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| 4 | Lucky Luke is a FrancoBelgianComics character created by Creator/{{Morris}} in 1946 for the French comic magazine Pilote. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he started collaborating with French writer Creator/ReneGoscinny, until Goscinny's death in 1977. Several writers have collaborated to the series since, and Creator/{{Achde}} replaced Morris as illustrator after his passing. |
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| 6 | The franchise takes place in the [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStates American]] [[TheWildWest Old West]]. Its titular character is a street-smart {{Gunslinger}} known as the "man who shoots faster than his shadow". Accompanied by his [[SapientSteed intelligent horse]] Jolly Jumper, and sometimes by Rantanplan ("the world's stupidest dog"), Lucky Luke faces various villains, either fictional or inspired by American history or folklore, with the [[ArchEnemy most famous and recurring]] of these being the Dalton Brothers, loosely based on the Dalton Gang of the early 1890s. The stories are filled with humorous elements [[AffectionateParody parodying]] the [[TheWestern Western]] genre. |
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| 8 | Since its creation, ''Lucky Luke'' has become one of the best-known and best-selling comics series in UsefulNotes/{{Europe}} (second behind Goscinny's own ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' in total sales) and has been translated into 23 languages with a total of 81 albums. It grew so big that publisher Dargaud created a separate banner solely dedicated to it, Lucky Comics. |
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| 10 | The series has also had adaptations in other media, such as animated films and television series, live-action films, video games, toys, and board games. |
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| 12 | !!Comic book series: |
| 13 | [[index]] |
| 14 | * ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'' (since 1946) - For individual albums, see the [[Recap/LuckyLuke Recap page]]. |
| 15 | [[/index]] |
| 16 | * ''Lucky Luke'' (since 2016) - A DarkerAndEdgier series by Mathieu Bonhomme. |
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| 18 | !!Spin-Off Comics Book Series |
| 19 | * ''Rantanplan'' (since 1987) - Starring Luke's dimwitted canine sidekick. |
| 20 | * ''Kid Lucky'' (since 1995) - A SpinOffBabies series about the titular character as a little boy. |
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| 22 | !!Animation |
| 23 | |
| 24 | [[AC: Films:]] |
| 25 | [[index]] |
| 26 | * ''WesternAnimation/LuckyLukeDaisyTown'' (1971) |
| 27 | * ''WesternAnimation/LuckyLukeBalladOfTheDaltons'' (1978) |
| 28 | * ''Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run'' (1983) (a CompilationMovie containing an arc of three episodes from ''WesternAnimation/{{Lucky Luke|1983}}'' centering around the Dalton brothers and their mother Ma Dalton) |
| 29 | * ''WesternAnimation/GoWestALuckyLukeAdventure'' (2007) |
| 30 | [[/index]] |
| 31 | |
| 32 | [[AC: Series:]] |
| 33 | [[index]] |
| 34 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Lucky Luke|1983}}'' (1983-1984 / 1991-1992) - Adapts 52 albums (from 1953 to 1988) and sticks closely to them. Co-produced by Creator/HannaBarbera in 1983-1984 and by IDDH in 1991-1992. |
| 35 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfLuckyLuke'' (2001-2003) - Not based off specific albums. |
| 36 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Rintindumb}}'' (2006-2007) - Starring the aforementioned dog. |
| 37 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheDaltons'' (2010-2015) - About the Dalton Brothers and their unsuccessful attempts to escape prison. Same animation style as ''Go West!''. |
| 38 | * ''WesternAnimation/KidLucky'' (2020-) - Adapts the eponymous SpinOffBabies comics. |
| 39 | [[/index]] |
| 40 | |
| 41 | !!Live-action adaptations |
| 42 | [[index]] |
| 43 | * ''Lucky Luke'' (1991 film) |
| 44 | * ''Lucky Luke'' (1992 TV series) |
| 45 | * ''Film/LuckyLukeAndTheDaltons'' (2004 film) |
| 46 | * ''Film/{{Lucky Luke|2009}}'' (2009 film) |
| 47 | [[/index]] |
| 48 | |
| 49 | !!Video games |
| 50 | [[index]] |
| 51 | * ''Lucky Luke - Tiger Handheld'' (1984) |
| 52 | * ''Lucky Luke: Nitroglycerine'' (1987) |
| 53 | * ''Lucky Luke: The Video Game'' (1996) |
| 54 | * ''Lucky Luke'' (1996) |
| 55 | * ''Lucky Luke'' (1997) |
| 56 | * ''Lucky Luke'' (1998) |
| 57 | * ''Lucky Luke: On the Dalton's Trail'' (2000) |
| 58 | * ''Lucky Luke: Desperado Train'' (2000) |
| 59 | * ''Lucky Luke: Fever of the West'' (2001) |
| 60 | * ''Lucky Luke: Wanted!'' (2001) |
| 61 | * ''Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure'' (2007) |
| 62 | [[/index]] |
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