Uncle Sam was hailed as a masterpiece upon its publication. The 1998 edition features an introduction from cultural critic Greil Marcus, and the back cover is full of praise from luminaries ...

His piece reads, “I want you to talk about your feelings.” “And where (Uncle Sam’s) face is, I drew over it, and I used my image of a ghoul,” he said. The face can be jarring, he said.

Uncle Sam debuted as a comic book superhero in National Comics #1 by Will Eisner and Lou Fine in 1940. The story draws on 1940s American politics, featuring villains inspired by real-life fascist ...