Superheroes' parents often play a large role in their heroic lives, as we know from decades of superhero comics and movies.

Uncle Sam is one tough old avatar. Cartoonists and designers of all stripes have relied on him as a handy symbol of the U.S. government for ages. He’s evolved in small ways—his costume has ...

Years later, he got caught up with the Corporation, and they wanted to get him back under their control, so they kidnapped his uncle Sam Wilson to hopefully draw Jim out (they simultaneously were ...

Shut up, Uncle Sam. Or put up. Yes, I’m talking to you, my federal government. I don’t care if you don’t like my tone. Because, while falsely blaming California and its politicians for ...

Woodrow Wilson hoped not to spend too much presidential ... James Montgomery Flagg drew his famous image of Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer -- the classic "I Want You" army recruitment image.