Mike Hammer (character)

Mike Hammer
First appearanceI, the Jury (1947) (first novel by Mickey Spillane)
Created byMickey Spillane (series continued by Max Allan Collins after Spillane's death)
Portrayed by
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationPrivate detective
NationalityAmerican

Michael Hammer is a fictional character created by the American author Mickey Spillane. Hammer debuted in the 1947 book I, the Jury. Hammer is a no-holds-barred private investigator whose love for his secretary Velda is outweighed only by his willingness to kill a killer. Hammer's best friend is Pat Chambers, Captain of NYPD Homicide. Hammer was a World War II army veteran who spent two years fighting jungle warfare in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II against Japan.