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Lucky Luke #40
Le Grand Duc--The Grand Duke'
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Cover of the French edition
Date1973
SeriesLucky Luke
PublisherDargaud
Creative team
WritersGoscinny
Morris
ArtistsMorris
Original publication
Published inPilote
Date of publication1973
LanguageFrench
Chronology
Preceded byChasseur de primes (1972)
Followed byL'Héritage de Rantanplan, (1973)

Le Grand Duc is a Lucky Luke adventure written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. It is the fortieth book in the series and it was originally published in French in the year 1973 .

Plot

The Russian grand duke Leonid pays a diplomatic visit to the United States, but in order for an important treaty to be completed, he first wants to have a recreational trip through the West, complete with bandits and Indian attacks! Lucky Luke is assigned as a bodyguard to the duke, who is quickly targeted by all sorts of villainous persons - first and foremost a Russian anarchist who tries his best (or worst) to assassinate the grand duke. The story is loosely based on The Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia, who undertook a tour of America in 1870-1871.