| Issue | #1005 |
| Published | July-September 1959 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Helen Meyer |
| Notes | Indicia title is "MAVERICK, No. 1005." Code number is MAVERICK.O.S. #1005-597. Copyright 1959 by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Sixth of six Maverick Four Colors. Continues as Maverick (Dell, 1959 series) with #7 (October-December 1959). Based on the 1957-62 ABC TV series "Maverick." |
| Characters | James Garner (as Bret Maverick, photo) Jack Kelly (as Bart Maverick, photo) |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Colors | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Indicia title is "MAVERICK, No. 1005." Code number is MAVERICK.O.S. #1005-597. Copyright 1959 by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Sixth of six Maverick Four Colors. Continues as Maverick (Dell, 1959 series) with #7 (October-December 1959). Based on the 1957-62 ABC TV series "Maverick." |
| Characters | James Garner (as Bret Maverick, photo); Jack Kelly (as Bart Maverick, photo) |
| Synopsis | Preview of first story. |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | ? (photos) |
| Inks | ? (photos) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Four photos and typeset text. |
| Characters | Bret Maverick; Bart Maverick; Smiling Jim Caffrey (villain) |
| Synopsis | Smiling Jim Caffrey, the corrupt mayor of Rimfire, talks about welcoming competition in the mayoral election, but has his henchmen rough up anyone who tries to run against him. Bret and Bart get involved with challenger Jeff Connors' campaign against Caffrey. |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer |
| Pencils | Dan Spiegle (signed D.S.) |
| Inks | Dan Spiegle (signed D.S.) |
| Notes | Script credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Bret Maverick; Bart Maverick; Lucy Tanner |
| Synopsis | Bret is upset when Bart loans a pretty girl $2,000 for a doctor for her sick mother and the girl leaves town suddenly. Bart and Bret go to Powder City to check out the girl's story. |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer |
| Pencils | Dan Spiegle (signed D.S.) |
| Inks | Dan Spiegle (signed D.S.) |
| Notes | Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Script credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Bart Maverick |
| Synopsis | Bart Maverick is on a stage that is held up by a masked bandit. The bandit allows Bart to play cards to win back the passengers' and his money, which he does. The bandit then leaves, with a comment that Bart has beaten him in cards before. |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer |
| Pencils | Dan Spiegle |
| Inks | Dan Spiegle |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with the story told in the first person by Bart Maverick in typeset text underneath. |
| Characters | Bret Maverick (cameo) |
| Synopsis | Facts about fire-fighting in the old west, told in the first person by Bret Maverick. |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer |
| Pencils | Dan Spiegle |
| Inks | Dan Spiegle |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. Monochrome color in each panel. Panels with typeset text underneath. Script credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |