Retribution

John Berry
Arthur Thomson

1956-1961

Fanzine

Country: UK

Retribution is the official organ of the Goon Defective Agency, or GDA. The G. D. A. (Goon Defective Agency) is probably the most famous fannishly mythological organization created in science fiction fan circles. It permeated fandom far beyond Proxyboo, Ltd., or the Steam Calliope company. John Berry was inspired to create the GDA by a nearly illegible letter he received from Ken Potter. Goon Bleary was the hero(?) of numerous fan mysteries. His misadventures were followed all over the world and everyone honed their skills to join the GDA. And quite a few of them did, from Chick Derry and Bob Pavlat to Archie Mercer and many, many more. Although Berry's stories and Arthur Thomson's (AToM) art are the core of the GDA, co-conspirators provided reports of Bleary and his fellow agents around the world. Retribution contains numerous documents showing the extent of its operations.

New issues will be listed in bold.

Issue PDF WholeNum Vol Num Month Day Year Pages Notes
Retribution 1 PDF 1

January
1956 27 scan by Rob Hansen
Retribution 2
2

April
1956 44
Retribution 3
3

July
1956 34
Retribution 4 PDF 4

October
1956 34 scan by Mark Olson
Retribution 5 PDF 5

December
1956 14
Retribution 6
6

March
1957 50
Retribution 7
7



1957 32
Retribution 8
8



1957 34
Retribution 9
9

December
1957 22
Retribution Index



September
1958 12
Retribution 10
10

April
1958 52
Retribution 11
11

October
1958 24
Retribution 12
12

February
1959 32
Retribution 13
13

May
1959 30
Retribution 14
14

November
1959 28
Retribution 15
15

March
1960 24
Retribution 16
16

January
1961 33
Retribution 17
17

July
1961 30 Last issue

Page scans by Joe Siclari


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