fort to starve out his ex-comrades. Lucky Luke and Grover McStraggle, the Colonel's perpetually put-upon son, escape the siege to fetch reinforcements to rescue their comrades. The reinforcements arrive just as McStraggle leads a potentially suicidal charge out the fort, forcing the Indians to surrender. Flood is arrested.

## L'Escorte

L'Escorte is a Lucky Luke adventure written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. It is the twenty eighth book in the series and It was originally published in French in 1966. It was published in English in 2009 by Cinebook under the title The Escort.

### Plot

Four years after the great clash between Lucky Luke and Billy the Kid resulting in a 1,247-year prison sentence for Billy, Luke is asked to escort Billy to New Mexico to face trial for the crimes he committed there. However, Billy's enduring reputation and his repeated attempts at escape – mostly with the inept assistance of felon Bert Malloy – offer Luke and Jolly Jumper their fair share of excitement on the way.

## Des barbelés sur la prairie

Des barbelés sur la prairie is a Lucky Luke comic written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. It was originally published in French by Dupuis in 1967. English editions titled Barbed wire on the Prairie were published by Cinebook Ltd in 2007.

### Plot

Lucky Luke involves himself in a quarrel between peaceful farmers and unscrupulous (and fattened-up) ranchers led by Cass Casey who indiscriminately drive their cattle right across the farmers' crops in search of new pastures. The only way the farmers can see to stop this continual rampage is to use the titular material to fence off and protect their land: barbed wire. With the assistance of Lucky Luke, both sides eventually come to realize that without greens there can be no meat, and the matter is settled in the usual happy-end manner.

## Tortillas pour les Daltons

Tortillas pour les Daltons is a Lucky Luke adventure written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris, published by Dupuis in 1967. It was translated into English as Tortillas for the Daltons, published by Cinebook in 2008.

### Plot

While being moved from their regular prison to a newer prison, situated near the Rio Grande, the wagon containing the Dalton gang is hijacked by the infamous Mexican bandit Emílio Espuelas and his men. The two gangs team up to kidnap the local mayor, disguising the Daltons as mariachi musicians.
Meanwhile, the Mexican ambassador to The United States of America has threatened with decreased diplomatic relations and, ultimately, war, unless the Daltons are returned to the US. Lucky Luke departs to Mexico by direct order of the president.
Ultimately the grand scheme is foiled by Lucky Luke switching places with the mayor and Averell revealing the Daltons plan of double-crossing the Mexicans while drunk on tequila.
Back across the border Luke is awarded a medal and Averell flaunts his new expression: "¿Cuando se come aqui?".

## La Diligence

La Diligence is a Lucky Luke adventure written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. It is the 32nd book in the series and was originally published in French in 1968, and in English by Cinebook in 2010 as The Stagecoach.

### Synopsis

Due to an increasing rate of stagecoach holdups, Wells Fargo & Co. decides to organize and conduct a special trip with a load of gold from Denver to San Francisco, with Lucky Luke participating as an escort, to reboost the company's failing public image. Also, the company decides to demonstrate the safety of its transport by ensuring the transport of a cargo of gold between Denver and San Francisco. A large advertising campaign is organized around the event. Some passengers join the trip: a photographer, a professional player, a priest, a couple and a gold digger.
As expected, the stagecoach becomes the target for various hold-up attempts, in addition to an Indian attack, an encounter with the bandit poet Black Bart, various on-board gambling sessions, a traitor – Reverend Rawlins – among the passengers, and (as prescribed by the company) a continuous diet of potatoes and lard (bacon and beans in some earlier translations). In the end the gold not only arrives safely in San Francisco, but the passengers have also gained some new personal insights from that trip.

## Le Pied-tendre

Le Pied-tendre is a Lucky Luke comic written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. The original comic in French was published by Dargaud in 1968. English translations titled The Tenderfoot have been published by Dargaud and Cinebook Ltd.

### Plot

When Baddy, the owner of a naturally-rich piece of land, dies, his heir, Waldo Badminton, a tenderfoot, leaves from England to take possession of his ranch. This newcomer is not to the liking of Jack Ready, who was waiting to buy Baddy's ranch, a good reason to try to bully the newcomer! This one, contrary to expectations, makes his way in the Far West, aided by Lucky Luke, his butler Jasper and Sam, an Indian who served Baddy after the latter saved him from a massacre. Jack Ready then fakes his death and has Waldo accused. The ruse is quickly discovered by Lucky Luke, giving the opportunity to hold a pistol duel in European style. Defeated, Ready and his sidekick leave town. Another tenderfoot then arrives from England, who Waldo dislikes, and gives the same tenderfoot treatment as he was given.

## Dalton City

Dalton City is a Lucky Luke comic written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. The original Belgian/French comic was published by Dargaud in 1969. English editions of this Belgian/French series have been published by Dargaud, and by Cinebook in 2006.

### Plot

Lucky Luke closes down the corrupt settlement of Fenton Town, Texas and arrests the owner, Dean Fenton. Fenton brags about his town to the Daltons while in prison. A mix-up with the newly installed telegraph results in Joe Dalton being released for 'good behavior'. He breaks out the others and they decide to fix up Fenton Town, renaming it Dalton City. They capture Lucky Luke, who agrees to help them with the town. They hire some dancing girls and Lucky Luke plants the idea of staging a wedding to lure people. The wedding is between Joe and Lulu Breechloader, the singer. The guests arrive, but when the wedding is announced, it turns out that Lulu was unaware and is already married to the pianist, Wallace. Initially the guests shoot at Lucky Luke, but turn on Joe. The Cavalry arrives to round the criminals up, having been tipped off by Wild Trout, an Indian who won at roulette, having bet a vase, and expecting 36 other vases. After everyone has left, Belle, one of the dancing girls, manages to jump out of the (abnormally hard) cake.
Dalton City eventually becomes Angel Junction, a town of 243,000 people.

## Jesse James

Jesse James is a Lucky Luke comic written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. The original French edition was printed in 1969 by Dargaud. English editions of this French series have been published by Dargaud, Cinebook. Brockhampton Press and Tara Press. It is loosely based on the true story of Jesse James (1847–1882).

### Plot

In 1880, the story begins with Jesse James, who idolizes and tries to emulate Robin Hood, but somehow is not able to clearly define the line between the rich he is supposed to rob and the poor he is supposed to help. With the help of his brother Frank, portrayed as a quasi-intellectual who constantly quotes Shakespeare, Jesse therefore simply redefines the term "poor" for his own benefit, and along with Cole Younger the gang begin robbing trains en masse, forcing Lucky Luke to move out and stop them with the somewhat inept assistance of two Pinkerton detectives.