In 1947, two publishers started a legal battle for the right to the names of the newspapers and magazines. Vandersteen, caught in the middle, worked a while for both, but eventually switched to the new owners of "De Standaard". He continued to work for "Ons Volkske", which was now renamed '"t Kapoentje" for a few more months. The publishers of "De Standaard" also continued the album series of "Suske en Wiske", which started modestly with one album in 1946 and one in 1947. By 1947, seven albums were available, and the first ones were already reprinted. The first albums of "De Familie Snoek" had also appeared by then. Supported by large publicity campaigns, they sold very well: the first Snoek album was in its third impression by 1948. The popularity of Vandersteen, and the impact comics had in Flanders, is attested by the 25,000 readers who switched to the "Standaard" at the same time as Vandersteen did.