Speculation

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A fanzine edited by Peter Weston which began in October 1963 under the name Zenith. In some early issues it included a "Fanorama" column that Walt Willis had previously done for the British prozine Nebula and then for Robert Lichtman's fanzine Psi-Phi. With its tenth issue, Zenith became Zenith-Speculation and finally Speculation in October 1966. A special issue of Speculation was included in the Thirdmancon Combozine in April 1968.

In his memoir, With Stars in My Eyes, Weston states that originally his fanzine was to have been called Nadir, until he realized what it meant and went in the opposite direction, not knowing about Harry Turner's earlier 'zine. Turner sent Weston a note forgiving Weston for the appropriation of the title. Turner eventually produced artwork for the eighth issue of Weston's Zenith. Weston did eventually produce a fanzine named Nadir, intended as a smaller, less serious companion to Zenith, but passed it to Charlie Winstone after one issue.

Speculation lasted until 1976, though that was a delayed issue from 1973 which had sat in Weston's attic until it was rescued and distributed with an issue of Rob Jackson's fanzine Maya) It received Hugo nominations for Best Fanzine in 1965, 1966, 1970, and 1971 and was the 1973 Nova Award winner for Best Fanzine. It placed third in the Checkpoint Fan Poll for 1971/72.

Issue	Date	Pages	Notes
1	October 1963	44	Titled Zenith
2	December 1963	38
3	February 1964	44
4	May 1964	40
5	June 1964	50
6	September 1964	40
7	December 1964	70	First issues named Zenith-Speculation
8	March 1965	36
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10	October 1965	40
11	January 1966	44
12	April 1966	50
13	July 1966	50
14	October 1966	54	First issue named Speculation
15	January 1967	54
16	Autumn 1967	36	Convention '67: The Proceedings
17	February 1968	46
	March 1968	6	titled Speculator at Large from the Thirdmancon Combozine
18	May 1968	54
19	September 1968	68	5th annish
20	January 1969	34
21	February 1969	32
22	April 1969	36
23	July 1969	50
24	September 1969	54	Heinlein symposium
25	January 1970	54
26	May 1970	60
27	September 1970	60
28	January 1971	62
29	October 1971	54
30	Spring 1972	76
31	Autumn 1972	58
32	Spring 1973	72
33	1973	34	Final issue

• Speculation online at fanac.org

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Publication

1963—1973

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