- Dated "December 1983" on page 2. ISSN 0307 3335 on page 2.
- Side-stapled, no cover price.
- Editorial is uncredited on page 4, credited to "S. John Polley" in the Index.
- 'News and views' column on pages 7-8 credited to "SJP (and Tom Jones)" on the Index page only.
- Letter on page 14 and 'A Nearly In-Depth Analysis' on page 15 appear under the heading 'Matrix Questionnaire: Comments and Confusions'.
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Essay | Non Fiction | Editorial: My Life in a Forest of Nettles (or How I Grew Up) | S. John Polley |
| 7 | Essay | Non Fiction | News and Views (Matrix 50) | Simon Polley & Tom Jones |
| 10 | Essay | Non Fiction | Review of the BBC Radio 4 play 'Somewhere Else' | Philip Nichols |
| 11 | Essay | Non Fiction | Review of the film 'Malevil' by Christian de Chalonge | Simon Ings |
| 12 | Essay | Non Fiction | Review of the film 'Blue Thunder' by John Bodham | Philip Collins |
| 13 | Essay | Non Fiction | Review of the fan publication 'Fanzines in Theory and Practice' by D. West | Dave Langford |
| 14 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 50) | Tom Jones |
| 15 | Essay | Non Fiction | A Nearly In-Depth Analysis | Simon Polley |
| 18 | Essay | Non Fiction | Competition M48/M50 | Dave Langford |
| 19 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 50) | David R. Smith |
| 19 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 50) | Steve Ealey |
| 20 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 50) | Sue Thomason |
| 20 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 50) | Allan Lloyd |
| 21 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 50) | Joseph Nicholas |
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | Matrix - 1983 | Simon Polley | |
| Cover Art | Non Fiction | Matrix, #50 | Shep Kirkbride | |
| 3 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: "Dear Editor, you've got it wrong again! ..." | Nik Morton |
| 8 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: no caption (Matrix 50) | ATom |