Thunderbunny first appeared in fan publications. His first appearance in a title published by a major company came in Charlton Bullseye #6, published by Charlton Comics, he made a subsequent appearance in #10 of that title as well. The character then moved briefly to Archie Comics, appearing in Thunderbunny #1 as part of Red Circle Comics, a short lived revival of the Archie Comics superhero characters, and also in Blue Ribbon Comics #13 (Oct.1984) (co-starring in a story also featuring the Fly, Shield, The Web, and the Jaguar), The All New Adventures of the Mighty Crusaders #7 and Pep Comics #393 (March 1984). He then moved to WaRP Graphics for a 6-issue run, with an additional story in Warp Graphics Annual #1. Issues 7-12 were published by Apple Comics.