Zuma first appeared in the comics series Aztec. The character reached the peak of his popularity in the 1980s with the series Anak ni Zuma (Child of Zuma or Children of Zuma) in Aliwan Komiks magazine. It spawned a spin-off prequel Angkan ni Zuma (Clan of Zuma), chronicling Zuma's adventures in ancient times. Zuma-Maria was a science-fiction tale about Zuma's future descendant. In the mid-1990s, Zuma was revived in a short-lived comic book series, Zuma Komiks (Zuma Comics). Zuma also appeared in the 2013 series, Galema: Anak ni Zuma.