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Modern Wonder [v 2 # 27, November 20, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by ?) 2 • Lightning Isn’t so Quick • H. W. Twyman • ar 3 • Flying Fortresses • Selby Lewis • ar 4 • The Second Round • Clifford Cameron • ss 6 • 500 Ton Crane for Europe’s Largest Bridge • C. Hamilton Ellis • ar 7 • Atlantis Returns: The Magic of the Moon [Part 5 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 8 • The Might of the Sea • Anon. • ia 11 • World’s Steepest Railway • Anon. • ar 12 • Glass - Tough Guy • Lewis E. D. Essex • ar 13 • The Mystery Crater [Prof. Sampson Parr] • G. Hamilton Teed • ss; illus. Ronald Lampitt 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Guardian of the Night: The Modern Searchlight • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 28, November 27, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by ?) 2 • Taking 81,000 Tons of Steel Across the Atlantic • Anon. • ar 3 • Dirigible in Distress • Bernard Buley • ss; illus. Lendon 5 • Chronicles of a Space Voyager No.4: Venus, The Mystery Planet • John Russell Fearn • nf 6 • Land Shark [Halloran] • Gerald Bowman • ss 8 • Britain’s Sentinels of the Skies • Anon. • ia 10 • The Night Riders • Donald Buchanan • ss 12 • Changing the Face of the World • Anon. • ar 13 • Atlantis Returns: The Sacred Emeralds [Part 6 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • The New Fire-Fighting Wonders • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 29, December 4, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau, ?) 2 • Marvels of the X-Ray • Anon. • ia; illus. photos 3 • If the Dam Broke • Peter Royce • ss; illus. Lendon 5 • Mechanical Pilot Steers Crack Liners • H. W. Twyman • ar 7 • Wealth from the Dead Sea • Robert Davy • ar 8 • Monsters of the Deep • Anon. • ia; illus. Bryan de Grineau 10 • Can You Fly? • Selby Lewis • ar 11 • Robot Petrol Pump • Lewis E. D. Essex • ar 12 • Atlantis Returns: The Hidden World [Part 7 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 14 • A Home-Made Telescope • E. J. Barrett • ar 15 • Mass Listening Radio-Research • Ralph Stranger • ar 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • What Lies Beneath Your Feet • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 30, December 11, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 • Aviation History on Stamps • Anon. • ia 3 • The Treasure Lies Buried Here • Anon. • ar 4 • The Golden Core • Peter Langdale • ss 6 • Libraries into Pill-Boxes • Carl Olsson • ar 7 • Iron Men • Anthony Skene • ss; illus. John Woods 8 • An Armed Giant of the Royal Navy • Anon. • ia 10 • Colour Magic • Ritchie Calder • ar 11 • How Would You Like to be an Airman? • Selby Lewis • ar 12 • Nature Started it First • Leo Day • ar 13 • Atlantis Returns: Lord of Atlantis [Part 8 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 15 • Watch the Sunspots • Ralph Stranger • ar 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • A Camera Gun to Train R.A.F. Marksmen • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 31, December 18, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau, ?) 2 • Micro-Photography • A. J. Kerr • ar 3 • Engineers Turn Detectives • Anon. • ar 4 • Air Suspect • Capt. J. E. Doyle • ss; illus. Kenneth Brookes 6 • The Miracle of the Iron Lung • Anon. • ar 7 • The Frame-Up [Halloran] • Gerald Bowman • ss; illus. John Woods 8 • The Mystery of the Panto • Anon. • ia 11 • Aviation’s Missing Link • H. W. Twyman • ar 12 • London Calling the Empire • Barry Lewis • ar 13 • Atlantis Returns: The Throne of Atlantis [Part 9 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 15 • Wireless Research for Amateurs • Ralph Stranger • ar 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Keeping the Shipping Channels Clear • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 32, December 25, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau, ?) 2 • Tricycles of the Sky • Anon. • ar 3 • Daring Death • Carl Olsson • ar 4 • A Christmas Thrill • H. Strange • ss; illus. Kirkland 6 • Fighting the Snow Fiend • C. Hamilton Ellis • ar 7 • Ghosts of the Clouds • Selby Lewis • ar; illus. Allen 8 • Safety Precautions on Tube Railways • Anon. • ar 10 • This Machine Weighed Sydney Harbour Bridge • Lewis E. D. Essex • ar 11 • The Television Telescope is Coming • William Sydney • ar 12 • Through the Stratosphere at 186,000 Miles a Second • Ralph Stranger • ar 13 • Atlantis Returns: Peril in London [Part 10 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • How Southampton’s Floating Dock Works • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 33, January 1, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 • Fly Kills 200,000 People • Anon. • ar 3 • Bringing Pictures to Life! • Miles Henslow • ar 5 • Frozen Seas [Rorky & McOstrich] • Stanton Hope • ss 7 • Blind Flying in a Room • Selby Lewis • ar 8 • Preparing Ice for Indoor Rinks • Anon. • ia 10 • Through the Blizzard • Clifford Cameron • ss 12 • Road Through the Clouds • Roland Nitsche • ar 13 • Atlantis Returns: The Trail Through Limehouse [Part 11 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • London’s Latest Trolley Bus • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 34, January 8, 1938] (2d, 20pp, cover by Frederick Parker) 2 • Memories of Jumbo • D. Seth-Smith • ar 3 • Flying for All • Selby Lewis • ar 4 • The Oil Well Fighters • S. H. Nelson • ss 6 • 100 Miles Above the Earth • Anon. • ar 7 • Scorpion Island [Rorky & McOstrich] • Stanton Hope • ss 9 • The Voice that Bridges Space • Miles Henslow • ar 10 • Mechanical Wonders of the Railway • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood 16 • We’re Walking on Wealth • Anon. • ar 17 • Atlantis Returns: The Secret Service Strikes Back [Part 12 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 18 • Andy Mann • Tom Cottrell • cs; illus. Tom Cottrell 19 • Amateur Detectives of the Universe • Ralph Stranger • ar 19 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 20 • Hovering Planes: Latest Autogyros and Helicopters • Anon. • ia; illus. Anton Gilchrist
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 35, January 15, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 • The Flying Camera • Anon. • ar 4 • Oasis of Dread • L. T. Dryver • ss; illus. Kenneth Brookes 6 • We Hold the Records • Adrian Jackson • ar 7 • Wonder of a New Life Wave • H. T. Wilkins • ar 8 • Britain’s Floating Aerodromes • Lt. Commander Kenneth Edwards • ar 11 • Atlantis Returns [Part 13 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 13 • World’s Biggest Gold Dredger • Harold H. U. Cross • ar 13 • Andy Mann • Tom Cottrell • cs; illus. Tom Cottrell 14 • New Marvel Cuts Lane Through Fog • Selby Lewis • ar 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Photo-Electric Cells and Their Uses • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 36, January 22, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 • Modern Wonder Newsreel • Anon. • cl 3 • Learning How to Land • Selby Lewis • ar 4 • The Dawn Men [Prof. Sampson Parr] • G. Hamilton Teed • ss 6 • The Miracle Through Space • Miles Henslow • ar 8 • Giant American Air Liner • Anon. • ia 10 • The Mountain of Fortune [Halloran] • Gerald Bowman • ss 11 • Andy Mann • Tom Cottrell • cs; illus. Tom Cottrell 12 • One-Day Wonder Cruise • Anon. • ar 13 • Atlantis Returns: The Dying Forest [Part 14 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Sturdy Servants of the Seas: Modern Oil Tankers • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 37, January 29, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Frederick Parker) 2 • Modern Wonder Newsreel • Anon. • cl 3 • Cutting a Continent in Two • Anon. • ar 4 • Sargasso Secret [Rorky & McOstrich] • Stanton Hope • ss 6 • Mighty Engines Driven by the Moon • Ritchie Calder • ar 7 • Diamond Cut Diamond • Donald Buchanan • ss 8 • Sending Pictures More Than 11,000 Miles by Beam Radio • Anon. • ia The Illustrated London News, 1937?; illus. G. H. Davis 11 • It’s Colour Television Now • Anon. • ar 12 • Flying Records Are Not Finished • Selby Lewis • ar 12 • Andy Mann • Tom Cottrell • cs; illus. Tom Cottrell 13 • Atlantis Returns: The House of the Prophet [Part 15 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 14 • Stamp Collecting for All • G. Keen • ar 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Testing Models of Men-o’-War • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 38, February 5, 1938] (2d, 20pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 • Modern Wonder Newsreel • Anon. • cl 3 • The Story of Steam • Miles Henslow • ar 5 • Rough Justice [Halloran] • Gerald Bowman • ss 7 • Radio-Locator Finds Buried Treasure • Harold T. Wilkins • ar 8 • Forest Prison • John Cory • ss; illus. E. Hubbard 10 • The Story of Navigation • Anon. • ia 12 • Atlantis Returns: Terror in the Lake [Part 16 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 14 • The World’s Wonder Baby Planes • Selby Lewis • ar 18 • Towns Built on Artificial Islands • Anon. • ar 19 • The Changing Planets • Ralph Stranger • ar 19 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 20 • Opening and Swing Bridges • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 39, February 12, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 • Modern Wonder Newsreel • Anon. • cl 3 • The World in Space • Anon. • ar 4 • Pearl Island • Donald Buchanan • ss; illus. Kenneth Brookes 6 • 25 Million Miles Flown in a Year • Selby Lewis • ar 8 • Steam Locomoticve for Waterless Deserts • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way 10 • Too Scared to Collect Gold • Anon. • ar 11 • The Fire Fighter • Peter Royce • ss 13 • Atlantis Returns: The Fight for Atlantis [Part 17 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Modern Highway Construction • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 40, February 19, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Frederick Parker) 2 • Modern Wonder Newsreel • Anon. • cl 3 • Man-Made River • Anon. • ar 4 • Camera That Catches Plant Growth • Anon. • ar 5 • Transatlantic Liner of the Future • Anon. • ar 6 • Iron Fighters • Donald Buchanan • ss; illus. E. Hubbard 8 • Big Guns of the Air - Cannons for Airctaft • Anon. • ia 10 • Flyers of the Frontier • Clifford Cameron • ss 12 • Living Under the Ice • Anon. • ar 13 • Atlantis Returns: The Serpent at Large [Part 18 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 14 • Rare Coronation Stamp • G. Keen • ar 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Trawling for Our Breakfast • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 41, February 26, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 • Mechanical Marvel Charts Stormbound Ships • H. W. Twyman • ar 3 • White Man’s Magic in Africa • Harold T. Wilkins • ar 5 • “G-Men” of the G.P.O. • Anon. • ar 6 • The Radio Treasure Seekers • G. H. Thomas • ss 8 • The Secret of the Electric Locomotive • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way 10 • Ocean Rodeo [Rorky & McOstrich] • Stanton Hope • ss 12 • World’s Finest Luxury Air Liner • Anon. • ar 13 • Atlantis Returns: Peril on Atlantis [Part 19 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Aerobatics and How They are Performed • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 42, March 5, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by ?) 2 • Flying Solo • Selby Lewis • ar 3 • There are 80,000 “Minicam” Fans • Carl Olsson • ar 4 • The Cannonball Express [Lance Kearney] • Clifford Cameron • ss; illus. John Woods 6 • 230 m.p.h. Train • Anon. • ar 7 • Thames - a Great Lake? • Anon. • ar 8 • Marvels of the Cinema Organ • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood 10 • Guns Above the Desert • Dan Russel • ss 12 • 40 m.p.h. Through the Jungle • Anon. • ar 13 • Atlantis Returns: The Destruction of Atlantis [Part 20 of 20] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Sinclair Calow 14 • Twin Camera Makes Giant Movies • Anon. • ar 15 • The M.W.3 Undergoes Trials • Flt.-Lieut. Tommy Rose • ar 16 • Making and Laying One-Piece Steel Rails • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 43, March 12, 1938] (2d, 20pp, cover by Frederick Parker) 2 • Exploring New Worlds! • Edwin Teale • ar 4 • King of the Clouds [Part 1 of 13] • Peter Barr • sl; illus. Kenneth Brookes 6 • How to Pull Up a Tree • Anon. • ar 6 • Battle of the Bergs • Anon. • ar 7 • Bath Time for a Train • Anon. • ar 8 • The Dam Wreckers [Lance Kearney] • Clifford Cameron • ss 9 • Australia: Never-Never Land • Miles Henslow • ar 10 • The Most Up-to-Date Lifeboats in the World • Anon. • ia 13 • Model Planes Have Come to Stay • Anon. • ar 14 • Spider Valley [Halloran] • Gerald Bowman • ss 18 • Are You a Good Valuer • G. S. Keen • ar 19 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 20 • Wonders of the New Earl’s Court Exhibition • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 44, March 19, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau, ?) 2 • Balloons to Trap Air Raiders • Selby Lewis • ar 2 • Rescued by the Florence Nightingale of the Air • Anon. • ia; illus. photos 3 • Have you ever seen a Giraffe’s Relation? • David Seth-Smith • ar 4 • The Oil Fiend [Halloran] • Gerald Bowman • ss 6 • Making a Model Firebrigade from Scraps • E. V. Sutton • ar 6 • The New Coldness • H. W. Twyman • ar 7 • Stamp Corner • G. S. Keen • cl 7 • Digging 2 ½ Miles for a Drink • Miles Henslow • ar 8 • Battleship Reconstruction • Anon. • ia 10 • King of the Clouds [Part 2 of 13] • Peter Barr • sl; illus. Kenneth Brookes 12 • Watchdog • L. T. Dryver • ss 13 • World’s Largest Garage • Roland Nitsche • ar 14 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • The Story of Petroleum Oil from Well to Consumer • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 45, March 26, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by ?) 2 • World’s Biggest Streamliner • Bryan Andrews • ar 2 • Mangrove Swamp to Naval Base • Lt.-Cmdr. Kenneth Edwards • ar 4 • The Pace That Kills • Clifford Cameron • ss 6 • Smoking by Electricity • H. W. Twyman • ar 6 • King Solomon’s Mines • Anon. • ar 7 • Swans Save Country from Floods • The Zoo Man • ar 8 • The Human Mole - Tunnelling Under Land and Water • Anon. • ia (r) 10 • King of the Clouds [Part 3 of 13] • Peter Barr • sl; illus. Kenneth Brookes 12 • New Wonder: X-Ray • Anon. • ar 12 • World’s Smallest Zoo • Anon. • ar 13 • They Called Him a Coward • Selby Lewis • ar 14 • Are They Visitors from Mars • Anon. • ar 14 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • If an Air Raid Took Place • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 46, April 2, 1938] (2d, 20pp, cover by ?) 2 • Britain will make Racing History • T. H. Wisdom • ar 2 • The Radio Newspaper • Anon. • ar 4 • Spectre of the Fog [Rorky & McOstrich] • W. Stanton Hope • ss 6 • Eruptions on the Sun • Anon. • ar 6 • I Fly at 400 Miles an Hour • Selby Lewis • ar 7 • Guard Your Brainwave • Anon. • ar 8 • King of the Clouds [Part 4 of 13] • Peter Barr • sl; illus. Kenneth Brookes 10 • The King’s Navy • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood 12 • Flood and Fire [Halloran] • Gerald Bowman • ss 14 • Petrol and Rubber Models • R. Knight • ar 14 • Millions Living on Wheels • Anon. • ar 15 • Cannibals of the Ponds • Anon. • ar 18 • Ate Their Coats for Dinner • Anon. • ar 18 • Stamp Corner • G. S. Keen • cl 19 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 20 • Railcars of the World • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 47, April 9, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 • The Flying Trilby • Selby Lewis • ar 3 • Sand Grains Trap Crooks • H. W. Twyman • ar 4 • The Man with the Limp • John Cory • ss 6 • Colour Photography is Booming • Anon. • ar 6 • Lumberjack 1938 • Anon. • ar 6 • A Crack Loco is Born • Anon. • ar 8 • Air Navigation • Anon. • ia 10 • King of the Clouds [Part 5 of 13] • Peter Barr • sl; illus. Kenneth Brookes 12 • Cities on End • Anon. • ar 13 • Supermen of the Sky Trail • Anon. • ar 14 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Train, Car and Passenger Ferries • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
Modern Wonder [v 2 # 48, April 16, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau, ?) 2 • Mysteries Solved After a Million Years • Anon. • ar 2 • Adventure on the Broads • John Edwards • ar 2 • Letters of Fire • Anon. • ar 4 • King of the Clouds [Part 6 of 13] • Peter Barr • sl; illus. Kenneth Brookes 6 • Round the World on a Motor Bike • Anon. • ar 6 • Is it Going to Rain? • Anon. • ar 7 • Brooklands with the Lid Off • T. H. Wisdom • ar 8 • The Airport of Today • Anon. • ia 10 • South of Wellington • S. S. Johnson • ss; illus. Savile Lumley 12 • Britain’s Wonder Liner • Anon. • ar 12 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 13 • In the Path of the Raider • Selby Lewis • ar 14 • 200 Mile Gliding Thrill • Lewin B. Barringer • ar 15 • Mighty Loco to Cross Arid African Waste • Anon. • ar 16 • Behind the Scenes with “Snow White” • Anon. • ia; illus. photos

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