Some writers like long-time Legion scribe Paul Levitz claimed that Tyroc's powers, based upon sound, made him too difficult a character to depict in a comic book (even though DC's Black Canary appeared in comics for years, as did Marvel Comics' Banshee). Tyroc was the only Legionnaire introduced prior to 1989 that never appeared during Levitz's initial 15-year run on the "Legion" (even the deceased Ferro Lad, Invisible Kid, and Chemical King appeared in flashback stories). Levitz says this was because he thought Tyroc was "just such a stupid character...a sound-based character is, I think, intrinsically futile in a silent medium. He just never worked for me, so I did my best to dodge him". Despite his initial stance on the character, Levitz announced in a Newsarama interview that Tyroc will be in his new "Legion of Super-Heroes" series. Tyroc appears in "Legion of Super-Heroes" (vol. 6) #2 (August 2010), marking the first time that the character has appeared in an in-continuity tale written by Levitz.