Editing Mike Hammer (character) (section)

== In popular culture==
* Novels featuring Hammer were referenced several times in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. Both [[Odo (Star Trek)|Odo]] and [[Miles O'Brien (Star Trek)|Miles O'Brien]] were fans.
* The film ''[[The Hebrew Hammer (film)|The Hebrew Hammer]]'' makes a reference to Mike Hammer as well.
* Four direct to video films known as the "Maiku Hama" films were released in Japan:
** Waga jinsei saiaku no toki (The most terrible time in my life), 1994
** Harukana jidai no kaidan o (The stairway to the distant past), 1995
** Wana (The trap), 1996
** Shiritsu tantei Hama Maiku: Namae no nai mori - 2002
* The [[Japan]]ese TV series ''Detective Mike'' stars a young detective called 'Hama Mike' (Japanese pronunciation of 'Mike Hammer').
* The 1986 video game ''Killed Until Dead'' by [[Artech Digital Entertainment]] features spoofs of famous characters including a "Mike Stammer".
* [[John Zorn]]'s ''[[Spillane (album)|Spillane]]'' is a tribute to Mickey Spillane, which uses quotes of Mike Hammer voiced by [[John Lurie]].
* The popular Canadian band [[Moist (Canadian band)|Moist]] wrote a song titled "Mike Hammer" on their fourth studio album ''[[Mercedes 5 and Dime]]''.
* A police detective sarcastically identifies himself as 'Mike Hammer' in ''[[The Secret in Their Eyes|El secreto de sus ojos]]'', the [[Academy Award|Academy Award-winning]] 2009 [[Argentina|Argentine film]].
* The Swedish musician [[Magnus Uggla]] wrote a song called ''IQ'', in which a stereotypical violent and simple-minded nightclub bouncer is sarcastically described as being "dangerous like Mike Hammer".