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- Modern Wonder [v 4 # 93, February 25, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by ?)
- 2 • Car Racing on a Roof! • Anon. • ar
- 3 • Fog • Anon. • ar
- 4 • Strange Gods • Alec M. Yorke • ss
- 6 • Hurricane - Spotfire - Defiant! • Anon. • ar
- 7 • Kingdom of the Ants [Halloran] • Gerald Bowman • ss
- 8 • The G.P.O. Experiments • Anon. • ia
- 10 • World’s Fastest Warships • Anon. • ar
- 12 • News Cameraman at the Crimea • Anon. • ar
- 13 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 5 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl
- 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl
- 16 • The Garratt Locomotive • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way
- Modern Wonder [v 4 # 94, March 4, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by ?)
- 2 • The Flying Dutchman • Selby Lewis • ar
- 3 • Machine That Measures Brain-Waves • Anon. • ar
- 4 • Ghost Gold [Halloran] • Gerald Bowman • ss
- 6 • Knocking Chunks Off the Atom • Anon. • ar
- 7 • The Secret Formula • Bower Mason • ss
- 8 • The Boys’ Training Ship “Caledonia” • Anon. • ia; illus. Chatworthy
- 11 • Horses - and Horse Power • Anon. • ar
- 13 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 6 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl
- 15 • Science Marches On • Anon. • cl
- 16 • Naval and R.A.F. Targets • Anon. • ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- Modern Wonder [v 4 # 95, March 11, 1939] (2d, 20pp, cover by R. A. Hallum)
- Modern Wonder [v 4 # 96, March 18, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood)
- 2 • Giving a Car the Third Degree • Anon. • ar The Autocar, 1939?
- 4 • “Scarback” the Killer! • Clifford Cameron • ss; illus. Savile Lumley
- 6 • Commercial Aviation in Germany • Anon. • ar
- 7 • The Professor Steps Out • Anthony Skene • ss
- 8 • Messages Under the Ocean • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way
- 11 • Floating Floors in Sound-proof Room • Anon. • ar
- 12 • Men With Wings: The Story of the Film • Anon. • ss; adapted from the movie.
- 13 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 8 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl
- 15 • The Inventions Exhibition • Anon. • ar
- 16 • Aerial Ropeway Transport • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way, ?
- Modern Wonder [v 4 # 97, March 25, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood)
- 2 • Wonders Will Never Cease • Bernard Hogben • ar
- 4 • Stretching Voices 3,000 Miles • B. Tunbridge • ar
- 5 • Newcomers to the World of Wings • Anon. • ar
- 6 • Thin Rope Bridges Over Raging Torrents • Anon. • ar
- 7 • The Trail Blazer • Clifford Cameron • ss; illus. Lendon
- 8 • Power Farming • Anon. • ia; illus. R. A. Hallum
- 10 • Golf and High-Speed Photography • Bobby Jones • ar
- 11 • Floating Villages in British Columbia • Anon. • ar; condensed from The Outspan, 1939.
- 12 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 9 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl
- 14 • Modern Wonder Workshop • Anon. • cl
- 15 • This Strange World • Anon. • cl
- 16 • High-Pressure Steam Locomotive • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way
- Modern Wonder [v 4 # 98, April 1, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by ?)
- 2 • The Wonder of Spring • Bernard Hogben • ar
- 4 • Are You Wearing a Milk Suit? • Anon. • ar
- 5 • The Rock! • Capt. A. R. Archer • ar
- 6 • Out of the Past [Halloran] • Gerald Bowman • ss
- 7 • Sunshine to Order • Anon. • ar
- 8 • The Birth of the “Coronation Scot” • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 • Reconditioned Man • Anon. • ar
- 11 • Two Against the Unknown • Anon. • ar; condensed from Toronto Star Weekly, 1939.
- 12 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 10 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl; illus. Savile Lumley
- 14 • Modern Wonder Workshop • Anon. • cl
- 15 • This Strange World • Anon. • cl
- 16 • The Modern Fire Pump • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way
- Modern Wonder [v 4 # 99, April 8, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • Will We Live in Underground Cities? • Anon. • ar
- 4 • World’s Largest Gorilla Lives Again • Anon. • ar
- 5 • Pilots Trained in Sealed Tanks • Anon. • ar
- 6 • New York World’s Fair is Wonderful • Bernard Hogben • ar
- 7 • When the Cable Was Cut [Halloran] • Gerald Bowman • ss
- 8 • The Metropolitan Police Force • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 11 • Chinese or Japanese? • Anon. • ar; condensed from Australian Woman’s Weekly, 1939.
- 12 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 11 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl
- 14 • Modern Wonder Workshop • Anon. • cl
- 15 • Our Changing World • Anon. • cl
- 16 • Mechanical Grabs • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way, ?
- Modern Wonder [v 4 #100, April 15, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • Divers as Guinea Pigs [Part 1 of 2] • Captain John D. Craig • ar
- 4 • Offspring - Sixteen Million in a Month • Anon. • ar
- 4 • This Machine Banking Age • James Henderson • ar
- 5 • Do Sports Harm the Heart? • Anon. • ar
- 6 • Beating the “Flyer” • Bernard Buley • ss
- 7 • Germany’s Air Force • Anon. • ar
- 8 • The Romance of the Port of London • Anon. • ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley
- 10 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 12 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl
- 11 • Lost Continent Myths • Andrew R. Boone • ar
- 12 • Modern Wonder Workshop • Anon. • cl
- 13 • In the Coils of a Python • Anon. • ar; condensed from The Outspan, 1939.
- 15 • Our Changing World • Anon. • cl (r)
- 16 • Signalling on Single Line Railways • Anon. • ia (r); illus. R. B. Way, ?
- Modern Wonder [v 4 #101, April 22, 1939] (2d, 20pp, cover photo)
- Modern Wonder [v 4 #102, April 29, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • Forgotten Red Men • Bernard Hogben • ar
- 4 • Modern Miracles for a Penny Seed Packet • Ralph Michaelis • ar
- 5 • Diamonds from Slush • Anon. • ar
- 6 • Dawn Patrol • S. S. Johnson • ss; adapted from the movie.
- 7 • Chasing the Man in the Moon • Richard Rowland • ar
- 8 • The Latest Addition to Britain’s Invincible Might • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 • Diesel, Who Revolutionised Transport • Anon. • ar
- 11 • Gladiators of the Sea • Anon. • ar; condensed from the Adelaide Chronicle, 1939.
- 12 • Modern Wonder Workshop • Anon. • cl
- 13 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 14 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl
- 14 • Vanished Inventions • H. W. Twyman • ar
- 15 • Our Changing World • Anon. • cl
- 16 • Overhead Transport • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way
- Modern Wonder [v 4 #103, May 6, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • The Land of Make-Believe • Frank Daugherty • ar
- 4 • Submarines Beware! • Anon. • ar
- 5 • New to the Game • Bower Mason • ss
- 7 • The Art of the Goldsmith • Anon. • ar
- 8 • A New Steam-Electric Railway Giant • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 • In the Valley of the Roses • Anon. • ar
- 11 • Operations Taught by Television • B. Tunbridge • ar
- 12 • Modern Wonder Workshop • Anon. • cl
- 13 • White Eskimo Chief • Anon. • ar
- 14 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 15 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl
- 15 • Our Changing World • Anon. • cl
- 16 • The Vertical Lift Bridge • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way
- Modern Wonder [v 4 #104, May 13, 1939] (2d, 20pp, cover photo)
- 2 • Britain’s Civilian Army in Action • Bernard Hogben • ar
- 4 • 50 Years Ago • Bryan S. McCann • ar
- 5 • Monkey Island • Anon. • ar
- 6 • The Death Dive • Clifford Cameron • ss
- 8 • Your Eyes are Tiny Electric Generators • Anon. • ar
- 9 • Aluminium - the Wonder Metal • Anon. • ar
- 10 • Weaving Rayon • Anon. • ia; illus. R. A. Hallum
- 12 • Planes That Have Never Flown • Anon. • ar
- 13 • English Boy Fights Shark • Anon. • ar; condensed from Grit, 1939.; illus. Ronald Lampitt
- 14 • Modern Wonder Workshop • Anon. • cl
- 15 • Wool Away • Anon. • ar
- 16 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 16 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl
- 17 • Our Changing World • Anon. • cl
- 20 • Water Squeezes Tons of White Hot Steel • Anon. • ia; illus. R. B. Way, ?
- Modern Wonder [v 5 #105, May 20, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • The Aerial Armada • Bryan S. McCann • ar
- 4 • Canadian Railways • Anon. • ar
- 5 • Procession of the Phantoms • Anon. • ar
- 6 • Sounding the Fire Alarm • Anon. • ar
- 7 • Miracles of Agriculture • Anon. • ar
- 8 • Birds of the Tropics • Anon. • ia; illus. Hugo Movig
- 10 • Catapulted into Space • Anon. • ar
- 11 • Bimraj the Killer • Anon. • ar; condensed from Toronto Star Weekly, 1939.
- 12 • Modern Wonder Workshop • Anon. • cl
- 13 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 17 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl
- 14 • The Holy Tree Dancer of the Birdmen • Anon. • ar
- 15 • Our Changing World • Anon. • cl
- 16 • Flash Gordon • Alex Raymond • cs Mar 5 ’39
- Modern Wonder [v 5 #106, May 27, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • “Sea Cowboys” • Anon. • ar
- 3 • Your Body Under the Microscope • Anon. • ar
- 4 • Tin • Anon. • ar; condensed from Young America, 1939.
- 6 • He Runs His Own Railway • Anon. • ar
- 7 • These Animals are Dying Out • Anon. • ar; condensed from Scientific American, 1939.
- 8 • Guns! • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 • Uncle Sam’s School for Seamen • Anon. • ar
- 11 • Snakes May Save Thousands of Lives • Anon. • ar
- 12 • Modern Wonder Workshop • Anon. • cl
- 13 • Lake Adventures in a Canoe • Anon. • ar
- 14 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 18 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl
- 15 • Our Changing World • Anon. • cl
- 16 • Flash Gordon • Alex Raymond • cs Mar 12 ’39
- Modern Wonder [v 5 #107, June 3, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • The Might of the French Navy • Bernard Hogben • ar
- 4 • The Life of a Butterfly • Anon. • ar
- 5 • They Always Get Their Man • Anon. • ar
- 6 • Attacking the Bomber • Selby Lewis • ar
- 8 • Rubber - Stretching Around the World! • Anon. • ia; illus. R. A. Hallum
- 10 • Wall of Death • Anon. • ar
- 11 • Snake Charming • Anon. • ar; condensed from Outspan, 1939.
- 12 • Guffas • Anon. • ar
- 12 • Modern Wonder Workshop • Anon. • cl
- 13 • The Dogs Surgeon • Anon. • ar
- 14 • Fifty Fathoms Deep [Part 19 of 19] • A. J. Murray • sl
- 15 • Our Changing World • Anon. • cl
- 16 • Flash Gordon • Alex Raymond • cs Mar 19 ’39
- Modern Wonder [v 5 #108, June 10, 1939] (2d, 20pp, cover photo)
- 2 • Britain’s “Boy Scouts” of the Sky Trails • Bryan S. McCann • ar
- 4 • Midget Chemistry solves Giant Problems • Anon. • ar
- 5 • Learning to be a Sailor • Anon. • ar
- 6 • How Man Has Learned to put his Thoughts on Paper • Anon. • ar; condensed from Young American, 1939.
- 8 • Ambulances of the Sea • Anon. • ar
- 9 • The World in Darkness [Part 1 of 13] • Clive R. Foster • sl
- 10 • Forests of Trees Make Bars of Soap • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 12 • Engineers in Khaki • Bernard Hogben • ar
- 14 • Daring Scientists Penetrate the Unknown • Anon. • ar
- 15 • “White Gold” Rush • Anon. • ar; condensed from Christian Science Monitor.
- 17 • Our Changing World • Anon. • cl
- 20 • Flash Gordon • Alex Raymond • cs Mar 26 ’39
- Modern Wonder [v 5 #109, June 17, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • Underwater Warships • Bernard Hogben • ar
- 4 • Crown Jewels of Industry • W. A. Swanberg • ar; condensed from This Week, 1939.
- 5 • Pumping Station of the Human Body • Anon. • ar
- 6 • Water Boiled on Ice • Anon. • ar
- 7 • Steel Forts on Wheels • B. T. H. • ar
- 8 • The Amazing Story of the Steam Turbine • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 • The World in Darkness [Part 2 of 13] • Clive R. Foster • sl
- 12 • Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot • Anon. • ar
- 14 • They Owe Their Lives to Trains • Anon. • ar
- 15 • Mechincs of the Frozen North • Anon. • ar; condensed from Toronto Star Weekly, 1939.
- 16 • Flash Gordon • Alex Raymond • cs Apr 2 ’39
- Modern Wonder [v 5 #110, June 24, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • Fleet Air Arm • Bryan S. McCann • ar
- 4 • How do X-Rays Work? • B. Tunbridge • ar
- 5 • Manicures for Giant Locos • B. T. H. • ar
- 6 • Fast and Formidable • Bryan S. McCann • ar
- 7 • The Science of Music • Anon. • ar; condensed from Young America, 1939.
- 8 • Defences of the British Empire • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 • War • Anon. • ar
- 11 • On Trek with the New Guinea Patrol • Anon. • ar; condensed from Digest of World Reading, 1939.
- 12 • Laying the Line - Even Under Fire! • Bernard Hogben • ar
- 13 • The World in Darkness [Part 3 of 13] • Clive R. Foster • sl
- 15 • Did You Ever Wonder? • Anon. • cl
- 16 • Flash Gordon • Alex Raymond • cs Apr 9 ’39
- Modern Wonder [v 5 #111, July 1, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • School for Britain’s Air Avengers • Anon. • ar
- 4 • Burning Desert for Farmlands • Anon. • ar
- 5 • Reversing the Weather by Machinery • Anon. • ar; condensed from Young America, 1939.
- 6 • Do You Know the Difference Between - Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers • Anon. • ar
- 7 • 24,000 Tons of Floating Concrete • Anon. • ia; illus. R. A. Hallum
- 8 • The Auxiliary Fire Service • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 • Early American Loco’s on Parade • Anon. • ar
- 11 • The World in Darkness [Part 4 of 13] • Clive R. Foster • sl
- 13 • Motoring Through Syria • Anon. • ar; condensed from New York Times, 1939.
- 14 • They Call it the Flying Wing • Bryan S. McCann • ar
- 15 • Did You Ever Wonder? • Anon. • cl
- 16 • Flash Gordon • Alex Raymond • cs Apr 16 ’39
- Modern Wonder [v 5 #112, July 8, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • The Eolution of the Flying Boat • Bryan S. McCann • ar
- 4 • Police of the World • Bernard Hogben • ar
- 5 • Bottled Hurricanes • Anon. • ar
- 6 • Foiling the Air Raiders • Anon. • ar
- 7 • The Dope Runner • S. Gibbs • ss
- 8 • Floating Labouratory on World Tour • Anon. • ia; illus. Chatworthy
- 11 • Jungle Thrills • Anon. • ar; condensed from The Family Circle, 1939.
- 12 • Arctic Conquest • Anon. • ar
- 13 • The World in Darkness [Part 5 of 13] • Clive R. Foster • sl
- 15 • Did You Ever Wonder? • Anon. • cl
- 16 • Flash Gordon • Alex Raymond • cs Apr 23 ’39
- Modern Wonder [v 5 #113, July 15, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • Bells Call the Fish to Dinner • Bernard Hogben • ar
- 4 • Cribs They Can’t Crack • J. M. Henderson • ar
- 5 • Thee’s a Science in Building and Sailing Big Yachts • Anon. • ar
- 6 • Navigators of the Sky Trails • Selby Lewis • ar
- 7 • The Island of Terror • Clifford Cameron • ss
- 8 • Air-Raid Wardens • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 11 • Tribal Life in Tanganyika • Anon. • ar; condensed from The East African Annual, 1939.
- 12 • Demons of the Pit • Anon. • ar
- 13 • The World in Darkness [Part 6 of 13] • Clive R. Foster • sl
- 15 • Did You Ever Wonder? • Anon. • cl
- 16 • Flash Gordon • Alex Raymond • cs Apr 30 ’39
- Modern Wonder [v 5 #114, July 22, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • The Royal Regiment of Artillery • Bernard Hogben • ar
- 4 • Electrical Porspecting • Anon. • ar; illus. R. A. Hallum
- 5 • Salvaging - An Adventurous Business • Anon. • ar; condensed from Young America, 1939.
- 6 • The Birth of a Railway Giant • Anon. • ar
- 7 • The Rival Canners • Anon. • ss
- 8 • Denmark’s Finest Covered Swimmoing Pool • Anon. • ia; illus. Harryin
- 11 • The Hypnotic Dance of the Child Priestesses • Anon. • ar
- 12 • In the Footsteps of the Pioneers through Death Valley • Anon. • ar; condensed from The Spur, 1939.
- 13 • The World in Darkness [Part 7 of 13] • Clive R. Foster • sl
- 15 • Did You Ever Wonder? • Anon. • cl
- 16 • Flash Gordon • Alex Raymond • cs May 7 ’39
- Modern Wonder [v 5 #115, July 29, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • A.1. at Lloyds • Bernard Hogben • ar
- 4 • Flying “Boxcars” and Northland “Snowmobile” • Anon. • ia; illus. R. A. Hallum
- 5 • Devil Tiger • Captain John D. Craig • ar
- 6 • The Science of Painting • Anon. • ar
- 7 • “Calling Croydon-” • Captain J. Doyle • ss
- 8 • Anti-Aircraft Defences • Anon. • ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 11 • Hornet Warships of the World’s Fleets • David Le Roi • ar
- 12 • Bathing as the Chinese Do • Anon. • ar; condensed from Japan Times, 1939.
- 13 • The World in Darkness [Part 8 of 13] • Clive R. Foster • sl
- 15 • Did You Ever Wonder? • Anon. • cl
- 16 • Flash Gordon • Alex Raymond • cs May 14 ’39
- Modern Wonder [v 5 #116, August 5, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 • Aircraft Undercarriages • Anon. • ar
- 4 • Boy Speed Aces of America • Anon. • ar
- 5 • Carbons & Candle Power • Anon. • ar
- 6 • The Story of the Battleship • Bernard Hogben • ar
- 7 • The World in Darkness [Part 9 of 13] • Clive R. Foster • sl
- 8 • Britain’s Premier Airport - Croydon • Anon. • ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley
- 10 • Life Millions of Years Ago • Anon. • ar
- 11 • Highways of the Iron Horse • Anon. • ar
- 12 • Europe’s Happiest Country • Anon. • ar; condensed from Australian Digest of World Reading, 1939.
- 13 • The Dark House • Hedley Scott • ss
- 15 • Did You Ever Wonder? • Anon. • cl
- 16 • Flash Gordon • Alex Raymond • cs May 21 ’39
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