Uncle Sam (New Earth)

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Uncle Sam

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Real Name

Samuel

Current Alias

Uncle Sam

Aliases

Spirit of America, Minuteman, Patriot, Brother Jonathan, Johnny Reb, Billy Yank

Identity

Secret

Affiliation

Freedom Fighters, former All-Star Squadron

Universe

New Earth

Base Of Operations

The Heartland

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

6' 5"

Weight

140 lbs (64 kg)

Eyes

Blue

Hair

White

Unusual Features

Uncle Sam's appearance, though occasionally different, remains relatively the same in every incarnation. He always appears as a middle-aged though able-bodied man with white hair and a white beard.

Status

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Spirit of American freedom

Education

Unknown

Origin

Origin

Uncle Sam is the living spirit of American Freedom

Creators

Will Eisner

Original Publisher

Quality Comics

First appearance

National Comics #1

History

Uncle Sam is described as a spiritual entity created through an occult ritual by the Founding Fathers. This "Spirit of America" was initially bound to a powerful talisman and would take physical form by merging with a dying patriot. The Spirit of America 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 now familiar 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 (the character's Golden Age incarnation) was a superhero during World War II but vanished at the end of the war. In The Spectre the Spirit is resurrected in a new costumed form called the Patriot, but later reverts to Uncle Sam ^[1].

Infinite Crisis and Resurrection

During Infinite Crisis, the Freedom Fighters are attacked by the Secret Society of Super-Villains. Uncle Sam is shown easily standing up to Black Adam, even knocking him away with one punch. Three of the Freedom Fighters, Human Bomb, Phantom Lady and Black Condor are killed in the battle. Uncle Sam himself seemingly dies at the hands of Deathstroke. The other team members are brutally injured but survive. Uncle Sam is seen face down in rainwater.

However, when the dead heroes are found strung up on the Washington Monument, Uncle Sam is missing. ^[2]

Post-Infinite Crisis

The Spirit's latest incarnation reappeared attempting to form a new version of the Freedom Fighters. This new Uncle Sam emerges from the Mississippi River at the same time as Father Time is elsewhere planning the future of S.H.A.D.E. with new incarnations of the Freedom Fighters members. Uncle Sam, disturbed by the deadly force used by the new versions of Phantom Lady, The Human Bomb, Doll Man and others, successfully recruits these metahumans into his new Freedom Fighters team, which results in Father Time ordering his remaining S.H.A.D.E. personnel to pursue and kill Uncle Sam and his team. Although Uncle Sam is shown to be against killing, particularly rebuking Doll Man for murdering a crime lord in front of the man's young grandson, Uncle Sam is not against using using deadly force when necessary.

In the wake of the Anti-Life Equation being broadcast on every electronic medium, Uncle Sam has become corrupted.^[3]

Powers and Abilities

Powers

American Idealism: Uncle Sam's powers are proportionate to the country's faith in the ideals of liberty and freedom.

• Superhuman Strength

• Invulnerability

• Superhuman Stamina

• Enhanced Speed

• Superhuman Reflexes

• Immortality

• Size Alteration: ability to alter his size

• Limited Clairvoyance

• Interdimensional Teleportation: He is also shown to be able to transport himself and others to a pocket of an alternate dimension called The Heartland.
  

Abilities

Expert Combatant: Uncle Sam is an expert in hand-to-hand combat.

Strength level

Uncle Sam's strength is able to lift (press) in excess of 100 tons.

Weaknesses

American Idealism: Uncle Sam's powers are grounded by the strength of the American consciousness. When the overwhelming spirit of America falters, Sam's strength and stamina declines. During the American Civil War, the country's faith was sundered and Sam was split into two composite forms, Johnny Reb and Billy Yank.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

• DC Comics acquired the character as part of its acquisition of the Quality characters, and he was used as a supporting character in Justice League of America in the 1970s. This established Uncle Sam as the leader of the Freedom Fighters, a team of former Quality characters that briefly received its own title. This team was initially based on a parallel world called Earth-X, where World War II had lasted into the 70s.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Uncle Sam (New Earth) on the forums
• Appearances of Uncle Sam (New Earth) (Chronological)
• Appearances of Uncle Sam (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Uncle Sam (New Earth)
• Quotations by Uncle Sam (New Earth)
  
• Images featuring Uncle Sam (New Earth)

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• Uncle Sam at Wikipedia.org
  

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