MORLAIDH	ATLAS
Created by Gil Kane and Jan Strnad

CITY INFORMATION

Official Name: Morlaidh
Location: Somewhere in Brazil
Mayor: Caellich
First Appearance: Sword of the Atom #1 (September 1983): "Sword of the Atom, Book One: Stormy Passage"
Creators: Gil Kane and Jan Strnad

HISTORY

Established decades ago as a penal colony for political undesirables of the planet Katartha, the city of Morlaidh faltered as support from the homeworld ceased. Over time, the society fell into barbarism. The inhabitants broke into tribes and many left for the jungles.

The star drive of the spacecraft that had brought them to Earth had long ago been coverted into a power plant, but never used. As part of his scheme to seize control of Morlaidh, Deraegis, advisor to Caellich, activated the star drive and unleashed its radiation. The Atom was unable to prevent the disasterous consequences. His body accustomed to white dwarf eneries, the Atom grew in size while chasing the population out of the city. The star drive exploded, wiping the city of Morlaidh from existence. -Sword of the Atom #4

The refugees eventually settled in New Morlaidh. -Sword of the Atom Special #1