November, 1981; Issue #17. 37pp. Side-stapled wraps covering photocopied contents. VERY GOOD. Modest wear; some loss on the corner of front cover.

Coolest Retard was an early Chicago punk and new wave fanzine that ran for 23 issues from 1979-1983. This issue includes an interview with Was (Not Was), articles on the Oil Tasters and Bush and a slew of live reviews on Duran Duran, Echo and the Bunnymen, Dead Kennedys and more.