ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 1, 1995                   TAG: 9502020016
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B-7   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: SANDRA BROWN KELLY
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short


SUPERHEROES SAVE THE DAY THE HEALTHY WAY

One letter writer complained to the editor of Snak Posse that it wasn't fun to read about "vegetables playing basketball," and said that what the new comic book needed was more violence.

But Robert Orchanian isn't discouraged about his effort to produce a slick publication that beats up on Joe-Camel-like-characters and promotes a healthy lifestyle in a Star-Trek-like setting.


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