First Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for January 07, 1991

Nate’s legs…….

He’s getting so tall!

What happend to December? Not to mention Sundays?

and where did the first week of January go?

December 1990, be gone!(GoComics terms)

I wonder what’s his shoe size roght there. DAANG

wait has this been here since 1991!

LOL HE GOT SHORTER!

Hoo, boy.

And so it began.

OMG LOL

Well, it kind of is only 1 word: impossible

i found the strips WOOOO HOOO

LOL THAT XD

A picture is worth a thousand words?

i thot one picture wus onlee werth 1 hundred words!

oh b6 thu way nate shrinks

Nates legs…

BN’s first strip

Nate is born!

Man he has gotten smaller each year

I wonder why they don’t do the “Sundays”

Comic Flavor, Teddy moved into Nate’s hometown on 27 January, 1994.

WHOA dem legs!

welcome to the world!!!!

The drawing changes soooo much!

Nate shrunk…

Nate looks so weird!

And so it begins.

Big Nate: The Ultimate Beginning Part 1: The Long Legs! Man, Nate IS getting shorter every year, at least until 2005.

OMG! Gocomics put all the 90s comics strips of Big Nate online?! Time to start reading!

He got shorter somehow:/

Big mates funny I’m a pro already read 1991 in 2 days

Look at them legs!

Go to January 21,1999.

instead of getting taller, he will get shorterHAHAHAHA

Wow, Nate sure has changed a lot.

The style changed but your sense of humor has never changed, Lincoln

E FIRST ONE!!

First strip.

How did nate shrink?

First big nate strip! Im surprised!

Nate’s adventure begins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I expected lots of comments being like “First Big Nate!”

Lol

He is going to evolve into the type of character created by a pro.

Nate…you look taller now than you will in the future. :D.

Omg lol he sure wasn’t the shortest kid in the school then looks like he’s shrunk and also been in 6th grade fir 25 years but i get why and if u think he got held back your W-R-O-N-G because francis jenny gina teddy and others like artur are still there.

Umm…

And they call Nate dumb…

Wow this was back when I didn’t even know Nate!

woo for the first comment pure ingenuity was born

LOL SO OLD

…

YASS

good ol’ classics but nate your a ELASTIC BAND :O

Go to September 21, 1992.

ahhh… the first one

The very first!Also, who thought the first Big Nate strip would say “suckers?”

Birth a Word Record Breaker… of detentions.

shorter and shorter

One word: stupid

The comic that caused me to wanna be a cartoonist a few years back. Thanks for being my hero, Mr. Lincoln. I’ve always wanted to send a comment to my hero, but I just made my account today!

Yay I finally got an account! I have been reading these for YEARS but never got an account until now. Also why are his legs like that?

Man, Nate should be 32 by now…

First Big Nate strip EVER! Yahoo!

I’ve read every comic from here to the present!

And a legend is born.

someone has been eating a lot of meat

Ooooookayyyyyy

Nate’s shoe on the last panel is huge!

And the Big Nate era begins.

Love coming back to the first ever Big Nate comic….

Ah…My first Comix!

There’s so much spam comments in this strip, if y’all respect Big Nate comics, stop putting meaningless spam just to add the comment count. Anyway, 26 years of Big Nate already? Wow! Awesome job Peirce, long live Nate!

It’s so funny how they seem like their shouting at each other because all the letters (besides written ones) are IN CAPS but u don’t really notice ’em…

Nate’s growth system is in reverse.thats why he’s tall now but 25 years later he’s 4 feet

A Middle school legend is born

Hi

i love big nate

I feel obliged to comment on the first ever Big Nate strip. Welcome to the world, Nate!

it is really wierd is it

hi

hi

FIRST!… TO COMMENT IN 2017!

No wonder he has a higher IQ than ellen! the kid only uses it 15% of the time, though.

I actually liked these better than the new ones. for some reason, they are just better to me. Don’t call me crazy!!!

nate looks so different

if i comment 2 more times their will be 200 comments

199

(200) wow 200 comments on one comic strip. cool

the days before polls and the spam police.

exactly no bs in the comic section

This has more commetts than the poll war

Nate’s legs look… different.

Thats Alot Of Comments

His Legs

Geez

The first Nate

Vgdvf

Wanna hear a joke?(joke is in the replys menu)

And a legend was born

The best comic is born!

Too bad Nate doesn’t use his intellect for school. The difference between Nate and Ellen lies in the fact that although Nate has a higher I.Q. (Intelligence Quotient) than Ellen, he does not apply himself at school and only uses his intellect for immaterial things whereas Ellen is sedulous and works meticulously at school to earn high marks.

the first BIG NATE STRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

is it just me or dose Nate get SHORTR?

Man such a long line of comments

what date is the first strip in color?

@Gina Hemphill-Toms, was that comment really necessary? “The reality is that he doesn’t.”

Pretty clever, but that won’t work on teachers.

when is the first appearance of coach john?

First Nate Comic

Is it just me or is that Nate is weird and starry

He is so WEIRD!

How did he get shorter

How did he get shorter

hi

Way back when…

First Appearance for Nate Wright

Don’t like the style, but it’s still great to read. :D

Hi

is nate a good person?

The first strip!!!you’re donetype “done!” In the comments section if you’re done!

Awesome!

his shoe size in last panel XXXXXXXXXXXXXL

This isn’t the most commented strip, the strip of december 30th 2012 has 1028 comments today! (12th june 2018)

The ultimate big nate quest. Go to March 27 2006

so many comments…

Nate is born

Yah! 260th comment. XD

I’m gonna read every last Big Nate strip starting here (and skipping re-runs.)

The beginning of my life of comics started here

Here’s a survey. Which do you prefer: Classic Nate or Modern Nate? I think Classic in some ways and Modern in other ways.

I wasn’t even alive when this was made and it’s still seems like I’ve read it before…

He has kept this journal for 27 years

This is neat strip

Nate’s gotten shorter by the years, not taller..

Makin’ my mark in the comic as old as time, the one that started it all. I like cheese.

Welcome the the beginning, friends.

If ya see this, type f in the chat

275th!

He had 18 words at the start, he was close!

Kids beating the system lol

The first Big Nate comic. Back when the Mario game in style was Super Mario Bros 3

Mario should be a plumber by now

OH GOD WHAT HAPPENED TO NATE.

Why is he so tall?!

He doesn’t even talk here lol

Those legs!

when the saints go marching in they like trains and are gonna die in a hole like everyone on planet xorgax like yeeyee i like trains o yee this is the very first comic of all time i frink aerosal for breakfast thats when you break like oh yeet y33t y331 not the one but plural twenty five respond #slay #tokoolforskool i am so emo kid yeet

you counted?

compare Nate in 1991 to now

First strip, over 300 comments. I had to reload the page over and over to see any comments, lol

whats the point of pinning this? like, just click the fast forward button on the left.

lolz

Good ol’ classic big nate.

Pickles the Cat is here!

Man, his drawings make life a lot easier

So funny Lincoln pierce

tmi

jerk

He is getting shorter

Ok guys. Starting here, I’m officially going to comment on EVERY Big Nate strip. Every one.

And thus a legend was born…

big Nate gets better and better each year, I love them!

I’m the 361th comment

The start of Big Nate.

I’ve seen this comic about a million times, but to me, Nate still looks so weird.

His head is as big as his shirt.. Also, this is my 1st comment. I have been reading Big Nate on here since July and I finally made a account.

A picture is worth 1000 words

amazing how many comments there are (it takes 10+ seconds to load them all…)

Vote dogger 2020

Everyone sign this

Change.org/floofydogger

Was this the first comic he made?

first comic yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

First appearance of Nate.

It’s funny because that might actually be true at this point in time if he actually a real person.

great start!

Nate has shrunk quite a bit!

commenting on eery big nate comic 1

Genius! No homework for a week!

Start of a legend

The 1st!

Yo

Woah man thats rad

Ya

The first Big Nate comic…

this one comic has over 400 comments

January 1st, 1991, was the start of a legend.

its really epic

Looks like Nate hasn’t been eating his cheez doodles :)

And so it begins…..

First ever comic strip

That is exactly what I always do. :3

Nate has come such a long way!!!

Compare the first comic strip and the one today

This is how a famous series of comics were created

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i like big nate, i also read it on amazon kidles too!

why are his pegs so lanky!!! its kinda disturbing

nate, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR LEGS

I’m so glad that Lincoln’s drawing style has improved so much.

A hundred every day? Wow!

I love bignate

wow! no speech!

he got dem legs

Am I the only one who likes the old comics better?

Nate’s legs are SO TALL. Sorry that sounds wrong.

Big Nate looks strong.Big Nate also has long legs

YeS:)

i hate it when nate is drawn like that

XD

i was hoping for a comment that was almost 30 years ago

Is this still the most liked Big Nate strip?

LOL ITS OCTOBER

why do people like and comment a lot in this strip? is it because it is the first strip?

Wow, I hit random and ended up on the very first strip…

I actually got a 0 for that :(

A legend has been born. A very weird legend though

And a legend is born

i actually got an A when i tuned that in

Nate looks slightly taller

Do yo guys like Justin Bieber? Comment if you do

hi guys! Chad here!

How many times do people comment here?

lol! The 90s! Seriously though, what’s up with the legs! Nate you played basketball or something? Maybe you should start STRETCHING more because your so short now!

First comic of many.

i can’t believe nate was actually tall

ikr

The ironic thing is, that picture looks more like the current Nate than the one who drew the picture!

very good

let me tell u a joke

Nate gets shorter every day!

Where it all started.

This comic has 360 likes!

Na

Omg!! Big nate: THE MOMENT IT BEGAN

He is surprisingly skinny for “big” nate

I love reading the old big nate comics haha

Hey, the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of this is a week after New Years!

You guys need to listen to the spitballers podcast! It’s so funny!

STOP saying stuff

Oh cool this was posted online 30 years ago:

Today is big nate’s 30th anniversary!

30 years later

I CAME FOR 30 YEARS GOOD JOB NATE!!!

30 years of Nate!

30 YEARS OMG

i clicked random and it came up with the first Big Nate comic

#LOVEChad4Life

lovechaddybro

omg this is th firs one you made looks so different now

the birth of a legacy…

FIRST BIG NATE STRIP

30 YEARS OLD HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG NATE

oh and where is a birthday strip?

Ahhhhh!!!!

the first big nate

270th comment yay

Nate’s legs…….

Like • Reply 2231 repliesMissing largeMatchip19 about 7 years agoHe’s getting so tall!

Like • Reply 94 repliesMissing largeMatchip19 about 7 years agoWhat happend to December? Not to mention Sundays?

Like • Reply 27 repliesImagescapdcargkenivlikesbignate about 7 years agoand where did the first week of January go?

Like • Reply 22 repliesSnoopy rides againThe#1BoiseStateFan about 7 years agoDecember 1990, be gone!(GoComics terms)

Like • Reply 4ReplyEpic faceSuperDavid about 7 years agoI wonder what’s his shoe size roght there. DAANG

Like • Reply 36 repliesMinecraft wallpaper space hdNOT_CREATIVE_PERSON about 7 years agowait has this been here since 1991!

Like • Reply1 replySmiley face 1600×1200 wallpaper 775678Mr Buddy about 7 years agoLOL HE GOT SHORTER!

Like • Reply1 replyScreenshot 2014 01 14 16 59 18Jacob Cha about 7 years agoHoo, boy.

Like • Reply 22 repliesImagesj6d8nr9yTedder13579 about 7 years agoAnd so it began.

Like • Reply 8ReplyGangnam style SteveCraft1511 almost 7 years agoOMG LOL

Like • ReplyReplyImg 0227dchur123 almost 7 years agoWell, it kind of is only 1 word: impossible

Like • Reply 1ReplyLarge color dance 1Arsenal rock almost 7 years agoi found the strips WOOOO HOOO

Like • Reply1 replyRobloxscreenshot04222014 122031504Tacos_Supreme almost 7 years agoLOL THAT XD

Like • ReplyReplyImagesTater almost 7 years agoA picture is worth a thousand words?

Like • Reply 56 repliesMissing largeaneeshbathey almost 7 years agoi thot one picture wus onlee werth 1 hundred words!

Like • Reply3 repliesMissing largeaneeshbathey almost 7 years agooh b6 thu way nate shrinks

Like • Reply1 replyMissing largeYectofantriplutioniczanziptomiser almost 7 years agoNates legs…

Like • ReplyReplyAmazing iconucantbeme over 6 years agoBN’s first strip

Like • ReplyReplyMissing largeThe Strip Master

The very first Big Nate comic. sniff

This is where it all started

tbh always the old strips are the best until there became colored strips

Comment

How does the first strip have half the comments of the most commented strip? (Btw I’m saying this at the time that this comment has 500 comments and the most commented has 1000 so if this info is inaccurate then don’t cry).

Anyone still reading this in 2021?

Happy 30th anniversary Lincoln Peirce! (Sorry im pretty late but still)

the first ever big nate strip

YAAAAAAAAAY!

Is it me or does he look skinnier?

No! He’s flat!

Newcomers look back at this and laugh, OGs look back at this and cry.

The reason why the characters look so much different now and then is because Lincoln Peirce draws the comic by hand, not on the computer, and he can’t draw identically every single time, but a computer potentially could.

The old era. Positives: Better comics; not focused on one story a week Negatives: worse artwork

Faze Obama likes this strip

Just scrolling down to this strip makes me feel like im time travelling

i press random and it brings me here

This is the first Big Nate comic ever made! Nate’s legs though! Geez!

https://www.gocomics.com/bignate/2020/11/15

noice

Ah Nate

no your wrong

Ah, the old days.

ye

And a legend was born

I’m going to try to read every Big Nate comic

FYI I did

Why are we still here just to suffer……

@Jones you have 69 replies lol

no u

WHY WHY WHY can’t I’ve seen this is the ‘90?

And a Star is Born.

And hence, one of the most iconic comic is born!

WOW!!! The very first Big Nate Strip!!! :D

The start of a Legacy

If this can get 1 reply then the person who replys gets forever good luck

The first ever Big Nate comic. I thought it would’ve included Francis.

I love seeing how comics have evolved

He looks like the age of 14.

making my mark in history by commenting

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall” -Nelson Mandela

Were alive :D

ʷᵒʷ

This is where it all began…

Ive seen this so many times. Imagine what the first person to see this comic in papers must have been like.

2021, gamers?

His adventure of ups and downs begins

the comic that started it all…

Hello 1991!

I must have billions of words in my iPad then….

I shall be apart of history

The first one…

huh, cool

Sawnic10 is Darkman666 and the man behind the slaughter and scout from tf2.

Im the last commenter so far

He will fail his homework

First Comic lol

After so many years of looking at big nate this is kinda disturbing

Big Nate rules

Big Nate rules

ok guys i am beginning a marathon to read ever single big nate comic ever wish man luck

First ever Big Nate comic! Happy 30th anniversary!

Wow! First Big Nate Comic! I can’t believe Nate looks so different though.

First Big Nate Comic!

Poll: Are there any episodes of “Spongebob” you like that you used to hate? For me, it’s The Chaperone (2000) and The Great Patty Caper (2011).

The Start of an era.

So this is how a legend began

And here’s where it all began… a journey of laughs, sighs, and general fun

SO MANY COMMENTS!

I sucks nate doesn’t work hard, he would be a straight-A student

If Nate actually tried in school, then he would be more successful!

[INSERT music played I commercial for new show here]

Big Nate In: Pilot

10/10 first comic has to be!

Hi . . . . . . . . 0 0 . U . …………….. l……………l

Nate only grew up one year since this comic!

pog first bn

Nate technically did write “a hundred words”

the beginning of the spiky-haired kid (lol)

And so it began

Nate looks so strange here. His legs are longer, his head is a different shape, he has no color, wow… and he’s about two feet taller.

its 3 am

FIRST BIG NATE STRIP EVER! OH YEAH!

…and lo, ’twas on this day that America was introduced to its newest comic strip legend!

The legs…

POV : You accidently hit the button that brings you to the beginning

FIRST NATE COMIC!!!

Lol:)

TF he has changed a lot

Ahhhhhhh the first big nate strip

And so it began

what is your fav food?

1991 yo he old but look at those skinny legs

The beginning…

That proves the theory that a picture speaks more than a few words!

What I think would be a cool last Big Nate comic is this same one except with his current look!

SHESHHHHH DOS LEGS LOOKING FINE………

The one that started it all

let us take a moment to appreciate how oldschool this comic is.

It isn’t that funny but it sure is sentimental

favoriot book?

wow, so this is where it all started

You can tell it’s Calvin and Hobbes inspired…

Nate has smarts. I guess his brain isn’t wired to do good at school.

first comic!!!

Just re-reading the whole big Nate comics…..Again

Wiiu1991

FIRST STRIP! OH YEAH!

Big Nate poll guys: Do you like the Big Nate Novels better (Big Nate In A Class By Himself, Strikes Again, On A Roll, Goes For Broke, Flips Out, In The Zone, Lives It Up, and Blasts Off) or the Big Nate TV Show? They are all good, but you can only pick one

WOAH?!?! BIG NATE USED TO BE TALL!