James Madison

A comics depiction of the historical fourth U.S. President, James Madison appeared in an educational series chronicling American leaders, sharing pages with fellow founding-era statesmen such as Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin.

Few comic characters can claim the Oval Office as their origin story — James Madison stepped onto Golden Age pages in 1948, brought to life by Jason Comic Art in Know Your Presidents, published by the United States Information Service. This founding-era statesman has kept remarkably distinguished company across his comics appearances, sharing pages with the likes of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Benjamin Franklin. Spanning an impressive arc from 1948 all the way to 2017 — turning up in titles as varied as A Picture Story of the United States, Alexander Hamilton: The Graphic History of an American Founding Father, and even Deadpool — Madison is a quietly enduring presence in the medium's historical tradition, a reminder that comics have always had a place for the figures who shaped a nation.