Astoundingly Awesome Tales Magazine

There are a total of 120 magazines + 1 book to collect in Fallout 4. Each magazine grants the player additional perks when read, or unlock certain benefits. Some of those perks can have multiple ranks, with the rank increasing each time the player reads the new magazine.

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Astoundingly Awesome Tales

Every issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales you collect adds a version of the Astoundingly Awesome perk, which grants a unique bonus, like more damage inflicted at night or improved radiation resistance.

In total there are fourteen editions of Astoundingly Awesome Tales: "Science Gone Mad!! My Brain and I.... A twisted love tale", "The Starlet Sniper", "Attack of the Metal Men", "Invasion of the Zetans", "Attack of the Fishmen", "Deap Sea Terror! Sinister Seafood Strikes!!", "The Man Who Could Stop Time", "When Apes Go Bananas!!! A Gorilla Ate My Patrol Car", "Giant Insects Invade!", "Have Dog, Will Travel!", "Curse of the Burned!", "The Mad Russian's Revenge", "Drive-In Love Interrupted... Rise of the Mutants!" and "Rise of the Radiated".

Issue, cover & location of the magazine	Details
Issue: "Attack of the Metal Men". Inside the Dunwich Borers mine, section 3. Astoundingly Awesome Tales	You've collected an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales! Take 5% less damage from robots.
Issue: "Deap Sea Terror! Sinister Seafood Strikes!!". On the workshop in Outpost Zimonja. Astoundingly Awesome Tales	You've collected an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales! Do +5% damage at night.
Issue: "Invasion of the Zetans". Inside a small room on the top floor of Hubris Comics. Astoundingly Awesome Tales	You've collected an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales! Do +5% damage with the Alien Blaster.
Issue: "The Mad Russian's Revenge". The catacombs below the Pickman Gallery. Astoundingly Awesome Tales	You've collected an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales! Gain +5 Poison Resistance.
Issue: "The Man Who Could Stop Time". Inside the Vault 114. Astoundingly Awesome Tales	You've collected an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales! Gain +5 Action Points. The entrance to Vault 114 is in the Park Street Station.
Issue: "Attack of the Fishmen". Inside the toilet in the front part of the Skylanes Flight 1981 wreck. Astoundingly Awesome Tales	You've collected an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales! Do +5% damage against Mirelurks.
Issue: "Science Gone Mad!! My Brain and I .... A twisted love tale". Inside the Boston Mayoral Shelter. Astoundingly Awesome Tales	You've collected an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales! Regenerate 1 point of health per minute. To open the entrance to the bunker, you have to use the terminal located inside a nearby control room.
Issue: "Curse of the Burned!". Inside the hut at the Crater of Atom. Astoundingly Awesome Tales	You've collected an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales! Do +5% damage against Ghouls.
Issue: "Giant Insects Invade". Inside the Sentinel Site. Astoundingly Awesome Tales	You've collected an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales! Gain +5 Radiation Resistance.
Issue: "Drive-In Love Interrupted... Rise of the Mutants!". In the Trinity Plaza church. Astoundingly Awesome Tales	You've collected an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales! Do +5% damage against Super Mutants.
Issue: "A Gorilla Ate My Patrol Car". On the desk in The Railroad HQ. Astoundingly Awesome Tales	You've collected an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales! Do +5% damage with the Cryolator.
Issue: "Rise of the Radiated". On the top floor of the East Boston Preparatory School. Astoundingly Awesome Tales	You've collected an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales! RadAway heals +5% radiation damage.
Issue: "The Starlet Sniper". On the toilet in the holding cell at the Coast Guard Pier. Astoundingly Awesome Tales	You've collected an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales! Do +5% damage with scoped weapons. The holding cell is expert-locked but you can also use the USCG Holding Cell Key, that could be found inside the footlocker in the nearby wreck of an air ship.
Issue: "Have Dog, Will Travel!". On the balcony in The Institute. Astoundingly Awesome Tales	You've collected an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales! Your canine companion permanently takes 10% less damage.

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