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Modern Wonders [v6, #140, January 20, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) 2 · Mobile Fortresses for the B.E.F. · [uncredited] · ar 4 · Q-Ships Strike Again · Stanton Hope · ar 5 · Racing Into Battle on Skis · [uncredited] · ar 6 · Afghanistan - Key to India · Bernard Hogben · ar 8 · Naval Tactics and Strategy · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 10 · From Factor to War Clouds · Bryan S. McCann · ar 12 · “Balloon Navy” · [uncredited] · ar 13 · U-Boats Lair · Clifford Cameron · ss 14 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs October 22 1939 16 · Ice - the Enemy of the Airman · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle

Modern Wonders [v6, #141, January 27, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) 2 · The Fight on Mountain Ranges · [uncredited] · ar 4 · Experimenting with Transatlantic Rocket Travel · Bryan S. McCann · ar 5 · Fighter Pilots Must Know All These Controls · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Chatworthy 6 · The Army Puts Your House on Maps · [uncredited] · ar 8 · Submarine Hotel - Floating Wonder Workshop for the Navy! · [uncredited] · ia 10 · What Is Happening in Sweden · Bernard Hogben · ar 12 · Icebergs Ahoy! · [uncredited] · ar 13 · There’s Money in Oil · Clifford Cameron · ss 14 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs October 29 1939 16 · Bombing! · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle

Modern Wonders [v6, #142, February 3, 1940] (2d, 20pp, cover by photo) 2 · Will There Be a Channel Tunnel? · [uncredited] · ar; illustrated by Frederick Parker 4 · War and the Fleet Air Arm · [uncredited] · ar 6 · Baloons of Three Wars · [uncredited] · ar 7 · Radio Station on Train · [uncredited] · ar 8 · Plan to Beat Nature · [uncredited] · ar 9 · R.A.F. in Silhouette · [uncredited] · ia 10 · Action Stations! · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by 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! · [uncredited] · ar 16 · Hungary - Barricade to the Balkans · Bernard Hogben · ar 20 · Teeth for the Merchant Service · [uncredited] · ia

Modern Wonders [v6, #143, February 10, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) 2 · Storm Hunters · [uncredited] · ar 4 · How High Can Man Fly? · [uncredited] · ar 5 · The Army Has Its Railway · [uncredited] · ar 6 · Egypt - Guards Empire’s Life-Line · Bernard Hogben · ar 8 · Hitler’s Pirate Navy · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle 10 · Mechanical Brian Tracks Air Raiders · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 12 · The Man in Black · Clifford Cameron · ss 13 · The War Is their Job · [uncredited] · ar 15 · Guardians of the Sea Boards · [uncredited] · ar 16 · Wireless Planes for Target Practise · [uncredited] · ar; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle

Modern Wonders [v6, #144, February 17, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) 2 · How Nazis “Sink” the British Navy · [uncredited] · ar 4 · Army’s War on Germs · [uncredited] · ar 5 · Lifeboats Mean More Today · [uncredited] · ar 6 · Power · [uncredited] · ar 8 · Patrol Activity on the Western Front · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle 10 · Germany’s Warplane Hoax No. 2 · Bryan S. McCann · ar 11 · March of the Robot Army [Part 1 of 25] · A. J. Murray · sl; illustrated by John Woods 13 · Mechanical Sleuths of the Sea Bed · [uncredited] · ar 14 · Holland · Bernard Hogben · ar 16 · Finland’s Electric Battleships and Navy · [uncredited] · ia

Modern Wonders [v6, #145, February 24, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) 2 · Fantastic Dream Comes True · Bryan S. McCann · ar 4 · Floating Barricades of Death Guard Our Shores · [uncredited] · ar 6 · Electricians Turn Prospectors · [uncredited] · ar Station WGU Schenectady, New York, 1940? 7 · Germany Murdered Helpless Natives · Bernard Hogben · ar 8 · Secrets of Nazi Naval and Air Bases · [uncredited] · ar; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 10 · What Planes Can America Offer Us? · [uncredited] · ar 11 · March of the Robot Army [Part 2 of 25] · A. J. Murray · sl 13 · One Man against an Army of Billions · [uncredited] · ar 14 · Fifty Years of Moving Pictures · [uncredited] · ar Christian Science Monitor 1940 16 · White Knights of the Sahara · [uncredited] · ia

Modern Wonders [v6, #146, March 2, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) 2 · Atlantic Patrol · [uncredited] · ar 4 · Sound! · [uncredited] · ar 5 · Planning Our Army! · [uncredited] · ar 6 · Canada’s Navy · [uncredited] · ar 8 · Over the Top Into “No Man’s Land” · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle 10 · Earthquakes Under the Sea · [uncredited] · 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 · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle

Modern Wonders [v6, #147, March 9, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) 2 · Schoolroom Under the Sea · Stanton Hope · ar 4 · Atlantic Travel of the Future · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle 5 · Rebuilding a River · [uncredited] · ar 6 · Mechanization in the Army · [uncredited] · ar 7 · Camera Raiders Over Germany · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle 10 · Mile-a-Minute Midgets · [uncredited] · ar 11 · March of the Robot Army [Part 4 of 25] · A. J. Murray · sl 13 · Time! · [uncredited] · ar 14 · Palestine · Bernard Hogben · ar 16 · Hitler’s Sky Bullies · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle

Modern Wonders [v6, #148, March 16, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) 2 · Artillery of the War Birds · [uncredited] · ar 4 · Spies in the Enemy Camp · [uncredited] · ar 5 · Spiders Spin Web of War · [uncredited] · ar 6 · Man Beats Nature in the Arid Desert of Colorado · [uncredited] · ar 8 · Royal Italian Navy · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Kenneth M. Sibley 10 · The Art of Rifle Shooting · [uncredited] · 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 · [uncredited] · ia

Modern World Title changed from Modern Wonders.

Modern World [v1, #1, Mar 23, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) 2 · Death Lurks Under the Sea · Professor J. B. S. Haldane · ar (r) Keeping Cool, Chatto & Windus, 1940. 4 · “Mosquito Patrol” · [uncredited] · ar 5 · Crack R.A.F. Fighter Squadrons at the Ready · [uncredited] · ar 6 · Steam Engines Are Two Thousand Years Old · E. H. Hull · ar 6 · Sailors After Prize Money · [uncredited] · 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 · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle 10 · Movie Stars of the Battlefields · [uncredited] · 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 · Germany’s Concrete Roads Were Built for Her Army · A. E. Wynn · ar 16 · Guns That “Welcome” the Nazi Raider · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood

Modern World [v1, #2, Mar 30, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) 2 · Suicide Squad · [uncredited] · ar 3 · Pictures out of Germany · [uncredited] · 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 Earth’s Crust Cracks · [uncredited] · ar 7 · Boys Behind the Guns · [uncredited] · ia 8 · Light Guns Heavy Guns · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 10 · Camouflaged Monsters Guard Our Shores · [uncredited] · ia 11 · Hitler Could Never Shell London · David Le Roi · ar 12 · Ballistics - Science That Leads to Successful Battle Training · [uncredited] · ar 13 · March of the Robot Army [Part 7 of 25] · A. J. Murray · sl 15 · Don’t Worry About Rationing · [uncredited] · ar condensed from National Home Monthly, USA, 1940. 16 · This Is What They Carry · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle

Modern World [v1, #3, Apr 6, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) 2 · Bridges Built in Minutes for Britain’s Marching Armies · [uncredited] · ar 4 · I Watch the R.A.F. Bombing · Bryan S. McCann · ar 5 · Press Cameraman Under Fire · [uncredited] · ar 6 · Is Science Advancing · Prof. J. B. S. Haldane · ar (r) Keeping Cool, Chatto & Windus, 1940. 6 · Railways and the War · [uncredited] · ar 7 · Army That Fights Without Guns · B. Andrews · ar 8 · New Nazi Hornet’s Nest · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 10 · Keeping the World “Up to Scratch” · [uncredited] · ar 12 · New Invisible Light Beats Blackout · [uncredited] · ar 13 · March of the Robot Army [Part 8 of 25] · A. J. Murray · sl 15 · Hitler’s Artillery Is Not so Good! · Prof. H. W. Miller · ar (r) Express and Journal, Adelaide, 1940. 16 · Destroyers of the French Navy · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle

Modern World [v1, #4, Apr 13, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) 2 · Canada’s War Birds Stand Ready · Bryan S. McCann · ar 4 · Hospital for U-Boat Victims · [uncredited] · ar 5 · Firemen Climb Ropes with their Toes · Oscar Marcus · ar 6 · Innocent of a Crime - Saved by Mechanical Detective · [uncredited] · ar (r) Queen’s Work, 1940. 6 · Butter Is Gold in Tibet · [uncredited] · 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 · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 10 · Guns Fired by Coal · [uncredited] · 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; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle 16 · Royal Air Force Postman · Bryan S. McCann · ar

Modern World [v1, #5, Apr 20, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) 2 · Most Destructive Weapon of the War · Kenneth L. Waters · ar 4 · War Shadows Over the Desert · [uncredited] · ar 5 · Britain’s Fishermen Answer Back · [uncredited] · ar 6 · Lonely Outposts in the War News · [uncredited] · ar Grit Story Section 1940 6 · How Tulips Ruined a Nation · [uncredited] · ar Commonweal 1940 7 · Specials Are 160 Years Old · [uncredited] · ar 8 · Security Patrol · [uncredited] · ia; illustrated by Patrick Nicolle 10 · “All Star Drama of the Skies” · Harry M. Davis · ar 12 · Twin or Single Engine Fighters? · [uncredited] · ar 13 · March of the Robot Army [Part 10 of 25] · A. J. Murray · sl 15 · Secrets of the Machine Guns · [uncredited] · ar 16 · War Leaders · [uncredited] · ia

Modern World [v1, #6, Apr 27, 1940] (2d, 16pp, cover by photo) 2 · Can We Colonise the Antarctic? · Bernard Hogben · ar 4 · French Undesea Navy · [uncredited] · ar condensed from Candide, Paris, 1940. 5 · Will the War Crush Our World · [uncredited] · ar condensed from Express and Journal, Adelaide, 1940. 6 · Kite-Camera · [uncredited] · ar 7 · Secret Weapons · Lord Strabolgi · ar 8 · Battleship of the Future · L. Ashwell Wood · ia; illustrated by 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 · [uncredited] · ar 15 · “Cobber” - Britain’s War Ace No. 1 · B. Andrews · ar 16 · Remotely Controlled Gun Turrets · [uncredited] · ar