In Other Media
- Novels featuring Hammer were referenced several times in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Both Odo and Miles O'Brien were fans.
- The 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 - 1994 - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108509/
- Harukana jidai no kaidan o - 1995 - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109991/
- Wana - 1996 - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118116/
- Shiritsu tantei Hama Maiku: Namae no nai mori - 2002 - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327828/
- The Japanese 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 is a tribute to Mickey Spillane, which uses quotes of Mike Hammer voiced by John Lurie.
- The popular Canadian band Moist wrote a song titled "Mike Hammer" on their 4th studio album Mercedes 5 and Dime.
- A police detective sarcastically identifies himself as 'Mike Hammer' in El secreto de sus ojos, the Academy Award-winning 2009 Argentine film.
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