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SPILLANE, Mickey Geboren Als Frank Morrison Spillane, Brooklyn, New York, 9 Maart 1918 SPILLANE, Mickey Geboren als Frank Morrison Spillane, Brooklyn, New York, 9 maart 1918. Overleden: 2006 Spillane groeide op in Elizabeth, een ruige wijk in New Jersey, waar zijn vader barkeeper was. Opleiding: Kansas State University. Carrière: begon verhalen te verkopen in 1935, schreef voor de komische boeken Captain Marvel, Captain America en andere boeken; trampoline artiest, Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus; oprichter (met Robert Fellows) Spillane-Fellows Productions (films); woordvoerder, Miller Light bier, 1973. Militaire dienst: instructeur van gevechtspiloten, Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. Army Air Force gedurende WO II. Onderscheidingen: Private Eye Writers of America Lifetime Achievement award, 1983; voor kort verhaal, 1990; Mystery Writers of America Grand Master award, 1995. Familie: getrouwd met: 1. Mary Ann Pearce, 1945 (gescheiden 1962), 4 kinderen; 2. Sherri Malinou, 1965 (gescheiden 1983); 3. Jane Rogers Johnson, 1983; 2 stiefkinderen. Woonde in New York, USA. Detective: Mike Hammer , privé-detective, New York Hammer is een privé-detective, die eerst schiet (zijn pistool een .45 noemt hij 'Betsy') en dan pas vragen stelt. Hij lapt de wet aan zijn laars en treedt op als rechter en beul. Hij heeft een sterke neiging tot sex en sadisme, maar zijn optreden is tegelijkertijd ook een afspiegeling van het zelfbeeld van de Amerikaaanse samenleving van na de tweede wereldoorlog. Hammer heeft gevochten in de oorlog en is erdoor gehard. Getraind als politieman, leeft hij volgens zijn eigen gewelddadige code; niets staat hem in de weg naar zijn wraak, zelfs niet als de moordenaar een vrouw is die hij liefheeft. In 'I, the Jury' executeert hij, om de dood van een vriend te wreken, zijn naakte verloofde door haar in de buik te schieten en besteedt vervolgens jaren om deze daad voor zichzelf en zijn omgeving te rechtvaardigen. Zijn psychische lidteken wordt een metafoor voor de verloren onschuld van het naoorlogse Amerika, met zijn expansionistische en paranoïde jaren '50 tot de late jaren '80, waarin Amerika zijn doel en richting verloor. De verhalen bieden een woest lyrische voorstelling van de gewonde Amerikaanse ziel. In 'I, the Jury' onderscheidt Hammer zich door het volgen van een wet van geweld die zich door niets laat weerhouden. Het bloedige einde laat geen ruimte voor iets anders, laat staan subtiliteit. De reacties van collegaschrijvers van Spillane waren even extreem. Weinig detectiveschrijvers zijn zo verafschuwd als Spillane. Anthony Boucher merkte over 'I, the Jury' op dat het beter gelezen kon worden op een trainingsschool voor Gestapo's. De sleutel- elementen bij Hammer zijn wraak, liefde, haat en geweld, vaak uitgebeeld in een surrealistische nachtmerrie. Het gebeurt zelfs dat Hammer zich als een engel des doods begint te beschouwen die door God gezonden is om de duivel op voet van gelijkheid tegemoet te treden. In 'Kiss Me Deadly' zegt hij: "There's no such thing as innocense - innocense touched with guilt is as good a deal as you can get." Een onbelemmerd Id dat regelmatig explodeert in een messianistische woede - tegen versleten intellectuelen en homosexuelen, tegen bureaucratische kieskeurigheid en sociale conventies die zijn zucht naar wraak belemmeren, tegen onderdrukking van de 'kleine jongens' door organisaties als de mafia of de communistische partij. Hammer is vaak de fantasie van onweerstaanbare mannelijke potentie. Vrouwen rukken zich uitnodigend de kleren van het lijf hetgeen hij met vrolijk sadisme aanneemt, zijn lezers daarbij verzekerend dat die vrouwen het heel opwindend vinden. Men kan hem sexistisch, pervers of psychotisch noemen, Hammer zou niet eens begrijpen waar je het over hebt "...Kill' em left and right, show'em that we aren't soft after all. Kill, kill, kill, kill" roept hij in 'One Lonely Night'. Hij lost zijn zaken op door een letterlijk proces van elimineren: de laatste die overblijft is de schuldige. Een ander kenmerk naast het extreme geweld is dat Hammer geen gevangenen maakt. In de eerste vijf boeken sterven 48 mensen op een gewelddadige wijze, waarvan 35 door Hammer's toedoen. Een van de weinige positieve karaktertrekken is dat hij geen detective is die wegloopt voor een gevecht. Volgens Spillane waren de oppervlakkige beschrijvingen van Hammer als een lange en empatisch onaantrekkelijke man bedoeld om zijn lezers in staat te stellen zichzelf te herkennen en hoe het is om in de schoenen van de held te staan. Oorspronkelijk was Hammer bedacht voor een strip-detective met als naam Mike Danger en volgens Spillane heeft hij de meeste strips van die strips ook zelf geschreven. Sidekick: Velda, zijn sexy en loyale secretaresse. Als Hammer een enigszins bezoedelde ridder is dan is Velda vroeger een vrouwelijke ridder geweest, een die in fysieke en mentale hardheid niet voor hem onderdoet en Hammer's gelijke is: de Jane voor haar Tarzan. Velda is een welgeschapen vrouw, wier 'hips waved a happy hello'. Ondanks de sexuele uitdagingen tussen Hammer en de voluptueuze Velda, is zij bestemd maagd te blijven tot Hammer er in toestemt met haar te trouwen. Ze bevestigen tenslotte hun liefde in 'The Snake', maar Velda krijgt haar trouwring niet. Detective: Tiger Mann , geheimagent en een imitatie van James Bond Mike Hammer: UMC Spillane-reeks 1. I, the Jury #1 1947 Rendez-vous met de dood 1952/56 UMC/UMC 1 ook verschenen odts: Dumdum voor een vamp 1971 Luitingh Ik, de rechter 1982 Luitingh 2. My Gun is Quick #1 1950 Aasgier en asfaltbloem 1952/56 UMC/UMC 2 ook verschenen odt: Kogels zijn sneller dan u denkt 1971 Luitingh 3. Vengeance is Mine! #1 1950 “Mij is de wraak” 1953/56 UMC/UMC 3 ook verschenen odts: Lokaas voor een killer 1972 Luitingh De lady was een draak 1972 Luitingh 4. The Big Kill 1951 De grote moord 1953/57 UMC/UMC 5 ook verschenen odt: Kogels zijn geen kinderspeelgoed 1974 Luitingh 5. One Lonely Night 1951 Een eenzame nacht 1956 UMC 4 ook verschenen odts: Spionne met een zwoele lach 1972 Luitingh Bloedhonden 1953 UMC 6. Kiss Me, Deadly 1952 Kus me ... vóór je sterft 1954/57 UMC/UMC 7 7. The Girl Hunters 1962 De vrouwenjagers 1963 UMC 9 8. The Snake 1964 De slang 1965 UMC 11 ook verschenen odt: Slangegif voor een senator 1972 Luitingh 9. The Twisted Thing 1966 De kronkel 1966 UMC 16 ook verschenen odt: De dolgedraaide detective 1973/77 Luit/Scarabee 10. The Body Lovers 1967 Verkeerd verbonden...! 1967 UMC 21 ook verschenen odt: Lief zijn voor dode dames 1973 Luit/Scarabee 11. Survival...Zero! 1970 Een navel met een starre blik 1970 Luit/Scarabee 12. The Killing Man 1989 De killer 1990 Luitingh~Sijthoff 13. Black Alley 1996 korte verhalen: "The Night I Died" #2 1953 "The Screen Test of Mike Hammer" in: Male 1955 "The Killing Man" in: Playboy 1989 “De killer” opgenomen in: De Chirurg en andere spannende verhalen uit Playboy 1989 Toren pockets “The Duke Alexander” in: Byline: Mickey Spillane 2004 “Tonight, My Love” in: Byline: Mickey Spillane 2004 stripverhalen: Mike Hammer: The Comic Strip #5 1982-84 Tiger Mann: 1. Day of the Guns 1964 Dag van geweld 1966 UMC 14 ook verschenen odt: Een graf vol gaten 1978 Luitingh 2. Bloody Sunrise 1965 Des duivels dageraad 1966 UMC 15 ook verschenen odt: Kus de Killer 1978 Luit/Scarabee 3. The Death Dealers 1965 Olie, vrouwen en revolvers 1967 UMC 18 ook verschenen odt: Liever laat dan dood 1978 Scarabee 4. The Bye-Pass Control 1966 De fatale knop 1967 UMC 19 ook verschenen odt: De lady lonkte 1979 Luitingh andere crime-titels: The Long Wait 1951 Jacht op een lijk 1953/57 UMC 6 ook verschenen odt: Beeldschoon bedrog 1977 Scarabee Everybody's Watching Me 2kr: Iedereen kijkt me aan 2kr: 1967 UMC 20 Everybody’s Watching Me Iedereen kijkt me aan eerder verschenen in: Manhunt (1953) Veiled Woman De gesluierde vrouw eerder verschenen in: Manhunt The Deep 1961 De meester 1962 UMC 8 ook verschenen odt: Surprise voor een syndicaat 1976 Scarabee Me, Hood! 2kr: 1963 Ik ben een gangster 2kr: 1964 UMC 10 Me, Hood! (1959) Ik ben een gangster Kick It, or Kill! (1961) Uitspattingen ook verschenen odt: Parels en parfum 1977/85 Luit/Scarabee bevat: Parels en parfum eerder verschenen odt: Ik ben een gangster 1964 UMC 10 Vakantieklus eerder verschenen odt: Uitspattingen 1964 UMC 10 “The Affair with the Dragon Lady” (1962) “Stalen verleden” The Flier 2kr: 1964 De piloot 1965 UMC 12 The Flier De piloot ook verschenen odt: Hot Cat The Seven Year Kill De ijzeren long Return of the Hood 2kr: 1964 De gangster is terug 1965 UMC 13 Return of the Hood De gangster is terug The Bastard Bannerman De onechte Bannerman ook verschenen odt: Waanzinnig wespennest 1985 Skarabee bevat: De gangster is terug Bannerman, de bastaard eerder verschenen odt: De onechte Bannerman 1965 UMC 13 Killer Mine 2kr: 1965 Geliefde moordenaar 2kr 1966 UMC 17 Killer Mine Geliefde moordenaar Eenzame strijd The Delta Factor 1967 In het teken van de driehoek 1969 UMC 22 ook verschenen odt: De gelijkbenige driehoek 1976 Luitingh Me, Hood! #3 kr 1969 The Tough Guys 3kr: 1969 bevat: Kick It or Kill! (1963) eerder verschenen in: Cavalier (1961) The Seven Year Kill (1964) The Bastard Bannerman (1964) eerder verschenen in: Saga (1964) The Erection Set 1972 Scherpschutters 1973 Luitingh Last Cop Out 1973 Geen parels voor de zwijnen 1974 Luitingh Vintage Spillane 1974 Tomorrow I Die kr 1984 Dead Street 2007 Omnibussen: Spillane Omnibus 1968 UMC bevat: My Gun Is Quick (1950) Aasgier en asfaltbloem "The Girl Behind the Hedge" (1953) "Een man neemt wraak" ook verschenen odt: "Een vriend en een vrouw" in: Mickey Spillane Super Omnibus I, the Jury (1947) Rendez-vous met de dood Mickey Spillane Super Omnibus 1980 Luitingh bevat: Killer Mine (1965) Het bloed kruipt..
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