A Lucky Luke Adventure #19

The cover of this 19th Lucky Luke Adventure by Morris and Goscinny says it all with wonderful comic economy: all four Dalton brothers are crammed together behind a single trash can, peering out with their signature scowls while a cheerful dog — wearing a sheriff's star and distracted by a large bone — sniffs around completely oblivious to the criminals hiding just inches away. Lucky Luke himself watches coolly from the corner, cigarette in hand, as papers spill from the overflowing can and the shortest Dalton nervously lights what appears to be a fuse. It's a beautifully absurd setup that captures everything fans love about this Franco-Belgian series — deadpan wit, expressive cartooning, and the Daltons' reliable talent for undignified situations.