Frank Morrison Spillane, better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist, called the "king of pulp fiction". He was best known for stories featuring his signature detective character,
Spillane in the "Publish or Perish" episode of Columbo in 1974
Photo of Spillane from Greenwood Army Air Field yearbook for 1943
Mike Lancer in Green Hornet Comics #10 (December 1942); art by Harry Sahle
Spillane in the 1974 Columbo episode "Publish or Perish".
Michael Hammer is a fictional character created by the American author Mickey Spillane. Hammer debuted in the 1947 book I, the Jury, and appeared in 13 novels by Spillane, and 15 more published by Max
Mickey Spillane
…Spillane, was an American crime novelist, called the "king of pulp fiction". He was best known for stories featuring his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. Spillane's total sales rank him among the most successful fiction authors of the modern era, with industry estimates exceeding 200 million copies of…
Ralph Meeker as Mike Hammer in the 1955 film Kiss Me Deadly.
DVD cover of The Girl Hunters
Mickey Spillane, Ed Robbins and Joe Gill's From the Files of... Mike Hammer (January 31, 1954).