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While I am familiar with the Mike Hammer character through books and television, I was unaware of his life as a comic strip character. As explained in an excellent forward by Max Allan Collins, we learn of Mickey Spillane's foray into comics before World War II, and how the Mike Hammer dailies came about.
The strips are great. A bit crowded with words, they crackle with a noir life filled with vicious cracks to the back of the head, double dealers and the women that Mike can't resist, even if they mean trouble. Included are Mike's loyal confidante Velda, and his cop friend Pat Chambers, there to dole out common sense and help Mike out when he needs it. The stories are dated, but still a lot of fun to read. The restoration process includes some before and after shots and shows the amazing work to restore these comics (especially the Sunday strips) to life.
Included in the book are lobby cards from films with Mike Hammer, book covers and a nice overview of how this strip came to be, then suddenly came to be cancelled. A nice volume for fans of Mike Hammer and crime comics. Now I feel like roughing up some thugs and cracking wise.
The strips are great. A bit crowded with words, they crackle with a noir life filled with vicious cracks to the back of the head, double dealers and the women that Mike can't resist, even if they mean trouble. Included are Mike's loyal confidante Velda, and his cop friend Pat Chambers, there to dole out common sense and help Mike out when he needs it. The stories are dated, but still a lot of fun to read. The restoration process includes some before and after shots and shows the amazing work to restore these comics (especially the Sunday strips) to life.
Included in the book are lobby cards from films with Mike Hammer, book covers and a nice overview of how this strip came to be, then suddenly came to be cancelled. A nice volume for fans of Mike Hammer and crime comics. Now I feel like roughing up some thugs and cracking wise.
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