Issue No. 468 of The Boy's Magazine from January 1937. 32pp stapled magazine in paper wraps with coloured illustration on front panel., black and white illustrations throughout. 4to. Covers a little toned, a little rubbed and chipped on edges, rusting marks and brittled chipping around staples throughout. Internally a little toning and spotting, pages throughout a little brittled with age. Part of page 12 has been clipped out, meaning the story by Sidney Hargrave is incomplete.
The Modern Boy was a British Boy's Magazine issued weekly between 1928 and 1939 containing selection of stories, articles, puzzles and activities etc. It is perhaps best remembered for featuring some of the first Biggles stories from writer W E John but also published pre-book stories from other well regarding children's writers. The feature stories in this issue are: Thunder Mountain by Murray Roberts; The Hidden Hanger: A Great War Flying Story by Geo. E Rochester; The Battle of the Brains by Sidney Hargrave; Menace of the Terribore by John Mackworth and Standish Get His Man by Percy F Westerman.
