Marino Benejam was an important part of the generation of Spanish comics artists that emerged after the Civil War in the 1940's and 1950's. He was a prominent contributor to the magazine TBO, and he somewhat defined the magazine's style together with Coll. He was the author of two of TBO's most popular series: 'Morcillón y Babalí', about a white explorer and his black guide who are dedicated to animal hunting, and 'La Familia Ulises'. He also illustrated various pages of the section 'Los Grandes Inventos de TBO', a feature where several strange inventions by Professor Franz were illustrated. Benejam furthermore created characters like 'Méliton Pérez' and 'Diego Pelenas'.
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