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Cover of Matrix, #42

Matrix, #42

June 1982

Editor Graham James , Linda Strickler
Cover art Pete Lyon
Publisher BSFA
Pages 40
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  • Dated June-July 1982. ISSN 0307 3335 on page 2.
  • The first 'Space Habitat' issue.
  • The editorial 'The Editor's Definite Article' contains sections titled 'Conventions for Profit or Fun?', 'There's No Business Like Show Business', 'Competition M39', 'Fanzine Reviews', 'Happy Trails' and 'Three Little Birds'.
  • Essays from pages 9-12 appear under the heading "Channelcon – A Collective View".
  • 'Dear Editor, I can't comprehend you!' is a four-panel cartoon spread over four pages 25-28.
  • Side-stapled, no cover price.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
3 Essay Non Fiction The Editor's Definite Article Graham James & Linda Strickler
6 Essay Non Fiction A Day in the Life (Matrix 42) Josephine Saxton
9 Essay Non Fiction Channelcon Rock Colin Greenland
9 Essay Non Fiction The Insider John Harvey
11 Essay Non Fiction Down from Inverness Jimmy Robertson
11 Essay Non Fiction Entering Into the Twilight Zone Simon Bostock
13 Essay Non Fiction BSFA Awards: 1982 Joseph Nicholas
13 Essay Non Fiction BSFA London Meeting: Report Eve Harvey
14 Essay Non Fiction Convention News (Matrix 42) Graham James & Linda Strickler
14 Essay Non Fiction Film and TV News (Matrix 42) Simon Bostock
16 Essay Non Fiction Book News (Matrix 42) Graham James & Linda Strickler
16 Essay Non Fiction Forthcoming Books (Matrix 42) Joseph Nicholas & Graham James & Linda Strickler
16 Essay Non Fiction Other News (Matrix 42) Graham James & Linda Strickler
18 Essay Non Fiction Competition M40/M41 Dave Langford
19 Essay Non Fiction Life on Mars (Matrix 42) Steve Green
21 Essay Non Fiction BSFA 1982 Clubs Directory – Supplement Steve Green
23 Essay Non Fiction Unicon 3 Chris Hughes
25 Essay Non Fiction Deep Cuts (Matrix 42) Simon Ounsley
33 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Matrix 42) Dave Langford
34 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Matrix 42) Martyn Taylor
34 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Matrix 42) Michael Ashley
34 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Matrix 42) Simon Bostock
35 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Matrix 42) Steve Ince
35 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Matrix 42) Ken Brown
36 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Matrix 42) David V. Barrett
36 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Matrix 42) Marjorie Brunner
37 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Matrix 42) Jim Darroch
37 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Matrix 42) Jeff Suter
39 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Matrix 42) William Bains
39 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Matrix 42) Nik Morton
40 Essay Non Fiction And now a word from our sponsor ... Alan Dorey
40 Essay Non Fiction Magazine News (Matrix 42) Graham James & Linda Strickler

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Matrix - 1982 Graham James & Linda Strickler
Cover Art Non Fiction Matrix, #42 Pete Lyon
2 Interior Art Non Fiction Contents [2] Pete Walker
5 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "What Scifi" Pete Lyon
6 Interior Art Non Fiction A Day in the Life Pete Lyon
6 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "Glub glub" Pete Lyon
7 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: no caption (Matrix 42) Pete Lyon
8 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "I knead the dough" Pete Lyon
13 Interior Art Non Fiction BSFA-Fax News John Kerr
19 Interior Art Non Fiction Life on Mars Shep Kirkbride
24 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "Look here you lot!" Phill Probert
25 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "Dear Editor, I can't comprehend you!" Nik Morton
32 Interior Art Non Fiction Members' Noticeboard John Kerr
33 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "The editors stopped bitching, for one thing" D. West
33 Interior Art Non Fiction Letters Shep Kirkbride
34 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "Bless their little pointed heads ..." D. West
35 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "That reminds me" D. West
36 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "Ban nuclear families" Pete Lyon
36 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "Listen kid, you got to think positive" D. West
37 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "This? Oh, it's the new BSFA combination bookmark, alarm clock and radio tea set ..." D. West
38 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "The so-called winner of this tedious little award ..." D. West
39 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "Are you not aware that following your persistent indulgence in alcohol millions of brain cells have died?" D. West