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Just as [[crossover character|characters]] from other [[Wikipedia:fictional universe|fictional universes]] have appeared in the [[Doctor Who Universe]], elements of the Doctor Who Universe, have (for the most part, unofficially), appeared in other continuities.
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Occasionally, elements of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] are '''referenced in the broader popular culture'''. This page exists to throw a spotlight on some of these casual references made in television, comics, films and other media.


==Examples==
Such references generally take two forms: '''in-universe references''' which function as brief, unlicensed [[crossover]]s where elements of the DWU (or close analogues thereof) are shown to be real within the fictional universe of the work at hand; and '''out-of-universe references''' where ''Doctor Who'' media, or comedic analogues thereof, are mentioned as media enjoyed by the fictional characters.
===Comics examples===
====Marvel====
[[Wikipedia:Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] created a number of characters who appeared in various titles owned by the company, including ''[[Doctor Who Weekly|Doctor Who Magazine]]'' (which was later re-named ''Doctor Who Monthly''). The characters of the [[Special Executive]] (troubleshooters employed by the [[Time Lord]]s, who had appeared in ''[[4-D War]]'' and ''[[Black Sun Rising]]'') appeared with [[Wikipedia:Captain Britain|Captain Britain]] in the "[[Wikipedia:Jaspers' Warp|Jaspers' Warp]]" storyline written by the Special Executive's creator, [[Alan Moore]].  


The ''Doctor Who'' comics version of [[Merlin]] all appeared briefly in ''Captain Britain'' in a sequence demonstrating that Merlin had several alternate appearances and personalities that he could adopt as he saw fit. The Doctor has also appeared in cameos in several prose novels based in the [[Wikipedia:Marvel Universe|Marvel Universe]].
== References by decade ==
{{Cultural references decades}}
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[[Wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel USA]] occasionally made oblique references to ''Doctor Who''. These are largely the work of [[Wikipedia:Chris Claremont|Chris Claremont]], best known as the longest-running writer of the [[Wikipedia:X-Men|X-Men]]. Claremont's ''X-Men'' spin-off ''Excalibur'' featured the WHO, the Weird Happenings Organisation, led by Doctor Alistaire Stuart along with his sister, Brigadier Alysande Stuart. (They are obviously named after [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]].) The Marvel Universe has a thinly veiled version of the Doctor known as Professor Gamble who happens to have [[Dalek]]-like robot enemies known as the Incinerators (or Dredlox).
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====2000 AD====
The ''[[Wikipedia:2000AD|2000AD]]'' strip ''[[Wikipedia:Caballistics, Inc.|Caballistics, Inc.]]'' features ''Doctor Who'' references so often that they are practically part of the series' format. It however, it also depicted a character clearly intended to be the actor [[Tom Baker]] being murdered by Scottish nationalist demons. This would appear to undermine the frequent suggestion by ''Caballistics, Inc'' fans that the series is unofficially set in the ''Doctor Who'' universe.
 
==External links==
*[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/jagamble.htm A profile of Marvel's Professor Gamble character]
*[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/incinerators.htm A profile of Gamble's enemies, the Dalek-like Incinerators]
 
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Occasionally, elements of the Doctor Who universe are referenced in the broader popular culture. This page exists to throw a spotlight on some of these casual references made in television, comics, films and other media.

Such references generally take two forms: in-universe references which function as brief, unlicensed crossovers where elements of the DWU (or close analogues thereof) are shown to be real within the fictional universe of the work at hand; and out-of-universe references where Doctor Who media, or comedic analogues thereof, are mentioned as media enjoyed by the fictional characters.

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