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scans_dailyLucky Luke is a humorous European comic series which serves as both a parody and an homage to the Westerns. Created by Belgian cartoonist Maurice De Bevere ("Morris", 1923-2001) in 1946, it was published as serials in several magazines (Spirou, Tintin, Pilóte, etc). When René Goscinny of Asterix fame took over co-writing duties, it raised the magazine's overall quality of text and made it a hit.
In the stories, cowboy Lucky Luke usually acts as a bodyguard to someone who will serve as the conductive thread of the narrative. The gags and mishaps will follow on until the objective is fulfilled at the end of the story.
It also used plenty of historical figures in its stories, such as Hanging Judge Roy Bean in the following book.
Luke is guarding cattle from Austin TX to Silver City NM. His employer, Mr. Smith, warns him that west of the Pecos river there are no sheriffs, no courts, nothing but bandits. Luke takes the job anyway.
The trial is obviously an hilarious farce. Luke's lawyer is a mute who is forbidden to do any signs, witnesses include a blind man, and the verdict is delivered swiftly.
In the middle of the night, Luke doubles back to the bar and tries to recover his money, when suddenly there's the classic newcomer in town.
Jacinto aides Luke's escape and begs him to help the city get rid of the judge. He decides to go on to Bad Ticket's court and play them against each other.
Bad Ticket and the Judge both get 4 aces, but the judge claims he played fair, and decides to leave. The new judge decides to arrest people at random and levy heavy fines in order to "show them who's the boss". Luke opposes him and is captured and sentenced to death.
They both confront the new judge in the saloon/court, and are trapped. Water rises but they manage to escape in time digging themselves out, with the judge's head narrowly missing an incoming train. When they hear that the judge's head was seen in the railroad tracks, the citizens become convinced there are ghosts around.
Population decides to lynch both of them, but cooler heads prevail, under the influence of schoolmaster Williams, who promises to bring them both Luke and Judge Bean alive and well. They arrive just in time before the villains are hanged.
It is said that the conversation regarding the change happened IRL.
Defendants are found guilty, even though Bad Tickets swears he never laid eyes on "Casus Belly", and sentenced to exile. Trail's over but Luke says there's another one coming - of Roy Bean himself. The cowboy called the Cavalry to put some order, but it places them in a pickle: if Bean is the only judge in town, who will judge him? The answer is obvious.
After that, Langtry becomes a better, more cultured city thanks to the new judge, headmaster Williams. Luke leaves them, his job done, meets up with Chaw and delivers the cattle successfully.
Don Rosa also featured Judge Bean in a story of his own, "The Prisoner of White Agony Creek".
In the stories, cowboy Lucky Luke usually acts as a bodyguard to someone who will serve as the conductive thread of the narrative. The gags and mishaps will follow on until the objective is fulfilled at the end of the story.
It also used plenty of historical figures in its stories, such as Hanging Judge Roy Bean in the following book.
Luke is guarding cattle from Austin TX to Silver City NM. His employer, Mr. Smith, warns him that west of the Pecos river there are no sheriffs, no courts, nothing but bandits. Luke takes the job anyway.
The trial is obviously an hilarious farce. Luke's lawyer is a mute who is forbidden to do any signs, witnesses include a blind man, and the verdict is delivered swiftly.
In the middle of the night, Luke doubles back to the bar and tries to recover his money, when suddenly there's the classic newcomer in town.
Jacinto aides Luke's escape and begs him to help the city get rid of the judge. He decides to go on to Bad Ticket's court and play them against each other.
Bad Ticket and the Judge both get 4 aces, but the judge claims he played fair, and decides to leave. The new judge decides to arrest people at random and levy heavy fines in order to "show them who's the boss". Luke opposes him and is captured and sentenced to death.
They both confront the new judge in the saloon/court, and are trapped. Water rises but they manage to escape in time digging themselves out, with the judge's head narrowly missing an incoming train. When they hear that the judge's head was seen in the railroad tracks, the citizens become convinced there are ghosts around.
Population decides to lynch both of them, but cooler heads prevail, under the influence of schoolmaster Williams, who promises to bring them both Luke and Judge Bean alive and well. They arrive just in time before the villains are hanged.
It is said that the conversation regarding the change happened IRL.
Defendants are found guilty, even though Bad Tickets swears he never laid eyes on "Casus Belly", and sentenced to exile. Trail's over but Luke says there's another one coming - of Roy Bean himself. The cowboy called the Cavalry to put some order, but it places them in a pickle: if Bean is the only judge in town, who will judge him? The answer is obvious.
After that, Langtry becomes a better, more cultured city thanks to the new judge, headmaster Williams. Luke leaves them, his job done, meets up with Chaw and delivers the cattle successfully.
Don Rosa also featured Judge Bean in a story of his own, "The Prisoner of White Agony Creek".
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