Dick Digger's Goudmijn

Lucky Luke #1

by Morris

Dig digger menemukan peta tambang emas di west-hills dari sebuah botol rum kosong. namun dua bandit bernama Mestizo dan Big Belly merebut peta itu. untung ada lucky luke yang mampir ke nugget city dan berhasil meringkus mereka

Genres: Comics, Bande Dessinée, Westerns, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Adventure, Sequential Art

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1949

About the 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

Reviews

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read a bunch of Lucky Lukes as a child, even a few of the older ones - but never the very first (well, the second, after Arizona), up until today. The style of art and writing are still developing, but action's pretty good already.

[StrictlySequential · Rating 4 out of 5]

The English Cinebook ISBN13 is 9781849182089

I finally got to see the other Luke! What a jaw!!

The first (titular) story reminded me of Disney in an adorable way and the second was so interesting to see the changes in the art as he was developing a signature style.

[Gökhan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Red Kit'in ilk macerası oluşu ve bu ilk macerada, simasının bildiğimiz halinden çok farklı oluşu ile özel bir sayı. Siması böyle kalmaya devam etseydi bu kadar popüler olmazdı bence. Çünkü dürüst, iyi yürekli bir kahraman görünümünden ziyade somurtkan hatta öfkeli , içten pazarlıklı bir üçkağıtçı simasına sahip Red Kit bu ilk macerada. İyi ki değişmiş sonradan.

[Ioana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ai zice că dacă acesta este primul volum al seriei stilul să nu fie destul de închegat, iar personajele nesigure. Însă cred că totul și-a intrat în ritmul alert foarte ușor și repede, volumul debordând de acțiune și umor de calitate. Nu ai cum să nu îl îndrăgești pe Lucky Luke, ce alături de calul său, Jolly Jumper, fac o echipă pe cinste. Ba mai mult, calul este o figură centrală a universului western, având unele dintre cele mai faine momente din carte.

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[Gijs Grob · Rating 3 out of 5]

'Dick Digger's Goudmijn' markeert het bescheiden begin van de Lucky Luke-strip, een van de eerste strips van de jonge Dupuis-studio. Het album bevat het tweede en derde Lucky Luke-verhaal uit 1947 en 1948 (het allereerste, Arizona 1880 vind je in 'Arizona).

Morris is in deze verhalen nog sterk beïnvloed door de ronde Disney-cartoonstijl en Lucky Luke ziet er bepaald anders uit dan we hem kennen, compacter vooral. Een andere duidelijke tekenfilminvloed zijn de vele komische actiescenes, iets wat je ook in de vroege Robbedoesstrip ziet.

Morris blijkt overigens een snelgroeiende tekenaar: de karakters zijn in het derde verhaal al veel minder cartoony en veel eigener dan in het tweede. Dit is een klassiek dubbelgangersverhaal en Lucky Luke is bepaald geen pacifist hierin - het loopt met zijn dubbelganger slecht af...

[Al Capwned · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first appearance of Lucky Luke. Morris' style as, an aertist, was quite different back then and a bit more dark as far as the story is concerned but his potential was obvious.

[Belinda Vlasbaard · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 sterren - Nederlandse hardcover

[Simon Chadwick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although he first appeared a few year’s earlier, this is the very first Lucky Luke collected edition, first seeing print in 1949. Morris’s style back then was very different to the one we now know where Luke’s portrayed as bring rugged, slender and seldom-fazed, no doubt channelling a bit of early Eastwood. Back at the beginning he had much more in common with those early Merrie Melodies and Disney cartoons where characters were much more rounded and cuddly with large, glistening eyes. In fact, there are several moments of comedy in this book that read more like a storyboard to an early animated cartoon, such as Luke being pursued up a narrow pass at speed causing, in subsequent panels, leaves to be whipped from a bush and a tethered goat to be tightly bound to a tree.

The titular Dick Digger, after months slaving away on his own in the West Hills, has finally struck gold and aims to make good on the claim and reunite with his family. Despite bumping into Lucky Luke, who offers to accompany him, Dick’s jovial demeanour and exuberance attracts the wrong sort of crowd during celebrations in a saloon and before the night is done Dick has been robbed of his gold and his rum bottle. The rum bottle is the biggest issue as it’s empty apart from a map pointing to the exact spot he has struck it rich. Dick’s been badly affected by the robbery so it’s down to Luke to pursue the criminals and recover what’s been taken. What follows is several changes of fortune with the map changing hands several times before the inevitable righting of the wrong. In the second story Luke arrives in a town where a villainous doppleganger is about to be hanged. The ne’erdowell’s accomplices spy a solution in Luke’s remarkable resemblance to their man and so a swift exchange is set up and Luke finds himself in serious trouble, where he must not only escape but also convince the populace that he’s who he claims to be, and it seems the only way to do that is to bring the bad guys to justice.

It’s great to see that even at this early stage, years before the wit of Goscinny enters the partnership, that Morris is hitting the mark with the gags, with many future comedic threads being explored, from Jolly Jumper’s dependable and dedicated nature to the somewhat rum deal the book gives undertakers.

Morris clearly hasn’t settled on a definitive style, and Luke’s looks change throughout the book, but perhaps it’s only really noticeable because Lucky Luke’s ultimate design is so familiar and memorable. What you can rely on are two solid tales to make you grin - a must buy for any Lucky Luke fan.

[Matthieu Wegh · Rating 4 out of 5]

?🤔 Nostalgie voor mij. Ik had vroeger de complete 1e serie Lucky Luke's. Dit is een van de eerste albums waar Lucky Luke nog niet zijn latere figuur gekregen heeft wat je vooral ziet aan zijn gezicht ('superchin'). Tijdens het album groeit Luke al naar zijn nieuwe figuur en worden de andere figuren ook minder 'rond'. Dit album heeft eigenlijk 2 verhalen in zich: het eerste over Dick Digger's goudmijn met zijn schatkaart in een flesje en het tweede over Lucky Luke zijn dubbelganger de terdoodveroordeelde Mad Jim die een goudschat heeft en door twee anderen verwisseld wordt met Luke zodat Luke opgehangen dreigt te worden, maar dat gebeurt natuurlijk niet, anders was het een erg korte serie geworden...
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[Math le maudit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Première apparition de Lucky Luke, le cow-boy le plus célèbre de France ! Si le trait est encore très... comment dire ? Naïf ? Les histoires, très inspirées de western hollywoodien sont d'ores et déjà présentes.

Rien de bien fracassant pour autant, la BD n'a pas encore le ton humoristique qu'elle atteindra avec l'arrivée de Goscinny au scénario. A noter toutefois, la seconde aventure, "le sosie de Lucky Luke", où Luke tue son adversaire ! Ce sera la seule fois de toutes ses aventures...

[Sancaka · Rating 4 out of 5]

komik jadul rasa jadul terbitan anyar format anyar.. ahhhh kembali ke jaman sd...

[Lelyana's Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lucky Luke is the sexiest cowboy, ever! I was fangirling over him for so many years, and well until forever. Hahaha

[Epos Opus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Title: Lucky Luke #1: Dick Diggerin kultakaivos
Author: Morris
Translator: Anssi Rauhala
Publisher: Story House Egmont
Format: Paperback
Pages: 48
Language: Finnish
Isbn: 9789523345645
Published: 2023
First Published: 1949
Read and review: 2025
Stars: ⭐⭐⭐(3)
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Lucky Luke #1: Dick Diggerin kultakaivos
Original title: La Mine d'or de Dick Digger
Lucky Luke #1: Dick Digger’s Gold Mine

by Morris is the first Lucky Luke in album format.

Storylines (spoilers):

In the first story Dick Digger discovers a gold vein, but his map is stolen. Lucky Luke and the bandits take turns chasing each other for owning the map. However, Lucky manages to trick the bandits by giving them a fake map. In the end, Lucky and the sheriff capture the bandits when they fall into the trap set in the false map.

In the second story Lucky Luke has a double: the bank robber Mad Jim. Other outlaws knock out Lucky and secretly switch him with Jim, sending Lucky to prison in Jim’s place. Luke manages to escape and captures the trio, but they are freed when Native Americans intervene and take Luke prisoner instead. Luke breaks free again, recaptures the bandits, and delivers them to the sheriff. After a final mix-up over who is who, the story ends with Lucky shooting Jim.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aquí no es sólo Lucky Luke defendiéndose pero defendiendo a otra persona. Muestra nuestro héroe irreprochable en sus primeras facetas bajo la orden de hacerlo un héroe para niños. Lo cual en entregas posteriores cambiará. Dentro de este volumen (el cual es el primero publicado por Dupuis), se encuentran 2 historias de una página que sirven como un extra para el lector llamadas Lucky Luke y su caballo. Son decentes trabajos para relleno. Junto con ellas, se encuentra, El Doble de Lucky Luke, es una pieza cliché donde parece que Morris solo estaba entrenando. Hay algunas ideas interesantes que a veces no van a ninguna parte pero otras te detienen a apreciarlas.

[Biondatina · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first issues of Lucky Luke!
Lucky is unrecognizable yet!

[Vaness Magne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Le début de Lucky Luke, malgré des traits pas encore a lui, l'esprit est la et on découvre avec plaisir l'univers de Lucky Luke

[Javi · Rating 4 out of 5]

El nacimiento de una leyenda. Se mantiene bien para la época en que fue escrito.

[Francois · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pas mon lucky luke préféré, c'est le premier, et l'histoire et la personnalité du personnage n'est pas encore bien défini. Il manque le coté calme et sur de lui de luke ...

[Hanussen · Rating 4 out of 5]

První dva příběhy Luckyho Luka. První je ještě kreslený spíš jako groteska a obsahuje i podobné gagy, druhý už se pomalu začíná blížit stylizaci v dalších albech. Celkově povedená zábava.

[Hoà · Rating 4 out of 5]

Relire la série Lucky Luke me rappelle quand j’étais jeune. Ça me fait rire comme toujours.

[Halvor Harnæs · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interessant, men ikke veldig bra, spennende eller imponerende.

[Dbgirl · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art is not looking the same as I had read as a child, this first book is quite ”raw” yet but still appealing and the story is good. And it’s very hilarious, love the jokes, visual ones too!

[CristianEdmundo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lucky Luke is cool

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Virág · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is still as good in Dutch as it is in Hungarian. :) And understanding the story was not as hard as I thought for the first time.

[Satu · Rating 2 out of 5]

A little unfinished and Popeye the Sailor –esque visuals and too violent, but you have to start somewhere and Lucky Luke started here. It gets so much better later on.

[Alle · Rating 2 out of 5]

A fost ok și amuzanta dar nu ma dat pr spate

[Helmut · Rating 2 out of 5]

Non, ils ne se ressemblent pas comme deux bouteilles de Whisky!
Das ist ein interessanter Blick in die Vergangenheit für mich, der Lucky Luke nur in seiner Endausbaustufe kannte. Hier sieht man die erste Rohform, die Zeichner Morris noch ohne den Szenaristen Goscinny schuf - und nein, sie ähneln sich zwar, die ersten Ansätze sind erkennbar, wie die Kleidung, der Hut, Jolly Jumper und das Gesinge beim Reiten, doch sonst sind sie nicht wie "zwei Flaschen Whisky", wie in der Geschichte "Le sosie de Lucky Luke" über den Doppelgänger Lucky Lukes gesagt wird.

"La Mine d'or de Dick Digger" macht Spaß durch das Hin und Her zwischen den etwas dümmlichen Banditen und Lucky Luke, "Le sosie de Lucky Luke" durch das Verwechselspiel zwischen Lucky Luke und seinem Alter Ego Mad Jim.

Die hier gesammelten zwei Comics erinnern an Comic strips aus Zeitungen, sie sind episodenhaft und ohne wirklich ausgeführte Handlung oder Charakterisierung. Komplettisten müssen es lesen, um die Ursprünge des Mannes, der in diesem Band noch nicht wirklich schneller zieht als sein Schatten, kennenzulernen. Andere sollten vielleicht erstmal später, bei den Goscinny-Ausgaben, einsteigen.

[Zephyr · Rating 1 out of 5]

Akhirnya Gramedia mengeluarkan kembali salah satu komik klasik dari masa lalu.

Agak sedikit aneh tapi membacanya, karena style gambarnya yang sangat berbeda dengan Lucky Luke terdahulu dan juga penggambaran Lucky Luke yang lebih manusiawi, dimana tampak adegan dia berkelahi secara fisik dan juga kalah (kalau komik2 yang dahulu biasanya semua diselesaikan dengan tembakannya dan sangat jarang Lucky Luke mengalami kekalahan dalam perkelahian).

[G-E · Rating 2 out of 5]

Les dessins sont loin de ressembler à ceux des belles années du cowboy. Je crois que la plus grosse faiblesse de ce premier tome, c’est l’histoire. Goscinny n’est pas là et ça parait. L’histoire semble n’être qu’une accumulation d’élément plus ou moins relié par moment. L’humour est moins présent de même que les références amusantes.