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Phil Cohen

A friend of the Hardy boys, occasionally helping.

minor

Also known as Phil

First appearance: i the haunted house

Phil Cohen shows up with force in The Cap on the Peg. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Rides with Frank, provides background on Felix Polucca's solitary life.
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Phil Cohen first appears in 0000 i the haunted house.

In The Cap on the Peg: Rides with Frank, provides background on Felix Polucca's solitary life.

Later, in XII: Pointed Questions: Whistles in amazement upon learning the cap belongs to Fenton Hardy.

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Character Web

13 connections

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FHFrank HardyFPFelix PoluccaSNSnackleyJHJoe HardyCCChief ColligPCPhil Cohen

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Supporting Friends and Informants
  • Protagonist
  • Core Investigators and Antagonists

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where the Hardy boys…

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See Phil Cohen in i the haunted house
See Phil Cohen in The Cap on the Peg