Can monetary policy work in outer space? US Fed's comic book holds a clue

In the comic book world, though, the Fed is no Wonder Woman

What do the Avengers, Wonder Woman and the Federal Reserve have in common? Comics.

The Fed, which has awesome powers in finance and the stock market, packs a graphic punch, too. On Wednesday, it published a new issue of “The Story of Monetary Policy,” set in outer space.

The comic shows the problems caused when money is spent, hoarded and squandered by sentient beings of varied shapes, colours and sizes on an endless array of worlds.

It is the latest of more than two dozen comic books produced by the Fed since the 1950s, according to Andrea Priest, a spokeswoman for the Federal