Written by Christopher Cantwell, the story tells more about the Human Torch’s relationship with the Underwater King Namor. They were allies at the beginning of their careers, but over time they became strong rivals. With this he plans the end of the old companion, ie Dating is the killer of Human Torch.
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The comics explaining why Namor was Human Torch’s killer were written by Joe Caramagna, drawn by Pasqual Ferry, and colored by Matt Hollingsworth.
Torch’s desire for revenge and death arises after a misunderstanding! The water city of Atlantis was attacked and destroyed. However, the information released was that it happened on Torch’s orders, when in fact it never existed.
The time the story takes place is just after the attack by Kree, an alien. With the invasion, he destroyed the polar ice caps and inundated the continents. So Namor is doing what he can to help the human population.
Steve Rogers (Captain America) helps humans on the surface, and Jim Hammond (Torch) shapes his new civilization with artificial humans, including Aaron Stack, aka Machine Man.
Due to a sudden defect, Stack destroys the group of humans and the Captain, pointing to Hammond as the mastermind. So Namor, who was also Steve’s ally, attacks Torch and eventually kills him in front of all his subjects. Therefore, Namor is the killer of human torchand artificial beings announce war against all of Atlantis after seeing their leader killed by the submarine.
The first fight between them took place in issue #8 of 1940 called “Battle of the Comic Century”. On this occasion, Torch stops Namor’s attack on New York. But they became allies to fight against Nazi Germany in the era of World War II.