Lucky Luke is a lone cowboy who travels across the American West restoring order wherever bandits, outlaws, and swindlers cause trouble. Famous for shooting faster than his own shadow, he works as a lawman, escort, convoy guard, or occasional ally of the authorities. Accompanied by his loyal horse Jolly Jumper, he frequently encounters legendary figures from the Old West and repeatedly crosses paths with the Dalton brothers. Between duels, chases, prisons, and rapidly growing frontier towns, his adventures combine western action, parody, and humor.