Antonio Ayné Esbert worked for several Spanish comic publications throughout the 1940s, such as Cine Aventura, Cuentos de la Abuelita and Chispa. In the late 1940s he became a regular artist for TBO magazine, which was recently revived after its disappearance during the Civil War and World War II.
Among his series are 'Titin y Topita' (1943), 'Biblioteca Infantile' (1943), 'Il Profesor Carambola' (1945), 'El Manager Robustiano' (1945), 'José el Vago' (1945), 'Aventuras de Patachin y Pelotilla' (1946), 'Don Triqui' and 'Narizán de la Selva' (1946). In Nicolás he published 'El Capitán Petardo' (1948), 'Don Tenorio', 'Terugo Kid', 'Melenas y Gorron' (1949), 'Bonifacio' (1951) and 'La Familia Taruguez' (1952).