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Modern Wonder [v1, #8, July 10, 1937] (2d, 16pp, foolscap) 2 · By Train to the Moon · Anon. · ar 3 · Battling the Storms · R. Tiltman · ar 4 · Rough Diamond [Halloran] · Gerald Bowman · ss 6 · Mighty News Empire on the Roof of the World · Carl Olsson · ar 8 · Full Throttle · Anon. · ia 10 · He Juggles with Giant Air Liners · Anon. · ar 11 · The Space Machine [Part 8 of 10] · John Beynon · sl; this part is sub-titled “Steel Rulers of Mars”.; abridged from “Stowaway to Mars”, Passing Show, 1936.; illustrated by Chester 13 · Cities on the Ocean Bed · Anon. · ar 14 · Out of the Sky · Alfred E. Wright · nf 15 · Science Is News · Anon. · cl 16 · Mechanising the Mounties · Anon. · ia

Modern Wonder [v1, #9, July 17, 1937] (2d, 16pp, foolscap) 2 · When the Earth’s Crust Breaks · A. P. Luscombe Whyte · ar 3 · Two Miles a Minute Express · Gerald Carr · ar 4 · High Pressure [Halloran] · Gerald Bowman · ss; illustrated by Savile Lumley 6 · Don’t Grumble at Heat Waves! · Gerald Carr · ar 7 · Through the “Mike” · Arthur Groom · ss 8 · Two Giants of the Air · Anon. · ia 10 · Docks That Handle £100,000,000 a Year · Anon. · ar 12 · Water, at £1,200 a Pint · Carl Olsson · ar 13 · The Space Machine [Part 9 of 10] · John Beynon · sl; this part is sub-titled “Vaygan’s Sacrifice”.; abridged from “Stowaway to Mars”, Passing Show, 1936.; illustrated by Chester 15 · Science Is News · Anon. · cl 16 · Steering Ships by Pressing Buttons · Anon. · ia; illustrated by G. H. Davis

Modern Wonder [v1, #10, July 24, 1937] (2d, 16pp, foolscap, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · Stopping a Bullet by Photography · Anon. · ia; illustrated by photos 3 · Six O’Clock Off California · George W. Campbell · nf; illustrated by Savile Lumley 5 · Eyes That See in the Dark · Anon. · ar 6 · The Man who Started Monoplanes · Selby Lewis · ar 7 · Full Steam [Halloran] · Gerald Bowman · ss; illustrated by John Woods 8 · Giant Locos in the Making · Anon. · ia; illustrated by R. B. Way 11 · Coal to Petrol · Miles Henslow · ar 12 · Science Reveals New Secrets of Space · Carl Olsson · ar 13 · The Space Machine [Part 10 of 10] · John Beynon · sl; this part is sub-titled “Earthward Bound”.; abridged from “Stowaway to Mars”, Passing Show, 1936.; illustrated by Chester 15 · The March of Science · Anon. · cl 16 · R.A.F. on the North-West Frontier · Anon. · ia; illustrated by G. H. Davis

Modern Wonder [v1, #11, July 31, 1937] (2d, 16pp) 2 · To Australia in Two Days · C. W. A. Scott · ar 3 · The Lost Kingdom [Part 1 of 15] · Ralph Stranger (with Gerald Bowman) · sl; illustrated by Chester 5 · 700,000 Tons of Floating Steel · W. Stanton Hope · ar 6 · Giant X-Ray Machines · John E. Lodge · ar 8 · H. M. Cruiser Southampton · Anon. · ia 10 · The Top Storey [Halloran] · Gerald Bowman · ss; illustrated by John Woods 12 · Scientists to Invade a Lost World · Carl Olsson · ar 13 · Forced Landing · Clifford Cameron · ss; illustrated by Savile Lumley 15 · Science Is News · Anon. · cl 16 · Contrasts after 132 Years of Naval Gunnery · Anon. · ia; illustrated by G. H. Davis

Modern Wonder [v1, #12, August 7, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · Wonders of Metal Surgery · A. Gowans Whyte · ar 3 · Britain’s Naval Might on View · Stanton Hope · ar 4 · The Lost Kingdom [Part 2 of 15] · Ralph Stranger (with Gerald Bowman) · sl; this part is sub-titled “Barsak Makes Trouble”.; illustrated by Chester 6 · World’s Biggest Hole · Carl Olsson · ar 8 · Making the Modern Motor Car · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Roland Davies 10 · Derelict Menace · Bernard Buley · ss; illustrated by Fred Bennett 12 · A Mountain full of Arsenic! · Roland Nitsche · ar 13 · The Mysterious Racer · Clifford Cameron · ss; illustrated by E. Hubbard 15 · Boy Scouts of the Air · Anon. · ed 16 · Bluebird - Sir Malcolm Campbell’s New Hydroplane · Anon. · ia

Modern Wonder [v1, #13, August 14, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · The Ears of the Air Force · Selby Lewis · ar 3 · Sea Devils · Anon. · ss; adapted from the movie.; illustrated by Norman Keen 5 · The “Artificial” Heart · Carl Olsson · ar 6 · The Gyroscope - Twentieth Century Wonder · Keith Rogers · ar 8 · Giant Cranes · Anon. · ia; illustrated by R. B. Way 10 · The Lost Kingdom [Part 3 of 15] · Ralph Stranger (with Gerald Bowman) · sl; this part is sub-titled “Off to the Antarctic”.; illustrated by Chester 12 · Mountain of 10,000 Lights · Dr. Roland Nitsche · ar 13 · Trapped Below [Halloran] · Gerald Bowman · ss; illustrated by John Woods 15 · Science Is News · Anon. · cl 16 · Trains That Climb Mountains · Anon. · ia; illustrated by R. B. Way

Modern Wonder [v1, #14, August 21, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · Water Hornets · Anon. · ar 3 · Dynamite! · Anon. · ar 4 · Men of Steel · Clifford Cameron · ss; illustrated by J. Harris 5 · The Turn of the Tide · Keith Rogers · ar 6 · The Lost Kingdom [Part 4 of 15] · Ralph Stranger & Gerald Bowman · sl; this part is sub-titled “Deep Sea Duel”.; illustrated by Chester 8 · Power from Water · Anon. · ia; illustrated by R. B. Way 10 · Keeping Up with Science · Orestes Caldwell · cs United Features Syndicate 1935 11 · The Robot Pilot · Ralph Michaelis · ar 12 · Science and the Railways · Anon. · ar 13 · It Happened at Night! · L. T. Dryver · ss; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 15 · Science Is News · Anon. · cl 16 · Regaining the Altitude Record for Britain · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Anson Gilchrist

Modern Wonder [v1, #15, August 28, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · Man-Made Hurricanes · Oliver Gordon · ar 3 · All Is Not Gold · Donald Buchanan · ss; illustrated by C. P. Shilton 5 · Accident Makes New Industries · Robert Davy · ar 6 · The Great African Conquest · Dr. Malcolm Burr · ar 8 · A Triumph of Modern Engineering · Anon. · ia 10 · Six-Car Road Crash · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Bryan de Grineau 10 · Keeping Up with Science · Orestes Caldwell · cs United Features Syndicate 1935; illustrated by Gabriel 11 · The Lost Kingdom [Part 5 of 15] · Ralph Stranger & Gerald Bowman · sl; this part is sub-titled “Shipwrecked”.; illustrated by Chester 13 · Underground Fortress of Steel · Oscar Millard · ar 14 · Plots and Plans · L. T. Dryver · ss; illustrated by E. Hubbard 15 · Science Is News · Anon. · cl 16 · The Potez 62 of “Air France” · Anon. · ia

Modern Wonder [v1, #16, September 4, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · Television Up-to-Date · Anon. · ar 3 · Silent Wings · J. Hurren · ar 4 · The Death Beam · The Sheikh A. Abdullah · ss (r); illustrated by E. Hubbard 6 · Scientists Rule the Sea · Stanton Hope · ar 7 · The Lost Kingdom [Part 6 of 15] · Ralph Stranger & Gerald Bowman · sl; this part is sub-titled “On the Bed of the Atlantic”. 8 · World’s Biggest Steam Locomotive · Anon. · ia; illustrated by R. B. Way 11 · Exploring Space · Prof. Auguste Piccard · ar 12 · Ships That Crawl Over Land · Johnston Lane · ar 13 · The Test Supreme! · R. T. Thomas · ss; illustrated by John Woods 14 · The Lie Detector · Anon. · ar 15 · Science Is News · Anon. · cl 16 · Science Aids the Tyre-Maker · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Roland Davies

Modern Wonder [v1, #17, September 11, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · A Speed-Limit for Motor-Racing! · Thomas H. Wisdom · ar 3 · The Salvage of the Scarab [Rorky & McOstrich] · Stanton Hope · ss; illustrated by E. Hubbard 5 · Britain’s Greatest Air Race · Selby Lewis · ar 6 · A Daily Miracle to Give You News · Ritchie Calder · ar 8 · Our Mechanised Army · Anon. · ia 10 · Mechanical Minds · Oscar E. Millard · ar 11 · The Lost Kingdom [Part 7 of 15] · Ralph Stranger & Gerald Bowman · sl; this part is sub-titled “A Fight with Death”.; illustrated by Chester 13 · The Mystery House of the BBC · J. Murray Smith · ar 13 · Keeping Up with Science · Orestes Caldwell · cs United Features Syndicate 1935; illustrated by Gabriel 14 · Man of History · Barry Lewis · ss; illustrated by John Woods 15 · Science Is News · C. A. O. · cl 16 · Britain’s Smallest King’s Cup Entry · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Anson Gilchrist

Modern Wonder [v1, #18, September 18, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · Streamline Spells Speed · C. Hamilton Ellis · ar 3 · Magic Metal That Toughens Steel · Carl Olsson · ar 4 · The Lost Kingdom [Part 8 of 15] · Ralph Stranger & Gerald Bowman · sl; this part is sub-titled “The People of Mystery”. 6 · Sunspots Affect Your Wireless · Ralph Stranger · ar 7 · The Fog Beam · The Sheikh A. Abdullah · ss; illustrated by John Woods 8 · America’s Giant Clippers · Anon. · ia 11 · £10,000,000 Desert Pipe Line · Anon. · ar; illustrated by John Woods 12 · Traffic Lights of the Sky · Miles Henslow · ar 12 · Keeping Up with Science · Orestes Caldwell · cs United Features Syndicate 1935; illustrated by Gabriel 13 · Two-Mile-a-Minute Failure · S. S. Johnson · ss; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 15 · Science Is News · Anon. · cl 16 · Deep-Sea Diving · Anon. · ia

Modern Wonder [v1, #19, September 25, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · Detectives of the Air · J. Murray Smith · ar 2 · Keeping Up with Science · Orestes Caldwell · cs United Features Syndicate 1935; illustrated by Gabriel 3 · The Chronicles of a Space Voyager No. 1: The Dead World · John Russell Fearn · nf 4 · Wild Cargo [Rorky & McOstrich] · Stanton Hope · ss; illustrated by E. Hubbard 6 · Flying Clubs Are Trumps · Selby Lewis · ar 7 · The Lost Kingdom [Part 9 of 15] · Ralph Stranger & Gerald Bowman · sl; this part is sub-titled “Prisoners in the Palace”. 8 · Modern Coal-Mining in South Wales · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Roland Davies 11 · Damming a River of Fire · Anon. · ar 12 · A Short Cut That Saves 3,600 Miles · Anon. · ar 13 · The Fire Bell · Bernard Buley · ss; illustrated by John Woods 15 · Science Is News · Anon. · cl 16 · Storing Sound on a Steel Ribbon · Anon. · ia

Modern Wonder [v1, #20, October 2, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · The Mystery of Wireless Echoes · Ralph Stranger · ar 3 · Clearing the Steel Highway · C. Hamilton Ellis · ar 4 · Monsoon Seas [Rorky & McOstrich] · Stanton Hope · ss; illustrated by E. Hubbard 6 · Flying Aeroplanes by Heat · Miles Henslow · ar 7 · The Lost Kingdom [Part 10 of 15] · Ralph Stranger & Gerald Bowman · sl; this part is sub-titled “Explorers in Peril”. 8 · Out for the Land Speed Record · Anon. · ia The Autocar 1937; illustrated by Anton Gilchrist 11 · Germ-Detectives who Arrest Disease · Ritchie Calder · ar 12 · “Tim”, the Speaking Clock · T. R. Robinson · ar 12 · Keeping Up with Science · Orestes Caldwell · cs United Features Syndicate 1935; illustrated by Gabriel 13 · The Atom Smashers [Prof. Sampson Parr] · G. Hamilton Teed · ss; illustrated by John Woods 15 · Science Is News · Anon. · cl 16 · Crossing a Continent by Coach · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Anton Gilchrist

Modern Wonder [v1, #21, October 9, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · Steam Engine 2,000 Years Ago · Ritchie Calder · ar 3 · Air Thrills for a Living · H. C. Skinner · ar 4 · Radium City · Leslie Roberts · ss; illustrated by Kenneth Brookes 6 · Millions of Tons of Gold in the Sea · Ralph Stranger · ar 7 · Desert Foes! · Clifford Cameron · ss; illustrated by E. Hubbard 8 · The U.S. Army’s Lockheed Sub-Stratorsphere Plane · Anon. · ia 11 · The Chronicles of a Space Voyager No. 2: Planet of Frost and Flames · John Russell Fearn · nf 12 · Outposts of Radio · J. Murray Smith · ar 13 · The Lost Kingdom [Part 11 of 15] · Ralph Stranger & Gerald Bowman · sl; this part is sub-titled “Doomed Beneath the Ice”. 15 · Science Is News · Anon. · cl 16 · A Giant Ore Scoop in America · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Anton Gilchrist

Modern Wonder [v1, #22, October 16, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · That She Blows! · Dr. Roland Nitsche · ar 3 · Invaders from Space [Prof. Sampson Parr] · G. Hamilton Teed · ss; illustrated by Chester 5 · Mystery of the Cosmic Rays · Ralph Stranger · ar 6 · Boy Starts Billion Pound Gold Rush · Donald Buchanan · ar 7 · Peril Below [Rorky & McOstrich] · Stanton Hope · ss; illustrated by E. Hubbard 8 · Harnessing Water Power · Anon. · ia 11 · Challenge of the Electric Flyer · C. Hamilton Ellis · ar 12 · Wizards of Weather · Anon. · ar 13 · The Lost Kingdom [Part 12 of 15] · Ralph Stranger & Gerald Bowman · sl; this part is sub-titled “The First Broadcast”. 15 · Science Is News · Anon. · cl 16 · The Mayo Composite Aircraft · Anon. · ia

Modern Wonder [v2, #23, October 23, 1937] (2d, 16pp) 2 · Cinderellas of the Railway · C. Hamilton Ellis · ar; illustrated by R. B. Way 3 · Atlantis Returns [Part 1 of 20] · W. J. Passingham · sl; illustrated by Sinclair Calow 5 · Ten Million Volts of Man-Made Lightning · H. W. Twyman · ar 7 · Secrets of the Submarine · Stanton Hope · ar 8 · Ice: The Airman’s Grimmest Foe · Anon. · ia The Illustrated London News 1937; illustrated by G. H. Davis 10 · False Cargo [Rorky & McOstrich] · Stanton Hope · ss; illustrated by E. Hubbard 12 · The Chronicles of a Space Voyager No. 3: Mars, The Mystery Planet · John Russell Fearn · nf 13 · The Lost Kingdom [Part 13 of 15] · Ralph Stranger & Gerald Bowman · sl; this part is sub-titled “The Captives Return”.; illustrated by Chester 15 · Science Is News · Anon. · cl 16 · Fighting Fire from Water: London’s Powerful Firefloat · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Anton Gilchrist

Modern Wonder [v2, #24, October 30, 1937] (2d, 16pp, cover by Bryan de Grineau) 2 · Science Versus Everest! · Anon. · ar 3 · 150-Ton Flying Boats · Selby Lewis · ar 4 · Atlantis Returns [Part 2 of 20] · W. J. Passingham · sl; this part is sub-titled “Island of Terror”.; illustrated by Sinclair Calow 7 · Voyage Into Space [Prof. Sampson Parr] · G. Hamilton Teed · ss; illustrated by Chester 8 · Thunderbolts of the Road Circuits · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Bryan de Grineau 11 · Harnessing Two Thousand Million Tons of Water a Day · Anon. · ar 12 · Radio Waves That Play Tricks · Ralph Stranger · ar 13 · The Lost Kingdom [Part 14 of 15] · Ralph Stranger & Gerald Bowman · sl; this part is sub-titled “Explorers at Bay”. 15 · Science Is News · Anon. · cl 16 · The G.P.O. Automatic Telephone System · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Anton Gilchrist