Sometimes comic book companies will publish odd character team-ups that don’t make sense but might make money. For example, Marvel and DC will publish two comics featuring Deadpool and Batman in September and November 2025. As a traditionalist comic book fan, it does not make much sense to me. Still, there seems to be a demographic for such crossover team-ups.
Odd Comic Book Character Team Ups
Did you know that there was a comic book team-up between Batman and Elmer Fudd back in 2017? Recently, Marvel and 20th Century Fox published a comic featuring The Predator and Black Panther. Odd and incongruent comic book character team-ups go back decades and are not new.
Here are 10 odd and entertaining comic book character team-ups you ought to check out now.
1. Predator Vs. Black Panther (2024)
You won’t find odder character team-ups than the Predator and Black Panther. This four-issue story is non-canonical and does not occur in the Marvel 616 universe. Wakanda is still an isolationist country. The Predators have a specific reason to visit Wakanda. However, T’Challa is deep in the jungle when the Predators arrive, creating a scenario for the perfect hunting grounds.
This 112-page paperback collects all four issues of the series. Buy it now for $9 at Amazon.
2. Batman/Elmer Fudd: The Deluxe Edition (2017)
Elmer Fudd is a former countryside hunter who becomes a hunter to make extra money. His former lover, Silver St. Cloud,, is killed. Fudd suspects the killer is Bugs, a humanized version of Bugs Bunny. However, the Wily Bugs convince Fudd that billionaire Bruce Wayne is the killer. After Fudd unsuccessfully tries to kill Wayne, the duo find clues to the real killer.
I know this sounds ridiculous. This story should not work, but it does.
Buy this 120-page hardcover now for $17 at Amazon.
3. Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong (2023)
The New Superman, David Corenswet, will fight a Kaiju in the July 2025 Superman reboot. However, Superman fought Godzilla in the comic books back in 2023.
A doorway to the Monsterverse of Skull Island appears in the world of the DC Superheroes. Godzilla, Kong, Rodan, King Ghidorah, and Mothra battle the Justice League in a comic book series that drove fans into a geek frenzy back in 2023. Lex Luthor builds Mechagodzilla himself in this series. If you love superheroes and monster team-ups, then get this comic!
This 251-page hardcover collects all seven issues of the series. Buy it now at Amazon for $20.
4. Flash Gordon: Kings Cross (2017)
Kings Cross is a comic book series that features pulp comic era character team-ups. Ming the Merciless wants to conquer Earth. So, the evil tyrant teleports a continent from Mongo, his homeworld, into the Pacific Ocean. The Mongoian continent acts as a home base for Ming, his minions, and the monsters he unleashes on the world.
Flash Gordon, Dr. Zarkov, The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician, Prince Valiant, and Jungle Jim all unite to battle Ming as the Kings Cross. Consider them the pulp comic era version of the Avengers.
Buy the 120-page paperback at Amazon now for $15.
5. Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1 (2015)
Shredder and the Foot Clan enter a dimensional warp that brings them to Gotha City! The Foot Clan intends to plunder Wayne Tech, take over the city, and find a way to return to New York City. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Batman unite as allies to stop this threat.
Buy this 170-page hardcover for $37 on Amazon now.
6. Planet Of The Apes/Green Lantern
Cornelius discovers a ring of power within the Forbidden Zone of the Planet of the Apes. After he puts it on, the power of the ring alerts the Green Lanterns, Red Lanterns, Sinestro Corps, and the other Lantern groups. All of these groups vie to get the ring and cause a power struggle on the Planet of the Apes!
Buy this 160-page paperback for $70 at Amazon.
7. Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special (2018)
Yellowstone Park has been experiencing trivial problems with a bear known as “The Yogi.” The Yogi is notorious for annoying park goers and stealing picnic baskets. Recently, the Yogi has begun kidnapping park visitors. So, Ranger Smith has no choice but to hire Slade Wilson, also known as Deathstroke, the Terminator, to take out the Yogi!.
Get this 43-page story at Amazon for $5 now.
8. Suicide Squad/Banana Splits Special (2017)
The animal mascot rock band The Banana Splits is somehow mistaken for being dangerous metahumans. They are soon brought to Belle Reve prison and join the Task Force X program run by Amanda Waller. Now a part of the Suicide Squad, the Banana Splits get their first task: take out the original members of the Suicide Squad!
Buy this 43-page comic for $5 on Kindle now.
9. Booster Gold/The Flintstones Special (2017)
In the 25th century, Booster Gold’s Earth is dying from pollution and climate change. Additionally, reptillina aliens are hell bent on taking over the planet as the humans die out. Booster learns that the answer to this problem might be in the past, so he travels to the era of the Flintstones and enlists Fred and Barney to help him out.
This is one of the oddest character team-ups, but the story is fun.
Get this 42-page comic now on Kindle for $5.
10. DC Universe Vs. Masters of the Universe (2013)
Skeletor finds a way to travel to the Earth of DC Comics. He starts a plan to siphon all of the magic energy from the planet. However, Skeletor may be controlled by someone else! Meanwhile, He-Man and his allies follow Skeletor and accidentally come into conflict with the Justice League. Then, the two groups unite forces to stop Skeletor.
This 160-page paperback collects all six issues of the series. Buy it for $23 now at Amazon.
Odd and Entertaining Team Ups
Comic books are not dying out yet, but they are not as profitable as they were in the past. So, comic book publishers will also try new marketing methods in desperate times. Comic books featuring team-ups between characters that seem odd are just a marketing ploy.
Such stories are non-canonical; no matter how high the stakes are in the story, the status quo will always revert after it is over. So, these stories are fun to read and a great way to see your favorite characters in new situations.
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