

Book details
The Clue of the Broken Blade
Volume #21 in the Hardy Boys Canon (1-58) series
Original edition (1942)
- Ghostwriter: John Button
- Summary: The boys solve a series of truck thefts and locate Arthur Barker's stolen swords.
Revised edition (1969)
- Revision type: Completely rewritten; some plot elements are retained, but the new story involves a gang of bank robbers who are searching for the missing half of a sword belonging to the family of the Hardy Boys' fencing instructor. (More about revisions.)
- Ghostwriter: Richard Deming
Cover art (click thumbnail to enlarge)
![]() Laune, 1942 |
![]() Leone, 1962 |
![]() Nappi, 1967 |
![]() Nappi, 1970 |