The Real Thing

The Real Thing © Juke Box Productions AstroFacts Status: Active as of 1997 Earliest Appearance: 1997 Base of Operations: Atlanta, Georgia Personal Data InfoDump First Mentioned: Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.2 #9 Event Timeline The Real Thing An Atlanta, Georgia based hero. Powers The Real Thing is described as 'looming over the city [of Atlanta] and swatting Enelsian ships out of the sky. That would infer he, she or it as being some sort of large monstrous creature. Speculations, Theories Since both are Atlanta, Georgia based, the name is no doubt a tongue-in-check reference to one of many of the Coca Cola Company's slogans starting with 1969's "It's the Real Thing." It's very possible that he is a corporate superhero too. Kurt Busiek notes that we'll likely never see him on panel due to him likely being emblazoned with all kinds of trademarks of the Coca-Cola company.1