▁Sam ▁and ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁F igh ters , ▁he ▁states ▁that ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁fly . ▁ ▁Other ▁versions ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁DC ▁published ▁under ▁its ▁adult ▁im print ▁Vert igo ▁a ▁two - issue ▁prest ige ▁format ▁com ic ▁simply ▁titled ▁Uncle ▁Sam , ▁written ▁by ▁Steve ▁D arn all ▁with ▁painted ▁art work ▁by ▁Alex ▁Ross . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁standard ▁DC ▁Un iverse ▁( though ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁Super man ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁when ▁Uncle ▁Sam ▁disco vers ▁the ▁shop ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁now here ), ▁and ▁dep ict s ▁Uncle ▁Sam ▁as ▁a ▁ra gg ed ▁old ▁man ▁who ▁is ▁tor ment ed ▁by ▁vis ions ▁of ▁historical ▁episodes ▁and ▁modern ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁its ▁worst . ▁Uncle ▁Sam ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁battle ▁a ▁dark ▁do ppel g anger ▁of ▁himself ▁based ▁on ▁cor ruption , ▁dece it , ▁and ▁opp ression , ▁with ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁st ake . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁alternate ▁DC ▁tim eline ▁appearing ▁in ▁Super man / B at man , ▁Super man ▁and ▁Bat man ▁have ▁been ▁raised ▁by ▁Cos mic ▁King , ▁Light ning ▁Lord , ▁and ▁Sat urn ▁Queen , ▁the ▁three ▁original ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Super - V illa ins , ▁and ▁have ▁turned ▁the ▁Earth ▁into ▁a ▁total itar ian ▁state . ▁Uncle ▁Sam ▁becomes ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁when ▁Wonder