The Earliest Book

The earliest book on Spike is in fact a exhibition catalogue. In 1973 an Exhibition of Spike's work was held at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London.

The catalogue listed 25 artworks, recordings, and manuscripts, although no manuscripts actually made it into the Exhibition. There was a list of his film, TV and stage appearances and a list of written works. In the catalogue there are five of Spike's poems and a short piece on mental health written by Spike.

Spike Milligan --paintings, drawings, manuscripts, and recordings 1973

The Goons

These books are about Spike and the Goons. Goon books where Spike is the main author are on the main list of Spike books.

The Goon Show Companion 1976
The story of the Goons 1976
Growing up with The Goons 2010
Spike Milligan's Accordion 2016

Biographies and memoirs

There are just three biographies. After his death in 2002 there were a rash of books published and republished about or by him.

Spike Milligan A Biography 1985
Milligan: The Life and Times of Spike Milligan 1988
Spike Milligan His Part In Our Lives 2002
Surviving Spike Milligan 2002
Spike Milligan: The Biography 2003
Spike An Intimate Memoir 2003
Spike and Co 2006
Memories of Milligan 2010
The Delaplaine Spike Milligan - His Essential Quotations 2016
Those Spikes of Spike Milligan: The distinct life and humour of Spike Milligan, in short 2022