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The use of media in learning process is very important because the media not only serves as a messenger, but the media also influence thoughts, feelings, students willingness to learn, and students understanding. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of comics as a learning media based on green education on the learning outcomes of elementary school students in West Nusa Tenggara. This study was a quasi-experimental study using a 2 x 2 factorial design. Two sample schools come from Central Lombok and North Lombok are taken randomly with a total of 86 students from grades 4 and 5. The experimental class is given treatment by using green education-based comic media, while the control class uses conventional methods. The data of learning outcomes were collected through concept understanding test instruments then it is analyzed by using One Way Anova with the help of SPSS Version 21 software for Windows. The results showed that (1) student learning outcomes in the experimental class are higher than the control class (p = 0.001 <0.05), and (2) there were no differences in learning outcomes between grade IV students and grade V elementary school (p 0.06> 0.05). Based on the results of this study, it is concluded that the implementation of green education-based comic media can improve student learning outcomes and can be used for all grade levels, especially high-class in elementary school.