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Modern Wonder [v5, #111, July 1, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo)

2 · School for Britain’s Air Avengers · [uncredited] · ar

4 · Burning Desert for Farmlands · [uncredited] · ar

5 · Reversing the Weather by Machinery · [uncredited] · ar
condensed from Young America, 1939.

6 · Do You Know the Difference Between - Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers · [uncredited] · ar

7 · 24,000 Tons of Floating Concrete · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by R. A. Hallum

8 · The Auxiliary Fire Service · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood

10 · Early American Loco’s on Parade · [uncredited] · ar

11 · The World in Darkness [Part 4 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl

13 · Motoring Through Syria · [uncredited] · ar
condensed from New York Times, 1939.

14 · They Call It the Flying Wing · Bryan S. McCann · ar

15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs April 16 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #112, July 8, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo)

2 · The Eolution of the Flying Boat · Bryan S. McCann · ar

4 · Police of the World · Bernard Hogben · ar

5 · Bottled Hurricanes · [uncredited] · ar

6 · Foiling the Air Raiders · [uncredited] · ar

7 · The Dope Runner · S. Gibbs · ss

8 · Floating Labouratory on World Tour · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Chatworthy

11 · Jungle Thrills · [uncredited] · ar
condensed from The Family Circle, 1939.

12 · Arctic Conquest · [uncredited] · ar

13 · The World in Darkness [Part 5 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl

15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs April 23 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #113, July 15, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by 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 · [uncredited] · ar

6 · Navigators of the Sky Trails · Selby Lewis · ar

7 · The Island of Terror · Clifford Cameron · ss

8 · Air-Raid Wardens · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood

11 · Tribal Life in Tanganyika · [uncredited] · ar
condensed from The East African Annual, 1939.

12 · Demons of the Pit · [uncredited] · ar

13 · The World in Darkness [Part 6 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl

15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs April 30 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #114, July 22, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo)

2 · The Royal Regiment of Artillery · Bernard Hogben · ar

4 · Electrical Porspecting · [uncredited] · ar; illustrated by R. A. Hallum

5 · Salvaging - An Adventurous Business · [uncredited] · ar
condensed from Young America, 1939.

6 · The Birth of a Railway Giant · [uncredited] · ar

7 · The Rival Canners · [uncredited] · ss

8 · Denmark’s Finest Covered Swimmoing Pool · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Harryin

11 · The Hypnotic Dance of the Child Priestesses · [uncredited] · ar

12 · In the Footsteps of the Pioneers through Death Valley · [uncredited] · ar
condensed from The Spur, 1939.

13 · The World in Darkness [Part 7 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl

15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs May 7 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #115, July 29, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo)

2 · A.1. at Lloyds · Bernard Hogben · ar

4 · Flying “Boxcars” and Northland “Snowmobile” · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by R. A. Hallum

5 · Devil Tiger · Captain John D. Craig · ar

6 · The Science of Painting · [uncredited] · ar

7 · “Calling Croydon-” · Captain J. Doyle · ss

8 · Anti-Aircraft Defences · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood

11 · Hornet Warships of the World’s Fleets · David Le Roi · ar

12 · Bathing as the Chinese Do · [uncredited] · ar
condensed from Japan Times, 1939.

13 · The World in Darkness [Part 8 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl

15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs May 14 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #116, August 5, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo)

2 · Aircraft Undercarriages · [uncredited] · ar

4 · Boy Speed Aces of America · [uncredited] · ar

5 · Carbons & Candle Power · [uncredited] · 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 · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Kenneth M. Sibley

10 · Life Millions of Years Ago · [uncredited] · ar

11 · Highways of the Iron Horse · [uncredited] · ar

12 · Europe’s Happiest Country · [uncredited] · ar
condensed from Australian Digest of World Reading, 1939.

13 · The Dark House · Hedley Scott · ss

15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs May 21 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #117, August 12, 1939] (2d, 20pp, cover by photo)

2 · Gold Rush · [uncredited] · ar

4 · Mechanized Army · Bernard Hogben · ar

5 · The Sky Is My Playground · Ben Hamilton · ar

6 · The New Queen of the Seas · [uncredited] · ar
condensed from The Star Weekly, 1939.

7 · Forest Rangers Have Nightmares · [uncredited] · ar

8 · Outposts of the R.A.F. · Bryan S. McCann · ar

9 · Ghost Berg · Bernard Buley · ss; illustrated by John Woods

10 · Whale Research Ship · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Chatworthy

13 · The Cactus Hunters · [uncredited] · ar

14 · The “Talking Stick” of Australia · [uncredited] · ar

15 · The World in Darkness [Part 10 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl

17 · Did You Ever Wonder? · [uncredited] · cl

20 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs May 28 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #118, August 19, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo)

2 · Can Man Create Life? · [uncredited] · ar

3 · Ships of the Seven Seas · Bernard Hogben · ar; illustrated by 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 · [uncredited] · ar
condensed from The Natal Witness, 1939.

7 · Jungle Terror · Henry Deekin · ss

8 · Europe’s Commercial Air Liners · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Hugo Molvig

11 · Whippets of the Water · [uncredited] · ar

12 · Desert Postmen · [uncredited] · ar
condensed from The Outspan, 1939.

13 · The World in Darkness [Part 11 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl

15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs June 4 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #119, August 26, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo)

2 · War Pigeons Decorated for Bravery · Bernard Hogben · ar

4 · Diamond Cutting and Polishing · [uncredited] · ia

5 · They Spend Their Lives Up the Pole · William Herbert · ar

6 · Roads of Tomorrow · [uncredited] · ar

7 · History of the Typewriter · John A. Zellers · ar

8 · Achievement! - A 3000 Miles Journey and Still Fine Fresh Salmon · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by R. A. Hallum

10 · The Road to Mandalay · [uncredited] · ar

11 · The World in Darkness [Part 12 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl

13 · How to Train a Dog · Earl Johnson · ar This Week January 15 1939; condensed.

14 · Modern Wonder Workshop · [uncredited] · cl

15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs June 11 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #120, September 2, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo)

2 · Symphony in Steel · Bernard Hogben · ar

4 · Conquest of the Invisible · [uncredited] · ar
condensed from “N.Y. Times” Magazine, 1939.

5 · The “Golden Hind” · Bryan S. McCann · ar

6 · From Garden Ornament to Giant Dam · [uncredited] · ia

7 · The Clue of the Kidnapper · S. Gibbs · ss; illustrated by John Woods

8 · The British Royal Navy · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood

11 · The Javan Express · [uncredited] · 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? · [uncredited] · cl

15 · I Built a Submarine · William S. Boyce · ar

16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs June 18 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #121, September 9, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo)

2 · Weekending by the Boulder Dam · [uncredited] · ar

3 · Birth of the Movies · F. Ratcliffe Holmes · ar

4 · Can Insects Think? · M. Addison Bright · ar

5 · Petrol Stations in the Sky · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood

6 · The Modern Sherlock Holmes · [uncredited] · ar

7 · War with the Desert [Part 1 of 2] · W. E. Stanton Hope · sl

8 · Fertilizers from the Air · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood

11 · Signals at Sea · [uncredited] · ar

12 · Grim Life on South Sea Islands · Roland Wentzel · ar
condensed from Outspan, 1939.

13 · Catspaw · George Poole · ss; illustrated by Eric R. Parker

15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs June 25 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #122, September 16, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo)

2 · Defence Against Tanks · Herbert Clarkson · ar

4 · Pencil Manufacture · [uncredited] · ia

5 · Metal That Kills and Cures · [uncredited] · ar

6 · Modern Stokeholds Are Different · [uncredited] · ar

7 · War with the Desert [Part 2 of 2] · Stanton Hope · sl

8 · The Wonder of Flight · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood

11 · Continent-Wide Railway System Spans a Room · [uncredited] · ar

12 · Ghost Ship “Marie Celeste” · [uncredited] · ar
condensed from Toronto Star Weekly, 1939.

13 · Camouflage Beats the Enemy · [uncredited] · ar

14 · Banana Train · [uncredited] · ar

15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs July 2 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #123, September 23, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo)

2 · Britain’s Might in the Air · [uncredited] · ar

4 · Rubber Tyres for Railway Cars · [uncredited] · ar

5 · The Magic of Colour · [uncredited] · ar

6 · Medicine Men of the Army · Bernard Hogben · ar

7 · Mountain of the Red Mist · L. T. Dryver · ss; illustrated by John Woods

8 · Dredging for Gold! · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Pitts

11 · The Science Behind the Aero Engine · [uncredited] · ia

13 · Man of Many Inventions [Part 1 of 3] · H. W. Twyman · ar

14 · Treasure Hunting by Submarine · [uncredited] · ar

15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs July 2 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #124, September 30, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo)

2 · War Metal No. 1 · Bernard Hogben · ar

4 · Controlling Father Thames · [uncredited] · ar

5 · The Talking Machine · [uncredited] · ar

6 · Give a Loco a Name · [uncredited] · ar

7 · Death in the Hurricane · B. Tunbridge · ar

8 · Weapons of the Wild · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt

11 · America’s War Planes · Bryan S. McCann · ar

12 · In the Indian Bazaars · [uncredited] · ar
condensed from Christian Science Monitor, 1939.

13 · Man of Many Inventions [Part 2 of 3] · H. W. Twyman, uncredited · ar

15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs July 2 1939

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