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For other uses of this name, see Joe Hardy.

Joseph " Joe " Irving Hardy is the youngest of the Hardy boys, being a year younger than his elder brother, Frank.

Joe and his brother live with their parents, Fenton and Laura, and their aunt Trudy at 176 Norman Road[1], Bayport, New Jersey[2], where they both attend Bayport High.[3]

Joe and Frank are undercover agents for American Teens Against Crime (ATAC), a top-secret organization co-founded by Fenton, which employees teenagers to fight crime across the US. Very few people know of the boys involvement in the organization, even Laura and Trudy have no knowledge their work, or even ATAC's existence for that matter.[4]

Biography[]

A few years ago, Joe and Frank were drafted by Fenton, as ATAC's very first three agents, since then they have become well known within the agency as ATAC's best agents.

Even before working for ATAC, Frank and Joe had many adventures, and became well known as amateur detectives, so much so that the local police referred to the boys as the Sherlock Holmes of Bayport[5][6].

Due to the nature of the ATAC, the chance to meet other agents does not arise often, however over the course of their missions, Joe and Frank have met a few agents, notably trainee Vijay Petal, who, after meeting him when he delivered their briefing for their Thrill Ride mission, they have become good friends with[7].

Personality and Traits[]

Joe To Die or Not to Die

Joe is the more reckless, "dare devil" of the two brothers, on missions he often the one who wants to take the shortcuts, with almost no thought of how dangerous it may be.

Also, if one of the Hardys were to be called a show-off it would be Joe. Once when Joe suffered a skiing injury on an ATAC mission, Frank told his mother that Joe crashed when he attempted to do a trick to impress some girls who were watching. Apparently this happens often enough that Laura believed Frank's story almost with out question[8].

Also, Joe has been known to flirt with girls on ATAC missions, to the point where Frank has to remind Joe not to lose his focus. In spite of the fact that Joe spends time trying to impress women, it seems that women are more often attracted to Frank, much to Joe's displeasure[9].

Skills and abilities[]

Joe is a good athlete, and is on the Bayport High swim team and track team[10]. He is also good at football, and plays on the Bayport High team.[11] On one ATAC mission Joe was able to make a college football team[12].

He is a black belt in aikido and is decent at tae kwon do and kung fu. He's the muscular one. In the graphic novels,he is often seen wearing only a half-sleeved vest and shorts (sometimes even bare-chested i.e., wearing only shorts or trousers, belted at the waist, and nothing else on top), his bare chest and musclular arms showing.

Joe, Frank both know American Sign Language, and Morse Code[13], which has been useful on ATAC missions.

Other[]

When Joe was four years old he called milk, moo juice[14]. And, when they were young, Joe broke Frank's ceramic pirate toy because the pirate was staring at him.[15]

Real-life information[]

None at the moment.

Appearances[]

Galaxy X
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #1 Extreme Danger
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #2 Running on Fumes
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #3 Boardwalk Bust
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #4 Thrill Ride
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #5 Rocky Road
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #6 Burned
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #7 Operation: Survival
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #8 Top Ten Ways to Die
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #9 Martial Law
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #10 Blown Away
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #11 Hurricane Joe
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #12 Trouble in Paradise
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #13 The Mummy's Curse
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #14 Hazed
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #15 Death and Diamonds
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #16 Bayport Buccaneers
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #17 Murder at the Mall
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #18 Pushed
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #19 Foul Play
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #20 Feeding Frenzy
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #21 Comic Con Artist
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #22 Deprivation House
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #23 House Arrest
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #24 Murder House
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #25 Double Trouble
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #26 Double Down
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #27 Double Deception
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #28 Galaxy X
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #29 X-plosion
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #30 The X-Factor
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #31 The Children of the Lost
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #32 The Lost Brother
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #33 Forever Lost
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #34 Movie Menace
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers Super Mystery #1 Wanted
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers Super Mystery #2 Kidnapped at the Casino
Haunted: A Special Ghost Stories Edition
HardyBoysGN9
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #1 The Ocean of Osyria
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #2 Identity Theft
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #3. Mad House
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #4. Malled
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #5. Sea You, Sea Me
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #6. Hyde & Shriek
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #7. The Opposite Numbers
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #8. Board to Death
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #9. To Die or Not to Die
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #10. A Hardy Day's Night
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #11. Abracadeath
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #12. Dude Ranch O' Death!
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #13. The Deadliest Stunt
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #14. Haley Danelle's Best Eight
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #15. Live Free or Die Hardy
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #16. Shhhhhh!
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #17. Word Up!
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #18. D.A.N.G.E.R. Spells the Hangman
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #19. Chaos at 30,000 Feet!
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #20. Deadly Strategy
The Hardy Boys The New Case Files #1. Crawling with Zombies
The Hardy Boys The New Case Files #2. Break-Up
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery #1 Terror on Tour
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery #2 Danger Overseas
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery #3 Club Dread
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery #4 Gold Medal Murder
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery #3 Bonfire Masquerade

References[]

  1. Graphic Novel #3 Mad House
  2. Undercover Brothers #18 Pushed
  3. Undercover Brothers #6 Burned
  4. Undercover Brothers #1 Extreme Danger
  5. Undercover Brothers #1 Extreme Danger
  6. http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/index.php?nav=atac&sub=world&world_id=0077
  7. Undercover Brothers #4 Thrill Ride
  8. Undercover Brothers #10 Blown Away
  9. Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery #2 Danger Overseas
  10. http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/index.php?nav=atac&sub=characters&atac_id=2
  11. Note that in Rockey Road, it is said that the boys do not play football, but Graphic Novel #4 Malled, Foul Play, and Feeding Frenzy all have the boys playing football, so it is safe to say the information in Rockey Road is untrue.
  12. Undercover Brothers #19 Foul Play
  13. Undercover Brothers Super Mystery #2 Kidnapped at the Casino
  14. http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/index.php?nav=atac&sub=characters&atac_id=2
  15. Double Danger trilogyDouble Trouble

External links[]

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