Part of Series
Lucky Luke neemt deel aan een rodeo. Al snel blijkt zijn tegenstander, Cactus Jim, volledig bereid om allerlei sabotges uit te halen om te kunnen winnen. Luke stelt zich teweer... In het tweede deel "Goudkoorts in Buffalo Creek" haalt Luke een grap uit maar die loopt verkeerd af. Lucky Luke legt een goudklompje bij een goudzoeker neer en dat leidt tot een goudrush. Luke geraakt in de gevangenis.
Author
The Belgian author Morris (full name Maurice de Bevere) is best known for his humorous cowboy character, Lucky Luke. Morris started his career in 1945 in Le Moustique, creating various covers and illustrations. By the end of the 1940s, Morris met his colleagues Jijé, Franquin and Will. These four artists would be called "The Gang of 4", because they all worked in Jijé's studio at that time. The first episode of Lucky Luke, 'Arizona 1880', was published in L'Almanach Spirou 1947, and was later continued in Spirou. In his early 'Lucky Luke' comics, Morris was greatly inspired by animated cartoons à la Disney. In 1949, Jijé took Morris and Franquin to the US, where Morris met Jack Davis and Harvey Kurtzman, whom he helped with their plans for Mad Magazine. He also met René Goscinny in the US. In 1955, Morris returned to Europe and collaborated with René Goscinny on 'Lucky Luke'. Goscinny wrote the scenarios of over 35 stories, which led to the great success of the series. 'Lucky Luke' is one of the best-sellers i
