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>>823181
>Actually, they used to be printed in fanzines and shared amongst college clubs and whatnot.

Yep.

Here is a 1979 fanzine featuring a crossover between the star Trek animated series and the rock band KISS (but not the real KISS, their marvel comic version where they had powers).

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5671155/1/KISS-Off-The-Enterprise

>"You may have convinced everyone else, but you haven't convinced me," Kirk protested. "If this group is the real KISS from our past – rock musicians, in other words – how come this...this 'Demon' is able to fly and breathe fire?"

>"I'm not sure if I can explain all of it, sir, but I'll certainly try," Sulu answered. "Remember I mentioned a Marvel book? According to the story in it, each member of the group acquired a certain special power: Gene Simmons, the Demon, could fly and breathe fire – just as his title implies. Paul Stanley, the Starchild, could control the emotions of others through the power of the Black Star he wore painted over one eye. Ace Frehley, the Space Ace, had the powers of an extraterrestrial being – including the power over matter transportation. Peter Criss, the Cat, had the grace and the agility of any feline – as well as the fabled nine lives of a cat. Some combination of forces must have enabled them to acquire those same powers in reality; either before or soon after they materialized aboard the Enterprise."

This was actually published and read by people. Fanzines were big in the 1970s, and they were fucking terrible.