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* In ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'', Yayoi's alarm clock bears a superhero resembling a Franchise/KamenRider, most likely Kamen Rider Scissors of ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki''.

!!Examples:

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* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': When Peter and Mary Jane are about to get married in ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' Annual #1, Mary Jane is approached by an old ex named Bruce who attempts to convince her to change her mind and leave with him to his villa in Paris. While not confirmed, [[https://screenrant.com/batman-mary-jane-spiderman-marvel-comic/#:~:text=According%20to%20MJ%2C%20Bruce%20wanted%20to%20take%20her,MJ%E2%80%99s%20admirer%20continued%20to%20make%20his%20presence%20known some]] believe that Bruce is intended to be the Marvel version of [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]], who never became a crime fighter and truly was a billionaire playboy. Thankfully he's not completely a jerk, as after his attempts to seduce Mary Jane fail he does give her the plane tickets and keys to his villa so she and Peter can go on a honeymoon.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer: Season 8'' gives us an utterly pointless panel that has exactly one purpose: A lawyer-friendly cameo of [[Series/DoctorWho The Tenth Doctor and Rose]]. [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/tardis/images/5/56/TenRoseBuffyComic.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130122194910 See them here.]] On the bright side, you get to go insane trying to put the conflicting universes together.
* An issue of ''Series/{{Angel}}: After the Fall'' featured a background cameo by Jay and Silent Bob.
* In the ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' story ''Recap/AsterixInBelgium'', the two Belgians who announce Caesar's arrival are dead ringers for Thomson and Thompson, the pseudo-twin detectives from the Belgian comic ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}''.
** Right down to the ArtShift, the font in their SpeechBubbles, and the use of their catchphrase "To be precise..."
** And the {{recurring|Extra}} pirates are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redbeard_(comics)#Asterix_parody based on the cast of the Belgian comic ''Barbe-Rouge'']], although [[ParodyDisplacement no one outside France would get that]].
** ''Recap/AsterixInSwitzerland'' had a repairman who looked like the mascot of a French oil company. He was redrawn in the English edition to look like the Michelin man instead.
* During his run on ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'', Steve Englehart introduced Mantis, a character he quickly became extremely invested in. After departing Marvel and moving to DC to write ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'', Englehart had Mantis appear in a story. She was referred to as "Willow" for legal reasons, but was clearly meant to be Mantis, even displaying her trademark VerbalTic, claiming to come from "a place she must not name" and alluding to the events of ''ComicBook/TheCelestialMadonnaSaga''. He later pulled the same stunt at Eclipse Comics by writing Mantis into ''Scorpio Rose'' under the alias "Lorelei", complete with an acknowledgement that [[IHaveManyNames she's gone by many names over the years]].
* During Walt Simonson's run on ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'', the thunder god becomes permanently separated from his mortal alter ego. He must disguise himself as a mortal, and as "Sigurd Jarlson," does so [[ClarkKenting using glasses for a secret identity]], with Nick Fury remarking that "it worked for that other guy". One scene humorously includes a quick cameo by a well-built reporter named [[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/kentclrk.htm Clark]] who gets accidentally flattened by Thor, who he thinks he recognises, before dismissing it. He also had ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} (who, at the time, had been erased from continuity by the events of ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'') appear in a ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' issue's group of discontinued universes.
** Around the same time, Clark and Lois appeared in an issue of ''ComicBook/ExcaliburMarvelComics'', with Clark being cheerful about the number of superheroes in New York (which, in the Marvel Universe, is infamously full of them) as he sees Captain Britain flying overhead, and Lois not bothering to look up, remarking dismissively that "when you've seen one hyperthyroidal egomaniac in spandex, you've seen them all".
* ''ComicBook/Crossover2020'', in which a big crossover between many real-life comic books from different companies spills over into the world of the comic, has plenty of cameos and even supporting roles of characters from indie and creator-owned comics, but appearances of characters from Creator/DCComics and Creator/MarvelComics are usually limited to name-dropping, apperances of their actual comic books or just mostly obscured appearances like seeing their hands sticking between prison cell bars.
* An issue of ''ComicBook/XFactor1991'' has an appearance from actress Creator/SeanYoung as Strong Guy's new girlfriend. What pushes it into this territory is that [[http://cyberspacecomics.com/blogimages/x-factor-079-young.jpg she shows up for their date dressed like]] Catwoman from ''Film/BatmanReturns''.
* An issue of ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' has a cameo from two prostitutes dressed as ComicBook/PowerGirl. This is part of a RunningGag where prostitutes dressed as famous superheroines can be seen in the police station Spidey often visits, but this instance is notable since the women in question are almost always dressed as Creator/MarvelComics heroines.
* In ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', in which every character is either a literary character or a literary character's ancestor, Literature/FuManchu is never mentioned by name, because he's still under copyright. In [[Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen the movie]], Fu Manchu was replaced with the Franchise/SherlockHolmes villain Prof. Moriarty (who also appears in the comic) disguised as a mix of Franchise/ThePhantomOfTheOpera and Fantomas.
** And the ''Black Dossier'' includes British secret agents named "Jimmy", who is obviously Literature/JamesBond (He won't stop talking about "[[Literature/DrNo some business in Jamaica]]" and all that, and he's also the grandson of ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' original character Campion Bond), Miss Night, who is clearly [[Series/TheAvengers1960s Emma Peel]], and Uncle Hugo, who is Literature/BulldogDrummond.
** To say nothing of the new M, who dislikes being referred to as "Harry" because Harry died a long time ago, [[Film/TheThirdMan in the sewers under Vienna]].
** And then there's Paint it Black in which Mina meets a tall dark haired gentleman who claims [[Literature/HarryPotter his first name is Tom, his middle name is a marvel and his last name is a conundrum.]] ''Century 2009'' extends this to [[spoiler:Harry himself being not only the ultimate bad guy, but the ''AntiChrist'' -- while still never being named or even seen before being mutated by his powers]].
** Also in Paint it Black, during Mina's hallucination she sees [[Series/DoctorWho the Daleks]] and [[WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine a Blue Meanie.]]
** In ''The Black Dossier'', the Blazing World features characters who are unidentified but are clearly Franchise/TheLoneRanger, [[Franchise/{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown,]] and the Disney version of WesternAnimation/{{Snow White|andtheSevenDwarfs}}.
** And that's just the ''prominent'' ones! There are ''hundreds'' of smaller references and cameos scattered throughout the series alongside their {{public domain}} counterparts.
* Creator/AlanMoore's ''ComicBook/SwampThing'':
** The story "Pog", whose title character was ''ComicStrip/{{Pogo}}'' in a spacesuit and had a companion based on Pogo's friend Albert named Bartle who ends up killed by the end of the story. Amusingly, Bartle later resurfaced in an arc where Swamp Thing went to Hell to rescue his infant daughter Tefé Holland, which occurred late in Doug Wheeler's run, who didn't seem to recognize the reference.
** ''Swamp Thing'' Vol 2 #47: Swamp Thing communicates with the Parliament of Trees, a collective consciousness of Swamp Elementals. One Swamp Elemental looks like ComicBook/ManThing, easily justified since Man-Thing can traverse dimensions through the Nexus of All Realities.
* ''ComicBook/TopTen'' has a ton of these, sometimes a dozen on a single page, ranging from the extremely well-known to the rather obscure.
* In an issue of ''ComicBook/WynonnaEarp'', a pair of BoundAndGagged Marshals are executed by Bobo [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves after giving him classified information about Black Rock]]. Despite not being named, they strongly resemble [[Series/TheXFiles Dana Scully and Fox Mulder]].
* An ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' storyline has the title character being bounced around alternate universes. While he had a full issue experience with ComicBook/SpiderMan in ''ComicBook/MarvelTeamUp'', he also encounters ComicBook/{{Batman}} (though only his arm is seen and his name is implied without having to say it outright, thanks to a running joke from the MTU issue), a world similar to ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan'' and possibly the world of ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'', one of Robert Kirkman's other books.
* The original ''ComicBook/MarvelZombies'' story arc from ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' was supposed to have the virus-carrying hero from another dimension be Superman, but the art was recolored to make it be ComicBook/TheSentry instead. This is why Sentry is drawn with an uncharacteristically short hairstyle that appears to include a spit curl, as well as why there is a triangular rip on the front of his costume that's roughly the same shape as Superman's S-shield logo.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
** In ''Doctor Octopus: Year One'', flashbacks to young Otto Octavius' past are prevalent throughout the story. At one point it shows four bullies beating him up. [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons One with long hair and a wool cap, one with a white t-shirt and a shaved head, one with a green T-shirt, and one with a torn jean jacket.]]
** One issue had a single-panel cameo appearance from [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros Doc "Rusty" Venture and Brock Samson]]. They weren't really doing anything of note, they were just having lunch.
** The bullies from ''The Simpsons'' also showed up in an issue of ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'', where they tried to harass ComicBook/RedTornado's daughter during Halloween.
** They showed up ''again'' in two separate issues of the ''Film/MarsAttacks'' comic book series, as well as an issue of ''ComicBook/GodzillaKingdomOfMonsters''.
* Similarly, some of the kids from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' were shown having a snowball fight with Volstagg's children and Sif in one of the final issues of ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMysteryImmonen''.
* [[https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-lockjaw-dc-comics-universe/ The final issue]] of the 2018 ''[[ComicBook/TheInhumans Lockjaw]]'' mini-series has a scene where Lockjaw teleports D-Man and Annihilus across various dimensions in the Multiverse while they fight. One of the dimensions they land in (identified only as "[[YouWannaGetSued Redacted]]") is heavily implied to be Franchise/TheDCU, where they briefly encounter two heroes who are very obviously Superman and Wonder Woman. The heroes are both drawn in a way that obscures their faces, but it's still clear who they're supposed to be.
* Prior to this, an issue of Creator/BrianMichaelBendis' ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2016'' series had a brief scene where [[ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan Miles Morales]] and ComicBook/SpiderGwen ended up in the DC Universe, complete with a shot of [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} a red blur]] flying past the Daily Planet building.
* ''ComicBook/{{Wanted}}'' by Creator/MarkMillar features lawyer-friendly versions of every supervillain (and some heroes) ever. ''Ever''. In addition, it's implicit that the characters in the story are the real versions, and the comics are a [[MemeticMutation half-baked attempt by the world to tell their exploits]]. But [[ThisLoserIsYou who reads comics anymore anyway]]?
* [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, and Lois Lane]] cameo as a group of visiting reporters in the first issue of ''ComicBook/TheUltimates2002''.
** They also appear in a panel of ''ComicBook/{{Marvels}}''. It's not uncommon for them to attend press releases in Marvel comics.
** [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica The Falcon]] once rescued a woman who looked like Lois Lane (specifically as she appeared in ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'') from the Grey Gargoyle. Her name was even revealed to be "Margot Neill" as a nod to Creator/MargotKidder and Creator/NoelleNeill, two women best known for portraying Lois in live-action.
** Clark and Lois showed up in the audience of a Shakespeare in the Park production in ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen Annual'' #10. Other cameos in the crowd included [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} the Joker]], [[ComicBook/TheDarkKnightReturns Carrie Kelley and her friend Michelle]], an adult [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown]] and, perhaps most surprisingly, the Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon.
* ''ComicBook/YoungbloodImageComics'':
** An issue "dedicated to the memory of Joe Schuster" has [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Clark Kent and Lois Lane]] appear as reporters.
** In ''Youngblood Strikefile'' #8, Clark Kent opens his shirt, revealing a Superman logo.
** ''Youngblood: Bloodsport'' #1 opens with [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/tHPNvApjACbFOlE5XeIWa5RF-xfNevWv7BhIZCQh2RjI6jQZ5l5xdUWhNyINNHMCWIThISVzpbZm9IQENDYdW-g3DVHiTa1coV7ve7uHJ1lCrRKotL4_FCu7lOlDZJ68psrEdg=s1600 Seahawk and Battlestone getting blowjobs]] from [[ComicBook/XMen Wolverine and Cyclops]].
* If you look closely in crowd scenes during DC and Marvel {{Crisis Crossover}}s, you can often make out characters that have been ExiledFromContinuity (the hand of ComicBook/SwampThing in ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', for example).
* [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] shows up in the [[BeachEpisode Beach Issue]] of ''ComicBook/PatsyWalkerAKAHellcat'', wearing his muumuu and "fat guy hat" from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E7KingSizeHomer King-Size Homer]]."
* In ''ComicBook/TeenTitans Spotlight'' #11, the Brotherhood of Evil are transported to a post-apocalyptic alternate reality where the planet has been ravaged by nuclear war. There, they encounter a band of rebels led by a warrior known only "Tin," who sports a peculiar red quiff hairstyle and rides into battle atop a mutated white dog. Once it's revealed that he used to be a boy adventurer and that his two closest friends are an alcoholic sea captain and a balding scientist, it becomes clear that the universe the Brotherhood landed in is a BadFuture AU version of ''Franchise/TheAdventuresOfTintin''.
* In ''Assassin's Guild'' one-shot issue of ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'', the titular AntiHero guns down thinly-disguised counterparts of Manga/LupinIII and his gang.
* Throughout ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'', Jesse Custer has a spirit adviser called The Duke, who is clearly meant to be John Wayne but never explicitly referred to as such and always drawn with face in shadow. However, his father, John Custer, is shown and referred to as meeting the flesh-and-blood John Wayne while serving in Vietnam. Also, in issue #53, Jesse gives a lift to a fat, aging Elvis (this one's a lot harder to identify, but it's definitely him). Plus there's the sequence where Herr Starr meets (and insults) a number of unnamed world leaders - we only see Starr's face, but can identify who he's addressing by the insult (e.g. "You've got a girl's haircut, Colonel.")
* Group scenes in comics featuring the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes like to slip in famous aliens or other odd-looking characters.
** An alien resembling Dr. Zoidberg of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' was seen being arrested by the Science Police in ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #863 (part of the ''ComicBook/SupermanAndTheLegionOfSuperHeroes'' storyline).
** The fourth annual of the 1989 series, which was part of the ''Bloodlines'' crisis crossover, has Angon slaughter a pair of aliens who resemble [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren Hoek and Stimpson J. Cat]].
* In ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #579, ComicBook/{{Superman}} is sent back in time to 253 AD, where he finds himself in a Gaulish village that has been fighting off the Romans thanks to a magic potion -- so successfully, in fact, that they're unaware that the Empire has fallen. Jimmy Olsen puts on the outfit of their unnamed "[[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} greatest warrior]]", while a mind-controlled Superman fights "Columnix", an overweight Gaul with a white dog, who fell in the potion as a baby.
* An early ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo'' comic features one from a young Franchise/{{Godzilla}}, who ends up saving Miyamoto Usagi's life in return for rice cakes. Just in case you somehow missed it, Usagi actually asks "Are you a god, Zylla?" to which the creature responds "Godzylla?"
** ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo also features occasional cameos from Lone Goat and Kid, an obvious {{expy}} of Ogami & Daigoro Itto, the main characters of ''Manga/LoneWolfAndCub''.
* In one issue of ''ComicBook/XMan'', there's cameos of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ken, Chun-Li and Guile]] in the background, watching Nate's power demonstration. [[VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter How appropriate]].
** In a backup story in an issue of ''ComicBook/XMen Classics'' (earlier issues has a secondary story featuring "before they were X-Men" or "between the issues" tales), a story is recounted of an inadvertent meeting between Logan (while he was a roughneck on the run from Weapon X) and Banshee (while he was just a humble Interpol agent). Banshee is hot on the trail of three jewel thieves, one of whom is named [[Manga/LupinIII Arsene]], and who look like the Lupin Gang with a few cosmetic alterations. Guess who that makes Banshee, of course...
** Creator/ChrisClaremont has put Lawyer-Friendly Cameos of anime in quite a few of his stories. Both the Literature/DirtyPair and Anime/SpeedRacer, for instance show up in an issue of ''ComicBook/{{Excalibur|MarvelComics}}'', and yes, the lawyer-friendly Dirty Pair are as destructive as the genuine article.
** The Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} made a rather extensive appearance during the ''ComicBook/Inferno1988'' storyline during Claremont's run of ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen'', then appeared again when Jubilee was introduced. One notable change is that the Ghostbusters' secretary, Janine, was a member of the group.
** ''Inferno'' also has other cameos, including [[http://media.comicbook.com/uploads1/2014/12/xfactor36-116576.jpg a scene]] in one of the ''ComicBook/XFactor'' tie-ins where Iceman and Beast rescue ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes from a possessed hot dog stand.
* One of the forms [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting Kate briefly assumes]] in ''ComicBook/{{Demo}}'' #5 is that of a female martial artist who looks a helluva lot like [[Franchise/StreetFighter Chun-Li]].
* ''ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight'' was a licensed series based on a toy from Parker Bros, meaning that once the license expired, the character could no longer appear in the Marvel Universe. However, since Marvel owns most of his lore and his non-Spaceknight design, he's still managed to pop up on occasion. For instance, the creative team behind ''[[ComicBook/{{Earth X}} Universe X]]'' were able to slip him into issue #3 by showing him without most of his armor (including his distinctive helmet), with the other characters only referring to him as "The greatest of the Spaceknights" and never using his real name.
* The ''Howard and Nester'' comic strip in issue #9 of ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' has Howard accompanying a duck on an expedition to the moon (with Nester stowing away). The duck in question is never addressed by name and doesn't look like it, but the reader can probably guess, judging from the fact that this particular installment was based on the ''VideoGame/DuckTales'' {{UsefulNotes/N|intendoEntertainmentSystem}}ES game, that he is supposed to be Scrooge [=McDuck=]. The same comic has a character named Roboduck, who is clearly an {{Expy}} of Gizmoduck.
* One Marvel comic from the 1980s involved many of the Marvel speedsters, who were getting some help from [[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/fastforw.htm an amnesiac speedster from another dimension]]... [[ComicBook/TheFlash Wearing a torn red suit (with a few yellow elements), saying his name was "Buried Alien, or something like that", and who quickly disappeared in some Speed Dimension afterwards as all he could remember was that he had to keep running]]. Oh, and he was much, ''much'' faster than all the other Marvel speedsters. As this story took place not so long after [[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths an important cross-over from the Distinguished Competition]], this can be seen as a {{homage}} to a certain character who died during this event.
* ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'':
** In the first Annual, as a reference to ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'s origins as a Deathstroke CaptainErsatz, had an AlternateUniverse Deathstroke who looked like Deadpool, acted like Deadpool, and had powers like Deadpool, but was always interrupted whenever he attempted to reveal his name (including one panel where he screams "[=DEADPOOOOooooo=]~") since Deadpool is the property of Creator/MarvelComics. It should be noted that the comic was written by Joe Kelly, who had written Deadpool in the 1990s. And drawn by Ed [=McGuinness=], who drew Deadpool under Kelly.
** The ''With A Vengeance'' storyline features the "Maximums" who are thinly veiled analogues of ComicBook/TheAvengers (the name suggests ComicBook/TheUltimates; the line-up doesn't) from the [[Creator/MarvelComics other guys]].
* During Creator/{{Christopher Priest|Comics}}'s first issue of ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'', the title character visited ComicBookLimbo and briefly encountered a bunch of heroes Priest had written in the past. These included non-Marvel characters like ComicBook/{{Steel}}, ComicBook/GreenLantern, ComicBook/{{Hawkman}} and a few members of the [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League Task Force]], each of whom had to be partially obscured to avoid any possible litigation from Creator/DCComics.
* Priest did the same thing in his ''ComicBook/BlackPanther'' run, where Ross briefly ran into [[ComicBook/QuantumAndWoody Woody]] while trapped in Mephisto's realm. Woody was only shown from behind and had no dialogue, but Ross even worked in an allusion to the then-recent financial trouble at Creator/{{Acclaim}} Entertainment. He then turned around and did the reverse when ''Quantum and Woody'' was temporarily UnCanceled. An [[ShowWithinAShow in-universe comic]] mirrored a recent battle between Black Panther and ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk by showing a fight between two heroes named "Dark Kitty" and "The Mass", complete with narration provided by Dark Kitty's pal "Russ" (who looks and acts suspiciously like Ross).
* [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] once fought the [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/The_Rebel_Four Rebel Four]].
** This occurs several times in ''ComicBook/StarWarsTales'' and ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsTagAndBink Tag and Bink]]''; there are minor appearances of characters from outside the franchisee who appear in the background such as [[Franchise/ToyStory Buzz Lightyear]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]], a Franchise/{{Predator}}... among the few characters who sometimes pop up.
** In an issue of ''ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel1977'', Lando disguised himself in an outfit that made him look exactly like a {{Palette Swap}}ped version of Anime/CaptainHarlock.
* In issue #35 of the ''[[ComicBook/Batgirl2011 Batgirl of Burnside]]'' run, [[Franchise/SailorMoon Usagi Tsukino]] can be seen using a laptop in the background of the coffee shop Barbara visits. Later in the same run, a few of the other Sailor Senshi are shown as guests at Alysia's wedding.
* The ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' {{Elseworld}} ''[[ComicBook/BatmanDetectiveNo27 Detective #27]]'' features Bruce Wayne being inducted into the Secret Society of Detectives. Apart from Alfred and the Crimson Avenger, none of the other members are named, but from the way they're drawn, they're clearly intended to include [[Creator/DashiellHammett Sam Spade]] (or maybe Literature/PhilipMarlowe), Literature/HerculePoirot, [[Film/TheThinMan Nick and Nora Charles]], and Literature/NeroWolfe, amongst others.
* Writer Steve Skeates famously began a story in an issue of ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'' (published by Creator/DCComics), only to resolve it in an issue of ''[[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor]]'' (published by Creator/MarvelComics) after the former series was cancelled. The ''Namor'' installment contained a very brief BroadStrokes recap of the events of the previous issue, and thanks to the obvious copyright problems, Aquaman could not be named or explicitly shown. This resulted in only his hand being seen, and the narration itself refusing to identify the hero by name.
-->Who that man is... and why he wished to destroy the satellite... that need not concern us!
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' had tons of theses, especially in its early days. This even continued on when Knuckles got his own short-lived series. This was actually done by turning them into the various races that live on Mobius or one of Robotnik's robots. Amongst more recognizable ones were a recurring set of Mobians that resembled Mihoshi, Ayeka and Sasami of ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'', the infamous [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sally Moon, Chibi Rose]] [[http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/7400000/Sailor-acorn-and-Chibi-Rose-sonic-the-hedgehog-7462581-535-463.jpg and]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf6d4e8cZp1qd0l18o1_500.jpg Tuxedo Knux]], [[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Sonicaman]], ComicBook/{{Spawn}}[[http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/12/28/sonic-the-hedgehog-superhero-parody-comic/ mower]], a group of robots resembling [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Crow T. Robot, Tom Servo, Cambot]] and JustForFun/RobbyTheRobot ([[http://tohaveacurse.blogspot.com/2011/07/sonic-hedgehog-52-review.html fourth image from the top here]]), [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Link]][[https://spiritsonic.tumblr.com/post/77049336628/sonic-the-hedgehog-257-cameo-list-please-open ara]], and a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Goomba]] in [[http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131008131633/sonic/images/4/4a/Gooma_cameo_mm27.png a panel]] of the crossover ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide''. This has been continued into ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'', such as with a background character who [[https://twitter.com/semifreqsonic/status/1380986898466942983 clearly resembles]] [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons Flick]].
* In Sonic Universe Issue #47, a prisoner that was rescued from Lord Mordred Hood's dungeon by the Chaotix as well as the Mercian Freedom Fighters resembled Yakko Warner from the Animaniacs. Finally, during the Scourge: Lockdown arc of Sonic Universe (Sonic Univeruse issues #29-33), Scourge (Mirror Universe Sonic) has been locked up in Zone Jail, and two of the inmates that are bullying him strongly resemble Bebop & Rocksteady from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.
* In the "Dawn of X" story arc in ''ComicBook/MegaManArchieComics'', Xander Payne travels through time and witnesses the events of ''Worlds Collide''. He sees Mega Man talking to a "[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog giant talking animal]]", though all we see is a speech bubble coming from off panel. Though when Xander later ends up in prison, he carves what is unmistakably Sonic's face on his cell's wall, so...
* In ''ComicBook/AllFallDown'', appearances are made by [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]], [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Alfred Pennyworth]], [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]], Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls, and others.
* ''ComicBook/TheRocketeer'' has appearances by several unnamed pulp characters including Radio/TheShadow and Literature/DocSavage.
* ''ComicBook/{{Shadowhawk}}'' #14 has Shadowhawk travel through Alternity, "The place between all places. The route to other worlds... ...and other times." Several alternate versions of Image, Marvel and DC heroes can be glimpsed, obscured in shadow: Wolverine, Cyclops, Batman, The Flash, Spawn, Prophet, Nightwing, Huntress, Green Lantern, Superman, Red Tornado, and more generic, unidentifiable heroes.
* ''[[Creator/ImageComics Shattered Image]]'' has Spawn viewing alternate Earths, meant to represent the Image, Marvel, DC and Valiant universes.
* ''ComicBook/WildCATsWildStorm'' #8 features a brief appearance by a honeymooning [[ComicBook/XMen Scott Summers and Jean Grey]]. Scott thinks Voodoo and Spartan might be mutants and wants to talk to them, but drops it when Jean insists he direct his attention, ahem, ''elsewhere''.
** Creator/{{Wildstorm}}-universe comics did a lot of these, most of them at a GoodGuyBar called Clark's. The owner is basically an older ComicBook/{{Superman}}, and the place is usually packed with heroes from other companies.
* Other than the main cast, most characters who show up in ''ComicBook/{{normalman}}'' are either parodies or used with permission from their creators, but ComicBook/{{Asterix}} and Obelix make a cameo appearance when norm is in Roman times. It's more lawyer-friendly than most examples -- their faces are never shown, but the silhouettes are unmistakable and they even give norm some of their [[SuperSerum potion]].
* In the penultimate issue of Creator/JackKirby's ''ComicBook/CaptainVictoryAndTheGalacticRangers'', Kirby included a Lawyer-Friendly Cameo of his own characters (which was a necessary route to take, since unlike ''Captain Victory'', which was a creator-owned property, the relevant characters were owned by Creator/DCComics). Captain Victory faces the spirit of his evil grandfather Blackmass, former ruler of the planet Hellikost. In both name and appearance Hellikost suggests Apokolips, and Blackmaas's ghostly silhouette resembles Darkseid, implying that Victory is the son of Orion of the ComicBook/NewGods. He even restores his father's Astro-Harness.
** His ''ComicBook/NewGods'' run was heavily implied to be a StealthSequel to his run on Marvel's ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'', with a character who looks a ''lot'' like Thor appearing in a {{Flashback}} in the first issue. In a later story, one of the characters finds Thor's winged helmet among the ruins of an ancient city that is strongly hinted to be Asgard.
* One story arc in Marvel's 2004 ''Sentinel'' series featured a guest appearance from a scrappy off-duty cop who helped out during a plane crash. His last name was never given, but dialogue revealed that his first name was "John," and that he had been living in Los Angeles before his wife left him. This, coupled with the fact that [[ComicBookFantasyCasting he was drawn to look a helluva lot like]] Creator/BruceWillis, would seem to indicate that "John" was John [=McClane=] from the ''Franchise/DieHard'' movies.
* Lin from ''ComicBook/{{Fallen Angel|2003}}'' is essentially Linda Danvers from Creator/PeterDavid's prior ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' series (which ''Fallen Angel'' is a SpiritualSuccessor to). He later confirmed the two girls are in fact one and the same, via WordOfGod:
-->'''Peter David:''' Can I say this is Linda Danvers? Of course I can't. However, it's pretty freaking obvious that it is.
* The first issue of ''ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage'' has a young ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} appear during Splinter's telling of the Turtles' origin, as it is a recreation of the scene where Daredevil gets his powers in the first issue of ''that'' comic. The can of green ooze is shown hitting him and then falling onto the turtles.
* Magazine/NickelodeonMagazine had a 3-D comic about pirates going to different comic and cartoon universes because they believed "3-D" to refer to some kind of treasure. On their journey, they encounter obvious pastiches of [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]], Superman, and WesternAnimation/PorkyPig.
* ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'':
** There's a rather {{Anvilicious}} issue in which the titular character meets a bunch of superheroes imprisoned in Hell. You never quite see any of them due to heavy shadows, but the one they call the "First" and the "Most Powerful of All" has [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} tight blue sleeves with no gloves and a spitcurl]]. (The {{Anvilicious}} part is that it's a TakeThat against publishers denying royalties to the creators of their most iconic characters. Spawn himself is rather famously creator-owned, which is why he's free instead of chained like the others.) This particular issue was written by Dave Sim, who includes an appearance in the end of the issue by his own creation ComicBook/{{Cerebus|TheAardvark}}.
** While reading Creator/ToddMcfarlane's autobiography on the toilet, the Archangel Michael laughs over how stupid [[ComicBook/SpiderMan a superhero with spider-powers]] sounds.
* In the very first issue of Creator/GrantMorrison and Howard Porter's ''ComicBook/JLA1997'' run, Wolverine and Dr. Doom can be seen among the costumed supervillains who get executed by the Hyperclan.
* "Crisis on Infinite Darkwings", the second arc of the WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck [[ComicBook/DarkwingDuck comic book]] published by Boom Studios, has many of the alternate universe incarnations of Darkwing Duck being parodies of copyrighted characters, most of them only appearing in the background on so much as one panel. Aside from the ones that spoof characters Disney actually owns the rights to, there are also alternate Darkwings that copy Popeye the Sailor Man, Batman and Robin, Rorschach from Watchmen, Optimus Prime, the Fourth Doctor, and the Universal movie monsters, to name but a few.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'':
** Due to [[ExiledFromContinuity licensing issues]], the versions of Spider-Man from the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' and ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' could not appear. The writers got around this by mentioning a pair of Spider-Men that looked like Creator/TobeyMaguire and Creator/AndrewGarfield when unmasked, implying that the cinematic Spideys were indeed present during the battle.
** Spider-Boy, the combination of Spider-Man and ComicBook/{{Superboy}} from Creator/AmalgamComics, was deemed off-limits due to being co-owned by Marvel and DC. However, the creators were able to sneak him into ''Spider-Verse'' #2, where his face can briefly be seen in a crowd shot. Later, during ''ComicBook/EndOfTheSpiderVerse'', Morlun is shown holding Spider-Boy's severed arm (made identifiable by the glove and leather jacket sleeve) after apparently having [[KilledOffscreen killed him off-panel]], but the character still isn't identified by name.
** Spider-Man versions of [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach]], ComicBook/CortoMaltese and Superman can be briefly seen in the Web of Life and Destiny, but otherwise do not impact the plot.
** Being an anime homage, ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' #5 is ''rife'' with these. [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji, Rei, Asuka, Kaworu]] and [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Simon]] can be seen as students in Peni's classroom, while [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Motoko Kusanagi, Batou]] and [[Manga/{{Akira}} Kaneda]] show up as criminals who get busted by Peni and Daredevil.
* ''ComicBook/WeCanNeverGoHome'' #3 has a CostumeTestMontage where Maddie tries on a bunch of different outfits while trying to settle on a vigilante look. Most of the costumes she's wearing very clearly belong to trademarked heroines like ComicBook/WonderWoman, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, ComicBook/MsMarvel, ComicBook/TankGirl, and ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}, with only a few logo changes to hide this. Unsurprisingly, the scene was [[OrwellianRetcon altered for trade]]. Surprisingly, most of the costumes that were omitted were simply replaced with ''other'' recognizable heroine costumes, like those of [[ComicBook/XMen Storm, Psylocke]], ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}, and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Invisible Woman]].
* As a landmark collaboration between Marvel and DC, ''ComicBook/SupermanVsTheAmazingSpiderMan'' still gets referenced from time to time, despite the potential legal issues involved:
** The very first issue of ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' alluded to the crossover by showing a glimpse of Spider-Man being punched by a faceless combatant in a blue costume. For legal reasons, the Watcher only identified Superman as "a colorfully-clad alien" from another continuity.
** A flashback in ''ComicBook/AvengersForever'' depicts ''ComicBook/SupermanVsTheAmazingSpiderMan'' as one of the alternate realities witnessed by Thor and the Space Phantom, with the panel showing a flash of Doctor Octopus and Lex Luthor escaping from prison together. Lex obviously goes unnamed, and the appendix published in the back of issue #10 refers to him only as "a striking-looking bald man." Additionally, the future version of Rick Jones wears a bunch of articles of clothing taken from various superheroes. While most of Rick's items appear to be from Marvel characters, the outfit also includes Batman's UtilityBelt and Superman's cape, albeit with the latter folded in such a way that the S-shield logo is partially obscured. Once again, the final issue's appendix plays coy, saying "We're not going to ask where he got the poncho and the belt."
** The final ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' cover features an [[HomageShot homage]] to the cover of the crossover. Since Superman is obviously a DC character, the picture is cropped in such a way so that all we see of him is one of his red boots floating near Spidey.
** During his short series, the {{Body Surf}}ing hero Mosaic briefly took over Spider-Man's body, and memories of his adventures appeared as panels floating through his mind. One of said panels was very clearly Spidey's attempt to use RapidFireFisticuffs on Supes [[PunchPunchPunchUhOh that nearly broke both his hands]], but of course the man he's punching just so happens to be obscured by Mosaic's own arm.
* ''ComicBook/InfinityCountdown: ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}'' shows that Captain Marvel's Multiverse counterparts possess their own versions of the Reality Stone. These alternate universe Captain Marvels include versions of Mar-Vell, Monica Rambeau and... ComicBook/{{Shazam}}, a.k.a. the ''original'' Captain Marvel. Even though only Shazam's right arm, right leg and trademark cape are shown (and are colored blue, the color of Captain Marvel ''Jr.''), it's still very clear who he's supposed to be.
* Superman and Wonder Woman are seen as part of a montage depicting the past wielders of Mjolnir in the ''Thor: The Worthy'' one-shot, acknowledging their use of the hammer during ''ComicBook/JLAAvengers'' and ''ComicBook/MarvelVersusDC'', respectively. Neither character's face is shown, but Superman is identified by his haircut and red cape, while Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth and trademark bracelet are clearly visible in her cameo.
* The first issue of the ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' relaunch of ''ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}'' shows various incarnations of the title character from across time and space, including one who was apparently a [[ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga Phoenix Force]] host. Another Hawkman who looks suspiciously like [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Black Bolt]] also appears in the same spread.
* ''ComicBook/{{The Sandman|1989}}'' character Death [[https://blogintomystery.com/2010/11/08/break-out-the-hankies-its-time-for-a-wedding-the-incredible-hulk-418/ shows up at Rick Jones' and Marlo's wedding reception]] during Peter David's run on ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk''. We don't see her face, just her upper torso and shoulders, but the pale skin, black sleeveless top and ankh pendant are giveaways. She briefly chats with the bride to assure her that Marlo and Rick will have a long and happy marriage, and to give her a gift. Marlo opens the gift and turns out to be a hairbrush. Given that Marlo had died and come back from the death in a previous storyline, you might say that Marlo had [[StealthPun a brush with Death]].
* In ''Savage Dragon/Destroyer Duck'', Spider-Man appears in the shadows, as the Savage Dragon appears in the shadows in ''Spider-Man Team-Up'' #5. Wolverine's shadow appears on a fake cover for Leonard the Duck. All Leonard the Duck appearances are a lawyer friendly appearance of Howard the Duck. Leonard appears in a Creator/DCComics cameo, in a ''Nevada'' story in ''Vertigo Winter's Edge'' #2.
* ''ComicBook/RequiemVampireKnight'': ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} briefly pops up as a castle groundskeeper in Résurrection.
* Characters from the comic ''Eltingville'' once appeared in a ''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn'' comic.
* Three actors who resembled Creator/MilesTeller, Creator/KateMara and Creator/JamieBell showed up in an issue of ''ComicBook/ThePunisher''. [[TakeThat Then they got blown up]].
* [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] appears in the second issue of ''ComicBook/{{Crimson}}'' as [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/homer_simpson_6.jpg a nameless vagrant holding a Springfield sign]] in [[FunnyBackgroundEvent the background]].
* ''ComicBook/HowardTheDuck'':
** In the first issue of Vol. 6 (2016, for the record), the part of "Nameless Marvel Comics Redneck Conservative {{Strawman}} #4,451" is played by what is very clearly Soos from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''. Which is weird, because that description doesn't really apply to Soos at all, but whatever.
** In the final issue of the same volume, Tara transforms into thinly-veiled versions of [[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Jun the Swan]], ComicBook/JudgeDredd, and even [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion an EVA]].
* Whenever the [[ComicBook/NewGods Source Wall]] is shown, you can usually spot at least one Marvel character trapped among it's many prisoners, such as [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Galactus or Doctor Doom]].
* Though never named, the babysitter in [[http://hiandlois.com/comics/october-25-2014/ this]] [[ComicStrip/HiandLois Hi and Lois]] strip bears more than a passing resemblance to [[ComicStrip/CalvinandHobbes Rosalyn]].
* In ''ComicBook/BatmanAndRobinEternal,'' children around the world become BrainwashedAndCrazy due to [[OneBadMother Mother]]'s plan. In [[http://i.imgur.com/KmQAyH4.png one panel]], two of the kids are clearly ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' protagonists Dipper and Mabel Pines.
* ''ComicBook/{{PS238}}'' is full of {{Captain Ersatz}}es, but Murphy arguably falls into this trope for ''ComicBook/{{The Sandman|1989}}'''s Morpheus. Murphy is a [[PiecesOfGod piece]] of a cosmic being of dreams, and took the name "Murphy" because he knows that it's close to his real name, which he can't quite remember. Also, he has an unseen sister who's implied to be [[DontFearTheReaper Death]].
* The ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' storyline "Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite" had Mr. Mxyzptlk hand Lex Luthor a chunk of red kryptonite, stating that he was too busy having fun in another dimension to make his usual visit to the Man of Steel. When we see Mxy in [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse the other universe]] at the storyline's conclusion (''Superman'' volume 2, issue 50), he takes on the form of a color-inverted Impossible Man and harasses a superhero team strongly implied to be the ComicBook/FantasticFour. Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, and the Human Torch are mostly off-panel with the only parts of them visible being Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman's legs, Mr. Fantastic's stretched out torso, and the fiery trail the Human Torch leaves when he is flying, while the Thing's appearance is hidden by having Mxyzptlk cover him in brown glop while assuming the form of a fire hydrant.
* An issue of ''ComicBook/PowerPack'' features a brief panel of [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes an excited kid carrying a tiger and dragging along exasperated parents]], appropriately enough at a dinosaur exhibit.
* The 2016 ''[[ComicBook/TheAwesomeSlapstick Slapstick]]'' series has several inhabitants of Dimension Ecch [[https://www.niadd.com/article/1004160.html being parodies of iconic cartoon characters]]. For instance, one of the first villains Slapstick faces in the series is [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse a muscleman wielding a sword named Bro-Man]], the Taurs are a composite parody of Franchise/TheSmurfs and ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', and near the end of the series, you can see a brunette WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo and a CartoonCreature resembling [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow a purple Stimpson J. Cat]] clad in Mickey Mouse's shorts and shoes.
* The 91st issue of ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl'' features an appearance by an investor specializing in fashion based on superhero costumes who strongly resembles Edna Mode from ''Franchise/TheIncredibles'' (this was before Creator/MarvelComics was acquired by Creator/{{Disney}}).
* The 34th issue of the ComicBookAdaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' had Ren win the lottery. While on a shopping spree with Stimpy, Ren's purchases are carried around by [[Franchise/{{Batman}} a balding butler with a mustache who wishes that he didn't quit working for "Master Bruce"]].
* A ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'' story appearing in Marvel's ''WesternAnimation/CountDuckula'' book had the hero facing a band of [[CaptainErsatz Enraged Mutant Ninja Poodles]] during a training session. Later in the story, the back of the head of [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor #4]] and an anthropomorphic bird caricature of [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus John Cleese]] appears.
* Various ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' characters can be seen at the house party in ''ComicBook/ZodiacStarforce'' #1, including the five main characters, Haruka, Michiru and Setsuna.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' #29, [[ComicBook/DoomPatrol Robotman]]'s head can be seen on ComicBook/MachineMan's mantelpiece alongside the heads of [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Ultron]] and [[ComicBook/AgentsOfAtlas M-11]].
* ''ComicBook/{{Grimjack}}'' did a lot of this, especially in its backup feature, ''Munden's Bar''. Played both straight, with a series of images of various incarnations of Iron Man's armor, and PlayedForLaughs as with a humanoid cat sighing "Oh Bruce!" to a humanoid bat who responds with, "Oh Selina!"
* At one point in the "Soul Hunter" arc of ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'', in which Deadpool agrees to collect the souls of people who made deals with the demon Vetis, Deadpool collects the soul of a lifeguard with the ability to communicate to fish named Artie, even mocking him for having a superpower he considers lame. Artie's clearly a stand-in for Creator/DCComics' ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}''.
* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'':
** In "Race with the Devil", a story exclusive to the UK version, Susan Hoffman investigates the sighting of a resurrected Starscream with the assistance of three men who strongly resemble [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Egon Spengler, Ray Stantz and Peter Venkman]] as depicted in ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters''.
** The comic introduced a superhuman AntiHero named Josie Beller, AKA Circuit Breaker. Because she's owned by Marvel, Circuit Breaker has been unable to appear in any subsequent Transformers media, at least officially. ''ComicBook/TheTransformersRegenerationOne'' was able to give her a cameo in a flashback by having the artist draw her with a blue energy coating over her entire body, thus obscuring her face and any identifiable costume elements. She also wasn't identified by name, with her old boss G.B. Blackrock instead referring to her as "an ex-employee" of his. ''ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass'', meanwhile, has a character called Sephie Beller (like Josie, Sephie is a nickname derived from the name Josephine), who is implied (but never explicitly stated) to be Josie's MirrorUniverse counterpart.
* At the end of ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'', it's mentioned that in the year 2030, Superman would become caught up in a "Secret Crisis" (a play on ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' and ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984'') that would see him encounter [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] (without specifying if it was the Marvel hero or the public domain mythological figure) and a certain unnamed "[[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk green behemoth]]."
* Issue #2 of the 2020 ''[[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]]'' series shows an alternate reality that was destroyed by the Black Winter. Said reality is very strongly implied to be Franchise/TheDCU, complete with a shot of the Daily Planet building and a group of heroes who are very obviously supposed to be the ComicBook/{{Justice League|OfAmerica}}.
-->[[ComicBook/{{Superman}} A sun god]]. [[ComicBook/GreenLantern A god of emerald light]]. [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} A god of dark, perhaps]]. [[ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} A god of the ocean]]. [[ComicBook/TheFlash Of speed]]. [[ComicBook/WonderWoman Of strength]].
* ''ComicBook/TheSimpsonsFuturamaCrossoverCrisis'': In the second miniseries, several fictional characters come to life, some public domain, others not. One notable instance has Bart rushing to save Lisa only to be blocked by [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} seven]] [[ComicBook/WonderWoman figures]] [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} all]] [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica lurking]] [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} in]] [[ComicBook/SpiderMan the]] [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor shadows]].
-->'''[[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Clawed character]]:''' Not so fast, bub!\\
'''Bart:''' Oh no! There must have been graphic novels in the library!\\
'''[[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Caped character]]:''' "Graphic novels? Great Scott! I mean what was wrong with just calling them comic books?\\
'''Bart:''' Why are you all standing in the shadows?\\
'''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan Upside-down character]]:''' [[LampshadeHanging Copyright protection!]]
* In ''ComicBook/PowerGirl'' issue #4, Power Girl goes to the movies where a young man tries to hit on her while his three friends look on. None of them are named but they are clearly the gang from ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''.
* ''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'':
** In #15 Alley-Kat-Abra attempts to teleport herself, the rest of the team and the Justa Lotta Animals back to Earth-C, but mistakenly teleports into a world where a bespectacled, mustached Mickey Mouse and a car containing the silhouettes of Donald Duck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie can be seen.
** In the miniseries ''The Oz-Wonderland War'', amongst the bunnies the Nome King has kidnapped is Bun Rab from ''ComicStrip/{{Pogo}}''. .
* Issue 180 of ''ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroIDW'' features two background characters who resemble [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers Eugene and Louise Belcher]] at the comic convention.
* In ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' #173, the comic strip "Party Animals" has the Doctor attending the birthday party of an old friend. Other guests include [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Lieutenant Worf]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]], Series/SapphireAndSteel, Creator/AlanMoore's Axel Pressbutton, [[Series/TheAvengers1960s John Steed and Mrs Peel]], [[Series/CaptainScarletAndTheMysterons Captain Scarlet]], [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] and Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian. (As well as many Creator/MarvelComics characters, but they were ''official'' cameos.)
* A seedy bar in ''ComicBook/TheMuppetShowComicBook: Pigs in Space'' special includes Muppet versions of [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender Rodriguez]], [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot]], and [[Franchise/StarWars Han Solo and Greedo]]. A later scene has a cameo by Series/{{ALF}}.
* The 1997 ''Bug'' one-shot had Bug of Marvel's ''ComicBook/{{Micronauts|MarvelComics}}'' comic get into a squabble with Annihilus when the Negative Zone villain used his cosmic rod to travel through time and space. The two end up transporting to the origins of various Marvel characters...and one DC character. At one stop, Bug accidentally causes a bat to crash through a wealthy man's window, which is likely the moment where Bruce Wayne saw a bat and was inspired to become Batman.
* In ''Women of Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}}'' #1, [[ComicBook/XMen Mystique]] assumes the identity of a female archeologist in order to get close to Rogue. Though not named, the BoundAndGagged archeologist Mystique replaces is very clearly [[Film/JurassicPark1993 Dr. Ellie Sattler]], right down to the pink shirt and khaki shorts. Her partner even looks like Alan Grant.
* In the first issue of ''ComicBook/AquamanTheBecoming'', [[Manga/OnePiece Nami and Nico Robin]] can be seen hanging out on the beach when Jackson bursts out of the ocean, and Usopp shows up in front of a seafood restaurant a few panels later.
* Issue 426 of volume one of ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' had Creator/PeterDavid include a lawyer-friendly cameo of [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]] in the form of a mental patient Doc Samson and Bruce Banner run into named Mr. J who wears green clothes, has brown hair with graying temples and is under the delusion of owning a power ring. This references the role Hal Jordan played as Parallax in DC Comics' then-recent ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'' CrisisCrossover. In issue #413, meanwhile, Hulk defeats [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Doomsday]] (who has his face obscured and is cut off before he can say his full name for legal reasons) in a virtual reality training program.
* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'':
** The fifth issue of ''Green Lantern Corps Quarterly'' has G'Nort's story involve having to stop a villain who has caused humans and dogs to switch places as owners and pets. After things are returned to normal, [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle a bespectacled man with red hair and a white dog he calls "Mr. Peabody"]] are shown among the humans and their pet dogs.
** When Kyle Rayner moved to New York in ''Green Lantern'' volume 3, issue 57, he got help from ComicBook/DoctorStrange's assistant Wong in finding his apartment building at 175 Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. The Sanctum Sanctorum's address in the Marvel Universe is 177A Bleecker Street. As a bonus, the house on that site was demolished, reflecting the state of the Sanctum over in Strange's series at Marvel at the time. Wong (who, naturally, went unnamed in his appearance here) even noted that Kyle would find the neighborhood "a little... ''strange''".
** Creator/GrantMorrison's ''ComicBook/TheGreenLantern'' has featured inhabitants of the vampire planet Vorr in crowd shots who bear strong resemblances to notable vampire characters who aren't under ownership by DC Comics, particularly Creator/MarvelComics' ComicBook/{{Blade}} and ComicBook/{{Morbius}} the Living Vampire. In addition, one of the alternate Green Lanterns featured in the AllianceOfAlternates formed near the end of Season One is Spectra, who is almost certainly a [[GenderFlip female]] analogue of Doctor Spectrum, the Green Lantern counterpart of Marvel's Justice League AlternateCompanyEquivalent the ComicBook/SquadronSupreme.
* ''ComicBook/DialHForHero'': Several of the hero transformations shown in the 2019 series are obvious stand-ins for certain copyrighted characters, including a recolored [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]] pastiche and the Thunderbolt Club at one point trying to stop Miguel and Summer by assuming the forms of the [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Tweenage Irritable Librarian/Pirate/Gangster/Butcher Geckos]].
* In the 41st issue of ''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventures'', the story "What Would You Do If You Were Superman" shows a cab driver in a green cap named Joe Oblogatz among the people interviewed, who bears a strong resemblance to the titular character of ''ComicBook/TheGoon''.
* Several crowd shots in ''ComicBook/DannyPhantomAGlitchInTime'' feature [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Luz and Amity]] (though, natch, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_4047_7.jpeg we only ever see them from the back]]).
* The fifth issue of ''[[ComicBook/TomStrong Tom Strong's Terrific Tales]]'' has a story giving Tom's talking gorilla sidekick King Solomon ADayInTheLimelight, with one scene having Solomon running into a line of representations of famous fictional simians, including [[Franchise/DonkeyKong a necktie-wearing gorilla holding a barrel]], a purple [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 King Louie]], [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 Cornelius]] clad in a yellow uniform and [[Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls Mojo Jojo]] colored orange.
* ComicBook/{{Batman}} makes a guest appearance in the ''ComicBook/{{Judge Dredd}}'' story "Troublemaker", where he impedes Dredd so that [[Creator/{{Alan Grant}} Alvin Gaunt]] can escape with [[ComicBook/{{Strontium Dog}} Johnny Alpha]]. Batman never speaks, keeps to the shadows, and never shows his insignia, but the design, as well as the batarangs, are unmistakeable.
* ''ComicBook/Batman66'': The final story of the main series, "Main Title", ends with various reporters and photographers showing up to try and interview Batman, Robin and Batgirl. Among them is a photographer referred to as "Petey", who is likely ComicBook/SpiderMan in his civilian identity Peter Parker.
* Near the end of ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'', Norman [=McCay=] can be seen seated next to an elderly, bespectacled man with a mustache and an eyepatch, who is clearly Phillip Sheldon from ''ComicBook/{{Marvels}}''. Both comics were illustrated by Alex Ross.
* The first issue of ''ComicBook/MortTheDeadTeenager'' has one panel showing a schoolbus with lookalikes of [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson and Otto Mann in the front]].
* In the second issue of ''Satan's Six: Hellspawn'', the demon Frightful gets into a bar where he brawls with thinly-veiled pastiches of ComicBook/{{Lobo}} (referred to as "Bolo"), [[ComicBook/FantasticFour The Thing]], [[ComicBook/BloodSyndicate Brickhouse]], [[ComicBook/WildCATsWildStorm Maul]] and [[ComicBook/YoungbloodImageComics Badrock]].
* ''ComicBook/TheBooksOfMagic'':
** The third issue of the original 1990 miniseries has a scene where Tim Hunter is taken to a market in Faerie, one of the individuals spotted there being [[ComicStrip/RupertBear a small, white-furred bear with a red shirt and yellow checkered pants]] who is viewed from the back.
** In issue 20 of the 2018 series that's part of ''ComicBook/TheSandmanUniverse'', Izzy knocks out Geoff by borrowing a mallet from a lookalike of [[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} Obelix]].
* Issue ten of ''ComicBook/NewTeenTitans'' volume one had Slade Wilson consult a bald, bespectacled man named Dr. Benson Honeywell, who is clearly ''Franchise/TheMuppets'' character Dr. Bunsen Honeydew as a normal human being. Dr. Honeywell also mentions an unseen assistant named Bleaker, an overt play on Honeydew's assistant Beaker.
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** In issue 20 0f the 2018 series that's part of ''ComicBook/TheSandmanUniverse'', Izzy knocks out Geoff by borrowing a mallet from a lookalike of [[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} Obelix]].

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* The third issue of the original 1990 miniseries of ''ComicBook/TheBooksOfMagic'' has a scene where Tim Hunter is taken to a market in Faerie, one of the individuals spotted there being [[ComicStrip/RupertBear a small, white-furred bear with a red shirt and yellow checkered pants]] who is viewed from the back.