1 9 8 4 – J anu ary ▁ 1 9 8 5 ; ▁st arring ▁St acy ▁K each ) ▁The ▁New ▁Mike ▁Ham mer ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 9 8 6 – May ▁ 1 9 8 7 ; ▁st arring ▁St acy ▁K each ) ▁Mike ▁Ham mer , ▁Private ▁E ye ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 9 9 7 – J une ▁ 1 9 9 8 ; ▁st arring ▁St acy ▁K each ) ▁ ▁Comics ▁ ▁A ▁short - l ived ▁com ic ▁strip ▁st arring ▁Mike ▁Ham mer ▁was ▁distributed ▁by ▁Phoenix ▁Fe atures ▁Sy nd icate ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁entitled ▁From ▁the ▁Files ▁of ... ▁Mike ▁Ham mer ▁and ▁written ▁by ▁Sp ill ane , ▁Ed ▁Rob b ins ▁and ▁Joe ▁Gill , ▁with ▁art ▁by ▁Ed ▁Rob b ins . ▁Col lections ▁of ▁the ▁strip ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁the ▁Turkish ▁com ics ▁artist ▁O ğ uz ▁Ar al ▁created ▁a ▁par ody ▁of ▁Mike ▁Ham mer ▁titled ▁Hay k ▁Mam mer . ▁▁ ▁W alt ▁Kelly ▁wrote ▁two ▁par od ies ▁of ▁Mike ▁Ham mer ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁collections ▁of ▁original ▁work ▁of ▁his ▁P ogo ▁com ic ▁strip . ▁They ▁were : ▁" The ▁Blo ody ▁D rip ▁- ▁by ▁M ucky ▁S ple en " ▁( Un cle ▁P ogo ▁So - so ▁St