The series was introduced in a 16-page insert in "The New Teen Titans" #16. The series was cancelled after 20 issues, with six issues still in preparation. These six issues were eventually published in three double-sized issues as "Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! in The Oz-Wonderland War" #1-3, with the indicia title "Oz-Wonderland Wars" (plural). The series did not, in fact, depict a conflict between the Land of Oz and Wonderland, which plotter E. Nelson Bridwell considered antithetical to Ozite politics, but rather depicted the Nome King retrieving the magic belt and using his powers against both Oz and Wonderland, with the Zoo Crew coming in as reinforcements against him. The series was praised for its artwork, by Carol Lay, for its close emulation of the work of John R. Neill and Sir John Tenniel, but the story, scripted by Joey Cavalieri, was seen by many to be too close to the plot of "Ozma of Oz" to reach its full potential. The series featured cameos from both Hoppy the Marvel Bunny and the Inferior Five.