Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for August 01, 2012
Transcript:
Okay, gang, biggest game of the year! If we beat these guys, we're league champs! Granted, Chester's sick, but we can win even without Chester! I mean, sure, it's unlikely, but with a few breaks here and there, it could happen! Even if it's only a one-in-a-zillion chance... Coach, I'm cutting you off.
Yes, that was a tribute strip to Charles Schulz that I did after he died. A number of cartoonists banded together and did tributes to “Peanuts” in the strips on that particular day. Check it out on the archive. It appeared on May 27th, 2000.