When they arrive at the uncivilized Tombstone under a darkened, turbulent sky, they discover it is the "wide-open own" that Old Man Clanton had promised - a rough, raw, lawless and chaotic, sinful hellhole, filled with bustling, raucous saloons.She stretched out her hand to save him, and they strained to touch before she pulled him to safety.As they fled, Mark noticed blood on his hands and fell backwards out of the frame, and dissolved from view - he awakened in reality.Riggs analyzed part of the bomb, calling it "goddamn artwork...this is real pro stuff" - the device used a mercury switch, something also used by the CIA during the Vietnam War.At theDaily Planet, as Lucy argued with her father about the editorial philosophy of the paper, "Nuclear Man" broke in through the ceiling and abducted her - and flew her into space (without oxygen?), as Superman freed himself by digging out of the hole, and then righted the American flag.