The lineage of Uncle Sam, benign personification of the nation, was again raised last week. Was this lean Yankee character in beaver hat and striped trousers who reflects the emotions of ...

Uncle Sam is an easily recognizable piece of wartime propaganda. And legend says he was based off a real person—though that may not actually be the case.

Ross and Darnall’s Uncle Sam was a particularly dark deconstruction of the original concept. Their take on the character was a vagrant, speaking in sound-bites and haunted by visions of America ...

Uncle Sam is commonly used as a human personification of the country and bringing in one of the world's most famous Sam's to play the role was an intentional choice from Lamar.

Books ‘Uncle Sam’ Was Hailed as a Comics Masterpiece, Then Left to Languish. It’s Been Reissued Just in Time for the Election. The 1997 comic, in which a bedraggled Uncle Sam battles for the ...

Uncle Sam is unrecognizable . Feb. 28, 2025 at 1:25 pm Updated Feb. 28, 2025 at 2:25 pm . By . David Horsey. Seattle Times cartoonist. Uncle Sam, you’ve gotta change with the times.