The Last Laugh is a Hardy Boys novel in the Casefiles series. It was published in 1990.[1]
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.[2][3]