Jolly Jumper is a horse character in the Franco-Belgian comics series Lucky Luke, created by Belgian artist Morris.

Much like Lucky Luke, the English-language alliterating Jolly Jumper is rarely renamed in translated versions.

Jolly Jumper first appeared alongside Lucky Luke in the story Arizona 1880, published in the Almanach issue of the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou on December 7, 1946.

[3] In his earlier appearances, he was more like a real horse, which started to change after René Goscinny became the series' main writer.

[citation needed] The absurdity of the intelligent talking horse Jolly Jumper juxtaposed against the appearances of many real historical figures has been described as contributing to the humor and charm of the comic series.