Superman: War of the Worlds is a DC Comics Elseworlds comic story, published in 1998. Written by Roy Thomas with Michael Lark as the artist. The story is a rough adaptation of the H. G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds, but is primarily based on the Superman mythology. H. G. Wells's story is transported from early 20th-century Britain, to 1938 Metropolis. Where the Martian invasion is met with a Superman who is not blessed with the full range of powers he typically has.