There is no shortage of iconic characters in Peanuts. While the likes of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Woodstock are probably the most recognizable, they are far from the only reasons to read the comic strip, as even hard-side characters in this franchise are utterly hilarious. And above them all, one stands as the single weirdest character, and they are prominently featured in the crop of Peanuts comics published in September 1974.

50 years ago, almost the entire month of September in Peanuts history was dedicated to the most peculiar character Charles M. Schulz ever brought to the strip: School Building. In Peanuts lore, the school the Peanuts gang attends is actually alive, and every once in a while, it interacts with the students. And, in September 1974, School Building might as well have become a member of the Peanuts gang itself - and its as hilarious as it is absurd (and slightly terrifying...