Published: February 2013
Editor: John Lester
Previous Issue: Biggles Flies Again Vol. 3 No. 11
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Index of Contents[]
- The Editor's Cockpit
- The Press Cuttings Collection, by Marie Scofield
- Biggles in the Junior Mirror, by Daniel Tangri
- Research article on the serialisation of (abridged) Biggles stories in Junior Mirror.
- Landmarks and Milestones in the Biggles Books No. 21, by Norman Wright
- Research article which supplies the historical context and a review of Biggles Fails to Return'.
- Leslie Leonard Stead 1899-1966, by Roger Harris
- Research article on Leslie Stead who illustrated a large number of Johns' books.
- The Great German Spring Offensive of 1918, by Trevor Mason
- Research article on the German Spring Offensive (Operation Michael) during World War 1 in which Mason dates several R.F.C. era Biggles stories by correlating events mentioned in the text with the actual historical timeline. Inter alia, Mason also mentions that Biggles' air combat score is 35 combat victories.
- Plane versus Vulture, by Flying Officer W. E. Johns
- Reprint from The Modern Boy No. 175 13th June 1931 accompanied by an extract from Biggles in the Gobi.
- Gimlet and His Commandoes, by John Lester
- Research article on the Gimlet books
- Under the Wind-Stocking - letters to the Editor
- Jerry Mortimore suggests that one of the illustrations which Norman Wright requested readers to help identify (see Biggles Flies Again Vol. 3 No. 11 Where was this Cover Used?) could be that of Algy being attacked by Zeroes in Biggles Delivers the Goods but there are two piots in the picture while Algy was on his own.
- Dermot Lyons writes in response to Mortimore and identifies the aircraft as a Saro Cloud. A Cloud does feature in Biggles in Borneo but there is no mention of it being attacked by Zeroes.
- Mats Averkvist writes to report that the illustrations Norman Wright inquired about were used on two Norwegian translations of Biggles books published in 1989: Biggles og Inkaskatten (The Cruise of the Condor) and Biggles og den Sorte Fare (The Black Peril).
- Alison Thompson writes to suggest that, besides the Steeley series, Biggles - Charter Pilot was also a Johns book in first person format. The editor suggests that the Dr Vane series could also be considered.
- Tim Gurner writes to ask about discrepancies in 1940s era Johns books. The editor explains that this was probably caused by wartime paper shortages. Plates might have been ready for print with an earlier date but could only be actually printed when paper bacame available later.
- W. E. Johns Appreciation Society Annual Meeting Derby, October 20th 2012, by Joy Tilley
- Thompson's Test of Trivialities No 31, by Alison Thompson
- About No Rest for Biggles.
- Answers to Special Quiz No 30