Captain Nemo and the Underwater City attempts this but only manages to flood the machine’s control room killing Lomax in the process. During this episode, the Bath brothers sneak into the Forbidden Area where they discover a second submarine, the Nautilus II, and see it as a means of escape. Enlisting Fraser to aid them, Fraser learns how to operate the submarine. During training they ram and kill a vast Manta Ray-like creature accidentally created during the building of the city. Fraser tells Nemo he should leave as he is attempting to cut off the supply of weapons to the American Civil War. Nemo refuses but
Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius Island", where Lionel Barrymore played 'André Dakkar'. The prison island where Nemo and his fellow captives are held by Robur is called Rura Penthe; this is a reference to the slave factory island from the film "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". It was due to having written "Captain Nemo" that Pocket Books approached Anderson to write the novelization of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" film. Anderson would later go on to write a similarly themed novel covering H. G. Wells and his works, entitled "The Martian War". Verne is mentioned several times in the book. Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History