8 KEY DATES

1946
Creation of Lucky luke
by Morris in the Almanach Spirou
Arizona 1880 - 1946

Arizona 1880 - 1946 Planche 18,
Almanach Spirou - 1947

Lucky Luke is published for the first time in the Almanach 1947 of Spirou magazine, with the story Arizona 1880.

Couverture, Almanach Spirou - 1947

Cover Almanach Spirou - 1947

1955
Beginning of the
collaboration between
Morris and Goscinny
René Goscinny et Morris

René Goscinny and Morris © DR

«Des rails sur la prairie» (Rails on the Prairie) was the first volume produced by the team of Morris and Goscinny, with the latter writing the script.

Couverture Des rails sur la prairie - 1955

Cover "Des rails sur la prairie" - 1955

Des rails sur la prairie - 1955 - Planche 23

Des rails sur la prairie - 1955
Planche 23, Spirou n° 916, November 3, 1955

1968
Dalton City

«Dalton city» was the first Lucky Luke story published in legendary magazine Pilote.

Couverture Dalton City

Cover Dalton City

Couverture de Pilote - 1968

Cover de Pilote - 1968

Annonce de l’arrivée de Lucky Luke dans Pilote

Annonce de l’arrivée de Lucky Luke dans Pilote

Annonce de l’arrivée de Lucky Luke dans Pilote

Annonce de l’arrivée de Lucky Luke dans Pilote

1971
Daisy Town comes out

«Daisy Town» was the first animated feature film adapted from Lucky Luke’s adventures Three live-action films, five TV series and three animated movies followed.

Interview of Morris and Goscinny for the Daisy Town comes out

1988
Lucky Luke quits smoking

For this gesture, Morris will be rewarded by a medal from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Interview of Morris, 1982

Lucky Luke exchanged his cigarette for a straw

Couverture Daisy Town

Cover Daisy Town

1994
Creation of a video game
for Super Nintendo

Published and developed by Atari,
15 more games will follow for PC, Mac, Playstation and Gameboy

Jeu vidéo Lucky Luke pour la Super Nintendo
2001
Death of Morris

This genius of the 9th Art created 70 Lucky Luke volumes.
In 2004, Achdé and Gerra take over the character with their title «La belle province» (The Beautiful Province).

Disparition de Morris
2016
70 years
of Lucky Luke