A bearded man with extraordinary powers, savior of a planet, died and buried in a tomb only to rise again with the initials J.C. The life of
Jesus Christ inspired the character of
John Carter and
Edgar Rice Burroughs inspired hundreds of writers and film-makers with the
Barsoom series of science-fiction novels, which have been adapted into the film,
John Carter of Mars.
As much as
John Carter is influenced by the ...