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Byline: Mickey Spillane Paperback – December 15, 2004

by Mickey Spillane (Author), Max Allan Collins (Editor), Lynn F Myers Jr (Editor)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
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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. 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.

Byline: Mickey Spillane is a treasury of riches for Spillane fans. 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.

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 cover design is by Gail Cross.

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  1. Print length
    216 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Crippen & Landru Publishers
  4. Publication date
    December 15, 2004
  5. Dimensions
    6.06 x 0.64 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1885941994
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1885941992
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This collection of journalism and short fiction is like truck-stop meatloaf: there's lots of filler, but the meat you do get is savory. Mike Hammer fans will get a kick out of the comic-book exploits of the PI's precursor, Mike Danger. And they are sure to enjoy the three Hammer short stories--especially "The Killing Man," a gritty Shamus Award winner, and a previously unpublished comedic caper from the mid-1950s, "The Duke Alexander," that's reminiscent of Mark Twain. The magazine stories, which focus on such tough-guy pursuits as diving for treasure and racing stock cars, marry the style of early Tom Wolfe with the attitude of late Joe Friday. Editors Collins and Myers also definitively answer why Spillane dropped out of the novel-writing game for most of the 1950s. It wasn't fights with his publisher or his becoming a Jehovah's Witness. Film-rights sales and the success of 1952's Kiss Me, Deadly simply gave Spillane the opportunity to play hooky, and he took it. Smart guy.^B Frank Sennett
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A wealth of rare Spillane Material -- Publishers Weekly, December 13, 2004

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crippen & Landru Publishers; First Printing - First Thus edition (December 15, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1885941994
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1885941992
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.06 x 0.64 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

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Mickey Spillane

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Mickey Spillane (1918-2006) sold hundreds of millions of books. He introduced iconic detective Mike Hammer to readers in 1947 with I, THE JURY, and was named a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master in 1995.

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Little Tex
5.0 out of 5 stars This is book of previews, I think. The ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2017
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This is book of previews, I think. The stories are short. I've only read one as of today and it was a preview of a book I've already read - just a very short version of it to test the plot maybe?
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ANDREW K. DUNCAN
5.0 out of 5 stars Collection of Thoughts on Mickey Spillane's Life!!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2014
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Outstanding collection of Mickey Spillane writings, including excerpts from two novels, The Killing Man, and Black Alley!!!
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John G
3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed Stories - Sloppy Production
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2011
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We happened to eat dinner in Myrtle Beach one evening at the same time Mickey Spillane was celebrating a birthday in the same restaurant. He seemed like a really likable fellow. I had never read any of his works and thought I'd like to give him a read. "Byline" was the most current available, so I decided to try it. It was not what I expected (I should have read the reviews to find out!), but none the less I still enjoyed it. I was able to sample his writing, learn more about his life, and read some Mike Hammer as well. So I enjoyed the read. But I must say the production quality on the soft-cover was awful. Throughout there were many cases of words that had passed a spell check, but were obviously the wrong word. And one of the comic books included even had the sequence of pages messed up. Just very sloppy editing. Byline: Mickey Spillane
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