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- Modern Wonders [v 6 #141, January 27, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 The Fight on Mountain Ranges Anon. ar
- 4 Experimenting with Transatlantic Rocket Travel Bryan S. McCann ar
- 5 Fighter Pilots Must Know All These Controls Anon. ia; illus. Chatworthy
- 6 The Army Puts Your House on Maps Anon. ar
- 8 Submarine Hotel - Floating Wonder Workshop for the Navy! Anon. ia
- 10 What is Happening in Sweden Bernard Hogben ar
- 12 Icebergs Ahoy! Anon. ar
- 13 Theres Money in Oil Clifford Cameron ss
- 14 Flash Gordon Alex Raymond cs Oct 29 39
- 16 Bombing! Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- Modern Wonders [v 6 #142, February 3, 1940] (2d, 20pp, cover photo)
- 2 Will there be a Channel Tunnel? Anon. ar; illus. Frederick Parker
- 4 War and the Fleet Air Arm Anon. ar
- 6 Baloons of Three Wars Anon. ar
- 7 Radio Station on Train Anon. ar
- 8 Plan to Beat Nature Anon. ar
- 9 R.A.F. in Silhouette Anon. ia
- 10 Action Stations! Anon. ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 12 Beating the Blackout Barry Lewis ar
- 13 Wreckers at Work [Lance Kearney] Clifford Cameron ss
- 15 They Fish for Mines Now! Anon. ar
- 16 Hungary - Barricade to the Balkans Bernard Hogben ar
- 20 Teeth for the Merchant Service Anon. ia
- Modern Wonders [v 6 #143, February 10, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 Storm Hunters Anon. ar
- 4 How High Can Man Fly? Anon. ar
- 5 The Army Has Its Railway Anon. ar
- 6 Egypt - Guards Empires Life-Line Bernard Hogben ar
- 8 Hitlers Pirate Navy Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- 10 Mechanical Brian Tracks Air Raiders Anon. ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 12 The Man in Black Clifford Cameron ss
- 13 The War is their Job Anon. ar
- 15 Guardians of the Sea Boards Anon. ar
- 16 Wireless Planes for Target Practise Anon. ar; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- Modern Wonders [v 6 #144, February 17, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 How Nazis Sink the British Navy Anon. ar
- 4 Armys War on Germs Anon. ar
- 5 Lifeboats Mean More Today Anon. ar
- 6 Power Anon. ar
- 8 Patrol Activity on the Western Front Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- 10 Germanys Warplane Hoax No.2 Bryan S. McCann ar
- 11 March of the Robot Army [Part 1 of 25] A. J. Murray sl; illus. John Woods
- 13 Mechanical Sleuths of the Sea Bed Anon. ar
- 14 Holland Bernard Hogben ar
- 16 Finlands Electric Battleships and Navy Anon. ia
- Modern Wonders [v 6 #145, February 24, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 Fantastic Dream Comes True Bryan S. McCann ar
- 4 Floating Barricades of Death Guard Our Shores Anon. ar
- 6 Electricians Turn Prospectors Anon. ar; Station WGU Schenectady, New York, 1940?
- 7 Germany Murdered Helpless Natives Bernard Hogben ar
- 8 Secrets of Nazi Naval and Air Bases Anon. ar; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 What Planes Can America Offer Us? Anon. ar
- 11 March of the Robot Army [Part 2 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 13 One Man against an Army of Billions Anon. ar
- 14 Fifty Years of Moving Pictures Anon. ar Christian Science Monitor, 1940
- 16 White Knights of the Sahara Anon. ia
- Modern Wonders [v 6 #146, March 2, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 Atlantic Patrol Anon. ar
- 4 Sound! Anon. ar
- 5 Planning Our Army! Anon. ar
- 6 Canadas Navy Anon. ar
- 8 Over the Top into No Mans Land Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- 10 Earthquakes Under the Sea Anon. ar
- 11 March of the Robot Army [Part 3 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 13 Scuttled at Sea W. E. Stanton Hope ar
- 14 Belgium Bernard Hogben ar
- 16 Air Rangers Fight Forest Fires Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- Modern Wonders [v 6 #147, March 9, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 Schoolroom Under the Sea Stanton Hope ar
- 4 Atlantic Travel of the Future Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- 5 Rebuilding a River Anon. ar
- 6 Mechanization in the Army Anon. ar
- 7 Camera Raiders Over Germany Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- 10 Mile-a-Minute Midgets Anon. ar
- 11 March of the Robot Army [Part 4 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 13 Time! Anon. ar
- 14 Palestine Bernard Hogben ar
- 16 Hitlers Sky Bullies Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- Modern Wonders [v 6 #148, March 16, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 Artillery of the War Birds Anon. ar
- 4 Spies in the Enemy Camp Anon. ar
- 5 Spiders Spin Web of War Anon. ar
- 6 Man Beats Nature in the Arid Desert of Colorado Anon. ar
- 8 Royal Italian Navy Anon. ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley
- 10 The Art of Rifle Shooting Anon. ar
- 11 March of the Robot Army [Part 5 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 13 Planes Break-Up in Mid-Air Bryan S. McCann ar
- 14 Bulgaria Bernard Hogben ar
- 16 Mechanical Horse Anon. ia
- Modern World ;
Publisher: Odhams Press.
Run: 23 Mar 1940-29 Mar 1941 (54 issues).
Formerly Modern Wonders.
Frequency: Weekly.
- Modern World [v 1 # 1, Mar 23, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 Death Lurks Under the Sea Professor J. B. S. Haldane ar (r); Keeping Cool, Chatto & Windus, 1940.
- 4 Mosquito Patrol Anon. ar
- 5 Crack R.A.F. Fighter Squadrons at the Ready Anon. ar
- 6 Steam Engines are Two Thousand Years Old E. H. Hull ar
- 6 Sailors After Prize Money Anon. ar (r); Sunday Guardian, Trinidad, 1940.
- 7 France has a German Army Pierre Leroux ar (r); Express and Journal, Adelaide, 1940.
- 8 Empire Stands to Arms Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- 10 Movie Stars of the Battlefields Anon. ar
- 11 Secret Defences Trap Nine Lurking U-Boats Stanton Hope ar
- 12 Target Planes Make Better Gunners Bryan S. McCann ar
- 13 March of the Robot Army [Part 6 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 15 Germanys Concrete Roads Were Built for Her Army A. E. Wynn ar
- 16 Guns that Welcome the Nazi Raider Anon. ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- Modern World [v 1 # 2, Mar 30, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 Suicide Squad Anon. ar
- 3 Pictures out of Germany Anon. ar
- 4 British Armour Plating Defies Fiercest Attack Prof. A. M. Low ar
- 4 The Paper miracle Alan Duncan ar; condensed from Nottingham Evening Post, 1940.
- 5 Weygand - Saviour of Warsaw Bernard Hogben ar
- 6 When the Earths Crust Cracks Anon. ar
- 7 Boys Behind the Guns Anon. ia
- 8 Light Guns Heavy Guns Anon. ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 Camouflaged Monsters Guard Our Shores Anon. ia
- 11 Hitler Could Never Shell London David Le Roi ar
- 12 Ballistics - Science that Leads to Successful Battle Training Anon. ar
- 13 March of the Robot Army [Part 7 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 15 Dont Worry About Rationing Anon. ar; condensed from National Home Monthly, USA, 1940.
- 16 This is What They Carry Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- Modern World [v 1 # 3, Apr 6, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 Bridges Built in Minutes for Britains Marching Armies Anon. ar
- 4 I Watch the R.A.F. Bombing Bryan S. McCann ar
- 5 Press Cameraman Under Fire Anon. ar
- 6 Is Science Advancing Prof. J. B. S. Haldane ar (r); Keeping Cool, Chatto & Windus, 1940.
- 6 Railways and the War Anon. ar
- 7 Army that Fights Without Guns B. Andrews ar
- 8 New Nazi Hornets Nest Anon. ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 Keeping the World Up to Scratch Anon. ar
- 12 New Invisible Light Beats Blackout Anon. ar
- 13 March of the Robot Army [Part 8 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 15 Hitlers Artillery is Not so Good! Prof. H. W. Miller ar (r); Express and Journal, Adelaide, 1940.
- 16 Destroyers of the French Navy Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- Modern World [v 1 # 4, Apr 13, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 Canadas War Birds Stand Ready Bryan S. McCann ar
- 4 Hospital for U-Boat Victims Anon. ar
- 5 Firemen Climb Ropes with their Toes Oscar Marcus ar
- 6 Innocent of a Crime - Saved by Mechanical Detective Anon. ar (r); Queens Work, 1940.
- 6 Butter is Gold in Tibet Anon. ar (r); National Geographic Bulletin, Washington, 1940.
- 7 What Makes a Dictator? B. Tunbridge ar
- 8 With the B.E.F. on the Western Front Anon. ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 Guns Fired by Coal Anon. ar
- 11 March of the Robot Army [Part 9 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 13 Truth About Gas Attack David Le Roi ar
- 14 North Sea Battle Zone Bernard Hogben ar; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- 16 Royal Air Force Postman Bryan S. McCann ar
- Modern World [v 1 # 5, Apr 20, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 Most Destructive Weapon of the War Kenneth L. Waters ar
- 4 War Shadows over the Desert Anon. ar
- 5 Britains Fishermen Answer Back Anon. ar
- 6 Lonely Outposts in the War News Anon. ar Grit, 1940
- 6 How Tulips Ruined a Nation Anon. ar The Commonweal, 1940
- 7 Specials are 160 Years Old Anon. ar
- 8 Security Patrol Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- 10 All Star Drama of the Skies Harry M. Davis ar
- 12 Twin or Single Engine Fighters? Anon. ar
- 13 March of the Robot Army [Part 10 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 15 Secrets of the Machine Guns Anon. ar
- 16 War Leaders Anon. ia
- Modern World [v 1 # 6, Apr 27, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 Can We Colonise the Antarctic? Bernard Hogben ar
- 4 French Undesea Navy Anon. ar; condensed from Candide, Paris, 1940.
- 5 Will the War Crush Our World Anon. ar; condensed from Express and Journal, Adelaide, 1940.
- 6 Kite-Camera Anon. ar
- 7 Secret Weapons Lord Strabolgi ar
- 8 Battleship of the Future L. Ashwell Wood ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 11 March of the Robot Army [Part 11 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 13 Will We See Stratosphere Bombers? Bryan S. McCann ar
- 14 Uniforms and the Man Anon. ar
- 15 Cobber - Britains War Ace No.1 B. Andrews ar
- 16 Remotely Controlled Gun Turrets Anon. ar
- Modern World [v 1 # 7, May 4, 1940] (2d, 8pp, cover photo)
- 1 Soldiers of the Sea Bryan S. McCann ar
- 2 Scientists Build Model Planes Anon. ar
- 3 What We Learned from the Finnish War Anon. ar
- 4 Can Bomber Beat Battleship? Anon. ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 6 March of the Robot Army [Part 12 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 7 Pioneer Flyer Anon. ar
- 7 Violets for Lunch Anon. ar
- 7 Forestry in War-time Rt. Hon. Sir George Courthorpe ar
- 7 Panama Canal Anon. ar
- 8 Army Co-operation Training Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- Modern World [v 1 # 8, May 11, 1940] (2d, 12pp, cover photo)
- 1 The War Horse is Not Yet Dead Geoffrey Hutton ar
- 2 Scandinavia - Storehouse of Europe Bernard Hogben ar
- 3 G-Men Are Crack Shots Anon. ar
- 4 Battle Training in No-Mans Land Anon. ar
- 5 Is the World Growing Warmer? Prof. N. N. Zubov ar (r); Japan Times and Mail, 1940.
- 6 Mercantile Marine at War Bryan S. McCann ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley
- 8 March of the Robot Army [Part 13 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 9 Ships that Shun the Searchlights Stanton Hope ar
- 10 History of the Tank Anon. ia
- 11 Faroe Islands Anon. ar
- 11 Fighting Words Anon. ar
- 11 Nursing in India B. H. ar; condensed from The Australian Digest of World Reading, 1940.
- 11 Wearing Masks Anon. ar
- 12 Aircraft Rescue Work Anon. ia
- Modern World [v 1 # 9, May 18, 1940] (2d, 12pp, cover photo)
- 1 Parachute Troops are a Failure Bryan S. McCann ar
- 2 Kiruna - Hitler Wants Iron Ore from these Swedish Mines Bernard Hogben ar
- 3 War Hits Whales Anon. ar
- 4 Worlds Best Little Army Anon. ar
- 5 Is the Diesel Tomorrows Engine Anon. ar; condensed from Christian Science Monitor, 1940.
- 6 American Military Aircraft Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- 8 March of the Robot Army [Part 14 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 9 Cleaning Up the Calendar Anon. ar; condensed from La Gazette, Brussels, 1940.
- 9 Dogs on War Service Anon. ar
- 10 Bombed Homes Rebuilt in a Day Anon. ar
- 11 Sealed in Space - Aboard a Bomber Noel Mitchell ar
- 11 China Built a Maginot Line Anon. ar; condensed from Franciscans in China, 1940?
- 12 Small Craft of the Royal Navy Anon. ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley
- Modern World [v 1 #10, May 25, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo)
- 1 Air Gunners Front Seat in War! Leonard Engel ar
- 2 Munitions from your Waste Paper Anon. ar
- 3 Oil Anon. ar
- 4 Be Your Own Weather Expert Anon. ar
- 5 Locating Big Guns Dr. Frank Thone ar
- 6 Empires Other Navies Anon. ia; illus. Frank Norton
- 8 Scientists Build Our Forests Anon. ar
- 8 His Majestys Lions Anon. ar; condensed from The Toronto Star Weekly, 1940.
- 9 World of Tomorrow Anon. ar
- 10 March of the Robot Army [Part 15 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 11 What Did They Do in 1914? V. E. C. ar
- 11 War that Lasted 200 Years! Anon. ar; condensed from British Legion Journal, 1940.
- 11 Saudi Arabia in the Grip of Modern Progress Anon. ar
- 12 Dead Reckoning Navigation in Wartime Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- Modern World [v 1 #11, Jun 1, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo)
- 1 Turkish Allies Stand Firm Bernard Hogben ar
- 2 Theyre Tough - These French Colonial Troops Anon. ar
- 3 Robot Bombers - The Truth! David Le Roi ar
- 4 Finding Names for British Warships Anon. ar
- 5 They help Fire-Fighters Save Money B. Charles ar
- 6 Alternative Motor Fuels in Wartime Anon. ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 8 March of the Robot Army [Part 16 of 20] A. J. Murray sl
- 9 Speed Anon. ar
- 10 Blimping with the Neutrality Patrol Anon. ar; condensed from Our Navy, 1940.
- 11 War Changes Our Habits Anon. ar
- 11 Cables Under the Atlantic Anon. ar
- 12 Mountain Guns Anon. ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley
- Modern World [v 1 #12, Jun 8, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo)
- 1 We Can Never be Starved Out! Anon. ar
- 2 Twin-Barrel Gun as New Weapon Anon. ar
- 3 Air Force that never Flies Anon. ar
- 4 Power That Lights the World Anon. ar
- 5 War of Posters Anon. ia
- 6 Beating the Blitzkrieg Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- 8 Coneculture Anon. ar
- 8 Maginot of The Line George Renwick ar; condensed from The Scotsman, Edinburgh, 1940.
- 9 King Alberts Heroes Bernard Hogben ar
- 10 March of the Robot Army [Part 17 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 11 Greenland Anon. ar
- 11 Putting Volcanoes to Work Anon. ar; condensed from the Adelaide Chronicle, 1940.
- 12 Nazi Sources of Supply Anon. ia
- Modern World [v 1 #13, Jun 15, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo)
- 1 Battle of the Juggernauts Bernard Hogben ar
- 2 Railways Under Our Feet Anon. ar
- 3 Our Tanker Fleet Grows Bigger Donald Buchanan ar; illus. Laurence Dunn
- 4 Egypt - Guardian of Suez Anon. ar
- 5 Big Guns of the Air Anon. ar
- 6 The French Navy Anon. ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- 8 Army Has its Own Travelling Workshops Anon. ar
- 8 Beach of Diamonds Anon. ar
- 9 The Science of Tactics Anon. ar
- 10 March of the Robot Army [Part 18 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 11 Atlantic Hot Water System Anon. ar; condensed from Allers Familj Journal, Stockholm, 1940?
- 11 Echoes Trap U-Boats Desire Papp ar; condensed from Paris-Midi, 1940
- 11 When an Elephant Dies Anon. ar; condensed from the Australian World Digest of Reading, 1940.
- 12 Putting Oceans Wealth to Work Anon. ia
- Modern World [v 1 #14, Jun 22, 1940] (2½d, 12pp, cover photo)
- 1 Navy Guards the Mediterranean Stanton Hope ar
- 2 Wonders of Modern Surgery A. P. Luscombe Whyte ar; condensed from Evening Standard, London, 1940.
- 3 Britains Future Air Aces Bryan S. McCann ar
- 4 Solders Badge Reveals Enemy Secrets Anon. ar
- 4 Winning the War with Wheat Anon. ar
- 5 Nazis Use Alternative Railway Guages Anon. ar
- 6 The Wounded in War Anon. ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 8 Communications Under Fire Anon. ar
- 9 Is Flight to the Moon Possible? Anon. ar; condensed from New York Journal and American, 1940.
- 10 March of the Robot Army [Part 19 of 25] A. J. Murray sl
- 11 Perfumes from Coal Anon. ar; condensed from The Du Post Magazine, 1940?
- 11 First Parachutist Anon. ar; condensed from LAir, Paris, 1940?
- 11 How it Works Anon. ia
- 12 Weight-Lifters of the Sea Anon. ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley
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