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In 1947 comic book writer Mickey Spillane and his wife needed money to buy a new house. Hoping to add to his funds, Spillane wrote a novel in just nineteen days called "I, the Jury". It introduced the world to [[Hardboiled Detective]] Mike Hammer, and sold six and a half million copies in the United States alone.
Hardboiled private detectives are expected to be [[Knight in Sour Armor|world-weary and cynical]]; [[Awesome McCoolname|Mike Hammer]] however is [[Knight Templar|patriotic and fueled by rage at the evils of society]]. Hammer doesn't just bend the law; he holds it in complete contempt, often dishing out brutal beatings or appointing himself [[Judge, Jury, and Executioner]]. Spillane would go on to create other characters, like [[James Bond]] expy Tiger Mann, but Mike Hammer is his most well known creation. The novels revel in brutal violence and (though tame by today's standards) contained more sex than the competition. Critics (both then and now) have savaged them unrelentingly, yet they continue to be popular. In 1980 Spillane was responsible for seven of the top 15 all-time bestselling fiction titles in America, and his books have been adapted into film, TV and radio productions.
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* [[My Girl Is Not a Slut]]: Mike Hammer can screw around as much as he likes; Velda will still be there for him.
* [[Mysterious Woman]]: In the Stacy Keach series, Mike Hammer would repeatedly catch sight of the same beautiful woman (played by Donna Denton) who would then [[Stealth Hi Bye|vanish before he had a chance to talk to her]].
* [[Needle in A Stack of Needles]]: "The Twisted Thing". The initial plan was to kill the victim (a wealthy scientist) via a heart attack caused by the stress of his son being kidnapped. When Hammer successfully recovers the boy, the killer simply murders the scientist with a cleaver, knowing his death will lead to other [[Gambit Pileup|murders and countless possible motives]] being revealed, as his [[Big Screwed
* [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]: The D.A. (named Lawrence D. Barrington in the Stacy Keach series) can't stand Hammer, and is always eager for a chance to lock him up.
* [[Police Are Useless]]: Averted. Mike Hammer is generally supportive of the police, regarding them as simply hamstrung by the law. Dilwick in "The Twisted Thing" is a notable exception, though he's no [[Inspector Lestrade]], merely a [[Dirty Cop]].
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