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Modern Wonder:    (about)
Modern Wonder was a boy’s magazine that was a cross between the American Boys’ Life or American Boy and Mechanics Illustrated. Early issues measured 16" by 10½". Somewhere in the fall of 1937 they became 14" by 10¼". There were at least two title changes. In late 1940 it became Modern Wonders and then in March of 1941 it became Modern World. Early covers were brightly colored affairs featuring machines in action. Towards the end covers became monochrome photographs concentrating on military matters. There was also a full color centerfold of a cross section of a machine or some military theme. Interior illustrations were usually black and white.

The contents of Modern Wonder featured articles on the cutting edge of technology. They also ran short stories and serials that went on for as many as 30 parts. The fiction was all in the action adventure category with a reasonable portion of that being science fiction and fantasy. There were the usual stories about Atlantis, secret advanced weapons, trips into outer space and menacing creatures of various types. Most of the authors are not widely known with the exceptions being John Beynon (“The Space Machine” - issues 1 thru 10) and a series of factual articles set in a fictional framework of space travel by John Russell Fearn (scattered 1937 issues). The last issue probably appeared in 1941. It was most likely a victim of the World War II paper shortage. (Pub. Info.)

Modern Wonder
• ___ v1, #1, May 22, 1937 (2d, 16pp, foolscap) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #2, May 29, 1937 (2d, 16pp, foolscap) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #3, June 5, 1937 (2d, 16pp, foolscap) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #4, June 12, 1937 (2d, 16pp, foolscap) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #5, June 19, 1937 (2d, 16pp, foolscap) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #6, June 26, 1937 (2d, 16pp, foolscap) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #7, July 3, 1937 (2d, 16pp, foolscap) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #8, July 10, 1937 (2d, 16pp, foolscap) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #9, July 17, 1937 (2d, 16pp, foolscap) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #10, July 24, 1937 (2d, 16pp, foolscap, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #11, July 31, 1937 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #12, August 7, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #13, August 14, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #14, August 21, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #15, August 28, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #16, September 4, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #17, September 11, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #18, September 18, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #19, September 25, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #20, October 2, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #21, October 9, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #22, October 16, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #23, October 23, 1937 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #24, October 30, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #25, November 6, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #26, November 13, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau, [?]) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #27, November 20, 1937 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #28, November 27, 1937 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #29, December 4, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau, [?]) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #30, December 11, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #31, December 18, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau, [?]) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #32, December 25, 1937 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau, [?]) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #33, January 1, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #34, January 8, 1938 (2d, 20pp, cover by Frederick Parker) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #35, January 15, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #36, January 22, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #37, January 29, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by Frederick Parker) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #38, February 5, 1938 (2d, 20pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #39, February 12, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #40, February 19, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by Frederick Parker) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #41, February 26, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #42, March 5, 1938 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #43, March 12, 1938 (2d, 20pp, cover by Frederick Parker) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #44, March 19, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau, [?]) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #45, March 26, 1938 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #46, April 2, 1938 (2d, 20pp) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #47, April 9, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #48, April 16, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau, [?]) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #49, April 23, 1938 (2d, 20pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #50, April 30, 1938 (2d, 20pp) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #51, May 7, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by Frederick Parker) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #52, May 14, 1938 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #53, May 21, 1938 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #54, May 28, 1938 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #55, June 4, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by Savile Lumley) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #56, June 11, 1938 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #57, June 18, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #58, June 25, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by J. A. Beale) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #59, July 2, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #60, July 9, 1938 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #61, July 16, 1938 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #62, July 23, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by J. A. Beale) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #63, July 30, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #64, August 6, 1938 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #65, August 13, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by Chatworthy) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #66, August 20, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #67, August 27, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by J. A. Beale) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #68, September 3, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by J. A. Beale) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #69, September 10, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #70, September 17, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #71, September 24, 1938 (2d, 20pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #72, October 1, 1938 (2d, 20pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #73, October 8, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #74, October 15, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #75, October 22, 1938 (2d, 20pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #76, October 29, 1938 (2d, 20pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #77, November 5, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood, [?]) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #78, November 12, 1938 (2d, 20pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #79, November 19, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #80, November 26, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #81, December 3, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #82, December 10, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by G. H. Davis) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #83, December 17, 1938 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #84, December 24, 1938 (2d, 16pp, cover by R. A. Hallum) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #85, December 31, 1938 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #86, January 7, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #87, January 14, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #88, January 21, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by J. A. Beale) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #89, January 28, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #90, February 4, 1939 (2d, 20pp) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #91, February 11, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #92, February 18, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #93, February 25, 1939 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #94, March 4, 1939 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #95, March 11, 1939 (2d, 20pp, cover by R. A. Hallum) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #96, March 18, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #97, March 25, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #98, April 1, 1939 (2d, 16pp) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #99, April 8, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #100, April 15, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #101, April 22, 1939 (2d, 20pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #102, April 29, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #103, May 6, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #104, May 13, 1939 (2d, 20pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #105, May 20, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #106, May 27, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #107, June 3, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #108, June 10, 1939 (2d, 20pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #109, June 17, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #110, June 24, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #111, July 1, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #112, July 8, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #113, July 15, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #114, July 22, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #115, July 29, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #116, August 5, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #117, August 12, 1939 (2d, 20pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #118, August 19, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #119, August 26, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #120, September 2, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #121, September 9, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #122, September 16, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #123, September 23, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #124, September 30, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #125, October 7, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #126, October 14, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #127, October 21, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #128, October 28, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #129, November 4, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #130, November 11, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #131, November 18, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #132, November 25, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #133, December 2, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)

Modern Wonders
Title changed from Modern Wonder.
• ___ v6, #134, December 9, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #135, December 16, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #136, December 23, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #137, December 30, 1939 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #138, January 6, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #139, January 13, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #140, January 20, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #141, January 27, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #142, February 3, 1940 (2d, 20pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #143, February 10, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #144, February 17, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #145, February 24, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #146, March 2, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #147, March 9, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v6, #148, March 16, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)

Modern World
Title changed from Modern Wonders.
• ___ v1, #1, Mar 23, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #2, Mar 30, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #3, Apr 6, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #4, Apr 13, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #5, Apr 20, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #6, Apr 27, 1940 (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #7, May 4, 1940 (2d, 8pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #8, May 11, 1940 (2d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #9, May 18, 1940 (2d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #10, May 25, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #11, Jun 1, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #12, Jun 8, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #13, Jun 15, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #14, Jun 22, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #15, Jun 29, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #16, Jul 3, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #17, Jul 13, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #18, Jul 20, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #19, Jul 27, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #20, Aug 3, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #21, Aug 10, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #22, Aug 17, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #23, Aug 24, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #24, Aug 31, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #25, Sep 7, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #26, Sep 14, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #27, Sep 21, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #28, Sep 28, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #29, Oct 5, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #30, Oct 12, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #31, Oct 19, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #32, Oct 26, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #33, Nov 2, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #34, Nov 9, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #35, Nov 16, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #36, Nov 23, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #37, Nov 30, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #38, Dec 7, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #39, Dec 14, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #40, Dec 21, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #41, Dec 28, 1940 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #42, Jan 4, 1941 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #43, Jan 11, 1941 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #44, Jan 18, 1941 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #45, Jan 25, 1941 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #46, Feb 1, 1941 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #47, Feb 8, 1941 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #48, Feb 15, 1941 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #49, Feb 22, 1941 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #50, Mar 1, 1941 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #51, Mar 8, 1941 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #52, Mar 15, 1941 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #53, Mar 22, 1941 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #54, Mar 29, 1941 (2½d, 12pp, cover by photo) (Contents)

Modern World    (about)
--- see under Modern Wonder.

The Monster Library of Complete Stories    (about)
• ___ #1, November 1925 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #2, December 1925 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #3, January 1926 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #4, February 1926 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #5, March 1926 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #6, April 1926 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #7, May 1926 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #8, June 1926 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #9, July 1926 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #10, August 1926 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #11, September 1926 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #12, October 1926 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #13, November 1926 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #14, December 1926 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #15, January 1927 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #16, February 1927 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #17, March 1927 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #18, April 1927 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)
• ___ #19, May 1927 (1/-, 128pp) (Contents)