Neither DC nor Warner ever commented on the decision to alter this particular scene .
DC has been speculated that copyright issues regarding the use of the likenesses of Marvel Comics characters and the long - time rivalry between the two companies might have motivated the deletion .
Neither DC nor Warner ever commented on the decision to alter this particular scene , but it has been speculated that copyright issues regarding the use of the likenesses of Marvel Comics characters and the long - time rivalry between the two companies might have motivated the deletion .