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Lucky Luke Books in Order

Lucky Luke by Goscinny contains 31 books, published between 1970 and 2011. The first book is Apache Canyon (1970) and the newest is The Singing Wire (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
31
Published
1970–2011
Pages on record
1,139 in 24 of 31 books
Reading time
19–28 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,139 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 31 titles with a page count on record.

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Lucky Luke is a comic-strip cowboy, and the albums catalogued here are English translations of the French bandes dessinees written by Goscinny. 31 volumes carry dates from 1970 to 2011, opening with Apache Canyon (1970) and running through Billy the Kid, Ghost Town, Dalton City and Jesse James (all 2006), Ma Dalton and Calamity Jane (2007) and The Wagon Train (2008) to The Singing Wire (2011). The American West and its outlaws supply the material, and the albums are catalogued as children's fiction.

How many Lucky Luke books are there?

Lucky Luke has 31 books, released between 1970 and 2011.

Lucky Luke Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 31 Lucky Luke books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Apache Canyon by Goscinny, book 1 of the Lucky Luke series (1970)
  2. Cover of Billy the Kid by Goscinny, book 2 of the Lucky Luke series (2006)
  3. Cover of Ghost Town by Goscinny, book 3 of the Lucky Luke series (2006)
  4. Cover of Dalton City by Goscinny, book 4 of the Lucky Luke series (2006)
  5. Cover of Jesse James by Goscinny, book 5 of the Lucky Luke series (2006)
  6. Cover of In the Shadow of the Derricks by Goscinny, book 6 of the Lucky Luke series (2007)
  7. Cover of Ma Dalton by Goscinny, book 7 of the Lucky Luke series (2007)
  8. Cover of Barbed Wire on the Prairie by Goscinny, book 8 of the Lucky Luke series (2007)
  9. Cover of Calamity Jane by Goscinny, book 9 of the Lucky Luke series (2007)
  10. Cover of Tortillas for the Daltons by Goscinny, book 11 of the Lucky Luke series (2008)
  11. Cover of The Tenderfoot by Goscinny, book 12 of the Lucky Luke series (2008)
  12. Cover of The Rivals of Painful Gulch by Goscinny, book 14 of the Lucky Luke series (2008)
  13. Cover of The Daltons in the Blizzard by Goscinny, book 16 of the Lucky Luke series (2009)
  14. Cover of Apache Canyon by Goscinny, book 18 of the Lucky Luke series (2009)
  15. Cover of Emperor Smith by Goscinny, book 23 of the Lucky Luke series (2010)
  16. Cover of A Cure for the Daltons by Goscinny, book 24 of the Lucky Luke series (2010)
  17. Cover of Lucky Luke Versus Joss Jamon by Goscinny, book 28 of the Lucky Luke series (2011)
  18. Cover of The Dalton Cousins by Goscinny, book 29 of the Lucky Luke series (2011)
  19. Cover of The Grand Duke by Goscinny, book 30 of the Lucky Luke series (2011)
  1. 1
    Apache Canyon1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  2. 2
    Billy the Kid2006 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200648
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  3. 3
    Ghost Town2006 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200648
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  4. 4
    Dalton City2006 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200648
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  5. 5
    Jesse James2006 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200648
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  6. 6
    In the Shadow of the Derricks2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  7. 7
    Ma Dalton2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  8. 8
    Barbed Wire on the Prairie2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  9. 9
    Calamity Jane2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  10. 10
    The Wagon Train2008 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200848
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  11. 11
    Tortillas for the Daltons2008 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200846
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  12. 12
    The Tenderfoot2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  13. 13
    Western Circus2008 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200848
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  14. 14
    The Rivals of Painful Gulch2008 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200848
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  15. 15
    The Dashing White Cowboy2008 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200846
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  16. 16
    The Daltons in the Blizzard2009 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200948
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  17. 17
    The Black Hills2009 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200946
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  18. 18
    Apache Canyon2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  19. 19
    The Escort2009 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200946
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  20. 20
    On The Daltons' Trail2009 · 45 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200945
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  21. 21
    The Oklahoma Land Rush2009 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200948
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  22. 22
    The 20th Cavalry2010 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201048
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  23. 23
    Emperor Smith2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  24. 24
    A Cure for the Daltons2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  25. 25
    The Judge2010 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201046
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  26. 26
    The Stagecoach2010 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201048
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  27. 27
    The Bounty Hunter2010 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201048
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  28. 28
    Lucky Luke Versus Joss Jamon2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  29. 29
    The Dalton Cousins2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  30. 30
    The Grand Duke2011 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201148
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  31. 31
    The Singing Wire2011 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201148
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Is there a chronological order for Lucky Luke?

No separate chronological order is on record for Lucky Luke, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Lucky Luke books in order?

You should read the Lucky Luke books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Lucky Luke book also stands alone.

Where to start with Lucky Luke

Start with Apache Canyon (1970), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lucky Luke book?

The Singing Wire (2011) is the newest Lucky Luke book released so far.

Is there a new Lucky Luke book coming?

No next Lucky Luke book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Lucky Luke at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Lucky Luke title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Lucky Luke books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,139 pages across the 24 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 48 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lucky Luke books, 20 of 31, were published in the 2000s.

What the Lucky Luke books are about

30 of the 31 Lucky Luke books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cowboys is tagged on 24 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Goscinny

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by Goscinny

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.