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Teaneck New Jersey Junior High School 1940 Yearbook. Features a picture of twenty students reading 1940 era comic books on the front steps of the school. The comics pictured are 1939 to 1940 issues including Superman #3, Whiz Comics #4, Blue Beetle #2, Adventure Comics #48, Science Comics #3, Tip Top Comics, Super Comics, Ella Cinders, and the first issue of Marvel Comics. The text to the right of the picture reads: "AH... the 'great American institution.' Comic books! A class in themselves. What will happen to Superman? Trade for Eddie's next month's copy. Will Dick Tracy accuse the wrong man? Will Batman and Wonderboy wipe out crime? Read next month's issue, you can get your copy at your local newsstand." Perhaps even more amazing is the presence of a young Paul Volcker as a 13 year old seventh grader. Volcker has served as undersecretary of the Department of the Treasury, and president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. His eight-year tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve began in 1979, one of the most challenging economic periods in modern U.S. history. Volcker is pictured in a large group shot (not in the comic book photo). He graduated from Teaneck High School in 1945. 80 page hardcover, black and white, 7.75-in. x 10.75-in., binding in rich red with embossed numbers and design.