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The Boy’s Own Paper [v78 #2, November 1955] (1/-, 80pp, quarto, cover by George Lane) 17 · Are Hobbies more important than Homework? · Reg Butler · ar 20 · Hellfire Gully · Showell Styles · ss 22 · The Television Thief · Leonard Gribble · ss 26 · Hold Back the Tide · Arthur Catherall · ss 28 · Trapped by Baboons · Gordon Burns · ss 30 · The Santa Fe Trail · Hellier · ar 32 · Yellow Dust · Gordon Shirreffs · ss 34 · Golden Hamsters Make Ideal Pets · C. F. Snow · ar 36 · Wind Tunnel · R. H. Warring · ar 39 · “Earthquake!” I Yelled · Gerard Walter · ar 40 · Boys Club Quiz · David Peters · pz 42 · Making your own Melody · Christopher Daniels & David Cleaver · ar 44 · Lets Go to the Cycle Show · Ronald English · ar 53 · Readers Letters · [The Readers] · lc 56 · Situation Vacant · Jack Cox · pm 69 · Round the Stamp World · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 72 · Gag Bag · Jimmy Wheeler · ms 80 · November Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v78 #3, December 1955] (1/-, 104pp, quarto, cover by Bowe) 17 · When Is Christmas Day? · Anon. · ar 18 · The Ring o’ Bells · John Bancroft · ss 20 · The Baby Had Indigestion · Trevor Hill · ar 22 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 24 · Battle of the Barricades · John Marsh · ar 26 · Operation Diplomat · Leonard Gribble · ss 28 · Simple Arithmetic [Biggles] · W. E. Johns · ss 30 · Is Hero-Worship a Menace?—Readers Replies · [The Readers] · lc 31 · Can you invent a new Christmas Game or Toy? · Sam Bate · ar 32 · The Tiger Badge [Part 1 of 2] · Showell Styles · sl 36 · What Is Entertainment? · Reg Butler · ar 38 · Britain’s Greatest Swimming Prospect Is a Schoolboy · Peter West · ar 41 · Special Christmas Book Supplement · Various · br 67 · A Coaching Holiday Was Not So Jolly · Anon. · ar 71 · Christmas Party Quiz · Anon. · qz 73 · Make this Bedside Radio · Gilbert Davey · ar 76 · Gag Bag · Anon. · ms 101 · Stampex Trophy Is a Silver Mail Coach · L. N. & M. Williams · ar 104 · Christmas Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v78 #4, January 1956] (1/-, 64pp, quarto, cover by Redmill) 9 · Readers Letters · [The Readers] · lc 15 · Are Amateurs Doomed? · [The Readers] · lc 17 · The Rival World · Jack Cox · ar 18 · Earth Satellite Charlie-One · William F. Temple · ss 20 · Match up your Games · Hylton Cleaver · ar 22 · The Circus Crime · Leonard Gribble · ss 24 · How I watch Foxes · David Stephen · ar 27 · Gag Bag · Jimmy Edwards & Terry Thomas · ms 28 · Questioned by the Coroner · Herbert Harris · ss The Evening Standard Aug 19 1955 30 · Photo Quiz · David Peters · pz 32 · Killer Cats · C. V. Tench · ss 34 · Portsmouth School Plays for England · Peter West · ar 35 · The F.A. Cup Is Not for Amateurs · Amateur Football Correspondent · ar 36 · Skating Is Grand Fun · Sid G. Hedges · ar 38 · Should Under-15s Be Banned from Cycling ? · Reg Butler & Ronald English · ar 40 · The Tiger Badge [Part 2 of 2] · Showell Styles · sl 43 · I found a pre-Roman Village · Roger Edmunds · ar 44 · Youth of a Genius · Rene Elvin · ar 46 · The Yukon Trail · Hellier · ar 61 · New Bird Stamp from New Zealand · L. N. & M. Williams · ar 64 · January Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v78 #5, February 1956] (1/-, 64pp, quarto, cover by Bowe) 9 · Readers Letters · [The Readers] · lc 15 · Are Hobbies More Important than Homework?—Readers Replies · [The Readers] · lc 17 · He Blows Out Fires · T. S. Douglas · ar 18 · The Secret Agent · Leonard Gribble · ss 20 · Anybody Can Ski · B. J. Chute · ss Boys’ Life Jan 1951 23 · Commonwealth and Empire · Hellier · ar 24 · Your Pets in Winter · Gordon Joseph · ar 26 · The Circus Moves by Night · John Adams · ar 28 · The Last Trip [The Dorothea] · Hammond Innes · ss The Evening Standard Sep 12 1955 31 · Into the Water Barrier · Alan C. Jenkins · br 32 · Warning Shot · Jack Cox · ss 35 · Gag Bag · David Nixon · ms 36 · Johnny Haynes Is the New Star of Soccer · Peter West · ar 38 · Jump for it! · Jack Cox · ar 40 · 1955 Holiday Photos · George L. Wakefield · ar 42 · Make a Log-Camp · Gordon Douglas · ar 44 · Trapped by Wild Boar · Ross Salmon · ss 49 · Fishing—Many Ways in Many Lands · Hellier · ar 51 · Journey to the Murchison Falls · J. D. Grant · ar 52 · Helping Dad to Make a New Garden · W. E. Shewell-Cooper · ar 61 · Round the Stamp World · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 64 · February Crossword · Anon. (by Gordon Douglas) · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v78 #6, March 1956] (1/-, 64pp, quarto, cover by Bowe) 13 · Calling all readers! · Jack Cox · ms 14 · Football Is a Grand Life · Peter West & Phil Gunter · ar 16 · Four Days Run with the Fair · G. Freeman · ar 18 · One, Two, Throw My Shoe · Various · ar 20 · The Decoy · Gerald Wyatt · ss 24 · Long-distance Call · John Brown · ss 26 · Titanium will make Space Ships Possible · T. S. Douglas · ar 28 · A Respectable Yachtsman Advertises [The Dorothea] · Hammond Innes · ss The Evening Standard Sep 13 1955 30 · What Is Entertainment?—Readers Replies · [The Readers] · lc 31 · Kestrels Are Not Pests · Garth Christian · ar 32 · Photo Quiz · David Peters · pz 34 · Kaarpa the Ermine · John Bancroft · ss 36 · Make the BOP Viper · P. W. Blandford · ar 39 · Tents : Many Kinds in Many Lands · Hellier · ar 40 · Submarine Carried Eight Cycles · Ronald English · ar 44 · Readers Letters · [The Readers] · lc 49 · The Limping Man · Leonard Gribble · ss 53 · New Books · Alan C. Jenkins · rc 54 · Competition Results · Anon. · ms 61 · Round the Stamp World · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 64 · Competition Crossword · Anon. (by Gordon Douglas) · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v78 #7, April 1956] (1/-, 64pp, quarto, cover by Raymond Sheppard) 13 · Know your Airliners · Jack Cox · ar 14 · Endlata the Elephant · G. M. Dalglish · ss 18 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 20 · They Sailed for Freedom [The Dorothea] · Hammond Innes · ss The Evening Standard Sep 14 1955 23 · My Hobby Is Soil-Mapping · John Burhouse · ar 24 · Modern Cranes Are Tailor-made · Rolt Hammond · ar 26 · Sandy Wilson Is no Buccaneer · Herbert Harris · ar 28 · The Umpire Is Not a Boundary · Hylton Cleaver · ar 30 · Is Motor-racing Worth the Risk? · Reg Butler · ar 32 · Designing a British Light-weight Car · Charles Fothergill · ar 34 · International Patrol · Anon. · ar 36 · Split-second Rescue · James McKimmey · ss 39 · Gag Bag · Charlie Chester · ms 40 · How a Tree Is Cut Up · George Godwin · ar 42 · A Fortnight in France · Gordon Cooper · ar 46 · New Books! · Alan C. Jenkins & P. W. Blandford · rc 49 · Banned from Cycling · [The Readers] · lc 50 · Derailleur Gear Maintenance · Ronald English · ar 53 · The Easter Egg (Competition Story) · John Bancroft · ss 55 · Easter Lifts the Blanket of the Dark · Cecil Northcott · ar 61 · Round the Stamp World · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 64 · April Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v78 #8, May 1956] (1/-, 72pp, quarto) fc. · photo: Neil Harvey · Anon. · cv 13 · Oddities of Sound · Jack Cox · ar 14 · Aground on Long Sand Head [The Dorothea] · Hammond Innes · ss The Evening Standard Sep 15 1955 16 · International Patrol · Anon. · ar 17 · Flying Saucers Were Helicopters with Lights! · R. H. Warring · ar 18 · How to Identify Young Birds · R. S. R. Fitter · ar 20 · The Road to Freedom · D. R. Barclay · ss 23 · Menace Number 1 Is Neil Harvey · Peter West · ar 24 · Will the Australians Regain the Ashes? · Michael Parker · ar 26 · The Masked Terror · Keith Horan · ss 28 · Voyage of the Venturer · Jack Cox · ar 31 · Spring Comes to Dartmoor · John Bancroft · ar 41 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 44 · Beating the Bounds on a Bike! · Ronald English · ar 47 · The House at Ben Alder · Alex Kerr · ar 48 · Photo Quiz · Reece Winstone · pz 50 · Pony-trekking Is a new Sport · David Webster · ar 52 · The Moon Snare · Leonard Gribble · ss 57 · Bantams—for Pleasure and Profit · Wally Clark · ar 65 · Simplicity Counts · George L. Wakefield · ar 69 · Your Problems Solved · Anon. · ms 70 · Stamp of the Month · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 70 · Chess Problem · John Bee · pz 72 · May Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v78 #9, June 1956] (1/-, 64pp, quarto, cover by Redmill) 15 · Choosing the Right Job · F. C. Lawrence · ar 16 · Sand Yachts Are Fun · R. F. Turner & P. W. Blandford · ar 18 · Don’t Hit the Ball Hard · Dai Rees · ar 20 · Destination Unknown [The Dorothea] · Hammond Innes · ss The Evening Standard Sep 16 1955 23 · What’s on the Menu Today? · Robert McLeod · ar 24 · Camping Without Tents · Jack Cox · ar 26 · Escape to Danger · D. H. Roberts · ss 28 · Black Gold in Alaska! · Andrew Crawford · ar 31 · Gag Bag · Ralph Reader · ms 32 · The Holy Mountain of Borneo · Tom Harrison · ss 35 · Is Motor-racing Worth the Risk?—Readers Replies · [The Readers] · lc 36 · Lets Go Pass-Storming · Ronald English · ar 39 · My Hobby Is Bell-ringing · Richard Harbour · ar 40 · Cross-country Running Helps My Tennis · Ron Yeomans · ar 42 · Take Care of Your Camera · George L. Wakefield · ar 44 · Exploring a 2,000 foot Chimney · Alan C. Jenkins · br 46 · Stag-beetles Prefer the South · L. Hugh Newman · ar 47 · Post Readers Letters · [The Readers] · lc 51 · Watch the Wicket · Michael Parker · ar 53 · Hole in One · John Tay · ar 54 · Facts about the Buzzard · Anon. · ar 61 · Stamp of the Month · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 61 · Chess Problem · John Bee · pz 64 · June Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v78 #10, July 1956] (1/-, 64pp, quarto, cover by Bowe) 15 · The Man Who Looked at Stars · Jack Cox · ar 16 · Is Smoking Worth It? · Dr. Edith Summerskill · ar 18 · Try Rock-Climbing this Summer · Showell Styles · ar 20 · Flight of the Jungle Bird · Hugh B. Cave · ss Boys’ Life Feb 1956 24 · The Race for the Erinmore [The Dorothea] · Hammond Innes · ss The Evening Standard Sep 17 1955 27 · Gag Bag · Tommy Trinder · ms 28 · Post (Readers Letters) · [The Readers] · lc 31 · Mr. Polley’s Bush Boys · Cecil Northcott · ar 32 · Photo Quiz · David Peters · pz 34 · How do Birds Navigate? · R. S. R. Fitter · ar 36 · Build Your Own Land Yacht · P. W. Blandford · ar 38 · Painting Outdoors in Water Colour · Harold Cox · ar 39 · Rain Stops Play · Michael Parker · br 39 · King of String · Richard Armour · pm Argosy (UK) Feb 1956 40 · How to take Portraits Outdoors · George L. Wakefield · ar 44 · When Long John Silver had Two Sound Legs · Alan C. Jenkins · br 46 · Secret in the Sand · Geoffrey Morgan · ss 51 · The Maypole Dancer · Leonard Gribble · ss 61 · The Easter Egg (Competition Results) · John Bancroft · ms 61 · Chess Problem · John Bee · pz 61 · Stamp of the Month · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 63 · Your Problems Solved · Anon. · ms 64 · July Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v78 #11, August 1956] (1/-, 64pp, quarto) fc. · photo: John Disley · Anon. · cv 15 · Research Farm · Jack Cox · ar 16 · Is there a Cure for Litter Louts? · Reg Butler · ar 18 · Watch the Leader All the Time · Showell Styles · ar 20 · It Runs in the Family · Ralph Reader · ss 22 · The Swiss Live on Fresh Air · Kenneth Wolstenholme · ar 24 · Photo Quiz · Bob Arnold · pz 26 · Hydro-Ski Craft Will Gave Atom Power Units · Air Correspondent · ar 28 · Rainbow Jersey for the World Champion · Ronald English · ar 30 · World Class Runner by Chance · H. J. Oaten · ar 32 · Terror Undersea · Harry E. Rieseberg · ss 35 · Spinners to the Fore · Michael Parker · ar 36 · Don’t Despise a Box Camera · George L. Wakefield · ar 38 · Gag Bag · Derek Roy · ms 39 · Records for all Tastes · Robin & John Benson · rv 40 · Airborne! · Eric Leyland · ss 44 · The Secret Sign · Leonard Gribble · ss 46 · Shield Bug · L. Hugh Newman · ar 47 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 51 · Taming an Otter · Alan C. Jenkins · br 53 · My Hobby Is Animal Watching · Stephen Thompson · ar 56 · Road Tests for Young Cyclists · Anon. · ar 60 · Saturday Night Sailors · Peter M. Beckett · ar 61 · Stamp of the Month · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 61 · Chess Problem · John Bee · pz 64 · Holiday Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v78 #12, September 1956] (1/-, 64pp, quarto, cover by Bowe) 15 · Farming Is now a Technical Career · Andrew Crawford · ar 18 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 20 · The Orang-utan Run [Part 1 of 3] · John Bancroft · sl 23 · San Francisco Boy · Richard Harrison · ar 24 · The Immigrant · John Boland · ss 26 · The Door in the Wall · Jack Cox · ar 28 · Should British Sport Be State-Subsidized? · Reg Butler · ar 31 · Science Fact Is Stranger than Science Fiction · Alan C. Jenkins · br 32 · Build Your Own Dinghy · P. W. Blandford · ar 35 · Thunderstorm Observer · Anon. · ar 36 · Hold your Camera Steady · George L. Wakefield · ar 38 · Ships on Coins · Hellier · ar 39 · Over the Garden Wall · Norman Evans · ms 40 · All Mountaineers Have Off Days · Showell Styles · ar 42 · Record Reviews · Robin & John Benson · rv 43 · Hair Raiser! · Herbert Harris · ss 44 · They found Health in a Swamp · Anon. · ar 46 · Good Lights Make for Road Safety · Ronald English · ar 49 · The Gentle Fraudsman · Leonard Gribble · ss 51 · House Spider · L. Hugh Newman · ar 52 · Close of Play · Michael Parker · ar 61 · Chess Problem · John Bee · pz 61 · Stamp of the Month · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 64 · September Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v79 #1, October 1956] (1/-, 64pp, quarto, cover by Bowe) 17 · Adventure on Aluminium Sledges · Anon. · ar 18 · Post Trekking Is Real Adventure · David Webster · ar 20 · The Orang-utan Run [Part 2 of 3] · John Bancroft · sl 24 · Catch of a Lifetime · Maurice Wiggin · ss 26 · Chess Problem · W. Hatswell · pz 27 · Snails Have a Sense of Smell · L. Hugh Newman · ar 28 · Men Behind the News Cameras · G. Freeman · ar 30 · Call Scotland Yard · T. C. H. Jacobs · ss 32 · Lets Meet the Attenborough Brothers · Herbert Harris · ar 34 · Record Reviews · Robin & John Benson · rv 35 · The Jamboree Tent · Jack Cox · ar 36 · Electric Railways will give Britain a New Look · Cecil J. Allen · ar 39 · To School by Conveyor Belt · Michael Parker · ar 40 · Set Up Your Own Darkroom · George L. Wakefield · ar 42 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 44 · Should Cycle Racing Be a School Sport · Ronald English · ar 48 · My Holiday in Moscow · R. D. M. Bennett · ar 51 · Famous Voyages in Small Boats · Alan C. Jenkins · br 61 · Round the Stamp World · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 64 · October Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz

The Boy’s Own Paper [v79 #2, November 1956] (1/-, 72pp, quarto) fc. · photo: indoor cycling · Anon. · cv 17 · The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award · Anon. · ar 20 · Elephant Curse · C. T. Stoneham · ss The (London) Evening News Dec 2 1955 22 · Post · [The Readers] · lc 24 · The Orang-utan Run [Part 3 of 3] · John Bancroft · sl 26 · Chess Problem · John Bee · pz 27 · Cures for the Litter Lout · [The Readers] · lc 28 · Satellite in the Sky · John Marsh · ar 30 · Starting from Scratch · Freddie Mills · ar 30 · The Fiery Thunderbird · Gerald Wyatt · ss 35 · Crown Pieces · Hellier · ar 36 · The Incredible Captain Grant · S. C. George · ss 39 · Records for all Tastes · Robin & John Benson · rv 40 · Developing a Film Is Fun · George L. Wakefield · ar 42 · Great Green Grasshoppers · L. Hugh Newman · ar 42 · Visiting a Lobster in Its Pot · Peter Baker · ar 43 · Three Men in a Car · Colin Leveridge · ar 44 · Cycle Show Keynote Is Safety · Ronald English · ar 48 · Scottish Weather Guide · Anon. · ar 51 · Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy · Alan C. Jenkins · br 53 · Feud in Soho · Leonard Gribble · ss 63 · Round the Stamp World · L. N. & M. Williams · cl 72 · November Crossword · Gordon Douglas · pz