SHLIMAZEL-3	ATLAS
Created by Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis and Scott Kolins

The Original Universe

PLANETARY INFORMATION

Name: Shlimazel-3
Space Sector: Unidentified
Sun(s): One observed; yellow-white; unnamed
Moon(s): Two observed; unnamed
Dominant Lifeform: Unidentified humanoid race
First Appearance: Larfleeze #9 (May 2014)
Creators: Keith Giffen; J.M. DeMatteis; Scott Kolins

OVERVIEW

Shlimazel-3 was a planet unexpectedly visited by the House of Tuath-Dan.

HISTORY

Following the "murder" of her brother/cousin, Sena the Wanderer was suddenly rendered unconscious, causing her to plummet toward the surface of Shlimazel-3 alongside her butler, Pulsar Stargrave. Although the pair survived the crash, they were quickly joined by the Xum of All Things, not murdered but seeking a physical anchor by transferring his life essence into a local tree, animating the flora with his cosmic presence.

unexpected arrival

This display of power immediately drew the attention of the planet’s dominant sentient species, a primitive humanoid race defined by a bi-cranium physiology. Driven by superstition and fear, the natives perceived the animated tree as a demonic entity and launched a frantic assault with axes.

natives approach

In the ensuing chaos, the situation escalated as Dyrge of all Despair arrived on the scene to abduct Stargrave as part of a larger conspiracy against Larfleeze. As Xum’s essence abandoned its wooden host to transfer elsewhere, Sena regained her senses and took flight in pursuit of Dyrge, just as Larfleeze himself entered upper orbit. The long-term effects of these celestial "gods" and "demons" crashing into the lives of the superstitious Shlimazel-3 population have yet to be fully realized.

fighting the demon

COMMENTS

A shlimazel (or schlimazel) is a Yiddish term for a person with consistent, unremitting bad luck or misfortune.