History Awesome / LuckyLuke

* At the end ''Go West!'', Joe finally has Luke at his mercy, forcing him to drop his gun by holding a hostage. Just as he's about to kill him, [[ChekhovsGun a bullet that had seemingly missed its mark during the shootout in the mineshaft ricocheted out]] and ''enters the barrel of Joe's gun, dismantling the gun from the inside''. This pushes Joe into complete insanity.
-->'''Luke:''' My name is Luke, Joe. ''Lucky'' Luke.
** When Crook lights a stick of dynamite, the teacher, Miss Littletown, puts herself between him and the children.

* Lucky Luke against [[spoiler:Joss Jamon and his gang (plus one new lackey) [[TheBusCameBack who returned decades later]] and capture him for a 5000$ reward. While Luke is tied-up and the gang celebrate at night, Brad Defer, also after Luke's head, quietly take him away. Luke manages to free himself and returned to town to ambush Jamon's gang, one by one. And he didn't even needed a gun, just his cowboy wits and Jolly Jumper]]

* In ''Calamity Jane'', Jane takes part in an arm wrestling with the main villain's DumbMuscle, Baby Sam. As they start, it seems like she is losing, and everybody places his bet on Baby Sam. Then, at the ''very'' second everybody has placed his bet, Jane reveals [[IAmNotLeftHanded she wasn't using her full strength]], and easily wins in one move of her wrist. Earlier in the book, Calamity Jane pulls a BigDamnHeroes on ''[[BadassInDistress Luke]]'', of all people.

** In ''Dalton City'', we are introduced at the beginning of the story to [[WretchedHive a corrupt, outlaw-populated city]], run by the outlaw and de-facto corrupt mayor Fenton, where sheriffs are constantly either getting killed or intimidated into leaving, with Fenton collecting their stars as trophies... until Luke arrives as the new Sheriff. [[OneManArmy He then puts an end to the corruption in the city in]] ''[[CurbStompBattle one night]]'', by defeating and taking Fenton prisoner, then setting fire to the saloon he was running his little empire out of. The other criminals abandon Fenton to his fate and Fenton Town becomes a ghost town overnight. Fenton is hauled to jail and sentenced to ''over a thousand years in prison''.
--->'''Fenton:''' I don't get it, dozens of lawmen had tried, and you shut down Fenton City in one night, just like that! How?!\\
'''Luke:''' Because you're a coyote, and I knew all I had to do was take you out and all the other coyotes would abandon you.

** In ''Dalton City'', we are introduced at the beginning of the story to a corrupt, outlaw-populated city, run by the outlaw and de-facto corrupt mayor Fenton and sheriffs are constantly either getting killed or intimidated into leaving, with Fenton collecting their stars as trophies... until Luke arrives as the new Sheriff. [[OneManArmy He then puts an end to the corruption in the city in]] ''[[CurbStompBattle one night]]'', by defeating and taking Fenton prisoner, then setting fire to the saloon he was running his little empire out of. The other criminals abandon Fenton to his fate and Fenton Town becomes a ghost town overnight. Fenton is hauled to jail and sentenced to ''over a thousand years in prison''.

-->'''Thug''': Don't you see I have a cannon? One move from my hand, and you are obliterated!
-->'''Luke''': [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Make the move]]

--> '''Fenton''': I dont get it, dozens of lawmen had tried, and you shut down Fenton City in one night, just like that! How?!
--> '''Luke''': Because you're a coyote, and I knew all I had to do was take you out and all the other coyotes would abandon you.

-->'''Luke''' (eating the candy): It's more hygienic that way.

-->'''Bounty Hunter''': So? Was that lame or a waste of money?
-->'''Luke''': No, but you just used the last of your six bullets. You are under arrest.
** In ''Lucky Luke vs Phil Defer'', the book ends with the two titular character facing each others in a gun fight. After a while, Phil seemingly manages to make Luke run out of his six bullets, and confidently gets out of cover, ready eliminate him... only for Luke to shoot once again and defeat him. [[CrazyPrepared Turns out Luke anticipated this, and had himself built a colt capable of shooting seven times instead of six just for the occasion]].
** When a man with a derringer tried to shoot him after believing he missed (the derringer being so small BlastingItOutOfTheirHands would be hard without hitting the hand), when nothing happened he took a magnifying lens and realized Luke has hit the hammer of the gun.

--> '''Luke''': It's the footwork, they always forget the footwork.
** A similar scene occurs in ''Canyon Apache'' as one of the manhood tests Luke undergoes to become an honorary Apache. The test entails defeating a brutish Apache armed with a butchers knife, while Luke is only given a stick. The chief barely has time to turn around before Luke calmly walks back into panel, wittling the stick with the knife he took from his defeated opponent.
* In ''Calamity Jane'', Jane takes part in an arm wrestling with the main villain's DumbMuscle, Baby Sam. As they start, it seems like she is losing, and everybody places his bet on Baby Sam. Then, at the ''very'' second everybody has placed his bet, Jane reveals [[IAmNotLeftHanded she wasn't using her full strength]], and easily wins in one move of her wrist.
** Earlier in the book, Calamity Jane pulls a BigDamnHeroes on ''[[BadassInDistress Luke]]'', of all people.
* At the end ''Go West!'', Joe finally has Luke at his mercy, forcing him to drop his gun by holding a hostage. Just as he's about to kill him, [[ChekhovsGun a bullet that had seemingly missed its mark during the shootout in the mineshaft ricocheted out]] and ''entered the barrel of Joe's gun, dismantling the gun from the inside''. This pushes Joe into complete insanity.
--> '''Luke''': My name is Luke, Joe. ''Lucky'' Luke.

* The climax of ''Jesse James'', when the townsfolk become so ashamed and disgusted with their cowardice over the James Gang terrorizing them (to the point that Luke himself had left them in disgust when no one would testify against Jesse's cousin) that they rally the entire town and ambushes the James Gang when they attempt to resume their crime spree, forcing them to flee into a nearby forest, where Luke catches them.
** Pretty much any story when the civilians finally get sick of putting up with the villains crap and follow Luke's example, like in ''Barbed Wire on The Praire'' or ''The Daily Star''.
** The ending of ''Billy The Kid'' where Luke publicly humiliates BillyTheKid and then gives him a sound spanking before dragging him off to jail to show the townsfolk of Fort Weakling he had been terrorizing what he really is; not some invincible monster but a vicious, spoiled brat who happens to be decent with a gun. Before he leaves, Luke gives a speech that no matter how fearsome an outlaws reputation is, they're still just mortal men, and can be beaten. The townspeople take this to heart, and from that day on, Fort Weakling became a no-go zone for criminals, who quickly discovered that their reputations meant nothing there. The citizens don't even flinch when JesseJames show up several months later, and just tar and feather him before chasing him out.
** "Lucky Luke Vs Joss Jamon" being an early story had Luke being good but not an InvincibleHero, so his plan when Joss becomes mayor through force and intimidation is to turn the town against Joss and his gang by showing him as a mean coward, first he disguises himself as an old man who uncover the gambler of the gang now sheriff who tries to shoot him with a derringer, only to be stopped by a patron who makes it clear sheriff or not he won't let him shoot an old timer which starts a brawl. Then Luke starts taking potshots at Joss to show how vulnerable he is and how jumpy he can get, finally, when Joss arrests Luke and condemned in front of a KangarooCourt the townsfolk have enough and breaks out Luke of prison. There is also the Sioux in Joss' gang who has been a SilentBob the whole time who makes a long speech about knowing when it's time to surrender and threaten to scalp any of his allies who have "the misplaced courage to stop me".
* The CharacterDevelopment of Dopey from ''Oklahoma''. Originally just the DumbMuscle of the villain of the album, Dopey is elected mayor of Boomville due to the citizens prefering to vote for him over their political enemies. Though the villain originally thought this meant he'd have a puppet to run the town through, Luke convinces Dopey to govern fairly. While this doesnt work out, as Boomville eventually fails due to the poor quality of the land chosen for settlement (it's full of oil, which didnt see much use yet), after almost everyone else has packed up and left, the villain asks if Dopey's coming with him and the rest of the gang. Completing his HeelFaceTurn, Dopey responds that he intends to live an honest life from now on, but before leaving, he has some parting words for his former boss, and is last seen chasing the smug little creep out of Oklahoma at gunpoint.

* At the end ''Go West!'', Joe finally has Luke at his mercy, forcing him to drop his gun by holding a hostage. Just as he's about to kill him, [[ChekovsGun a bullet that had seemingly missed its mark during the shootout in the mineshaft ricocheted out]] and ''entered the barrel of Joe's gun, dismantling the gun from the inside''. This pushes Joe into complete insanity.

* In "The Black Hills", Bull Bullet, TheDragon to the story's BigBad, hires a brute named Nebraska Kid to pick a fight with and kill one of the visiting European scientists who are in the U.S to help determine if the lands beyond the titular black hills in Wyoming are good for settlement. Bull Bullet had assumed that the fight would be a slaughter, as all the scientists had proven themselves completely inept with guns to the point that they're a bigger danger to themselves than any enemy. However, the scientist Nebraska picked on, an anthropologist from Austria, says that since he's the one who's been challenged to a duel, he gets to pick the weapon, and demands they fight with swords (which the bartender happens to have a pair of, due to a travelling sword swallower having lost his equipment gambling in the saloon a few years before). The scientist completely schools Nebraska, who for all his brute force cant stand up to actual skill.

** The ending of ''Billy The Kid'' where Luke publically humiliates BillyTheKid and then gives him a sound spanking before dragging him off to jail to show the townsfolk of Fort Weakling he had been terrorizing what he really is; not some invincible monster but a vicious, spoiled brat who happens to be decent with a gun. Before he leaves, Luke gives a speech that no matter how fearsome an outlaws reputation is, they're still just mortal men, and can be beaten. The townspeople take this to heart, and from that day on, Fort Weakling became a no-go zone for criminals, who quickly discovered that their reputations meant nothing there. The citizens dont even flinch when JesseJames show up several months later, and just tar and feather him before chasing him out.

* In "The Black Hills", Bull Bullet, TheDragon to the story's BigBad, hires a brute named Nebraska Kid to pick a fight with and kill one of the visiting European scientists who are in the U.S to help determine if the lands beyond the titular black hills in Wyoming are good for settlement. Bull Bullet had assumed that the fight would be a slaughter, as all the scientists had proven themselves completely inept with guns to the point that they're a bigger danger to themselves than any enemy. However, the scientist Nebraska picked on, an anthropologist from Austria, says that since he's the one who's been challenged to a duel, he gets to pick the weapon, and demands they fight with swords (which the bartender happens to have a pair of, due to a travelling sword swallower having lost his equipment gambling in the saloon a few years before). The scientist completely schools Nebraska, who for all his brute force cant stand up to actual skill.

** In ''Dalton City'', we are introduced at the beginning of the story to a corrupt, outlaw-populated city, where a corrupt saloon owner is ruling and sheriffs are constantly either getting killed or intimidated into leaving, with the saloon owner collecting their stars as trophies... until Luke arrives as the new Sheriff. [[OneManArmy He then puts an end to the corruption in the city in]] ''[[CurbStompBattle one night]]'', by defeating and taking the Saloon owner hostage.

--> '''Luke''': My name is Luke, Joe. ''Lucky'' Luke.

** Earlier in the book, Calamity Jane pulls a BigDamnHeroes on ''[[BadassInDistress Luke]]'', of all people.

** When a man with a derringer tried to shoot him after believing he missed (the derringer being so small BlastingItOutOfTheirHands would be hard without hitting the hand), when nothing happened he took a magnifying lens and realized Luke hit the hammer of the gun.

** In ''Lucky Luke vs Phil Defer'', the book ends with the two titular character facing each others in a gun fight. After a while, Phil seemingly manages to make Luke run out of his six bullets, and confidently gets out of cover, ready achieve him... only for Luke to shoot him. Turns out Luke anticipated this, and had himself built a colt capable of shooting seven times instead of six just for the occasion.

** In ''Dalton City'', we are introduced at the beginning of the story to a corrupt, outlaw-populated city, where a corrupt saloon owner is ruling and sheriffs are constantly either getting killed or intimidated into leaving, with the saloon owner collecting their stars as trophies... until Luke arrives as the new Sheriff. He then puts an end to the corruption in the city in ''one night'', by defeating and taking the Saloon owner hostage.

* In ''Calamity Jane'', Jane takes part in an arm wrestling with the main villain's DumbMuscle, Baby Sam. As they start, it seems like she is losing, and everybody places his bet on Baby Sam. Then, at the ''very'' second everybody has placed his bet, Jane reveals [[IAmNotLeftHanded she wasn't using her full strenght]], and easily wins in one move of her wrist.

* In ''Calamity Jane'', Jane takes part in an arm wrestling with the main villain's DumbMuscle, Baby Sam. As they start, it seems like she is losing, and everybody places his bet on Baby Sam. Then, at the ''very'' second everybody has placed his bet, Jane reveals [[IAmNotLeftHanded she wasn't using her full strenght]], and easily wins in one move of her wrist.

** In ''Dalton City'', we are introduced at the beginning of the story to a corrupt, outlaw-populated city, where a corrupt saloon owner is ruling and sheriffs are constantly either getting killed or intimidated into leaving, with the saloon owner collecting their stars as trophies... until Luke arrives as the new Sheriff. He then put an end to the corruption in the city in ''one night'', by defeating and taking the Saloon owner hostage.

-->'''Luke''' (eating the candy): "It's more hygienic that way."

* Pretty much any fight [[ShowyInvincibleHero Lucky Luke]] happens to be involved in.

* In ''Calamity Jane'', Jane takes part in an arm wrestling with the main villain's DumbMuscle, Baby Sam. As they start, it seems like she is losing, and everybody places his bet on Baby Sam. Then, at the ''very'' second everybody has placed his bet, Jane reveals [[IAmNotLeftHanded she wasn't using her full strenght]], and wins the next second.