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At times, especially in the world of comic books, Star Trek has crossed over with properties normally external to the Star Trek universe. This page is a list of these crossovers.
Aliens universe[]
| Title | Series | Crossover series | Publisher | Media | Published | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek: The Next Generation/Aliens: Acceptable Losses |
TNG | Aliens | IDW Publishing | comic book | Cancelled |
Combots universe[]
| Title | Series | Crossover series | Publisher | Media | Published | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Continuing the Line" | TOS | Combots | FASA Corporation | RPG | March 1985 | 
|
DC Comics universe[]
| Title | Series | Crossover series | Publisher | Media | Published | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek—Legion of Super-Heroes | TOS | Legion of Super-Heroes | IDW Publishing, DC Comics | comic book | 2011 | 
|
| Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War |
TOS (Kelvin timeline) |
Green Lantern | IDW Publishing, DC Comics | comic book | 2015 | 
|
| Star Trek/Green Lantern: Stranger Worlds |
TOS (Kelvin timeline) |
Green Lantern | IDW Publishing, DC Comics | comic book | 2016 - 2017 | 
|
Doctor Who universe[]
| Title | Series | Crossover series | Publisher | Media | Published | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation² |
TNG | Doctor Who | IDW Publishing | comic book | 2012 | 
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| "A Trek to Skaro" and The Badgey Directive | LD | Doctor Who | East Side Games | video game | 2024 | 
|
Erin Esurance commercials[]
| Title | Series | Crossover series | Publisher | Media | Published | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Vega: Meltdown on the Ice Planet | TOS (Kelvin timeline) | Erin Esurance commercials | Esurance | video game | 2009 | 
|
Galaxy Quest[]
| Title | Series | Crossover series | Publisher | Media | Published | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Command Update 69 | Star Trek | Galaxy Quest | Scopely | video game | 2024 |
IDW Publishing universe[]
| Title | Series | Crossover series | Publisher | Media | Published | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infestation | TOS | Covert Vampiric Operations, Zombies versus Robots |
IDW Publishing | comic book | 2011 | 
|
Marvel Comics universe[]
| Title | Series | Crossover series | Publisher | Media | Published | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek/X-Men: Star TreX |
TOS | X-Men | Marvel Comics | comic book | 1996 | 
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| Star Trek: The Next Generation/X-Men: Second Contact | TNG | X-Men | Marvel Comics | comic book | 1998 | 
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| Star Trek: The Next Generation/X-Men: Planet X | TNG | X-Men | Pocket Books, Marvel Comics | Novel | 1998 | 
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Planet of the Apes[]
| Title | Series | Crossover series | Publisher | Media | Published | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive |
TOS | Planet of the Apes | IDW Publishing, BOOM! Studios | comic book | 2014 | 
|
Transformers universe[]
| Title | Series | Crossover series | Publisher | Media | Published | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek vs. Transformers | TAS | Transformers | IDW Publishing/Hasbro | comic book | 2019 | 
|
Webster[]
| Title | Series | Crossover series | Publisher | Media | Published | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webtrek | TNG | Webster | Paramount Television | TV Episode | 1980s | 
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Appendices[]
Background[]
- In addition to crossovers, properties also have been officially adapted as alternate reality versions for use within Star Trek.
- When author Larry Niven adapted the short story "The Soft Weapon" from his Known Space series into TAS episode & Log Ten novelization: The Slaver Weapon in 1973, he created TAS versions of the Slavers as well as the Kzinti characters Chuft-Captain, Flyer and Telepath to interact with the Enterprise crew, whereas in the original short story they interacted with a Pierson's Puppeteer and others. Being adaptations, Kzinti remain in Star Trek, with their territory having been plotted in ST references: Maps, Star Charts and a recurring Kzinti crewmember serving aboard the USS Cerritos in Star Trek: Lower Decks.
- The characters Rhuna and Kyr from the 1974 TOS comic: "Siege in Superspace" also appeared in Star Spangled War Stories #180, a non-Star Trek comic published in the same year.
- In 1982, when Niven brought back the Kzinti for TOS comic: "The Wristwatch Plantation", he adapted another of his creations, the hive-minded Bebebebeque from his Draco Tavern series, changing them to be more independently functional for TOS.
- In 1985, West End Games board game author Greg Costikyan officially added the Philanthropists and Macrons to Star Trek in The Adventure Game. Both species originated in Cosmic Encounter, which had been owned by West End Games at the time.
- In 1985, Costikyan also officially added the Gwynhyfarr to Star Trek as a substitute for the Gorn in The Adventure Game. This species starred in West End Games' Web and Starship board game.
Other tie-ins[]
- On a "less-than-official" basis, certain characters and situations have been played into Star Trek in "meta" reference situations:
- The novel Ishmael featured multiple characters from the western TV series Here Come the Brides although there is no evidence that the author was given permission to include them.
- The Star Trek: Picard episode "Watcher" introduced Dale who was a friend of Guinan. Dale had previously appeared in the TV series 12 Monkeys and MacGyver, being played by the same actor and wearing the same tie in all three appearances.
External links[]
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Pre-Zero Hour) article at DC Comics Database, the DC Comics wiki.
- IDW Publishing Comics- Infestation 1 article at Ghostbusters Wiki, the Wikia for Ghostbusters sources.
- IDW Publishing Comics- Infestation 2 article at Ghostbusters Wiki, the Wikia for Ghostbusters sources.
- Infestation article at Joepedia, the Wikia for G.I. Joe' sources.
- X-Men article at the Marvel Database
- Assimilation² article at Tardis Data Core, the Doctor Who wiki
- IDW continuity article at Teletraan I, the Wikia for Transformers sources.
- Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive article at The Sacred Scrolls, the Wikia for Planet of the Apes sources.
- Combots article at the BattleTech Wiki.