| Lucky Luke #40 Le Grand Duc--The Grand Duke' |
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Cover of the French edition |
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| Publisher | Dargaud |
| Date | 1973 |
| Series | Lucky Luke |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Goscinny Morris |
| Artist(s) | Morris |
| Original publication | |
| Date(s) of publication | 1973 |
| Language | French |
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| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Chasseur de primes (1972) |
| Followed by | L'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 .
A Russian grand duke 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 spy who tries his best (or worst) to assassinate the grand duke.