El Niñato

El Niñato is a countercultural street character created by Josep María Berenguer for Spain's influential underground anthology El Víbora, navigating the anarchic, gritty urban world that defined the bold alternative comics scene of early-1980s Spain.

Born in the gritty underground pages of El Víbora in 1981, El Niñato is a Bronze Age creation of Josep María Berenguer, emerging from the bold countercultural scene that made Ediciones La Cúpula one of Spain's most vital alternative comics publishers. Over a focused run through the early eighties, this character moved through the anarchic, ink-stained world of El Víbora alongside a memorable cast including Lilian, Pep, and the iconic Ranxerox — vivid company that speaks to just how electric that magazine's pages truly were. With ten catalog appearances across a tight 1981–1983 window, El Niñato is a genuine artifact of Spanish underground comics at their most alive, the kind of character that rewards curious collectors willing to dig into one of the era's most distinctive publications.