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Western stories are set in the American frontier, usually in the second half of the nineteenth century. They often feature cowboys, outlaws, and the rough life of the open range.

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The Alibi by Claude Guylouis

A rich man hires Lucky Luke to show his sheltered stepdaughter Gisella the hardships of the West before she marries, but the staged dangers keep turning real.

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Nitroglycerin by Lo Hartog van Banda

Lucky Luke must guard a railway convoy carrying a crate of nitroglycerin, while saboteurs hunt it and the Daltons are sure it holds gold.

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The Cursed Ranch by Jean Léturgie

A collection of shorter Lucky Luke tales, including a haunted ranch, a commissioned statue, a flume invention and a fortune teller mixed up with bank robberies.

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The Ballad of the Daltons and Other Stories by René Goscinny

The Daltons learn they will inherit their hanged uncle's fortune only if they kill the judge and jurors who condemned him, with Lucky Luke close behind.

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Bride of Lucky Luke by Guy Vidal

Lucky Luke must escort a wagon of mail-order brides to a town of lonely men, and one strong-willed Irishwoman ends up snared by the Daltons.

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The Daily Star by Jean Léturgie

Luke helps the dogged young journalist Horace Greeley plant his newspaper, the Daily Star, in Dead End Gulch, where the truth makes powerful enemies.

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Fingers by Lo Hartog van Banda

Lucky Luke takes pity on Fingers, a charming stage magician whose itchy hands keep landing him, and everyone near him, in trouble.

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Daisy Town by René Goscinny

The story of how Daisy Town grew from empty prairie into a rowdy boom town, and how Lucky Luke is hired as sheriff to clean it up, with the four Dalton brothers among the troublemakers.

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The Hanged Man's Rope by Morris

A title story plus several short tales, including Lucky Luke saving an innocent man from the rope and the Daltons taking to robbing trains.

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Sarah Bernhardt by Jean Léturgie

Lucky Luke is hired to escort the great French actress Sarah Bernhardt on her American tour while a hidden saboteur tries to wreck it at every stop.

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The One-Armed Bandit by Bob de Groot

Two inventor brothers tour the gambling towns with their new slot machine, and Lucky Luke is hired to guard them from the cardsharps it threatens.

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The Daltons' Stash by Vicq

A counterfeiter sends the Daltons after a buried treasure, but the spot turns out to sit inside a prison built to hide a secret hotel for crooks.

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The Singing Wire by René Goscinny

Lincoln wants the transcontinental telegraph finished, and Lucky Luke joins the eastbound crew racing across the plains while a saboteur cuts the line.

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Emperor Smith by René Goscinny

In Grass Town, a rich rancher named Dean Smith loses his wits and declares himself Emperor of the United States, raising a private army of out of work cowboys.

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A Cure for the Daltons by René Goscinny

The Dalton brothers are paroled into the care of a smooth Viennese psychiatrist who promises to cure their criminal urges.

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The Dashing White Cowboy by René Goscinny

A travelling theatre troupe performs the melodrama The Dashing White Cowboy in every town it visits, and a robbery strikes during each climactic scene, so Lucky Luke joins them to unmask the thieves.

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Seven Stories by René Goscinny

A collection of seven complete short stories sending Lucky Luke through assorted scrapes of the Old West, from card sharps to runaway stagecoaches.

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Rin Tin Can's Inheritance by René Goscinny

The daft dog Rantanplan inherits a fortune in Virginia City, and Lucky Luke must guard him from the Daltons, who collect the lot the moment the dog dies.

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The Grand Duke by René Goscinny

A Russian Grand Duke tours the American West for adventure, and Lucky Luke must keep him alive against an anarchist bent on killing him.

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The Bounty Hunter by René Goscinny

A pitiless bounty hunter named Elliot Belt seizes a wrongly accused Cheyenne man for the reward, and Lucky Luke steps in to see justice done.

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Ma Dalton by René Goscinny

The Daltons' loving mother runs a respectable little homestead, until her sons turn her good name into a perfect cover for robbery.

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Apache Canyon by René Goscinny

Sent to end the endless fighting between Colonel O'Nollan's troops and the Apache chief Patronimo, Luke finds both sides too proud to make peace.

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Western Circus by René Goscinny

Lucky Luke helps a struggling travelling circus survive a ruthless rival who will stop at nothing to put it out of business.

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Jesse James by René Goscinny

Lucky Luke takes on the famous outlaw Jesse James, a robber who quotes Robin Hood to excuse his thefts while keeping every penny for himself, alongside his brother Frank and cousin Cole.

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Dalton City by René Goscinny

Joe Dalton seizes a ghost town and rebuilds it as Dalton City, a crooks' paradise, with Lucky Luke and Ma Dalton drawn into the scheme.

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