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Modern Wonder [v 3 # 71, September 24, 1938] (2d, 20pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 • A Glimpse at the World of Tomorrow • Anon. • ar 2 • Non-Magnetic Laboratory Ship • Lieut.-Commander Kenneth Edwards • ar 4 • Fire at the Oil Wells • Alec G. Yorke • ss (r); illus. Ronald Lampitt 6 • Electricity from Gas • Bernard Tunbridge • ar 7 • Hidden Munitions [Agent Jay] • Stanton Hope • ss 9 • Modern Wonder Air News • Anon. • cl 10 • The Birth of a Wonderful Liner • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood 12 • Voyage’s End • Bernard Buley • ss 16 • Six Miles Under the Sea • Anon. • ar 17 • The Wall of Peace: The Ray Machine in Danger [Part 9 of 13] • H. W. Twyman • sl 19 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 20 • Welding by Electricity • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 3 # 72, October 1, 1938] (2d, 20pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 • Sound Waves Weigh Tons of Paper • Bernard Tunbridge • ar 3 • Blasting for Black Gold on the Sea Bed • Anon. • ar 4 • Mechanical Men of the Mountain [Terry Corrigan] • Bower Mason • ss; illus. Kenneth Brookes 8 • Wheels Go Round to Make This Music • Anon. • ar 9 • Planes Fly in 100-Miles-an-Hour Hurricane • Rudolph de Cordova • ar 10 • Tim_ber! • Anon. • ia; illus. R. A. Hallum 12 • Tigers Prey [Agent Jay] • Stanton Hope • ss; illus. Savile Lumley 13 • The “Zeplane” • Anon. • ar 16 • Building the “Martlett’s” Wings [by M. R. Knight] • Anon. • ar 17 • The Wall of Peace: Treachery! [Part 10 of 13] • H. W. Twyman • sl 19 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 20 • The Wonders of the Modern Cinema Projector • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
Modern Wonder [v 3 # 73, October 8, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 • 2,000-Mile International Road • Anon. • ar 3 • The Gearless Car • Anon. • ar 4 • The Prague Express [Agent Jay] • Stanton Hope • ss; illus. Savile Lumley 6 • This Tube Railway Doesn’t Carry Passengers • Anon. • ar 7 • Arctic Quest • Anon. • ar 8 • The World is Eating out of a Can! • Anon. • ia 10 • Life Rays from the Sun • Anon. • ar 11 • Working Model Town • Anon. • ar 12 • Seven-Foot Book at Broadcasting House • Anon. • ar 13 • The Wall of Peace: Gathering War Clouds [Part 11 of 13] • H. W. Twyman • sl 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Insulating 132,000 Volts • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 3 # 74, October 15, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 • Guardian of the Night • Anon. • ar 2 • Motor-Cycle Fire Engine • Anon. • ar 3 • Frozen Air Shrinks Steel • Anon. • ar 4 • The Human Bullet • Bernard Buley • ss; illus. Lendon 6 • Civil Air Guard Planes • Anon. • ar 7 • Divers’ Luck • L. T. Dryver • ss 8 • The Rotary Printing Press • Anon. • ia 11 • Sound Waves Record Deep Sea Mountains • Anon. • ar 12 • Telefilms Now! • Anon. • ar 12 • Fish Kept for Two Years • Anon. • ar 13 • The Wall of Peace: Silenced Guns [Part 12 of 13] • H. W. Twyman • sl 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Water for the Locomotive • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 3 # 75, October 22, 1938] (2d, 20pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 • Royal Palace on Wheels • Anon. • ar 3 • Robot Helmsman Steers Giant Liners • Anon. • ar 4 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 1 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt 6 • Difficulties of Private Flying • Anon. • ar 7 • The Outcast of Fort Eagle • Anon. • ss 9 • Orchids Grown in Test Tubes • Anon. • ar 10 • The Boy Scout Movement • Anon. • ia 12 • Stretcher Bearers of the Sky • Anon. • ar 16 • The Valley Time Forgot • Faulkner Thompson • ss 18 • The Wall of Peace [Part 13 of 13] • H. W. Twyman • sl 19 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 20 • Railway Climbs Mountain • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 3 # 76, October 29, 1938] (2d, 20pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 • Farms in Test Tubes • Anon. • ar 3 • Scientists Make Safer Roads • Anon. • ar 4 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 2 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt 6 • The Westland “Lysander” Army Co-operation Plane • Anon. • ar 7 • Death at the Observatory • John Russell Fearn • ss; illus. John Woods 9 • World’s Smallest Navy • Anon. • ar 10 • Building the Modern Plane • Anon. • ia 12 • The Mystery of Manchu [Agent Jay] • Stanton Hope • ss; illus. Savile Lumley 16 • Reported Missing! • Anon. • ss 18 • The “Martlett” [by M. R. Knight] • Anon. • ar 19 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 20 • How We Get Our Electrical Power • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 3 # 77, November 5, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood, ?) 2 • Planes v. Pests • Anon. • ar 3 • The Glass Age • Anon. • ar 4 • The Weather Machine • John Russell Fearn • ss 6 • World’s Largest Streamliner • Anon. • ar 7 • Drama in the Snow • Alec G. Yorke • ss; illus. Kenneth Brookes 8 • The Story of Cement - From Chalk Pit to Modern Palace • Anon. • ia 11 • Fighting the Fire Demon at Sea • Anon. • ar 12 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 3 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt 14 • Seeing Without Eyes • B. Tunbridge • ar 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Heart of a Great Cargo Liner • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 78, November 12, 1938] (2d, 20pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 • U.S. Luxury Trains • Anon. • ar 3 • The Marvel of Diving Bells • Anon. • ar 4 • The Misty Wilderness • John Russell Fearn • ss 6 • The Story of Steam and Steel • Miles Henslow • ar 8 • The Prince Pays His Debt • Cecil Knowles • ss 10 • British Television’s 2nd Birthday • Anon. • ia 12 • The Fur Thieves [Terry O’Rourke] • Hedley Scott • ss 16 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 4 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt 18 • Wonder Camera Films Nature’s Secrets • V. Edmund Grimley • ar 19 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 20 • The Sub-Station of an Electric Railway • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 79, November 19, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 • All Tickets Please! • Anon. • ar 2 • The Automatic Ticket Printer at Work • Anon. • ar 3 • Wireless on Wheels • Anon. • ar 4 • Trapped in the Air • Peter Langdale • ss; illus. Kenneth Brookes 6 • They’re Ploughing the Sea-Bed Now • Anon. • ar 7 • Planes with 100 Passengers Aboard • Selby Lewis • ar 8 • Telgrams by Wireless • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way 10 • Rubies for Power • L. T. Dryver • ss; illus. E. P. S. 12 • Electric Secretary Writes Talking Letters • Anon. • ar 13 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 5 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Battling the Railway’s Worst Enemy - Fog • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 80, November 26, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood)

2 • The Dynamite Squad • Roger Kafka • ar
3 • Trained to Save Their Lives • Anon. • ia; Deep Diving and Submarine Operations by Robert H. Davis, London, St. Catherine’s Press, 1938?; illus. G. H. Davis
4 • The Mexican Terror [Agent Jay] • Stanton Hope • ss
6 • Millions of Miles of Cotton • Anon. • ar
7 • The Curse of the Past • M. Keith • ss
8 • The British Merchant Navy • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
11 • Testing Planes Till They Break • Anon. • ar
11 • British Aircraft No.1: The Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley • Anon. • ar
12 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 6 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt
14 • Speed in the British Museum • Anon. • ia The Illustrated London News, 1938; illus. G. H. Davis
15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl
16 • Train Control by Magnetism • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. May
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 81, December 3, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 • The March of Time • Anon. • ar 3 • Beetles Are Lucky [Jigger Gerrard] • Clifford Cameron • ss; illus. Lendon 5 • Echo Sounding to Find Fish • Anon. • ia The Illustrated London News, 1938; illus. G. H. Davis 6 • The Sport of a Thousand Thrills: “Doodlebugging” • Anon. • ar 7 • “Cracking” the Ice off Aircraft Wings • Anon. • ia The Illustrated London News, 1938; illus. G. H. Davis 8 • Sawmill Operations • Anon. • ia; illus. R. A. Hallum 10 • One of Nature’s Wonders • David Seth-Smith • ar 11 • Rubber Windows You Can See Through • Anon. • ar 11 • British Aircraft No.2: The Vickers Wellesley Bomber • Anon. • ar 13 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 7 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • 120 Tons of Steam an Hour • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. May
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 82, December 10, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by G. H. Davis) 2 • The Invisible Rays of the Sun • Anon. • ar 2 • How the River Thames is Kept Clean • Anon. • ia 3 • Man’s Conquest of Space [Part 1 of 3] • H. W. Twyman • ar 4 • Grand Prix • Clifford Cameron • ss; illus. Kenneth Brookes 6 • British Aircraft No.3: The Hawker “Hurricane” • Anon. • ar 6 • Flying High • Anon. • ar 7 • The Ravine of Death [Terry Corrigan] • Bower Mason • ss 8 • Timber Into Paper 90,000 Miles a Week • Anon. • ia; illus. R. A. Hallum 11 • This Wax Talks • Anon. • ar 12 • De Haviland_ He Builds Flying Wonders • Anon. • ar 13 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 8 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt 14 • Covering the “Martlett” [by M. R. Knight] • Anon. • ar 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Mystery Machine of Industry • Anon. • ia
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 83, December 17, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by ?) 2 • Down to the Earth’s Core • Anon. • ar; illus. Chatworthy 3 • New Ships for Old • Lt.-Com. Kenneth Edwards • ar 4 • Daredevils on the Wing [Jigger Gerrard] • Clifford Cameron • ss 6 • Whirligig Cameras Show How Lightning Strikes • Walter E. Burton • ar 7 • The Trail of the Kidnappers [Terry O’Rourke] • John Scott • ss 8 • From Flowing Metal to Cast Iron Pipes in 3 Minutes • Anon. • ia 11 • British Aircraft No.4: The Gloster “Gladiator” • Anon. • ar 11 • The “Gipsy Minor” • Anon. • ar 12 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 9 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt 14 • From Ore to Tinplate • Anon. • ia 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Wonders of the Tape Machine • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 84, December 24, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by R. A. Hallum) 2 • Road Racing • Anon. • ar; illus. L. Ashwell Wood 3 • Man’s Conquest of Space [Part 2 of 3; by H. W. Twyman] • Anon. • ar 4 • The Ten Fathoms Mystery [Agent Jay] • Stanton Hope • ss; illus. Savile Lumley 6 • Keeping Up to Standard • Anon. • ar 7 • Be a Scientific Magician This Christmas • Anon. • ar 8 • Commercial Aviation • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood, ? 10 • Treachery on the Bullion Plane [Terry O’Rourke] • John Scott • ss 11 • British Aircraft No.5: The Percival “Mew Gull” • Anon. • ar 12 • Modern Marvels in Ferro-Concrete • Anon. • ia 13 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 10 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • X-Ray at a Moment’s Notice • Anon. • ia; illus. Chatworthy
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 85, December 31, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by ?) 2 • Snowbound • E. G. Malindine • ar 3 • Man’s Conquest of Space [Part 3 of 3] • H. W. Twyman • ar 4 • Solo Raid [Jigger Gerrard] • Clifford Cameron • ss 6 • British Aircraft No.6: The Supermarine “Spitfire” • Anon. • ar 6 • The End of the Thirty-Fifth Year • Anon. • ar 7 • Tough of the West • Lee Colton • ss 8 • A Ship Surgery • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood 11 • Workshop of Modern Wonders • Anon. • ar 12 • The Wonder of the Aurora Borealis • Anon. • ia The Illustrated London News, 1938; illus. G. F. Morrell 13 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 11 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Blind Flying Taught Indoors: An Ingenious Trainer for the R.A.F. • Anon. • ia The Illustrated London News, 1937; illus. G. H. Davis
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 86, January 7, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 • Photographing Voices • Prof. A. M. Low • ar 3 • The Last Salute [Jigger Gerrard] • Clifford Cameron • ss; illus. Lendon 5 • Life Saving Lift for Fireman • Anon. • ar 6 • Caribbean Gold [Rorky & McOstrich] • Stanton Hope • ss 8 • How They Map Britain • Anon. • ia 12 • Safety-Valve Altimeter • Anon. • ar 12 • British Aircraft No.7: Westland “Lysander” • Anon. • ar 13 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 12 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • At the Controls of an Air Express • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 87, January 14, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 • World’s First Mobile Telephone Exchange • Anon. • ar 4 • Man versus Microbes [Part 1 of 3] • Anon. • ar 6 • The Killer Wind • Anon. • ar 7 • The “Champ” [by Hedley O’Mant; Terry O’Rourke] • Anon. • ss 8 • Ice Patrol • Anon. • ia 11 • Science Builds an Indoor Mountain • Stanton Hope • ar; illus. G. H. Davis 12 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 13 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt 14 • Glowing Popes Shine Round Corners • Anon. • ar 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • The Chronometer • Anon. • ia; illus. Chatworthy
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 88, January 21, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by J. A. Beale) 2 • Wireless on the Wing • B. Tunbridge • ar 4 • Duty Comes First [Terry O’Rourke] • John Scott • ss 6 • Man versus Microbes [Part 2 of 3] • Anon. • ar 8 • Wonders of the New Transatlantic Mail-Carrier • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood 10 • A Sting in its Tail! [Jigger Gerrard] • Clifford Cameron • ss 12 • The Story of the Electric Light Bulb • Anon. • ar 13 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 14 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Modern Diesel Road Roller • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way, ?
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 89, January 28, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 • Dive-Testing Means Air Safety • Anon. • ar 4 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 1 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl; illus. John Woods 6 • Man versus Microbes [Part 3 of 3] • Anon. • ar 8 • Timber into Rayon Fabric • Anon. • ia; illus. R. A. Hallum 10 • Alone in the Antarctic • Alec M. Yorke • ar 12 • The World Behind the Moon [Part 15 of 15] • W. J. Passingham • sl; illus. Ronald Lampitt 14 • They Walk Through Fire • Bryan Andrews • ar 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • The Conveyer Belt • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way, ?
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 90, February 4, 1939] (2d, 20pp, cover by ?) 2 • Floating Factory Aids Modern Whales • Anon. • ar 4 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 2 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl 6 • World’s Toughest Tunnel • Anon. • ar 7 • Who will be First to the Moon? • H. W. Twyman • ar 8 • Science Foils the Gold-Mine Swindlers • Robert E. Martin • ar 10 • Piping Petroleum in Iraq • Anon. • ia 12 • Halloran Rides High [Halloran] • Gerald Bowman • ss 14 • Battle of the Railway Giants • Anon. • ar 16 • Flying Wings • Anon. • ar 17 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 20 • London River’s Silent Service • Anon. • ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 91, February 11, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 • Trees Millions of Years Old • Anon. • ar 3 • Wings Over Australia • Michael Terry • ar 4 • Fire in the Basement [Halloran] • Gerald Bowman • ss 6 • At Grips with a Monster of the Deep • Alec Yorke • ar 8 • Beneath Arctic Ice to the Pole! • Anon. • ia; illus. R. A. Hallum 10 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 3 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl 12 • The Power of Tomorrow • Bryan Andrews • ar 13 • Model Power Boats That Speed at Over 40 Miles an Hour • Anon. • ar 14 • To Fly Through the Stratosphere • Anon. • ar 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Boat with Boilers on Deck • Anon. • ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley
Modern Wonder [v 4 # 92, February 18, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 • An Earthquake Once an Hour • Anon. • ar 3 • Aviation’s Modern Wonders • Selby Lewis • ar 4 • River of Terror [Halloran] • Gerald Bowman • ss 6 • The Inventor Who Discovered Dynamite • Alec M. Yorke • ar 8 • Turning Beet into Sugar • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood 10 • They Guard the Forest • Clifford Cameron • ss; illus. Kenneth Brookes 12 • Sportsman’s Mountain Railway • Stanton Hope • ar 13 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 4 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl 14 • The Wireless Alarm • Anon. • ar 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl 16 • Modernizing the Royal Victoria Dock • Anon. • ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley

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