Uncle Sam heads out of New York harbor (with boats cruising under his legs) with a big gun in his hands. This could be interpreted different ways by different viewers. Either Uncle Sam is defending his country, or he is off to spread his imperialism on unsuspecting countries. Hmm! Interesting.
I was doing some unrelated research in old Japanese books. I found this guy on a cover of what would translate to "Red Map" (from 1913) and I was instantly drawn to synthesizing him. His right foot (from our point of view) had been damaged by the original digitizer so it took quite a bit of effort to restore him, but I think it was worth it. Viola!