BÜRGESS TOWN	ATLAS
Created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson

CITY INFORMATION

Official Name: Bürgess Town
Location: Vermont
Mayor: Hans Klochmann
Prominent Inhabitants: Hans Klochmann; robot duplicates
First Appearance: Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #6 (September-October 1973): "A Clockwork Horror"
Creators: Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson

HISTORY

A deserted mining town in Vermont, Bürgess Town became the home of Hans Klochmann, an emigrate from Switzerland. He repaired the ruined area to resemble a Swiss village and populated it with "clockwork people" to bring the town to life. These people were based on those Klochmann had read about in newspaper obituaries, to give them something of a second chance at life.

The appearance of an town with new residents never registered with the government or never having paid taxes caught the attention of outsiders, particularly Matthew Cable, and unwittingly, the organization known as the Conclave. Led by Nathan Ellery, the Conclave sought to take the genius of Klochmann by any means necessary and was responsible for the death of Klochmann and the destruction of his clockwork people.