The Mike Hammer novels, created by author Mickey Spillane, first exploded onto the literary scene in 1947 with the publication of I, the Jury. The series introduced readers to the character of Hammer, ...
In the 1950s and again in the 1980s, one name stood for justice on TV: Mike Hammer. In the series adaptations of Mickey Spillane's (1918-2006) crime novels, Darren McGavin (1922-2006) and about 30 ...