▁Mis cell any ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Po etry ▁anth ologies ▁Category : A fr ican ▁poetry ▁Category : 1 9 7 5 ▁books ▁Category : He in emann ▁( publish er ) ▁books ▁Category : Work s ▁by ▁W ole ▁So y ink a <0x0A> </s> ▁Michael ▁" M ike " ▁Ham mer ▁is ▁a ▁fict ional ▁character ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁author ▁Mic key ▁Sp ill ane ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁book ▁I , ▁the ▁J ury . ▁Ham mer ▁is ▁a ▁no - holds - bar red ▁private ▁investig ator ▁who ▁car ries ▁a ▁. 4 5 ▁M 1 9 1 1 A 1 ▁in ▁a ▁shoulder ▁hol ster ▁under ▁his ▁left ▁arm . ▁His ▁love ▁for ▁his ▁secretary ▁Vel da ▁is ▁out we ighed ▁only ▁by ▁his ▁willing ness ▁to ▁kill ▁a ▁k iller . ▁Ham mer ' s ▁best ▁friend ▁is ▁Pat ▁Ch amb ers , ▁Captain ▁of ▁Hom ic ide ▁NY PD . ▁Ham mer ▁was ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁army ▁veter an ▁who ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁fighting ▁j ung le ▁war fare ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁theatre ▁against ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Sp ill ane , ▁an ▁established ▁com ic - book ▁writer , ▁worked ▁with ▁illustr ator ▁Mike ▁Roy ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁private - ey e ▁character ▁Mike ▁D anger ▁for ▁proposed ▁com ic - book ▁or ▁com ic - strip ▁publication . ▁Unable ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁project ▁as ▁a ▁com ic , ▁he