{"id":4669,"date":"2014-09-16T14:04:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/oj\/news\/florida-citrus-unveils-americas-newest-hero\/"},"modified":"2023-01-24T18:06:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T18:06:55","slug":"florida-citrus-unveils-americas-newest-hero","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/oj\/news\/florida-citrus-unveils-americas-newest-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Citrus unveils America\u2019s newest hero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
TAMPA, Fla. \u2013 Armed with super powers and a knack for making smart choices, the world\u2019s newest comic book hero is traveling from Florida to schools across the country to help teach children about nutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Florida Department of Citrus, together with Marvel Custom Solutions, unveiled the redesigned Captain Citrus Tuesday at Heroes\u2019 Haven Comics in Tampa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Transformed from life-sized orange into a young man mysteriously powered by the sun, the newly imagined Captain Citrus is a sculpted hero clad in a muscle-skimming citrus-hued suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Appearing alongside Marvel\u2019s popular Avengers Assemble characters in a series of custom comic books, Captain Citrus battles villains while helping to convey the values of the Florida citrus industry and the importance of making smart choices about nutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FDOC\u2019s partnership with Marvel includes a print comic book distributed free to one million children in schools across the country this fall. An educational teacher\u2019s guide, providing a lesson plan aligned with best practices teaching guidelines, will accompany them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n