| Mike Hammer | |
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| First appearance | I, the Jury (1947) (first novel by Mickey Spillane) |
| Created by | Mickey Spillane (series continued by Max Allan Collins after Spillane's death) |
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| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Private detective |
| Nationality | American |
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.