During the last decades of the Galactic Republic, it was abandoned, its inhabitants moving to the Core Worlds. The Galactic Empire established a base on the abandoned planet. A Rebel team tried to overthrow the Imperial garrison there but was defeated by Darth Vader.
The name "Vatleria" is an anagram of Latveria, the homeland of the Fantastic Four supervillain Doctor Doom. This Tales story itself is a parody of the Fantastic Four.
- The Essential Atlas