who drew uncle sam as we know him
James Montgomery Flagg
title: Uncle Sam text: Uncle Sam Uncle Sam (initials U.S.) is a common national personification of the American government or the United States in general that, according to legend, came into use during the War of 1812 and was supposedly named for Samuel Wilson. The actual origin is by a legend. Since the early 19th century, Uncle Sam has been a popular symbol of the US government in American culture and a manifestation of patriotic emotion. While the figure of Uncle Sam represents specifically the government, Columbia represents the United States as a nation. The first reference to Uncle Sam in formal literature (as title: Departmental Reorganization Act text: was America's most popular illustrator, to assemble a group of artists to help design posters for the government. Famous illustrators such as James Montgomery Flagg, Joseph Pennell, Louis D. Fancher, and N.C. Wyeth were brought together to produce some of World War I's most lasting images. Flagg drew and painted the “Uncle Sam” image saying “I Want You for the U.S. Army.” Seven million pamphlets entitled “How the War Came To America” were distributed as well. Departmental Reorganization Act The Departmental Reorganization Act (, May 20, 1918), also known as the Overman Act, was an American law that increased presidential title: Frank Bellew text: Oats, Puck, Judge," and the comic "Life". Bellew came to New York from England in 1850 and worked in the city his entire career. In 1931 "Time" magazine credited Bellew with having drawn the first Uncle Sam for a cartoon in an 1852 issue of "The Lantern". This claim was discredited by Alton Ketchum in his book "Uncle Sam: The Man and the Legend" (Hill and Wang, 1959), in which he traced the first depiction of Uncle Sam back to a cartoon in 1832. Bellew's November 26, 1864, "Harper's Weekly" caricature of Abraham Lincoln, "Long Abraham Lincoln a Little Longer," title: Uncle Sam (comics) text: Uncle Sam (comics) Uncle Sam is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Based on the national personification of the United States, Uncle Sam, the character first appeared in "National Comics" #1 (July, 1940) and was created by Will Eisner. Uncle Sam first appeared in "National Comics" #1 (July, 1940), which was published by Quality Comics during the Golden Age of Comic Books. He was depicted as a mystical being who was originally the spirit of a slain patriotic soldier from the American Revolutionary War, and who now appears in the world whenever his country title: Uncle Sam (comics) text: this alternate universe is not the pre-Crisis Earth-X. Uncle Sam (comics) Uncle Sam is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Based on the national personification of the United States, Uncle Sam, the character first appeared in "National Comics" #1 (July, 1940) and was created by Will Eisner. Uncle Sam first appeared in "National Comics" #1 (July, 1940), which was published by Quality Comics during the Golden Age of Comic Books. He was depicted as a mystical being who was originally the spirit of a slain patriotic soldier from the American Revolutionary War, and who