Okay! Are you ready? Let the challenge begin!
We warn you, this won't be easy! The Hardy Boys are pretty clever! But if you think you can match wits with the Hardy Boys, we say, go for it! Here are the questions you need to answer:
1) On page twenty-nine, can you find the clue that indicates that there are Hardy Boys imposters aboard this souped-up bullet train? Here's a hint: This is the kind of pointed clue that could only appear in a comicbook or graphic novel. This may be just a simple case of seeing is believing!
2) Page thirty has a major clue that something funny is going on aboard this trouble-train! What is it? Here's a hint: If you booked passage on this debut run of this super-duper bullet train, what you find suspicious by its absence?
3) Here's something you don't see on trains, even super-luxury trains like this one. What telltale clue are the boys overlooking on page thirty-three? Here's a hint: If you ever bunked with a buddy on a train, or even seen a sleeping car on TV or in a movie, you'll spot what's wrong here-unless we caught you napping!
Email your answers to Papercutz@papercutz.com or mail your answers to Match Wits With The Hardy Boys, c/o Papercutz, 40 Exchange Place, Ste. 1308, New York, NY 10005. Your answers must be received by Papercutz by March 31, 2007 for you to win! The winner will be announced on the Papercutz website on April 1, 2007!
And now, here are...
The Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter the Match Wits With The Hardy Boys Challenge, visit www.Papercutz.com, begin the comic search by clicking on the link on the Papercutz home page. Then answer the questions at the end of the Challenge, to submit an entry. Contest is provided by Papercutz, 40 Exchange Place, Ste. 1308, New York, NY 10005. Limit one entry per person. Not responsible for submissions: late, lost, stolen, damaged, undelivered, mutilated, illegible, or misdirected entries; postage due; or typographical errors in the rules. Entries void if they are in whole or in part illegible, incomplete, or damaged. Contest starts January 10th, 2007. Entries must be completed and submitted by March 31st, 2007.
All entries become the property of Papercutz and will not be acknowledged or returned. Papercutz (Sponsor) will award one (1) Grand Prize to an eligible U.S. or Canadian entrant. Grand Prize is an appearance in an upcoming volume of the Hardy Boys graphic novels published by Papercutz. One Grand Prize winner will be selected at random from all eligible correctly answered entries received in a drawing to be held on or about April 1, 2007.
Contest is open to legal residents of the continental U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) and Canada (except Quebec) as of January 10th, 2007. Void wherever prohibited or restricted by law. All provincial, federal, state, and local laws apply. Employees and family of employees of Papercutz (Sponsor), and its respective suppliers, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, agencies, and participating retailers, and persons connected with the use, marketing, or conducting of this contest are not eligible.
Additionally, as a condition to receiving the Grand Prize, the winner, if not of legal age, and the winner's parent or legal guardian shall be required to execute an assignment transferring and assigning all of his or her rights, title, and interest, including but not limited to any copyrights or trademarks, in winner's image, persona, name, and/or likeness, as embodied in the forthcoming Papercutz books. Winner's parents or legal guardians on behalf of winners agree to allow use of winner's name, image, photograph, persona, likenesses, and entries for any advertising, promotion, and publicity purposes without further compensation to or permission from the entrants except where prohibited by law.
By participating in the contest, entrants agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges and the Sponsor, which are final in all matters relating to this contest. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification of your entry and prohibition of any further participation in this contest.
By entering, entrants release Sponsor and its subsidiaries; affiliates; divisions; and advertising, production, and promotion agencies from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, costs, or expenses, including without limitation property damages, personal injury, and /or death, arising out of participation in this contest, the acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize, claims based on publicity rights, rights of privacy, intellectual property rights, defamation, or merchandise delivery.
Copyright (c) 2007Simon & Schuster, Inc. "Hardy Boys" is a trademark of Simon & Shcuster. All rights reserved. No video of the Hardy Boys may be sent in e-mail to anyone or posted to any site without the express consent of the Sponsor.
For the name of the prize winners (available after April 3rd, 2007) send a separate, stamped, self-addressed envelope to Winners' List HB Challenge, Papercutz, 40 Exchange Place, Ste. 1308, New York, NY 10005.
Sponsor: Papercutz, 40 Exchange Place, Ste. 1308, New York, NY 10005.
