- Dalton City (Lucky Luke)
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Lucky Luke# 34
Dalton City
Cover of the English editionPublisher Dargaud Series Lucky Luke Creative team Writer(s) Goscinny
MorrisArtist(s) Morris Original publication Published in Le Journal de Spirou Date(s) of publication 1969 Language French ISBN Chronology Preceded by Le Pied-tendre, (1968) Followed by Jesse James, (1969) Dalton City is a Lucky Luke comic written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. The original French comic was published by Dargaud in 1969. English editions of this French series have been published by Dargaud.
Plot
Lucky Luke closes down Fenton Town, Texas and arrests the owner, Dean Fenton. Fenton brags about his town to the Daltons while in prison. A mixup with the newly installed telegraph results in Joe Dalton being released for good behavior(!). He breaks out the others and they decide to fix up Fenton Town. They rename it Dalton City. They capture Lucky Luke, who agrees to help them with the town. They hire some dancing girls and Lucky Luke plants the idea of staging a wedding to lure people. The wedding is between Joe and Lulu Breechloader, the singer. The guests arrive, but when the wedding is announced, it turns out that Lulu was unaware and is already married to the pianist, Wallace. Initially the guests shoot at Lucky Luke, but turn on Joe. The Calvary arrives to round the criminals up, having been tipped off by Wild Trout, an Indian who won at roulette, having bet a vase, and expecting 36 other vases. After everyone has left, Belle, one of the dancing girls, jumps out of the cake.
Dalton city eventually becomes Angel Junction, a town of 243,000 people.
References
- Morris publications in Spirou BDoubliées (French)
External links
- Lucky Luke official site album index (French)
- Goscinny website on Lucky Luke(French)
Lucky Luke by Morris The albums Des rails sur la Prairie • Lucky Luke contre Joss Jamon • Les Cousins Dalton • Le Juge • Ruée sur l'Oklahoma • L'Évasion des Dalton • En remontant le Mississippi • Sur la piste des Dalton • À l'ombre des derricks • Les Rivaux de Painful Gulch • Billy the Kid • Les Collines noires • Les Dalton dans le blizzard • Les Dalton courent toujours • La Caravane • La Ville fantôme • Les Dalton se rachètent • Le Vingtième de cavalerie • L'Escorte • Des barbelés sur la prairie • Calamity Jane • Tortillas pour les Dalton • La Diligence • Le Pied-tendre • Dalton City • Jesse James • Western Circus • Canyon Apache • Ma Dalton • Chasseur de primes • Le Grand Duc • L'Héritage de Rantanplan • Le Cavalier blanc • La Guérison des Dalton • L'Empereur Smith • Le Fil qui chante • La Ballade des Dalton • La Corde du pendu • Daisy TownCharacters Real characters Collaborators Categories:- Franco-Belgian comics stubs
- Comics by Morris
- Lucky Luke albums
- 1969 books
- Works originally published in Spirou (magazine)
- Works by René Goscinny
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