Lucky Luke Books in Order

Lucky Luke arrives in Fort Weakling, where frightened residents submit to Billy the Kid's bullying. Challenging the outlaw proves harder than expected, and the cowboy must find a way to overcome the town's fear as well as Billy himself.

Lucky Luke clears criminals out of Fenton Town and arrests its corrupt leader. After escaping prison, the Dalton brothers decide to revive the deserted settlement as their own criminal haven, drawing Luke into an unusual struggle over its future.

Lucky Luke encounters two suspicious travelers and accompanies them to abandoned Gold Hill. Its lone inhabitant, an aging prospector named Powell, refuses to abandon his dream of finding gold, making him vulnerable to schemes involving his supposedly worthless mine.

Jesse James presents himself as a Western Robin Hood, but his habit of keeping the stolen money undermines the comparison. Lucky Luke confronts the notorious robber in a comic adventure that pokes fun at the outlaw's heroic self-image.

Farmer Felps hires Lucky Luke after a rancher's cattle repeatedly destroy his crops. His plan to install barbed wire sparks a larger conflict between farmers and cattlemen, leaving Luke to protect the property and negotiate peace.

Calamity Jane befriends Lucky Luke and wins an El Plomo saloon through an arm-wrestling contest. While its resentful former owner plots to remove her, Luke investigates an arms-trafficking scheme, combining frontier intrigue with Jane's uncompromising approach.

An oil discovery turns Titusville into a chaotic boomtown, and its mayor asks Lucky Luke to restore order. Wealthy prospector Barry Blunt begins acquiring the wells, but his suspicious tactics bring him into conflict with the visiting cowboy.

Lucky Luke meets Ma Dalton, whose eccentric shopping habits include holding up local merchants. When her sons escape prison and Joe disguises himself as his mother to rob banks, Luke follows the family with help from Rin Tin Can.

Burglaries follow a traveling theater company's performances, leading Lucky Luke to investigate its actors. Unfortunately, his presence makes him a convenient suspect in each town, and he must keep following the troupe while trying to clear his name.

Two Painful Gulch families have feuded for decades, long after forgetting the original cause. Appointed mayor to settle their quarrel, Lucky Luke discovers that stubborn pride keeps defeating his attempts to bring peace to the battered town.

An English newcomer named Waldo inherits a Western ranch and arrives with his butler, Jasper. Their refined habits clash with frontier life, while a disappointed would-be buyer resents the inheritance and complicates their efforts to settle into the unfamiliar surroundings.

Lucky Luke agrees to guide a group of pioneers toward California after they dismiss their difficult driver. A mysterious saboteur repeatedly threatens the wagon train, forcing Luke to keep the expedition moving while identifying whoever wants it stopped.

Mexican bandits accidentally kidnap the Dalton brothers during a prison transfer. Joe offers criminal expertise to their leader to keep the brothers alive, while Lucky Luke receives the awkward assignment of rescuing the outlaws he usually pursues.

Lucky Luke escorts Mulligan's circus into a town where a wealthy rodeo promoter sees it as unwanted competition. The promoter tries increasingly dangerous ways to prevent the show, even hiring a killer, leaving Luke to defend the performers.

Lucky Luke tries to negotiate peace between Patronimo's Apache tribe and Colonel O'Nollan as fighting causes mounting damage. His efforts to work with both sides make each distrust him, complicating the cowboy's attempt to end the conflict.

The Daltons escape when the inept prison dog Rin Tin Can is left guarding the jail. Lucky Luke reluctantly takes up their trail, pursuing the brothers through a new sequence of robberies while dealing with the guards' failures.

Lucky Luke escorts four scientists sent to survey Wyoming for a proposed settlement scheme. A senator plots to sabotage their expedition, while the government overlooks the Cheyenne people already living on the land and determined to defend it.

The Dalton brothers escape a Texas jail and flee north, drawing Lucky Luke and Rin Tin Can into pursuit. Their journey reaches Canada, where Captain Winston Pendergast offers assistance with capturing the fugitives in unfamiliar territory.

Lucky Luke must escort Billy the Kid to New Mexico to face trial, with Rin Tin Can providing unreliable assistance. The journey grows more complicated because Bert Malloy has promised to free the prisoner before Luke can deliver him.

Lucky Luke supervises the opening of Oklahoma territory to settlers in a comic retelling of the 1889 land rush. Impatient claimants try to gain unfair advantages, and the race for property brings new schemes and disorder.

Professor Otto von Himbeergeist believes criminals can be cured by addressing their troubled pasts. He chooses the Dalton brothers to demonstrate his theory, leaving Lucky Luke responsible for supervising an experiment involving some exceptionally unreliable subjects.

A wealthy rancher in Grass Town declares himself Emperor of the United States and outfits his cowboys like imperial soldiers. Lucky Luke initially encounters an apparently harmless eccentric, but must watch for trouble as the town's indulgence becomes precarious.

Cheyenne fighters surround a cavalry fort after buffalo killings fuel conflict with settlers. Lucky Luke suspects a traitor with a grudge has supplied weapons and inside information, and must break the siege before the trapped soldiers run out of food.

Bounty hunter Elliot Belt pursues a Cheyenne man accused of stealing a valuable horse, regardless of the conflict his methods might provoke. Lucky Luke tries to restrain Belt, protect the suspect, and prevent an unjust accusation from escalating into war.

Self-appointed judge Roy Bean arrests Lucky Luke and confiscates his cattle while inventing laws to suit himself. When another crook challenges Bean's authority, Luke must navigate their rivalry and find a way to restore genuine justice.

Wells Fargo hires Lucky Luke to escort a heavily publicized stagecoach carrying passengers and gold from Denver to San Francisco. The journey is intended to restore trust after repeated robberies, but its announced route attracts eager bandits.

Joss Jamon's gang sacks Los Palitos and frames Lucky Luke for its crimes. Facing execution, Luke bargains for six months to return with the real bandits, then sets out to capture the former soldiers responsible for the town's suffering.

Joe, Jack, William, and Averell Dalton hope to match the notoriety of their infamous cousins and avenge their defeat by Lucky Luke. Their determination launches a criminal career hampered by incompetence, internal quarrels, and a remarkably capable opponent.

Grand Duke Leonid visits America to negotiate a treaty but insists on experiencing the West he knows from adventure novels. Assigned as his escort, Lucky Luke must protect the enthusiastic Russian aristocrat when genuine desperadoes interrupt the sightseeing.

Lucky Luke joins a crew building the first transcontinental telegraph line toward Salt Lake City. A large reward for the first team to arrive turns construction into a race, while apparent sabotage adds danger beyond the difficult terrain.