Every month our team sorts through... To see what your friends thought of this book. In 1947, Mike Hammer was born in a tent in Newburgh, New York, where the recently discharged ex-Captain Mickey Spillane was trying to build a house through the G.I. The cover art for Kiss Me, Deadly was by James Meese. Byline: Mickey Spillane! This is the first time I’ve published a novel where I share a byline with Mickey Spillane despite there being no Spillane content. The cover design is by Gail Cross. no byline “A Long Time Dead” by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins. Byline: Mickey Spillane. In November 1965, he married his second wife, nightclub singer Sherri Malinou. [citation needed], The Signet paperbacks displayed dramatic front cover illustrations. The Mike Hammer series proved hugely successful during the 1950s–60s, but the books were excoriated by the literary establishment. At the suggestion of Ray Gill, he sent it to E. P. The course of true love never did run smooth for PI Mike Hammer. [6] He also met two younger writers, Earle Basinsky and Charlie Wells, who would become his protégés; each published two hardboiled-noir novels in the Spillane style in the early 1950s. The film was directed by screenwriter James Edward Grant. The Night I Died (published in the anthology Private Eyes first published in 1998, although short story was written in 1953) The Duke Alexander (published in the book Byline: Mickey Spillane first published in 2004, although it was originally written circa 1956) This book is not yet featured on Listopia. See more ideas about mickey, pulp fiction, pulp novels. "[citation needed], Spillane joined the United States Army Air Corps on December 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The proposal first passed the Georgetown County Council in 2006 while Spillane was still alive, but the South Carolina General Assembly rejected the plan then.[21]. Romance Readers' Most Anticipated Books for May. Editors Max Allan Collins and Lynn F. Myers Jr. recall this transformation in their 2004 collection of The Mick’s short fiction, Byline: Mickey Spillane. He was first stationed at the air base in Greenwood, Mississippi, where he met and married first wife Mary Ann Pearce in 1945. In the beginning, Mike Hammer's chief nemesis consisted of gangsters, but by the early '50s, with the onset of the Red Scare, this switched to communists. Byline: Mickey Spillane. His specialty was tight-fisted, sadistic revenge stories, often featuring his alcoholic gumshoe Mike Hammer and a cast of evildoers who launder money or spout the Communist Party line. Edited and with introduction by Spillane experts Max Allan Collins, and Lynn F. Myers, Jr., Byline: Mickey Spillane is an extraordinary collection by an extraordinary writer. The Duke Alexander (published in the book Byline: Mickey Spillane first published in 2004, although it was originally written circa 1956) The Killing Man (short story later turned into a full length Mike Hammer novel published in Playboy magazine December 1989, later republished in the book Byline: Mickey Spillane in 2004) [citation needed], While most comic books writers toiled anonymously, Spillane's byline appeared on most of his prose "filler" stories. Report abuse. In the mid-1940s he was stationed as a flight instructor in Greenwood, Mississippi, where he met and married Mary Ann Pearce in 1945. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. [16] DeAndrea argued that although Spillane's characters were stereotypes, Spillane had a "flair for fast-action writing," that his work broke new ground for American crime fiction, and that Spillane's prose "is lean and spare and authentically tough, something that writers like Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald never achieved. However this copy is numbered zero (a '0' with a line through it). Features: Signed, Limited Edition of 250 with audio CD. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Verified Purchase. Start by marking “Byline: Mickey Spillane” as Want to Read: Error rating book. [citation needed], Spillane's work was later praised by Max Allan Collins, William L. DeAndrea[3] and Robert L. Feb-2005 / Mystery; MIKE HAMMER AND OTHER ADVENTURES Probably the most influential mystery writer to emerge after the Second World War and certainly the bestseller was Mickey Spillane and his tough P.I. The final collection of Mickey Spillane stories. One person found this helpful. Edited and with introduction by Spillane experts Max Allan Collins, and Lynn F. Myers, Jr., Byline: Mickey Spillane is an extraordinary collection by an extraordinary writer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally. [citation needed], Spillane soon began writing an eight-page story every day. Could We Find Him? [10], Early reaction to Spillane's work was generally hostile: Malcolm Cowley dismissed the Mike Hammer character as "a homicidal paranoiac,"[16] John G. Cawelti called Spillane's writing "atrocious," and Julian Symons called Spillane's work "nauseating. We’d love your help. When Primal Spillane was reprinted by Bold Venture Press in 2018, the new volume contained an additional fifteen stories, including the previously unpublished "A Turn of the Tide. Although Mickey Spillane took a break from writing his pocket gangster books in the 1970s and 80s, he didn’t disappear from public eye. Norfolk, Va.: c2004, 2004. by Mickey Spillane & edited by Max Allan Collins & Lynn F. Myers ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 15, 2005. The bulk is nonfiction he wrote for a variety of publications. Mike Hammer. Attractively low prices (25 cents for a paperback copy, later raised to 50 cents) helped sales, and the 1956 informative guide Sixty Years of Best Sellers found that the six novels Spillane had written up to that point were among the top ten best selling American fiction titles of all time. Note! These were published with other material in "Byline: Mickey Spillane," edited by Max Allan Collins and Lynn F. Myers, Jr. (Crippen & Landru publishers, 2004). At one point, Spillane estimated he wrote fifty of these "short-short stories," which were intended to fulfill a postal regulation requiring comic books to have at least two pages of text to qualify for a second-class mailing permit. Print. Lou Kimmel created the cover paintings for My Gun Is Quick, Vengeance Is Mine, One Lonely Night and The Long Wait. "[16] By contrast, Ayn Rand publicly praised Spillane's work at a time when critics were almost uniformly hostile. (2004): Also edited by Max Allan Collins and Lynn Myers. Spillane is mentioned in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987): Gunnery Sergeant Hartman asks Marine recruit Joker, "You think you're Mickey Spillane? Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Their marriage ended in 1962. Spillane was scheduled to film The Snake as a follow-up, but the film was never made. [22] Later in his life, Spillane became an active Jehovah's Witness. His specialty was tight-fisted, sadistic revenge stories, often featuring his alcoholic gumshoe Mike Hammer and a cast of evildoers who launder money or spout the Communist Party line. p.77 Baker, Robert Allen & Nietzel, Michael T. McConnell, Scott, ed., "Mickey Spillane", Learn how and when to remove this template message, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford, Hard boiled American crime fiction writing. [5] The Mike Hammer series proved hugely successful during the 1950s – 60s, but the books were excoriated by the literary establishment. [13], In 1969, Spillane formed a production company with Robert Fellows who had produced The Girl Hunters to produce many of his books, but Fellows died soon after and only The Delta Factor was produced. [7][8], Spillane started as a writer for comic books. [24][25][26] After his death, his friend and literary executor, Max Allan Collins, began editing and completing Spillane's unpublished typescripts, beginning with a non-series novel, Dead Street (2007). Two Mike Danger comic-book stories were published in 1954 without Spillane's knowledge, as well as one featuring Mike Lancer (1942), were published with other material in Byline: Mickey Spillane, edited by Max Allan Collins and Lynn F. Myers, Jr. (Crippen & Landru publishers, 2004). Edited and with introduction by Spillane experts Max Allan Collins, and Lynn F. Myers, Jr., Byline: Mickey Spillane is an extraordinary collection by an extraordinary writer. Although tame by current standards, his novels featured more sex than competing titles, and the violence was more overt than the usual detective story. [12] In January 1974, he appeared with Jack Cassidy in the television series Columbo starring Peter Falk in the episode Publish or Perish. Spillane is referenced in the first line of the title track in the 1981 Jon and Vangelis album, The Friends of Mr Cairo, among a multitude of other pulp crime and film noir related references. Spillane started as a writer for comic books. Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2010. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. These were published with other material in "Byline: Mickey Spillane," edited by Max Allan Collins and Lynn F. Myers, Jr. (Crippen & Landru publishers, 2004). [2][3], Frank Morrison Spillane was born March 9, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York City, and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Spillane was the only child of his Irish bartender father, John Joseph Spillane, and his Scottish mother, Catherine Anne. In July 2011, the community of Murrells Inlet named U.S 17 Business the "Mickey Spillane Waterfront 17 Highway." Two Mike Danger comic-book stories (1954, published without Spillane's knowledge) as well as one featuring Mike Lancer (1942) were published with other material in "Byline: Mickey Spillane," edited by Max Allan Collins and Lynn F. Myers, Jr. (Crippen & Landru publishers, 2004) This Military Service Page was created/owned by A3C Michael S. Bell to remember Spillane, Frank Morrison, 1st Lt. Probably the most influential mystery writer to emerge after the Second World War and certainly the bestseller was Mickey Spillane and his tough P.I. The couple wanted to buy a country house in the town of Newburgh, New York, 60 miles north of New York City, so Spillane decided to boost his bank account by writing a novel. In 1999, Mickey and I were invited to London where the National Film Theater was showing my documentary, “Mike Hammer’s Mickey Spillane,” as part of a retrospective of Spillane films. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Covers tended to feature scantily-dressed women or women who appeared as if they were about to undress. After that marriage ended in divorce (and a lawsuit) in 1983, Spillane shared his waterfront house in Murrells Inlet with his third wife, Jane Rogers Johnson, whom he married in October 1983, and her two daughters (Jennifer and Margaret Johnson). Several Hammer novels were made into movies, including Kiss Me Deadly (1955). More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally. "Mike Hammer originally started out to be a comic book. [3], An early version of Spillane's Mike Hammer character, called Mike Danger, was submitted in a script for a detective-themed comic book. Some people fall in love. The cover design is by Gail Cross. [citation needed]. BYLINE: MICKEY SPILLANE edited by Max Allan Collins and Lynn F. Myers Jr. — This 2004 collection is a mixed bag of Spillane material — one of which I throughly enjoyed, but some might have issues with it, since it has only a few fiction pieces. He is mentioned in John Cooper Clarke's 1978 poem "Teenage Werewolf", which appeared on his Disguise in Love album. Be the first to ask a question about Byline. ", during the assignment of degrees at the end of the training, when he discovers his intention to participate in a course of Military Journalism Principles. 2004 The Duke Alexander - Mike Hammer short story published in the book Byline: Mickey Spillane first published in 2004, although it was originally written circa 1956 2008 The Big Switch - Mike Hammer short story; completed by Max Allan Collins - published in The Strand Magazine , reprinted in paperback in The Mammoth Book of the World's Best Crime Stories , 2009 [20], While flying over Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, he said, "That is where I want to live." It includes in short-story form two Mike Hammer cases which later appeared as novels, a long lost Hammer story which was recovered by Lynn F. Myers, Jr., the transcript of a Mike Hammer playlet, three reproductions of rare comic books featuring Mike’s predecessors – Mike Lancer and Mike Danger – who were also created by Mickey Spillane, as well as fourteen articles by Mickey Spillane when he himself lived a life of adventure – diving for sunken treasure, racing sports cars, working in a circus, and chasing hot rod moonshiners. [citation needed], The Mike Hammer series proved hugely successful during the 1950s–60s, but the books were excoriated by the literary establishment. But on the interview I was told the first Mike Hammer novel in two decades was coming out, a big publishing event, and Mickey Spillane, at 71, was coming to New York to do publicity. By Mickey Spillane. In The Girl Hunters (1963) filmed in England, Spillane himself appeared as Hammer, one of the few occasions in film history in which an author of a popular literary hero has portrayed his own character. Byline: Mickey Spillane, edited by Max Allan Collins and Lynn F. Myers Jr., offers a wealth of rare Spillane material: two Mike Hammer cases in short story form that later appeared as novels, the tran But I was eager to attend a rare 3-D screening of I, THE JURY. Despite their apparent differences, Rand admired Spillane's literary style, and Spillane became, as he described it, a "fan" of Rand's work. [9] While working as a salesman in Gimbels department store basement in 1940, he met tie salesman Joe Gill, who later found a lifetime career in scripting for Charlton Comics. While working as a salesman in Gimbels department store basement in 1940, he met tie salesman Joe Gill, who later found a lifetime career in scripting for Charlton Comics. A television interview showed Spillane standing in the ruins of his house. MICKEY SPILLANE Hard-boiled's most extreme stylist or cynical exploiter of Machismo? Dutton. He concocted adventures for major 1940s comic book characters, including Captain Marvel, Superman, Batman and Captain America. BYLINE: MICKEY SPILLANE. I, the Jury introduced Spillane's most famous character, hardboiled detective Mike Hammer. I, the Jury, Kiss Me Deadly, and other novels introduced a tough, fast and violent hero who lived in a tough, fast, and violent world, but which he described with a rough poetry. If you knew or served with this Airman and have additional information or photos to support this Page, please leave a message for the Page Administrator(s) HERE. Frank Spillane has the unusual distinction of being named twice. Spillane attended Erasmus Hall High School, graduating in 1935. Mickey did not bother to attend any of the screenings except my documentary. [17] He also received an Edgar Allan Poe Grand Master Award in 1995.[18][19]. THE BIG SHOWDOWN, second of the Caleb York westerns – there will be at least three – will be published April 26.. Byline: Mickey Spillane is a treasury of riches for Spillane fans. [11], On October 25, 1956, Spillane appeared on The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford, with interest on his Mike Hammer novels. Avant-Garde musician John Zorn composed a piece influenced by Spillane's writing titled Spillane. [citation needed], With the combined total of the 1947 hardcover and the Signet paperback (December 1948), I, the Jury sold 6-1/2 million copies in the United States alone. Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2014. Still more rarities from the vaults of the blood-and-guts king of the 1950s: stories, comics, journalism, poetry. In the early 1940s, working for Funnies, Inc., he wrote two-page text stories which were syndicated to various comic book publishers, including Timely Comics. Authors: Mickey Spillane; Max Allan Collins (editor); Lynn F. Myers, Jr. (editor). [10] Two Mike Danger comic-book stories were published in 1954 without Spillane's knowledge, as well as one featuring Mike Lancer (1942). Spillane died July 17, 2006 at his home in Murrells Inlet, of pancreatic cancer. Byline: Mickey Spillane. by Crippen & Landru Publishers. In his introduction to the series, Spillane said he had conceived of the character decades earlier but never used him. Normally, I would NEVER give a Mickey Spillane book this low of a rating, but I gotta say, I really didn't like this one. Mike Hammer. Max Allan Collins, Lynn F. Myers, Jr.) Dead Street, 2007 (with Max Allan Collins) The Goliath Bone, 2008 (with Max Allan Collins) The Big Bang, 2010 (with Max Allan Collins) Kiss Her Goodbye: A Mike Hammer Novel, 2011 (with Max Allan Collins) The … [citation needed], In 1983, Spillane received the lifetime achievement award from the Private Eye Writers of America. 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[4] He started writing while in high school, briefly attended Fort Hays State College in Kansas and worked a variety of jobs, including summers as a lifeguard at Breezy Point, Queens, and a period as a trampoline artist for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Byline: Mickey Spillane, 2005 (ed. no byline ... Dead for a decade, renowned detective-fiction writer Mickey Spillane continues to give — and surprise. [15] In the 1990s, Spillane licensed one of his characters to Tekno Comix for use in a science-fiction adventure series, Mike Danger. He took an eighteen-year run as a spokesman for Miller Lite Beer and reportedly did more than 100 commercials for the company. The Signet paperbacks displayed dramatic front cover illustrations. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. These were published with other material in "Byline: Mickey Spillane," edited by Max Allan Collins and Lynn F. Myers, Jr. (Crippen & Landru publishers, 2004). Malcolm Cowley of The New Republic called Spillane "a dangerous paranoid, sadist, and masochist" and even his own editors sometimes found his novels distasteful. I was gonna have a Mike Danger comic book," Spillane said in a 1984 interview. Yeah. 26 stories were collected in Primal Spillane: Early Stories 1941-1942 (Gryphon Books, 2003). 2004 The Duke Alexander - Mike Hammer short story published in the book Byline: Mickey Spillane first published in 2004, although it was originally written circa 1956 2008 The Big Switch - Mike Hammer short story; completed by Max Allan Collins - published in The Strand Magazine , reprinted in paperback in The Mammoth Book of the World's Best Crime Stories , 2009 Welcome back. American comic book writer Frank Miller has mentioned Spillane as an influence for his own hardboiled style. Gill told Spillane to meet his brother, Ray Gill, who wrote for Funnies Inc., an outfit that packaged comic books for different publishers. He portrayed a writer who is murdered. Frank Morrison Spillane (March 9, 1918 – July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American author of crime novels, many featuring his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. His secretary and partner Velda has walked out on him without explanation, and Mike is just surfacing from a four-month bender. [1] In 1980, Spillane was responsible for seven of the top 15 all-time best-selling fiction titles… Mickey Spillane was one of the world's most popular mystery writers. In the 1960s, Spillane became a friend of the novelist Ayn Rand. ANDREW K. DUNCAN. Mickey and Mary Ann Spillane had four children (Caroline, Kathy, Michael, Ward). Buy a cheap copy of Byline: Mickey Spillane book by Mickey Spillane. Refresh and try again. He wrote I, the Jury in just 19 days. [14], During the 1980s, he appeared in Miller Lite beer commercials. Helpful. Frank Morrison Spillane (/spɪˈleɪn/; March 9, 1918 – July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist, whose stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. [23], In 1989, Hurricane Hugo ravaged his Murrells Inlet house to such a degree it had to be almost entirely reconstructed. And some people love books about falling in love. ", "Man of Mysteries: It'd Been Years Since Spillane Pulled a Job. She considered him an underrated if uneven stylist and found congenial the black-and-white morality of the Hammer stories. The cover design is by Gail Cross. Jan 13, 2020 - All things Mickey Spillane. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing Hammer himself. Mickey Spillane was one of the world's most popular mystery writers. 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