Mickey Spillane [1918-2006] Page at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore

"Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won't buy anymore.
The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book."

"I'm a commercial writer, not an author. Margaret Mitchell was an author. She wrote one book."

"I have no fans. You know what I got? Customers. And customers are your friends."

"My favorite [modern novelist] is Mickey Spillane ... because he is primarily a moralist. In a primitive form, the form of a detective novel, he presents the conflict of good and evil, in terms of black and white. He does not present a nasty gray mixture of indistinguishable scoundrels on both sides. He presents an uncompromising conflict. As a writer, he is brilliantly expert at the aspect of literature which I consider most important: plot structure."
— philosopher Ayn Rand [1905-82], Playboy Interview, March 1964

          Frank Morrison 'Mickey' Spillane was born 9 March 1918 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He started writing in high school and worked a variety of jobs, including a stint as a trampoline artist, knife thrower, and 'cannon fodder' for the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and served as a fighter pilot and instructor. He worked undercover for the F.B.I. to crack a narcotics ring which became the subject of his 1952 novel "Kiss Me, Deadly".
          Spillane married during the war, and after return to civilian life, he decided to build a house for his family. The story goes that in order to purchase the land that he wanted, he wrote "I, The Jury" in 19 days and sent the manuscript to E.P. Dutton. The combined sales of the 1947 hardcover and the 1948 Signet paperback was six and a half million copies in the United States alone. The novel introduced Spillane’s most famous character, hardboiled detective Mike Hammer, followed by a dozen more novels in Spillane's lifetime and six posthumous Mike Hammer novels completed by Max Allan Collins based on Spillane's outlines. The Hammer novels did well on screen, with multiple movies and two television series.
          Spillane had overflown Murrells Inlet, South Carolina during the war, and he built a house there circa 1971. The house was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989, but Spillane rebuilt it. His third wife lived with him there from 1983 until his death.

Although his books were by then out of print, he was named a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master in 1995. In 2001, the New American Library began reissuing his works, and after his death, friend & literary executor Max Allan Collins began the task of editing and completing Spillane’s unpublished typescripts.
Mickey Spillane died on 17 July 2006 at home of pancreatic carcinoma. He was considered the king of the pulp novelists in the post-World War II period, and sold an estimated 200 million copies globally. In 1980, seven of the top 15 all-time bestselling fiction books published in the U.S. had been written by Spillane. He was inducted into the South Carolina Academy of Authors Literary Hall of Fame at Coastal Carolina University in April 2012.

"I always wanted to have Mike Mazurki play Hammer . . . too bad he couldn't act." — Mickey Spillane

"I, The Jury" [1947]
Spillane wrote the novel that introduced hardboiled detective Mike Hammer in 19 days and sent it to publisher E.P. Dutton; the combined sales
of the 1947 hardcover and the 1948 Signet paperback was six and a half million copies in the United States alone.

"My Gun Is Quick" b&w feature film [United Artists 1957] starring Robert Bray
filmed in Los Angeles, including Bunker Hill, San Pedro Harbor, and Newport-Balboa
watch full movie free [1:30:55] on Youtube

"One Lonely Night" [1951]
http://www.amazon.com/One-Lonely-Night-Mike-Hammer/dp/0451165977/

"The Big Kill" [1951]
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Kill-Mickey-Spillane/dp/B0045KPL9G/

"The Girl Hunters" [Dutton 1962] Signet/NAL pb 3/63 / Mike is handed a clue to where Velma
has been for seven years (not dead!) and sobers up real quick + MOVIE http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057102/
http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Hunters-Mickey-Spillane/dp/6305772347/

"The Snake" [Dutton 1964] Signet pb 11/64)
terrified girl hides out with Velma, case leads to 30-year-old bank robbery

"The Twisted Thing" [Dutton 1966] Signet pb 9/66]
teen son of wealthy scientist is kidnapped
http://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Thing-Mickey-Spillane/dp/0450057429/

"The Body Lovers" [1967] Signet pb 9/67
http://www.amazon.com/Body-Lovers-Mickey-Spillane/dp/0451061969/
http://www.amazon.com/Body-Lovers-Mickey-Spillane/dp/B0000CNKSB/

"Survival ... Zero!" [Dutton 1970] Signet pb 4/71 Mike seeks revenge for nobody pal,
which ties into Soviet plot for biological attack on NYC

"Black Alley" [1996]
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Alley-Mickey-Spillane/dp/0451191021/

"The Goliath Bone" [2008] completed by Max Allan Collins
http://www.amazon.com/Goliath-Bone-Mickey-Spillane/dp/B005M4ZGM6/

"The Big Bang" [2010] completed by Max Allan Collins
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Bang-Otto-Penzler-Hammer/dp/B005OI0KEY/

"Kiss Her Goodbye: The New Mike Hammer Novel" [2011]
http://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Her-Goodbye-Penzler-Hammer/dp/0151014604/

"Lady, Go Die!" [2012] completed by Max Allan Collins
http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Hammer-Lady-Go-Die/dp/0857684655/

"Complex 90" [DUE 2013] completed by Max Allan Collins
http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Hammer-Complex-Mickey-Spillane/dp/0857684663/

"Day of The Guns" [Dutton HC 1964, Signet pb 5/65]
deadly agent Tiger Mann sees spy beauty who shot him twenty years before, unravels mess at U.N.

"The Death Dealers" [1965]
http://www.amazon.com/Death-Dealers-Mickey-Spillane/dp/B002I32OYM/

"The By-Pass Control" [1966]
http://www.amazon.com/-Pass-Control-Mickey-Spillane/dp/0451081056/

"The Deep" (EPDutton HB 61, Signet PB 1/62) / return of hood to avenge murder of blood-pal
http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Mickey-Spillane/dp/0451114027/
http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Mickey-Spillane/dp/0451137035/

"Me, Hood" (Dutton HC 1963; Signet pb 1/69) / 2 novellas: title c 63+ “Return of The Hood” c64
cops ask Ryan to take down NYC badguys, he stumbles into drugs just off a ship; ‘Return’ year later, given microfilm by babe about to die

"The Flier" [1964]
http://www.amazon.com/flier-Mickey-Spillane/dp/055209272X/

"Killer Mine" [1965]
http://www.amazon.com/Killer-Mine-Mickey-Spillane/dp/0451061950/

"The Delta Factor" [1967] Spillane's first novel about Morgan The Raider
made into a feature film?

"The Tough Guys" [1969]
http://www.amazon.com/Tough-Guys-Mickey-Spillane/dp/B0018Z9STK/

"The Erection Set" (Dutton HC 72, Signet pb 7/72)
war hero & blackmarketeer Dog Kelly returns from Europe seeking revenge on his family

"The Last Cop Out" [1973]
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Cop-Out-Mickey-Spillane/dp/0891908390/

	"Vintage Spillane: A New Omnibus" [1974] collection of five short works: "The Seven Year Kill" (Cavalier 1960); "Kick It or Kill" (Cavalier 1961); "The Affair With The Dragon Lady" (Cavalier 1962); "Me, Hood!" (1963); and "The Flier" (1964) W.H. Allen / Virgin Books, U.K. hardcover [10/74] out of print/used
	"Tomorrow I Die" [10 stories 1984] Edited & Introduced by Max Allan Collins ten short works by Spillane: novella "Everybody's Watching Me" (Manhunt 1953); "The Girl Behind The Hedge" (Manhunt 1953); "The Gold Fever Tapes" (Stag Annual 1973); "The Pickpocket" (Manhunt 1954); "The Screen Test of Mike Hammer" script for short film (Male 1955); "Sex Is My Vengeance" (new); "Stand Up and Die!" (Cavalier 1958); "Tomorrow I Die" (Cavalier 1956); "Trouble ... Come and Get It!" (rare 1941 comic book text); and one more Mysterious Press 8½x5½ hardcover [10/86] out of print/many used Mysterious Press limited edition hardcover [10/86] out of print/used
	"Murder Is My Business" [1994] Edited by Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins seventeen new stories about killers for hire by authors including Paul Bishop, Lawrence Block, editor Collins, Wayne Dundee, Ed Gorman, Andrew Greeley, Daniel Helpingstine, John Lutz, Warren Murphy, Lynn F. Myers Jr., editor Spillane {the seldom-seen novella "Everybody's Watching Me"}, and Carolyn Wheat Signet mass pb [10/95] out of print/many used Dutton Adult 8x6¼ hardcover [12/94] out of print/many used
	"Private Eyes" [16 stories 1997] Edited by Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins 16 short stories by authors Matthew Clemens, editor Collins, Michael Collins, Barbara D'Amato, William L. DeAndrea, Ted Fitzgerald, Jeremiah Healy, Edward D. Hoch, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Arthur Winfield Knight, Martin Meyers, Rex Miller, Bill Pronzini, Robert J. Randisi, editor Spillane, and James L. Taylor Signet mass pb [12/97] out of print/used
	"Together We Kill: The Uncollected Stories of Mickey Spillane" [2001] Edited & with Introduction by Max Allan Collins includes "The Veiled Woman" science fiction yarn with Howard Browne (Fantastic 1952); "The Night I Died" Mike Hammer radio play & story (1953); "I'll Die Tomorrow" (Cavalier 1953); "Affair with the Dragon Lady" (Cavalier 1962); "Hot Cat" - U.K. title "The Flier" (novella 1964); and non-fiction "Toys For The Man Child" and "The Chinatown Man" Five Star 8¾x5¾ hardcover [12/2001] out of print/used
	"A Century of Noir: Thirty-Two Classic Crime Stories" [32 stories 2002] Edited by Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins 32 short stories by authors Lawrence Block, Leigh Brackett, Gil Brewer, Fredric Brown, James M. Cain, editor Collins, Carroll John Daly, Norbert Davis, Loren D. Estleman, William Campbell Gault, David Goodis, Ed Gorman, Chester Himes, Dorothy B. Hughes, Evan Hunter, John Jakes, Stuart M. Kaminsky, John Lutz, John D. MacDonald, Ross Macdonald, Stephen Marlowe, Lia Matera, Wm. P. McGivern, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, Talmadge Powell, Richard S. Prather, Bill Pronzini, Robert J. Randisi, Benjamin M. Schutz, editor Spillane, and Donald E. Westlake N.A.L. Trade 8x5½ pb [4/2002] for $25.00
	"Primal Spillane: Early Stories, 1941-42" limited edition [2003] Edited & with an Introduction by Max Allan Collins & Lynn F. Myers, Jr. Limited edition of 100 copies signed by Spillane, Collins, and Myer; first-time collection of Spillane's earliest short stories, all written between 1941 and 1942. Gryphon Books pb [2003] list $124.95 - out of print/rare

"Something Down There" [2003] featuring semi-retired spy Mako Hooker
http://www.amazon.com/Somethings-Down-There-Mickey-Spillane/dp/0743478916/

"Dead Street" [2007] completed by Max Allan Collins
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Street-Hard-Case-Crime/dp/0857683098/

"The Consummata" [Titan/Hard Case Crime 10/2011] completed by Max Allan Collins
long-unfinished second Morgan The Raider novel
http://www.amazon.com/The-Consummata-Hard-Case-Crime/dp/0857682881/

"The Ship That Never Was" [YA 1982]
http://www.amazon.com/Ship-That-Never-Mickey-Spillane/dp/0553203800/

"Marvel Masterworks, Volume 7: Golden Age Marvel Comics, Nos. 25-28
(1942)" [2012] Written by Ray Gill, Stan Lee, and Mickey Spillane; illustrated by Carl
Burgos, Bill Everett, Jack Kirby, Ben Thompson, Bob Oksner; featuring Human Torch,
Sub-Mariner, Vison, Jimmy Jupiter, and Ka-Zar {unclear which involved Spillane}
Marvel 10¼x7¼ hardcover [8/2012] for $47.22

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"From the Files of ... Mike Hammer" comic strip [1953-54]
Phoenix Features Syndicate ran the comic strip for one year only; collections of the strip were published in the 1980s

From The Files of Mike Hammer comic strip in book form

"Mickey Spillane's From The Files of Mike Hammer: The Complete

Dailies and Sundays" [2013] Written by Mickey Spillane, Ed Robbins & Joe Gill, with art by Ed Robbins
this new collection includes digitally-enhanced color, and two essays by Max Allan Collins
Hermes Press 12x9 hardcover [DUE July 2013] for $31.49

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"Ring of Fear" [Warner Bros. July 1954]

Location filming in Deming, New Mexico; made in WarnerColor & widescreen CinemaScope; a former circus employee and homicidal maniac escapes from the asylum and heads to the Clyde Beatty Circus for revenge; he forces the drunken clown to set up acts of sabotage; the circus manager asks Mickey Spillane for help, and he brings in former cop (and inspiration for Mike Hammer) Jack Stang, pretending to be a reporter.
Co-written & co-directed by James Edward Grant; co-directed by William A. Wellman; co-written by Paul Fix & Philip MacDonald; starring Clyde Beatty, Mickey Spillane, Pat O'Brien, Sean McClory, Marian Carr, John Bromfield, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Emmett Lynn, Jack Stang, Kenneth Tobey, Kathy Cline & Karl Wallenda
Paramount widescreen color DVD [6/2006] for $8.15
full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

Darren McGavin 78 shows 1957 Complete set on DVD classicradioandtv.com/mikehammer.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Mickey-Spillanes-Mike-Hammer-Complete/dp/B004QC6HGY/
http://www.amazon.com/Mickey-Spillanes-Hammer-12-EPISODES-Interactive/dp/B003413OZ0/

Stacey Keach starred in the color "Mike Hammer" TV series
http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Hammer-Boxed-Stacy-Keach/dp/B000SNUR34/
http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Hammer-Murder-Double-Feature/dp/B000E6V0BI/
http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Hammer-Private-Eye-Leaf/dp/B000ERVKGC/
http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Hammer-Private-Stacy-Keach/dp/B0009GX21O/

Columbo TV series episode "Publish or Perish" (1974) /tt0071349/
http://www.amazon.com/Columbo-Collectors-Publish-Robert-Butler/dp/B0002W2Z3Q/

"Margin for Murder" TV movie [1981] /tt0082715/
Kevin Dobson (Actor), Charles Hallahan (Actor), Daniel Haller (Director)
http://www.amazon.com/Margin-Murder-VHS-Kevin-Dobson/dp/6301395840/

"Mommy" [1995] /tt0113843/
Directed by Max Allan Collins; Spillane acted the role of attorney Neal Ekhardt
http://www.amazon.com/Mommy-VHS-Patty-McCormack/dp/1557397090/

"Mommy's Day" [1997] /tt0119693/
Directed by Max Allan Collins; Spillane again acted the role of attorney Neal Ekhardt
http://www.amazon.com/Mommy-2-Mommys-Day-VHS/dp/1557397112/

both "Mommy" movies are available on DVD as part of the Max Allan Collins "Black Box" set below

untitled Mike Hammer project [Warner Bros. 2014? release]

Announced 10/2012: Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to pulp author Mickey Spillane’s rough-hewn, brilliantly unsympathetic
private eye Mike Hammer (no other specifics so far) • not yet listed at IMDb

first wife Mary Ann Spillane [] - married 1940s-1962
four children: Caroline, Kathy, Michael, Ward

second wife nightclub singer Sherri Malinou Spillane - married Nov 1965, divorce & lawsuit 1983

third wife Jane Rogers Johnson Spillane [] married Oct 1983
step-daughters Jennifer Johnson & Margaret Johnson

	"Mickey Spillane: Five Complete Mike Hammer Novels" [1987] includes "I, The Jury" [1947]; "Vengeance Is Mine!" [1950]; "My Gun Is Quick" [1950]; "The Big Kill" [1951]; and "Kiss Me, Deadly" [1952] Avenel Books hardcover [9/87] out of print/many used
	"The Hammer Strikes Again: Five Complete Novels" [1989] includes "One Lonely Night" [1951]; "The Snake" [1964]; "The Twisted Thing" [1966]; "The Body Lovers" [1967]; and "Survival...Zero!" [1970] Random House Value Publng 9¼x6 hardcover [1/89] out of print/many used
	"The Mike Hammer Collection Volume 1" [2001] Introduction by Max Allan Collins; includes three novels: "I, The Jury [1947]; "My Gun Is Quick" [1950]; and "Vengeance Is Mine!" [1950] Kindle Edition from Penguin/N.A.L. [2001 edition] for $12.99 N.A.L. Trade 7¾x5 pb [6/2001] for $10.88 New American Library Book Club 8¼x6 hardcover [6/2001] out of print/used
	"The Mike Hammer Collection Volume 2" [2001] Introduction by Lawrence Block; includes three novels: "One Lonely Night" [1951]; "The Big Kill" [1951]; and "Kiss Me Deadly" [1952] Kindle Edition from Penguin/N.A.L. [2001 edition] for $14.99 N.A.L. Trade 7¾x5 pb [9/2001] for $12.24
	"The Mike Hammer Collection Volume 3" [2010] Introduction by Max Allan Collins; includes three novels: "The Girl Hunters" [1962]; "The Snake" [1964]; and "The Twisted Thing" [1966] Kindle Edition from Penguin/N.A.L. [10/2010] for $12.99 N.A.L. Trade 8x5¼ pb [10/2010] for $11/68

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Mickey Spillane
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