dc vs marvel which is you favorite and why

I grew up with Silver and Bronze Age DC so DC will always be my favorite although I do like Marvel as well. I discovered Marvel through black and white reprints he in the UK and grew to appreciate the tightness and continuity of the Marvel Universe as it was in those days.
DC for me had the better characters, but Marvel - with Stan Lee at the helm often had the better stories. Both had great artists - Jack Kirby, Gil Kane, Neal Adams, Carmine Infantino to name but a few and they were great days to be a comic collector.