By Morris & Goscinny
Publisher: Cinebook
ISBN: 978-1-84918-091-7
I like it when the Daltons turn up in Lucky Luke. It's an excuse for a different kind of absurdity and usually means a new running gag between the four of them (which in this case features a convict's ball and chain).
As the title may just suggest to you, if you're keen of eye, this volume involves the Dalton's escaping from jail and, in an uncharacteristic departure from the norm, cleverly leading a false trail of despicable deeds to Lucky Luke's door. So instead of Luke's attention being focused on their recapture he has to instead aim to clear his name and avoid a lynching. Eventually he ends up as the Dalton's prisoner and is forced to partake in their criminality, but Lucky Luke being who is, this is just the opportunity he needs to set things right again.
Originally published in '71, this is as relevant and rich with humour as it was way back then. Genuinely funny, unceasingly inventive and lovingly created, it deserves to be widely read and enjoyed.
And if you liked that: Take a look at Iznogoud if you've not already done so
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