In Have Gun, Will Travel, what was Paladin’s first name?
Joe Palombi
Roaming Shores, Ohio
His name was “Wire.” Look at the card; it states, “Wire Paladin.”
Seriously, the real name of the gun for hire was never revealed. We know the character, played by Richard Boone on the CBS show, was a graduate of West Point and a cavalry officer during the Civil War. He was based out of the swanky Hotel Carlton in San Francisco, California, so he must have made good money. With all that,
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