Intercompany crossover
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In comic books, an intercompany crossover (also called cross-company or company crossover) is a comic or series of comics where characters that at the time of publication are the property of one company meet those owned by another company (for example, DC Comics' Superman meeting Marvel's Spider-Man, or DC's Batman meeting Marvel's Wolverine). These usually occur in "one-shot" issues or miniseries (comics).
Some crossovers are part of canon. But most are outside of the continuity of a character's regular title or series of stories. They can be a joke, a gag, a dream sequence, or even a "what if" scenario (such as DC's Elseworlds).
Marvel/DC crossovers (which are mostly noncanon) include those where the characters live in alternate universes, as well as those where they share the "same" version of Earth. Some fans have posited a separate "Crossover Earth" for these adventures.[1] In the earliest licensed crossovers, the companies seemed to prefer shared world adventures. This was the approach for early intercompany crossovers, including 1976's Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man and 1981's Superman and Spider-Man.
Besides the two Superman/Spider-Man crossovers, a number of other DC/Marvel adventures take place on a "Crossover Earth", but later intercompany crossovers tend to present the DC and Marvel Universes as alternate realities, bridged when common foes make this desirable, as the interest in overall continuity has become a major part of even crossover comic books.[2]
Characters are often licensed or sold from one company to another, as with DC acquiring such characters of Fawcett Comics, Quality Comics, and Charlton Comics as the original Captain Marvel, Plastic Man and Captain Atom. In this way, heroes originally published by different companies can become part of the same fictional universe, and interactions between such characters are no longer considered intercompany crossovers.
Although a meeting between a licensed character and a wholly owned character (e.g., between Red Sonja and Spider-Man, or Evil Dead's Ash Williams and the Marvel Zombies) is technically an intercompany crossover, comics companies rarely bill them as such. Likewise, this is the case when some characters in an ongoing series are owned or to some extent controlled by their creators, as with Doctor Who antagonists the Daleks, who are not owned by the UK television network the BBC, even though the character of The Doctor is.
Published crossovers
Golden and Silver Ages
- All-Star Comics No. 3 (Winter 1940/1941)
- The Justice Society of America was created in this issue, combining National Comics' Doctor Fate, Hour-Man (as it was then spelled), the Spectre, and the Sandman, and All-American Publications' the Atom, the Flash, Green Lantern, and Hawkman. National and All-American, separate editorial imprints, shared the unofficial "DC" label due to joint publishing and distribution.
Unofficial
- Lois Lane and Captain Marvel
- "The Monkey's Paw", a story from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane No. 42 (July 1963), featured a one-panel appearance, with his costume mis-colored, by the defunct Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel, who was not yet a DC character. The letters page of No. 113 (Oct. 1971) described it as "strictly a private joke" on the part of former Captain Marvel artist Kurt Schaffenberger. The story was reprinted in No. 104 (Oct. 1970) with the costume coloring corrected.[3]
- Homages
- Writers during the 1960s and early 1970s sometimes engaged in a form of intercompany crossover with thinly disguised imitations of a competing company's characters, as opposed to parodies in satirical-humor stories. In this way, Marvel's superhero team the Avengers met a version of DC's Justice League of America (Squadron Sinister/Squadron Supreme) in The Avengers No. 70, 85–86, and 147-48. In Action Comics #351-353 (1967) DC's Superman met a villain called Zha-Vam, whose powers and name were derivative of Captain Marvel (then owned by Fawcett Comics) and of the magic word Shazam that gave Captain Marvel his powers. Superman similarly met versions of Marvel's Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and Sub-Mariner (The Kookie Quartet, Cobweb Kid, and Sub-Moron) in The Inferior Five No. 10 (Oct. 1968).
- In the 1970s, the annual Rutland Halloween Parade in Rutland, Vermont was used as the setting of a number of superhero comic books published by both Marvel and DC Comics. Costumed parade attendees in these books were often depicted wearing the uniforms of characters from the other company. In the fall of 1972, writers Len Wein, Gerry Conway and Steve Englehart crafted a metafictional unofficial intercompany crossover spanning titles from both major comics companies. Each comic featured Englehart, Conway, and Wein, as well as Wein's first wife Glynis, interacting with Marvel or DC characters at the Rutland Halloween Parade. Beginning in Amazing Adventures No. 16 (by Englehart with art by Bob Brown and Frank McLaughlin), the story continued in Justice League of America No. 103 (by Wein, Dillin and Dick Giordano), and concluded in Thor No. 207 (by Conway and penciler John Buscema). As Englehart explained in 2010, "It certainly seemed like a radical concept and we knew that we had to be subtle...and each story had to stand on its own, but we really worked it out. It's really worthwhile to read those stories back to back to back – it didn't matter to us that one was at DC and two were at Marvel – I think it was us being creative, thinking what would be really cool to do."[4][5][6][7][8] Other issues featuring the parade include Batman No. 237, DC Super Stars No. 18, Freedom Fighters No. 6, The Avengers No. 83 and No. 119, and Marvel Feature No. 2.
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1975–1982
- The co-publication of the comic adaptation of MGM's The Wizard of Oz by Marvel and DC made possible future intercompany cross-overs between the two comic book giants.[9]
- Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man (1976)[10]
- The first official intercompany crossover of recent decades. The villains are Doctor Octopus and Lex Luthor.
- Marvel Treasury Edition #28: Superman and Spider-Man (1981)[11]
- Superman and Spider-Man battle the Parasite and Dr. Doom, with the Hulk and Wonder Woman guest-starring
- DC Special Series No. 27 (Fall 1981)[12]
- Marvel and DC Present featuring The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans No. 1 (1982)[13]
- The two hottest-selling teams from each company battle Darkseid, Deathstroke the Terminator, and Dark Phoenix.
- DC Comics Presents No. 47 (July 1982)
- Superman and The Masters of the Universe
Unofficial
- Mantis and the Justice League
- In DC Comics' Justice League of America No. 142 (May 1977), writer Steve Englehart re-introduced Mantis, a character he had created in Marvel Comics' Avengers, picking up the plot threads from her last appearance there and renaming her Willow.[14][15]
- X-Men and the Legion of Super-Heroes
- In X-Men No. 107 (Oct. 1977), writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum introduced the Imperial Guard, characters modeled after Cockrum's previous assignment, DC's Legion of Super-Heroes. Members included heroes with the powers of, and similar costumes to, the Legionnaires Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Superboy, Timber Wolf, Wildfire, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Star Boy, Ultra Boy, Phantom Girl and Shadow Lass.
1983–1989
- Justice Machine Annual #1 (Justice Machine, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents)
- The P.I.'s three issue miniseries (Ms. Tree, E-Man's Michael Mauser)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8 (with Cerebus)[16]
- Miami Mice #4 (with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Cerebus)
- Cerebus No. 104 (with Flaming Carrot)
- Flaming Carrot No. 25 (with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Usagi Yojimbo No. 10 (with Leonardo of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Mr. Monster No. 9 (with Wolff and Byrd, Counsellors of the Macabre)
- Word Warriors one-shot (with Jon Sable, Ms. Tree, Street Wolf)
- Gwanzulums (A race of aliens appearing various Marvel UK comics, including Doctor Who Magazine, The Real Ghostbusters, and Thundercats, and in the Combat Colin strip published as part of Transformers.)
1990
- Ape Nation #1–4 Planet of the Apes and Alien Nation
- Last of the Viking Heroes Summer Special #2 (features the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Meet Archie
1991
- Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgment on Gotham
- Batman vs. Predator I #1–3
- Hellraiser/Nightbreed – Jihad 1–2
- The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic – Features Doctor Who, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Batman, Superman, The Incredible Hulk, Dan Dare, Judge Dredd, Robocop, Blackadder, and others (Fleetway)
1992
- Predator vs. Magnus, Robot Fighter #1–2
- Spawn No. 10 – with Cerebus[17]
- San Diego Comic Con Comics #1 – with Flaming Carrot, The Mask, Ren & Stimpy, Concrete, Robocop, Martha Washington, Marshal Law, Black Cross, The American, Grendel, Marv, Nexus and others (Dark Horse Comics)
1993
- Batman/Grendel #1–2
- Batman/Judge Dredd: Vendetta in Gotham
- Deathmate (Valiant Comics/Image Comics crossover)
- Deathmate: Preview, Deathmate: Prologue, Deathmate: Red, Deathmate: Blue, Deathmate: Black, Deathmate: Yellow, Deathmate: Epilogue
- Godzilla vs. Barkley one-shot
- Magnus, Robot Fighter/Nexus #1–2
- Ninja High School/Speed Racer #1–2
- Pinhead vs. Marshal Law: Law in Hell #1–2
- Savage Dragon vs. Savage Megaton Man[18]
- Savage Dragon No. 2 (with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)[19]
- Savage Dragon/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles one-shot (1993)[20][21]
- Speed Racer/Ninja High School #1–2
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Flaming Carrot: The Land of Green Fire #1–4 [22][23][24][25]
- Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 2) #1–3 (with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
1994
- Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire
- Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights
- Batman vs. Predator II: Bloodmatch #1–4
- Batman-Spawn: War Devil[26]
- Spawn/Batman[27]
- The Punisher Meets Archie (Aug. 1994; Marvel Comics)
- Archie Meets the Punisher (Aug. 1994; Archie Comics)
- Worlds Collide (DC/Milestone crossover)
1995
- Avengelyne/Glory
- Glory/Avengelyne
- Avengers/Ultraforce
- Ultraforce/Avengers Prelude No. 1
- Batman/Judge Dredd: The Ultimate Riddle
- Cyberforce #26–28 (features Ash)
- Darkseid vs. Galactus: The Hunger
- The All-New Exiles vs. X-Men No. 0
- Ghost/The Shadow
- Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances
- Hellina/Catfight
- Judge Dredd/Lobo: Psycho-Bikers vs. The Mutants From Hell one-shot (1995)
- Nightman vs. Wolverine No. 0
- Prime vs. The Incredible Hulk No. 0
- Rune/Silver Surfer and Silver Surfer/Rune
- Shadowhawk/Vampirella: Creatures of the Night
- Spider-Man and Batman: Disordered Minds
- Superman vs. Aliens #1–3
- Savage Dragon No. 22 (features Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)[28]
- Shi/Cyblade: The Battle for Independents
- Cyblade/Shi: The Battle for Independents
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Savage Dragon one-shot (1995)[29][30]
- Vampirella/Shadowhawk: Creatures of the Night
- Hunting The Heroes: Dark Horse Heroes / Predator crossover
- comics' Greatest World X #18
- Ghost #5
- Motorhead #1
- Agents of Law #6
- Ultraverse Spine: Marvel/Malibu crossover
- Godwheel No. 3 (features Thor)
- Lord Pumpkin #1–4 (features Loki)
- Hardcase No. 23 (features Loki)
- Ultraforce #8–10 (features Black Knight and Sersi)
- Curse of Rune #1–4 (features Warlock and the Infinity Gems)
- Mantra No. 22 (features Loki)
- Eliminator No. 3 (features Sersi)
- Nightman No. 22 (features Loki)
1996
- Spawn/WildC.A.T.S.
- Superman And Spider-Man (reprint from 1981)
- The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans (reprint from 1982)
- Double Impact/Hellina
- Hellina/Double Impact
- Black September: Marvel/Malibu crossover
- Black September #Infinity
- Prime #Infinity, 1–15
- Nightman #Infinity, 1–4
- Siren #Infinity, 1–3
- Mantra #Infinity, 1–7
- The All-New Exiles #Infinity, 1–11
- Rune #Infinity, 1–7
- Ultraforce #Infinity, 1–15
- Conan No. 4 (features Rune)
- Conan vs. Rune
- Conan the Savage No. 4 (features Rune)
- Siren Special No. 1 (features the Juggernaut)
- Ultraforce/Spider-Man #1A, 1B (featured separate stories)
- Prime/Captain America
- Rune vs. Venom
- Nightman/Gambit #1–3
- The Phoenix Resurrection: Red Shift #0
- The Phoenix Resurrection: Genesis #0
- The Phoenix Resurrection: Revelations #0
- The Phoenix Resurrection: Aftermath #0
- Foxfire #1–2 (features Black Knight)
- Foxfire #3–4 (features The Punisher)
- Ultraverse Unlimited #1–2 (features Black Knight, Sersi, Warlock)
- Marvel/Malibu: Dream Team #1 (pin-ups)
- Marvel/Malibu: Dream Team #2: Battezones (pin-ups)
- DC vs. Marvel / Marvel vs. DC #1–4[31]
- The Amalgam Age of Comics
- Legends of the Dark Claw (Wolverine + Batman)
- Super-Soldier (Superman + Captain America)
- Amazon (Storm + Wonder Woman)
- JLX (JLA + X-Men)
- Assassins (Catwoman + Elektra and Deathstroke + Daredevil)
- Doctor StrangeFate (Doctor Strange + Doctor Fate + Professor Xavier)
- Spider-Boy (Spider-Man + Superboy)
- Bruce Wayne Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Batman + Nick Fury)
- Speed Demon (Flash + Ghost Rider + The Demon)
- Bullets and Bracelets (Punisher + Wonder Woman)
- Magneto and the Magnetic Men (Magneto + Metal Men)
- X-Patrol (X-Force + Doom Patrol)
- Grifter/Shi: Final Rites #1–2
- Avengelyne/Prophet #1–2
- Painkiller Jane vs. The Darkness
- Warrior Nun Areala vs. Razor
- Razor/Warrior Nun Areala
- Creed/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Nira X/Cynder: Endangered Species
- Double Impact/Lethal Strike: Double Stryke
- Lethal Strike/Double Impact: Lethal Impact
- Badrock/Wolverine
- Atomik Angels No. 1 (guest stars Freefall from Gen¹³)
- X-O Manowar/Iron Man in Heavy Metal
- Iron Man/X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal
- Batman/Grendel II #1–2
- Savage Dragon #34–35 (features Hellboy)[32][33]
- Nira X/Hellina: Heaven & Hell
- Hellina/Nira X: Angels of Death
- Backlash/Spider-Man #1–2
- Gen¹³/The Maxx
- Grifter and the Mask #1–2
- Youngblood/X-Force
- Deathblow and Wolverine #1–2
- Tomoe/Witchblade: Fire Sermon
- Prophet/Cable #1–2
- Gen¹³ #13A, 13B, 13C (featuring: Archie, Bone, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Savage Dragon, Spawn, Madman, The Maxx, Hellboy, Monkeyman and O'Brien, Shi, Strangers in Paradise, Wolverine)
- DC/Marvel: All Access #1–4
- Avengelyne/Warrior Nun Areala
- Silver Surfer/Superman
- Team X/Team 7
- Angela/Glory: Rage of Angels
- Youngblood (vol. 2) #6 (features Angela)
- Team Youngblood #21 (features Angela)
- Glory #10 (features Angela)
- Maximage #4 (features Angela)
- Glory/Angela: Hell’s Angels
- Warrior Nun Areala/Avengelyne
- Batman and Captain America
- Devil’s Reign: Marvel/Top Cow crossover
- Devil's Reign #½: Silver Surfer/Witchblade
- Weapon Zero/Silver Surfer
- Cyblade/Ghost Rider
- Ghost Rider/Ballistic
- Ballistic/Wolverine
- Wolverine/Witchblade
- Witchblade/Elektra
- Elektra/Cyblade
- Silver Surfer/Weapon Zero
- Cyberforce (1993) No. 30
- Weapon Zero (1996) No. 10
- X-Force/Youngblood
- Youngblood (vol. 2) No. 10 (features a cameo by Mojo)
- Mars Attacks/Savage Dragon #1–4
- Daredevil/Shi: Blind Faith
- Shi/Daredevil: Honor Thy Mother
- Spider-Man/Gen¹³
- Mars Attacks Image #1–4
- Spider-Man Team-Up #5 (features Savage Dragon and Destroyer Duck)
- Savage Dragon/Destroyer Duck (features Spider-Man and Howard the Duck)[34]
- Lobo/The Mask #1–2
- Catwoman/Vampirella: The Furies
- Tarzan vs. Predator: At the Earth's Core
- Star Trek/X-Men
1997
- DC/Marvel: All Access #1–4
- The Incredible Hulk/Pitt
- Gen¹³/Generation X
- Daredevil/Batman: Eye for an Eye
- Shi/Vampirella
- Vampirella/Shi
- Catwoman/Vampirella – The Furies
- Spider-Man/Badrock #1–2
- WildC.A.T.s/X-Men
- WildC.A.T.s/X-Men: The Golden Age No. 1
- WildC.A.T.s/X-Men: The Silver Age No. 1
- WildC.A.T.s/X-Men: The Modern Age No. 1
- X-Men/WildC.A.T.s: The Dark Age No. 1
- JLA/WildC.A.T.s
- Amalgam: Wave 2
- The Dark Claw Adventures (Batman + Wolverine)
- Super-Soldier: Man of War (Superman + Captain America)
- JLX Unleashed (JLA + X-Men)
- Generation Hex (Jonah Hex + Generation X)
- Bat-Thing (Man-Bat + Man-Thing)
- Lobo the Duck (Lobo + Howard the Duck)
- Spider-Boy Team-Up (Spider-Man + Superboy)
- The Exciting X-Patrol (X-Force + Doom Patrol)
- The Magnetic Men featuring Magneto (Magneto + Metal Men)
- Iron Lantern (Iron Man + Green Lantern)
- Thorion of the New Asgods (Thor + Orion and the New Gods)
- Challengers of the Fantastic (Fantastic Four + Challengers of the Unknown)
- Azrael/Ash
- Batman/Aliens #1–2
- Vampirella Crossover Gallery No. 1 (pin-ups featuring Savage Dragon, Madman, Painkiller Jane, Hellshock, and more)
- Avengelyne/Warrior Nun Areala II: The Nazarene Affair
- Savage Dragon/Marshal Law #1-2 [35][36]
- The Superman/Madman Hullabaloo! #1–3
- Cyberfrog vs. Creed
- Hellina/Cynder
- Cynder/Hellina
- Wetworks/Vampirella
- Vampirella/Wetworks
- Batman & Spider-Man: New Age Dawning
- World War 3: Marvel/Wildstorm crossover
- Fantastic Four (vol. 2) No. 13
- Avengers (vol. 2) No. 13
- Iron Man (vol. 2) No. 13
- Captain America (vol. 2) No. 13
- Warrior Nun Areala/Glory
- Gladiator/Supreme
- Unlimited Access #1–4
- Batman vs. Predator III: Blood Ties #1–4
- Predator vs. Judge Dredd #1–3
- Generation X/Gen¹³
1998
- Batman/Hellboy/Starman #1–2
- Batman/Judge Dredd: Die Laughing #1–2
- Gen¹³/Monkeyman & O’Brien #1–2
- The Mask/Marshal Law #1-2
- Painkiller Jane/Hellboy
- Painkiller Jane/Darkchylde
- Sonic Super Special #7 (features Savage Dragon, Spawn, the Maxx, Shadowhawk)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation/X-Men
- Tomb Raider/Witchblade (created before the Tomb Raider comic started)
- The Crow/Razor: Kill the Pain #0–4
- Vampirella vs. Painkiller Jane
- Vampirella #7–9 (features Shi)
- Weasel Guy/Witchblade
- WildC.A.T.s/Aliens, also included Stormwatch
1999
- Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Cat-woman #1–4
- The Darkness/Batman
- The Incredible Hulk vs. Superman
- Superman/Fantastic Four
- Subtitled "The Infinite Destruction," this crossover ran in July 1999. DC's Superman and Marvel's Fantastic Four fought Cyborg Superman and the longtime FF foe Galactus. It was written by Dan Jurgens, with art by Jurgens and Art Thibert. The cover features painted art by Alex Ross, based on a layout by Jurgens.
- Superman/Savage Dragon: Metropolis
- Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future #1–4
- Witchblade/Tomb Raider
- Witchblade/Tomb Raider #½
- Witchblade/Darkchylde
- Vampirella/Lady Death: Dark Hearts
- Lady Death vs. Vampirella
- Warrior Nun Areala/Razor II: Revenge
- Razor/Warrior Nun Areala: Dark Prophecy #1–4
- Razor/Warrior Nun Areala/Poizon
- Wild Times: Gen¹³ #1 (features the Teen Titans)
- Wild Times: DV8 No. 1 (features Sgt. Rock and the Easy Company)
- Wild Times: Deathblow #1 (features Jonah Hex)
- Wild Times: Wetworks #1 (features Superman)
- Lady Pendragon/More Than Mortal
- More Than Mortal/Lady Pendragon
2000
- Batman/Daredevil: King of New York
- Vampirella #23–26 (features Lady Death)
- Purgatori vs. Vampirella
- Aria/Angela: Heavenly Creatures #1–2
- Dark Minds/Witchblade
- Lady Death vs. Vampirella II
- Superman/Gen¹³ #1–3
- Joker/Mask #1–4
- Superman vs. Predator #1–3
- Wolverine/Shi: Dark Night of Judgment
- Ghost/Batgirl: The Resurrection Machine #1–4
- Green Lantern Versus Aliens #1–4
- Punisher/Painkiller Jane
- JLA/Witchblade
- Aliens vs. Predator vs. The Terminator #1–4
- Aliens/Witchblade/Darkness/Predator: Overkill #1–2
- Aliens/Witchblade/Darkness/Predator: Mindhunter #1–3
2001
- JLA vs. Predator
- Gen¹³/Fantastic Four
- Savage Dragon #82–85 (features Madman and the Atomics)[37][38][39][40]
- Oni Press Color Special 2001 (features Powers and Madman)
- Lady Death vs. Medieval Witchblade
- Witchblade/Lady Death
- Avengelyne/Shi: Tenshi
- Avengelyne/Shi #½
- Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle #1–3
2002
- Spyboy/Young Justice #1–3
- Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire #1–3
- Superman/Savage Dragon: Chicago
- Superman/Aliens II: Godwar #1–4
- Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta
- Batman/Aliens II #1–3
- Hellspawn No. 8 (features Mike Moran, the alter ego of Miracleman)
- 2000 AD Prog no.1280 – Judge Dredd and Marshal Law
2003
- JLA/Avengers #1–4[41]
- Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth
- Battle of the Planets/Witchblade
- Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus #1–4
- Thundercats/Battle of the Planets
- Battle of the Planets/ThunderCats
- Frankenstein Mobster and Vampirella (featured as an online comic strip)
- G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1–6
- The Magdalena/Vampirella
- Vampirella/Witchblade
- Superman/ThunderCats[42]
- The Authority/Lobo Holiday Special
- Transformers/G.I. Joe #1–6
2004
- Witchblade/The Magdalena/Vampirella
- Action Comics No. 811 (features Mr. Majestic)
- Adventures of Superman No. 624 (features Mr. Majestic)
- Superman No. 201 (features Mr. Majestic)
- Witchblade/Wolverine
- The Darkness/Hulk
- Witchblade/Dark Minds: The Return of Paradox
- Majestic (mini-series) #1–4 (puts Majestic in the DC Universe)
- G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1–4
- The Magdalena/Vampirella II
- Transformers/G.I. Joe II #1–6 (cancelled after first issue when Dreamwave went bankrupt)
- Batman/Danger Girl
- Dead@17/Misplaced (comics): Misplaced@17
- Sword of Dracula/Vampirella (Vampirella #8)
- Vampirella/Witchblade II: Union of the Damned
2005
- The Darkness/Superman #1–2
- Majestic #1 (features Superman and the Eradicator)
- Fallen Angel #19–20 (features Sachs and Violens)
- The Simpsons/Futurama Crossover Crisis II #1–2
- HACK/slash: The Final Revenge of Evil Ernie
- The Darkness/Vampirella
- Monster War: Top Cow/Dynamite Entertainment crossover
- The Magdalena vs. Dracula
- Tomb Raider vs. the Wolf Men
- Witchblade vs. Frankenstein
- The Darkness vs. Mr. Hyde
- The Authority/Lobo Spring Break Massacre
- JLA/Cyberforce
- Marvel Team-Up No. 14 (features Spider-Man and Invincible)
- Captain Atom: Armageddon #1–9 (puts Captain Atom in the Wildstorm Universe)
- Army of Darkness vs. Re-Animator #1–4
- Vampirella/Witchblade III: The Feast
- Witchblade: Blood Oath #1 (features Phenix and Sibilla)
2006
- Red Sonja/Claw the Unconquered: Devil's Hands #1–4
- G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War #1–6
- Darkman vs. Army of Darkness
- Darkness/Wolverine
2007
- Cyberforce/X-Men
- Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator[43][44]
- Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness
- New Avengers/Transformers
- Spider-Man/Red Sonja[45]
- Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash[46][47]
- Witchblade/Punisher
- Batman/The Spirit
- HACK/slash vs Chucky
- Witchblade – Shades of Gray
- Unholy Union: Darkness/Witchblade Dr. Strange/Ghost Rider/Hulk[48]
- Painkiller Jane vs. The Terminator
2008
- Army of Darkness/Xena – Why Not?
- The Darkness vs. Eva
- Devi/Witchblade
- DC/Wildstorm: Dreamwar
- Magdalena/Daredevil
- Xena/Army of Darkness – What...Again?!
- Witchblade/Shades of Gray
2009
- Fusion (Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer/Avengers/Thunderbolts)
- Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash 2: Nightmare Warriors
- Dethklok vs. The Goon
- The Living Corpse Annual No. 1 (The Living Corpse vs. Hack/Slash)
- Batman/Doc Savage Special No. 1
- Hack/Slash with Nessie from Boneyard and Callie Liddle from Xenoscope's Escape from Wonderland
2010
- Avengelyne vs. Koni Waves
- Beasts of Burden/Hellboy
- Curse of the Cortes Stone A War of the Independents tie-in book (Shadowflame, The Wraith, and Johnny Saturn).
- First Wave
- JLA/The 99
- The Darkness/Darkchylde – Kingdom of Pain
- The Phantom/Captain Action (Moonstone Books)
- Tiny Titans/Little Archie
- The X-Files/30 Days of Night
2011
- Infestation = CVO: Covert Vampiric Operations + Transformers, G.I. Joe, The Real Ghostbusters, Star Trek vs Zombies IDW Publishing.
- Danger Girl and the Army of Darkness
- Terminator/RoboCop:Kill Human
- The Lone Ranger – The Death of Zorro
- Captain Action Winter Special = Captain Action and The Green Hornet crossover. (Moonstone Books).
- Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes[49]
2012
- Honey West, Captain Action, Our Man Flint (Moonstone Books)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 (IDW Publishing)
- Infestation 2 = CVO: Covert Vampiric Operations + Transformers: Reign of Steel, G.I. Joe, Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles, 30 Days of Night & Dungeons and Dragons vs Great Old Ones IDW Publishing.
- The Tick#100 with Invincible New England Press.
- War of the Independents (features The Tick, Captain Canuck, Cerebus, El Gato Negro, Captain Action, Badger, The Flaming Carrot, Madman, Bone, Gumby, The Maxx, Mr. Monster, Zippy the Pinhead, Megaton Man, Bomb Queen, E-Man, The Pro, Shadowflame, Milk & Cheese, El Valiente, Liberty Girl, Bat Lady, Hero By Night, Battle Suit Kaiju, Johnny Raygun, Captain Africa, Johnny Saturn, Crusader, Fist of Justice, Ant, Mercy Sparx, Toy Boy, Too Much Coffee Man, Flavor Flav, Shadowhawk, Zot, Shi, Queen Rockadora, Buzz Boy, Sonambulo, and many, many more).
- Thought Bubble Anthology No. 2. Strontium Dog and Elephantmen crossover. (Image Comics)
- Masks features The Shadow, Zorro, The Green Hornet & Kato, The Spider, The Black Terror, The Black Bat, Miss Fury, and The Green Lama. (Dynamite Entertainment).
- Danger Girl/G.I. Joe
- Witchblade/Red Sonja
2013
- The Rocketeer and The Spirit
- Army of Darkness vs Hack/Slash
- Robotech/Voltron
- DC Universe vs. Masters of the Universe
- Tarzan/John Carter: Lords of Mars
- Noir
- Mars Attacks Judge Dredd
- Thought Bubble Anthology 2013: Judge Dredd/Elephantmen crossover.
2014
- Batman '66/Green Hornet
- Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure – crossover between steam punk versions of The Phantom, Vampirella, Captain Victory, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Green Hornet and Kato, Flash Gordon, Silver Star, and Red Sonja
- Grendel vs. The Shadow
- Django/Zorro
- Attack on Avengers – Marvel's Avengers and Attack on Titan
- Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive
- The X-Files: Conspiracy (features Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Crow and Ghostbusters)
2015
- Archie vs. Predator
- Archie vs. Sharknado
- Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Batman '66 No. 27 (cameo appearances by El Santo, Mil Mascaras, Tinieblas, and other famous real life Mexican wrestlers.)
- Conan/Red Sonja
- Nailbiter/Hack/Slash
- Star Trek/Green Lantern
- Vampirella/Aliens
- Vampirella/Army of Darkness
2016
- Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy
- Batman '66 meets The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- Batman '66/Steed and Mrs. Peel[50]
- Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens
- He-Man/Thundercats
- Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes
- Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures
- Star Trek/Green Lantern vol. 2: Stranger Worlds
- Wonder Woman '77/The Bionic Woman
- Army of Darkness/Xena, Warrior Princess: Forever...And a Day
- Street Fighter X G.I. Joe
- Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York
2017
- Batman/The Shadow
- The Shadow/Batman
- Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
- DC/Hanna Barbera (Green Lantern/Space Ghost, Booster Gold/Flintstones, Suicide Squad/Banana Splits, Adam Strange/Johnny Quest)
- DC/Looney Tunes (Martian Manhunter/Marvin the Martian, Lobo/Road Runner, Legion of Super-Heroes/Bugs Bunny, Wonder Woman/Tasmanian Devil, Jonah Hex/Yosemite Sam, Batman/Elmer Fudd)
- Wonder Woman/Conan the Barbarian
- Vampirella/KISS
- Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica
- Justice League/Power Rangers
- Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern
- Kong on the Planet of the Apes
- Hack/Slash vs Vampirella
2018
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero vs. the Six Million Dollar Man
- KISS/Army of Darkness
- Archie Meets Batman '66
- DC/Hanna Barbera ll (Aquaman/Jabberjaw, Black Lighting/Hong Kong Phooey, The Flash/Speed Buggy, Super Sons/Dynomutt)
- DC/Looney Tunes ll (Catwoman/Tweety and Sylvester, Harley Quinn/Gossamer, The Joker/Daffy Duck, Lex Luthor/Porky Pig)
- Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe
- Tarzan/Red Sonja
- Batman/The Maxx
- Star Trek vs. The Transformers
- Vampirella/Dejah Thoris
- DC/Hanna Barbera lll (Green Lantern/Huckleberry Hound, Deathstroke/Yogi Bear, Superman/Top Cat, Nightwing/Magilla Gorilla)
- RICANstruction: La Borinqueña and the Justice League of America
Miscellaneous crossovers
- ALF Annual No. 1 (features the High Evolutionary)
- Conan the Barbarian #14–15 (features Elric)[51][52]
- What If...? No. 13 (features Conan the Barbarian)
- What If...? No. 39 (features Conan the Barbarian and Thor)
- What If...? No. 43 (features Conan the Barbarian and Captain America)
- What If...? vol. 2 No. 16 (features Conan the Barbarian, Red Sonja, and The X-Men)
- Marvel Team-Up No. 79 (features Spider-Man and Red Sonja)
- Marvel Team-Up No. 112 (features Spider-Man and King Kull)
- Marvel Two-in-One No. 21 (features The Thing and Doc Savage)
- Giant-Size Spider-Man No. 3 (features Spider-Man and Doc Savage)
- Wonder Woman No. 202 (features Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)
- Teen Titans Spotlight No. 11 (features Tintin and Snowy)
- Batman No. 253 (features The Shadow)
- Batman No. 259 (features The Shadow)
- Jack Kirby's TeenAgents No. 3 (features The Liberty Project)
- Satan's Six No. 4 (features Jason)
- Jason vs. Leatherface #1–3
- Kiss Nation No. 1 (features the X-Men)
- Ghost/Hellboy
- Superman & Bugs Bunny
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine/Star Trek: The Next Generation #1–4 (crossover between DC Comics and Malibu Comics)
- Blondie and Dagwood's 75th Anniversary (featuring Garfield, Rose Is Rose, Mother Goose & Grimm, Beetle Bailey, Family Circus, Hägar the Horrible, Curtis, Zits, Dilbert, BC, Dennis the Menace, The Wizard of Id, Hi and Lois, For Better or For Worse, Sally Forth, and more)
- Friday the 13th: Jason vs. Jason X
- Big Bang Comics No. 2 (features the Silver-Age Shadowhawk)
- Big Bang Comics No. 10 (features the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Big Bang Comics No. 12, 14, 18, and 33 (features the Savage Dragon)
- Big Bang Comics No. 15 (features Bog Swamp Demon)
- Big Bang Comics No. 35 (features 1963)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles No. 9 (features Knight Watchman)
- Ren & Stimpy No. 6 (features Spider-Man vs. Powdered Toast Man)
- Real Stuff No. 1 (Harvey Pekar makes a guest appearance and meets Dennis P. Eichhorn.) (Fantagraphics)
Collected editions
- Crossover Classics: The Marvel/DC Collection Vol. 1
- (collects Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man, Superman and Spider-Man, Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk, The Uncanny X-Men/The New Teen Titans)
- DC/Marvel: Crossover Classics II
- (collects Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire, Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights, Silver Surfer/Superman, Batman and Captain America)
- Crossover Classics: The Marvel/DC Collection Vol. 3
- (collects Incredible Hulk vs. Superman, Daredevil/Batman, Spider-Man/Batman, Spider-Man/Gen¹³, Generation X/Gen¹³, and Team X/Team 7)
- DC/Marvel: Crossover Classics IV
- (collects Green Lantern/Silver Surfer, Darkseid vs. Galactus: The Hunger, Batman/Spider-Man, and Superman/Fantastic Four)
- Mutants vs. Ultras: First Encounters
- (collects Prime vs. the Incredible Hulk, Nightman vs. Wolverine, All New Exiles vs. X-Men)
- The Amalgam Age of Comics: The DC Comics Collection
- (collects Amazon, Assassins, Doctor Strangefate, JLX, Legends of the Dark Claw, Super-Soldier)
- The Amalgam Age of Comics: The Marvel Comics Collection
- (collects Spider-Boy, Bruce Wayne: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Speed Demon, Bullets and Bracelets, Magneto and the Magnetic Men, X-Patrol)
- Return to the Amalgam Age of Comics: The DC Comics Collection
- (collects Bat-Thing, Lobo the Duck, Generation Hex, Super-Soldier: Man of War, Dark Claw Adventures, JLX Unleashed)
- Return to the Amalgam Age of Comics: The Marvel Comics Collection
- (collects Spider-Boy Team-Up, The Exciting X-Patrol, Magnetic Men featuring Magneto, Iron Lantern, Thorion of the New Asgods, Challengers of the Fantastic)
- WildC.A.T.s/Cyberforce: Killer Instinct
- (collects WildC.A.T.s #5–7 and Cyberforce vol. 2 #1–3)
- Stormwatch: Final Orbit
- (collects Stomwatch vol. 2 #10–11 and WildC.A.T.s/Aliens)
- Tomb Raider/Witchblade: Trouble Seekers
- (collects Tomb Raider/Witchblade, Witchblade/Tomb Raider, and Witchblade/Tomb Raider #½)
- Planetary: Crossing Worlds
- (collects Planetary/The Authority, Planetary/JLA, and Planetary/Batman)
- The Batman/Judge Dredd Files
- (collects Judgment on Gotham, The Ultimate Riddle, and Die Laughing #1–2)
- Majestic: Strange New Visitor
- (collects Action Comics #811, Adventures of Superman #624, Superman #201, and Majestic #1–4)
- Tomb Raider/Witchblade/The Magdalena/Vampirella
- (collects a Tomb Raider story and Witchblade/The Magdalena/Vampirella)
- Top Cow/Marvel: The Crossover Collection
- (collects the 8-part Devil's Reign crossover plus Witchblade/Wolverine and The Darkness/Hulk)
- DC/Top Cow: Crossovers
- (collects The Darkness/Batman, The Darkness/Superman #1–2, JLA/Cyberforce and JLA/Witchblade)
- DC Comics/Dark Horse Comic: Aliens
- (collects Batman/Aliens, Batman/Aliens II, Superman and Batman vs. Aliens and Predator, and WildC.A.T.s/Aliens)
- Dark Horse Comics/DC Comics: Superman
- (collects Superman/Aliens, Superman/Aliens II: God War, The Superman/Madman Hullabaloo and Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle)
- DC Comics/Dark Horse: Justice League Vol. 1
- (collects Superman vs. Predator, Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future, Batman/Hellboy/Starman and Ghost/Batgirl)
- Dark Horse Comics/DC Comics: Justice League Vol. 2
- (collects JLA vs. Predator, Green Lantern vs. Aliens, Batman/Tarzan and SpyBoy/Young Justice)
- DC Comics/Dark Horse Comics: Batman vs. Predator
- (collects Batman vs. Predator, Batman vs. Predator II, and Batman vs. Predator III)
- Dark Horse Comics/DC Comics: Mask
- (collects Joker/Mask, Lobo and the Mask, and Grifter & the Mask)
- The Batman/Judge Dredd Collection
- (collects Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgement on Gotham, Batman/Judge Dredd: The Ultimate Riddle, Batman/Judge Dredd: Vendetta in Gotham, Batman/Judge Dredd: Die Laughing, and Lobo/Judge Dredd: Psycho Bikers vs. the Mutants from Hell)
- Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus and Other Stories
- (collects Predator vs. Judge Dredd and Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Incubus)
- Other collected mini-series
- Batman/Aliens
- Batman/Aliens II
- Batman/Deathblow
- Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Cat-Woman
- Batman/Grendel
- Batman vs. Predator
- Batman vs. Predator II: Bloodmatch
- Batman vs. Predator III: Blood Ties
- Deathblow and Wolverine
- DC vs. Marvel (also includes Dr. Strangefate #1)
- Gen¹³ ABC (collects #13A, 13B, and 13C)
- Ghost/Batgirl
- G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
- G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II
- Green Lantern vs. Aliens
- JLA/Avengers
- Joker/The Mask
- Judge Dredd/Aliens: Incubus
- Medieval Spawn/Witchblade
- Predator vs. Judge Dredd
- Predator vs. Magnus, Robot Fighter
- Spyboy/Young Justice
- Superman/Gen¹³
- Superman vs. Aliens
- Superman/Aliens II: Godwar
- Superman vs. Predator
- Superman vs. the Terminator
- Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle
- The Superman/Madman Hullabaloo!
- Transformers/G.I. Joe
- WildC.A.T.s/X-Men
- Witchblade/Aliens/Darkness/Predator: Mindhunter
In video games
The concept of intercompany crossovers has also been explored in video games, usually in the form of having one video game company licensing its characters to another.
Early intercompany crossovers in games occurred by taking advantage of licensing for publishing rights. GORF in 1981, produced by Midway, has the missions Astro Battles and Galaxians, which make use of characters and names from Space Invaders (Taito Corporation) and Galaxian (Namco), which, at the time of the development of GORF, were licensed to Midway Mfg. In 1992, Tradewest released Battletoads & Double Dragon. At that time, Tradewest owned the rights for publishing of Double Dragon by Technos Japan and Battletoads by Rare. Rare developed the game, while Technos Japan was barely involved in the production.
In 1989, DIC Entertainment produced Captain N: The Game Master, a cartoon show that featured characters and settings from Nintendo franchises and other franchises appearing on Nintendo video game systems, possibly taking advantage of Nintendo's licensing system to publish games. Characters such as Simon Belmont, Dracula, and Alucard from Konami, Mega Man, Dr. Wily, and Dr. Light from Capcom, Malkil of Wizards and Warriors from Rare, and settings from Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy (by Square Enix, independent from each other at that time), Burger Time (Data East), and Faxanadu (Hudson Soft/Falcom) appeared in the series. The 1990 animated series The Power Team (part of the Video Power TV show) had characters from arcade games ported by Acclaim to the NES as well as games to which Acclaim had publishing rights. These games included NARC, Arch Rivals (Midway), Kwirk (Atlus), Wizards & Warriors (RARE), and BigFoot (based on the famous monster truck from the game by Beam Software).
The first major intercomany crossover properly licensed is the Marvel vs. Capcom series, which originally began in 1994 with X-Men: Children of the Atom. Capcom followed this act by teaming up with rival fighting game developer SNK in 1999.
After the successful Capcom/SNK crossovers, many others have appeared since then.
Midway Games' Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe pitted characters from Midway's Mortal Kombat video game franchise against DC Comics characters Superman, Batman Wonder Woman, The Joker, and others. This game was produced prior to the acquisition of Midway by Warner Bros. Since then, Freddy from A Nightmare on Elm Street (a WB movie) appeared in Mortal Kombat (2011) and Scorpion appeared in Injustice: God Among Us (2013). Kratos, from Sony's God of War franchise, appeared as an exclusive in the Playstation 3 version of Mortal Kombat (2011).
The games Super Smash Bros. and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale were made possible by the "second party" model, in which independent developers work closely with the console maker to ensure exclusivity and quality. In both games, other third parties also appear as guest characters.
In Japan, Namco Bandai and its Banpresto imprint have published the Compati Hero Series (centered around Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra Series, Toei and Ishimori Productions' Kamen Rider, and Sunrise's Gundam) and the Super Robot Wars series, both of which feature characters from numerous tokusatsu and anime properties.
- GORF (1981, Midway Mfg, Arcade)
- Features characters from Taito and Namco.
- Captain N: The Game Master (1989, Nintendo/DIC Enterprises, TV Cartoon)
- Features characters and settings of games from Konami, Capcom, Data East, Rare, Squaresoft, Enix, Hudson Soft and Falcom.
- The Power Team (1990, Acclaim/Bohbot Entertainment/Saban, TV Cartoon)
- Features characters of games from Midway, Rare, Atlus and Bigfoot 4×4, Inc.
- Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team (1992, Tradewest/RARE, NES, SNES, GB, Game Gear, Sega Genesis)
- Double Dragon characters were created by Technos Japan.
- Battle Soccer (1992, Banpresto, Super Famicom)
- RoboCop Versus The Terminator (1993–94, Virgin Games, SNES, Genesis, GB, Game Gear, Sega Master System)
- X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994, Capcom, Arcade)
- Akuma/Gouki from the Street Fighter series is a hidden character.
- Battle Soccer 2 (1994, Banpresto, Super Famicom)
- Marvel Super Heroes (1995, Capcom, Arcade)
- Anita from the Darkstalkers/Vampire series is a hidden character.
- X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1996, Capcom, Arcade)
- Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal (1996, Acclaim, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Game Boy, Game Gear)
- Marvel's Iron Man teams-up with the Acclaim Comics incarnation of X-O Manowar.
- Diddy Kong Racing (1997, Rare, Nintendo 64)
- Characters from Banjo-Kazooie and Conker series, fully owned by Rare and in-development at the time of DKR release, appear along with Donkey Kong characters, owned by Nintendo.
- Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1997, Capcom, Arcade)
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (1998, Capcom, Arcade)
- Super Smash Bros./Nintendo All Star! Dairantō Smash Brothers (1999, Hal Laboratory, Nintendo 64)
- Features characters from Nintendo, Hal and Game Freak.
- Super Hero Operations (1999, Banpresto, Playstation)
- Super Hero Operations: Diedal's Ambition (2000, Banpresto, Playstation)
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (1999, Capcom, Arcade)
- SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash (1999, SNK, Neo Geo Pocket)
- SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium/Chōjō Kessen Saikyō Fighters SNK vs. Capcom (1999, SNK, Neo Geo Pocket Color)
- Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (2000, Capcom, Arcade)
- Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 PRO (2001, Capcom, Arcade)
- Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001/Mark of the Millennium (2001, Capcom, Arcade)
- SNK vs. Capcom 2 Expand Edition (2001, SNK, Neo Geo Pocket Color)
- Super Tokusatsu Taisen 2001 (2001, Banpresto, Playstation)
- Super Smash Bros. Melee/Dairantō Smash Brothers DX (2001, Hal Laboratory, Nintendo Game Cube)
- Features characters from games by Nintendo, Hal Laboratory, Game Freak and Intelligent Systems.
- Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO (2002, Capcom, Nintendo Game Cube)
- SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (2003, Playmore, Neo Geo/Arcade)
- SoulCalibur II (2003, Namco, Nintendo Game Cube, Xbox)
- The Game Cube version features Link from The Legend of Zelda by Nintendo and the Xbox version includes Spawn by Todd McFarlane Entertainment as playable characters.
- DreamMix TV World Fighters (2003, Bitstep, Hudson Soft, Nintendo Game Cube, PlayStation 2)
- Characters from different franchises by Konami, Takara and Hudson Soft are playable.
- Namco X Capcom (2005, Monolith Soft/Namco, PlayStation 2)
- Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (2005, Electronic Arts)
- Features Marvel characters, as well as original characters created and owned by EA.
- SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS (2006, SNK Playmore, Nintendo DS)
- Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007, Nintendo/Rare, Nintendo DS)
- Features characters from Nintendo's Donkey Kong series along with Rare-owned supporting characters including Tiptup and Timber.
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, Nintendo/Sega, Wii, Nintendo DS)
- Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes (2008, Capcom, Arcade, Wii (Japan Only))
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl/Dairantō Smash Brothers X (2008, Nintendo, Wii)
- Features characters from games by Nintendo, Hal Laboratory, Game Freak, Intelligent Systems, Konami and Sega.
- SoulCalibur IV (2008, Namco Bandai, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
- Features Lucasfilm's Star Wars characters.
- Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (2008, Midway, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
- Midway acquisition by Warner Bros. (owners of DC Comics) was a year later.
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, Nintendo/Sega, Wii, Nintendo DS)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up (2009, Game Arts/Ubisoft, Wii)
- Ubisoft's Raving Rabbids characters are playable characters.
- SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny (2009, Namco Bandai, PlayStation Portable)
- Features Kratos from Sony's God of War series.
- Cross Edge/X Edge (2008, Idea Factory, PlayStation 3)
- Features characters from games by Capcom, Nippon Ichi Software, Namco Bandai and Gust.
- Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (2010, Capcom, Wii)
- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010, Sega, Xbox 360)
- Xbox 360 version features Rare's Banjo & Kazooie.
- Poker Night at the Inventory (2010) (Telltale, PC/Mac)
- Features characters from Sam & Max, Penny Arcade, Homestar Runner, and Valve's Team Fortress 2.
- Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011, Capcom, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
- Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011, Capcom, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011, Nintendo/Sega, Wii, Nintendo 3DS)
- Soulcalibur V (2012, Bandai Namco, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
- Features Ezlo from Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed series.
- Pokémon Conquest/Pokémon + Nobunaga no Yabō (2012, Tecmo Koei, Nintendo DS)
- Street Fighter X Tekken (2012, Capcom, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360)
- Besides featuring Tekken characters by Namco, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions include characters by Sony and Sucker Punch.
- Dead or Alive 5 (2012, Team Ninja, Sega AM2, Tecmo Koei, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
- Characters from AM2's Virtua Fighter series are playable characters.
- Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2012, Level 5/Capcom, Nintendo 3DS)
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (2012, SuperBot Entertainment/SCE Santa Monica Studio/Bluepoint Games, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita)
- Besides characters from Sony Computer Entertainment, it features characters by 2K Games, Sucker Punch Productions, Titan Studios, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Electronic Arts, Naughty Dog Inc, Ninja Theory Ltd, Konami and Insomniac Games.
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012, Sega)
- Features characters from Disney's Wreck-It Ralph and Valve's Team Fortress.
- Poker Night 2 (2013, Telltale, PC/Mac/PS3/Xbox 360/iOS)
- Features characters from Sam & Max, The Venture Bros., Evil Dead, Portal, and others.
- Xuan Dou Zhi Wang (2013, Tencent Games, PC)
- Terry Bogard and Benimaru Nikaido from King of Fighters, have been licensed by SNK Playmore.
- Project X Zone (2013, Banpresto/Monolith Soft, Nintendo 3DS.)
- Features characters from games by Namco Bandai, Capcom and Sega.
- Dead or Alive 5 + (2013, Team Ninja, Sega AM2, Tecmo Koei, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360)
- Characters from AM2's Virtua Fighter series are playable characters.
- Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate (2013, Team Ninja, Sega AM2, Tecmo Koei, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
- Characters from AM2's Virtua Fighter series are playable characters.
- Mai Shiranui from SNK Playmore's King of Fighters as a downloadable character.
- SoulCalibur II HD Online (2013, Namco, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade)
- Features Spawn by Todd McFarlane Entertainment as a playable character.
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/for Nintendo 3DS (2014, Sora Ltd/Namco Bandai, Wii U/Nintendo 3DS)
- Characters from games by Nintendo, Hal Laboratory, Game Freak, Monoliftsoft, Intelligent Systems, Sega, Bandai Namco, Square Enix and Capcom have been announced.
- Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2014, Nintendo/Sega, Wii U)
- Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (TBA, Namco)
- The console version features Akuma from Capcom's Street Fighter.
- Geese Howard from SNK Playmore's King of Fighters as downloadable character.
- Noctis from Square Enix' Final Fantasy XV.
- Kingdom Hearts series (Disney, Square Enix)
- Mortal Kombat (2011 video game) (2011, Warner Bros.)
- Kratos from Sony Computer Entertainment's God of War series is a playable character on the PlayStation 3 version of the game.
- The version of Freddy Krueger from New Line Cinema's A Nightmare on Elm Street remake is a downloadable character.
- Mortal Kombat X (2015, Warner Bros.)
- The classic version of the Predator from 20th Century Fox's film series of the same name is a downloadable character.
- The version of Jason Voorhees from Paramount Pictures/New Line Cinema's Friday the 13th reboot is a downloadable character.
- The version of Leatherface from New Line Cinema's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a downloadable character.
- An Alien from 20th Century Fox's film series of same name spawned from Baraka (Mortal Kombat) is a downloadable character.
- Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015/2016, Nintendo)
- A sequel to Sticker Star and Dream Team
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (2017, Capcom)
- Injustice 2 (2017, Warner Bros.)
- Dark Horse's Hellboy as a downloadable character.
- Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michaelangelo from Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a downloadable characters with shared slot and different fight styles, like Triborg.
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (2018)
In films and television
The Simpsons has infrequently featured guest appearances from characters owned by other companies, examples include Jay Sherman from Sony Pictures Television's The Critic, Ren & Stimpy, and in the Flintsones a couch gag.
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film, Toho & Universal)
- Crossover between Toho's Godzilla and RKO Pictures' King Kong.
- Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies (1972 TV movie)
- Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979 TV series)
- Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979–1980 TV series)
- Casper's First Christmas (1979 TV special)
- Crossover between Harvey Comics' Casper the Friendly Ghost and Hanna-Barbera characters including Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound
- Strong Kids, Safe Kids (1984 direct-to-video)
- Features cameos by Hanna-Barbara, Studio Peyo, and Namco-owned characters.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) (1987–1996 TV series)
- Features guest appearances by Usagi Yojimbo
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988 film, Disney/Touchstone)
- Features appearances by cartoon characters owned by Warner Bros., Paramount, Universal, MGM and 20th Century Fox.
- Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990 TV special)
- Crossover with characters owned by Disney, Warner Bros., Columbia Pictures, Bagdasarian Productions, and others.
- The Rosey & Buddy Show (1992 TV special, Nelvana)
- Features appearances by Tom & Jerry, Droopy Dog, Beetlejuice, the Care Bears, Wile E. Coyote's stunt double, and images of Betty & Veronica.
- Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider (1993 TV special, Tsuburaya & Toei)
- Power Rangers in Space (1998 TV series, Saban & Toei)
- Two episodes guest-star the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
- We Are Family (2002 PSA music video, PBS)
- Features characters from PBS, Nickelodeon, and Disney Channel children's TV shows.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) (2003–2009 TV series)
- Features guest appearances by characters from Usagi Yojimbo, Planet Racers, and Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa.
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003 film, Warner Bros)
- Features appearances by movie monsters like the Metaluna Mutant from Universal's This Island Earth, Ro-Man from Robot Monster, and others.
- The Official BBC Children in Need Medley (2009 music video, the BBC)
- Features children's TV characters owned by HiT Entertainment, Cosgrove Hall Films, Hanna-Barbera, and others.
- Wreck-It Ralph (2012 film, Disney)
- Features appearances by video game characters owned by Nintendo, Sega, Capcom, Namco Bandai, Konami, Atari, Activision, EA, and others
- The Lego Movie (2014 film, Warner Bros. & the Lego Group)
- Features appearances by Michelangelo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Milhouse van Houten from The Simpsons; Han Solo, C-3PO, and Lando Calrissian from Star Wars, and others
- Mathlete's Feat (2015 The Simpsons episode, FOX)
- Couch gag features appearance by Adult Swim's Rick and Morty.
- The Lego Batman Movie (2017 film, Warner Bros. & the Lego Group)
- Features appearances by King Kong, the Daleks, and dinosaurs from Jurassic Park.
See also
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