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A Franco-Belgian School [[The Western|Western]] comic, it was created in 1946 by graphic artist Morris, who at first did both art and writing. It began as a semi-serious comic with a rugged cowboy hero, lots of gunplay and occasional almost-onscreen deaths. Then, from 1955 to 1977, the writing was taken over by ''[[Asterix]]'' creator [[Rene Goscinny]] and the comic turned into an unabashed [[Affectionate Parody]] of the whole western genre. Around the same time, the authors dropped all pretense of portraying the protagonist as a realistic cowboy and turned him into a [[The Drifter|Drifter]]/[[The Gunslinger|Gunslinger]] type whose fame and skill often made him the US Government's last resort when it came to particularly tricky situations (much to his annoyance).

 

[[No Export for You|English translations were fairly rare and obscure]], but thankfully British-based publishing firm [[Cinebook]] has to date published 31 of Morris & Goscinny's works, with many more translations on the way.

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* [[The Ace]]: Lucky Luke is good at what he does. Very much so. A lot of the later Goscinny/Morris albums (especially those following the Daltons), tend to focus more on the villains trying to top Lucky Luke than Luke himself saving the day. Many of the movies also do this.

* [[Adults Dressed as Children]]: The Daltons, more than once. Happens to Luke as well in an early album, and causes him to be made fun of by an entire town.

* [[Boring Invincible Hero]]: This is very much how Luke evolved in the series... An example of [[Tropes Are Not Bad]]: Morris and [[Rene Goscinny]] used this to their advantages, by making the villains (especially the Dalton Cousins) the driving force of many stories. The fun is not watching how Luke will win, but how the villains will lose (and, in the Dalton's case, how will Averell and Joe's interaction doom Joe's plans).

* [[Bottomless Magazines]]: Lampshaded.

'''Luke:''' Yes, at the end of every episode. }}

* [[Bounty Hunter]]: the book ''[[wikipedia:Chasseur de primes|The Bounty Hunter]]'' (in French ''Chasseur de primes'') is a hilarious parody of the trope. Following a short introductional treaty on the general status of bounty hunters in the [[The Western|Old West]], we get introduced to the titular character, Elliot Belt, a notorious and unscrupulous representative of his trade. His appearance is an obvious nod on Western actor [[Lee Van Cleef]], particularly his acting roles as merciless bounty hunter.

* [[Card Sharp]]: There seems to be one in every town.

* [[Catch Phrase]]:

'''Joe:''' I hate Lucky Luke! }}

* [[The Cavalry]]: Acts as [[Only the Author Can Save Them Now]]: the cavalry will come just in time, if and only if there is no other way to save the day anymore.

** Not to mention that he rightly deserves to be called "Lucky".

* [[Extreme Omnivore]]: Averell Dalton and Rantanplan.

'''Mexican:''' It's called a bowl, amigo. }}

* [[False Roulette]]

 

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[[Category:Belgian Comics]]

[[Category:Comic Books]]

[[Category:The Forties]]

[[Category:Film Westerns]]