The Hanged Man's Rope by Morris

Why read the book?

This is a Morris collection of short stories from the strip's later years. In the title piece, La Corde du pendu, Lucky Luke rescues a harmless drunk who has been wrongly accused of horse theft and is about to hang for it, exposing the haste of frontier justice.

The other tales range widely. The Daltons escape and turn to robbing trains, a useless vigilance man tries and fails to keep order in Coyote Gulch, and Luke helps a camel driver, Hadji Ali, recover his lost beasts. Each story stands on its own quick gag.

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What I Loved

The short form lets Morris hop between very different jokes, from mob justice to the absurd camel hunt. The Daltons' train caper gives the album its dose of familiar villainy.

It is a relaxed, episodic read, full of small ideas carried off neatly, and a good reminder of how much fun a single page of Lucky Luke can hold.

Key Takeaway

A grab bag of short stories that prizes the quick, well-aimed gag.

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