Star Trek Monthly issue 48

Issue 48 of Star Trek Monthly was the issue. A German-language edition was, otherwise unedited, released the subsequent month as issue 3 of Star Trek: Das offizielle monatliche Magazin.
 
==Contents==
;Front cover
:A minor redesign of the barcode box, with the price, issue number, cover date box being integrated into the barcode section.
;First Contact
:Darryl Curtis on .
;The Best of All Worlds:
:* helps sponsor .
:*Unijet teams up with Paramount to create Star Trek-based holidays.
:*A number of promotions running in UK media.
:*In Brief…: Michael Dorn on Terry Farrell's departure, US Post Office to issue a Star Trek stamp, Tim Russ CD release.
:*; Ronald D. Moore drops more hints on the direction of the final series, with praise for Nicole de Boer; James Swallow talks to Bradley Thompson.
:*, (under its working title of "Down Deep"), , (under its working title of "The Refugee"); Robert Picardo on the season so far; episode focus – .
;Interview – Patrick Stewart – "The Picard Manoeuvre"
:by Ian Spelling.
;Interview – Marina Sirtis – "Backpacking on Ba'ku"
:by Ian Spelling.
;A Fistful of Data
:Seven of Nine's knowledge of , Alexander Rozhenko and Klingon aging.
;War & Peace
:Todd Lindsay takes a detailed look at the new film.
:Through the Ages – a look at the history of the Fountain of Youth concept, and other Trek attempts to fend off the aging process.
;Interview – F. Murray Abraham – "The Heights of Abraham"
:by Ian Spelling.
;Interview – Donna Murphy – "Murphy's Law"
:by Ian Spelling.
;Book extract
:Pocket TOS, My Brother's Keeper: .
;From the Replicator
:UK Update: Playmates releases, Ralph Marlin ties, Wesco Enterprise-E FM radio.
:Austalasia Update: Spotlight Stores bedroom sets.
:US Update: SkyBox, The Hamilton Collection, William Shatner's official website, Playmates.
:Read Out: Where Sea Meets Sky, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual, Once Burned; interview with Michael Jan Friedman (erroneously put as Jan Michael Friedman).
:Captain Picard Wants You! – James Swallow looks at Star Trek role-playing games.
;Communicator
;Next Issue
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