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'''Mike Hammer''' was a fictional portrayal of a [[20th century]] detective on [[Earth]]. [[Odo]] recommended the Mike Hammer crime novel, ''[[Kiss Me Deadly]]'', to [[Kira Nerys]] in [[2375]]. ''([[DS9]]: "[[Shadows and Symbols]]")''
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'''Mike Hammer''' was a fictional portrayal of a [[20th century]] detective on [[Earth]]. [[Odo]] recommended the Mike Hammer crime novel, ''[[Kiss Me Deadly]]'', to [[Kira Nerys]] in [[2375]]. Odo thought Kira would appreciate Hammer's qualities, telling her "''he's as tough as they come and he hates waiting almost as much as you do''". ({{DS9|Shadows and Symbols}})
   
[[Miles O'Brien]] was also familiar with Mike Hammer, as well as other crime novel detectives, such as [[Raymond Chandler]]. ''([[DS9]]: "[[Field of Fire]]")''
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[[Miles O'Brien]] was also familiar with Mike Hammer novels, and with authors of similarly "hard-boiled" [[20th century]] [[detective]] fiction, such as [[Raymond Chandler]] and [[Dixon Hill]]. ({{DS9|Field of Fire}})
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:''In the [[1990s]] the character of Mike Hammer was briefly recreated for a series of [[comics]] from Tekno Comix, the same company which produced [[Leonard Nimoy]]'s ''Primortals'' and [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s ''Lost Universe''.''
 
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=== Background information ===
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Mike Hammer first appeared in the novel ''[[I, the Jury]]'', mentioned in {{DS9|Profit and Loss}}.
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In the 1990s, the character of Mike Hammer was briefly recreated for a series of [[comics]] from Tekno Comix, the same company which produced [[Leonard Nimoy]]'s ''Primortals'' and [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s ''Lost Universe''.''
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Many ''[[Star Trek]]'' stars appeared in the short-lived ''Mike Hammer, Private Eye'' television series which ran from September 1997 to June 1998. These actors include [[Barry Jenner]], [[Deborah Lacey]], [[Steven Culp]], [[William Lucking]], [[Tracy Scoggins]], [[Katherine Moffat]], [[Cyril O'Reilly]], [[Barry Wiggins]], [[D. Elliot Woods]], [[George Murdock]], [[Richard Lynch]], [[James Black]], [[James Wellington]], and [[Raye Birk]].
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== External link ==
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* {{Wikipedia}}
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[[Category:Fictional characters|Hammer, Mike]]
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Revision as of 15:26, 24 October 2015

Mike Hammer was a fictional portrayal of a 20th century detective on Earth. Odo recommended the Mike Hammer crime novel, Kiss Me Deadly, to Kira Nerys in 2375. Odo thought Kira would appreciate Hammer's qualities, telling her "he's as tough as they come and he hates waiting almost as much as you do". (DS9: "Shadows and Symbols")

Miles O'Brien was also familiar with Mike Hammer novels, and with authors of similarly "hard-boiled" 20th century detective fiction, such as Raymond Chandler and Dixon Hill. (DS9: "Field of Fire")

Background information

Mike Hammer first appeared in the novel I, the Jury, mentioned in DS9: "Profit and Loss".

In the 1990s, the character of Mike Hammer was briefly recreated for a series of comics from Tekno Comix, the same company which produced Leonard Nimoy's Primortals and Gene Roddenberry's Lost Universe.

Many Star Trek stars appeared in the short-lived Mike Hammer, Private Eye television series which ran from September 1997 to June 1998. These actors include Barry Jenner, Deborah Lacey, Steven Culp, William Lucking, Tracy Scoggins, Katherine Moffat, Cyril O'Reilly, Barry Wiggins, D. Elliot Woods, George Murdock, Richard Lynch, James Black, James Wellington, and Raye Birk.

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