''For the gangster, see Mickey Spillane (gangster).

Frank Morrison Spillane (March 9, 1918 – July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American author of crime novels. He was known for his series of novels featuring his signature detective character, Mike Hammer, among other works.

Early life

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Spillane was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in a tough neighborhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He started his career writing for slick magazines. After some success, he turned to pulp magazines and comic books. He was paid twelve dollars a piece for a block of copy and could do as many as fifty blocks of copy a day. During World War II, Spillane trained pilots and flew combat missions for the Air Corps.

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@Tomas_Verde You're cotdamned wordsmith. Like Mickey fucking Spillane
mrejr8234 (mrejr8234) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:34:50 -0000
@Tomas_Verde You're cotdamned wordsmith. Like Mickey fucking Spillane
I love Fuel Dump. It's like Mickey Spillane would have written if he were possessed by a time-traveling Associated Press journalist.
shisto (David S.) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:40:55 -0000
I love Fuel Dump. It's like Mickey Spillane would have written if he were possessed by a time-traveling Associated Press journalist.
Mickey Spillane : Something's Down There : Book Review http://tinyurl.com/ycax7r3
celeste8nyl (Celeste Macdonald) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:48:14 -0000
Mickey Spillane : Something's Down There : Book Review http://tinyurl.com/ycax7r3
@rwfoster ok, howzabout World war z or some mickey spillane
papadoc77 (Gerald) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:39:32 -0000
@rwfoster ok, howzabout World war z or some mickey spillane
Mickey Spillane on comics: "It was work. If it's good somebody will pay for it, and a kid's dime buys the same cup of coffee." 10CentPlague
mlex (mlex) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:35:19 -0000
Mickey Spillane on comics: "It was work. If it's good somebody will pay for it, and a kid's dime buys the same cup of coffee." 10CentPlague
"Those big-shot writers ... could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar. " - Mickey Spillane
Eclecticism (Zach) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:00:41 -0000
"Those big-shot writers ... could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar. " - Mickey Spillane

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