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As a result of the New 52 in 2011, the entire line of DC characters was relaunched, incorporating properties belonging to the company's imprints: Wildstorm, Milestone, and Vertigo. As such, elements of this character's history have been altered in some way from the previous incarnation. For a complete list of all versions of this character, see our disambiguation page. |
Uncle Sam is the National Avatar of the United States, the living embodiment of the American communal spirit. He is the leader of the Freedom Fighters and a member of the Council of Immortals.
History
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- American Idealism: Uncle Sam's powers are proportionate to the United States' faith in the ideals of liberty and freedom.
- Immortality
Notes
- Uncle Sam was created by Will Eisner, first appearing in National Comics #1. However, in the rebooted Prime Earth continuity his first appearance as part of the DC Universe is in Jai Nitz and Cliff Richards's New 52 Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Boomerang series.
- This character or object is an adaptation of Uncle Sam, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
Related
- 8 Appearances of Uncle Sam (Prime Earth)
- 2 Images featuring Uncle Sam (Prime Earth)
- Quotations by or about Uncle Sam (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Uncle Sam (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
All-Star Squadron member This character is or was a member of the All-Star Squadron in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "All-Star Squadron members" category. |
Checkmate Member This character was a member of the top secret government organization Checkmate. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Checkmate members" and "Government Agents" categories. |
Freedom Fighters member This character is or was a member of the Freedom Fighters, a team of American super-heroes who fight threats to the nation and its ideals under the leadership of Uncle Sam. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Freedom Fighters members" category. |