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Modern Wonder [v2, #43, March 12, 1938] (2d, 20pp, cover by Frederick Parker) 2 · Exploring New Worlds! · Edwin Teale · ar 4 · King of the Clouds [Part 1 of 13] · Peter Barr · sl; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 6 · How to Pull Up a Tree · Anon. · ar 6 · Battle of the Bergs · Anon. · ar 7 · Bath Time for a Train · Anon. · ar 8 · The Dam Wreckers [Lance Kearney] · Clifford Cameron · ss 9 · Australia: Never-Never Land · Miles Henslow · ar 10 · The Most Up-to-Date Lifeboats in the World · Anon. · ia 13 · Model Planes Have Come to Stay · Anon. · ar 14 · Spider Valley [Halloran] · Gerald Bowman · ss 18 · Are You a Good Valuer · G. S. Keen · ar 19 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 20 · Wonders of the New Earl’s Court Exhibition · Anon. · ia

Modern Wonder [v2, #44, March 19, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau, [?]) 2 · Balloons to Trap Air Raiders · Selby Lewis · ar 2 · Rescued by the Florence Nightingale of the Air · Anon. · ia; illustrated by photos 3 · Have you ever seen a Giraffe’s Relation? · David Seth-Smith · ar 4 · The Oil Fiend [Halloran] · Gerald Bowman · ss 6 · Making a Model Firebrigade from Scraps · E. V. Sutton · ar 6 · The New Coldness · H. W. Twyman · ar 7 · Stamp Corner · G. S. Keen · cl 7 · Digging 2 ½ Miles for a Drink · Miles Henslow · ar 8 · Battleship Reconstruction · Anon. · ia 10 · King of the Clouds [Part 2 of 13] · Peter Barr · sl; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 12 · Watchdog · L. T. Dryver · ss 13 · World’s Largest Garage · Roland Nitsche · ar 14 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 16 · The Story of Petroleum Oil from Well to Consumer · Anon. · ia

Modern Wonder [v2, #45, March 26, 1938] (2d, 16pp) 2 · World’s Biggest Streamliner · Bryan Andrews · ar 2 · Mangrove Swamp to Naval Base · Lt.-Cmdr. Kenneth Edwards · ar 4 · The Pace That Kills · Clifford Cameron · ss 6 · Smoking by Electricity · H. W. Twyman · ar 6 · King Solomon’s Mines · Anon. · ar 7 · Swans Save Country from Floods · The Zoo Man · ar 8 · The Human Mole - Tunnelling Under Land and Water · Anon. · ia (r) 10 · King of the Clouds [Part 3 of 13] · Peter Barr · sl; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 12 · New Wonder: X-Ray · Anon. · ar 12 · World’s Smallest Zoo · Anon. · ar 13 · They Called Him a Coward · Selby Lewis · ar 14 · Are They Visitors from Mars · Anon. · ar 14 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 16 · If an Air Raid Took Place · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood

Modern Wonder [v2, #46, April 2, 1938] (2d, 20pp) 2 · Britain Will make Racing History · T. H. Wisdom · ar 2 · The Radio Newspaper · Anon. · ar 4 · Spectre of the Fog [Rorky & McOstrich] · W. Stanton Hope · ss 6 · Eruptions on the Sun · Anon. · ar 6 · I Fly at 400 Miles an Hour · Selby Lewis · ar 7 · Guard Your Brainwave · Anon. · ar 8 · King of the Clouds [Part 4 of 13] · Peter Barr · sl; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 10 · The King’s Navy · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 12 · Flood and Fire [Halloran] · Gerald Bowman · ss 14 · Petrol and Rubber Models · R. Knight · ar 14 · Millions Living on Wheels · Anon. · ar 15 · Cannibals of the Ponds · Anon. · ar 18 · Ate Their Coats for Dinner · Anon. · ar 18 · Stamp Corner · G. S. Keen · cl 19 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 20 · Railcars of the World · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood

Modern Wonder [v2, #47, April 9, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · The Flying Trilby · Selby Lewis · ar 3 · Sand Grains Trap Crooks · H. W. Twyman · ar 4 · The Man with the Limp · John Cory · ss 6 · Colour Photography Is Booming · Anon. · ar 6 · Lumberjack 1938 · Anon. · ar 6 · A Crack Loco Is Born · Anon. · ar 8 · Air Navigation · Anon. · ia 10 · King of the Clouds [Part 5 of 13] · Peter Barr · sl; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 12 · Cities on End · Anon. · ar 13 · Supermen of the Sky Trail · Anon. · ar 14 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 16 · Train, Car and Passenger Ferries · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood

Modern Wonder [v2, #48, April 16, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau, [?]) 2 · Mysteries Solved After a Million Years · Anon. · ar 2 · Adventure on the Broads · John Edwards · ar 2 · Letters of Fire · Anon. · ar 4 · King of the Clouds [Part 6 of 13] · Peter Barr · sl; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 6 · Round the World on a Motor Bike · Anon. · ar 6 · Is It Going to Rain? · Anon. · ar 7 · Brooklands with the Lid Off · T. H. Wisdom · ar 8 · The Airport of Today · Anon. · ia 10 · South of Wellington · S. S. Johnson · ss; illustrated by Savile Lumley 12 · Britain’s Wonder Liner · Anon. · ar 12 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 13 · In the Path of the Raider · Selby Lewis · ar 14 · 200 Mile Gliding Thrill · Lewin B. Barringer · ar 15 · Mighty Loco to Cross Arid African Waste · Anon. · ar 16 · Behind the Scenes with “Snow White” · Anon. · ia; illustrated by photos

Modern Wonder [v2, #49, April 23, 1938] (2d, 20pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · Ocean Oil Lines Next · Sidney Howard · ar 2 · Amazing New Sky Birds of the British and French Air Forces · Anon. · ar 3 · Turning Steel in to Horse Power · Anon. · ar 4 · The Plane They Made a God · A. Vincent · ss 6 · “Copyright by Reuters” · Anon. · ar 7 · The Odd-Job Patrol · Anon. · ar 8 · King of the Clouds [Part 7 of 13] · Peter Barr · sl; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 10 · The Birth of a Talkie · Anon. · ia 12 · Posted as Missing · Selby Lewis · ar 13 · Criminals Caught by Chemicals · Anon. · ar 14 · Some Models for Beginners · M. R. Knight · ar 18 · Underground Fortifications · Anon. · ar 18 · Taking the Knock out of Petrol · Christopher Sparks · ar 19 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 20 · Britain’s Leading Aero-Engine · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood

Modern Wonder [v2, #50, April 30, 1938] (2d, 20pp) 2 · Midget Racers - 8 inches Long · Anon. · ar 2 · They Map the Sky Trails for Record Breakers · Anon. · ar 3 · World’s Strangest Factories · Anon. · ar 4 · The Last of His Line · W. P. Gordon · ss; illustrated by T. D. Ward Osmond 6 · Can the Airship Come Back · Miles Henslow · ar 8 · King of the Clouds [Part 8 of 13] · Peter Barr · sl; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 10 · The King’s Army · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 12 · Orchids of Death · L. T. Dryver · ss; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt 14 · Goodbye, You Sailers · Carl Olsson · ar The Passing Show Mar 11 1933 18 · Railwayman’s Jig-Saw Puzzle · Vernon Sommerfield · ar 18 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 20 · Types of Breaks in Common Use Today · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood

Modern Wonder [v2, #51, May 7, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Frederick Parker) 2 · City of Modern Wonders · Robert Jamieson · ar 3 · Filming the Human Voice · Anon. · ar 4 · The Diamond Dragon [Black Abbot] · G. Hamilton Teed · ss; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt 6 · Giants of the Air Road · Selby Lewis · ar 6 · Black Man’s Wireless · Carl Olsson · ar 7 · Bullet-Proof Glass · Anon. · ar 8 · Drill in Cloudland: Aerial Maneuvers of the R.A.F. · Anon. · ia 10 · King of the Clouds [Part 9 of 13] · Peter Barr · sl; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 12 · London’s Magic Sign · Anon. · ar 13 · Lost - Over the African Jungle · Selby Lewis · nf; illustrated by Lendon 14 · What Are the Sun’s Secrets · Anon. · ar 15 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 16 · Different Uses for the Modern Excavator · Anon. · ia; illustrated by R. B. Way

Modern Wonder [v2, #52, May 14, 1938] (2d, 16pp) 2 · The Invisible Light · Anon. · ar 2 · Springs · Anon. · ar 3 · Zipp! The Modern Button · H. W. Twyman · ar 4 · The Hush Hush Drome [Lance Kearney] · Clifford Cameron · ss 6 · They Get Their Power from Volcanoes · Anon. · ar 6 · Six Miles a Minute Next! · T. H. Wisdom · ar 8 · New Wonder Destroyers of the Royal Navy · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 11 · Light Through the Ages · Anon. · ar 12 · Four Years Hence · Selby Lewis · ar 13 · Attractive Issues from Latvia · G. S. Keen · ar 13 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 14 · King of the Clouds [Part 10 of 13] · Peter Barr · sl; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 16 · New Monsters of the Iron Road · Anon. · ia

Modern Wonder [v3, #53, May 21, 1938] (2d, 16pp) 2 · U.S. Navy Builds New Monster Aircraft Carrier · Anon. · ia 3 · Guns! · Carl Olsson · ar 4 · The Mandarin’s Ear [Black Abbot] · G. Hamilton Teed · ss 7 · Flying Wings · Selby Lewis · ar 8 · Safety at Sea · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 10 · New Wars from Old Iron · H. W. Twyman · ar 11 · He Went to Sea as a Lad · Anon. · ar 12 · King of the Clouds [Part 11 of 13] · Peter Barr · sl; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 14 · Hats Off to Stainless Steel · Christopher Sparks · ar 15 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 16 · Modern Railway Signalling · Anon. · ia

Modern Wonder [v3, #54, May 28, 1938] (2d, 16pp) 2 · He Builds the Crack Locos - E. J. H. Lemon · Anon. · ar 3 · Agent “J” [Agent Jay] · Stanton Hope · ss; illustrated by Savile Lumley 4 · Falls Out of Planes for a Living · Anon. · ar 6 · No More Accidents · Anon. · ar 7 · Treachery of the Black Abbot [Black Abbot] · G. Hamilton Teed · ss; illustrated by John Woods 8 · Wonders of Astronomy · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 11 · Sky Raiders - Beware! · Lt.-Commander Kenneth Edwards · ar 12 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 12 · World’s Biggest Model · J. Bassett-Lowke · ar 14 · King of the Clouds [Part 12 of 13] · Peter Barr · sl; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 16 · The “T.B.” Aircraft Refuelling Tender · Anon. · ar

Modern Wonder [v3, #55, June 4, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by Savile Lumley) 2 · Miracles Worked by Modern Regridgerators · Anon. · ar 3 · The Munition Works Mystery [Agent Jay] · Stanton Hope · ss; illustrated by Savile Lumley 5 · The Moon can Affect Wireless · Ralph Stranger · ar 6 · Heston to Croydon - 100,000 Miles [Part 1 of 11; Halloran] · Anon. (by Gerald Bowman) · sl 8 · Telvising the Derby · Anon. · ia 10 · Steam Car Broke a World Speed Record · Anon. · ar 11 · Monastery of the Silver Lakes [Black Abbot] · G. Hamilton Teed · ss 12 · Detector Pierces Fog and Cloud · Anon. · ia 14 · Photographic Air · Anon. · ar 14 · King of the Clouds [Part 13 of 13] · Peter Barr · sl; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 15 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 16 · Coke-Burning Buses · Anon. · ia; illustrated by R. B. Way

Modern Wonder [v3, #56, June 11, 1938] (2d, 16pp) 2 · Press-Button Guns · Anon. · ar 3 · Highways of Tomorrow · Anon. · ar; illustrated by B. G. Seilstad 4 · Arctic Terror · L. T. Dryver · ss; illustrated by Allen 6 · Heston to Croydon - 100,000 Miles [Part 2 of 11; Halloran] · Anon. (by Gerald Bowman) · sl; this part is sub-titled “One-Million Horse-Power”. 8 · Microscopy · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 10 · The Phantom Plane [Agent Jay] · Stanton Hope · ss; illustrated by Savile Lumley 12 · “Catterpillars” on Parade · Anon. · ar 13 · Peril of the Living Buddha [Black Abbot] · G. Hamilton Teed · ss 14 · Wonder Mill That Makes Cement · Anon. · ia 15 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 16 · The Development of Ship Propulsion · Anon. · ia; illustrated by G. H. Davis

Modern Wonder [v3, #57, June 18, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 · Salvage · Robert Jamieson · ar 3 · The Sixty-Mile-an-Hour Cinema · Anon. · ar 4 · The Secret Formula [Agent Jay] · Stanton Hope · ss; illustrated by Savile Lumley 6 · Rivers Imprisoned in Pipes · Anon. · ar 7 · Storm Glide · Capt. J. E. Doyle · ss; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 8 · Regulating Railway Goods Traffic · Anon. · ia 10 · Heston to Croydon - 100,000 Miles [Part 3 of 11; Halloran] · Anon. (by Gerald Bowman) · sl; this part is sub-titled “The Great North-West”. 12 · The Last Round! [Black Abbot] · G. Hamilton Teed · ss; illustrated by John Woods 14 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 15 · The New “Martlett” · M. R. Knight · ar 16 · America’s Mighty Fighting Planes · Anon. · ia

Modern Wonder [v3, #58, June 25, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by J. A. Beale) 2 · Million Pound Floating Repair Ship · Anon. · ar; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 3 · Express of Peril · L. T. Dryver · ss 5 · The Electro-Plating of Metals · Christopher Sparks · ar 6 · Headquarters of Time · Anon. · ar 7 · The Last Frontier [Agent Jay] · Stanton Hope · ss; illustrated by Savile Lumley 8 · Wonders of the Super Cinema · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 10 · Flying Round the World with Halloran [Part 4 of 11; Halloran] · Anon. (by Gerald Bowman) · sl; this part is sub-titled “8 ¼ Mile-Long Wonder Bridge”. 13 · Aces High · Hedley Scott · ss 14 · Fusilage for the “Martlett” · Anon. (by M. R. Knight) · ar 15 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 16 · Germany’s Fighting Aircraft · Anon. · ia

Modern Wonder [v3, #59, July 2, 1938] (2d, 16pp, cover by L. Ashwell Wood) 2 · Science Fights World’s Biggest Fire · Anon. · ar 3 · Terror of the Reef · G. Hamilton Teed · ss; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 4 · Weather While You Wait · Anon. · ar 6 · That’s a Forgery · Louis C. Mansfield · ar 7 · If You Were an Engine Driver · Anon. · ar 8 · Holiday Cruise on a Modern Liner · Anon. · ia 10 · The Fire Raisers [Agent Jay] · Stanton Hope · ss; illustrated by Savile Lumley 12 · 300 Passenger Flying Boat · Anon. · ar 13 · Flying Around the World [Part 5 of 11; Halloran] · Anon. (by Gerald Bowman) · sl; this part is sub-titled “Modern Wonders of Mexico”. 14 · Science Marches On · Anon. · cl 16 · First-Line Machines of French Air Force · Anon. · ia