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Modern Wonder [v 5 #117, August 12, 1939] (2d, 20pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Gold Rush · Anon. · ar
- 4 · Mechanized Army · Bernard Hogben · ar
- 5 · The Sky is my Playground · Ben Hamilton · ar
- 6 · The New Queen of the Seas · Anon. · ar; condensed from The Star Weekly, 1939.
- 7 · Forest Rangers Have Nightmares · Anon. · ar
- 8 · Outposts of the R.A.F. · Bryan S. McCann · ar
- 9 · Ghost Berg · Bernard Buley · ss; illus. John Woods
- 10 · Whale Research Ship · Anon. · ia; illus. Chatworthy
- 13 · The Cactus Hunters · Anon. · ar
- 14 · The “Talking Stick” of Australia · Anon. · ar
- 15 · The World in Darkness [Part 10 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl
- 17 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 20 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs May 28 ’39
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Modern Wonder [v 5 #118, August 19, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Can Man Create Life? · Anon. · ar
- 3 · Ships of the Seven Seas · Bernard Hogben · ar; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 4 · The Marching Dead · Captain John Craig · ar
- 5 · Here’s the “Wellington” · Bryan S. McCann · ar
- 6 · Book of Solid Gold · Anon. · ar; condensed from The Natal Witness, 1939.
- 7 · Jungle Terror · Henry Deekin · ss
- 8 · Europe’s Commercial Air Liners · Anon. · ia; illus. Hugo Molvig
- 11 · Whippets of the Water · Anon. · ar
- 12 · Desert Postmen · Anon. · ar; condensed from The Outspan, 1939.
- 13 · The World in Darkness [Part 11 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl
- 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jun 4 ’39
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Modern Wonder [v 5 #119, August 26, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · War Pigeons Decorated for Bravery · Bernard Hogben · ar
- 4 · Diamond Cutting and Polishing · Anon. · ia
- 5 · They Spend Their Lives Up the Pole · William Herbert · ar
- 6 · Roads of Tomorrow · Anon. · ar
- 7 · History of the Typewriter · John A. Zellers · ar
- 8 · Achievement! - A 3000 Miles Journey and Still Fine Fresh Salmon · Anon. · ia; illus. R. A. Hallum
- 10 · The Road to Mandalay · Anon. · ar
- 11 · The World in Darkness [Part 12 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl
- 13 · How to Train a Dog · Earl Johnson · ar; condensed from This Week, 1939.
- 14 · Modern Wonder Workshop · Anon. · cl
- 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jun 11 ’39
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Modern Wonder [v 5 #120, September 2, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Symphony in Steel · Bernard Hogben · ar
- 4 · Conquest of the Invisible · Anon. · ar; condensed from "N.Y. Times" Magazine, 1939.
- 5 · The “Golden Hind” · Bryan S. McCann · ar
- 6 · From Garden Ornament to Giant Dam · Anon. · ia
- 7 · The Clue of the Kidnapper · S. Gibbs · ss; illus. John Woods
- 8 · The British Royal Navy · Anon. · ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 11 · The Javan Express · Anon. · ar
- 12 · I Become a Lama in Tibet · Theos Bernard · ar; condensed extract from Penthouse of the Gods, New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1939.
- 13 · The World in Darkness [Part 13 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl
- 14 · Is There Life on Other Planets · Waldemar Kaempffert · ar
- 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 15 · I Built a Submarine · William S. Boyce · ar
- 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jun 18 ’39
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Modern Wonder [v 5 #121, September 9, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Weekending by the Boulder Dam · Anon. · ar
- 3 · Birth of the Movies · F. Ratcliffe Holmes · ar
- 4 · Can Insects Think? · M. Addison Bright · ar
- 5 · Petrol Stations in the Sky · Anon. · ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 6 · The Modern Sherlock Holmes · Anon. · ar
- 7 · War with the Desert [Part 1 of 2] · W. E. Stanton Hope · sl
- 8 · Fertilizers from the Air · Anon. · ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 11 · Signals at Sea · Anon. · ar
- 12 · Grim Life on South Sea Islands · Roland Wentzel · ar; condensed from Outspan, 1939.
- 13 · Catspaw · George Poole · ss; illus. Eric R. Parker
- 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jun 25 ’39
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Modern Wonder [v 5 #122, September 16, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Defence Against Tanks · Herbert Clarkson · ar
- 4 · Pencil Manufacture · Anon. · ia
- 5 · Metal that Kills and Cures · Anon. · ar
- 6 · Modern Stokeholds are Different · Anon. · ar
- 7 · War with the Desert [Part 2 of 2] · Stanton Hope · sl
- 8 · The Wonder of Flight · Anon. · ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 11 · Continent-Wide Railway System Spans a Room · Anon. · ar
- 12 · Ghost Ship “Marie Celeste” · Anon. · ar; condensed from Toronto Star Weekly, 1939.
- 13 · Camouflage Beats the Enemy · Anon. · ar
- 14 · Banana Train · Anon. · ar
- 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jul 2 ’39
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Modern Wonder [v 5 #123, September 23, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Britain’s Might in the Air · Anon. · ar
- 4 · Rubber Tyres for Railway Cars · Anon. · ar
- 5 · The Magic of Colour · Anon. · ar
- 6 · Medicine Men of the Army · Bernard Hogben · ar
- 7 · Mountain of the Red Mist · L. T. Dryver · ss; illus. John Woods
- 8 · Dredging for Gold! · Anon. · ia; illus. Pitts
- 11 · The Science Behind the Aero Engine · Anon. · ia
- 13 · Man of Many Inventions [Part 1 of 3] · H. W. Twyman · ar
- 14 · Treasure Hunting by Submarine · Anon. · ar
- 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jul 2 ’39
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Modern Wonder [v 5 #124, September 30, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · War Metal No.1 · Bernard Hogben · ar
- 4 · Controlling Father Thames · Anon. · ar
- 5 · The Talking Machine · Anon. · ar
- 6 · Give a Loco a Name · Anon. · ar
- 7 · Death in the Hurricane · B. Tunbridge · ar
- 8 · Weapons of the Wild · Anon. · ia; illus. Ronald Lampitt
- 11 · America’s War Planes · Bryan S. McCann · ar
- 12 · In the Indian Bazaars · Anon. · ar; condensed from Christian Science Monitor, 1939.
- 13 · Man of Many Inventions [Part 2 of 3; by H. W. Twyman] · Anon. · ar
- 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jul 2 ’39
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Modern Wonder [v 5 #125, October 7, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · The March of a Mighty Army · Bernard Hogben · ar
- 4 · Airscrews · Anon. · ia
- 5 · Has the U-Boat a Chance? · Stanton Hope · ar
- 6 · The Magic Eye Camera · Bryan Andrews · ar
- 7 · Dangerous Cargo · L. T. Dryver · ss; illus. Eric R. Parker
- 8 · The Modern Car · Anon. · ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 11 · Electric Light Map Corners Crooks · Michael Higgins · ar
- 12 · Soldiers of the Sea · Anon. · ar
- 13 · On the Bridge of a Modern Liner · Officer of the Watch · ar; illus. Chatworthy
- 14 · Man of Many Inventions [Part 3 of 3] · H. W. Twyman · ar
- 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jul 9 ’39
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Modern Wonder [v 5 #126, October 14, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Bombs from the Air that Save Lives · Anon. · ar
- 4 · Ranks of the British Army · Anon. · ia
- 5 · The Radium Detective · Vincent Brome · ar
- 6 · Convoy · Stanton Hope · ar
- 7 · In Enemy Hands [Colin Varney] · L. T. Dryver · ss; illus. Eric R. Parker
- 8 · France’s Armee de l’Air · Bryan S. McCann · ia; illus. Clarkson
- 11 · Aerial Navigation · Anon. · ia
- 12 · Measuring a Continent · Anon. · ar
- 13 · The Giant Liner Unloads Itself · Anon. · ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley
- 14 · Wartime Chemical Farming · Anon. · ar
- 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jul 16 ’39
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Modern Wonder [v 5 #127, October 21, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · This Mighty Maginot Line! · Bernard Hogben · ar
- 4 · Test Tube Farming · Anon. · ar
- 5 · Fire Precautions in Aircraft · Anon. · ia
- 6 · How Fast do Animals Run · Anon. · ar
- 7 · The Winged Avenger [by L. T. Dryver; Colin Varney] · Anon. · ss; illus. Eric R. Parker
- 8 · An Armed Giant of the Royal Navy · Anon. · ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood, ?
- 10 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jul 23 ’39
- 11 · Hotel on Wheels · Anon. · ar
- 12 · Ranks in the R.A.F. · Anon. · ia
- 13 · Terror Underground · Clifford Cameron · ss
- 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 16 · Forecasting the Weather for Airmen · Anon. · ia
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Modern Wonder [v 5 #128, October 28, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · “Lightning War” · Barry Lewis · ar
- 4 · Forged Fingerprints · Anon. · ar
- 5 · Dealing with Incendiary Bombs · Anon. · ia
- 6 · “Big Guns” in our Fourth Line of Defence · Anon. · ar
- 7 · Out of the Blue [Colin Varney] · L. T. Dryver · ss
- 8 · Germany’s “Pocket” Battleships · Anon. · ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 11 · Measuring Brain Waves · Anon. · ar
- 12 · The Bicycle Comes Into It’s Own Again · Anon. · ar
- 14 · The Science of Blind Flying · Anon. · ia
- 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 15 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jul 30 ’39
- 16 · Japanese 3-Men Submarine · Anon. · ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley
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Modern Wonder [v 5 #129, November 4, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Guns for Our Fighters · Bernard Hogben · ar
- 4 · Five to One Against · Bryan S. McCann · ar
- 5 · It’s a Small World · Anon. · ar
- 6 · Farming Death for Heath · Anon. · ar; condensed from The Family Circle, 1939.
- 7 · Prisoners of the Gestapo [Colin Varney] · L. T. Dryver · ss
- 8 · Gliding and Sailplaning · Anon. · ia
- 11 · America’s Latest Wonder Train · Anon. · ar; condensed from The Express and Journal, Australia, 1939.
- 12 · Pencil Chip “Creations” · Anon. · ia; illus. R. A . Hallum
- 13 · Armed Raiders on the Prowl! · Stanton Hope · ar
- 14 · Ranks of the Royal Navy · Anon. · ar
- 14 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Aug 6 ’39
- 15 · Did You Ever Wonder · Anon. · cl
- 16 · Training Naval Air Gunners · Anon. · ar
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Modern Wonder [v 5 #130, November 11, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Bombing - the Long Range Gun! · Bryan S. McCann · ar
- 4 · Heroes All! · Bernard Hogben · ar
- 5 · Sweeping Away the Mine Peril · Stanton Hope · ar
- 6 · In Search of New Worlds · Anon. · ar
- 8 · Ingenious Modern Coal-Firing Methods · Anon. · ia The Illustrated London News, 1939
- 10 · Modern Fighters in Armour · Barry Lewis · ar
- 11 · Escape! [Colin Varney] · L. T. Dryver · ss
- 12 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Aug 13 ’39
- 13 · Bee Poison Cures Illness · Anon. · ar
- 14 · Fuels of the Future · Anon. · ar; illus. R. B. Way
- 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 16 · Swedish Seaplane-Carrying-Minelaying-Cruiser · Anon. · ia; illus. Kenneth M. Sibley
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Modern Wonder [v 5 #131, November 18, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
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Modern Wonder [v 6 #132, November 25, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Contraband Control · Anon. · ar
- 4 · Welding Wizardry · Anon. · ar
- 5 · Science of the Siege Gunner · Anon. · ar
- 6 · I Photographed the Upside Down Battleship · Jack Esten · ar
- 8 · How Warships Carry Their Aircraft · Anon. · ia
- 10 · Why Call it a Diesel Engine? · Anon. · ar
- 11 · New Riches from Black Diamonds · Anon. · ar
- 12 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Aug 27 ’39
- 13 · Agent of Evil [Colin Varney] · L. T. Dryver · ss
- 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 16 · Testing Blackburn Aircraft · Anon. · ia; illus. Kenneth Sibley
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Modern Wonder [v 6 #133, December 2, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Poland’s Contribution to the Navy · Anon. · ia; illus. Kenneth Sibley
- 3 · Modern Wonder · Anon. · ar
- 4 · How They Make the Life-Belts of the Sky · Anon. · ar
- 6 · Human Bloodhounds · Ewen K. Patterson · ar Digest of World Reading, 1939
- 7 · Battleship v. Bomber · W. Stanton Hope · ar
- 8 · British Turbine-Driven Locomotive · Anon. · ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 · This is the Siegfried Line · Anon. · ar
- 11 · Running Gear in the Human Machine · Anon. · ar
- 12 · The Winged Avenger Fights Back [Colin Varney] · L. T. Dryver · ss
- 14 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl
- 14 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Sep 3 ’39
- 16 · Flying an Aeroplane · Anon. · ia
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Modern Wonders [v 6 #134, December 9, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Watchdogs of the Sky · Anon. · ar
- 4 · Polarized Light Hleps Engineer · Anon. · ar
- 5 · Metals that Win Wars · Anon. · ar
- 6 · The Caterpillar v. General Mud · Anon. · ia
- 7 · War on the Ether · Anon. · ar
- 8 · Struggle on and Under the Seas · Anon. · ar The New York Times Magazine, 1939
- 10 · 10 Cars a Minute · Anon. · ar
- 11 · Why They Streamline the Aeroplane · Anon. · ia
- 12 · The Mystery of the Mummy Case [by L. T. Dryver; Colin Varney] · Anon. · ss
- 14 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Sep 10 ’39
- 15 · Aerial Bombardment from Space · Anon. · ar
- 16 · Trapping Tanks · Anon. · ar
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Modern Wonders [v 6 #135, December 16, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Torpedoed! · Stanton Hope · ar
- 4 · Rubber is Blast-Proof · Anon. · ar
- 5 · Caterpillars on Parade · Anon. · ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 6 · Spotting the Enemy’s Hidden Secrets · Anon. · ar
- 7 · Duels of the Big Guns! · Anon. · ar
- 8 · The German Air Force · Anon. · ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- 10 · Steel Plating Smashed by Water Jets · Anon. · ar
- 12 · Battle Standards of the Sky · Bryan S. McCann · ar
- 13 · Outwitting the Gestapo [Colin Varney] · L. T. Dryver · ss
- 14 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Sep 17 ’39
- 15 · Railways in Miniature · Anon. · ar; condensed from New York Times Magazine, 1939.
- 16 · “Ears” of the Home Defence · Anon. · ar
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Modern Wonders [v 6 #136, December 23, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Britain’s Sky Fighters Thwart Nazi Raiders · Anon. · ar
- 4 · Man’s Everlasting Battle Against the Sea · Anon. · ar
- 5 · Foiling the Nazi Spy! · Anon. · ar
- 6 · Scientists at War · Anon. · ar
- 7 · “Aerovision” - Wartime Television · Anon. · ia
- 8 · Small Arms of the B.E.F. · Anon. · ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- 10 · What’s Happening in Russia · Anon. · ar
- 12 · The Navy Shoots - with Cameras · Anon. · ar
- 13 · Frazer’s Kid · Clifford Cameron · ss; illus. John Woods
- 14 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Sep 24 ’39
- 15 · Dr. Radio Cures Your Pains · Anon. · ar
- 16 · Minefields for the Sky Raiders · Anon. · ar
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Modern Wonders [v 6 #137, December 30, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Greyhounds of the Sea · Stanton Hope · ar
- 4 · Raiders Coming! · Anon. · ar
- 5 · Nazi Island Bases · Anon. · ar
- 6 · 1,000 m.p.h. to the Siegfried Line · Anon. · ar
- 8 · Mammoth Power Houses - Britain’s Vital War Machines · Anon. · ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 · Turkey - Key to the East · Anon. · ar
- 12 · From Tanks to Tin Tacks · Bernard Hogben · ar
- 13 · Smashing Cars and Records · Andrew R. Boone · ar
- 14 · Desert Perils · B. Andrews · ar; illus. John Woods
- 14 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Oct 1 ’39
- 16 · Martello Towers of Today · Anon. · ar
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Modern Wonders [v 6 #138, January 6, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Who Gets Oil - Gets Victory! · Anon. · ar
- 4 · Radium Experts Work in Caves · Anon. · ar
- 5 · Why Nazi Aircraft Lose Air Battles · Bryan S. McCann · ar
- 6 · Sowing the Sea with Death · Stanton Hope · ar; illus. Clarkson
- 8 · Land Battleships of the French Army Go Into Action! · Anon. · ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
- 10 · “They Shall Not Pass!” · Anon. · ar
- 11 · Silhouettes of the Fleet · Anon. · ia
- 12 · What is Happening in Rumania? · Anon. · ar
- 14 · Planes Over Everest · B. Andrews · ar
- 14 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Oct 8 ’39
- 16 · War Factory Uses Trains on Ceiling · Anon. · ia
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Modern Wonders [v 6 #139, January 13, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Somewhere in France · Anon. · ar
- 4 · Meet Britain’s Future Bird Men · Anon. · ar
- 5 · Big Guns of the Navy · Anon. · ar
- 6 · Miracles with Modern Cameras · Anon. · ar
- 8 · World’s Largest Submarine · Anon. · ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 · Danube - Europe’s River of Destiny · Anon. · ar The New York Times Magazine, 1939?
- 12 · Night Eyes that See All · Anon. · ar
- 13 · SOS! · Anon. · ar
- 14 · The Night Hawk · M. Keith · ss; illus. John Woods
- 14 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Oct 15 ’39
- 16 · Post Office of the Air · Anon. · ia
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Modern Wonders [v 6 #140, January 20, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover photo)
- 2 · Mobile Fortresses for the B.E.F. · Anon. · ar
- 4 · Q-Ships Strike Again · Stanton Hope · ar
- 5 · Racing into Battle on Skis · Anon. · ar
- 6 · Afghanistan - Key to India · Bernard Hogben · ar
- 8 · Naval Tactics and Strategy · Anon. · ia; illus. L. Ashwell Wood
- 10 · From Factor to War Clouds · Bryan S. McCann · ar
- 12 · “Balloon Navy” · Anon. · ar
- 13 · U-Boats Lair · Clifford Cameron · ss
- 14 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Oct 22 ’39
- 16 · Ice - the Enemy of the Airman · Anon. · ia; illus. Patrick Nicolle
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