"Null-crossovers," as I'll explain more elsewhere, are narratives that look like crossovers, either stature-type or charisma-type, that don't satisfy my criteria.
One such is this 1964 issue of MYSTERY IN SPACE. That magazine had for several years hosted the running adventures of DC's foremost space-hero, Adam Strange, who had been introduced under the auspices of editor Julie Schwartz. However, other assignments moved Schwartz off that title, and he was replaced by another long-term editor, Jack Schiff. The latter had overseen another SF/horror title, TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED, in which he'd nurtured a somewhat less impressive SF-protagonist, Space Ranger, and when Schiff was assigned MYSTERY IN SPACE, he transferred that character to MYSTERY, sharing "space" with Adam Strange. But since the two didn't share "time"-- Strange being set in the era of contemporary Earth, while the Ranger was in a far-future period. Under Schiff's aegis, though, Space Ranger teamed not with Strange but with his far-future descendant. But despite sharing the name, the descendant isn't identical with the iconic figure who had his own series, so-- no real crossover. But at least the cover-copy is honest about it not being the original character.
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