Editing Charles M. Schulz (section)

===Influences===
The [[Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center|Charles M. Schulz Museum]] counts [[Milton Caniff]] (''[[Terry and the Pirates (comic strip)|Terry and the Pirates]]'') and [[Bill Mauldin]] as key influences on Schulz's work. In his own strip, Schulz regularly described Snoopy's annual [[Veterans Day (United States)|Veterans Day]] visits with Mauldin, including mention of Mauldin's World War II cartoons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://comics.com/peanuts/ |title=Peanuts by Schulz |publisher=Comics.com |quote=November 11th strips from 1969–70, '76, '79–81, '83, '85–89, '91–93, '96–99}}</ref> Schulz also credited [[George Herriman]] (''[[Krazy Kat]]''), [[Roy Crane]] (''[[Wash Tubbs]]''), [[Elzie C. Segar]] (''[[Thimble Theatre]]'') and [[Percy Crosby]] (''[[Skippy (comic strip)|Skippy]]'') as influences. In a 1994 address to fellow cartoonists, Schulz discussed several of them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hoganmag.com/blog/charles-m-schulz-on-cartooning/|title=Charles M. Schulz on Cartooning|work=Hogan's Alley|date=June 7, 2017 |access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref> But according to his biographer [[Rheta Grimsley Johnson]]:

{{blockquote|It would be impossible to narrow down three or two or even one direct influence on [Schulz's] personal drawing style. The uniqueness of "Peanuts" has set it apart for years ... That one-of-a-kind quality permeates every aspect of the strip and very clearly extends to the drawing. It is purely his with no clear forerunners and no subsequent pretenders.<ref>Johnson (1989), p. 68.</ref>}}

According to the museum, Schulz watched the movie ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' 40 times. The character [[Lucy van Pelt]] also expresses a fondness for the film, and in one strip, she cruelly spoils the ending for her younger brother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/the-pbs-series-american-masters-good-ol-charles-schulz-634714.html|title=Yahoo|access-date=June 19, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729001417/http://voices.yahoo.com/the-pbs-series-american-masters-good-ol-charles-schulz-634714.html|archive-date=July 29, 2014}}</ref>

According to the biography ''Schulz and Peanuts'' by David Michaelis, Schulz considered [[Jim Davis (cartoonist)|Jim Davis]] his greatest rival in the field. Schulz disliked Davis's low, broad-appeal approach to his work and was somewhat jealous when Davis's ''[[Garfield]]'' eclipsed ''Peanuts'' in popularity; in spite of this, Schulz frequently provided advice to the younger Davis, particularly in the realms of merchandising and franchising, by using the strategy he had developed for Snoopy and allowing Davis to develop it further for Garfield. Davis considered Schulz a valuable mentor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tardive |first=Ambrose |date=2024-06-19 |title=Peanuts vs. Garfield: Charles Schulz Secretly Considered Jim Davis His Arch-Rival |url=https://screenrant.com/peanuts-garfield-charles-schulz-jim-davis-rivalry/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> Davis credits Schulz with redesigning [[Garfield (character)|Garfield]] in his modern form; while Schulz and Davis were each working on their respective ''Peanuts'' and ''Garfield'' television specials in adjacent rooms, Davis was struggling to work Garfield's obese, quadrupedal physique into [[physical comedy|physical gags]] and asked Schulz for ideas, to which Schulz sketched out a redesign—bipedal and pot-bellied but slimmer—that Davis has used in its basic form ever since.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Robert |date=2024-12-17 |title=Peanuts' Charles Schulz Redesigned Garfield For a Touching Reason |url=https://screenrant.com/garfield-peanuts-charles-schulz-snoopy-dancing-davis-factoid/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

Schulz had a mutual respect for [[Robb Armstrong]], the author of ''[[Jump Start (comic strip)|Jump Start]]'', and for the 1994 special ''[[You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown]]'', Schulz gave [[Franklin (Peanuts)|Franklin]] the last name "Armstrong" in homage.<ref name="franklinturns50">{{Cite news |title='Peanuts' Character Franklin Turns 50 |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/29/633544308/peanuts-character-franklin-turns-50 |access-date=2018-07-29 |work=NPR.org |language=en}}</ref><ref name="cbsfranklin">{{cite news |last1=Axelrod |first1=Jim |date=August 2, 2018 |title=The surprising story behind Franklin, the first black "Peanuts" character |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-surprising-story-behind-franklin-the-first-black-peanuts-character/ |access-date=17 October 2020 |work=CBS News |language=en}}</ref> Armstrong would later collaborate with Schulz's sons on the streaming special "[[Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin|Welcome Home, Franklin]]," part of the Apple TV+ series ''Snoopy Presents''.<ref name="Animation Magazine">{{Cite web |last1=Zahed |first1=Ramin |date=February 1, 2024 |title='Welcome Home, Franklin': A Peanuts Trailblazer Gets His Own Special |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/02/welcome-home-franklin-a-peanuts-trailblazer-gets-his-own-special/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240319024602/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/02/welcome-home-franklin-a-peanuts-trailblazer-gets-his-own-special/ |archive-date=March 19, 2024 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |website=www.animationmagazine.net}}</ref>