He continues to pester her about going out in next years to come. Nate also starts developing more feelings for Jenny Jenkins. He also writes many comics throughout this period such as Action Cat, Dan Cupid and Doctor Cesspool.

On March 19, 1991, Nate's locker made its first appearance, and was a complete mess, showing that his locker never changes throughout the entirety of the comic strip.įrom 1991 to 1993, Nate is seen annoying his friends, his teachers and his family. The arc was basically Ellen and Nate babysitting the McCarthy Baby, with Ellen trying her best to keep things under control while Nate managed to not screw things up, although just barely, Ellen was going to babysit the baby of one of the Wrights' neighbors, the McCarthys, when Marty had to attend a PTA meeting and had her take Nate with her. Godfrey's forehead.įrom February 25 to March 2, 1991, the first ever one-week story arc was released. On February 18, 1991, Nate got put in detention for the first time after he threw a paper airplane during Social Studies class and the paper airplane crashed into Mrs. In this comic, Nate also mentioned that he wanted to be a cartoonist, marking the first time Nate had ever shown any interest whatsoever in cartooning. On February 7, 1991, Nate created Doctor Cesspool, his first known fictional comic character, and showed him to his dad. Januwas a prominent day in Big Nate history, as though before school had been mentioned, this comic was the first comic in which Nate was actually at school.

The next few comics consist of Nate and his family life, with a lot of gags consisting of his contempt for his sister, his father's bad qualities, and his relationship with his best friend, Francis. In his very first appearance the reader understands that Nate dislikes school and homework. However he decides to draw a picture of himself and says that 'one picture is worth a thousand of those suckers', a reference to the saying 'A picture is worth a thousand words'. He has to write a hundred words in his journal. He is seen doing an assignment for school. On January 7th, 1991, Nate appears in the comics for the first time. In the third grade, Nate had to get his appendix removed, and Francis brought him a 'Tickle me Elmo' toy in the hospital. He also somehow managed to make a dent in one of the desks with his head. Bigbutt' for her weight, which was probably the start of his nicknaming career. Bigbee, who still isn't very fond of Nate. When Nate started first grade, his teacher was Mrs. When Jenny left to Seattle, She was a pitcher in his little league game and Nate had a short crush on her until Jenny came back.

Nate also meets a friend called Lila in pre-k. He is known for being the only player of that age to get a red card. He also played in Little Kickers, which is soccer for youth. He sat next to Jenny, but, after reading her name tag, mispronounced her name as 'Jonny', as his reading was not very good. When Nate turned five years old, he attended kindergarten at P.S. This gave him his current phobia of cats. However, he was attacked by a four-month-old kitten named Cinnamon. When he turned four years old, he visited a pet shop. When Nate was three years old, he asked Santa for a pink tricycle for Christmas, which Nate's dad constantly reminds him about. Jenny used to chase boys at recess, and once she caught them, she kissed them. This is where he met Jenny Jenkins, his crush, though Nate wasn't in love at that point. Nate soon started attending the Honey Hive, a preschool. When he was a toddler, he liked to wear Ellen's dresses and pretended to be a ballerina. Nate's father decided to save up money to afford college for Nate, so he started a college fund for Nate. 1.5 The Breakup and Further Encounters with Angie.

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