The Department of Travel launched an airport civility campaign in November that included a call for travelers to dress up.

National Comics was an anthology comic book series published by Quality Comics, from 1940 for nine years and is best known for Will Eisner's Uncle Sam character that appeared in the first issue, as ...

Uncle Sam is 100 years old. At least, that's the age of the most iconic image of that famous American symbol. In the past century, there have been all sorts of depictions of Uncle Sam, but when the ...

A white goatee on a chiseled face. Bushy eyebrows over burning eyes. Silver hair flowing out from under a tall top hat decorated with stars. And one bony finger pointed toward the observer. These ...

When Alex Ross moved to Texas from Portland, Oregon, the first thing he noticed was how different the colors were. “It was less green,” he laughs, when I ask him what he remembers about making the ...

Most Americans easily recognize Uncle Sam as a symbol of the United States or a national nickname. Typically portrayed as an older white man with a long white goatee and a top hat, he’s almost always ...

After finding acclaim with Kingdom Come and DC Comics, artist Alex Ross turned his attention to a more obscure subject. Teaming with writer Steve Darnall, Ross spun a new tale featuring the classic ...

Who’s your Uncle Sam? On Sept. 13, the U.S. recognizes Uncle Sam Day to commemorate Sam Wilson, the man behind the iconic image and fascinating nickname for the United States government who was born ...

Many believe he was fictional, but one family of "patriots" knows better. Trey Hauptmann, right, a descendant of Uncle Sam, carries on his ancestor's legacy of service. Right, a World War I ...

The lineage of Uncle Sam, benign personification of the nation, was again raised last week. Was this lean Yankee character in beaver hat and striped trousers who reflects the emotions of 123,000,000 ...

Some still aren't certain if the man behind the American symbol is Samuel Wilson. But Congress made September 13 a national day to commemorate the birth of the man behind the patriotic icon. Uncle Sam ...