- Dated "July-August 1983" on page 2 and "Summer '83" on the cover. ISSN 0307 3335 on page 2.
- Side-stapled, no cover price.
- All copies have no pages numbered 21-22, as mentioned in the Contents, and pages 33-34 are not numbered. Original pagination has been preserved for this record.
- 'News and views' column on pages 5-10 credited to "Many" on the Contents page only. 'Arnold Tharg's Death Star Ship Revengeance: Episode Two' is a panel cartoon from pages 24-27.
- Back cover is a typed ad for the 'British Science Fiction Writers' series.
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Essay | Non Fiction | Editorial (Matrix 48) | Simon Polley |
| 12 | Essay | Non Fiction | Review of the film 'Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi' by David Marquand | Martyn Taylor |
| 13 | Essay | Non Fiction | Review of the film 'Android' by Aaron Lipstadt | Mark Tudor |
| 13 | Essay | Non Fiction | Review of the film 'The Bronx Warriors' by Enzo Castellari | Philip Collins |
| 14 | Essay | Non Fiction | We Brought Back Rocks | David V. Barrett |
| 16 | Essay | Non Fiction | Interzone – The Truth at Last | Simon Ounsley |
| 18 | Essay | Non Fiction | Down Palace Walls (Matrix 48) | Martyn Taylor |
| 23 | Essay | Non Fiction | Competition M46/M48 | Dave Langford |
| 28 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 48) | Joseph Nicholas |
| 31 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 48) | Chris Bailey |
| 31 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 48) | Andy Hobbs |
| 32 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 48) | Roy Gray |
| 32 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 48) | Simon Ings |
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | Matrix - 1983 | Simon Polley | |
| Cover Art | Non Fiction | Matrix, #48 | Pete Lyon | |
| 20 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: "Dear Editor, as a struggling writer of great potential ..." | Nik Morton |
| 20 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: "Dear Editor, as my MS has been returned "Gone away" ..." | Nik Morton |
| 24 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: "Arnold Tharg's Death Star Ship Revengeance: Episode Two" | D. West |