Other items found on eBay since last month's issue include:
A set of 13 publicity slides from the late 1970's show.
A set of proof publicity photos from the Disney production The Secret Of Ghost Farm.
A Canadian version of the Hardy Boys Treasure Game.
A LP album by Shawn Cassidy.
The Shawn Cassidy Scrapbook (mentioned here last month, pictured at left.)
Some hard to find items from the 70's show such as: Guitar, Record Case, Radio and Jigsaw Puzzles, have also turned up.

Early Hardy Boys books with dustjackets continue to command high prices on eBay but not at the previously seen absurd levels.

A good source for hardcover rebindings of some Casefiles & Digest Hardy Boys and Clues Bros. is http://www.demcomedia.com/. I bought a Casefile and was very pleased with the high quality. They go for around 9 bucks each + postage. Amazon offers these too, along with some paperback Spanish editions of early digests.

Karen Plunkett-Powell reports:
Fall, 1998 Nostalgia Release Will Focus On Drew/Hardys
In a recent issue of The Bayport Times, it was reported there might be a non-fiction nostalgia title out soon from Simon & Schuster, focusing on Nancy, Joe and Frank. I can confirm this from first-hand experience. Here's a few more details.
The upcoming book is tentatively titled: "Growing Up With Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys". It will fall into the realm of popular culture, with a social commentary focus, and plenty of illustrations. The authors, Carole Kismaric and Marvin Heiferman are writing the book for Look Out, a top-notch New York book packager which published the very successful "Growing Up With Dick and Jane" (Harper Collins, 1996.) The authors are working hard to get the manuscript done by late April, as Simon & Schuster is shooting for a Fall, 1998 release date. I read Kismaric/Heiferman's "Dick and Jane" title, and it was so fabulously done I am really looking forward to the Drew/Hardy title! The Dick and Jane book even had a 24-page mini-sampler of original Dick and Jane stories and cut-out dolls! With Simon & Schuster's marketing staff fully behind this Drew/Hardy book, I am sure it will do well. If their schedule permits, the authors will be attending the South Jersey Series Book gathering on April 25, 1998, where they can provide more details. I will report back after the meeting!
Editor's Note: Karen is the author of the popular & highly informative Nancy Drew Scrapbook, published by St. Martin's Press & now in it's 3rd printing! Available on Amazon.com or at a bookstore near you! Bring your copy to the SJSC meeting & get it signed by Karen!

Scott McFarlane (ccscott@opone.com) reports:
Hi All:
I am re-typing in this post a newspaper article that I recently received. It was a recent special article published in the Temiskaming Speaker (A publication of Temiskaming Printing, Ltd), a weekly newspaper, serving the Tri-Towns and area in Northern Ontario. I believe that I will be there for the event, and thought that perhaps there may be some interest from the folks in this newsgroup. Since I am typing it, I apologize to the original reporter for any typos.
HAILEYBURY (Special) - The date has been set for a special tribute to Leslie McFarlane, original author of the Hardy Boys mystery series.
The former Haileybury resident wrote several of the books in the 1920's under the pen name Franklin W. Dixon before going on to a distinguished career in the literary world.
The Haileybury Hardy Boys Committee, affiliated with the Timiskaming (sic)-Abitibi Heritage Association (TAHA), has been working on a suitable memorial to the noted author. The culmination of its work will result in a weekend celebration to honor the author and his work.
The event will take place the weekend of July 17 and 18, 1998 and organizers are hoping that Hardy Boys' buffs from far and wide will join area residents and those with an interest in local history in commemorating the work of the famous Canadian writer. Committee chair Peter Rivet said that a full lineup of activities will keep participants busy throughout the two days.
Registration will take place on Friday, July 17 at the Haileybury Heritage Museum, along with self-guided tours of the Leslie McFarlane homes and museums in the Tri-Town communities. A brochure will be available to all registrants. A waterfront barbeque at Harbour Place will highlight the first day.
On Saturday, members of the author's families will unveil a granite lectern in his honor Son, Brian McFarlane, a well known hockey broadcaster and writer from the Toronto area will be on hand, along with sister Nora Perez, an author who resides in Youngstown, New York. The McFarlane families will join other guests at a banquet to mark the occasion at the Haileybury Golf Club.
Mr. Rivet said that other activities may be added to the program over the coming months. In the spring, a large laser-etched wooden sign depicting the former homes of Leslie McFarlane, a map and Tri-Town area tourist attractions will be erected near the Haileybury Heritage Museum. Area residents will be invited to attend the unveiling of this very unique sign.
Further information about the event may be obtained from the Hardy Boys Committee, Box 911, Haileybury, ON (Canada) POJ 1KO, or by contacting Mr. Rivet at 705-672-5084 (telephone/fax) or Chris Oslund, Curator - Haileybury Heritage Museum, 705-672-1922.
Additional information is also available about the author on Haileybury's web site at: http//www.town.haileybury.on.ca/town.haileybury/hailhhm.html.
Note from Scott: I believe that the URL listed is slightly incorrect, but wanted to post it as it was reported/written. Just trace the hierarchy back a little and you will get there.
If anyone plans to attend (it is very far up north - about 350 miles north of Toronto), you can e-mail me for directions and local advice.
Editor's Note: Scott is the nephew of the great Hardy Boys ghostwriter, Leslie McFarlane.

Ted Magilley reports:
Here's another Hardy Boys boxed set to add to the list:
Box set of Minstrel books using Shadow Killers art.
99 - 2nd printing lists to Tricks of the Trade in the back
100 - 3rd printing lists to Fear on Wheels
101 - 2nd printing lists to Fear on Wheels
102 - 2nd printing lists to Attack of the Video Villians

New Hardy Boys web site: www.ilos.net/~cdlp/HardyBoys/index.html

Stupid Hardy Joke Dep't:
Chet Morton goes to the doctor and the doctor tells him "You're too fat!"
Chet replies "I want a second opinion."
The doctor looks at him again and says "You're ugly too!"

NEWS FLASH!!! - THIS JUST IN:
Harry Tanwick is still missing! Last heard of during the case of The Disappearing Floor, Mr. Tanwick has yet to surface despite an intense 58 year manhunt conducted by Fenton Hardy and his sons, Frank & Joe. The mystery deepened when, questioned by reporters, Frank Hardy cryptically replied "Who is Harry Tanwick?" Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of Mr. Tanwick is requested to contact Detective Oscar Smuff of the Bayport PD.

Hardy Boys Writer's Outline

Where is Bayport?

From: helen.beahan@deetya.gov.au (BEAHAN,Helen)
I once spent a lot of time trying to work out where Bayport was. I always assumed north of New York City, but I seem to recall (I could be wrong) that when they were sailing the junk from New York to Bayport in "The Chinese Junk", they turned south when they reached the ocean. (Maybe they went the long way?) However, the biggest problem for me was that Barmet Bay froze over in "Cabin Island", which would seem to place them somewhere in Greenland. (What kind of an idiot builds a port in a place that freezes over in the winter, anyway?)
Apart from the above anomalies, I think New York State is a safe bet, some cozy little out-of-the way place that has a large seaport, an airport, a Coast Guard station, it's own TV and radio stations, occasionally get hit by a hurricane or tornado, and has the highest crime rate outside South-Central LA.