Danny Phantom × DC

Fandom
Name(s):	Danny Phantom x DC
Abbreviation(s):	DP×DC, Batpham
Scope/Focus:	Danny Phantom and DC Comics (specifically the Batfamily fandom)
Date(s):
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	Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Background; 1.2 Origins of the crossover fandom; 1.3 Popularity and trends; ; 2 Fanon and tropes 2.1 Ships; ; 3 Reactions and comments; 4 Events and challenges 4.1 Fandom Events 4.1.1 Event Weeks; ; ; 5 Fanworks 5.1 Meta; 5.2 Fan art; 5.3 Fan fiction; 5.4 Fan work rec lists and collections; 5.5 Music and Fanmixes 5.5.1 Spotify Playlists; ; 5.6 Fan Projects 5.6.1 Zines; ; ; 6 External links 6.1 Resources; ; 7 Notes; 8 References;

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:

Spreadsheet with the ship names for the dpxdc fandom here.

Reactions and comments

Events and challenges

Fandom Events

BatPham Community Bingo - DPxDC trope bingo card for the BatPham discord server creation anniversary.
BatPham Pride Bingo - DPxDC prompt event for the month of Pride.
BatPham Server Secret Santa - gift exchange event for DPxDC in the BatPham discord server.
The Ghouls and The Gangs - DPxDC Big Bang (2024)
Haunting Heroes Creative Games Community Bingo - DPxDC trope bingo cards for the Haunting Heroes server launch.
Patrol Partners - Co-authoring fic event for DPxDC.
WIP Swap - collaboration event where Works in Progress were swapped amongst BatPham Discord server members.

Event Weeks

DPxDC Disney AU Week
DPxDC Family Week
DPxDC Ship Week (week surrounding valentines)
DPxDC Week (November) - The first event was hosted by avarita-apotheosis in 2022.

Fanworks

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Fan art

A Second Life Fan Art by Inky-Wings.
A Second Life Fan Art 2 by Inky-Wings.
Another night in Gotham/Amity Park by clankclunk.
Burning The Candle At Both Ends Fan Art by Spatuella.
Danny and Tim Art by Currently-Haunted.
Danny/Tim Art by Currently-Haunted.
Demon Twins by Renshroomie.
DPxDC Jason Drawings by Tourettesdog.
Press Heart to Subscribe Fan Art by Spatuella.
Selina Mom by theevilholo.
the hardest part of the job by saphushia

Fan fiction

A Second Life by Die_Erlkonigin6083.
Ah, Sunflower by DisillusionedDanny.
Animals by NikkiPond.
Arkham Guard Danny Series by Elizabehta_Beilschmidt.
BatCat's Spectre by Tathartiel.
Been There, Done That by SummersSixEcho.
Blister Pack by Faeriekit. There are… features… about Conner that don’t hold up to scrutiny. Things that don’t match either of his fathers, as disparate and unfeeling as they are to his general…existence. (Rated T, Conner & Danny, Danny/Sam/Tucker)
Blood doesn't always mean Family by NikkiPond.
Build-A-Boyfriend by NightShiftShenanigians.
Bus to Nowhere by foldingfacets
But I Want to Be Let In, Not Out by TheWritingOwl.
Cat's Cradle by DisillusionedDanny.
Close enough to be whole again by hailsatanacab.
Contretemps by Olive_of_Vanders.
Danny the Intern by NikkiPond.
Dig Three Graves in Apartment 31c by Faeriekit. Danny grows up. He grows up after seeing his family and friends die from the explosion at Nasty Burger, after failing school, after being chased out of Amity Park and having his powers sealed by a Vlad that wants to prevent a Dan situation. Being declared dead, he is forced into a life of crime, where he is reduced to a goon. And then, he meets Sheila. Cathy. The first one comes back with a baby and leaves him to care for him. He names him Jason. (Rated M, Danny & Jason)
Eldritch Toddler by halfagone(milkywxy).
Ghost Kings and Gotham Bats by BlueGhostCardinal
Holding My Now In Hand by DisillusionedDanny.
Hooked on Your Line, Now I'm Sinking by NightShiftShenanigans.
If You Give A Bat A Burger by noir_renard (Cielle)
Kingnapping by SummersSixEcho.
Knight of the Boyking by Milaley.
Leap Before You Think by TourettesDog.
lex luthor's ascent from supervillainy to fatherhood by halfagone
Like Betta Fish Do by PaperPuffin.
Lock the Last Open Door by AKelaNakamura.
Mesmeric Revelation by DisillusionedDanny.
Memories Lost In Time by MidnightsFury.
Off With [the Demon's] Head by halfagone(milkywxy).
Premeditation by Chromatographic(Lia).
Press Heart to Subscribe by Die_Erlkonigin6083.
Protector by Chromatographic(Lia).
The Ghost of You and I series by AKelaNakamura.
The Princess and the Outlaws by spite_sapphic_starlight
To Join the Whispers by ayamari_no_goshi
Two For One Special by halfagone(milkywxy).
Recognized by AgentIanLegend
Regime by Olive_of_Vanders.
Riding Out the Storm by NightShiftShenanigans.
Robin's Egg by Calix
Shovel Talk by SummersSixEcho.
Stellata Notte(C’è finalmente la liberta) by CastrianAmore
Undead Lockpicking - or: how Danny shamed Superman into changing his locks by Milaley.
Unfair Justice by Daruku Janubu. Within the cargo box of a missing truck, the team found something that would redefine their view on justice. For sometimes, believing you are doing what is right makes innocent people suffer; and sometimes, saving people's lives is not enough to make you their hero. (Rated T.)
Wayne's Haunted Mansionby Tathartiel
Worm Off the String by TourettesDog.
Vacation Crashers by Imp_y
Vertical Limit by hppjmxrgosg
You'll Find a Rainbow by DisillusionedDanny.
Young Justice: Deathly Weapons by Three Ways Divided. A business agreement. A small-town hero, on the run and struggling. A danger few people even believe is real. When an unexpected face intervenes on a mission gone wrong, the Boy Wonder begins to realise that there's more to the story. And what started out as a hunt for answers draws the Duo - and the Team - into a more complex web than any of them could have seen coming. (Rated T.)
Zia's Fictober 2023, a series by ziazippy5379 on Archive of Our Own featuring DP x DC fanfiction for Fictober.

Fan work rec lists and collections

Haunting Heroes Creative Games - DPxDC prompt archive Tumblr Blog

Music and Fanmixes

Spotify Playlists

experiencing the throes by hyenabarks

Fan Projects

Zines

Worlds Collide: a DPxDC Crossover Zine (2024)

External links

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Resources

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Notes

References

Related Concepts, Fandoms, Terms, Fanworks
See also	Batfamily • Maribat • White Collar × DC

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Fandom
Name(s):	Danny Phantom x DC
Abbreviation(s):	DP×DC, Batpham
Scope/Focus:	Danny Phantom and DC Comics (specifically the Batfamily fandom)
Date(s):
Click here for related articles on Fanlore.
Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Background 1.2 Origins of the crossover fandom 1.3 Popularity and trends 2 Fanon and tropes 2.1 Ships 3 Reactions and comments 4 Events and challenges 4.1 Fandom Events 4.1.1 Event Weeks 5 Fanworks 5.1 Meta 5.2 Fan art 5.3 Fan fiction 5.4 Fan work rec lists and collections 5.5 Music and Fanmixes 5.5.1 Spotify Playlists 5.6 Fan Projects 5.6.1 Zines 6 External links 6.1 Resources 7 Notes 8 References