From 1957 to 1963 Paladin, a hired gun with morals and a conscience, was one of the most popular shows on television trailing only Gunsmoke and Wagon Train.
The question comes up frequently as to whether Richard Boone’s television character, Paladin, had a first name or if Paladin was really his last name.
In a novelization titled, "A Man Called Paladin," by Frank G. Robertson, published

September 2012
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- Buffalo Tracks
- John Wilder
- Sam Sixkiller
- Butch Cassidy, My Uncle
- County Fair Fixin’s
- Feud-Mania
- Hardin Goes to Blazes
- Colt’s Equalizers
- The Hand Saw Man
- September 2012 Events
- Tom Cruise’s Magnificent Seven
- The Chinatown War
- A Swarthout-Based Western
- A Black Cowboy Opera
- The April 2012 issue shows a photo of Fort Garland. What is that long tower?
- Up the Winds and Over the Tetons
- What is a “dogie,” and how did the term come about?
- Natalie Portman’s New Western
- During stagecoach holdups, did outlaws catch the coach on a dead run, while shooting the armed guard, driver and passengers?
- What do you know about a southern Arizona rancher named Pete Kitchen?
- How were stagecoach teams selected?
- Gary Zaboly
- Bully Country
- Shoot-out at Hanska Slough
- Dawn Rider
- Jeremiah Johnson
- Django Unchained Preview
- Annie Get Your Guns
- A Tribute to Paul Bond
- Top 10 Western Museums of 2012
- Splitting Hairs
- 10 for 10: Oklahoma City, OK
- Northfield Revelations
- When the Rich Went West
- The Great Northfield Raid Revisited