Johnny Storm, the second Human Torch, discovered Namor of Atlantis, wandering with amnesia in the Bowery. Burning away the extra hair and substantial beard Namor had grown, Johnny dropped the Atlantean into the harbor and, by returning him to the ocean, restored most of Namor's memory. Assuming humans had destroyed Atlantis, Namor rashly invaded New York City to avenge the destruction of his homeland. He stubbornly spent the next several years warring with the surface world, most often opposed by the Fantastic Four.