It's strange; I am a much greater fan of Marvel over DC, as they are always the heroes that interest me, and although I haven't read many comics from either series, I have soaked in a lot of Marvel lore over the years. And yet, Batman is forever my favourite hero, of whom I know more about than any other hero, despite knowing nothing of the DC universe beyond Gotham City. Anyone else have something similar?
And people, stop being so damned pedantic about the definition of a 'super hero'. Most people use the term to imply comic-related heroes, and the subject of the thread becomes that much more obvious to someone skimming over the thread titles. Just answer the question, and move on.