Grognak the Barbarian

Grognak the Barbarian is the name of a series of comic books written in the mid-21st century. There were at least fourteen issues of the comic book. The first issue is titled "In the Lair of the Virgin Eaters". Each issue cost $.25 to buy. Many of these book were badly damaged or destroyed by the Great War. An intact copy, with no missing pages, is considered very rare.

In 2268, Amata Almodovar discovered an intact Issue 14 in her father's things. In recalling this story to her best friend, the Lone Wanderer, Amata expressed wonderment that her father had ever been their age and that he had read comic books. She gave this comic book as a gift to her best friend, the Lone Wanderer, on their tenth birthday.

Trivia
The name "Grognak the Barbarian" is almost certainly a homage to Conan the Barbarian. Grognak's appearance matches Conan's, as does his typical adventure apparently ("In the Lair of the Virgin Eaters" appears very similar to a particular scene in the film version of Conan the Barbarian, in which Conan kills a snake to which young virgins were being sacrificed).

The image of Grognak on the front cover of the comic is the same as the art used to represent the Barbarian class in TES: Oblivion, only edited to look like a cartoon.

The cover of the Grognak The Barbarian comic seems to be an homage to the cover of the 1984 comic book, The Saga of Crystar #8, published by Marvel Comics. Besides Fallout 3, The cover of The Saga of Crystar #8 also inspired Glenn Danzig, as he would use the Skull on the cover as his logo for his bands Samhain and Danzig.

Gameplay
This skill book is in Fallout 3. By reading the comic, the player can gain one (1) point to their Melee Skill. However, if the player has chosen Comprehension, they gain two (2) points to this skill.

This is the first skill book the player is introduced to. By reading the book, the player learns how a skill book can improve their skill set. Later, they can benefit from this knowledge, by reading those skill books they have an interest in and increasing their skill stats.