Roger Harris Presents

THE MODERN BOY

ISSUES 250 TO 300

A tribute to “THE MODERN BOY” Magazine

Many issues contained work by W. E. Johns, particularly “Biggles” stories, which commenced in issue 257. See information below each issue for full details.

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Issue 250 (32 pages) 19^th November 1932 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue	Issue 251 (36 pages) 26^th November 1932 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue	Issue 252 (36 pages) 3^rd December 1932 W. E. Johns content includes the cover painting “A Floating Flying Field!” and the article ‘Floating Flying Fields’
Issue 253 (36 pages) 10^th December 1932 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue W. E. Johns content includes the article ‘Waiting to be Shot!’	Issue 254 (44 pages) 17^th December 1932 W. E. Johns content includes the article ‘J-U-M-P!’	Issue 255 (32 pages) 24^th December 1932 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue
Issue 256 (32 pages) 31^st December 1932 W. E. Johns content includes the article ‘Some Funny Ones’ Plus an advert for the Biggles stories starting next week ………	Issue 257 (32 pages) 7^th January 1933 W. E. Johns content includes the very first appearance of Biggles in ‘The Modern Boy’ Biggles and the White Fokker (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “The White Fokker”) and the article ‘Charmed Lives’ (The introduction from “The Camels are Coming”)	Issue 258 (32 pages) 14^th January 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Peril Over the Line (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “The Packet”)
Issue 259 (32 pages) 21^st January 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Fighting Mad (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “J-9982”) Re-written for Spitfire Parade as a Second World War Story called “So This is War”	Issue 260 (32 pages) 28^th January 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in The Duneville Sausage (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “The Balloonatics”)	Issue 261 (32 pages) 4^th February 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in The Blue Demon (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “The Blue Devil”)
Issue 262 (32 pages) 11^th February 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in The Mystery Gun (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “Camouflage”)	Issue 263 (32 pages) 18^th February 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Man Hunt in the Air (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “The Carrier”)	Issue 264 (32 pages) 25^th February 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in The Flying Circus (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “Spads and Spandaus”)
Issue 265 (32 pages) 4^th March 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Secret Orders (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “The Zone Call”)	Issue 266 (32 pages) 11^th March 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in The Decoy (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “Decoy”) and the article ‘Conquering Old Man Everest!’	Issue 267 (32 pages) 18^th March 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in The Boob (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “The Boob”) Re-written for the Modern Boys Annual 1940 as a Second World War Story called “Bertie the Boob”
Issue 268 (32 pages) 25^th March 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Battle of the Flowers (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “The Battle of Flowers”)	Issue 269 (32 pages) 1^st April 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in The Flying Arsenal (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “The Bomber”)	Issue 270 (32 pages) 8^th April 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in The White Feather (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “On Leave”)
Issue 271 (32 pages) 15^th April 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Lost in the Sky (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “Fog!”)	Issue 272 (32 pages) 22^nd April 1933 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue	Issue 273 (32 pages) 29^th April 1933 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue
Issue 274 (32 pages) 6^th May 1933 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue	Issue 275 (32 pages) 13^th May 1933 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue	Issue 276 (32 pages) 20^th May 1933 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue
Issue 277 (32 pages) 27^th May 1933 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue	Issue 278 (32 pages) 3^rd June 1933 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue	Issue 279 (32 pages) 10^th June 1933 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue
Issue 280 (32 pages) 17^th June 1933 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue	Issue 281 (32 pages) 24^th June 1933 W. E. Johns content includes the article ‘All Crazy Flyers’ No Biggles in this issue	Issue 282 (32 pages) 1^st July 1933 W. E. Johns content includes the article ‘Archbold the Archer’ No Biggles in this issue
Issue 283 (32 pages) 8^th July 1933 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue	Issue 284 (32 pages) 15^th July 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in The Flying Professor (Published in “Biggles of the Camel Squadron” as “The Professor”)	Issue 285 (32 pages) 22^nd July 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Biggles the Joy Rider (Published in “Biggles of the Camel Squadron” as “The Joy Ride”)
Issue 286 (32 pages) 29^th July 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in The Bridge They Couldn’t Blow Up (Published in “Biggles of the Camel Squadron” as “The Bridge Party”)	Issue 287 (32 pages) 5^th August 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in The Bottle Bombers (Published in “Biggles of the Camel Squadron” as “The Bottle Party”)	Issue 288 (32 pages) 12^th August 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Biggles Plays Tit for Tat (Published in “Biggles of the Camel Squadron” as “The Trap”)
Issue 289 (32 pages) 19^th August 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in The Funk (Published in “Biggles of the Camel Squadron” as “The Funk”) Re-written for Spitfire Parade as a Second World War Story called “The Coward”	Issue 290 (32 pages) 26^th August 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in The Wing Riders (Published in “Biggles of the Camel Squadron” as “The Professor Comes Back”)	Issue 291 (32 pages) 2^nd September 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Biggles on the Trail (Published in “Biggles of the Camel Squadron” as “The Thought Reader” – but missed out of subsequent reprints by Thames and Dean) Re-written for the Modern Boys Annual 1941 as a Second World War Story but still called “Biggles on the Trail”
Issue 292 (32 pages) 9^th September 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Quits (Published in “Biggles of the Camel Squadron” as “The Great Arena”) and the article ‘Three Tons of Flying Metal’	Issue 293 (32 pages) 16^th September 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Biggles in the Trenches (Published in “Biggles of the Camel Squadron” as “Biggles Finds His Feet” – but missed out of subsequent reprints by Thames and Dean)	Issue 294 (32 pages) 23^rd September 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in The Dragon’s Lair (Published in “Biggles of the Camel Squadron” as “The Dragon’s Lair”)
Issue 295 (32 pages) 30^th September 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Biggles’ Day Off (Published in “Biggles of the Camel Squadron” as “Biggles Day Off”)	Issue 296 (32 pages) 7^th October 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Scotland Forever (Published in “Biggles of the Camel Squadron” as “Scotland For Ever!”)	Issue 297 (32 pages) 14^th October 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Biggles Falls in Love (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “Affaire De Coeur”)
Issue 298 (32 pages) 21^st October 1933 W. E. Johns content includes Biggles in Biggles’ Last Flight (Published in “The Camels are Coming” as “The Last Show”)	Issue 299 (32 pages) 28^th October 1933 W. E. Johns content includes the article ‘My First Dog Fight’	Issue 300 (32 pages) 4^th November 1933 No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MODERN BOY MAGAZINE

The Modern Boy Magazine was first published in February 1928 by the Amalgamated Press

The copyright in the magazine is presumably held by the original company or it’s successors although some 80 years have passed since first publication

and some 70 years have passed since it ceased publication

All pictures are taken from my own collection of “The Modern Boy” Magazine.

A few internal pictures have been used to illustrate the Biggles content and other interesting articles and these are deemed to be fair use.

The copyright in all of W.E. Johns work is owned by the estate of W.E. Johns as represented by his literary agent, Ms Linda Shaughnessy of A. P. Watt.

This is a non profit making fan based web site purely for the information of fellow fans - no infringement of copyright is intended.

The intention of this web site is to encourage people to collect and read The Modern Boy Magazine and particularly the works of William Earl Johns, one of the great authors of the 20th Century.

Don’t forget to visit Biggles.Com and W. E. Johns.Com for information about W. E. Johns books

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THIS WEB SITE WAS BUILT DURING APRIL, MAY AND JUNE 2010 AND COMPLETED ON 21^st JUNE 2010 – THE 42^nd ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF W.E. JOHNS