Image 1. Poster for 1954 movie "20,000 Leagues under the Sea", considered to be a steampunk progenitor. Notice the diving outfits and the submarine, which both become steampunk icons. Image via Wikipedia. Image 2. Cover of game "Space: 1889". Note mix of Victorian style and fantastical flying machines, as well as the mythical canals of Mars, a Victorian obsession, visible in the background. Image via Wikipedia. Image 3. Cover image from first issue of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen…
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