Roger Harris Presents

THE MODERN BOY

ISSUES 500 TO 523

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.

Just click on the individual magazine cover below to enlarge it and see it in more detail

 

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Issue 500 (28 pages)

4th September 1937

 

W. E. Johns content includes

Biggles in

 

 

Biggles’ Treasure Island (Biggles Flies West)

 

Part 11 of 12

 

Wartime Pilot’s Letter – by “Bill” (believed to be Johns)

 

 

Issue 501 (28 pages)

11th September 1937

 

W. E. Johns content includes

Biggles in

 

 

Biggles’ Treasure Island (Biggles Flies West)

 

Part 12 of 12

 

 

Issue 502 (28 pages)

18th September 1937

 

No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue

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Issue 503 (28 pages)

25th September 1937

 

W. E. Johns content includes

Biggles in

 

 

Biggles Goes to War

 

Part 1 of 10

 

Issue 504 (28 pages)

            2nd October 1937

 

W. E. Johns content includes

Biggles in

 

 

Biggles Goes to War

 

Part 2 of 10

 

Issue 505 (28 pages)

9th October 1937

 

W. E. Johns content includes

Biggles in

 

 

Biggles Goes to War

 

Part 3 of 10

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Issue 506 (28 pages)

16th October 1937

 

W. E. Johns content includes

Biggles in

 

 

Biggles Goes to War

 

Part 4 of 10

 

Issue 507 (28 pages)

23rd October 1937

 

W. E. Johns content includes

Biggles in

 

 

Biggles Goes to War

 

Part 5 of 10

 

Issue 508 (28 pages)

30th October 1937

 

W. E. Johns content includes

Biggles in

 

 

Biggles Goes to War

 

Part 6 of 10

 

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Issue 509 (32 pages)

6th November 1937

 

W. E. Johns content includes

Biggles in

 

 

Biggles Goes to War

 

Part 7 of 10

 

Issue 510 (28 pages)

13th November 1937

 

W. E. Johns content includes

Biggles in

 

 

Biggles Goes to War

 

Part 8 of 10

 

Issue 511 (32 pages)

20th November 1937

 

W. E. Johns content includes

Biggles in

 

 

Biggles Goes to War

 

Part 9 of 10

 

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Issue 512 (32 pages)

27th November 1937

 

 

W. E. Johns content includes

Biggles in

 

 

Biggles Goes to War

 

Part 10 of 10

 

Issue 513 (28 pages)

4th December 1937

 

 

No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue

 

Issue 514 (44 pages)

11th December 1937

 

 

No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue

 

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Issue 515 (28 pages)

18th December 1937

 

No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue

 

Issue 516 (28 pages)

25th December 1937

 

No Biggles or other W. E. Johns content in this issue

 

Issue 517 (28 pages)

1st January 1938

 

W. E. Johns content includes

 

No Biggles in this issue

 

 

Wings over France – More Letters from “Bill”

(believed to be Johns)

 

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Issue 518 (28 pages)

8th January 1938

 

W. E. Johns content includes

 

No Biggles in this issue

 

 

Wings over France – More Letters from “Bill”

(believed to be Johns)

 

Issue 519 (28 pages)

15th January 1938

 

W. E. Johns content includes

 

No Biggles in this issue

 

 

Wings over France – More Letters from “Bill”

(believed to be Johns)

 

Issue 520 (28 pages)

22nd January 1938

 

W. E. Johns content includes

 

No Biggles in this issue

 

 

Wings over France – More Letters from “Bill”

(believed to be Johns)

 

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Issue 521 (28 pages)

29th January 1938

 

W. E. Johns content includes

 

No Biggles in this issue

 

 

Wings over France – More Letters from “Bill”

(believed to be Johns)

 

 

Issue 522 (28 pages)

5th February 1938

 

W. E. Johns content includes

 

No Biggles in this issue

 

 

Wings over France – More Letters from “Bill”

(believed to be Johns)

 

 

Issue 523  (28 pages)

12th February 1938

 

W. E. Johns content includes

 

No Biggles in this issue

 

 

Wings over France – More Letters from “Bill”

(believed to be Johns)

 

 

 

From the next issue – 19th February 1938 - “The Modern Boy” became just “Modern Boy”and was launched as a “new series” with the issue number starting from number 1 again.  It would run to issue 87.

 

Click here to see the previous 50 issues                                    Click here to see the 87 issues of the new series

 

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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 21st JUNE 2010 – THE 42nd ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF W.E. JOHNS