Debuting in National Comics #1, Uncle
Sam was the comic's lead feature until
#45, his last golden age appearance.
Sam even had his own comic, Uncle
Sam Quarterly, which lasted for eight
issues from 1941-1943. Issue #2 of
Uncle Sam Quarterly is notable because
it is one of the few times Quality heroes
teamed up during the golden age. Drawn
by Lou Fine, the story guest stars Black
Condor, Neon the Unknown, Quicksilver,
the Ray, Red Bee, and the Spider. This
team was never given a name, but
perhaps it had some influence on DC's
decision in 1974 to retroactively create
the Freedom Fighters.

Uncle Sam himself is dressed exactly like one would think - in all red, white, and blue.
The red and white striped pants, red bow tie, blue suit coat, and star spangled top hat
make this white haired character look like he just stepped out of a recruitment poster
or political cartoon. Legend has it that it 1777, an American patriot known only as
Samuel volunteered to distract British troops who were converging on a wagon supply
train. The wagons were carrying supplies needed by George Washington's troops in
Valley Forge. Samuel succeeded in decoying the British away from the supply
wagons, but he was killed in the process. Sam's spirit rose from his body and merged
with the spirits of freedom and liberty to become Uncle Sam. Since then, Uncle Sam
has aided the USA in all her times of need.

I n 1940, Uncle Sam merged with another man named Samuel, who was fighting
against the Nazi backed Black Legion. The modern day Uncle Sam was born, and he
continued to fight crime along with his kid sidekick Buddy. Uncle Sam possesses
super strength and a good degree of invulnerability. He can travel to other dimensions
by opening red, white , and blue vortexes. Uncle Sam also does not age, and his
presence is theorized to have kept the Freedom Fighters young over the many
decades since World War II.

Uncle Sam is the leader of the Freedom Fighters, and he feels some guilt about
causing the deaths of three members of his first Freedom Fighters team - Red
Torpedo, Neon, and Magno. Sam's second group of Freedom Fighters composed of
Black Condor, Doll Man, Human Bomb, Phantom Lady, and the Ray, have fared much
better, but the team did lose the Red Bee when he was killed by Baron Blitzkrieg.
Even when not leading the Freedom Fighters, Uncle Sam fights alongside ordinary
Americans everywhere. From the battlefields of World War II to the jungle swamps of
Vietnam to the Middle Eastern desert, Uncle Sam has been there. It should be noted
that part of Uncle Sam's essence was absorbed into the hero known as Patriot as
seen in The Spectre.