THE COMPLETE MODERN BOY ANNUALS

The Modern Boy's Annual 1931 Published in 1930 (Click here to see the original dust jacket!) Original price 6 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 139 Dated 4th October 1930 Nothing in this annual is credited to W. E. Johns but he probably did work for it.	The Modern Boy's Annual 1932 Published in 1931 Original price 6 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 200 Dated 5th December 1931 W. E. Johns did the artwork for the full colour plate that is the frontispiece “The Desert Mail”	The Modern Boy's Annual 1933 Published in 1932 Original price 6 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 240 Dated 10th September 1932 W. E. Johns did the artwork for the full colour plate that is the frontispiece “Fighting Through”	The Modern Boy's Annual 1934 Published in 1933 Original price 6 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 292 Dated 9th September 1933 W. E. Johns did the artwork for the full colour plate entitled “Out Numbered” and is credited for the article “Adventures in the Air”
The Modern Boy's Annual 1935 Published in 1934 Original price 6 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 345 Dated 15th September 1934 W. E. Johns did the artwork for the full colour plate that is the frontispiece “War Birds” and is credited for the article “The Flying Daredevil”	The Modern Boy's Annual 1936 Published in 1935 Original price 6 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 397 Dated 14th September 1935 W. E. Johns is credited for the articles “Spooks in the Sky” and “Winged Warriors”	The Modern Boy's Annual 1937 Published in 1936 Original price 6 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 461 Dated 5th December 1936 This contains the Biggles Story “Biggles’ Exciting Night” as well as three articles by W. E. Johns “Policemen of the Desert” “Vanished Flyers” and “Planes I have crashed”	The Modern Boy's Annual 1938 Published in 1937 Original price 6 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 513 Dated 4th December 1937 This contains the Biggles Story “Biggles Takes the Bait” as well as one article by W. E. Johns “Up and Up and Up”
The Modern Boy's Annual 1939 Published in 1938 Original price 6 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 44 Dated 17th December 1938 W. E. Johns is credited for the article “Ports of the Airways”	The Modern Boy's Annual 1940 Published in 1939 Original price 6 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 86 Dated 7th October 1939 This contains the Biggles Story “Bertie the Boob” which is a Second World War version of “The Boob” from “The Camels are Coming”	The Modern Boy's Annual 1941 Published in 1940 Original price 7 shillings 6d Never advertised in 'Modern Boy' as there were no further publications after the last issue dated 14th October 1939 This contains the Biggles Story “Biggles on the Trail” which is a WW II version of “The Thought Reader” from “Biggles of the Camel Squadron”	The Modern Boy's Book of Aircraft Published in 1931 Original price 7 shillings 6d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 195 Dated 31st October 1931 Seven articles are credited to W. E. Johns and four coloured plates included the frontispiece. This book is thought to have been edited by Johns, although he is not credited as editor
The Modern Boy's Book of Motors Ships & Engines Published in 1932 Original price 7 shillings 6d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 241 Dated 17th September 1932	The Modern Boy's Book of Engineering Published in 1933 Original price 7 shillings 6d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 293 Dated 16th September 1933	The Modern Boy's New Book of Aircraft Published in 1936 Original price 6 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 451 Dated 26th September 1936 No article is credited to W. E. Johns but it is thought that he had a hand in this book and his illustrations “18 Passengers in a Flying Hotel” and “Westland Wapits over the North West Frontier” are used in the book.	The Modern Boy's New Book of Motors Ships and Engines Published in 1936 Original price 6 shillings 0d
The Modern Boy's Book of Adventure Stories Published in 1936 Original price 5 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 397 Dated 14th September 1935 This contains the Biggles Story “Biggles ‘On the Spot’ ”	The Modern Boy's Book of True Adventure Published in 1937 Original price 5 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 516 Dated 25th December 1937	The Modern Boy's Book of Hobbies Published in 1937 Original price 6 shillings 0d	The Modern Boy's Book of Racing Cars Published in 1938 Original price 4 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 41 Dated 26th November 1938
Modern Boy's Book of Pirates Published in 1939 Original price 5 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 83 Dated 16th September 1939 See full details here	Modern Boy's Book of Fire Fighters Published in 1939 Original price 5 shillings 0d Advertised in Modern Boy issue 86 Dated 7th October 1939	All of these annuals originally had a dust jacket depicting the same image as the cover. Sadly, I only have one original cover as you can see here - but it gives you an idea as to what they were like. The original price was on the spine.	The Modern Boy's Book of Achievement Published in 1958 This is nothing to do with the Modern Boy magazine and I put an image here merely for clarification!

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