Lucky Luke, the cowboy who draws faster than his shadow comes to
retirement age. 65 years ago, in December 1946, appeared in the
Belgian magazine Spirou his first adventure, "Arizona 1880".
This is Lucky Luke assaulted a stagecoach back on its feet given, the
Big Belly fraudsters a lesson, brings three gangsters behind bars and
may have something to yodel witty one on the lips. 65 years later, the
Western hero turns to the black pompadour still be just as unerringly,
brave and helpful. The only concession to age - or perhaps even to the
zeitgeist: the chain smoking, he gave up 1983rd For decades, he rides
at the end of his adventures, mostly solitary in the sunset, with the
song lines: ". I'm a poor lonesome cowboy and a long way from home"
The Belgian cartoonist Maurice de Bevere alias Morris (1923-2001)
settled to the images inspired by among other western movies, the
books are full of allusions. His Lucky Luke is a cowboy cool pattern
that protects the honest, widows and orphans, and pursues the bad
guys. In some of his popular adventure he meets on the classic Western
hero, Randolph Scott, Lee Van Cleef, Kirk Douglas and John Wayne.
"Lucky Luke is unpretentious, honest, has sense of humor," said Morris
described his hero. He always wears a white hat, a red scarf, a yellow
shirt and blue jeans. From the beginning, Luke is accompanied by his
horse, the dapple-gray Jolly Jumper. The amazing horse can make
coffee, play chess and speak in extreme cases.
When Morris on 16 Died July 2001 in Brussels, appeared shortly after
the band's "A Wild West legend", and believed all the fans, now it's
over with the adventures of the clever cowboy. But Lucky Luke could
not die, the artist had made provisions and determined that his work
should be continued. Lucky Luke was signed by the French cartoonist
fter. 1948 Morris had traveled to the home of his hero - to America.
For six years he stayed there and got to know René Goscinny, who later
grounded primarily known through the "Asterix" comics. From 1955 until
his death in 1977 Goscinny was responsible for the stories of the
"Lucky Luke" adventure. He delivered brilliant plot, created crazy
characters like the stupid-brash Dalton brothers or the befuddled
police dog Rantanplan. Goscinny also introduced in the stories of
historical figures such as Calamity Jane, the trigger-happy, the
actress Sarah Bernhardt or villains like Jesse James and Billy the
Kid.
Worldwide have been sold around 100 million "Lucky Luke" albums in 20
languages. In Germany alone, appeared about 30 million books, told the
Egmont Ehapa publishing house that brings out the adventure since
1977. The lone cowboy has remained modest in his success. In the book
"A Wild West legend," he rejects the offer Buffalo Bills to play in
his show: "I have only one epd
Name, but not the makings of a Wild West legend. "
