The JIMMIE DOOLITTLE Story as told by MICKEY SPILLANE (1942)

What did Mike Hammer and Jimmie Doolittle have in common? Now you know. This little history lesson appeared in Blue Bolt for Dec. 1942. Ogden Whitney provided the art. "phabox" scanned it for ComicBookPlus.

"Woodman's Test" by MICKEY SPILLANE (1942)

Mickey Spillane drops in again, this time from the third issue of 4Most Comics, dated Summer 1942. Thanks to OtherEric for the ComicBookPlus scans.

Forgotten Stories: NO PRISONERS! by Mickey Spillane (1942)

A bit of Spillane flash fiction from Target Comics #28, back in June 1942. Thanx to OtherEric for scanning it for comicbookplus.

Forgotten Flash Fiction: "The Mouse Fights Back" by MICKEY SPILLANE (1942)

This one's from the thirtieth issue of Blue Bolt, dated Nov. 1942, and scanned for comicbookplus by "tilliban."

Forgotten Stories: HAM FOR A YEGG by Mickey Spillane (1942)

From Blue Bolt #28, Sept. 1942, and comicbookplus - thanks to Yoc.

"Fighting Mad" by MICKEY SPILLANE (1942)

From the Dec. 1942 issue of Blue Bolt, scanned for comicbookplus by "phalox".

Mickey Spillane's Second MIKE DANGER Story (1954)

Some time back I posted Mickey Spillane's first Mike Danger story (HERE), preceded by the earlier Mike Lancer adventre (HERE). Legend has it that Spillane wrote the two Danger stories back in 1946, and when they failed to see print, changed his hero's name to Hammer and wrote I, the Jury. Long after he'd hit the big time, the comic book publisher decided to run the Danger tales. This one appeared in Crime Detector #4, from July 1954, and was scanned for comicbookplus by the JVJ Archive, for which we are duly grateful. The guys who posted it wonder if the art may be by Sam Burlockoff. 

"Fast Thinking" by MICKEY SPILLANE (1942)

This lost Mickey tale comes to us from the July 1942 issue of Blue Bolt, five years before his first novel. This ish was kindly uploaded to comicbookplus by bhcomics. 

MICKEY SPILLANE's "Meet Mike Danger" (1954)

A few weeks back I posted Spillane's first Mike Hammer wannabe - Mike Lancer - from a 1942 issue of Green Hornet comics (that's HERE). We now behold the first of two Mike Danger stories, written in 1946, but unpublished until 1954, after Mickey had hit the Big Time. 

This first tale is from Crime Detector #3, uploaded to comicbookplus by a gent known as JVJ Archive. On comicbookplus the art is credited to Sam Burlockoff, based on an interview with the artist, while  Thrillingdetective.com credits Mike Roy.  Whether it was illustrated in '46 or '54 is unclear. At any rate, unable to get Mike Danger into print, Spillane sat down and wrote I, the Jury, changing the hero's name to Hammer, and the book was published in 1947. The second Mike Danger adventure, from Crime Detector #4, will appear here soon.

Forgotten Stories: "Trouble . . . Come and Get It!" by MICKEY SPILLANE (1942)

This Forgotten detective tale appeared in the Spring 1942 issue of 4Most Comics, kindly uploaded to comicbookplus by "OtherEric."