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Modern Wonder [v5, #115, July 29, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · A.1. at Lloyds · Bernard Hogben · ar 4 · Flying “Boxcars” and Northland “Snowmobile” · Anon. · ia; illustrated by R. A. Hallum 5 · Devil Tiger · Captain John D. Craig · ar 6 · The Science of Painting · Anon. · ar 7 · “Calling Croydon-” · Captain J. Doyle · ss 8 · Anti-Aircraft Defences · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 11 · Hornet Warships of the World’s Fleets · David Le Roi · ar 12 · Bathing as the Chinese Do · Anon. · ar; condensed from Japan Times, 1939. 13 · The World in Darkness [Part 8 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs May 14 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #116, August 5, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · Aircraft Undercarriages · Anon. · ar 4 · Boy Speed Aces of America · Anon. · ar 5 · Carbons & Candle Power · Anon. · 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 · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Kenneth M. Sibley 10 · Life Millions of Years Ago · Anon. · ar 11 · Highways of the Iron Horse · Anon. · ar 12 · Europe’s Happiest Country · Anon. · ar; condensed from Australian Digest of World Reading, 1939. 13 · The Dark House · Hedley Scott · ss 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs May 21 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #117, August 12, 1939] (2d, 20pp, cover photo) 2 · Gold Rush · Anon. · ar 4 · Mechanized Army · Bernard Hogben · ar 5 · The Sky Is My Playground · Ben Hamilton · ar 6 · The New Queen of the Seas · Anon. · ar; condensed from The Star Weekly, 1939. 7 · Forest Rangers Have Nightmares · Anon. · 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 · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Chatworthy 13 · The Cactus Hunters · Anon. · ar 14 · The “Talking Stick” of Australia · Anon. · ar 15 · The World in Darkness [Part 10 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl 17 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 20 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs May 28 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #118, August 19, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · Can Man Create Life? · Anon. · 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 · Anon. · ar; condensed from The Natal Witness, 1939. 7 · Jungle Terror · Henry Deekin · ss 8 · Europe’s Commercial Air Liners · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Hugo Molvig 11 · Whippets of the Water · Anon. · ar 12 · Desert Postmen · Anon. · ar; condensed from The Outspan, 1939. 13 · The World in Darkness [Part 11 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jun 4 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #119, August 26, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · War Pigeons Decorated for Bravery · Bernard Hogben · ar 4 · Diamond Cutting and Polishing · Anon. · ia 5 · They Spend Their Lives Up the Pole · William Herbert · ar 6 · Roads of Tomorrow · Anon. · ar 7 · History of the Typewriter · John A. Zellers · ar 8 · Achievement! - A 3000 Miles Journey and Still Fine Fresh Salmon · Anon. · ia; illustrated by R. A. Hallum 10 · The Road to Mandalay · Anon. · ar 11 · The World in Darkness [Part 12 of 13] · Clive R. Foster · sl 13 · How to Train a Dog · Earl Johnson · ar; condensed from This Week, 1939. 14 · Modern Wonder Workshop · Anon. · cl 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jun 11 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #120, September 2, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · Symphony in Steel · Bernard Hogben · ar 4 · Conquest of the Invisible · Anon. · ar; condensed from "N.Y. Times" Magazine, 1939. 5 · The “Golden Hind” · Bryan S. McCann · ar 6 · From Garden Ornament to Giant Dam · Anon. · ia 7 · The Clue of the Kidnapper · S. Gibbs · ss; illustrated by John Woods 8 · The British Royal Navy · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 11 · The Javan Express · Anon. · 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? · Anon. · cl 15 · I Built a Submarine · William S. Boyce · ar 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jun 18 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #121, September 9, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · Weekending by the Boulder Dam · Anon. · ar 3 · Birth of the Movies · F. Ratcliffe Holmes · ar 4 · Can Insects Think? · M. Addison Bright · ar 5 · Petrol Stations in the Sky · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 6 · The Modern Sherlock Holmes · Anon. · ar 7 · War with the Desert [Part 1 of 2] · W. E. Stanton Hope · sl 8 · Fertilizers from the Air · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 11 · Signals at Sea · Anon. · 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? · Anon. · cl 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jun 25 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #122, September 16, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · Defence Against Tanks · Herbert Clarkson · ar 4 · Pencil Manufacture · Anon. · ia 5 · Metal That Kills and Cures · Anon. · ar 6 · Modern Stokeholds Are Different · Anon. · ar 7 · War with the Desert [Part 2 of 2] · Stanton Hope · sl 8 · The Wonder of Flight · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 11 · Continent-Wide Railway System Spans a Room · Anon. · ar 12 · Ghost Ship “Marie Celeste” · Anon. · ar; condensed from Toronto Star Weekly, 1939. 13 · Camouflage Beats the Enemy · Anon. · ar 14 · Banana Train · Anon. · ar 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jul 2 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #123, September 23, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · Britain’s Might in the Air · Anon. · ar 4 · Rubber Tyres for Railway Cars · Anon. · ar 5 · The Magic of Colour · Anon. · 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! · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Pitts 11 · The Science Behind the Aero Engine · Anon. · ia 13 · Man of Many Inventions [Part 1 of 3] · H. W. Twyman · ar 14 · Treasure Hunting by Submarine · Anon. · ar 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jul 2 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #124, September 30, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · War Metal No. 1 · Bernard Hogben · ar 4 · Controlling Father Thames · Anon. · ar 5 · The Talking Machine · Anon. · ar 6 · Give a Loco a Name · Anon. · ar 7 · Death in the Hurricane · B. Tunbridge · ar 8 · Weapons of the Wild · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt 11 · America’s War Planes · Bryan S. McCann · ar 12 · In the Indian Bazaars · Anon. · ar; condensed from Christian Science Monitor, 1939. 13 · Man of Many Inventions [Part 2 of 3] · Anon. (by H. W. Twyman) · ar 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jul 2 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #125, October 7, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · The March of a Mighty Army · Bernard Hogben · ar 4 · Airscrews · Anon. · ia 5 · Has the U-Boat a Chance? · Stanton Hope · ar 6 · The Magic Eye Camera · Bryan Andrews · ar 7 · Dangerous Cargo · L. T. Dryver · ss; illustrated by Eric R. Parker 8 · The Modern Car · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 11 · Electric Light Map Corners Crooks · Michael Higgins · ar 12 · Soldiers of the Sea · Anon. · ar 13 · On the Bridge of a Modern Liner · “Officer of the Watch” · ar; illustrated by Chatworthy 14 · Man of Many Inventions [Part 3 of 3] · H. W. Twyman · ar 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jul 9 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #126, October 14, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · Bombs from the Air That Save Lives · Anon. · ar 4 · Ranks of the British Army · Anon. · ia 5 · The Radium Detective · Vincent Brome · ar 6 · Convoy · Stanton Hope · ar 7 · In Enemy Hands [Colin Varney] · L. T. Dryver · ss; illustrated by Eric R. Parker 8 · France’s Armee de l’Air · Bryan S. McCann · ia; illustrated by Clarkson 11 · Aerial Navigation · Anon. · ia 12 · Measuring a Continent · Anon. · ar 13 · The Giant Liner Unloads Itself · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Kenneth M. Sibley 14 · Wartime Chemical Farming · Anon. · ar 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 16 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jul 16 1939

Modern Wonder [v5, #127, October 21, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · This Mighty Maginot Line! · Bernard Hogben · ar 4 · Test Tube Farming · Anon. · ar 5 · Fire Precautions in Aircraft · Anon. · ia 6 · How Fast do Animals Run · Anon. · ar 7 · The Winged Avenger [Colin Varney] · Anon. (by L. T. Dryver) · ss; illustrated by Eric R. Parker 8 · An Armed Giant of the Royal Navy · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood, [?] 10 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jul 23 1939 11 · Hotel on Wheels · Anon. · ar 12 · Ranks in the R.A.F. · Anon. · ia 13 · Terror Underground · Clifford Cameron · ss 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 16 · Forecasting the Weather for Airmen · Anon. · ia

Modern Wonder [v5, #128, October 28, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · “Lightning War” · Barry Lewis · ar 4 · Forged Fingerprints · Anon. · ar 5 · Dealing with Incendiary Bombs · Anon. · ia 6 · “Big Guns” in our Fourth Line of Defence · Anon. · ar 7 · Out of the Blue [Colin Varney] · L. T. Dryver · ss 8 · Germany’s “Pocket” Battleships · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 11 · Measuring Brain Waves · Anon. · ar 12 · The Bicycle Comes Into It’s Own Again · Anon. · ar 14 · The Science of Blind Flying · Anon. · ia 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 15 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Jul 30 1939 16 · Japanese 3-Men Submarine · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Kenneth M. Sibley

Modern Wonder [v5, #129, November 4, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · Guns for Our Fighters · Bernard Hogben · ar 4 · Five to One Against · Bryan S. McCann · ar 5 · It’s a Small World · Anon. · ar 6 · Farming Death for Heath · Anon. · ar; condensed from The Family Circle, 1939. 7 · Prisoners of the Gestapo [Colin Varney] · L. T. Dryver · ss 8 · Gliding and Sailplaning · Anon. · ia 11 · America’s Latest Wonder Train · Anon. · ar; condensed from The Express and Journal, Australia, 1939. 12 · Pencil Chip “Creations” · Anon. · ia; illustrated by R. A. Hallum 13 · Armed Raiders on the Prowl! · Stanton Hope · ar 14 · Ranks of the Royal Navy · Anon. · ar 14 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Aug 6 1939 15 · Did You Ever Wonder · Anon. · cl 16 · Training Naval Air Gunners · Anon. · ar

Modern Wonder [v5, #130, November 11, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · Bombing - the Long Range Gun! · Bryan S. McCann · ar 4 · Heroes All! · Bernard Hogben · ar 5 · Sweeping Away the Mine Peril · Stanton Hope · ar 6 · In Search of New Worlds · Anon. · ar 8 · Ingenious Modern Coal-Firing Methods · Anon. · ia The Illustrated London News 1939 10 · Modern Fighters in Armour · Barry Lewis · ar 11 · Escape! [Colin Varney] · L. T. Dryver · ss 12 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Aug 13 1939 13 · Bee Poison Cures Illness · Anon. · ar 14 · Fuels of the Future · Anon. · ar; illustrated by R. B. Way 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 16 · Swedish Seaplane-Carrying-Minelaying-Cruiser · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Kenneth M. Sibley

Modern Wonder [v5, #131, November 18, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · Up Guards and at ’em! · Bernard Hogben · ar 4 · World’s Largest Car · Bryan S. McCann · ar 5 · Alchemist Yesterday and Today · B. Tonbridge · ar 6 · Wireless Controlled Model Planes · Anon. · ar 7 · Map Making from the Air · Anon. · ia 8 · Modern Aerial Combat & Gunnery · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 10 · New Wonder Metal Lifebelf · Anon. · ar 11 · Energy · Anon. · ar 12 · G-Dogs for G-Men · D. E. Parkinson · ar 12 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Aug 20 1939 13 · The Man in Black! [Colin Varney] · L. T. Dryver · ss 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 16 · The Versatile Crane · Anon. · ia

Modern Wonder [v6, #132, November 25, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · Contraband Control · Anon. · ar 4 · Welding Wizardry · Anon. · ar 5 · Science of the Siege Gunner · Anon. · ar 6 · I Photographed the Upside Down Battleship · Jack Esten · ar 8 · How Warships Carry Their Aircraft · Anon. · ia 10 · Why Call It a Diesel Engine? · Anon. · ar 11 · New Riches from Black Diamonds · Anon. · ar 12 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Aug 27 1939 13 · Agent of Evil [Colin Varney] · L. T. Dryver · ss 15 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 16 · Testing Blackburn Aircraft · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Kenneth Sibley

Modern Wonder [v6, #133, December 2, 1939] (2d, 16pp, cover photo) 2 · Poland’s Contribution to the Navy · Anon. · ia; illustrated by Kenneth Sibley 3 · Modern Wonder · Anon. · ar 4 · How They Make the Life-Belts of the Sky · Anon. · ar 6 · Human Bloodhounds · Ewen K. Patterson · ar Digest of World Reading 1939 7 · Battleship v. Bomber · W. Stanton Hope · ar 8 · British Turbine-Driven Locomotive · Anon. · ia; illustrated by L. Ashwell Wood 10 · This Is the Siegfried Line · Anon. · ar 11 · Running Gear in the Human Machine · Anon. · ar 12 · The Winged Avenger Fights Back [Colin Varney] · L. T. Dryver · ss 14 · Did You Ever Wonder? · Anon. · cl 14 · Flash Gordon · Alex Raymond · cs Sep 3 1939 16 · Flying an Aeroplane · Anon. · ia