ories , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ) ▁and ▁" G ore ▁Bl ime y ▁- ▁The ▁Blo ody ▁D rip ▁W r ith es ▁Again ▁" ▁( P ogo ▁Pe ek - A - Book , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Herm es ▁Press ▁repr int ed ▁the ▁complete ▁" M ike ▁Ham mer " ▁com ic ▁strip , ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁introduction ▁by ▁Max ▁Collins . ▁ ▁Audio ▁ ▁Radio ▁Series ▁- ▁A ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Mut ual ▁Broadcast ing ▁System ▁radio ▁series ▁titled ▁That ▁Ham mer ▁Guy ▁star red ▁Larry ▁H aines ▁then ▁George ▁Pet rie ▁and ▁Ted ▁De C ors ia ▁as ▁Mike ▁Ham mer ▁and ▁Jan ▁Min er ▁as ▁Ham mer ' s ▁secretary ▁Vel da ▁and ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁other ▁female ▁characters ▁on ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Ed ▁Adam son ▁and ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Richard ▁Lewis . ▁ ▁Audio books ▁- ▁An ▁array ▁of ▁Sp ill ane ' s ▁nov els ▁have ▁been ▁produced ▁as ▁audio books . ▁Several ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁performed ▁by ▁Mic key ▁Sp ill ane ' s ▁Mike ▁Ham mer ▁veter an ▁St acy ▁K each . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁Black ▁Al ley ▁( P engu in ▁Audio , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ), ▁The ▁Big ▁Kill ▁( Sim on ▁& ▁Sch uster , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁and ▁The ▁K illing ▁Man ▁( Sim on ▁& ▁Sch