title: The Last Laugh (The Hardy Boys)
text: # The Last Laugh (The Hardy Boys)
  
  The Last Laugh is a Hardy Boys novel in the Casefiles series. It was published in 1990.
  
  ## Plot
  
  The famous publisher of Zenith Comics, Barry Johns, is kidnapped from the San Diego comic-book convention by characters Human Dreadnought and Flame Fiend, observed by the Hardys. Joe and Frank think it was a publicity stunt, but then a kidnapper destroys a valuable art collection.
  
  