Danny Phantom × DC

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Name(s): Danny Phantom x DC
Abbreviation(s): DP×DC, Batpham
Scope/Focus: Danny Phantom and DC Comics (specifically the Batfamily fandom)
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Danny Phantom × DC, commonly known as DP×DC, is a crossover fandom between Danny Phantom and DC Comics, specifically Batfamily.

There was a first wave during the time the Danny Phantom series aired (2004 - 2007), mostly crossover with Teen Titans and Young Justice series.

A second wave started around 2021, coinciding with a renaissance era of the Danny Phantom fandom, and shortly after the Maribat crossover and White Collar passed their peak.

Overview

Background

From what I understand as someone only barely into it, Batman/DP crossovers became popular first, stemming mostly from jokes about how Danny would fit in well with the Batfam as a black haired/blue eyed underage vigilante (the same joke that led to a bunch of Batman/Shazam crossovers after that movie came out). Then from there the trend expanded to DC crossovers in general. Constantine is a favorite entry point for those because he deals with magic and ghosts.

White Collar and Miraculous Ladybug have very similar Batman/DC crossover trends happening that blew up a little earlier iirc so I'm guessing there's a lot of overlap/inspiration there for the DC/DP folks. And yes pretty sure it's mostly tumblr-based.[1]

Origins of the crossover fandom

Popularity and trends

Archive of Our Own

The first few DC x DP fics published on AO3 were scattered across several years starting 2013 and were mostly one shots or part of larger crossover collections.[2] A slight uptick in fics appears to have begun in 2018 and the fandom steadily grew from there until 2022. The vast majority of DC x DP fics on AO3 are dated as being posted during or after 2022 as the fandom expanded very quickly.[3]

Fanon and tropes

  • Adoption Fic
  • Danny Fenton and Damian Wayne are twins, in some of these AUs Danny's name is revealed to actually be Danyal al Ghul.
  • Floating Red Duck Candle - a red, duck shaped candle from the fic If You Give A Bat a Burger that has become "a symbol of hope and finding the good words for writing." There is an AO3 collection of fics that reference this icon.
  • Ghost King Danny Fenton, also a common trope in the Danny Phantom fandom proper, these AUs see Danny becoming king after his defeat of the previous ruler.
  • Jason Todd is a "halfa" or otherwise has ghostly/'liminal' abilities as a result of his death and resurrection. Other members of the batfamily are also sometimes included but Jason is by far the most common.
  • The Lazarus Pits are corrupted ectoplasm.
  • Little Baby Man - a Danny Phantom AU created by tourettesdog on tumblr, this creature has found it's way into DPxDC lore.
  • Physical De-aging is fairly common and is often a ghostly trauma response or the result of unethical experimentation.
  • Psychologist/Psychology Student Jazz Fenton, it is not uncommon for her to be studying Psychology or a similar degree. As an adult she is sometimes portrayed working at Arkham Asylum or elsewhere in that field.
  • Runaway AUs are a common setup for crossovers, with Danny and/or other characters running away to Gotham for safety
  • Summoning Circles make somewhat frequent appearances with cult members or heroes attempting to summon a ghost or the ghost king and Danny coming through.

Ships

Gen relationships are very popular but shipping maintains a sizable presence. The list of most popular ships (based on archive of our own) includes:

See also: List of Danny Phantom Relationship Names

Spreadsheet with the ship names for the dpxdc fandom here.

Reactions and comments

Events and challenges

Fandom Events

Bulletin Board(s)

Event Weeks

Misc Events

Fanworks

Meta

Fan art

Fan fiction

Fan work rec lists and collections

Music and Fanmixes

Spotify Playlists

Fan Projects

Zines

External links

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Resources

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Notes

References

Related Concepts, Fandoms, Terms, Fanworks
See also BatfamilyMaribatWhite Collar × DC