He is known only as “Paladin” and he is a gun for hire, a mercenary, a soldier of fortune – but while he will charge up to $1,000 for a job if the client has the money, he works for nothing when the person needs it or the cause demands it. He is a mercenary with a heart. Set in the American West after the Civil War, Paladin keeps his home in San Francisco, but “Will Travel” where the job takes him. The comic is based on the hit TV series staring Richard Boone, one of the most popular shows of its day.