Overview
- Uncle Sam is a spiritual entity representing the spirit of the United States of America. As one of the oldest surviving super-heroes, he continues to fight against evil and acts as a mentor to the younger generation. He is a founding member and the leader of the Freedom Fighters.
Background
- The being known as "Uncle Sam" was originally a spiritual entity created through an occult ritual by the Founding Fathers of the United States to protect the country during times of need.
- This "Spirit of America" was initially bound to a powerful talisman and would take physical form by merging with a dying patriot. As such the spirit had taken human form as the Minute-Man during the Revolutionary War, Brother Jonathan in later conflicts and, during the American Civil War, had been split in two as Johnny Reb and Billy Yank.
- The spirit first assumed its "Uncle Sam" incarnation in 1870, when it resurrected a political cartoonist who had been killed by Boss Tweed. The second host of "Uncle Sam" fought in World War I. A third was a superhero during World War II, fighting alongside young Buddy Smith.
- The spirit was resurrected in a new costumed form called the Patriot during the Imperiex War, but later reverted back to Uncle Sam.
Involvement
- As part of a recruitment drive for DC Universe Online in 2013, players who managed to recruit ten new players into the game would receive a trinket that would enable them to appear as Uncle Sam.
Villains
- Villains need to destroy his statue in Washington, D.C. and replace it with Lex Luthor hologram during the early stages of Legion of Doom (Episode).
Trivia
- Uncle Sam first appeared in National Comics #1 (July, 1940)
- After the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Uncle Sam organized and led a group of heroes known as the Freedom Fighters in addition to being a member of the All-Star Squadron. While Sam himself disappeared after the war, both teams would later be resurrected again during times of urgency.
- Uncle Sam's powers are proportionate to the United States' faith in the ideals of liberty and freedom.
Gallery
External links
- Uncle Sam (comics) Wikipedia
- Uncle Sam DC Database