Claim: Vangsgutane first appeared in newspapers in in 1940 and was always illustrated by Jens R. Nilssen.
Evidence: Nynorsk Vekeblad is a former Norwegian Nynorsk weekly magazine, published from 1934 to 1954. The strip first appeared in Nynorsk Vekeblad in October 1940, and from 1941 as a separate Christmas album.