Editing John Carter of Mars (section)

===Influence on later works===
John Carter of Mars was a major influence on other science fiction/fantasy tales and characters through the 20th century, including [[Buck Rogers]], [[Flash Gordon]], [[Superman]], [[Adam Strange]], ''[[Dune (novel)|Dune]]'', ''[[Warp!]]'', [[Den (comics)|Den]], and ''[[Star Wars]]'' to name just a few.

The movie ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' was inspired by John Carter of Mars. According to ''Avatar''{{'s}} creator, James Cameron, "With ''Avatar'', I thought, Forget all these chick flicks and do a classic guys' adventure movie, something in the Edgar Rice Burroughs mold, like John Carter of Mars – a soldier goes to Mars."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Goodyear |first=Dana |date=2009-08-26 |title=Man of Extremes |url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/10/26/man-of-extremes |magazine=The New Yorker |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=2014-11-26}}</ref>

In the first chapters of [[Gore Vidal]]'s novel ''[[Washington, D.C. (novel)|Washington, D.C.]]'' (1967), the character Peter Sanford – aged 16 at the outset of the plot – indulges in vivid and detailed fantasies of being John Carter, and adds explicit erotic scenes not appearing in the original Burroughs books.

In [[The Number of the Beast (novel)|''The Number Of The Beast'']], by Robert Heinlein, two of the main characters are inspired by the John Carter series. One is actually a reserve captain from Virginia named Zebadiah John Carter and his (soon to be) bride is named Deejah Thoris (Deety) Burroughs. They use technology to skip to various worlds, and end up meeting Lazarus Long.