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.

How Uncle Sam Became an American Icon The figure’s appearance and message have changed over the last 200 years, but he remains an instantly recognizable national symbol. A late 19th-century ...

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 ...

Named after Uncle Sam and Calvin Coolidge, this San Diegan was a Japanese American war hero, baseball standout Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X; ...

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.