In article <unc7sm$n737$1@dont-email.me>, dtravel@sonic.net wrote:
> On 1/5/2024 9:33 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>>> On 1/5/2024 7:34 PM, A Friend wrote:
>>>> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>>>>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>>>>>> On 1/5/2024 8:21 AM, Arthur Lipscomb wrote:
>>>>>>> On 1/5/2024 8:05 AM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:

>>>>>>>> Star Trek: The Animated Series S2E02 'BEM' disc
>>>>>>>> The Enterprise crew is being observed to evaluate their suitability
>>>>>>>> to meet with advanced civilizations.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is this the one with the guy who can detach his limbs?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Head from torso, arms from torso, hips from torso at the waist. BEM
>>>>>> (Bug-Eyed Monster) was a colony creature.
>>>>>
>>>>> The question is, did this come before or after the Legion of superheroes
>>>>> ³arm fall off boy³?
>>>>
>>>> Arm-Fall-Off Boy's first appearance was in late 1989 (Secret Origins v2
>>>> 046, Dec 89). He is shown yanking off his left arm with a PLORP sound.
>>>> He could use his limbs as clubs. No, it makes no sense.
>>>>
>>> So, 15 years later.
>>
>> But Captain Marvel (SPLIT!) Was eight years earlier.
>
>And I'm sure there are myths from thousands of years ago of magical
>beings doing the same thing.

There was an ep of BUCK ROGERS featuring an alien ambassador with the secret
ability to remove his head.

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